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  1. David Hingtgen
    Tarn? Tarn.
  2. David Hingtgen
    What episode was Takara watching, where BlastOff was ORANGE?!?! He's a pretty consistent dark olive-brown, both toy and toon. Yet almost every figure afterwards (FoC, Warbotron) seems to ret-con his colors into some sort of bright rust color---which then makes him the "bright" member of the team, with very much clashes with the overall dull military coloring of the team. I am really sick of BlastOff being the totally wrong color. ::edit:: You know, he's actually really close to toy Swindle's color: BlastOff is not Swindle, Takara! (Swindle's color does depend on reference, but is consistent---mustard-yellow in the toon, a rusty-orange toy---but BlastOff was never either one!)
  3. David Hingtgen
    Aerodynamics are over-rated, you just need thrust:
  4. David Hingtgen
    I believe in earlier eps he has "subtly" pointed ears like DYRL/Plus Zentradi do, but after a while, and certainly in the movie, his ears are perfectly round up top. They either forgot, or ret-conned him part-way through.
  5. David Hingtgen
    That's evident in his YF-19 drawings. Fighter mode changes little once the basic design is set, but he was figuring out fairly different battroid looks from it right to the end.
  6. David Hingtgen
    Are you intentionally watching without subs, or just having trouble finding them?
  7. David Hingtgen
    Decals will be very few. If any. Modex numbers are the main thing----but since every VF-31 is unique*, they should just have the proper number printed on. *the VF-31A, THAT will likely come with some decals for the modes numbers. But that'll likely be it.
  8. David Hingtgen
    Didn't we see a bird with like "large canards" or something flying around? Or was that on Ragna?
  9. David Hingtgen
    Well yeah, it's where they make F-16's.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Pretty much. Even a deep-stalled valk can still nose-down to recover, either by vectoring or verniers.
  11. David Hingtgen
    Who's gonna be the first to want a Walkure logo? The Aerial Knights crest will look awesome with a -262....
  12. David Hingtgen
    That'll look good for an hour before the stickers peel off. I expected the larger markings to be separate parts.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Unless that ship has a huge role in future eps, and the model's already ready.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Chronocidal pointed out the pre-262 has a T-tail like an F-104. Combined with its intake cones and wingtip pods, it's very F-104-ish.
  15. David Hingtgen
    Now I'm waiting/hoping for a silver repaint. Presumed mid-season upgrade? PS----OMG, it IS an F-104! (In valk form).
  16. David Hingtgen
    Then Milia will come out of retirement, get a red VF-31, and seek revenge.
  17. David Hingtgen
    Cheap F-18 in stock: http://hlj.com/product/HSGD10/Air (but the gear is molded in dark blue--harder to paint a light color). Just as cheap and molded in grey: http://hlj.com/product/HSGD8/Air Out of stock, but I bet they can get it in MUCH quicker than they say---that is a perennial kit that is constantly re-issued. Or just check a local hobby shop---every 1/72 Hasegawa F-18 will have the same landing gear, the only reason some cost $10 and some cost $40, are the decals. Buy whatever one's on clearance/sale. For people in the US---check Hobby Lobby and Michael's---with their perpetual 40-50% off a single item coupons, you may be able to snag a Revell F-18 REALLY cheap. And the gear will be just as good. If you're lucky, you may find an Academy F-18.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Hmmmmn. Proto-Flanker: Note main gear doors/airbrakes.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Minor update---I don't plan to paint very much (would defeat the point!) but I greatly disagreed with their cockpit colors (it was fine for an F-15...) So, bits before painting: (quarter for scale) and after: (some parts were painted "on the other side"---but I'm not going to reposition all the parts that fell over while photographing) This is 1/144, with a closed canopy (that's not especially clear). So I'm not too concerned about painting nicely. I just don't want "black and grey" where it should be blueish. (modern Flankers are not "Soviet cockpit blue-green" inside, they are blue-grey---I read that RLM 76 is close, and it looked about right, so that's what I used)
  20. David Hingtgen
    The toon model seems more YUH-61 than anything. But the toy and toon are very different.
  21. David Hingtgen
    I think I had my -25 sets for nearly two years before I got my -25 to put them on! Saved a lot of money in the end though.
  22. David Hingtgen
    Psst----G1 Vortex was a rescue chopper.
  23. David Hingtgen
    I want one mainly to have a working model of a cascade-style reverser.
  24. David Hingtgen
    The same company that showed this when asking for VF-0D preorders? I'd have been ok with the minimal markings if it had actually released in "slate blue with pale grey undersides". But that pic's not even close to what we actually got.
  25. David Hingtgen
    Do they deal with being applied to matte surfaces better than traditional water slides? This kit's sheet says printed in China---not a good sign in my decaling experience.
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