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  1. David Hingtgen
    I was hoping for something more like "remove hidden screw cover, then remove screw". I've had some bad experiences with glued-in-pegs, where the part itself rips apart before the peg lets go.
  2. David Hingtgen
    How much effort to remove the lower engineering hull?
  3. David Hingtgen
    Is the dish easily removable? Could either frost the backside, or paint it silver.
  4. David Hingtgen
    How's the XL Ent-C? Looks better than most, and I realized that if I reject everything based on "window printing doesn't line up" I'll never have anything. The Ent-C's window mis-alignment doesn't seem egregious, among the line-up.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Yes, but that particular location (base of the tailfin) is always the valk's home base. A VF-31C/F/J etc says Siegfried elsewhere, but Aether on the tailfin. Does the -31A say Kairos on it? I know they say Hemera on the tailfin.
  6. David Hingtgen
    Are we sure about Chuck's new *valk* type being named Parmenides? Because the new Arad valk says Parmenides on the tailfin exactly the same way the regular Delta valks say "Aether" (and much like how VF-1's say Prometheus/ARMD). So I'd suspect that Parmenides is the name of a new carrier etc, and not the name of the new VF-31 variant.
  7. David Hingtgen
    Did the Smithsonian actually 3D scan Discovery? https://massive.sketchfab.com/3d-models/orbiter-space-shuttle-ce086ea2bd4c49d2a3ed3c9bee60ddd4/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1blvTfnD3uAm-7tXdn67EjVleXRx3l_AZ_w98qNe5D6CYSjlweieNmiRs
  8. David Hingtgen
    It is the AOE truck, and not the BB/G1 truck. They simply don't care, or don't even realize, that it's a different brand/model of semi. They are making whole new sculpts, off of the wrong reference material---how hard is it to "watch the movie" and maybe google "what type of truck was Optimus in the Bumblebee movie? And that's not even accounting for them likely having access to official movie production material etc. And at this point, they certainly don't have the "have to work off of early concept art, and get it on the shelves by the time the movie comes out" excuse. They've had YEARS.
  9. David Hingtgen
    A good "cheap" spray paint is the the Krylon "chalky" line. Ignore the name, it just means "nicely matte" in my experience, there is no additive/special effect like many other sub-lines have. They have several nice greys that are good for either primer or base coat. I'll vouch for "misty grey" and "paver grey". (cool and warm, respectively). IMHO misty grey is a very good SW Imperial grey, with paver grey a good Rebel Alliance color.
  10. David Hingtgen
    A bit late, but I agree, the Arcadia color is perfect, so Gabe's custom-mix that matches that is gonna be as good as it gets. (and it's a "simple" mix too, there's so many that have like a 14:19:26:3 ratio....)
  11. David Hingtgen
    Tamiya AS-16 is a great color, I feel that the Tamiya AS line has several colors that are the only examples that are the only "truly correct" paints out there, for FS matches. Most notably, Insignia White. Like 19 out of 20 "Insignia White" paints are totally wrong----they're just pure bright white with a different name slapped on. But Tamiya AS-20? THAT is the true color of Insignia White----a very very pale blue-grey. (especially great for "white" Star Wars stuff)
  12. David Hingtgen
    Update---It arrived at my place while the site was down---but it made it! Took about 6 days from arrival in-country to my door. Box was in pretty good shape, I did notice it was made of THICK cardboard, like twice as thick as normal. Don't know if it was because HLJ is boxing extra-sturdy for "by boat" shipping, or if it was due to raw size of the box.
  13. David Hingtgen
    My only concern is if M&M have WHITE accents, and not the hideous grey like the latest HMR's.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Well, my Kingdom Come Blackarachnia broke on her second (third?) transformation. Same spot everyone else's does----the tab that (literally) holds her bust in place. Snapped off. Gluing tonight, will see if I can find the right mix of "widening slot to reduce friction, while still usefully pegging in"----assuming the glue can hold the tab back on decently strong enough to work at all.
  15. David Hingtgen
    Is that better or worse than the Yeager-class? Anyways, XL Nebula may be my first XL. (I've ranged from moderately disappointed to very disappointed with pretty much all the other XL's, few really seem to be better than the regulars considering their size/price)
  16. David Hingtgen
    I just saw that my slow/ferry shipping from HLJ recently arrived in-country. Almost exactly 2 months. (I shipped the first day HLJ offered it).
  17. David Hingtgen
    Those are different canards, they have a dog-toothed leading edge. Have we seen that before? ::edit:: Yup, definitely visible in the pics of "06" seen earlier.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Yup, and that's the only set with that piece: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=73111#T=C&C=86
  19. David Hingtgen
    I just found his channel recently, definitely interesting Tomcat tales/info.
  20. David Hingtgen
    Well, I managed to get the VIP Ulysses probe for the shuttle. It's also going for a good amount of money right now on ebay, to the point that it could pretty much refund the purchase of the shuttle itself. Is there anyone here interested in it, before I put it up? Sorry, can't let it go for "MSRP", but I will entertain reasonable offers based on it's going for right now, to sell it to fellow space-enthusiast Lego fans here at MW.
  21. David Hingtgen
    Due to its age/lore, I think the VF-0 "works best" with real-world schemes. I'll be happy to see what you come up with. (plus VF-111 has the best markings ever)
  22. David Hingtgen
    TLDR: It's not perfect (and never will be at this scale) but almost every aspect is better than the previous one.
  23. David Hingtgen
    They simply give you an extra pair of black curved slopes, to swap as needed. You can see one in the trunk. (with a gold 1x2 attached)
  24. David Hingtgen
    Yup, that's pretty much a must-buy for me. While I am one of many who think Robin would be a better choice, a Romero Joker is a nice fig, even has 'stache printing. Maybe they plan a Robin/Batgirl set? 60's Batgirl with her Batcycle is an obvious companion set for this, and Robin is the only logical second figure for it. And then everyone he would be "forced" to buy it, to "complete" their Batmobile...
  25. David Hingtgen
    I think the original rudder looks fat, so any attempts to slim it are a good thing. Interestingly, this photo confirms my suspicion----the name on the real thing "wraps around a corner". I suspect that if you trimmed the excess border, the original sticker may actually fit, if you just "go for it" and place it how it should be, angles be damned: (also, while the wing does have an upper surface airfoil profile front to back, it's pretty dead flat root to tip)--- (and really, the upper surface doesn't even quite curve, it pretty much just slopes at a constant angle) Fat leading edge, thinner at the rear, and straight lines to make that happen.
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