David Hingtgen

I'm surprised the intakes are molded in blue with no alternative---Bandai included "duplicate" copies of several parts in that kit, so as to make the scheme nigh-perfect without painting. (notably the crotch parts---there's blue versions on the main sprue shared by all kits, but white versions are on the VF-25G-specific sprue) You'd think that since Bandai did go through the effort to duplicate several parts in white on an extra sprue for color accuracy, they'd have done ALL the major parts that needed that done, not just "most". Related question: what's the difference between M3/4, and B22/23? Seem to be the same part in the same color.

Yup, different VF-25s have different head transformations--some rotate 180, some don't.

It wasn't THAT long ago where it was literally a closet. Best line: "You know those cool air filled bags that cushion your order? Those are filled right here in the factory. Open one up, and you are breathing Japanese air". Because we all know valks fly best when they're surrounded by Japanese air.

I haven't been able to find the "good sideview" photo for a couple years now, but I believe my dad's 69 Charger had redline tires. Could have been aftermarket though, I know his wheels, glasspacks, and bumblebee striping were.

Combine those----rebuilt into a girl werewolf.

Wheels don't matter, so long as you get redline tires. (that said--Cragar mags, only wheel that's right)

You can overtake them---but then as they speed up, they overtake you. Then they slow down, and you go past them again. And it repeats. Annoying. Or, in traffic--you have to constantly adjust to match their changes, as there's no room to avoid them.

Each VF-25 kit has many parts that are unique. The head, chest, neck, and backplate are specific to each kit.

Is the bunny tail-puff thing removable?

I was thinking Grace too. (even though I'd say Leon is HER underling)

Eh, I blame the new electronic throttles. My current car SUCKS HARD in the "throttle control" category. I can't hold speed worth a damn any more, I just gave up after oh, 18 months of trying---electronic throttles just suck---no response, then when they do respond, it's with a big "jump" even if you just barely moved a toe... My last car---I could hold speed and accelerate ever-so-perfectly. Because it had a real, actual throttle.

Resurrecting a 5-year-old-thread is bad enough, but doing it with the intent to change the topic/discussion as well? No. PS--Yoko sucks.

And the US Navy! "F-32 Sailor-Sucker II"

Yeah, I do think you're the only one.

Whoops, got it.

Could you explain the mechanism a bit more? Pushing down on the legs as in making them contract? Or pushing down as in making it walk more horizontal vs upright? If it's the latter, I wonder if it's not based on a Zoid Genosaurer mechanism.

3 competing Eurocanards (Rafale, Typhoon, Gripen).

I think that explains a lot. In the US, (well, Iowa at least) you can miss like 1/3 of the questions. And there's no "skill" test at all really. There's a physical driving test, but little to do with "accurately placing your car". If I had my own country, the driving test would have "can you go STRAIGHT down the CENTER of your lane?" as an early part. 1 mile, perfectly straight road. No touching the lines, no correcting your angle every 3 secs, no holding 4mm from the left edge with a half-car width to your right. Many people would fail. The second part would be "can you maintin position in a constant-radius turn?". It'd basically be a circle, slightly banked, 60mph----typical through-city interstate scenario. And no drifting into other lanes (the point of the test would be to see if you won't intrude on other people during rush hour). Even more people would fail.

After Dassault left the Eurofighter program and made the Rafale, the EF-2000 had "defeat the Rafale" as a design goal---as they knew France would sell to everybody, and they figured the odds were good the Typhoon might have to fight the Rafale. Very VF-25 vs VF-27 esque in that regard. Except that the Rafale did amazingly poor export-wise. (I still don't know why, it's a good plane, and carrier capable--not that many can take advantage of the latter)

They went with deltas in the 60's for their sheer speed due to extreme sweep angles. As you said---pure interceptors were deltas, air superiority fighters were not. Mach 2 could only be achieved then by having very little wave drag (and polishing the planes until they gleamed). Nowadays anything can hit Mach 2 through sheer power (except a Hornet) so no more US deltas generally. The F-16XL is a delta for range---the sheer area of the wing increases the lift/drag ratio and increases the internal fuel capacity.

The Bandai VF-25 decals don't seem to like solvaset very well, use microsol.

B-2 is a bunch of diamonds arranged like tangram, from above. News: Even Airbus is now saying they may have to scrap the entire A400 program. "It is better to put an end to the horror than have horror without end."---CEO of Airbus

Yeah, if you look head-on, you'll see how few planes the F-22 has. When you REALLY look, both the YF-23 and F-22 are pretty amazing in how everything lines up--especially compare "trailing edge of A to leading edge of B"---basically, EVERYTHING lines up with something else--it just may not be near or associated or obvious--but there are overall *very* few skew lines---everything's parallel.

232,000lb heli? I'd want a lot more, and larger, rotors than that thing has... (though it does seem to have 2 turbines for each rotor---the gearbox/torque issues must be massive)

The F-18's LERX vortex tended to burst right at the v.stabs, causing damage. The LERX strake reinforces the main LERX vortex, allowing it to get past the v.stabs before bursting. Stealth---well if you believe Boeing and Eurofighter, the head-on RCS is everything, so an above-the-wing mounted canard up front is very bad.