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David Hingtgen

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  1. I went to Target, intending a quick run for milk and pancakes:
  2. Yeah, the angle/shape of the tail is probably my biggest issue with it too. (ignoring that the whole fuselage should be longer/sleeker). But most all Lego sets have "selective compression" to some degree. Pro-tip: the silver pieces do have quite a bit of variance. Reserve the "good" ones for the top of the Hubble. :edit: Pro-tip 2: the side with the NASA logo, is actually the bottom, most of the time it's displayed. (guess who just had to swap around all the silver parts)
  3. "A similar toy of equal value" has been Hasbro's most common solution to TF's missing parts since at least RiD. (RiD 2001, not 2015). Actually getting parts or the same figure happens, but don't expect it. Sometimes they do "go up a size" and will replace your deluxe with a voyager, etc. But again---you might already have it.
  4. Am I the first one to receive Anasazi's decals? Just showed up a few mins ago.
  5. If there was ever a figure that deserved an improved, oversized KO...
  6. I ordered the Paris set last week, to build up enough VIP points ahead of time for the extra shuttle satellite---and of course the satellite's not available. :P Started building Paris, and it's missing a 1x3 arch. I think that's the largest missing piece in my experience----little 1x1 plates (and technic pins, etc) weigh so little I'm not surprised they can be missed occasionally, and they usually have a spare anyways. But a 1x3 brick? New to me. Ordered shuttle, so I'll have plenty of VIP points for when the satellite does arrive. Will probably use remaining points to help fund the 60's Batmobile. (Officially out on April 26 I think)
  7. If at all possible for your party to split up a bit, being a "single rider" at WDW is like having the golden ticket. Even on rides without dedicated single-rider lines, you will often see cast members looking/asking for them---and I have skipped entire queue-rooms because of it. Gates opened, ropes dropped, just for me. Because I was the only single rider they could find out of the 100 people ahead of me...
  8. Mulan wasn't that long a wait between Premiere and "regular" Disney Plus. I suspect a similar timeframe for Raya. But neither are MCU, so...
  9. Imagine how much better Maverick will look after they paint that sample.
  10. I legit can't tell if that's "white" plastic, or they're intentionally doing a proper light grey. (I suspect the former, based on their earlier reveals)
  11. A smidge off-topic, but it IS Takara-Tomy, so not 3P. Slowly acquiring my MP action-master Rail Racer. (I'm kinda surprised they haven't done Midnight Express, that's a fairly common and popular type. I expect it some day. It's Rapid Run I fear may never get released in this line) https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/firstcarmuseum.html
  12. So Unicron is basically the same engineering as the original Leader Movie Jetfire? (I actually did try to separate the two, and if not for one pin/part on the upper spine that was IMPOSSIBLE to remove, I could have had a separate robot, and SR-71 toys...)
  13. I can't figure out what 32 is either. They're certainly slime-light-esque in shape and design, but the color is so off, and valks generally don't have them at all. They're light green when on, and beige-sand when off (NOT bright yellow, like every Hasegawa kit ever would have you believe). Never dark green.
  14. Kawamori is an F-15 fan, and the current hotness is the F-15EX, the upgraded F-15E (though really more like a replacement for the D?). So VF-31AX for upgraded VF-31A? And we could call it Stormbreaker...
  15. "KEEP CLEAN" is possible but rare, "KEEP CLEAR" is much more common. Depends on how far off you believe it is from the original...
  16. Oh, I love the 3000. Very neat backpack/wing/fin integration.
  17. I think a sheet of black and red dry-transfers of generic aircraft stencil markings could get you about 90% of the way from 'regular' to 'premium' markings in a few mins...
  18. If it somehow gets Roid's coloring though, it would look amazing as a new Elvis-valk...
  19. Hmmmn---it's actually not as big a change as I thought, to the wings. The trailing edge and tip are the same as the -31A, it's only the dogtooth that was extended forward. :edit: Could the canopy be hinged at the front now, YF-19 style? It seems to taper a lot. Or maybe a 'cyber canopy' like the VF-27 or Sv-262?
  20. I like the original -31A better. Will have to see what paint it gets, and if -31A gets a rerelease....
  21. Looks like it practically has gunpods on the arms now. That LONG barrel under the belly looks to also be VF-27-inspired. (seems mounted further back that the -27 does, possibly even behind the exhausts?)
  22. I'm far from an expert, but that sure does look like his art to me...
  23. Anasazi---you can put me down for a set of VF-4 decals once you've got them done. I don't even have a VF-4 yet (plan to wait for a sale), but I want a set anyways, just to be ready.
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