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    That was only because the Yamatos were being dumped at 50-75% off MSRP.
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    I've never seen acrylic paint in a spraycan. It's usually lacquer or enamel. Tamiya is lacquer and Testors/Model Master is enamel. I've never used Krylon so I don't know its composition. Personally I like using Tamiya's lacquer sprays as they are very fast drying and grab onto bare plastic. Enamels stick well to plastic but generally take a very long time to dry. Acrylic paints generally don't stick well to bare plastic, so priming is recommended when using acrylics. Which clear coat to use depends on what paint type you're laying the clear coat on. The general rule is not to spray a stronger paint type on top of weaker paint. Basically : lacquer > enamel > acrylic.
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    Well, Northrop does have Grumman now so...maybe their next fighter will be a big cat of some kind?
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    Well it seems Clarkson's idiocy has finally caught up with him. BBC has certain standards or rules and this was probably something they just couldn't excuse Clarkson for. Let's face it, there's really no excuse for physically assaulting a co-worker. Darn shame that it had come to this.
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    I'm going from one Fukuda Mitsuo involved series to another. Just finished watching all of Cyber Formula (TV & OAV series) and have now started on Cross Ange. It certainly took awhile for Ange to end her cringeworthy princess ways!
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    The question is - who owns the format to Top Gear? BBC or Clarkson? if the format owner is the BBC, then potentially they could replace the whole cast or just Clarkson. It that were to happen, it would certainly be a test to see where the show's strength was - the format or the cast. If the format owner is Clarkson, then potentially he could take the format to another station. The problem is, most other broadcasters rely on advertising money and Clarkson would likely not be free to mouth off as he'd like to.
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    Also, back in WWII, P-51 and P-47 fighters flew with blue noses, red tails, checker patterns, nose art, natural metal finish and such.
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    The 1/100 Toynami VF-1s are my least favorite. At first glance and taking the price into consideration, they didn't seem too bad. But once I looked at them closer and played around with them, I realized that they are quite terrible. I rank them below the VF100 VF-25 (which despite problems I still like) and the perfect transformation Revoltech VF-1 (which is pretty awful in its own way but it's still better than the Toynami). As a fan of smaller scale toys, it's disappointing that so many are mediocre. Oh well, it's one of many reasons why I moved onto building kits.
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    These are some of the typical ecchi tropes you see in anime 1. panchira (パンチラ) - a slight peak of the panties 2. panmoro (パンモロ) - full blown showing of panties 3. chichiyure (乳ゆれ) - breast shaking/bouncing 4. sukaato mekuri (スカートめくり） - lifting up of the skirt 5. nyuuyoku scene (入浴シーン) - bathing scene (bathtub, shower, onsen) 6. kigae scene (着替えシーン) - changing clothes scene Here's a page with a lot of ecchi scene pics : http://d.hatena.ne.jp/kibisan/20140806
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    Isn't that the Age of Ultron Captain America suit? Looks pretty good. This will fit in nicely with the rest of my Figma and SHF figures. I wish they had done the Winter Soldier Cap suit though.
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    Oooh... I wonder what scale size it is. 1:24, 1:18?
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    I saw it. The race in St. Petersburg could've been so much more interesting and exciting. Yet it was rather boring. The older race to Heathrow was so much more better.
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    Yes, all animation these days are computer colored and digitally animated. The days of animators painting cels by hand with a brush and camera shooting each cel frame died many years ago. The last Gundam anime that was non-digitally animated was I believe Turn A Gundam.
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    That's probably an in-joke to Dengeki's light novel "Girly Air Force".
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    Looks like you're in the same boat that I was in 5 years ago. I posted my first Macross kit build here at MW back in March 2009. Like you, it was a twenty year break between age 16 and 36. BTW, don't get it too frustrated when the build doesn't quite go well. We've all been there. Heck I still make countless mistakes and my builds are still nowhere near some of experts here. But it's all good fun.
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    For $10 a piece, they're not too bad. They're certainly much better than the DeAgostini models. But keep in mind that - a. they're mostly made of plastic rather than diecast. b. they don't come with interchangeable landing gears c. they don't come with pilots or canopies that open d. certain details can be off and require DIY fixes (such as missiles being incorrectly positioned or seats sitting way too low in the cockpit, certain color detail missing, etc)
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    Motorweek has lately been posting to Youtube old reviews from years past. Here's one for the '85 AE86 and MR2. 0-60 in 9.7 secs for MR2. Folks today would call that slow as hell.
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    Considering that the F-18 Hornet's lineage can be traced back to the F-5, what the Iranians did isn't totally outrageous.
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    Even with the shallower depth shelves, the tall Billy bookcases are better than the Detolfs for display space. With glass doors, they're also better at keeping the dust away. The Detolfs have too many gaps IMO. But yes, the Billy bookcases can get expensive once you add glass doors. Though still way cheaper than getting a curio cabinet of similar size. Here are of my Billys with glass doors.
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    However, the attention to detail these models have, just about blows away any Valkyrie toy. I wish there was a maker out there that threw out the transformation feature and offered fighter mode Valkyries with the level of detail found in these Alter models.
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    Here's my just completed HGUC Nemo. All I did was change the bright green of the original plastic to something more military-like. I used a Tamiya rattlecan spray.
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    The easiest paint scheme to do is the TV Kakizaki VF-1A.
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    Tips to spraycan painting: 1. Shake the can well. Shake vigorously and for a good amount of time. 2. Use a spraycan gun. Like this: http://www.amazon.com/SafeWorld-International-116504-12-Original-Spray/dp/B004YEBVVU/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1418572954&sr=1-2 3. Spray the paint from a distance. 7-inches or more depending on the spray force. 4. Spray from one empty space to another. In other words, don't start the spray by pointing it directly at the piece.
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    I'm just about to finish a Nemo as well (mine is the Zeta Gundam edition). Just a clear flat coat and final put together to go. I changed the bright green color of the original plastic to a more subdued military green with Tamiya spraycan paint.
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    The 7-11 Gunperry was pretty cool IMPO. I think store brand liveries tend to work better with trucks, trains, and cargo aircraft.
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