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  1. David Hingtgen
    The Triggerhappy/HotRod wave is out----but I haven't even seen a sample pic of the Takara versions. There's not morally that much of a gap. I'm a HUGE Truggerhappy fan, and the mold is great----but Hasbro of course used tons of that awful milky warm grey plastic. I need to see what Takara's version looks like.
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    Fine, just 100x more likely to be difficult to do, and not last long once done.
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    The V8 should be easy to do. The rest----maybe thin trim lines in the center, like this: Again----would be quick/easy, minimalist. Easy to re-do if mistakes are made, or touch-ups needed later.
  4. David Hingtgen
    Ack, didn't see the "reboot" note. (Though I have to ask---why?)
  5. David Hingtgen
    Got raised lettering/striping? Use a paint marker. Works amazingly well. Painting "areas" usually requires a ton of prep work on covers and are best left to pros or those who don't mind hours of sanding and prepping.
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    Most 3P samples for reviewers don't include instructions, and are often not 100% tweaked tolerance/fit-wise yet, so it's easy to miss a step and not want to risk breaking something by experimenting. Especially when you have to pass it on to the next reviewer. Better to miss a step and post a follow up, then break it in half on-camera.
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    Wait wait. They switched from Katy Perry to Demi Lovato? Are they just cycling through singers, paying no heed to consistency? ::edit:: Yeesh, almost all those voices are new. They recast the entire species.
  8. David Hingtgen
    I much preferred "Voodoo" for an MP Ratchet. Heck, I still may prefer it to Takara's.
  9. David Hingtgen
    Repainted the worn-away lettering on my engine cover, and pinstriped the molded-in-but-unpainted stripes to match how the others were. (3800's had red accents, supercharged 3800's had red stripes---but the V8's have unpainted raised stripes????). The V8's even have factory red calipers----I guess the brakes used up all the "red accent paint budget"). So, here's my engine cover----basically stock lettering color combined with the striping color that all other versions have: (The lettering is silver, not white---just looks white on camera)
  10. David Hingtgen
    I've already had to clean up the thread once, I'd prefer to not do it again.
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    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Because there's already many of the other ones out/announced/coming? Yeesh, you'd think Frontier only had two characters in the whole show based on the figures they released.
  12. David Hingtgen
    Regardless of all other things, Trump's a Boeing guy, and I have a hard time believing AF1 would ever be an Airbus.
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    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Not a Jenius, either.
  14. David Hingtgen
    I wouldn't use raw acetone, but would certainly try acetone-based nail polish remover. Don't soak the blob----apply remover to a q-tip. Soak q-tip, remove the excess----more than damp, but not wet. Swab/rub over glue. Repeat. It'll take a while, but should work, with no damage to the plastic. Now, the little black stencil wording is almost certain to be removed in the process unless you mask I it and are hyper-careful with where you swab---but IMHO that's a small price to pay to get rid of the blob. (And the black sensor area is likely to lose some paint---but since it's recessed and black, that bit should be easy to repaint and look factory-fresh).
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    Hi-Metal R

    David Hingtgen replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    The Hasegawa kits also match Yamato/Arcadia.
  16. David Hingtgen
    More like from most angles, the alt-mode looks like that. Same problem every YF-19 ever has had, only worse.
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    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Mirage.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Yup. This also means the knee-pads will never sit quite flush in fighter mode.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Pretty much this.
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    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    I might have to buy a "Miriya" if done well.
  21. David Hingtgen
    While we're talking YF-29's---can someone have a look at the base of the barrels, when the (tornado)guns are fully extended? I swear the left and right are sculpted differently---there's multiple "rings" on the right, only a single "ring" on the left. (hard to explain, will try to take a pic tomorrow). Also, Ozma's is losing paint left and right. It's not that easy to tell, as the dark bronze paint is over dark grey plastic, but the guns are losing some of their bronze paint---both the backpack ones and the "wrist" ones. (lost some paint on a foot like the first day, which is especially common on Ozma's) PS--anyone ever managed to open open up the tornado cannon pack? I suspect mine could use some tweaking, both for barrel alignment and joint stiffness-wise. But it looks like it's glued together, and couldn't be opened without destroying it.
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    Hi-Metal R

    David Hingtgen replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Anyone know how much shipping to the US is, for N-Y vs BigInJapan? (Thinking about preordering Milia)
  23. David Hingtgen
    I liked Ex-Machina more. This became much more drama than Sci-Fi in the second half.
  24. David Hingtgen
    Yes, but when you get to 1000 votes, they give you more time and exposure to get to 10,000. No one "just goes straight to 10,000". You first get like 100, and that grants you more time to hit 1000. Then you get another extension from that, etc. So, if he can get 144 votes in the next 18 days, he'll get like another couple months (year?) to get up to 10,000. And he'll be "featured" on the site as a "likely potential" or whatever, which'll help get to 10,000.
  25. David Hingtgen
    Out of nowhere, new company "Open Play" has an awesome-looking Springer:
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