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  1. David Hingtgen
    New mobo is here. While it does have many fan connectors, they are kinda in weird locations IMHO, mostly concentrated down/forward. (I usually check that, must have forgot for this specific model variant) From googling, it seems that running a case fan off of the "CPU_OPT" header should be fine, and it was recommended that the rear fan use that one, so that it's "in sync" with the main CPU fan. (as otherwise I'm going to be running some long fan cables all around the case to make it work) Anyone have any comments/experience with running case fans off a CPU_OPT spot? (seems the primary use for a CPU_OPT connector is to provide a second one for water-cooling setups etc)
  2. David Hingtgen
    IMHO, honestly, Kawamori has gotten "lazy" with the battroid modes ever since Plus---mainly the wings. He used to tuck/fold the wings and tailfins away. Nowadays---they all just sit there on the back, as a ginormous backpack. YF-29 is about the worst offender, but the -25/27/30 all do it similarly. And as mentioned before---the -30's tailfins really look like he just "forgot" to implement an idea he had---the tailfins REALLY should fold/slide up "into" the tailfin-shaped gaps by the wings---but they don't, they just sit there.
  3. David Hingtgen
    I plan to wait/hope that Macross Delta has like a VF-30B, and that will lead to an improved version from Bandai----like no external braces needed, tailfins that slot in by the wings (they so look like they should), etc.
  4. David Hingtgen
    Mainly flown empty so far? Loaded up with a full combat load of fuel and weapons will make it flatter, as planes carry all their weight on their main gear, the nosegear bears almost none.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Came with MP Bumblebee.
  6. David Hingtgen
    That's the main reason I bought a more expensive mobo than originally planned---needed a decent number of controllable fan ports.
  7. David Hingtgen
    Exactly like that, to stick on the stand, kinda like a nameplate.
  8. David Hingtgen
    Ok, my current setup on the new case is quite negative pressure. (140mm intake, 2x 120mm exhaust). Using the other "top" location as an exhaust would make it even more so, even with adding in the bottom fan as an intake. (oddly, my current case is only "moderately" negative but gets far more dusty than my old case, which is old/small enough to have NO intake fan, and ONLY an exhaust fan) So, to be "definitely positive" my options are basically either: A. Use bottom-mounted fan. (could get quite dusty/debris filled there, but there is an aftermarket custom-fit filter cover for that location, the case is popular enough for it to exist) B. Use forward location of the two fans on top, but as an intake. (with the one right behind it an exhaust).
  9. David Hingtgen
    What about vinyl stickers in the silhouette of valks? HG would be lawyering you in a second if you used the UNS kite logo, but like an overhead-view YF-19 silhouette is fine. (while a company can trademark a plane's whole 3D shape, they cannot claim its mere silhouette)
  10. David Hingtgen
    Still debating positive vs negative pressure etc. Front fan is 140mm intake, rear is 120mm exhaust. It's the two spots on top that are undecided. Can use 120 or 140 there. Have 120mm currently mounted in rear spot as exhaust, of the two spots on top. (there is also a bottom spot, but plan not to use it---all it'd ever do is suck in debris----while it would blow almost directly on the GPU, I'm getting a GTX 960 which should run quite cool regardless)
  11. David Hingtgen
    Considering it's a custom-painted sample, it likely has water-slide or dry-transfer numbers. Dry transfers for the actual release would be awesome though.
  12. David Hingtgen
    It's not burning hot, just "hot"---even when the PC has only been on for a little bit, and nothing has gone above idle. The heatsink itself is flawless, still a mirror finish where originally present. (just re-seated it/re-applied thermal paste--it'd been years and worried about it drying out or having gotten bumped out of alignment) Somewhat related question: new case has spots for 2 fans on top. Rear one is going to be exhaust. Trying to decide if I should use the front-top one at all (two-fan-spot on top is really intended for a water-cooling radiator I think). But---if I use the front spot on top, would it be a bad idea to make it intake? My theory is that the CPU cooler is basically inbetween the two, and below them. Thus, it'd create a pretty good circular flow. (intake, down to CPU cooler, back a bit, then back up through exhaust fan)
  13. David Hingtgen
    Fan question (which is un-google-able due to keywords): If the *hub* of my CPU's *fan* is hot (much more so than any case fan etc), does that mean anything? (googling "hot CPU fan" and all varations thereof, will only get you a million hits about the CPU itself being hot, and people suggesting better fans etc)
  14. David Hingtgen
    A tan tank makes sense, even if it's not "Blitzwing-y". But Astrotrain is just incomprehensibly randomly colored in the fugliest way possible, in all modes. It truly is "WTF"? Was plastic for a mustard/lavender/rust/periwinkle combo not available?
  15. David Hingtgen
    I've always thought it was much more based on the An-72: T-tail, overwing jets. But I also definitely see some Ekranoplan influence in there:
  16. David Hingtgen
    It is much easier to alter a mold from a textured matte finish, to a smooth glossy one, than vice-versa.
  17. David Hingtgen
    Light or heavy fighter? (I personally hope for super-heavy, but Northrop has traditionally gone small---the YF-23 is an oddity for them, size-wise)
  18. David Hingtgen
    ????? I always thought it was clearly implied to be a thrust vectoring cascade array (based on the arrows and notation), to provide for VTOL thrust etc in GERWALK mode. Sure, it also allows for the backplate section to slide into a new position---but that's also an inherent feature of slide-type thrust reversers etc. If there were merely to allow for the backplate to slide---then why do they pivot open with multiple exposed gaps like that, are only present directly below the engines themselves instead of the entire rear fuselage, exist in the first place instead of having a simple overlapping/slide mechanism, and are designed in such a way as to so closely resemble one of the most common engine thrust-vectoring arrays? IMHO, there is no way jet-knowledgeable Kawamori would design a feature underneath the engines, that closely resembles real-world engine vectoring arrays, and NOT intend it to vector the engine's thrust.
  19. David Hingtgen
    garyboy---so is that like an official "paint your own cels" kit?
  20. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, how'd he make that mistake?
  21. David Hingtgen
    A lot of "no step" markings are just symbols, not words, and have no "correct" orientation. (Mainly non-US planes).
  22. David Hingtgen
    It almost ruined the toy and lead to MANY thigh/hip fractures. It also interfered with the transformation, as the "remove the legs" joint would always twist when you were trying to transform the pelvis instead---it was very hard to move the pelvis for transformation, it'd always try to detach the legs instead. The force required to move the pelvis without disengaging the legs lead to much stress, and the fractures. The backplate also didn't lock down, whereas the old one did and was much more "locked together/consistent" in fighter mode because of it. There's a lot of "lopsided/curved" backplates out there on the current -21 when in fighter mode, because nothing is holding it down in place besides friction at the edges. Canon? Yes, but so is the -19's high-speed mode, and look at how that screwed up the new -19's wings. They're hollow floppy messes that won't stay in place at any angle. Some gimmicks demand WAY too many compromises to basic structural integrity to implement.
  23. David Hingtgen
    The YF-19 has panel lines?
  24. David Hingtgen
    The leg ones would at least be straight and nice to have printed on----their absence is more noticeable than the ones on the tail, due to the gap in the leg striping. Also, I thought the renewal Brera had better tail-printing than the original?
  25. David Hingtgen
    A -21 in the right color (and NO REMOVABLE LIMBS) would be great. First Yamato YF-21 had perfect dark blue. FP release was purple. Ver 2 was way too bright/cobalt blue.
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