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  1. David Hingtgen
    ::looks:: For that kind of money, I'll sell mine!
  2. David Hingtgen
    Go-Bots? Go-Bots. (ok yeah, slightly OT, and also not really even 3P from what it seems---but I think they'll get good exposure here, and probably don't deserve their own thread--yet) And I love to say this---but Snoop (the SR-71) looks to be a whole lot better toy than ROTF Leader Jetfire. (annoying that that's like the one figure they don't show alt-mode for)
  3. David Hingtgen
    Apostate? He's a dang templar, drugged out on lyrium...
  4. David Hingtgen
    Not a whole lot of difference. Yamato/Arcadia situation reminds me a lot of SNK/Playmore.
  5. David Hingtgen
    6 months later, when Arcadia releases a "corrected" version. (well all remember the "CF" vs "Shin" VF-0A releases, right?) "New 'CGI-colors' edition coming fall 2015!"
  6. David Hingtgen
    M'kyuun summed up what I meant pretty well. In short: If the original character's alt-mode was clearly a specific real-life vehicle, and your 3P version of said character is also clearly emulating that same real-life vehicle---then make it a model of that real-life vehicle, and not your "own artistic interpretation" of that vehicle. Either do that vehicle, or something totally your own. Not something "80-90% like that vehicle". Countach? Do a Countach. T-62 tank? Do a T-62. Corvette Stingray? Do a Corvette Stingray. MiG-25? MiG-25. If you're not doing that exact vehicle, and want to "be artistic"---then go make your own design entirely from scratch. Don't "mess up" someone's real-world design. "80% like the real thing" just looks like you screwed up copying the real thing. Either go all the way, or completely ignore the G1 alt-mode. Don't "get really close, but off just enough that it looks like a a cheap $1 toy version of the vehicle"
  7. David Hingtgen
    http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN996326 http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN996327 Japan gets all the best stuff.
  8. David Hingtgen
    Anyone else pre-order Wing Zero Honoo, and the Hobby Japan issue that includes its feather-sword?
  9. David Hingtgen
    I think a big issue may be raw "timeline". As in, a fleet will likely upgrade to the 'best available at that time'----but few fleets will have the resources to upgrade very often. So they will likely "skip" several models. Example: Fleet A may go VF-4, VF-9, VF-14, VF-19, VF-25 Fleet B may go VF-1, VF-11, VF-22, VF-30 Fleet C may go VF-1, VF-5000, VF-17, VF-29 You can assume Earth's own forces may get "each and every new version" due to its importance, but most colony fleets---probably not that often.
  10. David Hingtgen
    In happier airliner pics:
  11. David Hingtgen
    Dang it, like 1 week after my HLJ pile has to ship... (I should have waited a bit more, but it said "low stock" for my Gundams at the time---but they're still available now...)
  12. David Hingtgen
    I like the theory posed a while ago, that like VF-17 to VF-171, we'd see a VF-191.
  13. David Hingtgen
    That's what I was thinking. Grey with yellow with a skull? Would definitely sell.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Ozma is always on topic. He's that awesome.
  15. David Hingtgen
    That's just friggin' nuts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BIsUCQEv_8 And the car that the wingtip clips: Sadly, death toll from the crash still rising.
  16. David Hingtgen
    One of the best "Honest Trailers" they've done, IMHO. (you'll get so much more out of it if you've seen the music video* for "Everything is Awesome") *and if you haven't---why haven't you? It's awesome!
  17. David Hingtgen
    They obviously don't fear Hasbro, Porsche, Boeing, Lockheed, Lamborghini, VW, or anyone else, so I doubt that *NASA* has them worried. (and I believe technically, Boeing currently own the shuttle's design rights, via Rockwell). I currently own: FP Smart Robin FP Protector FP Intimidator MMC Feral Rex I will buy: MT Guardia FP Not-Apeface I'm seriously considering: UT Ordin No, nothing is perfect (especially combiners!) But when a compromise seems to have been made "solely to make it NOT look like people were expecting/not like the character it's intended to be" and not because of the limitations of transformation/engineering etc, it can be a very disappointing for someone who's been waiting for a "newer/better version" of something.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Literally. Pirate hat!
  19. David Hingtgen
    Close, but the things that are wrong---seem to be wrong for no reason. You can't tell me that the wingtip curvature couldn't be 100% correct? The cockpit windows? The OMS pods? Those are the main things wrong, and seem to have little to no impact on the other modes. Wow, you are so totally wrong there I don't know what to say. Sure you didn't write that sentence backwards?
  20. David Hingtgen
    While I'm a huge Y-wing fan, the existence of the Fine Molds version greatly decreases the "need" for Bandai's. Waiting for a 1/3000 Star Destroyer announcement...
  21. David Hingtgen
    Of course. I still haven't figured out why nobody seems to make REAL space shuttle alt-modes any more. But this is still closer to the real thing than anything else any company has done in 15+ years. I mean, stuff like this just makes me ask--"why?": Either totally do your own thing, or flat-out do a real one. Don't "uglify" NASA's---but that seems to be the #1 option the past dozen years...
  22. David Hingtgen
    Whom nobody cares about. Bring back Sei/Reiji/Aila...
  23. David Hingtgen
    It's definitely my fave of the two Astrotrains coming. But the colors they picked---is like the worst combo of real-world and toon. Do one or the other. "White shuttle with random purple chunks" just plain doesn't look good. Either do white/black, or grey/purple. (or if you want to do G1 toy colors, then make it look INTENTIONAL, with the white and purple placement---G1 had a clear delineation between the white and purple areas, looked good/intentional----how Toyworld did it looks like random parts on random sprues were molded in different colors, all the color-separation-lines are "jagged")
  24. David Hingtgen
    Anyone else feel this season isn't living up to season 1? It started off strong, but I'm feeling the latter half of season 2 isn't as good as season 1's. Not bad by any means, but at this point in season 1, I couldn't wait for new eps---but "not feeling it" for season 2. Still watch, but I'm not "eagerly anticipating" each new ep.
  25. David Hingtgen
    I'd be interested in less clunky stuff for renewals too----25/27/29. All the Bandai stuff is much larger than needed, hides the gunpod, etc.
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