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Wow! That is REALLY good looking Zimm, Sean... is that the new DML Late Production Tiger?

I can sympathize with some of this, but I haven't noticed it to be too bad... I'm running Win7 release on mine and it works loads better than the XP install from the factory did. 1GB of RAM and a 1.7GHz processor aren't spectacular, but they get the job done for every day uses. When I am home on short breaks, I use my netbook for doing paperwork for my dad's business, including editing photos in CS3 and making PDFs, as well as writing documents in Office07 without any problems. Mutlitasking can get to be a bit of a chore if you're doing aLOT of work, but for writing a document every now and then I have no problem working in Office or any of those other programs. As for mass storage, I use external HDDs for all of that at this point... I have two 1TB fullsize ones, as well as a portable USB-powered 500GB that I will probably upgrade to a TB after the holidays as well... that's where all my media files besides music... externals are also really cheap at this point, but even still, it's not like you are going to fill up a 160GB internal HDD in an afternoon. EDIT: That said, the lack of an optical drive is sometimes inconvinent, only because have only one USB drive that gets left at home for my parents. My netbook will also lag a bit when trying to watch high-def videos... I can't watch the 720p Shin Mazinger fansub files on here because they don't render right. Normal crap like a 700mb compressed DVD-quality film are fine tho.

I kinda want one now to keep virgin with the un-primed die-cast showing... that's really cool.

I got an Acer AspireOne for Christmas least year with the doubled-up 6-hour battery pack and love it. I use it primarily for internet thru Firefox, listening to music, and playing Plants vs. Zombies. It has a 160GB HDD, so it's got plenty of space, and the only time it really lags is if you're on the internet and trying to load a lot of images all on one page, and even then it just hangs for a second and keeps chugging... the performance is rock solid, and it's the only computer I own that I NEVER have actual problems with. It's my little buddy and I carry it around always at school. The keyboard isn't even so bad that you can't comfortable type... I take notes in class on it, and use it when I'm home on break as my main comp without any complaints.

So... um.... 2.0 Fansubs?

I don't see how any of you could prefer the rubber joint covers to the cloth ones on the CMS figure... they're CLOTH, and they move just like the cloth covers on the 'real' thing... they look so much better than any rubber joint covers and they don't affect the posability at all. Rubber joints are awful.

These toys exist... you want the Kaiyodo Gashapon figures from a couple years ago: Review here.

I think we should just ban all the people in this thread who cannot concisely and succinctly convey a point in text.

By all means, when you find this plastic for use in toys, let us know... we'll make gazillions. Until then, I think you oughta work on putting your thoughts into words and then text on the screen so you can effectively convey said ideas to the rest of us. As it stands, I'm just about certain some part of what you're trying to tell us is getting lost in 'translation'.

So then what's the problem?

If it's a round clip, it's likely the part that they used to hold the Megatron pistol to the underside of the jet.

I must be a sucker, but I am unfamiliar with the original and really enjoying this. The twist in episode 3 was awesome, and it looks like they're getting right down to business and setting the conflict.

Like I said, artists' matte varnish... water soluble and thins down no problem to a brushable or sprayable mix. Most cost effective and most dead flat finish I've found. EDIT: Take a look at some of my pics... pretty much anything with a flat finish has either been sprayed or brushed with the stuff. EDIT2: Here's an example: All the teeth and claws were brush painted with thinned down artists' matte varnish. This shot provides a pretty good contrast with the shiny viny

OK, I understand what you meant now, but I guess I don't understand the reason. Like I said above, I use Future as my catch-all sealer now, and then just have other varnishes of varying finishes for the final coat, if needed. I use an artists' UV Polymer Varnish (matte) for my dead-flat coats now... picked it up from an art supply store in a big-ass jar like two years ago (brand: Golden Varnish) and have never looked back... you can think it to just about the same consistency as Future and airbrush it in two coats to the most perfectly dead flat I have ever seen... it's perfect for stuff like tanks and whatnot, and I love to finish most of my vinyl customs in dead flat as well. For 'just satin' I just spray or brush the Vallejo stuff. Vallejo Matte has just a bit of a sheen to it, but it has its uses, and their Gloss has a nice plasticy look that can be useful in some applications.

Huh. I mixed Future 50/50 with Vallejo Satin Varnish and sprayed it straight thru my airbrush on a vinyl figure today over top of some heavy Future sealing coats and it worked like a charm ti provide a less glossy but not satin finish. The straight Future sealed parts look like candy, and the half and half sprayed parts are just a knock less shiny to differentiate. For most of the things I paint at this point, I'll use three healthy coats of Future sprayed thru my AB as sealer, followed by whatever finish sealer I need (matte, satin, or just leave it shiny Future). I got sick of buying rattle can topcoats.

Future brushes no problem... it is super non-viscous, so just apply in in this coats straight from the bottle with a nice wide flat brush.

1/48 scale Gundam is tempting, but a bit extravagant... I don't own very much 1/48 stuff, so it isn't all that necessary. The 1/60 is great because there's alot of 1/60 mecha stuff out there, and the Jumbo Grade 1/35s are great because they can display alongside the wealth of 1/35 stuff out there, including people figures and tank models. 1/48's good for airplane modelers, but not really for mecha, besides the Yamato offerings.

The CMS Patlaor has to be one of the nicest toys I own... I can't see any other figure that size being better.

Probably a stupid question at this point, but what's actually different about US vs JP MP Skywarp?

I'm looking forward to this and will definitely end up picking one up. I was never too big of a fan of my Revy VF-1J for some reason... it always seemed kinda boring, but a transformable figure as posable as that will be awesome. Super-articulated Gerwalk mode is going to be a hoot!

I have a MP Skywarp waiting for me at home Wonder if/when we'll see a US release Thundercracker.

You disappoint me.

One of these days, you are going to break your 'Enter' key, Pete.

Looks sharp. I like the shading on the white and the gunpod color alot. Keep at it man.