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  1. pengbuzz
    Right; I ran into that recently with some HDMI cables I bought and had to return them. I later found my monitor could support DisplayPort and my PC had a DP port as well, so I went with that instead (bought a better cable this time around instead of bargain basement). Made a considerable difference, and with my monitor having built-in speakers, the DP cable allowed me to drop the aux cable for the speakers. Oh, I can relate:
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    I think that would work quite well!
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    The way the fighter is show in M7, it seems like gloss rather than flat:
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    Okay, time to get to some other folks' posts that I'd been meaning to compliment them on!: NICE!!! Really sweet job on that build @Urashiman!!! Looks like it just stepped right out of the anime!!! I'd love to get a kit of the 1J and the 1S (when it comes out!) and see how I do on them! Really liking where you're taking this one, @nightmareB4macross!! I tired something similar back in the late 90's/ early 2000's, but it never looked right to me. I gave up when the Yamato VF-1 1/48 came out and just got one of those (before it was lost in storage when my jerk brother didn't pay on it! 😠 grrr! ). The flaps caught my attention; I'm floored that you're doing them (in a good way!)!!! GULD!!! The battle is on!! Thanks! It was a fairly close match to be honest; it just needed some work. Yup!!! Thanks Thom; still working on the whee rims though. I did decide to take a look to see if I could find better rims in this scale, but nothing that would work was available. Mag wheels with 7 spoke configuration didn't show up, so I'm trying to work these to where they look good. They're not symmetrical, even though I used a drawn diagram (something shifted during gluing I think). I'm going to see if I can somehow correct that by sanding and using a template to try to locate the uneveness. They do have a 3D print version of the model for 6 bucks, but I don't think I can print just the wheel rims and I also am not sure how to scale it for 1/12. I'd also like to be able to use the rubber tires I have now; the #D print ones look solid. (not to mention the figure wiped me out ) Anyhoo, refining the model, superdetailing and windshield installation coming up. I may also do a diorama for this, and possibly Jesse's Control/ Support at base, Norman Tuttle. Stay tuned...
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    I'm still waiting for one of the Zygons to do a Vulcan neck pinch on a Moclan soldier....
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    UPDATE: Well, after discovering that the Jesse Mach (rider for Street Hawk) figure was off scale by a considerable amount, I had to find another one. Thankfully, I found a really cheap Star Wars figure that fit the bill: With that set, I began modifications... Ladies and gentlemen...Conan O'Brien!!!: I shaved down and reworked both the body suit and the head: I also took the liberty of redoing the helmet: Near-final results and original actor's (Rex Smith, circa 1985) image: And where the project stands as of right now: And the original intro for the show: Stay tunes...
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    Looking forward to seeing MII re-released!
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    Agreed; at least folks outside Japan have a shot at it now, and I'd love to see them do M7 sometime.
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    Thnaks MT!! Truly appreciate the help with the truck and figure! As for the hair: join the club!! O.o
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    Thanks MT!! Only issue is: the figure is LESS than 6 inches (JUST figured that out)! So, I need to make a replacement rider for it. Not too much of a pain, just a nuisance. And the air crew truck was a Tamiya, but if it's 1/72, the wheels should be pretty well interchangeable. And I still do need it.
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    Some stuff from Randy Cooper's 2024 Wonderfest album: (more) https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=randy.cooper.3994&set=a.10161588777535238
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    Dunno...just trying to understand what Set said.
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    Okay, so the makers of the VF-1 merged into Shinsei, and the Corporation that rebuilt the SDF-1 merged with others into GG. Do I have that correct? In real life, weapons can possess longevity because of how they are designed. I know the VF-1 is far more complex though than a simple firearm (and would make the comparison kind of an ill-fitting one), but I can't help but but be reminded of the Colt 1911 .45 pistol. Over a hundred years later and the basic design hasn't changed and they're still made is quantity.
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    Yeah; having had both the VF-1 and AFC-01 as transformable models/toys in 1/48 scale, the Armo-Soldier is kind of a shrimp by comparison. I had to hunt down few pics to make sure I remembered correctly:
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    Yeah; the weird one that the entire shoulder block has to rotate to use the arms (Like the Panosh Place version).
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    Yeah, like they built it in Pittsburgh or something...
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    It's a Reeses Valkyrie!!! *Isamu*: "You got YF-21 in my YF-19!!!" *Guld*: "You got YF-19 in my YF-21!!!" Commercial for those who have absolutely NO idea what I'm talking about:
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    Quick question for clarification: when you say "predecessors", do you mean they became Shinsei, or simply that they predated Shinsei?
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    No, I have no casting materials. I still have more work to do on the wheels; this is just "first colors" to see how it would look. I'd rather not bu anything else when the work I'm doing is just incomplete.
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    I wish they would sell Blazing Sword/ Ten Kings word separately; I could use
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    No problem! And the reason I don't scratch build it: my hands don't work so well anymore. It's too small for me to make now. My apologies; I didn't mean to derail your build here, NB4M! Really looking forward to where you take this one!!:)
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    Misa and Minmei don't count.
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    That's one problem I've always had with "the force"; Yoda said "Life creates it, makes it grow", yet as far as I know, life is life. It's more than humans or even sentient beings; it's animals, plants, etc. that are neither good nor evil but just are. So I guess my point is: why would the Force be dichotimized to that degree (writer's notwithstanding)? My take on it would be that the "Force" amplifies what is already there, and that power corrupts. If you're an a-hole, you're going to become an even bigger one if you don't watch it. Of course there is good and evil, but while emotions can lead to bad things, love shouldn't be a path to the dark side. Just my two cents on this for what it's worth, Seto. I may be oversimplifying things or missing certain issues, so please take what I say with a block of salt and a belt sander. :p
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    UPDATE: A couple of pics for now (heading off to bed after some pain-induced insomnia) of Street Hawk in progress: Ended up using a 1/12 Maisto Honda CRF450R as the basis for this build (closest I could find in this scale)- Unfortunately, the forks broke on me, so I cobbled together a replacement set using an old radio antenna: Converting the wheels from "wire" to "mag" was also a royal pain: Stay tuned, more to come....
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    *imagines Battroid happily bouncing down the street*
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