David Hingtgen
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C2. The white part that sits on top of the shoulder armor.
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Checked EBay and Aliexpress----no KO of that one. Anywhere else to check?
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The VF-1A's accent color is very "cream", not white. Is that new, or just something I never noticed before?
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Any suggestions where to look?
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I think, for the first time ever, I've lost a piece (a pair, actually). MG Wing Gundam. HLJ doesn't do parts orders any more, and even if they did---it's a "single piece, on 2 duplicate sprues" so it'd cost a decent chunk to get a pair. Has this kit been KO'd? I'd much rather buy a KO to get two parts, than an entire MG kit again. The original, true, TV Wing Gundam. Not Katoki, not OVA, not a revamp. This one: http://hlj.com/product/BAN962352/Gun
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Macross Δ (Delta) Mecha/Technology Thread - READ 1st POST
David Hingtgen replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
The YF-21's GERWALK-mode exhaust louvers would almost certainly be considered a cascade array. Or at least cascade vanes. -
I will be sorely disappointed if the lions have the same shape and proportions as the 80's (and 90's) (and 00's) toys we've seen. Why does Voltron consistently "get a pass" with not improving the overall shape/looks of the lions? Look how much YF-19 toys have improved in half the time or less.
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VF-0D's escorting Firefoxes, was my take.
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Too many Voltrons to keep track of---is this a "new" one that hasn't been seen much? Or is it the non-transforming one? And what's going on with the Toynami one? (which frankly, is the first one to really make any sort of attempt at improving how the lions look)
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Macross Δ (Delta) - Mission 14 - READ 1st POST
David Hingtgen replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
I figure the answer to this wouldn't be a spoiler: Is there a new OP? Assuming a standard 26-ish eps, we're just past the mid-point. -
We all saw how the 19 advance turned out though, with its wing root/shield gaps.
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It's reality rearing its ugly head. If the weapons pod is swappable, it may need some compromises to make it happen. The -30 never did get any other weapons pod.
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They don't even paint the landing gear, they're never going to paint any engine blades.
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Oh hey, 899 sqn's there too. That's 2/3 of the Shar squadrons. Someone at Tomy likes Harriers...
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Ok, enough with the show-ranting in the toy section, but I'll just say: Muzaffar----the tone DOES change, a lot. Frankly, there's an immediate and severe drop-off in the amount of "outfit-changing scenes" and the singing does go down a lot for many of the next eps. I'd suggest giving it at least one or two more eps before writing the series off entirely. (I still think it's far inferior to Frontier, but it is at least tolerable, if not getting interesting, at this point) But man was that first ep painful...
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OK, so all together, the options are: Starfighters (VF-33) Royal Maces (VFA-27) Wolfpack (VF-1) Sundowners (VF-111) Dambusters (VFA-195) 800 sqn (do British Squadrons ever have official names?)
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The new GERWALK tail markings are for the Royal Maces(not a Tomcat squadron, rare for a VF-1 to do that), and the Starfighters.
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Oh, I had forgotten about the gun pod/adapter pieces. That's another point or two in favor of renewal over kit.
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Forget that, what's the Skywarp-colored one in the background?
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Honestly, I haven't gotten any new valks in months, so don't really need any more stands. But when the -262/31 come out, there'll likely be increased demand.
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I am wondering if there'll be a full-armor set for the -31. Needs to happen fairly soon if it's going to happen at all.
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Re: add-ons: I like the -29's "inner" booster engines a lot. Do not like the wing extensions of the -29 nor the -31's "anything", really.
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Does the nosecone lock into fighter and battroid positions? Or does it swivel freely?
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By far the biggest thing, which alone "seals the deal" for superior fighter mode: The renewals's legs actually sit up where they're supposed to, with the nacelles ABOVE the wing-line. Even if you force the kit's legs up and glue them in place--they are still far too low and sunken in.
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Macross Δ (Delta) Mecha/Technology Thread - READ 1st POST
David Hingtgen replied to azrael's topic in Movies and TV Series
This. They took the -31F/J, and made new wing tips---but said new wingtips are simple and lacking in detail. Very few panel lines, and missing the hard points. And everything else is following that reference religiously, even with its obvious simplification/omissions.