Vifam7
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Not sure if that many rounds is actually needed in any one mission though... I mean, how often do A-10s come home with 30mm rounds empty, when used? If gun ammo was that important, how come the Marine Corps Harriers only carries 300 rounds of 25mm? And the Russian Su-25, only 250 rounds of the 30mm?
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A-10 or F-35? It depends on the situation. http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/air-force/2016/05/05/f-35-a-10-air-force-fighter-jet/83961964/
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So what's the solution? Cancel the program and start from scratch all over again? That'd be even more costly than seeing the F-35 to the end. Slowing down the program or even placing a pause on the program simply means the F-35 gets even more and more expensive as time passes. There's no guarantee that any succeeding program is going to be any less expensive.
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Every fighter aircraft ever put on the field has had its problems. Every one of them has it's limitations. What deficiency it has had was either corrected or managed by the services. Remember how the F-14 had to live with the shitty TF-30 engines for over 2 decades? Or the F-4 Phantom that wasn't a good dogfighter and didn't have a gun? Or the Hornets that have range limitations? Or the Eurofighter Typhoon that still doesn't have an AESA radar and only recently got the ability to drop bombs? The F-35 is going to have its own limitations and growing pains. It isn't going to be perfect but it isn't going to be completely useless. Yes, it is expensive and delayed but that doesn't mean the F-35 is going to be crap. And it doesn't mean the US should scrap the program and hope that airframes from yesteryear can fight tomorrow's war.
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It depends on the kit but most of the Tomytec kits have all markings tampo printed on. But some do have decals. But even then, it's like 2 or 4 decals. Usually as an option to choose your modex or tail number.
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I think most of the new kits from Tomytec are the ASU-DECA type. But the only way to know for sure is to read the fine print on the instruction sheet. On my 'MiG silhouette' F-4EJ it was written here - The first line says "it's a special kind of decal where one can remove the carrier film after it is applied".
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Yes, they're made to stick better on matte surfaces.
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ASU-DECA is a type of water-slide decal made by MYK Design. Like normal water-slide decals, ASU-DECA decals are removed from the paper backing with water. Once the decal is applied onto the model, you remove the excess water and let it dry. You might notice that the decal is shiny. Do not put on decal softener or flat clear coat. The shiny thing is a carrier film that is to be removed the following day when the decal is dry. When the carrier film is dry the next day, it can be removed by carefully using a hobby knife and lifting it off, leaving behind a marking that looks like it's painted on. Essentially, it's a decal that eliminates one of the banes of kit building - decal silvering. "ASU" in Japanese means "tomorrow". The name "ASU-DECA" is short for "Tomorrow's decal".
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If you're going to use the decals, just make sure you know whether it's regular water-slide decal or MYK's ASU-DECA. It'll say on the instruction sheet. Some kits have regular water-slides, others have ASU-DECA
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That's exactly what i was planning. Hornet legs and wheels. I used Tomcat legs for my VF-27.
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From my experience , normal model kit cement didn't work that well. Possibly due to that fact that almost every single piece is pre-painted. Instead of melting the plastic for adhesion, I might have been just melting the paint - which has the potential of ruining the paint job. Also, some of the pieces don't have guide pins or are microscopically small ( like the pitot tubes) so it's generally better to get those pieces stuck on immediately IMO.
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I use the Loctite Super Glue Ultra Liquid Control which you can find at your local Home Depot. http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/4/2/sg_ul_cntrl/overview/Loctite-Super-Glue-ULTRA-Liquid-Control.htm I just put a drop or 2 on a plate then use a toothpick to apply.
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This was pretty much expected. Gerwalk is the least popular mode so they followed what Wave did with their 1/100 scale kits. Personally I don't find it to be that big a deal. While i can understand the annoyance of having to buy two kits just to get gerwalk mode, the need to be able to swap modes in his scale is not something necessary or wanted IMHO. I haven't built the Su-37 yet but I have built the F-15, F-4, Mitsubishi F-2, and Messerschmitt Me109 from the Tomytec line. The Mitsu F-2 is a small fighter in the VF-1 class so yeah, it's pretty small. Though not a small as the Me109! Just to warn folks, don't think of these Tomytec kits building up like Gunpla. Things are not always going to snap together like Gunpla. The kits do require a bit of glue and hobby knife work. Personally, I recommend using CA glue instead of regular model kit glue for these kits.
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I got my Hikari 1A for $75 shipped at HLJ. Back in 2009 IIRC. What a steal that was. If Arcadia were to just tampo print this release like Bandai does, I think there'd be more enthusiasm and less moaning about the price.
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The issue with the Bandai models is not so much the difficulty but rather the amount of work needed to get it done. Since it's a transforming kit, there's a lot of pieces to put together - and that means lots of time needed to get it done. Also, due to the need to put together all the joints and internal parts, the buildup doesn't allow for easy painting (a big negative with modelers who like to paint). That said, the kits are already pre-colored, so if you're just going to snap it together, put on the decals, and call it done, then there won't be much problems.
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It would make more sense to stick it in every grunt plane and bring down the costs using economies of scale.
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More pics
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Better pics of the Tomtec VF-31 seen here: http://ameblo.jp/digitamin/entry-12149549657.html Fighter mode looks awesome!
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The poor clearance of the gear covers and angled back legs remind me a bit of line art for the YF-19 undercarriage. Looks to me like the base design is Kawamori but typical under detailed-ness of Bandai kit landing gears. DX version will likely look better.
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Also hoping that Hasegawa provides bigger wheels. It's my personal nitpick when it comes to Valkyrie landing gears.
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Anime experts...please help me ID these cels!
Vifam7 replied to onnasake's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
4th one is Ryu Knight 6th one is Idol Tenshi Youkoso Yoko 7th one is from Jushin Liger 8th one is Saint Tail -
I'd have to agree with the above. And personally I find this MoS/BvS version of Superman as rather unlikeable. Which is sad because I should be rooting hard for Superman.
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The die is already cast. You can't go back and cancel the F-35. The F-35 is going into service whether we like it or not and will be asked to perform all roles including CAS. How well it will do.. well, we shall see (For now, anything written or said by Pierre Sprey, "defense experts", and journalists should be taken with a grain of salt IMHO) . But I do believe that the A-10 could have a place&role in the AF inventory. However, in this era of tight budgets (which isn't likely to improve), the AF is going to cut somewhere and we know it's not going to be the F-35. And of all the platforms to drop, the A-10 seems like the most logical choice?
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That's silly. The F-35 could probably do CAS just fine. Probably better than the A-10 (due to its sensor suite). F-16s, Strike Eagles, Hornets, and Harriers also do CAS you know. Heck, even the B-1 has done CAS. The A-10 is not the only fixed wing CAS asset out there.
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Having built the Bandai VF-27 and VF-1 kits, this I agree. Lots of work required and a few areas of frustration. But I still had fun building them. I'll buy at least one VF-31J and one VF-31A (if it happens). Both will likely be custom paint jobs.
