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  1. David Hingtgen
    We really, really, really need someone to put up some official lineart from the Chronicles etc showing just how different a YF-19 and VF-19F etc really are.
  2. David Hingtgen
    THAT looks awesome. I wasn't very fond of the "tweaked" Epyon asides from the wings, but this is definitely an improvement. It's more subtle than what they did to Epyon. I do hope it has some RG-style coloring, the two-tone red and white/grey on the RD figure looks awesome.
  3. David Hingtgen
    Yup. Movable surfaces suck. IMHO. (not as bad as detachable limbs though)
  4. David Hingtgen
    Really, what was Mattel thinking with the keys and where they went? "Yeah, this is totally what people want!"
  5. David Hingtgen
    Yup, I still like the NSX. Really, about the only Japanese car I like. But looks-wise, I think it's equal to nearly any Ferrari. Wish more of its styling found its way into their "mainline" cars, beyond just the taillights on the Accord.
  6. David Hingtgen
    MMC got necks on their new not-Predacons, and they have much more complicated transformations. Really, Voltron has never passed GoBot level transformation complexity in any toy---it seems every company just does the laziest way possible--see Black Lion's front legs in the new Mattel. As I said before--I want to see a Yamato/Bandai style re-vamp, where they make it much better than before in every way, by trying new things. Get rid of pointless gimmicks nobody ever uses---use the internal space for critical stuff like the transformation/COMBINATION. Why not have two sets of legs or something? Big articulated ones for lion mode that flip inside for Voltron mode, and "small, permanently tucked-up" ones that do the opposite. Etc. Having a grossly-out-of-scale pilot inside is not the best use of space. Nor is having spring-loaded firing heads, for an adult collector toy. Would rather have good legs and necks...
  7. David Hingtgen
    I remember the behind-the-scenes for Ep II. They had entire green-rooms with green-scenery and green-tables and green-chairs...
  8. David Hingtgen
    They said fit, not "God-like". . (Jedi tend to be more lean than buff)
  9. David Hingtgen
    Next movie better find a way to have Faora.
  10. David Hingtgen
    The VF-11 is fine, but the -21 needs belly plates that lock together at the rear, an upper rear fuselage that locks into place and doesn't rely purely on hinge friction, and limbs that don't come off which leads to cracked hip joints. All of which the 1/72 had, ironically.
  11. David Hingtgen
    Justin Hammer however, was intentionally written to be funny.
  12. David Hingtgen
    That's the exact same scheme the F-15 wore for most of its existence.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Separating the hips and intakes like that is how it's SUPPOSED to have been done since the beginning--it's how the lineart does it. I tried my darndest to get Graham to convince Yamato to do it that way on their YF. They HAD to do it for the F/S/Kai, as it's essential. It just took them this long to realize that that is how it should be on the entire -19 family. It's just not as obvious on the YF. But it does make a difference.
  14. David Hingtgen
    They can use very little. Probably the nosecone, and landing gear, and that's about it. The later VF-19's, and the VF-19A/YF-19 have almost nothing in common, other than "looking similar". Similar, not identical. Everything is different, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. Really, the VF-25 and YF-29 share more parts than the VF-19F and YF-19.
  15. David Hingtgen
    The headsculpt looks truly awful in that angle/pose.
  16. David Hingtgen
    I'd rather MS have gone ahead with their original plan---the massive failure would have been a better lesson, and PS4+WiiU could have shared the market easily, with different segments. The "hardcore" games/FPS on PS4, and nostalgia/oldschool/family ones on WiiU. Now, everything will have to be "split" again, with every AAA title having to devote resources to running on multiple platforms. (as opposed to the Xbone failing in 18 months, leaving every developer free to optimize for PS4 only)
  17. David Hingtgen
    The F-2 is designed for a heavy anti-ship role (the standard F-16 has almost no capability there) so I assume it's "ocean-colored".
  18. David Hingtgen
    Here ya go:
  19. David Hingtgen
    MMC has completely re-done Tigris' beast-mode-head, and it's *way* better now. It's the best "cat-head" of all figures from all 3 companies making a Predaking---I hope they can re-tool Leo's to match it: (click for BIG version)
  20. David Hingtgen
    Next "not-Stunticon" released is Down Force, not Last Chance. They DID seem to listen to fans and make a few tweaks---his face is now "properly" blue with red eyes. (original proto was silver face with blue eyes--very Autobot-esque and unlike any previous incarnation of the character) Lots of pics: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-3rd-party-reviews/932432-fansproject-ca-11-down-force-hand-images.html A preview:
  21. David Hingtgen
    My wish for a new Voltron is the same as always---NECKS. The lack of necks always make the lion modes look awful. And means you can't do the iconic poses at all. http://boonage.pjss2.net/2007/06/11/voltron-defender-of-the-universe/ It's been a quarter-century and Voltron has a simple transformation. Surely we can now engineer a good combined form while having lions that don't suck. I do NOT want "the same old thing" with ball joints and diecast. I want something like a v2 Yamato or Bandai renewal showing IMPROVED SCULPT/PROPORTIONS.
  22. David Hingtgen
    Power master/Ginrai is about the only one I'd buy. I really do like RiD Fire Convoy, but his toy is already awesome, especially when combined with Magnus. An MP is kind of a waste.
  23. David Hingtgen
    Fanon/canon says Red Alert is not related. He just happens to look a lot like the Lambo brothers. Thus repaints of Red Alert are also "not family". Same as the seekers----they may all look similar, but there's nothing beyond that.
  24. David Hingtgen
    It's obviously the fourth brother, Blackswipe.
  25. David Hingtgen
    I would say yours yellowed---while mine does has the ABS parts "a slightly different shade of white", they are not at all yellow IMHO. The styrene is "purple-white", the ABS is "grey-white". But the overall match is quite good and only apparent if you're comparing pieces actually touching each other.
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