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  1. David Hingtgen
    Just gonna close it for a little while, deal with the mess later, then open it back up.
  2. David Hingtgen
    Surprised I hadn't heard of this site before: http://acewhips.net/ So hideous you have to keep scrolling down... (it's always worse when you see a car you did/do own---you wonder why someone would do that, as you know extra-well how it should look)
  3. David Hingtgen
    Agreed---that's much more like Alto's -25. The only "-30" thing about it, is the "SMS030" modex. The head-on view alone should be enough to convince that it has -25 markings.
  4. David Hingtgen
    *is* better, not was.
  5. David Hingtgen
    I'm pretty sure they used a (tweaked) version of their "ice-fractal-generating" program for some of the microbot's formations.
  6. David Hingtgen
    Same as I suspected/feared---they still don't understand SATURATION of a color, vs its value/brightness. Darker isn't the (main)answer, LESS SATURATED is what it needs to be. They'll end up at navy blue soon, and be no closer to what they should be, saturation-wise. I hate to say it, but I may agree with those who say it's worse now. They basically DID THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN. Seriously, they need Koike himself to supervise, as a painter he certainly understands the concept exactly---but the guys actually mixing up the plastic dyes etc sure don't seem to. The revised/shopped pics/artwork do get pretty close, so they seem to know WHAT they want. They just seem to lack the knowledge on how to get it. (because making it lighter or darker isn't going to move it in the direction it needs---brightness vs saturation) (hue/chroma is rarely gotten wrong, that's 100x easier for people to understand)
  7. David Hingtgen
    Just saw an image that reminded me that Elsa looks just like her mom, and her mom has brown hair. So Hiro's aunt is Elsa's mom...
  8. David Hingtgen
    Just got back. Frozen was way better. (and Hiro's aunt is basically Elsa with different hair)
  9. David Hingtgen
    Can you give a non-spoilery answer to "is there a whole lot more to it, or does the trailer show pretty much everything". (of course, I intentionally never watched any of Frozen's trailers before I saw it so I wouldn't be spoiled at all...)
  10. David Hingtgen
    737 is my all-time least fave jetliner, so not TOO jealous. (and Boeing's "new" split-scimitar winglet is just a rip-off of the MD-11's---MDC figured that design out years ago)
  11. David Hingtgen
    It's Eastern. That's akin to seeing a TWA or Pan Am plane flying around...
  12. David Hingtgen
    If you have any appreciation for commercial aviation, you know how amazing and cool this is:
  13. David Hingtgen
    Or it could just be the hinge for normal battroid mode wing-position.
  14. David Hingtgen
    All Bandai needs to do to get a LOT of converts, is to LOCK the wings into fighter-mode position.
  15. David Hingtgen
    Just an FYI, but I do have a MIB Turbo Duo for sale. ("new old stock")
  16. David Hingtgen
    The VF-171 is awful in many ways but it's the exception. All the others are good solid fun valks. Yamatos---look the best in fighter mode (which is my #1 priority) but often have many other issues which pretty much relegates them to "display models" and not "transforming toys".
  17. David Hingtgen
    CF VF-191's.
  18. David Hingtgen
    However---color isn't "faded/washed out" like Yamato's (probably TOO rich, but it at least actually looks tan, and not "bone") and knowing the Bandai DX line---it'll be 10x easier/more fun to transform. As in, you'll transform it because you enjoy it, and it'll be quick. Vs a Yammie, where you're like "yeah, I'll transform it NEXT month..." Those are 2 big factors for "mass appeal". Eye-catching+fun.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Dang it, come back from vacation to THIS. And I just spent all my money on souvenirs! May have to sell my almost-new YF-19 for this... (gotta see fighter mode though).
  20. David Hingtgen
    Can I "reserve a slot" now and figure out exactly what I need in a little bit? I was on vacation and couldn't check the forums much. I definitely want one more stand, but need to figure out how many extra arms and adapters I'll need (for both the new stand, and my previous 2)
  21. David Hingtgen
    Finger Four formation is more tactical/common anyways:
  22. David Hingtgen
    Saw an F430 today, last "newest" Ferrari I'd seen was a 355. (we don't see many Ferraris here in Iowa!) Last one I saw was actually an F40.
  23. David Hingtgen
    I'm putting my VF-0D and Sv-51 together. I just need the VF-0D...
  24. David Hingtgen
    I find it interesting how the 2 recent 3P Astrotrains, emphasize different aspects of loco mode. This one is overall a much more realistic loco---yet doesn't resemble any actual loco and is missing some critical (small) things. The other one, is very much trying to be the exact same loco as G1 Astrotrain (but isn't), and while it has many of the small things right---gets the big ones wrong. They're almost exactly opposite, yet could be combined into a "perfect" locomotive.
  25. David Hingtgen
    That'd be kinda like ZOE: Dolores. And would be hilariously awesome.
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