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  1. David Hingtgen
    They went 6 for 6 with alt-modes for Hercules, and kept the G1 color scheme with about 95% accuracy. I doubt they're too concerned with copyright. Also, Lockheed is the pickiest of all the aircraft companies for licensing---I think they're more likely to sue TFC than Hasbro... (of course, Superion already had an F-16 too, and so will Uranos, so it's a moot point)
  2. David Hingtgen
    All of which is why----why'd they pick an SR-71? It's not the G1 alt-mode, and it's the worst possible choice to try to make a TF out of. "Hey guys, let's keep 4 out of 5 jets the same, but change the team leader to something that'll be even harder to make a good figure out of than a Concorde and is already established as the alt-mode of another character" Seriously, I think that's what TFC must have said at their discussions on making a new Superion... Next thing you know, they'll try making Piranacon, and keep 5 of 6 figs the same, but change Snaptrap to an electric eel.
  3. David Hingtgen
    If anyone would like to see US MP Prime with the MP-10 Reprolabels set applied (I've not seen anyone else do this, and I'm certainly the only one who embossed the tread pattern back in) I posted pics at TFW: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-feedback/640130-2012-tru-exclusive-hasbro-masterpiece-optimus-prime-39.html#post8977378
  4. David Hingtgen
    Backwards---they should be down in alt mode (so that the piping elbows are visible) A pic of most any real semi will show this well.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Also the clear yellow bits are more of an automotive "amber" color on the US version.
  6. David Hingtgen

    Macross 30

    David Hingtgen replied to Tochiro's topic in Games

    Duh, Grace is in it!
  7. David Hingtgen
    It's MG *scale* not MG *sized*. Just as a 1/6 scale Mylene figure would be much smaller than a 1/6 scale Roy figure, an MG Kshatriya could be as large as some PG kits. Even better reference---look at all the 1/60 valks. VF-1's the smallest, because it's the smallest in "real life". It needs to be 1/48 scale to be the same *size* as most of the others in 1/60. Kshatriya is so huge it's as big as an MG, as some others would be in PG.
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    Macross 30

    David Hingtgen replied to Tochiro's topic in Games

    The possibilites of a Sharon-Grace team-up are endless---and awesome. Ooooh---download Sharon's AI into Grace's body...
  9. David Hingtgen
    Not to rain on your parade, but these pics only cemented my decision to pass on Uranos: You know, the angles TFC never photographed from, but we all knew would be ugly. I honestly do believe it has thicker kibble than movie Jetfire.
  10. David Hingtgen
    True, and that's why Trypticon is so much better.
  11. David Hingtgen
    So ALL they have is the CAD? You can design all the .000000001 millimeter details and clearances you want, it's another thing entirely to actually mold the thing accounting for draft angles and uneven shrinkage as it cools. (you can generally avoid the draft-angle issue with multi-part/siding molds, but since Bandai is about the ONLY company that does that beyond "1 piece per kit", I doubt we'd see it to any extent here) Also, I sure hope it's more olive drab, and not *GREEN*.
  12. David Hingtgen
    G1 Blitzwing was a MiG-25. Not sure on the tank, a T-72 I think? But the point is--they were accurate enough to be clearly identifiable exactly what they were. And they hid their "other" points from 3/4 of the viewing angles. Going to "Cybertronian" alt-modes is frankly lazy, to "get around" issues inherent to triple-changers. "Oh, just ignore that entire half of the other vehicle--Cybertronian jets have big treads and armor plating, and Cybertronian tanks have wings and fins and intakes!" Don't care what plane he is, so long as he's a plane. BTW, I often mention Blitzwing and his MiG-25 alt-mode as "things that work" for Transformer planes. Boxy planes work. SR-71's do not. Similarly--I want an Astrotrain that's a *NASA orbiter*. Not a shuttle-esque vehicle, or a shuttle with a bullet train nose strapped on either side.
  13. David Hingtgen
    I'll probably pick up Springer and Blitzwing, but only due to their cheapness. Springer looks pretty good (about as good as it'll get until someone figures out how to make a big long skinny tail-boom without making it into pure kibble in robot mode AND hiding it in car mode) But Blitzwing? Again--because he's cheap, but I'm a huge fan of the character, and still think his G1 toy is one of the best triple-changers ever, from any series. This is not a jet--this is a chunk of tank and robot parts, with wings and a nosecone poking out. I will still hope for either MP or 3P Blitzwing. I want a *jet* and a *tank*. Not a block with treads and a gun, not a block with taifins and a cockpit. I expect vehicle mode to equal/surpass the G1 toy, not be worse. PS--does no one else recognize that the tread-legs (and even forearms) are also Animated, not G1? (Not that I'm complaining, I'm just saying everyone else is acting like it's an Animated head on a G1 body) Anyways, as for Metroplex---I'm sure I'm not the first/only one, but does anyone else get a Supreme Cheetor vibe from this? HUGE, yes, with light-up gimmicks. But is his transformation any more complex than a deluxe? Definite pass for me. For that much money, I want the transformation to need more than 3 steps...I mean heck, BOTH other modes are 'sit robot down, flip open leg panels'. The only difference is whether he's laying on his back or front, and whether the panels flip forward or to the sides...
  14. David Hingtgen
    How recent the kit is, is more important than grade. A new HG can beat an old MG. Same for MG vs PG.
  15. David Hingtgen
    No he doesn't! They'll just CG de-age him like they did for Stewart and McKellan in X-Men!
  16. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, and refit wouldn't be "early" Constitution class.
  17. David Hingtgen
    The TNG/VOY era ships had a more elegant way though---dump the whole thing vertically out through a hatch in the bottom. Quick and easy. (of course, early Constitution class ships had horizontal cores IIRC, so they couldn't do that---might have had to toss it out piece by piece----though IMHO separating it into chunks is probably just as dangerous as whatever situation would cause you to want to eject it in the first place----the "main" reason would be a breach or uncontrollable reaction----tossing out the whole thing "intact but uunplugged" seems to be the fastest, safest way to solve that problem---trying to separate the chamber(s) into pieces while the reaction's going on inside seems likely to just make things worse--better hope some serious seals/bulkheads are involved)
  18. David Hingtgen
    Eh, I accept that as being warp core SEGMENTS.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Just like Predaking!
  20. David Hingtgen
    True----it may actually be a good thing, by getting more people (and 3P companies) thinking about Abominus again. He's not an obscure combiner, but he's definitely not one of the "uber-famous" ones. (any season 3 non-movie character is pretty much automatically a "notch down" from anyone who showed up in season 1/2 or the movie, popularity/fame-wise---the cities and Predaking are exceptions due to sheer size) I was planning on buying Twinstrike/Sinnertwin anyways, as I've had NO representations of the Terrorcons since G1----so I may buy his team-mates too. (I honestly expect/hope the mass-retail releases to look better, color-wise) Franky---I'm much more tolerant of crap when it's cheap. BH Abominus is certainly no worse than FoC Bruticus, but far cheaper. (and they even got the colors right, or close) Lastly, I do hold out hope that much like the Wreckers repaint of FoC Bruticus, this is the "alternate" configuration for them, and that the arms and legs can be swapped into their "proper" locations and look better for it.
  21. David Hingtgen
    Which I think is really an Su-30 variant...
  22. David Hingtgen
    At this point my main concern is that this may affect the possibility of a 3P Abominus.
  23. David Hingtgen
    While the G1 fan in me instantly said "must have!" after 30 secs of looking at it---I think he's got worse arms than FoC Bruticus. Look at Twinstrike/Sinnertwin---he doesn't transform at all, that's beast-mode hanging off the shoulder. Hoping that this may be a show character, and we'll get deluxes etc that work better.
  24. David Hingtgen
    I meant, I stopped caring to keep track of all the new variants (which all seem to be re-hashes and combinations of the previous ones). I still like Flankers a lot, but only the "main" variants---Su-27B, Su-33, Su-30MKI/MKK, and the original Su-35. (re-using the Su-35 designation for the new one REALLY causes confusion) In short---don't show me a pic of a new Flanker from 2010 and ask me to identify the variant.
  25. David Hingtgen
    Seriously, no one mentioned Plus? The most "concentrated awesome" bit of the whole saga? Anyways---after you watch DYRL, watch Plus. Preferably the OVA and movie versions, but if you can only watch one, watch the movie version. (way better ending). THEN watch Zero and Frontier.
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