David Hingtgen

Yeah, do just like it was written: Login: Bennet Password: Claire You can only open up the first file though, others want different logins or passwords. ::edit:: Ack, too many quote layers, misidentified original source.

Is the "wheels splitting and sliding" a sure thing, or just a guess by someone? Because if they want to hide wheels in bot mode, just having fewer wheels is a lot easier, and why else have such customized, tight-fitting, full-style rear fenders if for no other reason than to hide the 'strange' look of super-single rears from the audience etc? The way they optioned out the truck, you couldn't tell what style (or number) of rear wheels Prime has. (and it's so weird I didn't even recognize it at first, then kicked myself because it's the type I'm most familiar with--it's that "off" from typical specs/options that many of the clues as to what model it is are "wrong") So why not just go the easy way and simply have fewer wheels? You can't see them in truck mode, and you can't see them in bot mode. So why have 4 extra?

Cool, if you fail logins by guessing, you get: "You have attempted to access a page that you are not authorized to view. Your IP address has been noted. Future attempts to access may result in legal action"

MiG-29KUB for India recently had its first flight. Reports list "inboard slat section added near root for extra lift". Hard to tell from the pic, but I'm guessing that it's actually a double-hinged leading edge flap, not a slat replacing the standard leading flap. (you can't add a slat to a flap, and replacing the inboard part of the flap with a slat would add a LOT of complexity and weight, since there were no slats nor slat drive system to start with--can't imagine it'd be worth it, but double-hinging the existing flap would be easy) It's your standard confusion between a slat and a leading edge flap IMHO (God forbid we ever see slots again, that'll really mess people up). Also have to figure out if that's a two-seater only thing, or will all Indian production Sea Fulcrums have that?

It's not? The one time I can identify a silhouette, and I'm wrong...

Re: YF-23 DVD. Previously classified stuff? No. But 10x more footage than I've ever seen before, and in far higher quality than old eps of "Wings" on VCR tapes.

wm cheng---as of today Anasazi's decals are back. If you haven't been following the thread, another member (Night Stalker) has started printing them (with Anasazi's permission/artwork). See here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=462925 Also---are the red "remove before flight" markings simply a red rectangle with white lettering? If that's the case, then they are literally remove before flight tags, and really shouldn't be decalled onto a model at all.

Posting it here in case people don't check the customs forums, but decals are available again, and there's already new ones for the YF-19! (and by decals I mean decals, not stickers) http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=462925

Friday's ep was new, and had the F-15...

If anyone has any of Osprey's books, they're basically the animated version of that. I enjoy it immensely---seeing it is quite different than reading about it.

Am I the only one who watches "Dogfights" on The History Channel? It's been like 2 months and I haven't seen anything about it. Best show on TV, if you like planes... (I pretty much watch that and "Heroes" nowadays)

He's asking why did Sony stop Lik-Sang.

Part of the problem is that Prime has "super single" wheels and tires, which are a new thing for semis. They look weird in real life, and I'm 99% sure they were specifically chosen for Movie Prime due to the fact that it means there's 4 less wheels to deal with. PS--anyone know of good pics of Movie Prime in truck mode? Something besides the first "running through the desert with bushes in the foreground" pic?

Something I wondered about but never posted: Am I the only one who thought "flashback" Sylar was supposed to give us a Clark Kent vibe?

I need to think up a GamerTag at some point (my 360 is still totally offline). Something aviation related probably, but still pretty anonymous. Was considering "Sundowner" if it was available, and could get a good avatar.

Those of us who like F-4's, really ABHOR calling anything else a Rhino though. And we Tomcat fans are still unhappy. Thus, "Super Bug". Or Shornet. coota0--- The SLAM-ER *is* a land-attack missile. But the Slammer is the AIM-120. It's the same as F-4D vs F4D. Both fighter jets, but totally different planes. Just a hyphen can make all the difference. For most anything aviation-related, "ER" means "extended range" and is pronounced "ee are", not "er" to avoid confusion. Thus SLAM-ER and Slammer sound quite different. And a 747-400ERF is not an "urf".

I didn't download them, but the preview pics/descriptions of the YF-23 videos seemed to me to be nothing more than the "YF-23 revealed" DVD uploaded. Which I have a copy of. It's much better to watch the YF-23 on a big screen.

ARKARY made the point I was going to--the heatshield is black, the rest of the plane is lighter. Thus, the plane isn't black. Also, the black-grey mentioned in the Hasegawa instructions isn't a generic color, they specify RLM66, which is a Luftwaffe color that literally translates to "BlackGrey". The RLM wasn't very inventive with color names, as opposed to the US's FS595 system, which has a name for almost every shade. RLM66 is considered to match FS36081, "Euro 1 Grey". Though personally for painting Ivanov's I would go with the next darker shade, 36076 (which is the darkest grey in the FS system). 36081 IMHO is distinctly "dark grey" while 36076 is *very* close to black. Anyways--we always want bigger tailfins because Yamato keeps making them too small. Well, on the Sv-51 they're too big, so this time we want them smaller. All we want is to make it match the lineart/anime. PS---Nora's has a distinctly gold canopy. Check it out: (this is also a good angle for comparison, this is the CG model from Bandai's site) ::edit:: More pics---here's the CG model for the CF Sv-51---I still think it looks kinda golden. ALso, Nora's in gerwalk.

"Meteor-like" is the last I heard about the long-range AMRAAM too. Hadn't heard about the AIM-120D designation though, is that official/likely? I figured it might get a whole new number, or at least skip a few letters. AIM-154 would be nice and appropriate.

Weight and size is rarely an issue--a filled drop tank weighs more and is larger than any bomb or missile by far. Radar issues are the main thing---if it wasn't DESIGNED to guide the Phoenix missile, it's not going to be able to. Physically, the F-15 is using its own center pylon, and a very thin and small adapter, then an F-14 wing-mounted Phoenix pylon. I'm betting the Phoenix will be dumb-fired by the F-15 with no guidance/signal at all, and will just head on out until it falls into the ocean. They're using it as a readily-available high-speed rocket, nothing more. A giant, very fast bullet would serve just as well if there were any. As for the Super Hornet and Phoenix replacement---haven't heard anything for a while, I think they're still going for a "Super AMRAAM"---may simply be bigger for a larger motor, or may be a 2-stage boosted model.

Interesting, I thought they were ALL white, the same shade--because my Milia came with a "valk off-white" instead of a matching "Milia/Max pure white" piece. Kinda annoyed me, it doesn't quite match, even though every other white piece of the valk matches, and doesn't use any Roy or Hikaru off-white pieces.

That was the VF-11.

Phoenix on an F-15: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/researc...nixmissile.html Because it's the cheapest way to go Mach 5.

Do we know the Sv-51 is supposed to be BLACK? I've always thought Ivanov's was very dark grey. Very dark grey is a lot more common on planes that pure black.

I don't think that kit can transform, so it can have the wing slice right through the legs and head.