David Hingtgen

How is the F-35 more modern? Newer, yes, but that doesn't mean more advanced. It's a stripped-down F-22. F-22 has the absolute best of everything. The F-35 has "the best stuff the US is willing to sell to friendly nations". Arguing the F-35 is better due to being a more recent design is like saying a 2008 Ford Taurus is better than a 2005 Lambo Murcielago because it was built a few years later...

Fort Max is BIG, but a fairly simple transformation considering its size. No Supreme Cheetor, but for that kind of money, I expect more than that. (Honestly, Trypticon's pretty simple too, it's mainly adding on 50 extra bits in the right places---he's worse than a seeker in that regard). I will give Fort Max points for having a good city mode. But he doesn't walk, nor have any light-up parts! Nice gimmicks though, and they don't seem to detract from anything. Never had Scorponok. Does he "do" anything? I think he's a little smaller than Trypticon, too. Trypticon=one of the best TF's ever. I never owned Metroplex, but I've seen it and played with it a bit. Meh. Also--Trypticon in full city mode with Motormaster and Onslaught attached is certainly the widest TF by far. PS--with all of Deltastar's "extra" Reprolabels---how come none for Motormaster's launch/base mode? Could really use some there.

Is the Zelda gold DS Lite actually ultra-limited or something? (As opposed to the "limited" crimson/black). I have never seen one, nor evidence that a store used to have one, nor has anyone I've talked to. Were they like, Black Friday only or what?

??????????????? FFN---your comment [seems to indicate/is in response to] a derogatory remark about the real-life truck at some point. I don't recall making one, and certainly not recently. (maybe I did, it's been a while since it was first revealed) And what brought up that point in the first place? Nobody's talked about the movie truck's actual design in months.

*Japanese* Premium Prime has tons of chrome. US version has none, and only small amounts of silver paint. I'll be getting a JP one. As for Trypticon: In addition to removing or losing EVERY accessory and piece except the chest-car (he can't do city mode, or battle mode, since he has no towers, no ramps, no radars, and no guns), they retooled his head. He's got a big horn. And bad paint like a Jurassic Park toy reject. http://www.tfw2005.com/gallery/showphoto.p...00/ppuser/39565 IIRC, lost his mouth guns, too. (They're not technically an acessory/piece, but they are removable). Should still have his heli-pads, as they can only be removed by breaking them off. (Trypticon is a way better city than Metroplex IMHO--Metroplex sucked) PS---hmmn, Omega Supreme's commanding a higher price than MP Megatron. Maybe I should go with Megs instead. I mean, OS is big and cool, but I did already own him many years ago. Never had Megs. But OS has one of the most fun alt-modes in TF history. He's like a combination toy train and battle-tank. Random fact: of all the childhood pictures of me with TF's, Trypticon is the most-photographed.

Valk squadrons are often given designations that are simply current USN ones with "S" (for space/Spacy) added on. SVF-33, SVF-111, etc. But SVF-1 would be the Wolfpack. Quasi-canon, possibly canon. Due to all the grumbling over VF-84 vs VF-103 for the Sluggers/Jolly Rogers, after that debacle the Navy decreed that all numbers/names would be fixed forever more from that point, regardless of squadron duty.

Nah, Foamer is to Railfan as Trekker is to Trekkie. Or the opposite. I forget how the Trek terms go. Back when I first started watching Trek, there was only one term, all-encompassing.

*Rail*fanning. It's like hood vs bonnet, biscuit vs cookie.

Lazily reposting from Alert5: RAM Block 2 missile tests: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_st...TE=Jan+14,+2008 When was the new UK CVF named Queen Elizabeth class? Anyways, looks like it'll be delayed: http://www.janes.com/news/defence/naval/jd...80114_1_n.shtml Looks like the first actual in-flight refueling of the Gripen: http://www.gripen.com/en/MediaRelations/Ne.../080111_aar.htm

The Dominion war made DS9 the best Trek series overall. However, nothing that happened in the war would have been as good if we hadn't have had all those early seasons/eps establishing the characters. DS9 was really split between "soft and hard" for the first 3/last 4 seasons, but it was a good mix overall. TNG was always "soft" and pure characters while VOY tried to always be in danger/action but we simply didn't care about the VOY crew to start with.

Omega Supreme! Though my least-desired of "big batt-op TF's I had" to be re-released, I'll take it. And keep hoping that Trypticon is someday fixed (read: un-retooled) and re-released. Chrome parts Japanese Prime---will buy if they actually get that version. And if I have to, find a broken original leader Prime without holes in the cab roof to swap parts around/from. Might use the original head if needed. (Yes, I prize vehicle mode over alt mode) Or maybe someone would be willing to swap parts to get the new-style head.

When has "canon" stopped a Yamato release?

No. People who DO it call it raifanning, which is 90% of the population that's even aware of its existence. But are never heard. The few people who know of it, but don't actually do it/know what it's really called, call it trainspotting. But they're the only ones ever heard. Before that movie came out, they would have been at a loss for words. Vocal minority. Kind of like nuclear vs nuke-u-lar. 99% of the public will call an elevator or rudder a "flap". Doesn't make it right or correct in the slightest, regardless of common usage. PS to FZero-One----we plane-spotters are well aware of what happened in Greece. Many nations are like that. Never mind that they were holding a public airshow at the time. "If you don't want people looking at your planes, don't show them off at a big public event!!!"

202 and 303 respectively, and assigned to the Prometheus. IIRC.

If they made a 0D, then they could (assuming it all fit) use the 0D's cockpit with a 0A everything else, and have a 0B. C'mon---that's two new variants for half the cost of an all-new mold. Plus the fact that Shin's 0D is not some minor lackey background valk. It's the featured mecha of several episodes! It's Shin's! Which he flew more than the 0A! (Technically, he only flew the 0A once)

Cut player prices to insane levels. 50 to 100 bucks. Make it so people think "I'd be stupid NOT to buy one of these". Then offer ANY 5 movies, not "5 from 15 sucky ones". ESTABLISH, then profit. And try to buy off Lucas's support. And it needs to be posted again, as it's that awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friS4OOcdgQ

See, I'm the opposite. On a 1/1400 Ent-A, I'd have everything decaled, nothing painted. Anyways----anyone here buying the 38in Star Destroyer? The thing looks amazing just in primer: http://randycooper.blogspot.com/

It's basically an A, but with the 2-person cockpit of a D. http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models...a/vf0b/vf0b.htm

Basic rule of the world: Prototypes are always better than the final version. (Since safety/cost of a mass-production version doesn't get in the way) PS--"that shade thing" over the windshield is simply a visor. "Toy battery cover"--the part behind the fuel tank is a spare/extra tool box. (spare as in, more tool boxes than are normal on a semi, not spare as in spare tools) Ironically, a semi's real batteries are right in front of the fuel tank. (Battery box) ---While "air filter" may be sorta technically correct, they're always called air cleaners---the air filter is just the actual filtering medium inside.

The following comments were NOT made by Jack Thompson: <<<<<< I know that they all probably assume they have better, much more important, urgent, timely, things to campaign on, but I sure would like to get their individual takes on the new video game that one company is marketing to fifteen year old boys. It's called "Mass Effect" and it allows its players - universally male no doubt - to engage in the most realistic sex acts ever conceived. One can custom design the shape, form, bodies, race, hair style, breast size of the images they wish to "engage" and then watch in crystal clear, LCD, 54 inch screen, HD clarity as the video game "persons" hump in every form, format, multiple, gender-oriented possibility they can think of. And because of the digital chip age in which we live - "Mass Effect" can be customized to sodomize whatever, whoever, however, the game player wishes. With it's "over the net" capabilities virtual orgasmic rape is just the push of a button away. >>>>>>> Man, I even pre-ordered the Limited Edition version and didn't get any of those features... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KevinMc...e_for_president

Are we sure that's a final production version? The early pics looked a LOT more shiny/metallic. This looks "barely more silvery than the first release's grey plastic".

Should have announced this at CES. They waited too long, and now it's just pointless. Cancelling the CES conference was just flat out saying "we lost and have given up". It would have taken 5 mins to decide to cut the MSRP and write up this press release at CES. Have a shorter conference, but at least have SOMETHING, and not abandon the biggest show of the year.

And it's the only way we'll get a little Edgar figure!

In the US, the act of watching planes (often through binoculars) and likely recording registry numbers, is "planespotting". The same thing, but involving trains, is not called trainspotting, though the public thinks it is. Watching trains and recording locomotive road numbers is "railfanning". "Trainspotting" is not a term/verb here, but it was the name of a movie. The word is well-known here due to said movie, but it does not actually describe anything--but the public thinks it does (they think it means railfanning, since "planespotting" is fairly well known).

Ask Anasazi37, he might be willing to share his artwork.