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  1. David Hingtgen

    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    A 1/20 Mirage would be pretty small!
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    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    So will it be at N-Y, or where?
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    'cuz now he has Freya *AND* Mirage, not just Freya. (at least, that's what I thought they were blatantly implying)
  4. David Hingtgen
    I wanna know how Mirage's ears fit into little round human-spec earmuffs.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Can the canopy be raised/bulged more, or will it affect transformation/clearance? As it is, it looks a bit flat/recessed, like a VF-171's.
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    Yup, there's a JASSM there, right next to the JSOW. Took pics of both (they're at arm's-length when on the 2nd floor) Nothing in the Harpoon/SLAM family in the museum---but this was the AIR FORCE armament museum, and those are mainly Navy missiles. (I was looking/hoping for Mk83/GBU-16's, then realized why they weren't there either...)
  7. David Hingtgen
    So was Transient Glacier's colors changed, or is this another version compared to the previously-seen white+purple Glacier version? (Because I really, really want the black version and hope it isn't a custom)
  8. David Hingtgen

    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Bought!
  9. David Hingtgen
    I'm on vacation so I can't make screen caps. But here's the Takara-Tomy -31A: The landing gear is not submerged/surrounded by the gear door. The DX and 1/72 is basically "door, with a wheel molded on it". The door and gear are basically one element. The 1/144 (and show) have them as very distinct, separate elements----like just about every fighter jet and valk ever.
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    Looked through my pics----I have no pics specifically of it, but the best view of it makes me think my first guess was right: It looks to me like a HOBO with extra wings on top.
  11. David Hingtgen
    I think he means the smaller one on top of the wall, not the -86 hanging from the ceiling.
  12. David Hingtgen
    No, Bandai's doing a half-assed implementation of what they were given. Look at the actual show, and Takara's implementation. The same design can be done much better. Sure, it's never going to look great, but it can certainly be "decent". It's just much easier to do it how Bandai has done in both the kit and DX.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Once in a while you'll just be walking down a hallway and be like, "Hey, someone just left a GAU-8 laying here." The cart has wheels, and it's so very tempting... And even an assortment of ammo to go with it: And a helpful cutaway so that you can make an informed selection: And even better, a SECOND GAU-8 partially dissected so you can learn to work on it without wrecking your own:
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    I think that's about the only F3H anywhere. Shiden---yes, noticed it before the Zero. Today---less new stuff, but still good stuff. First: F-111 AIM-2 (friggin huge) AIM-4 (next to a chart showing its 0% kill ratio in Vietnam) AIM-120 AGM-88 GBU-10 GBU-15 GBU-12 GBU-24 GBU-28 (loooooong) GBU-39 almost cute/toy-like) JSOW JASSM Durandal Tomahawk CALCM Took some pics for Graham, but need to edit them a bit first.
  15. David Hingtgen
    I liked the Demon the most.
  16. David Hingtgen
    Planes seen for the first time today (guess where I am!): A-3 Skywarrior RA-5C Vigilante F2H Banshee F3H Demon F4D Skyray F7U Cutlass F7F Tigercat F11F Tiger F-35 Jayesseff PS---the F3H and F4D are bigger than they look. Same goes for the F2H, really. And ok, I'll admit, the -35 looks better and more F-22ish in real life.
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    No, the nose is fixed on mine. But I think the parts fit isn't that great on the ones that can and it'd bug me.
  18. David Hingtgen
    You needn't have waited years---I've had my 1/200 diecast AF Concorde for years. First release with actual map used in flight. I'd have sold you mine. Like this one:
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    VF-23? Making it variable would have delayed service entry even longer than the F-35 took.
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    I'm surprised/disappointed there's not more new/remolded parts. Was kinda hoping it could lead to a new Nobel variant or something.
  21. David Hingtgen
    If the US had picked the F-23, the T-50 would only be the second-sexiest plane flying now.
  22. David Hingtgen
    That's exactly how I remember it. The early pic was PURE G1. Tall thin vertical intakes above the shoulders, F-15 wings, etc.
  23. David Hingtgen
    Oh no, floor polish etc won't help at all. It's not a friction thing, the hand just doesn't even "fit" the grip. There's a solid 2-3mm gap all around most edges. It looks like a cat or dog trying to hold it in their paw----the shapes just don't work together.
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    Protos look better, since they're usually painted resin. Don't expect the actual releases to have those exact colors. Nor quite as many markings. If you really look, no -27 or -29 matched the sample. I'd love Mirage's and Chuck's to be those exact shades, but I'm expecting brighter, more "cartoony" colors in the end. And quite possibly glossy plastic.
  25. David Hingtgen
    So I'm 98% done with my MG Zeta Plus. And I've gotta ask---is there any Gundam that can't hold its gun, worse than this kit can't? It's mind-blowing how many issues there are with trying to get it to do any sort of grip, much less not hold it 45 degrees off to the side while doing so. Might as well just glue it to the back, because it simply looks ridiculous "holding" the beam rifle.
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