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  1. David Hingtgen
    VF-0D's escorting Firefoxes, was my take.
  2. David Hingtgen
    Too many Voltrons to keep track of---is this a "new" one that hasn't been seen much? Or is it the non-transforming one? And what's going on with the Toynami one? (which frankly, is the first one to really make any sort of attempt at improving how the lions look)
  3. David Hingtgen
    I figure the answer to this wouldn't be a spoiler: Is there a new OP? Assuming a standard 26-ish eps, we're just past the mid-point.
  4. David Hingtgen
    We all saw how the 19 advance turned out though, with its wing root/shield gaps.
  5. David Hingtgen
    It's reality rearing its ugly head. If the weapons pod is swappable, it may need some compromises to make it happen. The -30 never did get any other weapons pod.
  6. David Hingtgen
    They don't even paint the landing gear, they're never going to paint any engine blades.
  7. David Hingtgen
    Oh hey, 899 sqn's there too. That's 2/3 of the Shar squadrons. Someone at Tomy likes Harriers...
  8. David Hingtgen
    Ok, enough with the show-ranting in the toy section, but I'll just say: Muzaffar----the tone DOES change, a lot. Frankly, there's an immediate and severe drop-off in the amount of "outfit-changing scenes" and the singing does go down a lot for many of the next eps. I'd suggest giving it at least one or two more eps before writing the series off entirely. (I still think it's far inferior to Frontier, but it is at least tolerable, if not getting interesting, at this point) But man was that first ep painful...
  9. David Hingtgen
    OK, so all together, the options are: Starfighters (VF-33) Royal Maces (VFA-27) Wolfpack (VF-1) Sundowners (VF-111) Dambusters (VFA-195) 800 sqn (do British Squadrons ever have official names?)
  10. David Hingtgen
    The new GERWALK tail markings are for the Royal Maces(not a Tomcat squadron, rare for a VF-1 to do that), and the Starfighters.
  11. David Hingtgen
    Oh, I had forgotten about the gun pod/adapter pieces. That's another point or two in favor of renewal over kit.
  12. David Hingtgen
    Forget that, what's the Skywarp-colored one in the background?
  13. David Hingtgen
    Honestly, I haven't gotten any new valks in months, so don't really need any more stands. But when the -262/31 come out, there'll likely be increased demand.
  14. David Hingtgen
    I am wondering if there'll be a full-armor set for the -31. Needs to happen fairly soon if it's going to happen at all.
  15. David Hingtgen
    Re: add-ons: I like the -29's "inner" booster engines a lot. Do not like the wing extensions of the -29 nor the -31's "anything", really.
  16. David Hingtgen
    Does the nosecone lock into fighter and battroid positions? Or does it swivel freely?
  17. David Hingtgen
    By far the biggest thing, which alone "seals the deal" for superior fighter mode: The renewals's legs actually sit up where they're supposed to, with the nacelles ABOVE the wing-line. Even if you force the kit's legs up and glue them in place--they are still far too low and sunken in.
  18. David Hingtgen
    This. They took the -31F/J, and made new wing tips---but said new wingtips are simple and lacking in detail. Very few panel lines, and missing the hard points. And everything else is following that reference religiously, even with its obvious simplification/omissions.
  19. David Hingtgen
    The 1/72 is better than the v1, but the renewal beats even the 1/72 for fighter mode proportions. And at least ties it for battroid.
  20. David Hingtgen
    There is no Hase -23 kit, and -23 kits are rare nowadays in 1/72 but I still think it's the best option looks-wise. That said, the -23 itself used modified -18 gear for the mains (it used -15 for the nose) and -18 kits are very cheap if you buy older releases with lower-quality decals.
  21. David Hingtgen
    I don't think it'd work with an actual nose gear inside. I think it's ONLY feasible because on the kit, you physically remove the gear entirely, it doesn't retract inside. The nose wheels alone I think would negate the possibility of having them fold in, then having the gear swing past them. The gear strut fits between them, inserted from below, from outside. But you couldn't swing the gear down past them from within, if it was actually inside the wheel well at any point.
  22. David Hingtgen
    What's so bad? Everything. And they are THAT bad. Even without the existence of the renewals they'd be a POS. IMHO.
  23. David Hingtgen
    Even if civilians CAN get old VF-1's, still doesn't mean they're common or easy to obtain. Old fighter jets (MiG-17, F-86, etc) are around, owned by civilians--many of whom are ex-military pilots. But there will still be the F-15/F-22 demo pilot at that same airshow, offering LOADS of cash for the chance to fly one, just once, just for a minute. (and the amount they'll offer for a P-51 or F4U.....they're practically giving away the keys to their Vettes) Legendary planes, will always be legendary planes.
  24. David Hingtgen
    Alto's VF-25 was 007, but he was Skull Four. 004 was Luca's, and I think he's Skull Three. Modex number and call sign usually don't match. (Delta is the first time we've had more than 1 match).
  25. David Hingtgen
    Is that the first non-Hayate/Arad -31 merchandise released then? Surprised Messer or Mirage didn't beat it.
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