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  1. David Hingtgen
    One of the rules for getting a shuttle, was that you had to have an actual hangar to display in, so it wouldn't be exposed to the elements. Well, NYC got one anyways. Plus---an earthquake strong enough to destroy the shuttle's hangar would be a "CA breaks off and floats away into the Pacific" one which is darn unlikely. While all it takes is a strong tropical storm (IIRC, that was the rating when it went ashore there) to damage one sitting on a carrier----it lasted what, 3 months? There's a reason the USAF museum with many one-of-a-kind planes is in the middle of a field in Ohio. (and they too wanted a shuttle---and considering that like half the early shuttle flights were classified ones for the USAF, and the USAF's own shuttle launch facility in California still partially exists AFAIK, they sure had the rights/involvement to it, far more than NYC)
  2. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, there is no way I could do ZOE 2 in THAT short a time while actually watching the story/scenes.. (Damn Vic Viper battle...)
  3. David Hingtgen
    Bump, it's out this Friday!
  4. David Hingtgen
    It's simple---Endor's moon is named Endor. Just like the capital of Luxembourg, is the city of Luxembourg.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Gah, I should have noticed the catapult bar. (and hold-back).
  6. David Hingtgen
    Random thought, but I sure hope that's the B-model. Because there's no excuse for the A and C-model to have such poor rearwards visibility.
  7. David Hingtgen
    That's new to me. Interesting. Green still looked better though especially with the richer yellow it had before.
  8. David Hingtgen
    Green was way more realistic for canopy color--it's a common tint for glass, sunglasses , etc.
  9. David Hingtgen
    I figured I'd be the first to get MP Sideswipe. Anxious about the paint job, never did think a fully painted MP was a good idea.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Last TF I bought was DOTM Ransack so I can justify it on averages.
  11. David Hingtgen
    Sideswipe. And presold out at HLJ. He was my first TF ever and the Countach is still my all time fave car.
  12. David Hingtgen
    Yup. All the "official" CG lineart is early and has errors. Alto's especially. Lots of mirroring/swapping issues. So having "topside" markings on the bottom of the wings doesn't surprise me at all.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Really? Please do be a Tamashii web exclusive. Then the pre-order would be open for days/weeks, not seconds/minutes. Plus, everyone who ordered one---would actually get one! Or do you prefer it only being available for 3.5 seconds at HLJ and Ami-Ami like the past year's worth of "normal" releases?
  14. David Hingtgen
    Got my MP-12 shipping notice from HLJ. 1380 yen for FedEx. Anyone else order it and ship via a different method? I wasn't sure if EMS or FedEx would be cheaper for something this size.
  15. David Hingtgen
    Hmnn. Wonder if they'll just include replacement shoulders? Everything else should have a usable tab/hinge/slot to use on the existing one (except maybe the shield/tail). I mean, all the other Frontier armor packs use at least some "replacement" parts in areas.
  16. David Hingtgen
    All I need is those parts in green.
  17. David Hingtgen
    I didn't know it said "SMS 030" on the wings until just now.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Mmmmm. First RD Epyon (real, original Epyon) and now RD Tallgeese:
  19. David Hingtgen
    Yup. Any model/toy of an F-14 etc with working wings----the glove seals are always in the "wings back" position, which leads to gaps when the wings are forward. The worst example is usually the F-111, they will have a massive chasm when the wings are forward. (in real life, the B-1B would be even worse, but even quasi-accurate B-1B's are rare so they kinda gloss over the issue by making the whole glove totally wrong in every position)
  20. David Hingtgen
    Of course, Disney was very worried about Johnny Depp's performance in the first POTC movie, and considered firing him early on and re-shooting all of Capt Sparrow's scenes---they thought people would hate the character. Good thing they were not totally sure, and decided to let Johnny Depp keep doing it how he did.
  21. David Hingtgen
    Considering how every VF-1 has the exact same wing-stripe shape AFAIK, and how they've done striped/colored Gundam shields before, they certainly COULD make that one part a separate piece, and it'd work for every scheme there is. And they should IMHO, as a swing-wing is just ASKING for any paint or decal or sticker to get ruined the first time you move it.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. David Hingtgen
    If it had the original colors, I would have clicked "add to cart".
  25. David Hingtgen
    You might have gotten it from a link I shared.
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