mickyg
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All things NASA & SpaceX. Past, Present & Future.
mickyg replied to 505thAirborne's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
It's a fascinating bit of tech, that's for sure. They're calling in the "Thermal Protection System" or TPS (Queue "Office Space" clip...). Basically it's this: from this source. -
Thanks man! Unfortunately, I was away from the 'net just long enough to completely miss the listing.
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Yeah, I missed it too. I don't want another scale to add to the collection but this one looks really good and I'd have found a way to make it work if I'd been able to jump online during the pre-order. Oh well, I'm in for the second release PO window, provided there is one. And if not, the inevitable mark-up when they are released to the world.
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...and those trench-like panel lines.
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I think we need to see what panel 4 shows. There's something going on there that looks...different.
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Very, very nice Lolicon! You do some fine work on your toys. I just discovered a little gotcha on my VF-0S toy that I don't know if I've seen posted before. Firstly, the head will sit nicely nestled under the fuselage if the neck piece is rotated the correct way. If it's backwards, you get green goggles staring out. Get it right and it sits in with only the black part of the "hat" sitting out. Secondly, don't try to close the landing gear on the legs with the feet extended - there seems to be something in the mechanism that fouls on the strut part of the gear and it'll bend. it's the only plastic part of the gear leg so it should bend back but be careful.
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Love the stop sign! So, do the scout parts fit into the regular grunt pod or is the pod part a significant change? Wondering if there's a "Scout upgrade" set available for the base Regult.
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Nice work! I've got one of these in the stash that I'm hoping to build soon. The darker tones are challenging to make look "real" but that's what I'm going to go for. Can't wait to see how you get on.
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Avengers: Infinity War - in theaters April 27, 2018
mickyg replied to azrael's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Wow, you're so.....DC! -
And the Corsair II mounted them along the sides of the forward fuselage. https://goo.gl/images/DTrj3H Can't seem to link images anymore so that URL will show an image search result. "Forward" is a misleading term here I now think. It's technically still under the wing. But my point is that here have been some novel approaches to mounting missiles in more than a handful of aircraft over the years. Agreed, the Jaguar and Lightening over-the-wing options are especially unique.
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Rivets or not, that is VERY cool! You're a lucky guy to be getting this done up the way it is.
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And still so expensive... I know it's a lot of plastic though.
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To be fair though, the Yam-Cadia gets this wrong too. Though in defense, you can at least change the angles on all the wings and stabilisers to make it work.
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...oops - double post.
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Awesome! I especially love that M. Bison figure in front of the transport on the right.
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Sucked in! I could have sworn it was one of your wide angle primes!
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Thanks Tekering - that's what I was missing, the comparison between the old and new and you're spot on about the proportions. I think it looks much better seeing it in this last picture. The angle of the one I commented on before just made the fig look like a blob.
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Very nice! I gotta say though, what happened to Roy? I think the Yammie looks way better as far as the pilot fig goes. That's gotta be a first, given how this is usually a re-used piece. Correct?
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That beautiful Bokeh...
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"Warning: Hot Air" on an air brake? Not sure that's all that logical. Certainly a cool looking sculpt but definitely not my kind of thing.
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Same here. I think it was a common issue.
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Maybe you were implying this, but according to this article, the colour scheme was specifically chosen as a nod to Genesis Climber Mospeada. Wow!
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Seriously? https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/05/get-a-free-copy-of-galactic-civilizations-2-ultimate-edition-right-now/
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Thanks for the updates all. On second look at my statement, it's not a regular charge after all. Looks like it'll sit there, blocked out, but not cost me any interest until it's done and shipped. Makes sense.
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Anyone else get charged immediately for the pre-order by CDJ? I thought by using a credit card, I'd only be charged when it's in stock but I see it went on the card right away. Not a huge issue but obviously unexpected.
