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  1. mechaninac
    You know, since the wings don't swing in either Fighter or GERWALK modes, those slots could indeed be used as hard points for ordnance -- single stores per wing, but still -- when the VF isn't mounting its Fast Packs; All that would be required is to design a dedicated pylon (a L & R versions may be needed) to mount the plethora of existing missiles from the VF-1 and YF-19, or even alternate versions to carry DX ordnance. Hmmm!...
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    Looks like they're taking advantage of the thin rectangular slots on either side of the bike's rear end, just above the exhaust pipes, to insert the mounting bars for the side bags.
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    I work designing plastic parts (housings and components) to be injection molded so seeing things like that cracked screw boss really tick me off; if ET can't be bothered to use better quality plastics, the least they should've done is rework the mold tool(s) to increase the thickness of the bosses so they don't crack under the strain of the screw intended to go in them... a minor 15% boost in beefiness would yield a failure incidence reduction of better than 50%, perhaps even eliminating it entirely, with minimal impact on the outer surface finish, specially with the base of the bosses being on the inside of the bottom facing surfaces in all 3 modes, making any sink marks negligible and locations hidden from view most of the time.
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    ^ Correction: They're $100 toys retailing for nearly $300, based on the quality of the engineering, the materials, the manufacturing, and the QC. The MSRP may not be arbitrary given licensing, limited production, and the niche nature of the product, but that still does not make them worth what they are charging. It's kind of sad in a way because the toys do look aesthetically well balanced, but in reality fall far short of their promise and reek of compromises and shortcuts.
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    Don't forget a nice Chianti...
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    Hi-Metal R

    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Any other means of getting these? Would PMing EXO through MW be a pre-ordering option? I'll be twice damned to the darkest dankest pit of Tarterus before I ever sign up to Facebook.
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    Yes they are. I made them to print directly on 8.5x11in paper without any scaling.
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    Hi-Metal R

    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Anyone else getting an 01 Error code with that link??? Edit: Never mind, it worked after a couple of tries. Order placed for one, and done.
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    Hi-Metal R

    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    It's one of those calculations where you have to weigh in how you'd react if your package went MIA without any recourse to resolve it... can you afford, financially and/or emotionally, to lose your money? The answer often depends on the particular item in question... it's monetary value as well as its desirability to you, including its availability to be replaced. I submit that the monetary value of the item, depending on the amount, can be offset, if something does go FUBAR, by the savings accrued over many successful SAL deliveries, so there is that bit of solace. Chances of something going wrong are small, but if it does happen then it becomes 100%. If the item is a general release item, nothing more than SAL Registered is really necessary. If the item is an exclusive, or high demand, or high ticket, nothing less than SAL Registered should ever be considered, and you'd be better off with EMS or FedEx.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    mechaninac replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    I find it a bit hard to do that once I've received the shipping notification email; from that point on my inner days ticker goes off, and once the number of days since shipping goes well beyond the expected norm I start to get a bit antsy. What is always nice is when a package ends up arriving earlier than usual; of course, the opposite, as with my last package, never ceases to suck, but as long as I do get what I bought it's all good, and I haven't been burned yet... knock on wood...
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    The one that made it to its destination with nary an incident...
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    mechaninac replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Finally got my VF-31C Super Parts today... after almost 5 weeks. Man, SAL, even registered, can be fickle thing. At least I can relax now; I was beginning to get worried.
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    Hi-Metal R

    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    And the VC-079 civilian model -- SNN Valkyrie... heck, it had far more screen time than the VF-XX. ... And they gotta include the launch booster, too. -- Images shamelessly lifted from Macross Mecha Manual --
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naW9U8MiUY0 Originally intended for a release in 2017, now tentatively scheduled for 2019
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    Forego 1/60 and go for 1/48 instead?... Seriously though, most issues related to the extremely small size of the subject would be greatly reduced, if not completely resolved, with a scale increase, without any compromises in proportions or loss of fine surface details.
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    More than 30 EUR?... What a massive, expletive laced, ripoff!!! Those two versions of Testor's liquid cement are just a bit over 3 USD on Amazon, and around 6-8 at B&M retailers... sheesh! Edit: Just make sure that when you use it to not slather the part with the liquid. Don't overload the brush applicator, just a little drop will do. Dip the brush and get rid of the excess on the lip of the bottle, then lightly touch the crack with the tip of the brush and let capillary action carry the cement into the fissure. Clamp down with a wood clothes pin or vice until molten plastic oozes out (if nothing does, apply a little more cement). Let cure thoroughly. Good luck.
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    ^That will do (just make sure it's the version with the metal tube precision applicator tip... which it looks is the case), but because it's more viscous than the liquid type you'd apply with a brush it won't penetrate all the way in the crack because it can't take advantage of capillary action; it requires that the crack be spread apart enough for the tip of the applicator tube to reach in at least part way... and that would put extra stress on the opposite side of the screw hole. If this is available, go for it instead:
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    I'd steer clear from super glue. Since that piece is ABS, the best solution would be to use a small drop of model cement (Testor's will work). (1) Unscrew, (2) add a small drop to the crack, (3) clamp to close until it oozes some dissolved plastic, (4) let it cure for at least 24 hours, (5) clean the scar that formed with a hobby knife and a flat jeweler's file, (6) sand smooth with a sanding stick, (7) buff with a buffing stick until all the scratches disappear and the sheen matches the rest or the part, done and good as new; lastly, (8) reassemble the elbow but don't over-tighten the screws.
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    It's not "got ethnics in..." -- what a sophomoric straw-man and non sequitur -- that may get her the boot; it's her gross negligence, incompetence, and mismanagement that might do her in. It takes a lot of compounded stupid decisions and cultivation of bad blood to fail so spectacularly with a franchise that should've been an absolute no-brainer cash cow for Disney/Lucasfilm: Give the core audience what they want and you get Marvel CU success, dictate to the core audience what they should want and belittle and vilify them if they don't, and you get the current state of Star Wars; it's that simple... I guess KK must've skipped class on the day they discussed the concept of "the customer is always right" in Business 101. Edit: The unfortunate part, vis à vis Solo, is that it is suffering from the backlash derived not from the dumpster fire that was TLJ, but from KK's et al's response to the criticism from fans... their massive F-U to the fans on all fronts guaranteed that Solo would be pretty much DOA; and from all reviews I've seen thus far, Solo isn't a bad movie... mediocre to passable, maybe, but a serviceable and even enjoyable, if flawed, addition to the franchise.
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    Hi-Metal R

    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Heads up to anyone who may be interested: eBay has a 20% discount coupon for purchases of $50.00 or more, valid today until 7PM PT. Just enter PICKDADSGIFT at checkout. Cheers!
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    Disney's stewardship of Star Wars has brought the franchise to the point that the acrimony and backlash derived from the mediocrity the products, and ham-fisted shoehorning of politics and social issues is far more entertaining than the movies themselves...
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    That, right there, is part of the very attitude I was trying to articulate. Thank you for making my point.
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    ^This! It's not any of the pre-packaged exculpatory and deflecting excuses that shill critics and writers come up with to explain why Solo bombed. The fact of the matter is that TLJ left an indelibly bad taste in the palate of many, if not most, Star Wars fans; and it wasn't even because the movie was excruciatingly and purposefully bad and, in the opinion of many, an insult to established characters, lacking in its new ones, and an overall betrayal of fan expectations of what a Star Wars story should be, even of the preceding TFA (a matter of personal opinion, to be sure)... It was Disney's/Lucasfilms' response to fan's criticism of what was done. The dismissive, flippant, denigrating, tone-deaf way that the people in charge of the franchise treated their customers, the fans, is what caused Solo to fail, and it's what may cause Ep. IX to bomb too. Most people who are told that their dislike for a product is indicative that there is something wrong with them and that they are too recalcitrant and stupid to understand the "brilliance" of the creative vision of the direction the company is taking the property... it's theirs to ruin, and ruin it they will if they persist in their hubris and ignoring one of the pillars of a successful business: The customer is always right, listen to them and treat them with respect; and above all, give them what they want.
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    Agreed. That was an epic sudden deceleration from extreme velocity visual. The treatment of real-world physics on this show, although not 100% perfect, is very meticulous and authentic so that it really gives it an air of plausibility and realism. I'm so glad this show seems to have been spared, at least for a bit longer.
  25. mechaninac
    Here we go again...
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