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  1. David Hingtgen
    Most modern fighter jets with "straight" wings actually are angled downwards by 1 degree or so. I know the F-15 is, I suspect the F-16/18 may do the same. (it's to make them ever so slightly unstable in roll)
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    Yup, just the one large Excelsior-class model built. I think the one they made for VOY:Flashback was around 3 feet long IIRC... (they had to quick make a new one because they couldn't un-convert the Lakota back to standard configuration without ruining it---it was SUPPOSED to be possible, that's why everything fro the 2000-to-1701B change is "added on" and not "carved into" the baseline NCC-2000 confguration, but basically the glue was too strong)
  3. David Hingtgen
    Episode VIII: VII's DLC (extra 10 mins of footage if you pre-order Battlefront 5 at the theater!)
  4. David Hingtgen
    Yup. Highlight of the trailer for me. If nothing else it shows how warp drive is fairly "inherently different" than most "jump" type of FTL travel shown in Sci-Fi. Amazing how it seems to follow the TNG technical manual's explanation, more than any pre-JJ-trek stuff ever did.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Absolutely not a Kulbit, and not a Herbst turn either. Kinda close to a Cobra followed by a Hook, or a Cobra-turn. But not really any of them.
  6. David Hingtgen
    It's amazing how being just a few shades darker than before, has everyone liking Mirage's colors so much more.
  7. David Hingtgen
    I do hope there's a "white knight" (silver?) repaint of Keith's. That'd look even cooler IMHO.
  8. David Hingtgen
    Wouldn't look as good as the big-ass filming model. Isn't the Excelsior the largest one built for filming? (length-wise, at least---the first Ent-D may have more mass) I know it was still marked as the Lakota when it was auctioned off, is it in London now? (whoever bought it...)
  9. David Hingtgen
    The engine sure exists, as the original version of the CFM56 was designed to replace the JT3D 2-for-1. That was the cornerstone of the DC-8-70 program. How does the B-52 get air to pressurize the cockpit etc? Original DC-8's used turbocompressors, but the upgrade to the -70 removed them and they used bleed air from the new engines.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Mmmn, VF-111 and VF-1. So hard to choose.
  11. David Hingtgen
    Nice to see more people coming around to the "Delta 04" team.
  12. David Hingtgen

    Macross figures

    David Hingtgen replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    I hope for flightsuit Mirage, since we never got Grace....
  13. David Hingtgen
    V2 Milia. But now I'll just wait for the 1/35----it'll be cheaper!
  14. David Hingtgen
    Yup. I have ZERO desire for an M7 11C, not even at $100. But give me VFX-2! (I passed on the M+ 11B simply because I've owned that scheme several times before, and it's pretty bland---I need a more interesting-looking -11)
  15. David Hingtgen
    There's a TON of Devastators, but Poseidon is the only Piranacon. Easy choice IMHO. (Assuming you like Piranacon----he's far less popular, thus far fewer versions Abominus is also lower-tier popularity-wise, but above the Seacons! MMC's Abominus is only slightly past the rumor stage though. TFC could easily have an Abominus out before MMC does.
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    Absolutely! (Barring Hermann).
  17. David Hingtgen
    What was it? I was all ready to do something, but I don't want to repeat a joke.
  18. David Hingtgen
    VF-11's aren't even all that big or heavy, 3 should be fine.
  19. David Hingtgen
    Of course that's Graham's favorite-----it's the most VF-17S-ish head.
  20. David Hingtgen
    That YF-30 is *exactly* what I want from a VF-31A----mostly low-vis but with a nice "splash of color".
  21. David Hingtgen
    I don't think there's any valk I want more than Mylene's. (Well, maybe a 0D in proper colors...) But for a "normal" VF-11------I would buy a VFX-2 in a second.
  22. David Hingtgen
    It's surprising how different the -262's battroid proportions are compared to the DX. (And the DX looks WAAAY better IMHO)
  23. David Hingtgen
    I've wished for years that they'd use black screws instead of chrome. Half the screws are "in the stripes" and would be invisible if black. But the chrome stands out. (Forearms too, not just legs)
  24. David Hingtgen
    Am I the only one who keeps mentally calling it planet Voldemort?
  25. David Hingtgen
    They're starting to buy used, AFAIK. Airbus is doing fine---the A321 is selling so well and so fast, the new Mobile factory is pretty much doing othing but pumping out A321's for DL, AA, and jetBlue. (because you can't buy 757's any more, and they're getting old---the A321 is the closest thing you can get---NOT a 737-900ER, despite Boeing's marketing...) Even the A321Neo won't truly match a 757 though.
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