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  1. David Hingtgen
    CW Dragstrip seems to be the best of wave 1 IMHO, limb-wise. And he is a better leg than arm, despite historically being an arm. Get a Gundam/Pigma Micron pen and finish outlining his visor in black---Hasbro's attempt is actually pretty good all things considered----but each individual figure varies and none are perfect---doing it yourself is easy, and it looks much better when fully opaque and consistent. I'm thinking at least a few color choices/moldings are mainly for a future Mirage etc repaint. Why are his thighs molded in yellow, and 100% painted maroon? And conversely, the entire bottom-rear of the car, is molded in maroon and like 90% covered in yellow paint. Molding those two things in the opposite colors would have improved his appearance. (as yellow paint is never opaque and never matches---unless it's many coats of automotive-grade paint over quality primer----not 1 quick spray of cheap toy paint over raw plastic)
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    G2 teams were very difficult to complete---I had to have my aunt buy me Onslaught from Arizona. I checked every place in town for MONTHS looking for him, despite having all 4 limbs. Energon teams---I saw Blight ONCE. Blackout ONCE. Current distribution would suck for a combiner team.
  3. David Hingtgen
    No, forming Bruticus' gun is the AWESOME choice.
  4. David Hingtgen
    Gyah, that's the worst-looking color yet. And sadly, that may be the most-accurate pic, considering the location/circumstances.
  5. David Hingtgen
    The only thing the -11 needs is better paint----like Milia's or VFX-2.
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    Fiddling around tonight---found a more "efficient" way to do my -25/29 pairing. Still working on it. There's definitely a "learning curve" to using these, as you discover how things work, what's the best way to achieve a certain position, etc. Sure, you can accomplish anything with 4 arms and 4 elbows, but getting the same thing using like half as many parts, gives a sense of satisfaction. (plus it looks better and is probably more stable).
  7. David Hingtgen
    Combiner news:
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  9. David Hingtgen
    That's the official backstory. The Ghost was never designed/intended for the VF-0. But it was physically possible, and the work could be done on-board a carrier, so they did so for the last battle.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Mmmn, yes, need one of those. Would that same molding work with a super-pack VF-25? VF-25 legs/arms would be in the same position in that configuration.
  11. David Hingtgen
    For additional support----something like the -25 w/booster's adapter? It plugs into the forearms.
  12. David Hingtgen
    Thank you very much! It's too cold now to spray-paint, but I will try when the weather is warmer.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Has anyone ever come up with something to put on the super parts shield? It's PURE grey. Every other YF-29 has some markings there. And really, considering that the overall marking pattern of Ozma's matches Alto's (all the black markings Ozma has, Alto has), and Alto's super-parts-shield has black markings---Ozma's should too. But it's totally blank. Would love a decal or something, but can't produce my own. Anyone here able to make vinyl cut-out masks etc to paint on the "missing" markings? Just copy Alto's pattern, or make up a new one for Ozma? Note that Alto's and the 30thAnn have the same markings on the shield: Considering that Ozma's is basically a clone of Alto's, markings-wise, his should certainly have them as well.
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    IMG 5414T16

    From the album: Reference

  15. David Hingtgen
    Sorry I can't do the cool all-black background pics... Anyways---I would love some Yeti-designed new adapters for the -25/29. As in, use no Bandai parts at all. See how the -25 is pitching upwards into a climb? The -29 can't do that---it'll slide right out of its own Bandai-built adapter if you angle it very much past straight-n-level. Bandai's adapters are also HUGE.
  16. David Hingtgen
    Fiddling with the colors a bit, it is off in all 3 aspects---hue, shade, and saturation. Since "saturation" seems to be a foreign concept to either Arcadia or their factory-color-guy, I experimented with altering just the other two---as they have altered those before on the 0D. Making it lighter, and greener, comes acceptably close. It's too purple/red as it is now. (and too dark, obviously). This is intentionally "not perfect"---it's simply "1 click more green, 2 clicks lighter". Which even Arcadia seemed capable of, comparing their earlier changes.
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    I plan to buy the best version of each mold or so, and have a Frankenstein combiner. I do however, have high hopes for Computron and Bruticus---I may actually complete them. (especially as I don't really like any 3P version of those 2 yet) I'm trying to think of who will be repainted to be used with torso-Cyclonus. I think Skydive/AirRaid as Dreadwind/Darkwing are obvious and perfect---so Hasbro probably won't do that. Had a thought for Fireflight as Dirge---as ROTF Dirge was a Harrier. (can't think of any other link/use for that mold as a Decepticon)
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    Hmmmn. Looks like they're ignoring some of the more recent discoveries/research about those dinos, and are going for a more 'traditional' look. (as in, 90's, not like 60's) That is not how Akylo's armor is believed to be, and the Stego is totally missing its throat armor. And that's a skinny-ass Apato. (at least it's got a decently long tail-tip though) Though, I can understand if they want them to look like 1993-era JP dinos for continuity. (and they can, as always, claim they were 'tweaked' in the DNA for the park to look like what people/customers expect, not what they actually are naturally)
  19. David Hingtgen
    If nothing else, I see these as MT's designer getting in some practice with jets before making Superion.
  20. David Hingtgen
    Erm, no. There should be no white plastic nor paint at all---all plastic and paint should be light grey. The only pure white should be small tampos, like the UN spacy logo/name, and the chest-stripe. As tampos and spray-painting do not use the same paint/process, you can't "save money" by using the same color for both.
  21. David Hingtgen
    That is an excellent segue into this: (NSFW, but mildly):
  22. David Hingtgen
    I'm thinking they made the belly white--which is also wrong. (it should be light grey). It shows no notable difference from the white in kite logo.
  23. David Hingtgen
    Mass colorblindness? I'm going to re-watch Zero again, and then decide if I cancel. (well, really, need well-lit pics too---it's clear the lighting at WonderFest is REALLY weird, because there's a HUGE amount of variation in the pics)
  24. David Hingtgen
    Which is very encouraging. If it looks so greyish that people think it's a CF----then that's correct. Still, looking so very blue in other shots...
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    One of my fave meme-gif replies.
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