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  1. David Hingtgen
    Every time I try to "reconcile" what's going on with the toon Aerialbots, I give up. I think it's compounded by the fact that if you ever freeze-frame them (especially the combination sequence), it REALLY looks like the artists "lose track of who's who", and switch designs/colors half-way through. It's like, "Skydive leaps into the air, gains Fireflight's colorscheme, then Air Raid's robot design/wings, then turns into a leg" or something like that. It's that, AND the whole "can't tell wings from tailplanes, so they just tend to add lots of them all over" syndrome. It's like everyone has wings on their legs AND tailplanes on their legs, AND wings on the backpack AND the tail on the backpack. Just, 'stuff everywhere' combining all the robot modes from the whole team on every individual. It's just a mess. If there's one team where you should NOT attempt to closely copy the cartoon, it's the Aerialbots. Because while the Combaticons may alter their color/design when combining, at least they don't turn into each other while doing so...
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    No need, it means "hope" in Tron-world.
  3. David Hingtgen
    I think all the "main" parts are printed. Stickers are just for tuning/customization options, like stripes etc.
  4. David Hingtgen
    Knowing Bandai's love of hollow expanding pins in their joints, I imagine almost all DX's have some degree of cracking (even on a microscopic level), and dyes will immediately soak in and make the cracks more visible. (and possibly exacerbate/weaken them).
  5. David Hingtgen
    My Ozma -29 had its nosecone yellow (top half only), and so the contrasting colors between the halves made it obvious. "Retro-brite"'d it for days and got it 95% un-yellowed, but it came back already. So I think the only permanent solution is to paint the whole nosecone. My fear is that the -25/-29 nosecone "tucks into the chest/nose gear bay" during transformation, and it might get scraped off. I also know that Ozma's -29 DX plastic seems awfully "repellent" to paint, as it took a ton of effort to panel line and paint just a few tiny details back when it was new. I'd like to avoid sanding down the nosecone for adhesion, as I'd prefer to mask around the 'arrow' detail on the nose, and preserve it if at all possible. PS---I would much prefer not to airbrush, and just use a spray-can, but would be willing to airbrush if there's some miracle paint that adheres way better than anythin in a can.
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    Hi-Metal R

    David Hingtgen replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    VF-0D on sale for $115: https://www.usagundamstore.com/products/macross-zero-hi-metal-r-vf-0d-phoenix-shin-kudo-use?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&_kx=wRuf1yi8iF0T4Qodv9srmYTFbut9Fivk6ACOPQDm6PM.QPkpvt
  7. David Hingtgen
    One of the very few official illustrations that shows the proper "very pale pink" overall color of the MAXL. (it's not pure white!)
  8. David Hingtgen
    Sci-Fi needs brighter green. Neon or GTFO.
  9. David Hingtgen
    After checking Roy again, I do think it's the "tabs way to the rear" that slot into the top of the chest plate near the airbrake---as in, the ones the KO really needs to have sanded down or it's nigh-impossible to transform without cracking/snapping something. So now I'm trying to "thicken them back up" with nail polish, to find the perfect balance of "holds it down a bit better in jet mode" and "can actually transform to battroid mode without making terrifying bending and cracking noises". Of course, a genuine Roy does both right out of the box... I think the KO's tabs are too TALL (and need sanding down), but also too THIN (front-back mainly) and need thickening. Which creates problems in both modes...
  10. David Hingtgen
    I'm trying to get my Fugu Jetfire fitting together as well as possible, but I just can't figure out how to fix this gap at the intake----my original Roy fits nice and tight there, but there's no obvious lock or post---I can't figure out what holds the chest plate down on the original, and why Jetfire is so loose and just kind of "floats above the intake"
  11. David Hingtgen
    New thought: Prime Day is next week. And they keep bugging me about getting the Prime Card. $200 instant gift card... 5070 super family is "too far away, and will be too scarce and too expensive at launch". Plus, even a 5060 is going to "outperform the rest of my PC"----my new plan is "get a 5060 right now to tide me over, wait until the 5070 Super Ti is readily available in a pre-build, then buy a whole new PC". (assuming the current trend of "it's cheaper to buy a pre-built then make it yourself" holds true). My case is so old that it'd be a poor decision to re-use. The PSU is probably the only thing I could re-use in a new build, so buying EVERYTHING individually would be a lot more than a pre-build likely would.
  12. David Hingtgen
    $199.99? Oof.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Well, with the super 5070 and super 5070 ti news, I think I'll wait and see---they seem like they may be worth the wait+price.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Gerwalk just doesn't "work" IMHO, with the wings hanging off the calves.
  15. David Hingtgen
    I often run with the side of the case off, so lots of air...
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