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  1. David Hingtgen
    How is MP Grimlock's mold "old", wear-wise? It's not like he's had run after run, with a massive production run each time. The Predacons are still going strong, after multiple reissues, and after a MASSIVE G1 run. Any single G1 run was several times larger than any MP mold has ever been used. The only molds I can recall being used so much that they're noticeably "wearing out" are the Combaticons (since they come in about a dozen colors, with many being mass releases), maybe G1 Prime, and the Classics Seeker (since there's a zillion colors). They're not MP Gundam kits, where the tolerance is .001in and you can tell after the first run that there's been .05% mold degradation in the panel lines and joint-hinge friction.
  2. David Hingtgen
    Hmmn. Pretty sure mine came with the hands balled up into fists. It took some effort to free them up to open the fingers, I briefly thought the non-articulated hands had been installed. PS---got it to GERWALK for the first time. Most of the shoulder joints are pretty loose (both articulation ones and transformation ones). Do you just pry/pop off the shoulder armor like a v2 VF-1, to access the screw for the shoulder/bicep joint?
  3. David Hingtgen
    I've got a question for everbody----for fighter mode, for the best fit of the hands in the shield---do you bunch them up into fists to shorten them, or flatten them out as much as possible to try to "tuck" them in under the flap?
  4. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, but I'm betting the weak point is a small thermal exhaust port right BELOW the main one...
  5. David Hingtgen
    You didn't see the photos of entire pallets filled with US-version MP-10's? Prime was even worse in some areas.
  6. David Hingtgen
    Maybe I could put some Future on it before I transform it, as a protective layer. I did so on my -27.
  7. David Hingtgen
    A little retooling? Completely new mold from the ground up. You can't even make a VF-19F from a YF-19, and they have very similar robot modes and transformations. Sunstreaker has the hood for his FEET. Anyways----Sideswipe has repaints/remolds---Red Alert, G2, and even retro-canon Tigertrack. But Sunstreaker? Absolutely no official variants AFAIK. Even Red would be a non-TF, like Shackwave.
  8. David Hingtgen
    The most insanely-accurate/detailed/complex/complete R/C model jet ever, by far: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ccb_1375442777 (no, it doesn't crash at the end) PS---anyone know how to embed from liveleak here? I can get it to show up in post-preview, but not the actual post.
  9. David Hingtgen
    Ghostkiller---thank you. I will examine mine closely, tomorrow.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Could you expand on that? Rotate which part of the leg inwards---topside or bottom? And what do you mean by the plates being glued?
  11. David Hingtgen
    Nah, they're going to REALLY annoy people by doing: Idolmaster F-14D for $20, with F-15E included free. (only way to get F-15E) Idolmaster Rafale for $20, with F-18F free (only way to get Super Hornet Idolmaster Su-27 for $20, with YF-23 free (only way to get YF-23) F-14D, Rafale, and Su-27 will be free in normal camo.
  12. David Hingtgen
    Ok, got my Alto from HLJ today. Only checked a few little things, won't transform until tomorrow or even the next day, but did check opening gear/canopy etc, and transformed just enough to put the gunpod on. A few little niggles/quirks/questions: 1. The canopy seems to securely click closed, but the main section is a little higher than the windscreen. Inherent, common, fixable? 2. Left side seems overall more secure/flush in fighter mode---notably how the left wingroot lies alongside the leg, and how "high" the leg is in fighter mode. If the entire fighter was as flush/tight as the left side, it'd look amazing--but the right side, the leg seems to "sag" just a little bit, making a bit of a gap/seam all around it. (and the right leg panel which you open for moving the ventral fin seems to never quite close) Overall, my -27 seems to be more flush/secure in fighter mode---when it's together, everything goes EXACTLY into a certain spot. Despite being a later design/mold, the -25 renewal seems to have fewer pegs/tabs/clicks, relying more on "hinge friction" to hold it together---everything seems to stay in place, but only about half of it really seems to go in as tight/flush/close as it possibly can.
  13. David Hingtgen
    I transformed mine once, and that's all it took.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Ok, now I know most TF fans aren't as picky as me or Valk fans when it comes to sleek jet-modes and lack of kibble, but I am surprised at how many people are saying this is the best jet-mode of TFC's not-Aerialbots. To me, it's a big part of the reason I passed on the set----here's their F-16: You can't tell me they couldn't have trimmed off SOME of the blockiness there.
  15. David Hingtgen
    Just saw Wolverine today---think I liked Pacific Rim more. (and I'm a pretty big X-Men fan)
  16. David Hingtgen
    With all the un-filled demand, I think FanToys should go ahead and produce AcousticWave. Pricing it similar to the US MP, but ACTUALLY BEING EASY TO OBTAIN and I think they'd get a good amount of sales. Though the amount of accessories(like casettes) that the US one has may be hard to equal, value-wise.
  17. David Hingtgen
    I got EMS for $157 IIRC.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Just got back from seeing it. Stayed to watch the entire credits hoping to spot MW's resident model-maker listed but didn't see it (but the non-alphabetical parts did make it hard to try to keep an eye out at times).
  19. David Hingtgen
    Sv-51. Doesn't initiate delimiter mode every time you try to transform it. And it's friggin HUGE.
  20. David Hingtgen
    Like "kibble".
  21. David Hingtgen
    Videogames are the same------Nintendo's about the best example. Zelda and Mario games are developed by Nintendo themselves. Those are 'first party' games. But if say Capcom or Square makes a game for Nintendo---they are licensed and official games, but not "first party" games from Nintendo directly. Capcom etc are "third party" developers, who publish their games for Nintendo/Sony/MS. Tengen would be the game equivalent to the most-common use of TF third-party terminology------unlicensed, but compatible.
  22. David Hingtgen
    Well, mine has recently changed to "This order is currently being double-checked before final packing". That's something at least.
  23. David Hingtgen
    Actually that's what I expected too, and didn't actually click on it until I'd seen it get bumped a couple times.
  24. David Hingtgen
    If its not going to transform, making it look like an MP is pointless. Go for G1 toon accuracy. Or simply "whatever looks awesome". I still dislike how MP-01 is now practically the canon G1 Prime---it's not THAT good of a design, but everyone copies it. And having MP-10's half-fuel-tanks and wheel covers is REALLY lazy.
  25. David Hingtgen
    He'll look much better with his giant cyber-bow-gun removed from behind his head and actually held as a weapon. BTW, it does seem that against all common sense, Justitoys is going ahead with their Predaking. So yes, that means there's now FOUR third-party Predakings coming.
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