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  1. David Hingtgen
    They are not KO's, in a strict sense. A KO is a direct copy of an existing design, usually reverse-engineered, or possibly using a stolen/discarded mold. Joon's 1/55 VF-1 is a KO of the Takatoku/Bandai. "Hercules" and "Giant" were designed from the ground up as new, quality toys. But not by Hasbro. They "just happen" to be combining green and purple construction-vehicle robots. Think of Yamato/Toycom early days--a small company just getting started, making a transforming toy. Not perfect, but they're learning. Only, there's licensing issues, too. (imagine that!) Basically, it all comes down to---do you really care about Hasbro's IP infringement enough to deny yourself the gigantic toy Devastator that Hasbro themselves will never, ever make? (and have you seen the Predakings that are coming? Holy-moly) As for buying them---BBTS is of course highly rated, and they are the best at helping with any QC issues. (it's sad that many of these "Third party" manufacturers have better support than Takara or Hasbro with replacing missing pieces etc) Want Hercules? Watch Peaugh's reviews of the set: (that's Exgraver, the first released figure). He reviews each figure individually, then the set as a whole.And yes, many threads/reviews will mention some issues with the figures. They were fixed for the 2nd release (which is most all you'll find nowadays) and owners of original versions were provided with replacement parts. (unlike most "official" VF-0 owners who still have cumbled piles of shoulder-bits)
  2. David Hingtgen
    If she ever finds more, have her buy them and send them to needy MW members.
  3. David Hingtgen
    Selling out in 1 min with half your customers being scalpers who bought 10, vs selling out in 5 mins to "normal" customers who bought 1 or 2 is the same amount of revenue. But one option has more happy customers to come back in the future.
  4. David Hingtgen
    Unless its something like paint or tools, "limit 10" is just pointless--nobody needs that many of anything.
  5. David Hingtgen
    A limit of two or three could mean three to five times as many fans could get their valk instead of scalpers.
  6. David Hingtgen
    YF-23 was both stealthy AND cool-looking. (and likely the stealthiest of anything besides the B-2)
  7. David Hingtgen
    Many improvements, but backpack/tailfins still too high above the legs. They can make a thousand little changes, but that's a BIG thing IMHO that affects the overall look.
  8. David Hingtgen
    VFA-101, Grim Reapers, F-35C: (IMHO, even Sundowners or Jolly Rogers markings couldn't make this plane look cool)
  9. David Hingtgen
    See if he can get any of Alto's VF-25F from somewhere...
  10. David Hingtgen
    Got one! Same price as, erm, 12 hours ago.
  11. David Hingtgen
    Above all else, I'd suggest a GREY lining pen/marker. Pure black is too dark/stark for a white or light grey mecha. Especially if you're a beginner and won't be able to control how it goes on very much.
  12. David Hingtgen
    Had it in my cart, but was gone with about 2 clicks remaining to finish the order.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Rather you mean "Machida PUUUUUUUNCH!"
  14. David Hingtgen
    I'd buy it if this time it has the rich golden-yellow stripes, and green clear parts. (and maybe print the SMS markings in something other than white-on-white)
  15. David Hingtgen
    Always reminds me of how the British say "petrol"---well, that's not nearly specific enough! Gas at least is short for gasoline, a very specific form of distilled petrol. Anyways----just pre-emptively changed my car's battery. It's over 6 years old, and that's old enough to worry even when it's performing flawlessly. (ever car I've ever had die, the battery was PERFECT that morning---start right up the first try in a split-second on a cold day after being shut-down overnight---but 8 hours later, battery so dead it won't even crank---in my world, batteries die totally and instantly) (I've never had a battery last this long, and I feel bad replacing it as it's a known "good one" but I just can't risk another winter I think) PS---you can always keep jet fuel in your kerosene can.
  16. David Hingtgen
    Makes sense, appropriate AFAIK.
  17. David Hingtgen
    Seriously, THIS gets reissued, and NOT ALTO'S VF-25?!?!? (or Ozma's)
  18. David Hingtgen
    No, they'll be magazine exclusives.
  19. David Hingtgen
    As always, I plan to skip any episode that is centered around droids, gungans, senators, etc. So, which ones DO I need to watch? It'll save me a good amount of time/effort if you could list what's "essential". I pretty much just want clones and jedi. (and Maul, of course)
  20. David Hingtgen
    That...could be awesome, if she cosplays or something.
  21. David Hingtgen
    Rubbing alcohol can remove most tampo prints from most plastics safely. Just use a Q-tip and rub for a while.
  22. David Hingtgen
    Max and Milia colors are always an option. (actually, on this plane, I think Moaramia's would rock)
  23. David Hingtgen
    Gah, can't believe I forgot that. I'd take that over any other valk, even a new YF-19. Oh, and M&M v2 reissues too, please.
  24. David Hingtgen
    My PS2 thumbsticks have that issue too---it makes the knobs collect insane amounts of dust, since they're just "ever so slighty moist/sticky". I don't think using them makes a difference---I once went a year without using the controller, and it made no difference---still got sticky and collected dust due to "ooze".
  25. David Hingtgen
    I've gotta get caught up. I think I saw like the first ep of the season, and have a massive backlog after that.
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