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  1. David Hingtgen
    So the 1/20 Unicorn has a better transformation and lighting than the 1/1 version:
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    Many monitors have a port or two---plug keyboard/mouse into it.
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    RG Tallgeese---if it has the TV show coloring, insta-buy. If it's colored like the MG, insta-pass. Seriously, how hard is BLACK AND WHITE to get right? No yellow accents all over and minimizing the constrast by using lots of greys..
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    If it's a combo box, you do NOT want it. All combos are the older, non-renewals. I've been of the opinion, that if someone was going to "start from scratch" for Frontier----buy a renewal, and a tornado pack. Best "bang for the buck". The tornado pack has a lot of parts, is similar to the super pack, but much cheaper and easier to get than super pack or armor pack. However, it is SIMILAR. Not a single thing is identical.
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    Sorry if this was brought up before, but it's bugged me since like, trailer #1 of episode 7------and Bandai seems to be the first to "fix" it-----the markings on the new X-Wings. They were ALL "Blue 3". Except for Black Leader, which was marked as "Black 3" (or maybe Orange 3?) Anyways----the new Bandai 3-pack (MF, and black and blue X-wings) comes with 'proper' squadron markings for the X-wings, have a look: They actually paid more attention than the movie CG artists etc. Disappointingly, their new Ep 8 version of the X-Wing kit,despite having several new parts than the Ep 7 release---doesn't include any more markings for the wings.
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    Wait wait---Pearl coating HIRM Wing Zero?!? Anyone interested in my 99.5% unstarted HIRM Wing Zero? (I painted the chest jewel, as it's so very dark out-of-box----but every sprue is still sealed in bag)
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    The Countach is my fave car, I know it well. The NACA ducts are additional intakes for the radiators. You'll also find the gas caps(plural) in there too.
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    Nope. It's a badge---Bertone. The designer of the Countach's body-styling. And technically, the door handles are entirely missing. (they'd be little silver squares, in the top of the NACA ducts in the doors) Door handle:
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    "Force Pull" is one of the most basic moves, so master-level application of it...
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    Are the shoulder/chest bits, metallic plastic? Metallic plastic is often brittle, as bad if not worse than clear---clear plastic will at least be "holistic", but metallic plastic---if one area has few more "specks" settle out of place---that area can be very weak, and will cause a smooth random fracture just like in those pics.
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    It comes with a whole extra separate Combiner Hunter Arcee?
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    I do wonder why the original Gundam, considering the audience. I'd expect Zero, or even Burning. And honestly, hate to admit it, but---a "Veritech" would have much higher recognition...
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    So can the scan-n-cut say, make vinyl masks for painting? And if you didn't need to scan, but already had a PNG or JPG file--are there cheaper options that "just cut"?
  15. David Hingtgen
    Chest-plate looks too wide and too "flat" to me---it should "curve back" a bit. (In other words, the top of the fuselage in fighter mode, should be arched a bit).
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    I'd honestly rather have a missile-less version, and save money. (Because it never had any of those under the wings on screen nor in Kawamori's sketches). "One book cover" is only a half-step away from fanon IMHO. Sigh, Bandai---reluctant to give us the VF-25/171/31 missiles that were used on-screen numerous times, but floods us with -19 missiles we never saw...
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    Math: a 1/35 vs a 1/48 is 2.58 times larger. (volume of 3D objects---ratio must be cubed). If we go with "twice" being an accurate statement, we're looking at around 1/44 scale.
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    Possibly stupid questions: 1. Is there clearance for the hatches to open in fighter mode? 2. Is black high-def acrylate an option? Everything I've makes it look like "the best material yet" for most things, but I've seen very people people make it available for parts.
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    You are very unlikely to ever see stand-alone super parts for a Bandai DX, at HLJ.
  20. David Hingtgen
    It worked yesterday! Can't see it in this pic, but these are fairly rare small-mouthed Block 30's.
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    I didn't know Bare-Metal made decals that far back (based on copyright date on the sheet). I'm always thankful they made decals for the IA ANG, because we had some kick-ass tail markings:
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    Above all other things, my interest lies in airliners. Which are very rare among TF's. Pretty much just Silverbolt and Octane. So when one comes along...
  23. David Hingtgen
    FansHobby delay for PM Prime? For what/why? Like, mold changes?
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    FT's Silverbolt may have the sleekest belly by far, but the ginormous humps blocking the passenger windows are pretty much deal-killers. Additional belly kibble would be far preferable to those eye-sores. Also, the canopy and nose droop are just insanely wrong. I think they tried to use the shape of a prototype Concorde with sorta the visor of a final production model. And those are quite different shapes/looks, and the combination looks awkward as heck.
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    Mirage's scheme on a -31A would be the best thing ever. If Mirage and Hayate, as the noobs, had -31A/B's (or the C was also BSW), it'd have looked very cool. Make the FSW variants truly rare/special, and only for Arad and Messer. And it would have been appropriate for Hayate to "graduate" to a FSW variant later.
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