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Another Ver. Ka. Hooray. I'm curious about that HG Zeta, though. Looks to be essentially a Revive HGUC. What about it warrants the new model line?
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The computer and electronics super geek thread
kajnrig replied to azrael's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Hmmm... Mobo doesn't have any remaining 3-pin headers either. The one it does have is being used by the rear exhaust fan. I want to avoid getting a splitter or other extra hardware, but maybe that's the only option left? Would a local Best Buy/electronics store have something for that, or will I have to shop for something online? -
Action figure. Think DX Chogokin.
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The computer and electronics super geek thread
kajnrig replied to azrael's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Hey all. Maybe you can help me out. I mistakenly bought a 140mm cpu fan with a 4-pin PWM connector. I want to use it as a case fan (front intake, in place of my empty 5.25" bays) and have no spare 4-pin slots on my mobo. How can I adapt this fan to run? Maybe forego fan control, power it at full blast if necessary? -
Ah, that puts my mind at ease. Thanks for the confirmation, you two.
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Hey everyone. I received my YF-29 Isamu from spanner a couple weeks ago (thanks! it's a gem ) and just got around to tinkering with it yesterday. It transforms pretty much exactly like a -25, which isn't at all surprising. But when getting it back to fighter mode, I noticed that I couldn't completely straighten the Gerwalk joint (so that the armor panels sit flush with each other) or else the wings wouldn't fold down correctly. I had to have them open one ratchet click, and then everything fit into place smoothly. Is this the "correct" way to go about things with this lineage of VF design? I have an inkling that the "Tornado Pack" design of the -29 plays a significant role in that joint needing to be engaged; if I remember correctly, almost all Super/Armored/etc.-equipped VFs require that little bit of clearance offered by engaging the Gerwalk joint. I also remember not being able to get my Super/Armored -25 kits to play nice in this same area, and I was probably messing up in the same spot with them, too. If anyone can confirm/debunk this hypothesis, that'd be much appreciated.
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@%#$ me, that actually looks super badass.
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Lol I just saw your comment in the other thread too. Good luck rectifying that. Maybe pretend one engine is SUUUUPERCHARGED!!!!
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Oh, doy. I mistook the statement from a few posts back about other Gimix kits being OOP to include the 31A. A quick look around the e-shops show it's backordered at worst. But I remember a question I had during construction, now. Did anyone who built any of the VF-31 variants have issues with the small triangle piece connecting the weapons pod to the backpack/central fuselage? I don't know if the peg on the triangle piece is supposed to fit all the way into the weapons pod or not, but the one on mine retained a fairly significant gap even when I applied what was probably a not-smart amount of pressure to the pieces. I couldn't see any physical impediments to the two parts fitting together nicely aside from the paint job, hence my comment above about parts fit.
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Seeing the Project Super Nova competitors in this line would be just... just wonderful. Oh be still, my beating heart.
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I'd like to see these released as unpainted, DIY kits. Them being prepainted means I can't get rid of any seam lines (where the lower/upper fuselage meet, for instance) or gaps (which mainly result from the paint job making parts harder to fit together). The tighter fit from the paint also made me worry about smaller/more fragile parts breaking. I'm glad that didn't happen, but there were more than a couple of hold-my-breath moments there. Still, I'm really digging this 31A. It's such a fun little thing to build. Shame about them no longer being in stock.
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Oy, speaking of unnecessary flourish... What's being shown in that second image, where parts of the robot are colored in black? Is it showing off articulated/removable armor panels? Decals/tampo markings?
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I just saw it in a random ad and jumped on it. Is Bandai releasing a figure of their own? Of the Arbalest and/or the Laevatein? I wasn't exactly keeping up with the rare updates for this series. Either way, I like Alter's sculpt. One thing I didn't particularly like about the Metal Build Laevatein, and which (along with finances) kept me from getting it, was the unnecessary flourish that Bandai always seems to indulge in. The Kotobukiya kit of the same subject matter cost significantly less and looked just as good in my eyes (if not better in some regards), with the only major drawback being its smaller scale. Anyway, I'm rambling.
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Pre-order for the Alter 1/60 Arbalest at HLJ: http://hlj.com/product/ALT20816 @Hobby Search: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10424051 EDIT: Sorry. Arbalest, not Laevatein. That would be sweet, though.
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In short, no. In long: The battroid heads are interchangeable, though the kit only provides you one polycap to attach to the neck ball joint. The fighter mode head is not articulated (save for the head turret); the head and neck are molded together, with the neck in a "collapsed" form. It fits to the underside of the fighter via a square/rectangular peg. The two kits' heads (+ neck) aren't easily interchangeable, but you can probably manage it without too much trouble so long as you're comfortable with modding/scratchbuilding.
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Why, that's just a hop and a skip from Fresno!
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I really wish my store would recklessly stock more items that no one but me would ever buy and be forced to put them on clearance at which point I would dry-wipe my hands and grin knowingly.
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Just to clarify, only SOME kits are/were on clearance sale. There was a cabinet/shelf of RG Quanta, RG Sinanju, MG Origin Gundam, etc. selling at regular price. I'd imagine the DM Exia would be selling at regular price, too.
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Would spraying the insides of the leg black help reduce light leakage? Or would the tinfoil option simply be easier?
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Pay attention to the lack of a seam in the tail fin as well. Regardless of how well you're matching those two halves, there's always going to be a visible seam. The pics unfortunately have been doctored to remove that. (At least as far as I can tell.)
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CnP from GE: From what I understand it's national and meant to clear out the old inventory for Fall. Check the website for kits, they have a location finder that lists whether a kit is in-stock or not or if it's on sale at that location. Of course, not every store updates its inventory to match the site. The sale has gone on for almost a week though so most clearanced things may be out of stock by now though. EDIT: So I checked out my local store. Only kits on clearance sale were Petitguys for about a buck and change each. Still picked up two for the kids. Maybe you'll have better luck.
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That would imply that there's a "line art accurate" kit in the first place, and the argument can be made for some designs that such a thing doesn't exist. But more to my point, there's no problem with tweaking a design. It's that the tweaking has become so predictable. Slimmer bodies, more homogenous proportions, more surface details. Reducing curves in favor of sharp lines/corners. Then - maybe I'm mincing words here - what you're after isn't a Ver Ka, but a 2.0. A second go at the same design. I don't disagree with this sentiment. I'd like new toolings of all the older MG kits to bring them up to (the good parts of) modern standards. My fear is that a 2.0 Ground Gundam would result in a shrunken chest block and leaner limbs. It would look less like a rugged ground-pounder and more like an athlete.
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Frankly, I'm tired of the Ver. Ka aesthetic and the exalted status it holds amongst Gundam fans. Heck, there's an entire model line dedicated to preserving that particular style of mecha design. And yet here I am with RG GP01 in hand and I think it's the most uninteresting thing in the world. The S/Ex-S are the epitome of Ver. Ka. How are they supposed to make THE Katoki design(s) even more Katoki? A 2.0 I can understand, but a "Ver. Ka" just seems kind of redundant.
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Were there any major changes going from the YF-21 to VF-22? I know that the BDI/BDS cockpit/canopy was swapped out for a more traditional setup, but anything beyond that?