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  1. David Hingtgen
    Yup--they basically made a common fan-mod "at the factory". (I came VERY close to modding my own TC, but never did) IIRC, even making the "sliding joint" move as much as possible, the stabilators still contact the ground (even if you do trim down the tailbooms a bit to give them clearance).
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    I think they actually bought his designs or something. They are exact copies of the "Wheeljack's Lab" customs, down to the small details and IIRC he did mention something about it. Of course, since igear directly copied the official MP seeker mold (they truly are KO's) I'm sure they'd have no qualms about copying a guy's customs, either...
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    Plus their weapons really suck (one is a ball-point pen with a new tip), and the conversion is frankly ugly/inaccurate---too much re-use of existing parts. Using an F-15's tailfins as Dirge's canards just doesn't look right, especially since they left on the mass balancers. Really, you'll find the original tailfins all over the place---Ramjet's fins, Dirge's canards, and I think even as the end-plates on Thrust. When those iconic bits should be done correctly from scratch, not compromised to use existing F-15 parts just to save a few minutes. (grab an F-16 or F-18 model kit for much better-looking parts--or really, an A-10 could help Thrust)
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    Because they can't get Kawamori to "tweak" the design?
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    Japan often seems to get licenses most other countries can't. Not sure why, but if a hundred companies request the same license for use in the US, Canada, Australia, UK, and Japan----sometimes they'll grant it only for use in Japan.
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    I'm betting Has-Tak will do Acid Storm, the other rainmakers, and then invent some new red seeker, before we see Skywarp and G1-toy-colored Thundercracker on the new mold...
  7. David Hingtgen
    Acidstorm? Wow. If Thundercracker shelf-warmed...
  8. David Hingtgen
    I like their cycle-bots, but they are excessive parts-formers. More so than just about anything I can think of short of Super Fire Convoy's armor. (also, for a Blackarachnia homage---simply not feminine enough IMHO)
  9. David Hingtgen
    I would--it's the only one where pre-ordering now will actually save you money. If you complete the team, you can still get 4 of the 5 discounts, having only missed Talon/Divebomb's. Also, Bovis includes both a foot and a fist, so should be a very good one to get an impression of how the finished gestalt will look like. Or as always---there's no issues with cancelling pre-orders at BBTS. Pre-order everything you think you might want, just to reserve a spot in case---then if you don't want it, or can't afford it, cancel it when the time comes.
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    Wow, Quake Wave went from "little interest" to "must buy". Yeesh, running out of money. I'm seriously considering ditching my pre-order for the Explorer/Munitioner re-release---even though it's relatively cheap compared to newer 3P combiners, it's definitely inferior by modern standards---and it still has Energon figs at its core. (and still probably won't match the Energon release that well, color-wise). I could use the money to buy Quake Wave.
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    FP's Menasor is indeed based off this: Mainly because the transformation actually works and is quite ingenious without needing add-on fists and feet, etc. I'll be amazed if Motormaster's cab actually splits 4 ways to form both feet and both thighs--but it'd be awesome. Really, it's not a skeleton-former, but more like G1 Devastator IMHO. Depending on how closely they follow things (they've clearly gone with different alt-modes) this may hint at the robot modes of the 3 unrevealed figures: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/3/9/4/7/1/TF05cvr_1268768043.jpg
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    Hikotai is the only one I know, already mentioned.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Relevant to post again---it came out a while ago, but everywhere I go only has a blurry screen-cap of it from a slide-show, not the actual drawing: That is FP's Menasor. Though if it's anything like MMC's Predaking, a lot could have changed since then.
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    Early Sidewinder test:
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    Things like this make me wonder---he spent all that time and effort and research into designing and showing off the movable wing---and then gets it backwards? You put it UP for takeoff, not down...
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    BTW, the sixth member of MMC's Predaking is a saber tooth tiger, to replace Divebomb as an arm and allow Divebomb to mount on the back.
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    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    I'd buy a Grace or Mylene version of that. Just keep swapping the head sculpt.
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    Odds are good that they'll reveal the next figure when the pre-order bonus window for this one expires. I'm pre-ordering as they come---no reason not to via BBTS or most of the other places that carry these---can always cancel later if you don't like how things are going---none of these will actually be out for a while. (except Breakdown, who is likely only a couple weeks away) Plus, selling off almost-new-barely-used 3rd party stuff is usually pretty easy if you decide you don't want it after you've got it.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Since I don't own one, I just now see that the big tailfin stickers have the white stripes printed on---that's actually a bad thing IMHO. If they were left unprinted/clear, then the off-white of the tailfin would show through and be a perfect match---but much more importantly, if one were the paint the background area red, then put the stickers over it--you'd have perfectly straight/crisp FB2012-style red stripes. (which was a method I'd considered)
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    Well yeah, now that they made the waist and thighs twice as big as before.
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    That just furthers my opinion that Wildrider and Dead End should be switched. You know, make the Ferrari a Ferrari.... (Plus the paint job worked so much better for Dead End as the fake concept car)
  23. David Hingtgen
    Because clear windshields lead to mis-matched paint. See MP Sideswipe. (also, clear plastic is weaker) Also, it seems the windshield splits into several pieces as part of the transformation---it'd look ugly in clear with all the seams and hinges.
  24. David Hingtgen
    I hold out hope it is cream colored and that it's just the photo.
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