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  1. David Hingtgen
    I swear I did those screws when I stripped the canopy of mine, and couldn't get the top/bottom halves of the forward fuselage to separate at all.
  2. David Hingtgen
    You skipped over what I consider the important part---how'd you get the LERX's off? (as well as---what exactly did you tint with?)
  3. David Hingtgen
    All purple. And yes, please specify both how you disassembled it (especially the small front windscreen) and how you tinted it.
  4. David Hingtgen
    All they have to do is match the anime, instead of trying to "invent" new colors for the 0D. It wasn't hand drawn, it was very consistent from episode to episode. (unlike SDFM or even DYRL)
  5. David Hingtgen
    Saturation seems right, but a bit too dark.
  6. David Hingtgen
    10 mins and still up, must have caught people off-guard.
  7. David Hingtgen
    Original caption said it was visiting NAS Fort Worth to refuel.
  8. David Hingtgen
    Well, if the acrylic base-pivots are salvagable, then that'll save the time/cost/effort of printing up replacements yourself, correct? The base-plates themselves don't need any work done, do they?
  9. David Hingtgen
    Exactly. It's not a weapon. It only looks like a gunpod so that it'll still fit/transform with a -19 and so that a battroid can functionally wield it.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Sorry, not my pic. (closest I've even been to Ft Worth is the airport)
  11. David Hingtgen
    Hopefully the router will allow for quick consistent cuts, and once you've got it set up, you can fix the base pivots fairly quickly (and not have to custom-adjust it for each individual piece).
  12. David Hingtgen
    Pretty much. The sample pics showed it properly painted, but the actual production run by the factory didn't match that.
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  14. David Hingtgen
    You forgot part of his leg transformation. ::edit:: And his windows.
  15. David Hingtgen
    I wish my MP Sideswipe was molded in shiny red plastic, he'd look better...
  16. David Hingtgen
    I believe it's mostly raw heat. Blue flame is hotter. Which would of course entail having the right fuel/oxygen etc to create heat THAT intense.
  17. David Hingtgen
    Not Abominus: And BBTS already has the first one up for pre-order (NotBlot) with color pics: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=UQT10013&mode=retail And it says October! Based on a LOT of design cues, it seems very much like UT hired the guy that designed Feral Rex for MMC. (MMC then tweaked it a lot, but the basic design remained) The "non-traditiona" configuration (Blot and Cutthroat swapping places) certainly gives me pause, but I am considering that it "may be for the best"---mainly because in G1, Blot made for a very fat, stumpy arm---wider and thicker than it was long! If it turns out anywhere near as good as Feral Rex, it may be the best Abominus we get. Strange, I remember UT teasing Piranacon not too long ago---but here we have Abominus ready to go?
  18. David Hingtgen
    I think people are confusing "rumors" with "wishes".
  19. David Hingtgen
    Got my payment request from N-Y for Super parts, and tried their (new?) credit card option, via Hi-Pay. Googling, it seems legit, but isn't going through. Called card company---they show no activity/attempts, they're not "refusing" it on their ned. Anyone tried paying N-Y via credit card (directly, not paypal) lately?
  20. David Hingtgen
    I've seen many people rave about Vallejo, but from the few times I tried them, I found them "strange". I wonder if I'm doing something wrong.
  21. David Hingtgen
    Just imagine if someone KO'd the super parts, but altered/improved the hip-armor to clip in using the intake cover slots...
  22. David Hingtgen
    Really basic: 1. Load brush only half-way with paint. (as in, you should have the space between the middle of the bristles and the handle still bare) 2. Single stroke per coat wherever possible. "going back over" while starting to dry is often the worst possible thing. Acrylics are the least forgiving in this regard, enamel/lacquer actually gives you more than a 5-second window. 3. Retarder! Load up on the stuff. (again, more critical for acrylics) 4. Thin coats do self-level better.
  23. David Hingtgen
    I have, but haven't tried them yet. Printing is CRISP though! Better even than actual G1.
  24. David Hingtgen
    I wish the windscreen was easily removed (the main canopy is)----then maybe I could trade my clear Ozma canopy for a 30th's purplish one. (surely someone would like a totally clear one with the 30th ann scheme) But as it is, the non-removable windscreen makes it very hard to alter---was hard enough to make clear because of that, would be much harder to try to re-color. (and is the main reason I've never tried to re-color my Ozma's canopy to either a subtle blue or purple color)
  25. David Hingtgen
    I found them to be quite poor, honestly. Poor adhesion, transparent ink. I'd use them as literal stickers, like on a 3rd-grader's paper instead of a gold star, but little more.
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