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  1. David Hingtgen
    Who considers 100 747's a small fleet?
  2. David Hingtgen
    It's not that they can't do grey---it's that they're trying to do silver. And it doesn't turn out well. LEGO has their own version of that color, but it's kinda rare. But it has the same "swirly" look. LEGO usually simply does grey, or actual silver paint, or chromed. "Swirly silvery plastic" doesn't look as good, but is cheaper/easier. For that reason, it's rare in LEGO, but ever more common with Hasbro. LEGO silver-grey looks a lot like G1 Dinobot silver-grey. As for the actual reason why it looks the way it does: Every stirred metallic paint? The particles start sinking to the bottom INSTANTLY. Same with plastic---the metallic bits will not distribute themselves evenly, just doesn't happen. As soon as the hot liquid plastic flows into the mold---the metallic bits will start settling even before the plastic hardens into shape---and the pattern left, shows the way the plastic flowed into the mold. They are "flow marks". Can happen with most any plastic color, especially red---but it's always visible with silvery plastic. (also, in my experience---the silver plastic behaves funny----harder to sand/cut etc nicely----hate it when used in model kits--also probably why it's only ever used for small bits in LEGO, and never large bricks/plates) But Hasbro has no qualms about using it for everything everywhere!
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    Update: It takes 14 steps before you encounter/use a "basic brick". That's a good thing IMHO. And I am dreading applying the stickers to the slope parts. "LL929" may look awful (as slopes have rough surfaces) and REALLY should have been printed. Stickers on tiles are easy to make look good, stickers on slopes is just asking for trouble.
  4. David Hingtgen
    Pretty sure Ian McKellan said something to the effect that it was much harder acting in The Hobbit vs LOTR, due to the decrease in real sets and increase in green screens---even playing the same character in the same setting! (Hobbiton) Also---Hamill+beard=awesome. Go with the Obi-Wan look, I think it'd work really well for an older Luke.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Woohoo, MP Deadend!
  6. David Hingtgen
    I think that's the idea---utter animation accuracy. Which some people want. (see: 3P Dinobot threads)
  7. David Hingtgen
    So, Benny's ship is sold out at Amazon and LEGO.com already.
  8. David Hingtgen
    Sooooo... Cheapest/best place to get the super parts pre-ordered? (seriously, every source I ever used to use for Tamashii exclusive stuff no longer does it)
  9. David Hingtgen
    I too wanted some of those supports, but their price/availability in any color I wanted kinda nixed those plans. We could REALLY use another set with "the parts Benny's ship doesn't have". True, an entire "New" Classic Space theme isn't that likely from LEGO---but there's absolutely no reason they couldn't make a Creator set or two with space themes/colors. Just give us a bunch of blue, bley, and trans-yellow bits. Mainly slopes, fins, rockets. And if they do the common "wheels for engines" thing---just include 4 tires for an alternate vehicle build and there's your new Creator set. (the BEST thing though, would be a future "Benny's Moonbase" or something, like a 1200+ part set)
  10. David Hingtgen
    Notches/detents for the wing-sweep settings. FAST pack booster attachment like the 1/48. (My #1 complaint with the v2 is the big ugly piece holding the boosters on----not much better than the 1/55 and far worse than the 1/48 and v1)
  11. David Hingtgen
    All current DX valks use superglue for assembly, so acetone is your best best. Just beware that acetone will eat paint very quickly, and can attack plastic over time. Personally I tend to sand/scrape most of the excess glue away, and not try to get ALL of it, at the risk of causing damage trying to get that last bit off. PS---I think it looks like the Su-47 too. (I'm betting it's intentional, and why they made the nosecone so pale)
  12. David Hingtgen
    That the Mach 3 Phantom, whatever it was called? That is because they ARE copies, but official ones, with design approval/help from Lockheed to make the changes. I doubt this new Not-F-22 would be officially designed with help from Lockheed.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Man, I feel geeky for recognizing what that note is sitting on. Props(ha!) to JJ for it though.
  14. David Hingtgen
    My post was in response to yours saying it was "order stop", and that I could order.
  15. David Hingtgen
    ??? I can "add to cart" right now.
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    +2
  17. David Hingtgen
    That's pretty much the end-all be-all of SW. I wouldn't be surprised if half these people are on screen for 0.5 secs just the "establish" them in SW lore and get them an action figure for the first movie---then ACTUALLY have a role in the next film. Yeesh, I was just looking up the new LEGO B-wing---and it comes with a "General Cracken" figure. Who? Googled him---in a ROTJ deleted scene and never actually seen in theaters etc, but now he's got enough backstory to get a figure with the B-wing set... I don't think he's even on the DVD cut-scenes etc. So yeah, that's SW in a nutshell.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Well the short version is the first movie is a sorta DYRL-esque retelling of the TV series' first half. Similar things happen, but not quite how they did on TV. The second movie is like a completely different second half of the TV series. More than just an "alternate ending" it's an alternate entire chain of events. I liked the first movie better than the second, but I think I'm in the minority.
  19. David Hingtgen
    I'm going to buy the "ocean" stickers----cost way more, but as I'm finicky about "insignia crispness and border thickness"---I think they'll be worth it. (and time-saving, too----may replace all my FP Not-Stunticon insignias if they work out) Check THESE insignias out: http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Ocean-TF-Decepticon-metal-Logo-decals-sliver-background/613353_1863551140.html
  20. David Hingtgen
    Custom colors would be the hardest thing. The Jolly Rogers often had to barter to get the extra-dark grey they needed for their low-vis tailfins, as that color was only supplied in small quantities for painting the modex numbers and nothing else. The dark grey tailfins were "allowed but not condoned"----they'd have to get the needed paint from other squadrons. Luckily, they have no need for red, while the Black Knights and Diamondbacks need a lot....
  21. David Hingtgen
    BTW, Benny's ship is up at LEGO.com. Free shipping plus free bonus mini-set. http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Benny-s-Spaceship-Spaceship-SPACESHIP-70816
  22. David Hingtgen
    If you paid $60 for an Ozma, then it's a V1. Just a pair of broken legs from a V2 Ozma would probably go for more than $60.
  23. David Hingtgen
    Louder than old F-15's? Wow.
  24. David Hingtgen
    Yet still have kibble. (Yes, his "wings" are part of his look----but certainly not the tips of the tail hanging off his knees)
  25. David Hingtgen
    For Feralcon insignia---trim. Bovis' needs a lot of trimming (you'll only have a hair's-breadth border left) but Leo's should fit with minimal trimming if any. Using the small ones just look bad IMHO, but most people end up going that route because it's easier. Anyways, Maketoys MTCM-04 Guardia (Not-Defensor):
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