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  1. David Hingtgen
    I'd hope for a "gap-filling" story. Show us immediately after SDF:M---but NOT following the Megaroad etc! Could have first human colonization of other planets, discovering Eden, bringing Zentradis into society, etc. LOTS of stuff to show that we've never seen before. All of which would be more interesting than "yet another pop-star saving humanity via singing", especially one set "a few years after Frontier". They frankly skipped 2010-2040, but have really flushed out 2040-2060.
  2. David Hingtgen
    Odds are good it'll be really hard to get.
  3. David Hingtgen
    "If you have to explain the joke then there is no joke!" ---The Joker
  4. David Hingtgen
    Hmmm. A remake would basically be about humanity facing extinction from a race of human-esque 50ft-tall giants, developing new unconventional weaponry to fight them, all with awesome music.
  5. David Hingtgen
    DX VF-31F sold out in 20 secs at 1999.co.jp and HLJ... (this post will be accurate, some day in the future) But on a serious note---give us the VF-4 in a series! Or more Milia...
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    Very true.
  7. David Hingtgen
    NO commentary on the latest ep? Not as good as when they fought Fenice. But I totally called the final move a few mins before it happened. (Well, I mean, of course we all knew it was going to be a build knuckle-----but the specific variation used-----that was new, and a great homage to G-Gundam). I figured it'd be that, or sekiha ten kyoken.
  8. David Hingtgen
    MP24 or 25 etc----new Hot Rod w/ExoSuit Daniel? We really need a new Hot Rod---that mold seems to have aged much worse than the seekers or Grimlock, despite being newer.
  9. David Hingtgen
    I'm just waiting/hoping for Tamashii-exclusive game-color repaints-----those schemes look even cooler, and we'd actually be able to get them.... (The deep red and black schemes)
  10. David Hingtgen
    MMC Leo Dux is out, as in people have actually gotten it. No reviews yet, but expect plenty of pics in the coming hours.
  11. David Hingtgen
    That's actually kinda how real wings are designed-----the weight of stuff (engines, weapons) hanging off the wing pulls it down, counteracting the force of lift bending it up. You can never make it totally equal nor at all times---but it helps, and is taken into account when designing in the desired strength/flexibility of the structure. (and thus, a wing which never has to "hold" anything---like on a 727 or DC-9, has to be made thicker/stronger/stiffer, to resist the lift forces from bending it up much--as it can only rely on itself, and not the effect from thousands of pounds of engines or weapons)
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    That's such a common occurence from pics, that it makes me think there's no notch/lock at all for the "normal" wing position---which is so annoying, since the earlier VF-1's had it, but pretty much everything after the 1/48's don't. It seems that just looking at it wrong will bump the wing back to some odd "almost but not quite correct" angle.
  13. David Hingtgen
    I hope that pic is accurate, color-wise, because that's the best colors I've seen yet, for the overall tan and the greys.
  14. David Hingtgen
    There's a new piece which is useful for "inverting" things-----technically a round 2x2 tile, with a hole in the middle. Nicknamed "donut". http://www.brickowl.com/catalog/lego-tile-2-x-2-round-with-hole-in-center-15535 Stick a 1x1 anything, upside down in the middle, and you can do a lot.
  15. David Hingtgen
    More inverted slopes and tiles would be a god-send. There are SO many LEGO models, where you finish it---then you flip it upside down and it's nothing but flat plates underneath, usually with open holes to the interior. If you get the reference, they're a lot like waterline model ships. It just "stops" below a certain point. And you need a ton of parts to "finish" the bottom half. And you usually need a whole lot more inverted slopes in that color than you own...
  16. David Hingtgen
    Nobody in the US cares about Star Saber... Anyways---yeah, very pleased about MP WJ. Has red wheels! And has the two "critical" sponsor logos---Lancia and Alitalia. Those were essential for the proper look. All other sponsors/stickers/markings are minor and forgettable. I think they did about the best possible hybrid for pleasing several groups---toy-accuracy vs real-world accuracy. It's got the "critical" sponsor logos for the realism, but it also is fairly "clean" overall without a zillion minor sponsors---for the toy-accuracy. If you want toon-accuracy---well, maybe hope for a US release with simplified paint-apps. Or just dunk the JP version in paint thinner for a while---there's not much to the 'toon version. A "blank" one with 4 stickers from Reprolabels should be able to replicate it pretty closely.
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    That is mainly due to the valks themselves being skinnier lately (as Bandai DX only makes the most recent designs, and none of the 80's/90's ones). The -19 family has about the bulkiest/roundest legs of them all. The VF-1 is blocky. The VF-25 is skinny. The Sv-51 is just plain big. That's all because that's how Kawamori designed them for the anime in the first place.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Hmmn, maybe I'll write to HLJ, try to get a replacement ventral fin for my Alto, if it's being re-released again. (yes, I still need one, my sig is unchanged on purpose all this time)
  19. David Hingtgen
    Can't read the names, but just the posing from the iconic final scene----right between the RX-78's feet---Shiro and Aina? :edit: Gotta be---she's got the right color hair, from a better pic I found. PS---I cannot take any credit for the caption, but it needs to be re-posted for all fans of G-Gundam: Domon is building Gunpla WITH THE HELP OF KYOJI!
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    I have a separate account at a separate bank soley so that can't happen.
  21. David Hingtgen
    From reports of the guy making a copy of the movie Batwing, it's HUGE and actually uses "1x5" pieces as-designed---which don't exist.
  22. David Hingtgen
    Is that even possible with HLJ nowadays? Last 2 preorders or so I've made with them, "paypal when it comes in" was the only option--you couldn't directly use a credit card.
  23. David Hingtgen
    I know I probably missed half the cameos, but I'll vote for Rain being my fave. Best though has gotta be Char and Lalah.
  24. David Hingtgen
    What I was going to say has already been said----the Gripen looks awesome/badass, so it's automatically better and people believe whatever is said about its abilities.
  25. David Hingtgen
    Well, the latest on the Gripen-E (Super Gripen) has that it basically gets an all-new fuselage---similar yet mostly retooled, to increase fuel capacity and give it better trans-sonic drag characteristics for an improved supercruise. (M1.25 sustained) AND it's going to cost less to own/operate than anything else out there that's at all comparable, even the baseline Gripen which was already dirt-cheap and simple. The maintenance and fuel consumption is that much better. And it'll have Meteor capability out-of-the-box as the primary air-to-air weapon, with Iris and ASRAAM for short-range. And then, the US is making the F-35...
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