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  1. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, I have a TON of issues with that Ent-D. For its size, it should have a much more accurate sculpt/detailing (I have issues with the overall hull shape, mainly the saucer, but not liking the pylons either, nor impulse housings, deflector, shuttlebays, nor nacelle-pylon fairings), and MUCH better lighting. Eaglemoss seems to be "lower-tier" among the parts-work-model companies. I'd subscribe to a build-your-own-Enterprise in a second, if a GOOD one comes out. But not some thick-square-rimmed, "engines lit worse than the Playmates toy" Ten-forward-less version. Yeesh, like half the episodes were practically written around dialogue in Ten-forward. Is Picard's ready room also missing? $1100 is a lot for "not that great" an Ent-D. The only thing it has going for it is raw size, and maybe lit windows... (but not Ten-forward's windows)
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    Hi-Metal R

    David Hingtgen replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Navy planes never have their bureau/serial numbers on the tailfins. It's low/rear, ahead of the exhausts usually, on the sides. (it'd be right behind "UN SPACY" on most valks) Anyways---it's got "SDF-018" roughly where the TV VF-1's say "Prometheus" or "ARMD-01". So I think it's just showing what "carrier" it's assigned to---a nameless SDF, that is simply hull number 18. Having the carrier name on the tailfins isn't super-common in the real US Navy, but it's not rare, either. (Were any VF-0's marked "CVN-99" or did they say Asuka? I thought some were marked with their carrier) Photo credit: Me
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    Hmmn. I've had many bad experiences with rubbing alcohol and clear plastic. Even just the fumes/vapors, have damaged parts that were sitting nearby. I hate the -31's dark-tint canopies, but fear trying to strip it off, would probably hurt more than help. (-29 canopies are fine though, to strip with rubbing alcohol, my Ozma -29 looks so much better)
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    That's like, the last 3 games in a row that people have bought, that I have mint copies of ready to sell. Seriously, just PM me if there's a retro PS1/PS2/360/Xbox/SNES/Dreamcast/Saturn game you want---I guarantee my copy will be minty-er, and cheaper, than getting it from ebay. I focus on import fighters and RPG's. (and anything truly good/classic)
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    Minor thing I noticed that bugged me-----caught my eye in one of the later scenes in the theater, and now I notice it's in the trailers for an earlier scene: When she has her helmet on, she gets "Batman-style black eyeshadow all around, filling in the area between the mask-edge and her eyeball". It mysteriously comes and goes with the helmet, and gives an odd effect when she blinks, because it's there one second and gone the next, with how frequently she "turns the helmet off and on". (it's not really TAKEN off or PUT on like normal). ::edit:: It's more obvious with the brighter, red suit, but here:
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    Thanks will check out the Vallejo----and what Draken kit is that?
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    I've posted pics and explanations advocating that exact thing for YEARS on the TF forums... (and then you have people proposing T-38's as "modern updated alt-modes")
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    (Besides the Alclad named as such). I'm basically looking for "very pale metallic grey"----or a very flat, rough silver. The exact look I'm going for is rough (sand)cast aluminum parts---like an engine block etc. Any suggestions? Most silvers are too smooth/reflective, and most metallic greys are too dark and too glittery. (Slightly glittery would be ok). Looking for a spray if possible, or something hand-brushable. Really, those sand-textured spray paints would be almost perfect, if not so coarse, and in silver...
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    Haven't watched it, but also don't feel that I'm missing anything. Kind of like the droid-focused eps of Clone Wars.
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    If it's full CG, why even hire/pay Jlaw?
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    And it's the only place to see Milia's canon VF-11.
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    Eh, that looks more like "sat in the desert for a decade and faded badly", rather than "the right colors". It's DIFFERENT from the first release for sure, but I still want exactly what they originally showed for 0D preorders---that was absolutely perfect IMHO.
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    It looks good, but all things considered, I think a highly-articulated figma/revoltech suits the character better. (And would sell in much greater numbers)
  14. David Hingtgen
    Eh, a Solstice for Jazz? That's more GM's choice than Bay's, I imagine. Heck, BB/Camaro too...
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    Just IMHO, there's plenty of space for it to be shaped correctly, or close to it---the shape is off the most, in the areas furthest away from anything else.
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    Would the correct shape not fit? Clearance is that tight?
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    For beginning Gunpla, this is probably the most important thing. Cut twice. Once further away from the part, to remove part from sprue. Then once it's removed, THEN do the "close" cut to get rid of the remaining gate-nub. This will greatly reduce "tears" in the plastic.
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    Slightly OT, but thought people might be interested---this is Sideswipe. As in, the EXACT invididual unique car that Sideswipe is modeled after. Have a look and listen: (it's been in Japan for many years now) (actually, Red Alert and Breakdown are this car as well, they just didn't copy the paint job). (and yes, if the G1 toy had a bigger deco/paint budget, it'd certainly have had black fender flares---the toy is inaccurate, not the 1:1 version)
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    Re: Silverbolts. Interesting, TFC's is actually the right color (G1 Silverbolt, and Superion's combiner kibble, is off-white, contrasting with Slingshot's pure white). Zeta's concave, mosquito-nosed Concorde still looks terrible for no reason. It's a convex/ogival shape if anything, the exact opposite of "pinching in". A pure straight cone would have been simpler/better. (not right, but still better than what we got). That "pinched-in nose" just ruins it for me. There's not a Concorde photo in the world where it'll look like that, so I don't know WTF Zeta was referencing for nose-shape. Real ones bulge out, not in, and it's subtle, not extreme:
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    I realized a couple hours too late, that it was last night. (could have bought tickets)
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    Pretty good, enjoyed it more than most movies I've seen lately. And yeah---the eyes don't bug you after a bit. (And there is an explanation why hers are "uniquely" big----it's never blatantly stated, but it's very clear from a scene or two).
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    Paramount was stupid and opened BB up against a ton of other movies. A few weeks either direction, and it would have had all the buzz/word of mouth there was. "Way better than the last one" won't do, when it's not "the only thing to see".
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    The -25 is the best design since the -19. It's "the whole package"---styling, transformation, super packs, all 3 modes look good----has the best balance "of all things a valk can do" since the VF-1.
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    Bandai seems to use more and more superglue with every new DX mold. I think by the time we hit the VF-40 or so, it'll be ALL super-glue, no screws.
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    Thanks Mike----is the landing gear still "vertical" when viewed from the side, when it's like that? Or are they angled back to fit?
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