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  1. David Hingtgen
    The 1/72 is better than the v1, but the renewal beats even the 1/72 for fighter mode proportions. And at least ties it for battroid.
  2. David Hingtgen
    There is no Hase -23 kit, and -23 kits are rare nowadays in 1/72 but I still think it's the best option looks-wise. That said, the -23 itself used modified -18 gear for the mains (it used -15 for the nose) and -18 kits are very cheap if you buy older releases with lower-quality decals.
  3. David Hingtgen
    I don't think it'd work with an actual nose gear inside. I think it's ONLY feasible because on the kit, you physically remove the gear entirely, it doesn't retract inside. The nose wheels alone I think would negate the possibility of having them fold in, then having the gear swing past them. The gear strut fits between them, inserted from below, from outside. But you couldn't swing the gear down past them from within, if it was actually inside the wheel well at any point.
  4. David Hingtgen
    What's so bad? Everything. And they are THAT bad. Even without the existence of the renewals they'd be a POS. IMHO.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Even if civilians CAN get old VF-1's, still doesn't mean they're common or easy to obtain. Old fighter jets (MiG-17, F-86, etc) are around, owned by civilians--many of whom are ex-military pilots. But there will still be the F-15/F-22 demo pilot at that same airshow, offering LOADS of cash for the chance to fly one, just once, just for a minute. (and the amount they'll offer for a P-51 or F4U.....they're practically giving away the keys to their Vettes) Legendary planes, will always be legendary planes.
  6. David Hingtgen
    Alto's VF-25 was 007, but he was Skull Four. 004 was Luca's, and I think he's Skull Three. Modex number and call sign usually don't match. (Delta is the first time we've had more than 1 match).
  7. David Hingtgen
    Is that the first non-Hayate/Arad -31 merchandise released then? Surprised Messer or Mirage didn't beat it.
  8. David Hingtgen

    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    Look closer. The parts are molded using slide-molds. That always takes more space. (At least the pink and white sprues are) (It's still excessive, just not QUITE as bad as it looks)
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    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    VF-1A/S? No J? So I assume it's a DYRL version then?
  10. David Hingtgen
    That's an insane amount of decals/stickers needed to look even close to right. I may buy a -31A kit, because it has a much simper scheme, but there's no way I'd buy a "colorful" -31 with that parts/color arrangement. I really think they split up the parts poorly. Inner wings solid color, outer wings solid white? Surely they could have done front/back instead? Many a Gundam kit has MUCH finer color-separataion. I don't expect all the fine striping of course, but this isn't even close.
  11. David Hingtgen
    The T-38 design is now 57 years old, and the main jet trainer for the USAF.
  12. David Hingtgen
    Messer version---You can var if you want to, you can leave your friends to die...
  13. David Hingtgen
    Then he gets bonus points for having good taste.
  14. David Hingtgen
    I fixed your MADLAW review. Don't know what happened exactly---the links and pics were still there, I basically just shuffled back and forth between regular and full editor until things started working again.
  15. David Hingtgen
    I almost wonder if Bandai had some input into how the -31 super parts were to be colored---they are so reminiscent of how the -25's are, where they're 90% all the same with just a few bits actually being color-coded (excluding Michael's). Makes it very easy for them as a company---one small sticker sheet can cover every variation, and/or one small sprue of just a few pieces needs to be molded in its own color.
  16. David Hingtgen
    He's only 10 but knows/uses the term "cannon fodder"? I'm going to assume you have a brownie VF-1A and frequently refer to it as such.
  17. David Hingtgen
    I'd rather have the new girl with the dark green hair join.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Has Experten's render been posted yet? Hopefully it'll be cheaper than their 1/72 variable kits!
  19. David Hingtgen
    Yup, their Snapdragon so far looks better (though less intricate) than their Apeface. I personally hope their Apeface is undergoing a massive redesign during all this time. I (and many others) did not like the ape mode. (because it was way more oozaru-troll, than ape)
  20. David Hingtgen
    I had Quad-U on order, up to the point that BBTS actually moved him to the pre-shipping stage before I cancelled it. Basically 3 reasons (I'm a huge Weirdwolf fan, he was my first headmaster, and my only non-Horrorcon headmaster): 1. Wolf snout is ridiculously long and flat. This was pointed out early on by many people, and I think even FP acknowledged it during the grey proto stage--but never changed it. With some skilled mods, it looks so much better, see here: http://bbs.actoys.net/read.php?tid-1704578.html Interstingly, the early drawings showed a shorter more sloped snout. They LENGTHENED and flattened it, of all things. 2. Front paws/hands. Just look weird. True, giant robots don't need to have human-esque hands, and many, especially 'cons, have claws or guns instead. But his just look odd, especially with the swordsman motif. If you're gonna wield a sword, you kinda need normal fairly normal hands... 3. Colors. They're wrong, which is VERY uncharacteristic for FP/MT. They have the best paint and color matching of ANYBODY, surpassing even Bandai. (it's not hard to beat Hasbro...). So for them to get BOTH main colors wrong? Strange. There's a bunch of yellow TF's, but very few mustard-maize ones like Weirdwolf was. And they just made him lemony-yellow like a cheap KO. The blue is just as far off, it should be close to navy, not teal.
  21. David Hingtgen
    I wasn't all that enthralled with Zootopia, and rank Nemo in the lower half of Pixar. Will see how Dory is.
  22. David Hingtgen
    TFC BigBite/Skalor review:
  23. David Hingtgen
    Thankfully it seems almost all the potty humor is gone after the first hour.
  24. David Hingtgen
    A7--oh come on, you can't just knock out a Zeta Plus A1 over the weekend, when I've spent a week on the wing leading edges alone!
  25. David Hingtgen
    ::googles Kairos:: It fits the theme, with Elysion etc. Also, not being FSW, it should have a less sword-themed name. (I know, Siegfried's not a sword----but he's a very famous swordsman)
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