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  1. David Hingtgen
    Urban legend that's been going around for a zillion years in a zillion variations.
  2. David Hingtgen
    Just an FYI but I still have my SubZero code, if anyone's interested in trading a Mileena for it.
  3. David Hingtgen
    The question is if there's any drawings of Grace in there.
  4. David Hingtgen
    When the PG Wing Zero Custom was re-released, I ordered a spare sprue "A" from HLJ to do some experimenting/replacements to see if I can improve on some of the more visible bits. (this sprue includes all the yellow, clear green, and most of the chest armor). My "clear yellow over silver" for the yellow bits never did turn out that well (Tamiya clear yellow is so sticky and clumpy no matter how you thin it) so I plan to strip them and try just some "bright brass" spray paint or something--with the new set of plain yellow ones as a backup in case they're ruined in the attempt. I've also noticed over the years that the wings are made of a slightly different plastic than normal, and my standard "Pigma Micron" ink NEVER really dried on them. It's been like a decade now! So I've been removing the over-done inking (really, it's hard to make those wings look good, short of master-level skilled airbrushing of various shades of very pale blue and grey which is beyond my abilities). Anyways, I've been considering ways to make the wings look better. Spraying clear pearl over them sounds like a quick and easy way, but colors like that tend to be VERY sensitive to how much is in a given spot, and like clear green etc----even SLIGHT thickness variations and pooling tend to be very visible. Simply replacing the thick black ink with thinner lines of grey inking (combination of better equipment plus a few more years experience) I'm certain will make them look better, but I'd really like to make them look, you know, "angelic". But that's really hard with solid blocks of white plastic and rubber feathers... (I need to see if I can order a spare feather or two as well--one discolored on the tip, never figured out how/why---almost a rust color)
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    I haven't unwrapped my copy yet, but I liked the demo. Button/controls-wise, reminded me of DOA/Tekken. More DOA if anything. ::edit:: unwrapped. I'm guessing the codes are console-specific, since it mentions PSN and the card is specifically a "PS3" SubZero card. Leaving it sealed for the moment, in case someone wants to trade.
  6. David Hingtgen
    Anyone want to trade a Klassic Scorpion code for a Klassic SubZero code? I don't know if the codes are console-specific, but I can offer a PS3 SubZero code. Also might be willing to trade SubZero for Mileena.
  7. David Hingtgen
    Gah. You know, despite Voltron "The Third Dimension"'s overall suckiness, the music was pretty good. Especially when they used the original songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBD2m7zYub0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dctSurakKRM (yes, it's the original Voltron in the pic, but the music is 3D's)
  8. David Hingtgen
    http://www.g-system-shop.com/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=369
  9. David Hingtgen
    My reissue Rattler still collapses the starboard gear all the time. Nail polish at the joint doesn't help at all.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Anytime someone says "a helicopter can't" show them this video:
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  14. David Hingtgen
    No kidding. From the various forums it seems like the retailers (and Hasbro) are already "holding back" for the next movie. Which means nothing on the shelves right now.
  15. David Hingtgen
    It's red. Just like Char's Zaku.
  16. David Hingtgen
    Question for those who have some of the Evangelion figs: Are the faces/heads/hair swappable between characters, or does each one have a unique enough shape etc that you can't mix and match? (and if anyone has the 2.0 Revoltechs, same question)
  17. David Hingtgen
    They could include many schemes on a single decal sheet---if the modeler is intended to paint the leg striping, then there's very few markings needed for the basic Mac+ and M7 schemes. PS--yeah, I'd prefer a Perfect Grade battroid mode MAXL from Bandai, but I'll take what I can get.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Yup. I still have an extra un-built 1/144, so that I can do a better job than the last one. As for the standard VF-11: The thing is, the "official" side-view you see just doesn't match the animation. The VF-11 has big, triangular fins. But that one "official side-view drawing" every publication uses as a reference, doesn't match at all. If Hase bases the kit off that---it won't match Plus/7/VFX/etc. Here, I made this a while ago---it's not right for SIZE but it is correct for SHAPE---the top is the original/official drawing, the bottom is my "tweak" to make it actually match what we see on-screen and in Kawamori's sketches:
  19. David Hingtgen
    I finally got around to sorting all the remaining accessories to my US-release MSIA figs and am going to sell off almost all of them, please have a look if you're interested: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=34915 Mostly from 0079 and UC OVAs, a few from Wing.
  20. David Hingtgen
    Are you going to light it up? Mine has LightSheet deflector and nacelles, bulbs everywhere else. Also, there are many upgrades available for that kit. http://www.dlmparts.com/excelsiorvoyagerds9.html The aft torpedo launcher alone is worth it for the $10 IMHO. It's a drop-in replacement for the kit's part and is 100x better.
  21. David Hingtgen
    Possibly. It started acting up after noon and my PC wasn't on this morning.
  22. David Hingtgen
    Just updated itself a minute ago. See how it does. eugimon--how often do you auto-update? If you have it to like every 6 hours or something, maybe you haven't gotten it yet, and you'll just skip over it to the newest one.
  23. David Hingtgen
    Twitter's gone nuts about it. Avast just blocked Wikipedia itself from me...
  24. David Hingtgen
    Anyone else getting a lot of Avast warnings this afternoon? I am getting a zillion HTML:Script-inf warnings (mostly from forums) ever since the last auto-update. It even says my ISP's email site has it. (which really sucks, as I'm not going to type in my password until I'm sure it's clean) Couple of wikis, too. I'm betting Avast screwed something up, more than a bunch of places got infected with something all of a sudden. But, with the massive SQL-injection that happened recently, it could actually be a bunch of sites got hit. You know, Avast has been making me more and more irritated lately. Anyone have suggestions? I used AVG years ago but found Avast was better. May go back to them. ::edit:: Non-working link to one of the sites I went to---Gundam Wiki: hxxp://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/MS-06RD-4_Zaku_II_Prototype
  25. David Hingtgen
    I've used that exact decal sheet on an Excelsior Refit---they're very thin and "stretchy" as decals go, but didn't seem especially fragile. I didn't need blue paint for anywhere but the clear parts for "warp glow" and the edges of the pylons. And yes, by the end, half the ship is covered in decal film. But that's not much different from the current trend of using decals for an aztec pattern, where like 90% of the ship is decaled. (they exist for that kit, if you feel like it) Mine's flat-coated. I would never gloss a Trek ship, unless the gloss itself was applied in an aztec pattern and it was the ST:TMP version of 1701. (since that's how it was)
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