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  1. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, I was thinking "starting with an unpainted one" might be the easiest option, than trying to remove certain bits of markings and REpaint. "First time they've ever been painted", in red, of simple stripes, would be easier for the wings and tailfins. Take the legs/fuselage/armor of this one, "blank" wings and tailfins, and go from there, if you want a truly G1 Jetfire.
  2. David Hingtgen
    I was thinking similarly---red FAST packs alone are almost worth it. A Hikaru DYRL VF-1S was never that far off to customize, especially if you used some bits from a Hikaru TV 1J. But "completely repainting every bit of dark blue-grey-green FAST packs into bright red" is difficult for most anybody, especially if you want it to survive more than one removal of them.
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    Yeah, I'd be more inclined to buy it if it was "blank" or more Autobot-esque markings---no diamond kite, no skulls, no UN SPACY. To get "proper" Autobot colors, will take more than just some insignia stickers---you'll need to repaint some areas. Could be just me, but the white skulls on the red tailfins seem especially odd---like, you gotta have a black background for white skulls. They are the #1 thing I think "it'd look better if they'd left them off".
  4. David Hingtgen
    I'd be happy if they did, as there's zero chance I'll buy Basara's, so Mylene's doesn't need to "fit" with it. Though with Arcadia seemingly refusing to reissue the VF-19F/VF-19S, HMR versions of those based on this one, may be my only option for non-insane money...
  5. David Hingtgen
    If they make the MAXL the same *size* then it'll be a way different scale, like 1/85...
  6. David Hingtgen
    Schrödinger's antenna---it's not bent until you check it.
  7. David Hingtgen
    It's August now---any consensus on best transformation video etc? Have any of the new ones "discovered" anything that the earlier ones missed? (still eagerly awaiting AnyMoon/Scorched Earth's)
  8. David Hingtgen
    I can't imagine actually wanting whatever it is that Bandai may eventually plan to use the removable aspect for. If they want to recreate the morphing wing scene---needs a whole new wing, not just flaps and ailerons.
  9. David Hingtgen
    Has anyone else actually glued the flaps to the wing? They are SO slippery I dropped parts like 4 times this morning and said "that's enough". Pro-tip: do not glue them in one at a time---there's like 0.2mm too little space side-to-side, so if you glue one in "perfectly flush and tight" to the wing and let it dry---the one next to it will be noticeably pushed out of position. Glue them simultaneously, and adjust to get "the best possible gap/look" between the two. (the tiny little inner third piece doesn't matter, just the two larger ones)
  10. David Hingtgen
    From AmiAmi to the US, DHL was the most expensive, but by only slightly more than the other "good" options, and was by far the fastest of the other options. So I paid like $6 more to save a week. (and then the driver literally DROPPED it off with a big thump, amazed the antenna was ok)
  11. David Hingtgen
    Hmmn. The -21 is basically a Quedluun-Rau as a valk, so backpack comparison:
  12. David Hingtgen
    Got mine from AmiAmi, antenna is good:
  13. David Hingtgen
    I'll take a set in white, when they're ready...
  14. David Hingtgen
    The Perceval YF-29B is the only one I recall being more susceptible to cracking. It was the last/newest one for a while, but cracked first. (which sucks because it has awesome coloring, but it's hard to match its periwinkle-powder-blue if you did manage to get a 3D printed replacement piece etc)
  15. David Hingtgen
    That photo makes me wonder why they couldn't adjust the gun pod mounting angle to cant inwards by 1 degree, or just make it 1mm shallower. It's THAT close to being just fine...
  16. David Hingtgen
    Well, AmiAmi wanted 8200 yen for 2-4 week air parcel, so I asked to change to DHL for 600 yen more... (EMS was even more than DHL this time)
  17. David Hingtgen
    IGN had a very short-lived sale a few days ago, plus an extra 10% off coupon, and I jumped on it when I saw it. Not sure if I'll just pencil it a bit, or try to get some decals too.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Assuming that's final/production, or very close to it: The "main" YF-21 yellow and the "fine added warning stripes/markings" yellow don't match, and that bugs me. Should be the richer "main" yellow all around.
  19. David Hingtgen
    This was at the Duluth show. It was parked just so, that you could see individual skin panels "turn silver" as the sun slowly moved. Doubly rare that it was a front-line squadron's plane on display, not an OT/Test-Eval etc one.
  20. David Hingtgen
    Never been this close to a -22, never seen one on static display.
  21. David Hingtgen
    Or just re-release the base -31A. Especially the one with Arad's marking on the spine.
  22. David Hingtgen
    158 yen-per-dollar now. Good for those of us importing direct...
  23. David Hingtgen
    Zero, all you need to know is pretty much in Ep 1. It's the post-apocalyptic nuclear genre, there you go. Just, the bombs basically dropped in like 1950, instead of 2050 like "usual". (which thus has a great effect on where tech/culture "stopped" for a while)
  24. David Hingtgen
    I think it was one of these: https://www.carscoops.com/2015/08/the-kaiser-darrin-is-thoroughly-unique/
  25. David Hingtgen
    Did they? Would love for there to be a chance to finally get a "correct" Grace's. (grey striping of the later version, but dull olive green of the original). The later one is way too intense emerald green. (but a revival would probably just be an exact copy of the last one again)
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