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  1. David Hingtgen
    Italeri 1/48 F-14A Plus. It's un-glueable. (you know un-paintable plastic? Well, this was un-glueable). I am not the only one to report this issue with this kit. It just repels glue---it can and WILL just pop open what would normally be a very secure (and dried) seam. Never did finish it. I think it was specific sprues/trees that were affected---like they had a really weird batch of plastic or something that only went into some parts of the molds---because all the weapons were fine, but the main body parts just would NOT stay together.
  2. David Hingtgen
    While I basically agree in principal, isn't there a time-limit at some point? (and I'll admit I'd not read one of those stories despite planning to for years and am now spoiled) Pssst.....Titanic in the end.
  3. David Hingtgen
    If it had the original colors, I would have clicked "add to cart".
  4. David Hingtgen
    You might have gotten it from a link I shared.
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  6. David Hingtgen
    I'd buy one just to build for the fun of it. Probably TV version Hikaru---the simplest scheme with the fewest parts that could have paint/decal scratching. Though a DYRL scheme would be only slightly more complex.
  7. David Hingtgen
    If you like fighter mode, you owe it to yourself to get a v2.
  8. David Hingtgen
    Burma has agreed to allow the buried Spitfires to be excavated--work could start in just days: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/17/spitfire-planes-burma-excavation
  9. David Hingtgen
    I wish Yamato would do a scheme something like this on their VF-4, I'd buy it in an instant. (I'd add a touch more white though) (this is much better than her "official" VF-4 scheme in M3---that one was almost monochrome)
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    DX VF-25G

    David Hingtgen replied to zulu's topic in Toys

    When injected plastic parts come out of a mold, they're still warm. Time is money, so they are only allowed to cool JUST enough to hold their shape when they're popped out, so as to get ready for the next batch as soon as possible. And the technology/timing isn't perfect (even Bandai gets flow-marks in their best and newest kits, which is purely a heat-distribution issue) The long skinny wing parts are of course the most-influenced by this process, so even 1 degree or 1 second can make the difference for whether they will warp when pulled out of the mold. Thicker square parts are much more tolerant.
  11. David Hingtgen
    I'd buy a non-canon scheme just to have a VF-4, if said scheme were awesome. (that means not woodland camo or something like some of Yamato's limited editions)
  12. David Hingtgen
    That kind of defeats the point of buying a kit IMHO. "Here's a 500-piece kit, with all the interesting/fun bits already done" I'd rather have the armor plates or something already done. The mechanisms are the main appeal.
  13. David Hingtgen
    That'd be fine--just not GREY AND BLUE like every other version tends to be.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Half the time it's someone with a virus-infested sig. They allow massively complex sigs over there, and that's the result.
  15. David Hingtgen
    That kit (which is so bought) could have nigh-perfect color molding as the scheme is so simple and basically divided along the joint lines. I just hope Bandai goes with WHITE and BLACK, and not "light grey and navy blue" as they are so fond of. I do not want to have to repaint every square inch just to get the storm trooper look it should...
  16. David Hingtgen
    While DYRL schemes etc should work well, Max and Milia etc are not going to do well color-wise----they'd require massive amounts of paint and/or decals. (no, don't even think about Bandai doing PG-level color-molding and separation)
  17. David Hingtgen
    That's still cheaper than current VF-25F/S/YF-29 prices...
  18. David Hingtgen
    Asides from AVAILABILITY TO PURCHASE.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Checking the Chinese forums, it looks to me like part of Sideswipe's cost is that he is indeed, entirely painted red. Red paint over red plastic, but he is painted "Lambo red" for an exact match and no "cheap translucent red plastic" issues. A few areas are unpainted (bottom of car, collar-bone area) but plenty of not-car-body parts are painted, like the shoulders. Makes me wonder if an unpainted US release would actually be better, parts-fit-wise and chipping-wise...
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    A small bit of hope---he's bigger than classics/henkei:
  21. David Hingtgen
    We all knew MP Sideswipe was small, but he's TINY: Remind me again why I'm paying 6x what that Deluxe BB costs?
  22. David Hingtgen

    DX VF-25G

    David Hingtgen replied to zulu's topic in Toys

    Fixed.
  23. David Hingtgen
    The rage/elation that'd be felt if a green-canopied version was a Tamashii exclusive....
  24. David Hingtgen
    You are dead to me.
  25. David Hingtgen
    I think it may come down to your plane preferences---I'm a bigger F-4 fan than SR-71 fan.
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