David Hingtgen

Odds are good someone here has a spare sheet, since most people are using the stickers.

It's like a very Porschey Magnum...

I'm seriously considering it.

Wait, are there two types of stickers? One set of black to apply over yellow parts, and one set of gold to apply over black? So you can do whichever way you think is better? (based on curves/edges, I'd go for black stickers over yellow)

If light was the main cause of yellowing, then I wouldn't own stuff where the permanently-in-shadow bottom yellowed while the exposed-to-constant-sun parts stayed white... Some plastic yellows. Regardless. (and not just white plastic, though it's the most prone to---anyone who owns an original SNES probably has a very interesting pattern of yellowing on it that makes little sense)

The IPS driver error is WHY the site's being taken offline---this will be a MAJOR upgrade to the site, and will hopefully resolve the IPS issue for a long time.

Seeing as how I'm a big Beach Head fan (though I do consider the first 25th fig nigh-perfect) and I do like Mainframe----is the "red goggles" Firefly the best one? (I only saw that pack for sale once ever)

It still all depends on if the ornate yellow trim is molded separately somehow, or if it's going to require significant painting skill. (yellow over black cannot be done in one, or even three coats---hand-painting it opaquely and crisply will not be easy)

I still don't have a Firefly, mainly because they are too close to Beachhead---but this new one looks to be even more Beachhead than the others! Seriously, could they make a Firefly that has at least 10% unique molding? Look at the Blowtorch fig--he has plenty of new parts for a far less popular character. (unless those legs are used somewhere else)

Super pack separately? Hmmn. Of course, the big question is--how? Perhaps it'll include a few "replacement" parts? If you just snap-fit it together it may be quite possible to remove parts and use the new ones with armor attachment points, but people who glued and puttied will have problems.

Nit-pick since people keep saying it: There is no white on Ozma's valk. There is however, very light grey.

Got my new taillights in a few days ago, but it was 100% overcast so they don't "sparkle" like they normally do. This is about the best angle. (my front splashguards are on too, but hard to see from this angle against the black tires) And I'll have to wait until spring provides better lighting to get really good pics.

I'd suggest you not use the backpack clip in the future. It's not needed at all, and only results in scratching the paint off the tailfins.

The thing is, you can't (and don't have to) improve EVERYTHING. Hypothesis: VF-25 is faster, better weapons, better radar, stealthier, longer-ranged, easier to fly, easier to maintain, easier to build (and thus easier to supply the colony fleets)---BUT is a bit less agile than the VF-19S. Is it a better plane? How many things will you trade agility for? Just because something is newer/better, doesn't mean it's going to surpass everything in every way. Look at the F-22--it is not the fastest, not the longest-ranged, not the highest payload fighter of all time. Yet it's still considered the uber-fighter due to being so good in other areas. And look at the F-35. Slowest US fighter in 30 (or maybe even 40) years. Less agile than a 30-year-old F-16A. Pretty sad payload and range IMHo. Yet still considered overall better than anything but the F-22 (and maybe Super Flanker) due to its stealth, radar, and datalinks.

Yeesh, full details of current production (or lack thereof) on the first five 787s: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightbl...ction-froz.html

Sv-51 is the "review-less valk" at MW.

Hmmn. I did pretty close to that--brush-painted Tamiya clear green with a small brush, but I used Tamiya *marker* silver paint (the shiniest silver money can buy--learned that from Wm Cheng) and applied it directly to the back of the green paint. I'll photograph mine later and see how it compares to yours.

How'd you paint the visor? It's "lighter" than most I've seen. I'm kinda disappointed how mine turned out---the amount of clear green needed to make it non-streaky made it pretty dark, even after I coated the back with chrome. (I really didn't feel like airbrushing a single piece, but maybe I should have with how goopy clear green is) PS--kudos for painting the chin, most people miss that (even Bandai!)

For an actual name-brand Transformer™, I'd have to vote for Machine Wars Starscream.

Nope.

It's one of VFA-106's Hornets.

I've only decaled a few bits, but I have this to say: Decals are better than those in most kits, but not equal to the best kit decals or aftermarket. Many decals are "too small" IMHO, notably on the ventral fins. There are many areas where they will not cover the areas they are clearly intended too. (But I don't think the stickers are any better in that regard).

Yup, definitely needed to be posted here. (and I just voted). Really, all 3 are good, I'd buy any of them immediately.

F-22 doing a 12.8G+ turn: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bgaOrCYb7b0&fmt=18

The original Hornet scheme did have gold. They copied it quite closely. One or two of the first F-15's had a similar scheme lacking the gold.