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  1. David Hingtgen
    Comparison pic via TrekYards: That's how I see the Discovery Enterprise, and "color-wise" it works incredibly well to be "between" ENT and TOS. But the Eaglemoss model just doesn't look like that, even trying to account for "awesome dark nebula cloud lighting" etc.
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    Anyone else think the Discovery 1701 looks too pale/grey/matte? "Season 1 finale" I thought it looked rather NX-01 ish, in having like a darker, metallic hull. But the model is pretty much just "dull pale grey", almost primer-colored. Pretty boring, and disappointing (since I REALLY like the design, and thought we might be getting like a gunmetal-ish 1701 or something).
  3. David Hingtgen
    Anyone have the XL Reliant? Seems to be the best XL I think, and am tempted. (What I REALLY want is an XL Nebula, with non-crooked pylons)
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    Yeah, it does seem to try to target "not the thing dead-center in the screen that you're heading towards". I've noticed that too. And yes, I find myself changing my view half the time I try flares. As mentioned---the d-pad is empty, it'd be put to much better use for weapon select, flares, primary vs secondary target selection, etc.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Mission 8 sucks. Haven't done MP yet. So far, missions are a tier down from 4/5/0, story and music are way down from 4/5/0. Technically, the game is good/well-designed, but there's no "heart" to it.
  6. David Hingtgen
    That shouldn't really be much of a debate. Coolest fighter ever, or---the Raptor.
  7. David Hingtgen
    I thought it included missions. But overall----I think never has a game released, with such little clarity on exactly what you're getting, for most versions. How many times has it gone back and forth on if it's a raw port of AC5, a full re-do, or something inbetween? (currently I think it's the latter).
  8. David Hingtgen
    After reviewing what comes with what for the final time, I just preordered the digital deluxe PS4 edition. Hope I don't regret it. PS----the dynamic theme sucks.
  9. David Hingtgen
    A-10C would make an interesting comparison to add to the chart, as would the F-15I/S/K. Gotta add the F-16 Block 60, too. I'm betting its avionics alone cost as much as a whole Block 5 did...
  10. David Hingtgen
    The "Ant-Man and the Wasp" part was the one that stuck out the most to me, by far. And yeah, I wondered where Mera's legs were in the not-jellyfish dress. It didn't seem long enough to hide them, and I doubt she had them "tucked up inside, like a fetal-position-thing going on". Anyways---it's nothing less than awesome that I went to two movies in two weeks, that both had Dolph Lundgren in them.
  11. David Hingtgen
    F-35 thinks it's an F-22: This bodes well for the new demo routine this year.
  12. David Hingtgen
    There's zero chance of the PAK-FA not being a "shining star" in the game----it was the Uber-plane in "Infinity", even more than the F-22.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Air-to-Air missiles usually have fairly unique rails/adapters for each plane. But anything else is pretty universal.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Bounty Hunters D-model, nice. And NACA ducts on the same side of the ventral fins, props for getting that right. (But modelers have the best eye for things like that).
  15. David Hingtgen
    Sorry for the late reply. Interesting---I didn't know there was a black Mr Surfacer---is is super glossy? (Alclad metallics demand a mirror-like black base). Not surprised at Gaia notes----their metallics and transparents are on another level.
  16. David Hingtgen
    VRAM, VRAM, VRAM. All I want and need more of, but I'm not seeing any increases this gen.
  17. David Hingtgen
    Pretty much that. Prime has silver/metal/chrome accents, not white. No more than Superman's hair has blue streaks in it... You know, nobody ever makes his stacks white---somehow, "common sense and logic" always prevails there, no matter how "toon-accurate" they try to make it elsewhere.
  18. David Hingtgen
    I really wish someone would use that amount of care and engineering, to make a real-world-accurate-truck-mode, instead of trying to copy an old drawing of a truck...
  19. David Hingtgen
    There was no freaky cat-eating scene, so no.
  20. David Hingtgen
    The Navy paints all interior surfaces of airbrakes bright red, so that when they're open, it's a sign to 'stay away, in case they rapidly close'. The Air Force doesn't highlight them at all usually---they used to generally be white inside, now they're often the same color as the exterior. (F-15 airbrakes are HUGE, and have separate struts just to hold them open when the plane is shut down). F-16 airbrakes are much smaller, but I bet they could still cause serious injury if you were in the wrong place when they closed.
  21. David Hingtgen
    No it's not. Every YF-19 and VF-19 mold before the last 2, did fine without it. It's adding in the extra hinges that are SOLELY for high-speed mode, that "ruined" the wings in fighter mode. Just "rotating backwards for battroid mode" doesn't cause any issues at all.
  22. David Hingtgen
    I honestly wish there were two ventral fin designs for most valks---with a "solid, study, non-folding version" used for all the VF-1's that never did wear the armor. It's a common weak-point, all done for the 5 secs that like 3 valks ever wore it on-screen. It's akin to the YF-19's "high-speed mode"---it introduces massive compromises to a specific area, to replciate a "blink and you'll miss it" scene. Even when it does 'work', it still creates huge ugly hinges in what should be a smooth seamless part of the plane. Or even better, make them swappable, and include both types in the box. Never going to buy/use GBP armor? Then install the semi-permanent solid/sturdy set that has no hinges and has almost no chance of breaking. Use GBP armor? Then swap them out for the folding version.
  23. David Hingtgen
    Pretty much. The announcement that all of the sudden, the USAF was buying F-15X's, was also the moment that Shanahan became acting SecDef.
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    How exactly did you do the gold? One-step paint, or like clear yellow over silver? (exact paints please, that's a better match for the Bandai gold-plating in the original kits than the vast majority of ones I've seen)
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