David Hingtgen

I could talk for a LONG time about Xenogears, then lose my train of thought and have to go play it again. When I played it through 3 times straight in the space of a few months I had it all figured out, but not so much any more. But I do believe I "get" it far more than most people. (You CANNOT get it from just playing once---way too much stuff is only explained with foreshadowing, etc)

The only possibly confusing issues are the shoulder hinge linkages. Basically--move it all the way forward for fighter, back for GERWALK and battroid, and then angle the diecast parts down to lock(sorta) them in place. Also, the shoulder armor DOES move directly upwards (position reference is for battroid)---it's just quite tight. It's only a millimeter or two, but it does and it makes a difference for articulation/clearance.

Really? 200 bucks? ::eyes copy:: I'll accept offers at that rate! (hey, it's in the big pile of import SEGA stuff, Saturn and DC kinda overlap) Wondering about Soukyougarentai. (probably spelled it wrong)

Wow, so did the previous QC guy really suck? Hope he didn't get a job with Boeing or somebody...

Radiant Silvergun----hmmn. ::thinks:: Yeah, I'll have to say that edges out Ikaruga. But they're both at the very peak of "awesome import shmups for the DC". And both are vertical.

I've tried the Shin Megami Tensei family, but lose interest after a couple hours. It all comes down to this: EVERY fight is a boss fight, difficulty-wise. It's just insane. New ones any better in that regard?

ZOMG Treasure! is the only company that deserves such.

Air Guitar Hero! http://video.ap.org/v/Legacy.aspx?partner=...mp;&f=wasee Seriously, and it works.

Told 'ya so.

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal8...Taggart/00.shtm ::edit:: Checking around, it seems this actually is a kit. I was 100% convinced it was part of ARC's silly-week, which often involves kitbashing. http://cgi.ebay.com.hk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=140051911280

1/72, then 1/48, now 1/35. Then 1/32, 1/24, 1/12, 1/2, and 1/1! Fine Molds is sure milking their X-wing license...

I do too, but I still plan to buy it for live. My first XBLA purchase actually. (because I don't plan to lose access to a bunch of paid-for content when my 360 dies) (Mainly because my DC is rarely hooked up---and if I'm going to play Ikaruga again, I might as well get some achievements for it)

MP Grimlock would just blow away anything else.

Ikaruga coming to XBLA. Like shmups? Buy it. Don't HATE shmups? Buy it. Never heard of it/know what shmup means? Buy it anyways. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225771

We need ECCM. Honestly, ECCM should be able to be piggy-backed onto active stealth or something. If valk tech is so advanced by 2040 to have active stealth able to deceive/overwhelm any sensor tech, then cutting through/ignoring/overpowreing jamming should certainly be possible with the same technology 20 years later.

I keep thinking about MP Megs, but keep thinking "his alt mode is just no fun at all, and hard to display". I mean, I keep Prime and any jet in vehicle mode often---same as any of my diecast planes and cars--they look neat on display and you can put them anywhere they'll fit. But an oversize obviously-plastic gun? It won't even stand up on its own--how do you display it? Just toss it on the floor in the corner? Make a wall-mount plaque for it or what?

Yeah, but I kept thinking that the sword should be molded in red-to-yellow "flame" transparent plastic. Hasbro uses that a LOT in TF's for missiles/flames. They're missing a great opportunity here.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=162139 OK, so Hasbro (or Takara) tool up a new sword for Leader Prime to be movie-accurate, yet it doesn't resemble the one in the movie at all. ?!?!? I recall it being symmetrical, rather broad, with a flared tip. Not looking like a pocket-knife hacksaw.

As who? Ripcord? I can guess from the name what his job is, but seriously--if *I* don't immediately recognize the name, 99% of GI Joe fans won't. That's like having Roadgrabber in the new TF movie. GI Joe movie should be 100% core characters that people know.

Soon after I first posted, I found the perfect solution to my tire pressure issues--seasonal air! I just need 4 cans of winter-air, and I'll be set: http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=...;products_id=45 Gotta love that it's 2lbs per can. Also--A7, here's the perfect shirt for you: http://www.zazzle.com/kaleco/product/235442988664810234

VF-9 gets points for making the battroid-mode chest out of the wings. And a front/back (as opposed to left/right) shoulder/arm transformation. It's definitely not very pretty in any mode, but it'd sure be a fun toy.

A bit OT, but what's on this guy's workbench should humble anyone: http://www.wright-wing.com/f6fhellcatwip/

(apologies if this is old, just found it myself) This works on so many levels. Got a stupid ricer in your area? Especially ones with blue/purple lights. Suggest he upgrade to *synthetic* blinker fluid and give him this link. http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=...p;products_id=6 Or, if his exhaust is just that huge, he might need a higher-quality muffler bearing to support it, and get the full 35hp his folgers can adds: http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=...;products_id=10

Yeah---no backwards/doubled wing hinges, the missile pods stay in, and you can attach every weapon and booster pod to the wings and they'll still hold up without drooping down. Plus a color scheme unlike anything else that you'll never see again.

My money's on the next 6 female figs or so being nothing more than "Idolmaster". I don't even know what that is, but I've grown to dislike it, since it seems to be incredibly popular and on EVERYTHING from Japan now, crowding out cool/normal stuff. Even airplanes...