polakkenak

I think the two Stand Alone Complex seasons are great and they’ve aged really well. I don’t remember much about the 95 movie, but I don’t think you can go wrong with it. I never got too much into the newer seasons, as the CGI look and middling reviews put me off from watching them, but I might give them a go as prep for the new season starting this year.

Ah no sorry, I don’t remember there being any large-scale war element to it, so it might not exactly fit what you’re looking for. There’s a distinct “spec ops” feel to it and thought it’d be worth checking out given the overall theme.

Ghost in the shell

Wife and I bought a Prusa core one late last year (on sale) as an upgrade to our entry-level cobra neo, which we had rapidly outgrown.

We disqualified Bambu for largely the same reasons you did. We had a look at many different brands, but settled on Prusa because it’s the brand that we can reasonably expect to be supported the longest. Both on the software, but also availability of spare parts.

Many of the shipped parts are 3d printed, and there’s no shortage of spare parts on their own website. I’m fairly certain I will still be able to figure out replacement parts 10 years from now if something breaks, either through Prusa directly or by ordering a printed part from a domestic print-shop.

From my understanding, you have the option of starting with the MK4S (or earlier) and upgrading to the core one later. Not sure I’d recommend it given how long assembly takes, but having this level of repairability and reduction in waste appealed to me: I don’t want to throw out perfectly good hardware.

Prusa wasn’t an easy choice (pricing, open source pull-back), but we felt it was the most reasonable choice since we could afford the premium.