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David Hingtgen

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  1. Titans Return Triggerhappy: He rocks. But the factory put his wing insignias on sideways. (they're aligned with the wing's trailing edge---which is against common sense/aesthetics, and against the box art and factory artwork diagrams) It's a fairly common issue, even some MP figures have "insignias aligned with the wrong edge". But with Triggerhappy's wings having a 45-degree sweep, they're REALLY off.
  2. Ok, need to check *everywhere* today it seems.
  3. F-104, Erusea, Osea, from the team behind AC5 and AC:Zero. And we all know what Erusea means:
  4. Anyone heard of Revan somewhere besides Gamestop? That's every sighting I know of in the US.
  5. Viggen simulator? Where's my SR-71 intercept mission? (though, actually need JA-37 for that)
  6. I liked Cars 1 a LOT. I hated Cars 2.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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)
  13. I've already had to clean up the thread once, I'd prefer to not do it again.
  14. 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.
  15. Regardless of all other things, Trump's a Boeing guy, and I have a hard time believing AF1 would ever be an Airbus.
  16. Not a Jenius, either.
  17. 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).
  18. David Hingtgen

    Hi-Metal R

    The Hasegawa kits also match Yamato/Arcadia.
  19. Mirage.
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