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  1. David Hingtgen
    At this point, I plan to wait for Bandai to do these in 1/35. Probably be cheaper.
  2. David Hingtgen
    I still want a 3P WFC-styled Trypticon above all else. That design just rocks, and has replaced G1 as the "iconic" version of the character, in my mind. *I still want a city mode, however. I basically want a G1 city that turns into the WFC dino. Because turning into the Nemesis simply can't happen in the real world, not well at least. And we never even really got to see satellite mode, plus it'd be really boring. But you could certainly get a good city mode out of the WFC dino.
  3. David Hingtgen
    He walks, much like any 2-legged Zoid. In non-dino modes, the mechanism causes the radars and gun turrets to rotate. His main cannon/tower lights up, too. (though that light is very flakey--I think mine lasted a year, when I got the original) You'll see more "still walks!" used Trypticons than "still lights up!" used Trypticons.
  4. David Hingtgen
    Trypticon is the best city-former due to having the best city mode. Metroplex has the better battle-mode, but they're known as cities, not battlestation-formers. Scorponok is the only city-former with a good third mode.
  5. David Hingtgen
    I didn't like the -29 at all when Alto's was the only one. Now it's one of my faves due to all the others looking neat. But the original one? It's neither an attractive scheme nor does it seem "Alto". Whereas his -171EX was still clearly his.
  6. David Hingtgen
    So where/how is everyone watching IBO? (As in, US fans) Heck, same question for the origin.
  7. David Hingtgen
    It's close, but that's not what shade of blue Vortex was. Surprising that they got the others so close, but pretty off for that one. Vortex was more like smoke-periwinkle blue. Not bright electric sky blue. It's much closer than CW G2 Superion was---that one they only got in "spirit", with Air Raid being most wrong. (I owned all the G2 combiners for many years, they were a core chunk of my TF collection for a long while--I know EXACTLY what they looked like)
  8. David Hingtgen
    I was considering a decal stripe like this under the cockpit, and was worried about it being scratched off:
  9. David Hingtgen
    Been thinking about possible schemes. Need some info; 1. Source of black/clear or black/white UNS kite logos? Not low-vis grey, need BLACK. 2. Are the ventral fins easily removable? Both to paint them, and the rear leg stripes they cover. Similar question for tailfins and canards. 3. Are the fuselage sides prone to being scratched? The under-cockpit area, etc.
  10. David Hingtgen
    You can tell a Tu-22M even in the dark----world's blue-est afterburners.
  11. David Hingtgen
    1/72 what?(I'm guessing an F-14, but just in case...)
  12. David Hingtgen
    Would love a 0D if they tweaked both the hips AND the color...
  13. David Hingtgen
    Could someone who has one, measure the tailfins? I'd like to know exactly how big they are, for planning decals etc to use. 1/72 F-14 vs 1/48 F-18 markings, etc. Would like to know height, front-to back at both top and bottom, and front-to-leading-edge-of rudder at top and bottom.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Anyone debating on whether to order MP-28 HotRod, may want to check the Third Party thread... http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=36937&p=1237459
  15. David Hingtgen
    I've found my "MP Hot Rod". And it isn't MP-28!
  16. David Hingtgen
    So, what's the easiest way to weather an X-wing kit? I don't plan to ink in every line individually like with a Gundam, there's WAY too many greeblies for that. I'm thinking almost something along the lines of MacFarlane-Toys-style "dunk it in a bucket of diluted ink". I tried this a while ago: http://www.florymodels.co.uk/washes/ Didn't work at all in my experience---even with extreme stirring, you just ended up with little clumps of pigment floating in water, and when it dried--you just got specks deposited. And the pigment certainly didn't flow into panel lines.
  17. David Hingtgen
    The YF-19's gear bays are pink as heck. It's not just a VF-1 issue. I'd rather have yellowish than pinkish. Airliners often have very slightly intentionally yellow "white" paint. (Go look at Delta's previous scheme, and BA until very recently).
  18. David Hingtgen
    Those are all possible, plus 24, 51, and 211. Probably not 154, due to "recent overexposure" IMHO. 142 maybe, as I love the VFX-2 VF-11 that's like theirs. Though that'd both require more work and look rather Roy-esque. 143 could work, they're even already blue.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Someone already did a Sundowners VF-4, so despite being my fave squadron, I won't be doing them. I'm leaning towards a red-marked squadron, to make use of the existing accents.
  20. David Hingtgen
    The nose scratching has me thinking about more of a low-vis F-14 scheme, to leave it grey. But we know all the really good schemes are high-vis with tan noses!
  21. David Hingtgen
    I'm tempted to buy one and partially repaint, as it looks like 2012 markings will never happen---it's this or nothing for a VF-4. I won't do *full* FB2012 markings, but maybe close. Or could do a unique scheme, based off an F-14. Biggest questions: Is the nosecone molded grey or painted? Will rubbing alcohol readily remove the blue striping on the fins/canards, and if it's painted, the grey nosecone? The arrow markings on the upper intake sides---source for those? They're red in the VFX scheme but yellow for 2012. Is the nosecone scratch-prone when transforming? Don't want to paint it tan and then have it ruined after 2 transformations.
  22. David Hingtgen
    So is that using a Genesis instead of an SNES?
  23. David Hingtgen
    You don't have to increase the *diameter*----Rolls is fond of adding stages to increase power.
  24. David Hingtgen
    I believe the size of the eventual -115B was taken into account very early in the 777 design process.
  25. David Hingtgen
    My previous MOBO was Giga, will likely go back to them.
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