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  1. David Hingtgen
    Dang it, I read the previous post wrong. Hmmn, I wonder if the weapons will work.
  2. David Hingtgen
    Ghost question: Going through the various sites, and Sketchley's translations etc, there's a lot of conflicting info. It almost seems the QF-2001 was ret-conned to be the QF2200D-A, and the QF2200D became the QF-2200D-B, or something like that. And which became the "booster" version and which is the "recon drone" version also seems to be opposite depending on the source. I believe Yamato's two versions are identical except for paint---were any differences ever found? Because I'm leaning towards picking up an "A" version just for the paint-job (I think it'll go better with the blue), but if "canon" says that only B versions were ever used on the VF-0, then it'd be more "correct" to put the grey B version on it.
  3. David Hingtgen
    Anyone got a link to MW's "main" original Yamato VF-0 thread from back when? I can't find it anywhere.
  4. David Hingtgen
    If they're not going to do the -30 game repaints next, they could at least do some more renewal -27's (Grace's, some from the 30th Ann game, etc).
  5. David Hingtgen
    That's the main point--it probably COULD serve as a complete replacement, but current policies don't ALLOW it to do so. The F-22 isn't "allowed" to perform any manuever using thrust vectoring, that it couldn't otherwise do using normal aerodynamic controls. The vectoring is only only allowed to speed up that manuever, allow that manuever to be performed directly after another energy-intensive manuever, to exit the manuever quicker, etc. Vectoring is only to "enhance" its manuevering, not "add new ones". Which really seems to be kind of a waste.
  6. David Hingtgen
    No more so than a Strike Cannon on a -1J, but it "should". And it certainly adds more appeal/play value to it. (since all the GOOD weaponry comes with the Ghost)
  7. David Hingtgen
    I sure hope the Ghost booster is compatible, I don't want to have to wait a year or two until a new 0A/S comes out, to have a Ghost to put on it. (the different tailfins may be an issue though) We'll know for sure if Arcadia includes replacement/optional color-matched "pylon-mounting-capable" conformal tank bits---the Ghosts only came with white and grey ones for Roy and Shin----we'd need blue ones for the 0D. ::off to find a Yamato Ghost booster set::
  8. David Hingtgen
    Well, it SHOULD be, hopefully. I do wonder if the VF-0D was originally intended to match French Mirages----color is quite close.
  9. David Hingtgen
    The 727's wings are attached like that---one guy, wearing gloves, standing on sheets of rubber, slides the main attachment pins in. Any vibration or temp change will cause them not to fit----but when it's all set, they just slide right in. Entire factory had to pause during that operation.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Anyone with the VF-0 master file able to figure out exactly which missiles and launcher etc that they likely mean?
  11. David Hingtgen
    It'd be nice if they updated with some real plastic/paint pics of the color instead of 'shopping them all. Look around the kite logos, you can see where they didn't quite get up to the borders...
  12. David Hingtgen
    A very long time, based on current USAF rules/requirements about how the F-22 can use its vectoring.
  13. David Hingtgen
    That would explain the high color variation between pics from the same shoot---if they're manually tweaking each one with photoshop to try to make it look like what they believe it will. (I did think the last pic of the series looked noticeably 'shopped-----kind of an "edge-enhancement" effect) So really, that means we STILL haven't seen any sort of revised colorscheme from Arcadia yet.
  14. David Hingtgen
    I've read enough about the Su-17 to at least partially agree with those who claim it was "basically luck" that it worked well aerodynamically to replace the outer panel with a variable-sweep section at the location of the production join of the original wing design. Or read another way----you could have tried the same "retrofit/modification" with most any other jet, and it wouldn't have worked. It'd have needed a wholly new wing from root to tip, to function well.
  15. David Hingtgen
    The blue better be friggin PERFECT for that much money. That'd be like buying a Ferrari with bad paint... PS---getting it right the first time costs nothing. It's correcting mistakes that costs money. They should hire someone who can differentiate between shade, tone, and hue next time, early on... This is acceptable: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=118021 This is not: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_rel_module=post&attach_id=118020 Sadly, they're sequential pics from the same shoot, so it's hard to know which is right, if any. Maybe it's actually even worse than the worst one--or better than the best one. Anyone else think they seem to have gotten rid of the wavy separation line? That's key/unique.
  16. David Hingtgen
    It's very hard to see/read, as it's dark blue text on a medium blue background. But look near the far bottom left corner. (We do need to change that in the skin settings if possible)
  17. David Hingtgen
    http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/88/phantom/
  18. David Hingtgen
    Got mine today (N-Y, SAL). Right wing still fine, but left wing---look at it funny and it rotates nose-down due to the added weight (which is mostly ahead of the pivot-point). I don't think there's any way to access the actual joint/pivot to apply nail polish etc---any suggestions? Extra-large shield is very much a missed opportunity for markings. Another (uninterrupted) skull, a nice big SMS logo that's not angled funny/sideways, "YF-29" marking, etc. Or even just make it black, or gunmetal like some other parts. But being the exact same grey as the regular shield with no markings at all---boring. Anyone else think the SMS symbols on the new wings are sideways? They don't match the angle of the normal wings' markings, and I can't think of any logical viewpoint/reference to make their orientation seem "correct".
  19. David Hingtgen
    While the HG is tempting, I would like a light-up MG of Build Burning---orange LED's would rock.
  20. David Hingtgen
    Gah, can't believe I forgot that. (though it does have dark blue feet and backpack...)
  21. David Hingtgen
    I was just thinking---is Build Burning the "least blue" hero Gundam ever? (Or Turn-A)
  22. David Hingtgen
    I was really hoping we'd have several eps with the Dom. Guess this means there will be a mid-season upgrade/replacement. ( I figured Build Burning Gundam would BE the upgrade, especially as it's already essentially an upgraded Shining) What'll he get next? Master Gundam?
  23. David Hingtgen
    TC is my all-time fave TF, so you can just imagine how picky I am about *his* coloring.
  24. David Hingtgen
    Weight. Weight weight weight. Always an issue, but even more so nowadays---weight affects range, weight affects payload. Both civil and military planes are going for more range and more payload with a high priority. Even flap and aileron designs are being simplified in the name of weight. Sure, triple-slotted fowler-flaps inherently give more drag and lift for landing---but they're heavier than single or double-slotted ones. Triples replaced with doubles, doubles replaced with singles... Pneumatic vs electric vs hydraulics systems, wires vs fiber optics---none are being chosen in the name of raw performance, but purely by "what weighs less for this section of the plane". A swing-wing mechanism is heavy, regardless of any aerodynamic gains it offers. And almost everything nowadays is "yeah, it may be better---but it's heavier!". "Almost as good but lighter" is the big trend lately. Even 2D vs 3D vectoring---guess which is superior, but which one is almost as good but lighter?
  25. David Hingtgen
    No point, as the color is going to be changed according to Mr K. EVERY photo so far, is of the same original hand-painted prototype. Even new pics of a "fixed" version would still likely be hand-painted at this point, and not match the final production molded-in-blue plastic. (probably be fairly close and give us a good idea, but still not a precise match)
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