David Hingtgen

If you want to acquire specific LEGOs--- http://www.bricklink.com It's THE place to get exactly what you want. And it looks like you'll need a lot of tan slopes for that.

Darn, Hurin got here 40 mins before me...

Oooooh. FF 4 DS. Will pick it up. I've tried to avoid most of the GBA re-re-releases, but I'll buy 3D versions.

If I didn't say anything about where this thread is heading I think the other mods would say I'm slacking on the job.

Having all that new storage space and better codecs means nothing if the people putting stuff out don't know how to use it. Same as how many 360/PS3 games look no better or even worse than many XBox/PS2 games---they've got the tools and equipment, they just don't seem to use them. I own DVDs that look worse than VHS.

Automorph=gimmick. Gimmicks ruin TF's. Hasbro never learns, they just find new ways to mess up otherwise nice transformations. Ironically, this is a "transforming" gimmick that messes up a Transformer... Anyways---NO standard toys in town, just checked today. There's real gear, but no basic/deluxe/voyager/leader. Ultimate BB is a shelf-warmer.

That is a good question---how exactly does MS know what's wrong? I sent mine in for a problem which gave no error codes or lights. I know it had an issue, I could reproduce it every time. (and the refurb I got back has never done it despite dozens of attempts) Perhaps the 3RROD error sets a code in internal memory or something, so MS can check and see. I mean, since the system knows if you ever opened the case, you'd think an actual failure would be monitored too. But like mine, there's plenty of non-standard un-coded errors that could happen out there. PS--what's the going rate for a system-only 360 sale? If I ever upgraded etc, I want to keep my HDD and most of all, my controller---I do NOT want to do the D-pad fix again, especially after I got it looking and working so nice. Took a lot of work and I came THIS close to majorly "uglifying" the D-pad ring. If I bought "the new version of the Core" or whatever after it gets the 65nm and quieter drive and hopefully fans etc, I'd want to do it for less than 100 bucks if possible. (I went from old PS2 to slim PS2 for only 50 bucks effectively--but that was due to EB having a specific big trade-in bonus at the time to sell slim PS2's to old PS2 user) I'm going to wait a few weeks/months to see if all new 360's really do have the quiet BenQ drive now, or just a recent batch. The first time we saw the BenQ everyone thought it was the new drive--until it went away and we got Hitachis again. Then there's also the news that new Elites have quieter Nidec(?) fans, as opposed to the Delta fans. Kinda surprised----lots of things have Delta fans and while cheap OEM, they're often quite quiet. My quietest PC fans are/were actually Deltas. So why do 360 Delta fans make noise?

That is usually called "splinter" camo.

That's gotta be one heck of a compliment, that they like it so much they may make it. It very well may happen---the original low-vis VF-1 was based off a fan's repaint that appeared in a model magazine.

I was just thinking and realized an obvious point: There's no way 120hz interpolated mode could work without pretty severe lag on a game system. To interpolate the extra frame, it needs to know the current frame, AND the next frame, then calculate the new one. No problem on a movie or TV, it just waits 1/4 second before playing to "read ahead" then it's set to keep going for the rest of the show. But on a game, it can't "look ahead", nor could you wait for it to see 2 frames then interpolate the next one---that'd be big time lag. So I'll probably snag the cheaper Sony TV, or hopefully the new cheaper version of the 3000 series will be just as good. The 3000 series seems to lack a game mode though, that could be a problem---the XBR may disable 120hz in game mode, but at least it has a hopefully lag-free game mode. A TV without 120hz that still "beautifies" the image through heavy processing could be just as laggy. Mainly it all depends on what goes on deepest discount this holiday season.

Yeah, that is kinda ironic--we want the canopy gold but not the stripes. And redder/pinker is better than the purple it is now. But don't make it too red, or it'll look like Milia's. It needs to be magenta/fuschia---not too red, not too pale-pink, not too purple.

I'd like to point out that there have been several issues with email from MW to comcast.net lately, that could explain a few things. (and it's still happening, registration still doesn't work right for comcast accounts) If someone tried to contact Nightstalker by sending an email via MW and not through their own email provider, there's good odds he never got it. PS--it's comcast's fault, not MW's.

Looks are nothing, it's all about home-made frosting. Frosting in a can, and most bakery frosting, is just disgusting IMHO. It's like making Rice Krispie cheats using that "mallow goo in a jar"----melting real marshmallows and butter is 100x better, and just as easy. (Krispie treats made using that stuff in a jar---I refuse to eat, it's just nasty IMHO)

It's my birthday, and they only make movie Prime stuff for decorations, so I had to make my own Decepticon cake. Turned out decently. I spent a while cutting out the stencil, but the "cake spray color" was very transparent and ran horribly. (it's basically food color and alcohol in a can). Best I could do, as despite using fairly thin paper, it wouldn't conform quite right to the slightly domed cake surface. (Also, the eyes etc had to be separate pieces).

That's the second one, and there's footage of the first one (and second one in primer I think) flying. It does so quite well. http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?show...5665&st=500 And work backwards from there.

Well, since MICHAEL BAY's Transformers is A MICHAEL BAY FILM PRESENTED by MICHAEL BAY, but Spielburg is exec producer---where does that fall in the Paramount decision? Because honestly, I want to have a HDTV by the time and for Transformers to come out---and the format it comes out on will GREATLY affect whether I try to snag a PS3 by the end of the year. PS-- http://www.lilformers.com/comic0051.php

Gold stickers are fine, it's a decaling thing--it's all about when it comes into contact with various liquids and chemicals. They're fine when dry, but since decaling itself requires water--there's issues. Some gold decals are better than others, and if you have just a few with a simple shape it's no problem to trim off the clear. But you'd be spending hours and hours and hours trying to trim out ones as complex as Nora's. mechaniac---It'd be a lot of work to cut out the pattern yourself from bare metal. Normally you follow the panel lines our outline of a piece. But you can't see through it to copy the stripes. Unless the stripes are raised just enough that you actually could get it to imprint the shape through the foil. But it sure would look cool. (Some airlines used to use gold foil for their schemes--high maintenance, but looked impressive--it's said Eastern used actual gold leaf for their falcon)

I don't mind the gold---it's different, but it's ok. So long as it's GOLD, and not bronze or copper. Bright metallic yellow, not yellow-orange, orangey-yellow, or brown-yellow. As for the main color---MAGENTA. Not pink, not purple. Magenta. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magenta Lots of nice ones would work for Nora---rich magenta or process magenta are best I think. Actually, due to ambiguation, many shades of fuschia are better matches than magenta. Cherise is a good color too. (Any variation of it). (Yes, I do know a LOT of colors) Or if you want one that's more red, even amaranth or true rose. Basically--I'll take most anything in the fuschia/magenta category, so long as it's not too red or too purple. From the pics so far, looks a bit purple. Make it more pink. I mean c'mon---it's a girly-painted mech, second only to Mylene's. I think the important thing was as mentioned before--the relative contrast between the magenta and gold. The gold looks so much darker now, it's not the COLOR, it's the BRIGHTNESS that looks off. It affects the whole way it contrasts with the overall background color. Anyways---yes, gold decals are an issue unto themselves. All of us airline modelers know all about how gold decals work due to Continental Airlines, who always has gold, sometimes a LOT of gold. Basically---most gold decals turn their clear film green upon contact with most decal solutions, and any non-distilled water. They also tend to react to other decals, so no layering. If you wanted to decal Nora's scheme with gold decals, you'd have to trim *every* bit of clear film off and have only the gold. Also, you'd have to use distilled water, and avoid any decal set. I need to go watch the anime again to get a good feel for Nora's colors, I haven't seen it since Oct I think.

A few pics from Woodward----Bumblebee Camaro, Pontiac G8. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmblogs/sets/72157601548855085/

The bottom ramp looks almost unhinged. It's too low. Not excessively, but it is too low. Here's a B I photographed:

Red Baron movie coming, trailer sure looks fun: http://www.pixomondo.com/web/showreel/index.htm

Looks nice, but is there headroom for guys over 5'6?

AFAIK, motors rarely die on Trypticon, but the connection/gears often do. Omega Supreme has motor failure. Anyways---I rented the TF movie game for the weekend, and find it odd that every menu/command/screen/instruction book page uses the term "convert". "Press Y to convert to/from robot mode" "Try to convert between forms if you get stuck". Are they just stupid, or is there some reason they specifically don't use the term TRANSFORM? I mean, not using the term that is the very definition of what they are and they are named for...

I really want reissues of the big TF's. Omega Supreme, Trypticon etc. Now, Trypticon had a release in the 90's with a few mold changes, but none of his all-important accessories. It could be that they're gone, but probably Takara was just cheap---as the Seacon release then also omitted all the individual weapons etc, but the Universe reissue will include them.

I've thought for years that they come up with the acronyms first and then try to fit words into it.