David Hingtgen

On a more light-hearted note, I found and bought these today:

Everything I've read says M1.6 top speed, though one place said "1.8 unofficially". That's Super Hornet slow or worse.

Annoyed at myself for not thinking of that----missiles generally do derive their top speed depending on their launch speed. An ARM launched in supercruise will be pretty fast regardless then. Ok, so what will the slow-as-hell F-35 do?

HARM on main pylon would be fine, HARM has its own launcher which mounts to any pylon. (LAU-88) HARM's way too big for internal anyways. I'm surprised they're even considering a bay-carried ARM for the F-22/35. AMRs have always been inherently large missiles, wonder if the range/speed would be cut severely by making one bay-sized. Interesting note in that earlier article about the bay weapon options for the F-15SE: "The top bay includes a rail launcher suitable for an AIM-9, AIM-120, a single 500-lb. Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) or two Small-Diameter Bombs. The bottom bay could dispatch these or a 1,000-lb. JDAM" Means you could put 6 bombs of various sizes internally----almost a steath-CAS plane.

I'm waiting for a "Grace green" one anyways, so that won't be a problem for me.

Yeah, I've read nothing but bad reports of trying to thermoform standard clear styrene. It may be an option, but I figure it'd just be a waste of money. Anyone know anything about acrylics? I've heard those do decently, possibly buy small sheets at a home improvement store. (I'm not looking for a complex shape, just a super-simple curve in a square sheet---it just has to be the exact right shape and size, and there's nothing I can find that's already the right curvature to cut down to size) Basically making a half-pipe/half-tube. About the size/curvature of a 2-liter bottle, but a bit bigger. If I could find a 3-liter bottle around here, that might be perfect.

Erm, wasn't it Daniel, not David?

Squadron's Thermaform™ is only 8x5 inches, I need a bit bigger than that (at least 6 inches wide). But every online search I get is only for thick industrial thermoform etc, that pretty much require an oven/autoclave. I just need a bigger sheet of what squadron sells--surely someone makes/sells that. (And a bit thicker would be nice too)

Awesome.

The problem is that the only weathering is the sprayed major panel lines. Real planes have the majority of their weathering "streaked from the airflow". Airliners are generally considered amongst the 'cleanest' planes, but it's still obvious that panel lines have nothing on "streaked leaks": Somehow, that VF-1 looks "crisply and cleanly weathered". Almost like it burned at all the panel lines. Previous Yamato weathered valks looked better IMHO. First rule of weathering a plane: "front to back". Unless it's old and spends more time sitting and leaking than flying. Then it's top to bottom.

DA---let us know if your replacement hinge has a smaller-diameter pin in it. PS--do you need to take pics? I thought about it, but there's nowhere to attach them on Overdrive's "Macross parts request form".

I remember one member getting replacements that were cracked when they arrived.

What'd you see? I'd go have another look but I can't remember which ep, and don't want to go through a dozen to find it.

Yup. I'm wondering if I should wait a while before asking for a replacement from Overdrive, so I can hopefully get a "new smaller pin" shoulder. No point replacing it with the original design.

Sigh. Left hinge cracked all the way through. Was FLAWLESS, not even a stress crack, last time. And the right one's got a slight stress mark now. Theory: it's time, not transformations. I've only transformed mine like 6 times---once a month to change poses. It's sat for a few weeks since the last transformation. And trust me, nobody here is slower, more paranoid, or more careful than me when transforming a V2 VF-1.

Actually, Grace appeared as "mysterious purple-haired informant guy" twice. Or two different guys 1 time each. (the second appearance looked quite different, or was simply drawn much more detailed---or they actually showed Grace mid-transformation, as the second appearance looked much younger and less masculine, and 3 seconds later was the Grace we all know and love)

The VF-11MAXL looks awfully small, even compared to a normal VF-11.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers...tml#post3419701

Wow, they're STILL making new posts at TFW2005 saying my scale comparison between Jetfire and Prime is wrong.

Huh. Maybe they added them back in or something. Though, the actual plane mocked up is the first F-15E, so maybe it still had them. (the first F-14D didn't even have GE engines)

How about you two just moderate each other?

Actually, Grace could compete for Mr Macross, too.

Ironically, the ECM/HARM hardpoint was finally removed on the E-model Eagle... Anyways---why the US would win WWIII due to airpower alone: http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Air/L...laxy/1499256/L/

A few questions sorta answered: http://www.tvguide.com/News/Battlestar-Gal...on-1004256.aspx

I still think I learned more about mitochondria from "A Wrinkle in Time" than from school...