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  1. David Hingtgen
    Did I just miss it, or has no one here commented on the whole chanting "Basara Basara" thing? Obviously they wanted Batman to sing to his enemies, not punch them. Semi-random awesome compilation track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThVlUEcpnVM
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    Parallel, but not all along the same line. You should be able to draw a single line from tip of tailfin to tip of ventral fin, that goes right through them. (see the blue line)
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    We (or at least, I) have mentioned this since the very first proto-CAD drawings were unveiled. I'm pretty sure Graham mentioned it many months ago to them, but got no reply.
  4. David Hingtgen
    I've noticed that cars that only have power windows have one style of regulator mechanism (made mainly of cables and brackets), while those that offer power or manual have a totally different (and much more durable, superior) mechanism that is geared. I believe the trend towards power windows is at least partly because it's cheaper to only offer one type of mechanism for all cars---the cheap cable-driven design. Same reason so many cars now only have a single type of signal/marker/brake bulb from the factory--dual-filament, even in locations that don't need them. It's actually cheaper and easier for them to just use massive quantities of a single type of bulb everywhere rather than stocking and installing multiple kinds of "the right" bulb.
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    http://experten.coco...5000/index.html Like most of their stuff, it'll be a WonderFestival exclusive. They are making the coolest valks lately--VF-3000 and VF-5000. Though they may actually be harder to get than recent Bandai stuff...
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    The fact that they've confirmed that there won't be a FB2012 version coming in the future. There's a big difference between "the first release won't be Hikaru's" and "we're never going to make Hikaru's". A similar example would be a Luca renewal VF-25. It hasn't been announced yet, but it could very well be the next one, so some people are passing on Mikhail's, etc waiting for it. But if they were to announce next month that they WON'T be making a Luca renewal--well that changes things.
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    You have to play it twice just to see all the missions (and thus, hear all the music). It has kind of "unannounced branching paths".
  8. David Hingtgen
    You should be enjoying the *soundtrack* above all else. AC 2's music is godly, and the reference for all subsequent games. PS---for the final mission, pick the Tornado. Trust me on this.
  9. David Hingtgen
    I'd be up for a Milia one. (so long as it has a better paint job than her VF-4 in M3 did-----the VF-4's had the worst schemes of all the valks in the game)
  10. David Hingtgen
    Well, that saves me a lot of money, though I am disappointed not to have a VF-4 after all these years. Maybe in a couple years they can get the license...
  11. David Hingtgen
    A lot of those could be very minor tweaks to the existing parts, no more than the v1 VF-25S's neck mods from release to release was. As for super parts---freeze-framing the movie shows that there's actually a LOT of armor. I think it gets into the same area as "Yamato said no VF-19S boosters because they wouldn't fit in fighter mode". The VF-27's leg armor even goes INSIDE the legs, not strapped to the outside like most valks IIRC. Would have to check again to be sure, but when I saw where all the armor was, I thought "we'll never ever see this on anything that can actually transform".
  12. David Hingtgen
    If HLJ puts it up, we won't know because their site search/product pages are down 99% of the time lately. "error 504: gateway timeout"
  13. David Hingtgen
    Really, all they need to do is make a new waist/hips section for the VF-27, and sell it as an add-on/replacement. (but you know they wouldn't, you'd have to buy it all over again, re-using 80% of the mold) (also, I would prefer it have pale grey stripes like the model kit, instead of lavender stripes like Brera's)
  14. David Hingtgen
    Yup, time to sell my Tali figure and await Square's Play Arts Kai version: And I was thinking about the "Bishoujo" FemShep statue, but I think this is better: More pics here: http://www.toyark.com/news/san-diego-comic-con-58/sdcc-12-friday-pics-for-square-enix-display-6136/ (it almost looks like Tali may actually have a sculpted face under a semi-transparent mask) Still----no asari figs YET? How is Liara not in wave 1? And Samara/Morinth is the ultimate easy repaint/remold opportunity.
  15. David Hingtgen
    For all its early praise, I still think "F-15E Strike Eagle" had a really messed up flight model. Attitude determined direction, period. Low and slow, flaps down, minimal throttle? 0.05 degrees nose-up would make you climb. Caused a lot of problems trying to land like that. I actually spent a while just using outside views to prove it. I'd make TINY adjustments, and watch what the plane did.
  16. David Hingtgen
    Just a quick shout-out, but if anyone has a DOTM leader-class Sentinel Prime they'd like to get rid of, I'm interested in picking one up.
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    Gah--yeah, I just checked N-Y on my own, saw "add to cart" and did so---THEN I saw the price, and left disappointed.
  18. David Hingtgen
    I'm really torn on the new MP TC. It's neither color. Too dark for 'toon, too light for G1 toy. It really does seem to "please nobody" from what I'm reading----the toon fans want him lighter, the toy fans want him darker. Plus, there's no silver. It's "that awful translucent silvery-grey" Hasbro loves to use the past few years. I *hate* that tailfin logo. And it won't come off with rubbing alcohol---well, it would, but you'd strip the black paint off the tailfins too. You'd have to repaint the fins black to get rid of it. (at least the ugly oversized pilot name etc should come off easily) But---it is the *new mold*. With much more G1-esque stripes than any prior US seeker release. But I'd spend hours removing pointless printing on it (the tops of the intakes look ugly and stupid, despite being very toy-faithful), and have to repaint the tailfins regardless. And it STILL would be dull grey and medium blue, not silver and deep metallic blue. (it also looks to me like Hasbro is using charcoal grey or something instead of *black*) I just don't think it'd be worth it----it'd be only slightly less work than I did on my MP-07, but end up looking not nearly as good, color-wise. I don't think it'd be worth it/look that good in the end, whether I repaint or not. Not unless I find it for like 30-40 bucks somewhere. Time to post a pic of mine again--what an MP Thundercracker SHOULD look like: The black bits are *black* and the silver bits are *silver*. (not to mention the wonderfully glossy rich metallic blue of it all) Older, un-insignia'd blurry pic of bot mode (but the best one I have):
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    SMS 007? Alto's? Why not a new number? Or Ozma's?
  20. David Hingtgen
    That looks *much* better than I expected. But I'm still not real fond of the -29 itself. But if by some chance it ever becomes cheap, I may snag one... (still need a normal Alto -25 first)
  21. David Hingtgen
    That is so 90's "Disney Afternoon". That would go after Ducktales, but before Rescue Rangers.
  22. David Hingtgen
    Where's the "I'd buy it for sure *if* it came in FB2012/Hikaru colors" option? My desire for a VF-4 is very high, but I hate the proposed scheme. Bland bland bland. It alone is deterring me. I have no problem with this being the most expensive valk I'd ever own. But not if the final version is almost as boring and grey as the unpainted prototype...
  23. David Hingtgen
    "No delimiter mode" on the -4 will solve 90% of the -21's hip issues.
  24. David Hingtgen
    We don't really have a "generic" Star Wars thread so I'll just put this here: #!
  25. David Hingtgen
    I was going to ask you a while ago about your first winter driving in Chicago.
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