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  1. David Hingtgen
    I'll agree with that---the ailerons coming off are a minor inconvenience, but high-speed mode wing-hinges pretty much ruins the YF-19, making it a floppy mess.
  2. David Hingtgen
    High-speed-mode is at least screen/art-accurate. "Giant one-piece ailerons" are like no real plane that comes to mind, nor the VF-1's actual design. They're a gimmick of the worst sort---"lets just add in some plane-esque features for play value, because some planes have sorta similar things there".
  3. David Hingtgen
    Plus they're not even right---VF-1 seems to have no ailerons (like the F-14), should be nothing but Fowler flaps across the whole trailing edge (single-slot outboard, double-slotted inboard) ( (At least VF-1's actually do have that style of airbrake, when they add it in---but those are SO not outboard ailerons in the lower-right pic)
  4. David Hingtgen
    The entire world will be disappointed if it doesn't have a "roaring howl" sound though, and just goes more like "buzzzzzzzzz".
  5. David Hingtgen
    Saw it, liked the first one better.
  6. David Hingtgen
    Nah, a diecast model needs to be XFA-27, X-02, or CFA-44 (Strigon Leader!).
  7. David Hingtgen
    I had a similar thought-----"half the set" is just perfect IMHO, so I'll probably just try to find someone to split a set with.
  8. David Hingtgen
    It always seems lazy/uninspired to me, whenever a character "looks like their famous voice actor". It seems to be even more common in video games than movies, but either way I always think "they could have done something more unique/interesting, being free from the limitations of live footage".
  9. David Hingtgen
    Talia gets to be there, over Clock King?
  10. David Hingtgen
    I do. But it's the only way to get the "G1 toy colors" on the "G1 toy-esque" mold.
  11. David Hingtgen
    The -29 had several changes, the original was the worst, though it certainly wasn't 'bad' as I recall. Most notable is the revised "support strut" for Gerwalk mode (wider/thicker, with a longer and possibly off-set tab?). I believe the VF-25 renewal had a somewhat similar change to improve Gerwalk. The -25 renewal also later modified the intake area (Michael and Luca's?), for the Super Part hip armor to clip in better (I really wish my Alto had that mod).
  12. David Hingtgen
    I'm especially surprised CF-18's were never upgraded considering the existence and success of the F-18A+ program.
  13. David Hingtgen
    It's so incredibly meta, with "Rex Dangervest" basically being Chris Pratt, playing Chris Pratt's other characters... Also---while more classic spacepeople of any color (assuming Jenny is a girl!) are always welcome---we REALLY could use black and/or red in that set instead of white. White already had 1, if not 2 relatively recent re-releases, and that's not one of the "first wave original spaceman colors". And we even saw a red one in the last movie. Plus---my kingdom for a "regular generic blue spaceman"----pristine logo, un-cracked helmet. But I kind of figure they might never release a blue one again, to keep Benny "unique". (or at least, not release a blue one anywhere near the release of a movie--only like 3-4 years before or after) But, rant aside---that's still "better than I'd hoped for"----multiple new space suits, in mostly classic colors, in a single, cheap set. Only thing better, would be if there's a new SPACESHIP! still to be revealed, even bigger and better than the last one.
  14. David Hingtgen
    "He's no good to me dead."
  15. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, we're discussing mold changes/upgrades (and downgrades) as they progress through various releases of the same basic design. And the -19 is the latest DX from Bandai that shows how things change. (since the -31's all seem nigh-identical)
  16. David Hingtgen
    Technically that's Wing Gundam ZERO (and even more technically, Wing Gundam ZERO Custom). They showed plain old (and best!) original TV Wing Gundam. No feathers.
  17. David Hingtgen
    I was unaware it was actually changed. But then how is it arriving deformed (or at least, extremely borderline), factory-fresh, from a newly-created mold?
  18. David Hingtgen
    Mine too, but sadly, from what I hear, the posters are just that---posters. Not "teasers for a new project". Don't expect an OVA or anything.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Don't worry, in a couple years Kawamori will say they should be pure red... (though he'll probably also make Arad's valk emerald green too)
  20. David Hingtgen
    I'll be waiting for Max/Milia TV 1J's, with super packs. They should be "peak" releases---all the kinks worked out, and with "ver 1.2" upgrades---but still new enough that they're not suffering from mold tolerance degradation. (though the DX YF-19's tailfin molds are already worse than the VF-19ADV)
  21. David Hingtgen
    Haven't seen it in years, but I remember liking it.
  22. David Hingtgen
    Anyone else have a local theater doing the early screenings on the 8th? I got my ticket---it's the ultimate way to avoid spoilers---see it before everyone else.
  23. David Hingtgen
    That gives me an idea---let's have a B-52 movie...
  24. David Hingtgen
    I believe that was part of it---the Navy allowed ONE real missile launch to be done for the film. So they had to make the most of it. Nowadays a movie could have 50 unique missile launches in the furball to end all furballs, but they'd all be CGI. While Top Gun did use some radio-control models, there's a TON of real F-14 footage, and a REAL missile launch. We're unlikely to see anything like that again. "Straight and level, or gentle turns"---that'll be the real Hornet. Everything else---CG.
  25. David Hingtgen
    Pretty much. I remember being *NEAR* MGM studios a few weeks after it opened, and the cars were backed up for miles.
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