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David Hingtgen

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  1. For the first time since, well, probably Xmas, I saw some new figs today (excluding the FoC Combaticons): BH dlx Soundwave, voy Prime and Predaking. Predaking is a slightly pearlescent orange, which is nice. But so far the only BH figure I plan to buy is Sinnertwin. (maybe, maybe the big huge Predaking, but it will depend almost solely on his transformation complexity--from what I can see so far, it may be simpler than the Voyager version----Supreme Cheetor strikes again)
  2. More than any of the "real" seekers? I mean, I bet MP Skywarp or Starscream would sell better in the US on the new mold despite being re-releases, than Acidstorm. 90% of G1 fans don't even know who he is. (especially if Starscream is grey and clean this time, as opposed to white with soot patches---and a blue nosecone instead of gunmetal) I admit Skywarp's potential sales are kinda iffy, as his colors would likely be identical to the previous release, and is a "lesser" character than Starscream. Thundercracker always has the potential to be rich dark metallic blue vs animation plain blue, but Skywarp's colors are pretty set across even multiple releases. (I however, would so buy a new-mold MP Skywarp--rather have a nice G1-toy-colored Thundercracker, but will take what I can get)
  3. I think being crossed with Sheryl or Ranka are the only way we'll ever get Sharon or Myung, sadly.
  4. Swap 'em all!
  5. I'd take Sharon in Mylene's costume.
  6. I very much like how you did the "chest stripes". My only concern is the missiles---I can't imagine that anyone ever, of any movie/show/anime, would get a special set of missiles custom-painted to match their plane.
  7. Suggestions wanted----Blu-Ray player with built-in WiFi for streaming netflix. Now, that's most of them nowadays, but the criteria is: For old people. Needs to have best/simplest remote, and the menu/interface has to be super-simple. They need to be able to turn it on, and get to netflix and pick a movie to watch that night in as few button-presses as possible.
  8. No one looks at the what?
  9. I need one, period! I have the super pack, armour pack, and 0 valks to put them on. I too hope they do a reissue with the Tornado pack, so I can sell off the tornado pack to people with the earlier renewals. (it's already spoken for, Eugimon claimed my potential future spare tornado pack long ago) I just pray they don't change the colors, and make it minty-blue like the last time...
  10. Isn't that part of the basic transformation to battroid mode? Or do you just mean in fighter mode? (and then, it does so when equipped with full armor) I agree the only time we see anything akin to high-speed mode for the -25 (and in pure basic fighter form), it doesn't fold its fins though. (end of ep 13)
  11. I think I'm going to pass on FoC Grimlock. Tail too fat, chest too hollow. (I know I'm in the minority, but my TF's spend lots of time in alt-mode. I kept my MP-01 in truck mode for like a year straight)
  12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b7xeS_cvL2s
  13. The -25's fins don't "line up" with anything though, and they actually lay above the wings when flat. AFAIK. Does the masterfile show some different arrangement than the Frontier CGI show models and all the kits/toys? The -30's appear to be exactly "inter-meshed" with the wings, not merely parallel to.
  14. It better be able to do high-speed mode like in the game---it's quite simple, unlike the -19's. They just have to make sure all the edges/angles line up.
  15. Did we know that the YF-30 has a high-speed mode prior to this? The tailfins fold down flat and seem to perfectly mesh in with the trailing edge of the wing, making it a delta-winged plane.
  16. If you're doing a Tu-144, then you should do a Concorde! That'd be like going from an F-15 to a MiG-25... Anyways---I've though an Su-24 might work, you could fudge the scale a bit to make it a lot bigger than the others. (A Tornado has a very similar shape, but it'd look odd if it was much bigger than the others)
  17. 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)
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. Also the clear yellow bits are more of an automotive "amber" color on the US version.
  22. Duh, Grace is in it!
  23. 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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