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David Hingtgen

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  1. I posted a longer version of this in the DX -31 thread a few days ago, but I think it will. I know *I* have less interest in the -31 toys due to limited use of battroid and sparse use of super packs. Frontier enticed us early on with awesome battles highlighting mode-switching and the plot-based equipping of super and armor packs, and later tornado. Delta has given us just one forgettable use of the sound booster.
  2. Yup. I wish they were all exclusives. You have a weeks-long ordering timeframe instead of 4 secs, and you have like a 99% chance of getting what you put in your cart.
  3. That pic shows the equally rare 4 AIM-9's option as well. This as close as a Tomcat gets to a dogfight config.
  4. Mirage. No, wait, get Messer, that'll make it easier for me to get Mirage. Yeah, that's it. Nobody buy Mirage, she's not a good pilot.
  5. Looked around, couldn't find it again. Will post if I do.
  6. I found the drawings on the official site, and laying them on top of each other, the -31A does have slightly larger canards. But the shape is the same, so it's hard to tell. And without HFH confirming it, it could easily be written off as an artist's error etc.
  7. Wow, that's really thinking it through. Props to Kawamori for that.
  8. I saw someone build a VF-31J kit with the wings flipped around so they sweep back. Looks awesome, vaguely like the VF-4's wings.
  9. Well I'm spending this morning waiting for my car at the tire shop so I can't stream/watch anything until later today. Could I have like a 5-word spoiler-free "categorization" of the episode? As in, is it mainly a: 1. Mecha/battle ep. 2. Other plot-advancing/politics ep. 3. Characters/triangle ep.
  10. Ok, I think it's high time I actually start to SELL my stuff, vs simply have it sit in the closet NOT helping me pay my bills. That said: I do think ebay is the best option, to gain the biggest "audience". I've of course bought from ebay many times, but never sold. Is there a "guide" out there that'd be especially helpful for selling stuff like retro games/consoles/CD's? Like I've heard ebay seems to be fond of assigning "default" shipping weights to stuff, but if I'm selling a $100 PSX game, I'm not just going to ship it in a bubble mailer and hope the jewel case doesn't crack, so their "suggested" shipping weight/cost won't be acceptable.I'll be boxing most anything. (and on that note---anywhere to get cheap small boxes for that situation? Or is just shipping everyting via priority and using those boxes the best bet?) Also, is shipping via Paypal worth it, to help "prove" I shipped stuff? I think I'd need to buy a scale, to accurately weigh things to be able to print labels, in that case.
  11. The scarcity of add-ons in the show has me a bit worried/disappointed "One-time use" isn't enough to make me want to buy them. As opposed to Frontier's Super Pack, which Alto used more often than not. And though he only used the Armor Pack twice----they were epic awesome scenes. And Ozma made the Armor Pack a must-buy the first time we saw it. Frontier made all the "extra bits" for the valks cool and desirable. Delta hasn't done that at all. We've seen one set of parts used once to minimal effect.
  12. The legs and weapon pod don't seem to peg together in fighter mode, that's worrying. Arms are identical to the VF-25-----already look loose, will be very floppy after a bit. Weapon pod seems to be pure friction, nothing pegged or locked into the open/raised mode. I think it may be even worse than the arms after time----a big floppy pile of parts never really holding in position. Honestly, seems like they've learned nothing over the past few years and have made zero improvements. Every issue the -25 has or develops, the -31 looks to be prone to get as well.
  13. IIRC, the F-14 was the poster child for the "if you keep if flying, it works, if you let it sit, it'll break" theory, regarding the hydraulics. I think that frequent use kept the seals moist. But if it sat, they'd dry out and shrink, and you'd get leaks all over the place.
  14. Tailcode for the Sundowners but not Wolfpack?
  15. Exactly. All-metal at least resembles some real-world landing gear. (White is more of a US thing). But half and half? Looks like a mistake.
  16. A whole lot less man-hours to flight-hours than the F-14 needs.
  17. Very much agree, ESPECIALLY with the spoilered part. If Elba had a bit more "meat to work with" (and less makeup to deal with) we could have gotten one of the all-time great Trek villians I feel.
  18. Ah, I thought you meant an external difference. Just keep the hatches closed, and it's correct.
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