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  1. David Hingtgen
    Eh, the 1/1000 kit has always looked to me to be a nightmare to paint/decal properly, due to how many clear parts are molded (and how they've done so). Basically, the entire front end-cap and aft end-cap are clear. But it's not "just the parts that glow" that are clear, it's the whole area---any strut, cover, mount, housing, grille, etc, that's right next to the actual glowing part--is also part of the clear part. Basically, it's the reverse of how "modern kits" (like an RG Gundam) are molded---it's like "less color-separation than normal". I've seen skilled modelers struggle with getting the nacelles to look right on a non-lit Discoprise kit, due to the this. I can't imagine the light-leak-nightmare actually lighting those parts up with create. Maybe I'm exaggerating, but the build-reviews I've seen on YouTube have pretty much turned me off from the 1/1000 kit. And just makes me wish Bandai could do some more Trek kits----just a little bit of color/parts separation in the nacelle pieces, on the order of what Bandai was doing a decade ago, would make for an easy-to-do-perfectly appearance.
  2. David Hingtgen
    Glad I waited, I came *this* close to buying RG Tallgeese so many times. Being "TV series Wing", I assume Bluefin will bring it to the US?
  3. David Hingtgen
    Hmmmn. I don't have ANY Eva units any more, but could go for a new Unit 01. Not a big fan of the current figures/statues (price and/or style reasons), but that Koto 01 reissue and the coming RG look nice----how's the color-separation on the Koto? 01's colors are very hard to match, so I'd only be up for a pure straight build, asides from small details/inking. Or does everyone just assume the RG 01 will blow Koto's out of the water in every way?
  4. David Hingtgen
    They've got a high bar to set with an MP Arcee, considering the 3P options that already exist.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Wow, not the answer I expected---there ARE two nigh-identical versions out there, like 1 inch different... I was kinda hoping the later release would be "tweaked" a bit. (more metallic/darker paint, and true red bussards)
  6. David Hingtgen
    Question that google couldn't answer: Has Eaglemoss done two different Discovery Enterprises? One XL, and another non-XL that is bigger than most non-XL? I keep finding "Discoprises" that are "issue #1" and "issue #12", and listed at either 8.5in, or 10in long. That seems odd. They also seem to be consistently priced differently, but like the sizes, it's not as big a difference as regular and XL should have.
  7. David Hingtgen
    Oh s***, what are we gonna do now?
  8. David Hingtgen
    Bar of soap. One that just smells "clean" like basic white Dial, etc. Put the valk and the bar of soap in a bag. When the valk smells like soap (instead of smoke), "air out the valk". Then it'll smell like nothing. I've never done it with a valk, but have for several different types of plastics/toys. Note, that this can take weeks, but will not harm the valk in any way, and is permanent once done.
  9. David Hingtgen
    I'm still waiting for that SH Figurarts Rain Mikamura...
  10. David Hingtgen
    This *is* Bandai we're talking about though----they love to ignore easy obvious repaint options. I won't be surprised at all if we never get M&M. Still waiting on that white Sv-262 or any other YF-30...
  11. David Hingtgen
    I thought it was the ventral fins? Though I haven't followed these releases very closely, as I'm waiting for the OG best girl's TV 1J.
  12. David Hingtgen
    Just give me a non-premium version, and I'll be happier. Plus easier for them to make...
  13. David Hingtgen
    This went so long without any postings/updates, I legit thought I'd just DREAMED about it, and that maybe I was kinda mixing up the premium VF-0D, and the HiMetal 2012 VF-4... I was thinking "wait, did I miss it, was the HiMetal all there was, and I should have bought it when I saw it come back in stock? Dang it..."
  14. David Hingtgen
    I was hoping for a new show, not a slasher flick....
  15. David Hingtgen
    I just kinda assumed that if you knew the Variable Glaug in that scheme, you'd know the game/pilot it's from. Moaramia Fallyna Jenius, the adopted one: She's the test pilot, and pretty much THE pilot, of the VG.
  16. David Hingtgen
    Any plans for a custom Moaramia minifig?
  17. David Hingtgen
    Let me know when he makes a Trypticon... Anyways, a bit OT, but my Type 74 kit (early version) came in! It's gonna be my MP actionmaster Blitzwing. (Actionmaster because it doesn't transform out of alt-mode...) Looks pretty good at first glance (this may literally be the kit that G1 Blitzwing is based on, as very few Type 74's seem to match his upper turret details--but this one does!) Painting over the dark green will be a challenge though, will need a lot of primer, then layers of sand and purple. Worst issue may be the wheel hubs---they're polycaps, molded in olive. Can't paint, so will probably just have to live with it. But it's remote-control..... Overall though, still a lot better than my MP actionmaster Astrotrain plans went. (that kit turned out to NOT match the box at all, and there's no alternative kit that's cheap----it's either the big expensive kit now, or nothing)
  18. David Hingtgen
    No, it's not like Qui-Gon's at all from center to tip. (and presumably Obi-Wan has it, since he cut Maul's legs off with it).
  19. David Hingtgen
    Have we seen that repaired saber of Maul's before? It's half of his original---and the other half is very "non-Sith-looking". Took it from a Jedi?
  20. David Hingtgen
    Wait---a recent 3P Prime without rust/scratches/weathering? Which one is that?
  21. David Hingtgen
    Tamiya cap colors are horrible. I own every color you named. British Navy Grey? That's Royal Light Grey. Same color, different name---but both are "TS-81" and that's what matters. I've owned multiple cans of that color---the cap on the "British Navy Grey" one is quite close to the actual color. It's a slightly warm grey, not cool/blue at all. But I'm betting it may be too dark. AS-16/USAF grey is lighter I think, will spray a bit to check tomorrow if I can. I don't own any Bandai 1/48 valks, so can't be sure what color I'd need to match for you----are they close to a 1/60 V2 Yamato DYRL grey? Or lighter/warmer? Are they "notably grey" or just "very slightly off white"? Based on "Racing White" being close, my best suggestion would actually be AS-20, Insignia White. The name is a lie. It's very, very, very, light grey. The lightest grey you can buy in a can. I'd say it's lighter and less "creamy" than Racing White. Racing White is kinda like "Ivory", whereas Insignia White is more like "greyish white", or "white with the brightness sucked out". I can probably get some direct color sample comparisons in the next day or two. I think I have some Tamiya light grey primer as a base reference, too. This is Insignia White: (actual white, is right above the Falcon)
  22. David Hingtgen
    VF-27 Grace...
  23. David Hingtgen
    That's really smooth/shiny for white primer---what'd you use?
  24. David Hingtgen
    Honestly I liked Office 2000 the best, and still have the disc for it. I only got Office 2010 because 2000 really didn't seem to like Win 7 64-bit.
  25. David Hingtgen
    I tried LibreOffice long ago, didn't like it at all. Are new versions significantly different?
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