David Hingtgen

Wow, I've never seen an F-16 kit that had the stiffeners molded on. Reminds me of the Tamiya 1/32 F-14 and F-15 kits--they copied a real one so closely, they even included that specific plane's patches/repairs---which just means you have to sand them off.

Every report I've seen on MW of using mkv2vob has resulted in no subs, but xvid4psp seems to work fine. I'd try xvid4psp---it's what I use for my 360.

I believe the latest batch to Los was held up in customs at the last minute. Lots of stuff from Japan seems to have been delayed lately.

And it's a very neat track, as good as the best of the rest of the songs. I wonder if the 2nd battle theme will be included. I never knew where/when it was supposed to be used. Not a great track IMHO, so no big loss it wasn't included in the original release. Random thought: The Legend of Dragoon is the only game I know that has a seemingly random (and fairly rare) alternate battle theme. (as opposed to a specific alternate battle theme always used in certain places, like in FF8 when using Laguna, or Suikoden II in the forest to Gregminister) I wonder if CT's 2nd theme was a "random" one, or intended for certain areas.

Never trust HLJ for skill levels, even after things are released. It's going to be like every Bandai Gundam kit ever---a couple different colors of sprues, and nothing more. You can paint and ink it if you want, but you don't need to, and nothing's going to be done for you from the factory.

Is the email on your site still current? I really could use a set of YF-19 stickers.

I emailed and still haven't heard back...

I figure Klan is kind of a decoy/spy---either going to sabotage NUNS, relay info to SMS, or try to convince Luca and Alto to rejoin---all while being publically loyal to the fleet.

Leave the spoilers for the "Frontier news" thread, that's what it's there for. (really, it should be renamed the spoilers and rumors thread) Anyways--I just watched ep 3 again, and at Guillame's funeral, Ozma mentions to/warns Alto that there's no tombstone or funeral for SMS. So how was Klan sitting at Michel's grave? Continuity error, or was he considered a student/civilian still? ::edit:: Nevermind, just found it was already discussed. (it's hard to track the ep threads without being spoiled---I never watch the eps or read the thread until after I've seen subs)

Hmmn. I am not liking that "support" under the belly in fighter mode---that's clearly a dedicated kit part, and not your typical "hunk of generic clear plastic thrown in for a photo shoot". I wasn't concerned at all from the previous pics, but now that the final, final pics show a specially-designed piece right there...

Just don't watch the ending credits, then you'll have a completely PG-rated M7 experience. (Protip---they're the same every time, so you're not missing much)

Academy parts? Contact Lucky Model. http://www.luckymodel.com/ They even keep individual sprues in stock for sale for some kits, and the owner posts on ARC---might want to contact him that way. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showuser=1022

I so want that. But am not buying a Wii to play it. You know, 90% of the games I want for the Wii, are downloadable. Mario Galaxy and Metroid are the ONLY actual "Wii" games I'd have, if I had a Wii.

If they'd just made the orange parts from the same purple plastic as the rest of him... I still say Universe Silverbolt and Galvatron have the most utterly pointless use of bright orange plastic ever.

Wow, I'm very different from the norm then. Hated Sheryl at first, now I'm rooting for her---she has good odds of being my eventual fave. Didn't like Klan then, don't like her now. Ranka---thought she was very cute and was my fave for a long time, but I've gone from "meh" to "she's just a complete idiot" over the past few eps. Grace started "just above the middle" and has climbed slowly but surely. Didn't really like Cathy much early, she goes up and down (not because of Leon).

Valkyire_addict seems to have broken his while messing with the hip bars, and wasn't moving the arms at all.

I meant, it'll be the only one that matters to me---I'll have made my overall decision then.

With the SHE and IHP--nope, pushing the canopy down would interfere with both the nose and ventral fin. Overall, the SHE is way better than the IHP, but the IHP has better-shaped lower legs IMHO. Here's the rarely-seen IHP variable VF-4: http://www.wwwmwww.com/VF-4G/

It's under 10 bucks, maybe under 5 (been a while), and pretty easy to find at any Wal-Mart, Target, etc. My bottle's from Target.

The main thing is that no kit so far has had the canopy recess, and that REALLY messes with how the battroid mode looks. I expect that to be one of the parts to swap. (or actually, simply remove it entirely for battroid mode) Also, the SHE has very "square" legs for some reason, the IHP did better there.

I'll check and see what the shoulder hinge is made of--I've built enough models that I can identify just about any plastic type by appearance/feel.

Hmmn, stickers too. I may go for decals where needed for conformity reasons (tailfins), and stickers anywhere there's rubbing potential (shoulders, chest).

I went with "not sure". Sheryl's WAY up the past few eps (and Ranka's way down), but things could change. Grace---one 2 sec scene won't change things enough to make her my fave (though I liked her from the beginning). The poll for the last ep will be the only one that really matters.

New color for DS Lite in USA, metallic silver. (As in, stand-alone, not with Guitar Hero graphics and pack-in)

VF-4's very unique in its transformation, almost as much as the YF-21. It's one of the many ways it's awesome. PS--in addition to his excellent VF-4 build, vf_1s also did a very cool mod to a 1/48: http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?show...c=19980&hl= PPS---I think there's no way to having working landing gear in a transforming VF-4, period. I doubt even Yamato in 1/60 could do that. Main issue is the nose gear. The ventral fin has to retract up into that area, the cockpit recesses down into the area, and then the whole nosecone slides back along a joint in the area... If you want gear in a VF-4, there's got to be SOME parts swapping.