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  1. David Hingtgen

    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Swap 'em all!
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    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    I'd take Sharon in Mylene's costume.
  3. David Hingtgen
    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.
  4. David Hingtgen
    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.
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    No one looks at the what?
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    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...
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    Macross 30

    David Hingtgen replied to Tochiro's topic in Games

    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)
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    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)
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b7xeS_cvL2s
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    Macross 30

    David Hingtgen replied to Tochiro's topic in Games

    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.
  11. David Hingtgen
    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.
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    Macross 30

    David Hingtgen replied to Tochiro's topic in Games

    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.
  13. David Hingtgen
    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)
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    Oh yes.
  15. 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)
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    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.
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    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
  18. 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.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Also the clear yellow bits are more of an automotive "amber" color on the US version.
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    Macross 30

    David Hingtgen replied to Tochiro's topic in Games

    Duh, Grace is in it!
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    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...
  23. 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.
  24. David Hingtgen
    True, and that's why Trypticon is so much better.
  25. 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*.
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