David Hingtgen

Does anyone else keep track of the planes they've seen (as in, non-museum ones), or just me?  (basically I try to get the serial/bureau number of any "live" military plane I've seen, hoping that someday I can get a model of the exact one, etc).  

On ‎7‎/‎3‎/‎2020 at 9:48 AM, Mechapilot77 said:

dang already missed the preorder already?  hopeuflly 2nd version still has the g1 80s style pacakging and the rod.  if i get it i am tinting that thing real dark or really reflective because its nuts they are releasing as is like that.

The pre-order for Gigawatt, put any DX Valkyrie to shame.  Only like 1 or 2 confirmed orders, in the entire TFW forum AFAIK.   

I still have my original Genesis, MIB, if anyone wants "the real thing".  

I don't like green version either.  Give me a cheaper, "episode 1/2/3" version.  Just glows red, red-tinted clear parts, ONE SHIELD, and skip the extra half-dozen guns and the stands for the shields.  

I'd never use half the stuff in the box, as it is.

PS----we all know the Unicorn's coolest weapon is the beam magnum.  First and original gun.  Leave out all the other, inferior junk.  

What is the actual base color of the belly?  Pure white, or light grey?  (ignoring the weathering).  Compared to the tailhook, it looks grey in carceroth's pics, which is a pleasant surprise.  

Yeah, I'm wondering about the exclamation mark too----my preferred option (JP eco) has it-----anyone know if the mark means "not actually available" or just "will take longer than usual"?   (can't imagine there'd be any other meaning).  Couldn't find anything in their FAQ's about symbols for shipping.  

I haven't bought from N-Y in a while----can I still see all their many shipping options/cost prior to buying (without committing to buy), and is it accurate even with the COVID shipping situation? 

Possibly stupid question but it's hard to keep track:  if I were to order something new, now, from N-Y, what would happen?  If Japan Post isn't accepting "new" stuff to go to the US-----would NY refuse the order?  Box it up but allow it to just sit around until it was ok to mail?  Or force me to ship it immediately for $$$$$$ via DHL? 

Honestly, I am unconcerned with waiting after purchase (months even), my only concern is price. ($30 item, so paying $30 or whatever to ship is out of the question)

That's a pretty apt summary.  "Clearly, THAT is what the sequel should be based on" said all the suits/producers... 

Red Ninja?  More like the rusty mauve ninja...

1 hour ago, mikeszekely said:

No toys, but the crossover already happened.

 

I'm still disappointed by how lame the Enterprise-former's bot mode is.  Like, zero time spent considering how it would/should transform. 

18 minutes ago, Agent ONE said:

Ah, yep, that's my problem, I knew it was not a word but a symbol. Duke called and told me it was coming, then called again and said to skip it. Sad. Happy to be back, I was really expecting more activity here. Did anything happen? Or is everyone on Facebook discussing this now?

The discussion's pretty much done. Some people really liked it, but I think a LOT were disappointed in it. I loved Frontier, hated Delta.  If it tells you anything, I waited over a year to watch the Delta movie, and I think I'd rather have my 2 hours back.  MW's pretty quiet when there's neither a current series to discuss, nor "still interesting discussion to be had about the last one".    

Frontier=best Macross TV series

Delta=worst Macross TV series.  IMHO.    

Still hoping they're release a "decent/mediocre" finish at some point.  Basically "this time it's molded in the right colors, but without doubling the price through weathering and panel-lining".  

Hey Agent One, long time no see----but the latest show is "Macross Delta"*, with 26 episodes and 1 movie. Main valk is the VF-31 Siegfried. Movie is much like most of the franchise movies, in being a condensed retelling of the series with a bit different ending.  Overall the series goes all-in on the "J-pop band singing" part of Macross.  

*technically, it's actually called "Macross Δ", pronounced Macross Delta. 

20 hours ago, wm cheng said:

I'm the Supervising Art Director and put together the Toronto Art Department team with my Production Designer Rory Cheyne designing these new worlds.  I got to help design a lot of the spaceships and convince them to build model miniatures to shoot instead of CGI spaceships. 

Be sure to always point out that "The Mandalorian" uses a "real" model ship for a lot of flight scenes, and that's a big part of the reason why it looks so good.  It's the best ILM's done in years.  No matter how good, CG will 'age' but a good scale model stands the test of time...  (1977 Star Destroyer still looks "perfect" on-screen)    

Yeah, I like the grey accents too, very "field-repair/field-repaint" ish.  (Would be even more so if they were asymmetric)  

I believe Amazon US is doing "bubble envelopes" more than ever lately, too.  

Hmmn--possible, but seems like that'd be pretty "out there" tech, even for M+.  To interpret color etc, from a scanner.  

Yeah, pleasantly surprised with Snapdragon.  "Not being made of milk-jug plastic" alone makes him 10x better-looking than Apeface.  And Snapdragon just inherently "works" a lot better as a triple-changer.   SR-71-ish to T-rex is a lot easier to do than spaceship to gorilla.  Really, the only they could have screwed him up, would be to use that awful not-white plastic.  

The most recent show is quite divisive, and I'm MUCH more fond of the valk toys that came from the show, than the show itself...        

Hmmn, you're the second person recently to report the "200" error for uploading photos: 

Ok, further clarification----as in mass mass release (Target/Walmart)?

Mine is angel-wings.  Though ironically I have yet to remove a single piece of "wing" from the sprues.  But every single armor piece is just janky...  And it's the first "Wing Zero twin buster rifle" I've ever had, that will separate if you look at it funny, with wiggly bits.

Considering the two versions should share most "body" parts, how was the "proto" version changed to be better? 

I'll have to wait and see how the new MG is, before deciding between it, and the Super Nova (Moxin?) one, for my "best Wing Zero EW". 

Is there anything showing exactly where all the cameras on the YF-21 are?  Just rewatched ep 1 of M+ again, and it's clear from some of the viewing-angles that Guld gets, that there are cameras in the tailfins, and maybe other places.  Definitely more than "just the ones around the nosecone".  

Ok, am I nuts, or is HiRM Wing Zero just a POS?  I had it pre-ordered, got it day 1, started it, put it away for a LONG while, started again, stopped, and am starting again.  It's mostly done now, except for the wings and lower torso.  But it just keeps pissing me off.  Every single piece is "iffy".  *Nothing* really snaps/clicks into place.  I'm gluing everything.  But the plastic is either so rock-hard, or so rubbery, that even glue really doesn't want to keep it together--I'm SUPERgluing parts of it now. And even when glued, there's still gaps---are they INTENDING to have "gaps to simulate actual panel-gaps between armor plates" or is it just bad fit/design? If I didn't know better I'd think it was a KO. Plus, the rock-hard plastic, even under-gated, makes nub marks and slices guaranteed.  (and the rubbery plastic is just terrible in every way).   I'm seriously considering just throwing it away, unfinished, and moving on to like my next HG kit.  (but it cost so much $...)