Airraptor's 15 minutes of fame

[SilverDragon]

My uni has a student magazine, called Grapeshot, which has an arts section. They accept submissions from students. A while ago I submitted a photo I took of Airraptor on the birdbath in the garden.

It got published in this month's edition of Grapeshot. You can see the photo here. (http://www.grapeshotmagazine.com.au/?p=1022)

After being released as a filler toy and getting vaporised in his second comic issue, Airraptor is finally getting a spot in the limelight, if only in a uni magazine.

[SamLoi888]

Instead of taking photos of toys you should be trying to track down the frank and lovely author of this little piece of journalism at your uni!

http://www.grapeshotmagazine.com.au/?p=307

[Hursticon]

My uni has a student magazine, called Grapeshot, which has an arts section. They accept submissions from students. A while ago I submitted a photo I took of Airraptor on the birdbath in the garden.

It got published in this month's edition of Grapeshot. You can see the photo here. (http://www.grapeshotmagazine.com.au/?p=1022)

After being released as a filler toy and getting vaporised in his second comic issue, Airraptor is finally getting a spot in the limelight, if only in a uni magazine.

Ha!

Congrats man, that's a pretty good pic dude and getting it published is even better. :D


Instead of taking photos of toys you should be trying to track down the frank and lovely author of this little piece of journalism at your uni!

http://www.grapeshotmagazine.com.au/?p=307

I read the first couple of lines and thought: "Somebody really wanted to make this public? and somebody wanted to publish it?" - WTF? :p

[gekisou]

How did that get published?! That's a weird if enlightening article...

[Sharky]

interesting article indeed is she basically saying hit me up i am game for anything....


i think it kind of proves how much a waste of time (and money) University really is!!!!

[GoktimusPrime]

Heh, I once published an article about Beast Wars in my university magazine (cos Beast Wars current at the time... shows my age :p).


i think it kind of proves how much a waste of time (and money) University really is!!!!
It's just a student rag - not a formal academic publication like a thesis or something. (-_-)

But yes... that second article was kinda... strange. As an article in Tharunka once said, universities are meant to be places where you're supposed to be getting an education... not to pick up. (not saying that you can't or shouldn't, but education ought to be one's main priority on campus).

[LordCyrusOmega]

But yes... that second article was kinda... strange. As an article in Tharunka once said, universities are meant to be places where you're supposed to be getting an education... not to pick up. (not saying that you can't or shouldn't, but education ought to be one's main priority on campus).

If only everyone thought like you. Thats what i think but everyone just seems to hang out at the UniBar.

On a separate note It's funny that this started out as a discussion on Airraptors 15 minutes of fame and the main focus is an article written by a woman complaining about the lack of 'Hook-ups' available

[GoktimusPrime]

If only everyone thought like you. Thats what i think but everyone just seems to hang out at the UniBar.
...I wonder how many of those students ended up graduating.


On a separate note It's funny that this started out as a discussion on Airraptors 15 minutes of fame and the main focus is an article written by a woman complaining about the lack of 'Hook-ups' available
Perhaps we can salvage this thread by discussing any other university magazine articles featuring or written about Transformers.

I can't remember much about the article I co-wrote for my uni mag, but I do remember we had an image of Optimus Prime next to Optimus Primal, with Prime saying, "Beep beep! I run over pedestrians!" and Primal saying, "I throw my own faeces!" :p

[Sharky]

back to airraptor i got one in the mail two days ago..

[SamLoi888]

Perhaps to extend Airraptor's 15 minutes of fame and evolve him into a fan favourite character whose very image becomes one of the most iconic visages of popular culture we could get Shane McCarthy to write a comic about him.

[Sharky]

Perhaps to extend Airraptor's 15 minutes of fame and evolve him into a fan favourite character whose very image becomes one of the most iconic visages of popular culture we could get Shane McCarthy to write a comic about him.

DRIFT WOULD END UP PLUCKING HIM

[LordCyrusOmega]

A mini series based around the photo used. I like it

[GoktimusPrime]

The Archadis/Airraptor mould is just a darn good toy. :) One thing I love about the Beast Wars Neo line was how they gave us a lot of unique alt modes - some were a bit odd, but it was great that they were trying all kinds of things that had never been done before. That and archaeopteryxes freakin' rock! :D

I have both Archadis and Airraptor and I really like them both... hard to say which one's better. If I _had_ to choose one I'd go for Archadis cos I do like the subdued gold accents on the toy a bit more than the bright yellows on Airraptor -- but the yellows on Airraptor are by no means bad (unlike say, Universe Sunstreaker). They're really quite nice in their own right; just depends on your personal preference.

Let us now share our stories of Airraptor...
Airraptor recently accompanied me earlier this year when I went to vote in the Federal Election. It was the highlight of an otherwise wank of an election. ;)

[SamLoi888]

Let us now share our stories of Airraptor...


Airraptor took a bullet for me in the 'Nam. Bravest sonofabitch I ever served beside.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yep, that's what you get when your Courage is 8.6 (http://tftechspecs.com/pics0/10205.jpg) ;)

[Sharky]

maybe we should do this as a weekly event.

15 minutes of fame Staring (Insert lesser know toy here)

and we can share our stories and photos of that toy for the week

[GoktimusPrime]

Airraptor fans unite and help me heal Archadis in the Paleo Transformers Game thread! (click on my sig pic) :D :)

[griffin]

Nice photo, and 'media exposure' SilverDragon.
Sorry that there weren't more than one (on-topic) post out of the first 17 that commented on your photo/publication... :(

[SilverDragon]

Perhaps to extend Airraptor's 15 minutes of fame and evolve him into a fan favourite character whose very image becomes one of the most iconic visages of popular culture we could get Shane McCarthy to write a comic about him.

I would buy the hell out of Spotlight: Airraptor. All the variant covers and the trade paperback and everything else.

[Lint]

Airraptor's fame-meter has surely skyrocketed!

I present to you, Airraptor Jesus

http://i55.tinypic.com/ypajd.jpg

[SilverDragon]

Airraptor Jesus was vaporised for your sins.