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  1. David Hingtgen
    Red Alert has a better face sculpt, and that makes a big difference to the overall look.
  2. David Hingtgen
    The *canopy* is too dark to many people. I don't recall a single person complaining about the main color--and if anything, "too dark" wouldn't be it---it's as light as it can be while still being correct.
  3. David Hingtgen
    If the new YF-19 is "off-white" I *will* cancel my pre-order. I absolutely refuse to have its iconic color altered. The YF-19 is creamy-yellow-beige. But not "off-white" or "nearly white". "If it aint broke dont fix it". The prototypes looked fine---but they were at the upper limit for how "pale" a -19 should be. Any lighter is too light. I sure hope at least a few tweets tell Mr K something along those lines. Yeesh, is it too hard to NOT change the aspects people were fine with?
  4. David Hingtgen
    Gunpod still has like 1mm of ground clearance. Way too little to account for QC, aging, lunar cycle, etc. Is it too much to ask it to be LEVEL in fighter mode? At least it doesn't sit on its main gear door edges like the last one. (though the wheels still only barely protrude past the doors) Did they forget how make extending/retracting main gear struts like on the -21? For all the improvements, there's a lot of things they seem to have forgotten to fix, and/or did better on previous valks.
  5. David Hingtgen
    I need CD's for as long as I own my current car. In fact, I have to convert "digital-only" albums to CDA format, to make a version to play on my car! Buying an album off itunes or Amazon, is the opposite of "convenient" for me---I then have to convert and burn copies to play in my car. Whereas if I own a CD---I can play it in my car, then take it out of my car when I get home and continue listening to it on my stereo. Or at least I could, until my stereo died, and nothing available nowadays is even half the quality of my kaput one. There's some good ones overseas, but almost none are imported here by reputable dealers. Want a kick-ass new Sony stereo? Live in Pakistan. Seriously. I've been practically music-less since my stereo died, I pretty much have only my car. (listening to CD's on a game system is very impractical---they read and load slowly, and none are multi-disc) Still, NOT being able to play CD's on a PS4 seems almost like they made an effort NOT to do it. What disc-based system has ever not been backwards compatible? CD's are the root of all discs. I mean: CD players read CD's. CD-ROM players can also read CD's. DVD players can read DVD, CD-ROM, and CD. DVD-ROM can read all of the above. Blu-Ray can read all of the above. BD-ROM can read all of the above. And here comes the PS4---which can't read the original basis of "digital disc media"? WTF? That'd be like a computer in 2014 saying "nope, no BMP files, that's old-school, only PNG please". It's a raw basic inherent format that should be "readable forever" due to its simplicity and massive amount of stuff already in that format. Even if "out of date".
  6. David Hingtgen
    Really, he just simplified it for more people to understand what MS's convoluted policies were. He mainly made more people aware of what MS planned.
  7. David Hingtgen
    Squirrel cage blower? Should be smooth and quiet to start with. Then get rattles over time.
  8. David Hingtgen
    How is this not posted here yet?
  9. David Hingtgen
    Yup---flourescent yellows! (and hums) (I still hate the look of LED for ambient lighting though, only ever use it for pin-points)
  10. David Hingtgen
    Maybe then, but definitely not when Leon explictly sent out his goons to gun her down. (and they were all instead tendril'd to death or whatever and she flew off in her VF-27 afterwards).
  11. David Hingtgen
    Leon's the guy that killed Cathy's dad. (and tried but failed to kill Grace)
  12. David Hingtgen
    Changing colors costs almost nothing. If they sold 5, it'd be profitable for them. And the paint apps etc seem to be the same as the Alto-esque one, so there'd be no new paint masks needed either. Of course, Bandai hasn't done a green renewal VF-27 yet either, so...
  13. David Hingtgen
    I would buy either of those schemes in an instant. Purple stripes=awesome. Blood red valk with black? Awesome. Will definitely wait/hope for one of these.
  14. David Hingtgen
    They say Tamiya thinner is: 40% methyl-iso-butyl-ketone 40% isopropanol 10% isobutanol 10% diacetone alcohol If anyone can compare to industrial/generic lacquer thinner...
  15. David Hingtgen
    Ironically I'm listening to the VP 2 OST while reading your post.(final boss theme) I'd pay whatever they ask for a good Lenneth figure.
  16. David Hingtgen
    Do like the Bandai kits do---have the tailfins on metal rods.
  17. David Hingtgen
    That's my guess. They didn't even spring for some "essential" paint-apps on MP Rodimus, I doubt they'd paint even more for Sideswipe. However, doing so will present issues with the roof/doors, as they are molded in smoke plastic. Though I've actually advocated before to mold those parts in red, then paint the windows with black. The "clear" parts on Sideswipe are SO dark you can't see through them anyways---so why not just mold them in red, and no worry about having bad paint? 90% of the paint issues on MP Sideswipe tend to be on the roof/windows because of that. That, or it'll look a lot like the G1 toy, with a painted roof and windows, and molded hood-----and have REALLY bad color-matching compared to the Takara release.
  18. David Hingtgen
    I still want a VFX-2 VF-11B. I'd trade almost anything for that. Full armor would be a bonus I'd sell off to those who own the first releases.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, the flower-petal rims do seem like an oversight. If the edge itself was a bit thicker/brighter, everything would be solved. But the way it's blacked-out...
  20. David Hingtgen
    Above all else--"Milia red" is a blue-red, not an orange-red. Crimson or blood, not scarlet. Anything vermillion/ochre is going to turn out wrong. If you're adding anything orangey or scarlet to try to 'brighten' it, you're going the wrong way. For a "common" color that may work, try Insignia Red. If you've got access to railroad colors----Soo red would be great, for a "deep" Milia red.
  21. David Hingtgen
    As pretty much all my cars and my likely next one are in that category (powerful sedan) I am curious as to your impression of it. While I feel the SHO has good specs/performance, I think they're asking too much money over the lower-end Taurus. Same issue with the SRT-8 versions of any Dodge (though Dodge is much worse---an SRT-8 is often like an extra 10 grand, for "a slightly more powerful version of the Hemi"----the SHO at least gets you a whole new engine that is a lot more powerful than the next level down) Anyways, I just spent several valk's worth of money on 4 of these today: (Bridgestone Potenza RE970) Really, when it comes to tires, I flat-out buy the best I can get for my car. (not a whole lot of selection for my car, a very weird combo of sizes, and the OEM is no longer made) No matter what engine, brakes, or suspension you may have---only the tires touch the road. EVERYTHING depends on them. THEY interact with the road, not any other part. Ever seen a car you used to own, now with cheap ugly tires put on by the new owner? It can be sad. Many people seem to ignore the LOOKS of a tire, thinking it's "wheels, wheels, wheels". But oh man can bland/weird tires ruin a car's look. (luckily, I've never had tires with an inherently ugly design, but I did once have to deal with "brown" tires----that sucked, and I now personally inspect every tire I buy prior to installation)
  22. David Hingtgen
    Can't really say it any better than that. Make that piece tan! (or beige)
  23. David Hingtgen
    That's way too "MP Prime" and not "G1 Prime" to interest me. Legs alone scream "we just copied the MP look". It's kind of an MP-01/MP-10 hybrid---but the worst elements of each.
  24. David Hingtgen
    Is there a non-Alto-ish scheme in the game? Basically--I want this valk, but don't want 2 "white with black and red" Frontier-series valks in my collection. I'd like to "wait for a repaint" if there is one. Of course, they could always just "invent" a scheme like they did for the 30th-ann Ozma-Fokker YF-29...
  25. David Hingtgen
    I may have to get the game just so I can justify buying the DX! Anyone got a quick summary/opinion on "just how well one can enjoy the game, not knowing any Japanese"? (the main thread for the game is way too huge to crawl through now)
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