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  1. David Hingtgen
    Canards can do very different things---some are primarily for pitch control, some are mainly for lift, some are mainly for vortex generation. They're not like a tailplane or aileron, which always have a very defined purpose. A canard "is what you make of it". As for lateral stability--not much AFAIK. Usually too small an area. Of course there's SOME effect, but it's not going to be a primary consideration. Tailplane dihedral is a much larger effect/consideration, when it comes to roll.
  2. David Hingtgen
    Angled as in when viewed from the front? (dihedral) I did some reading and eventually came back to the first guess I had: How how or low the tip of the canard is, alters where they vortices the produce go---the primary goal of a canard (in a fighter) is usually to reinforce the wing's vortex (especially at high alpha). But if it doesn't intersect it in just the right spot, it'll either "miss" and have no effect, or can "hit at the wrong spot" and interfere/weaken it. In car terms----the canards act like a supercharger to the wing. But you have to get everything just right to actually make a noticeable improvement, otherwise you've just added weight and complexity for little/no gain. *due to the size/location of the -19's canards, I believe they'd have little to no effect on the wings---they would be primarily be used for pitch control. And are angled mainly just to look cool.
  3. David Hingtgen
    I accept that for the later variants, but not the 19A etc.
  4. David Hingtgen
    I see the VF-19 as like the Harrier----inherently hard to handle, with few people qualified to fly it. Even after decades in service, it will remain an "expert-only" plane. They can both do amazing things in skilled hands, but also frankly/sadly, kill a fair number of their pilots.
  5. David Hingtgen
    Ah, now I remember that about the stands. But again, that's more of a variant than an upgrade/fix. If you have a non-bayonet gunpod, then having an "early" stand won't be a problem. Has Bandai ever released a -29 stand/gunpod combo that doesn't work?
  6. David Hingtgen
    Considering design/factory, they're about what I'd expect, if not cheaper.
  7. David Hingtgen
    Let's see Riker and the Titan, if we can do post-TNG
  8. David Hingtgen
    Cue Tom Hardy as Picard.
  9. David Hingtgen
    Actual upgraded gunpods? I'm only aware of different ones, not "fixed" versions of any. The GERWALK brace---that's a fix/improvement/upgrade that's a permanent change to the mold. Bayonets are simply a different version, not a "fix". Stand paint isn't even a molding difference.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Combined with the whole "slice of life of the heroine in casual settings" thing going on. And even the song itself in spots matches both of Mylene's.
  11. David Hingtgen
    Am I the only one who thinks the ED is a lot like 7's?
  12. David Hingtgen
    Basically----how would it NOT? If the mold was altered, they wouldn't un-do it.
  13. David Hingtgen
    I am 10x more interested now than I was.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Interested in my Hasbro MP-10? Has the Reprolabels chrome stickers for the trailer etc, and I painted the tail lights transparent red.
  15. David Hingtgen
    I mainly mean as in stripes etc. Changing the base color a bit still makes it monotone low-vis. I don't want it as flashy/gaudy as Delta squadron, but I do want SOME color, particularly in battroid mode. I always love when a valk "reveals" additional color/striping when in battroid mode. The -19 does that best.
  16. David Hingtgen
    If they ever make a -31A with a bit more color, I may change. But for now----still Team Mirage.
  17. David Hingtgen
    Also, "America-class" is SUCH a much better name than "Ford-class". (personally, I think there should be a rule like "a person must be dead at least 2-3 years before getting a ship named after them". There are way too many "knee-jerk" namings, right after someone dies. Let some time pass. THEN they can get a ship named, if it's appropriate. Not "person X died last Tuesday, what's the next ship coming up?"
  18. David Hingtgen
    Too big of a gap. It was supposed to be CVN-78 USS America. But then Ford died, so of course he got a carrier named for him. Then the Kennedy was decommissioned, so of course congress made the next carrier the JFK. So we have no USS America and a long gap with no Enterprise----which are two names that should always be present. (ESPECIALLY Enterprise).
  19. David Hingtgen
    Darn it, you posted it before I could! But yeah, it's totally a Hornet's ladder.
  20. David Hingtgen
    Eh, she's not in the cockpit in that shot.
  21. David Hingtgen
    I dont think anyone truly does besides Kawamori.
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  23. David Hingtgen
    Transformation kinda VF-9 ish, for the arms?
  24. David Hingtgen
    Wow, not watching BSG because of that? Because all the characters have 10x more characterization that the originals. You're really, really missing out. If you like sci-fi, you owe it to yourself to not miss the best series of all. (Yup, better than DS9)
  25. David Hingtgen
    The gun isn't needed to fill the forearm. It just seems that like 90% of people don't close the arm back up if they remove the gun parts. See here: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/transformers-3rd-party-discussion/27417960d1391975406-fansproject-stunticons-menasor-aka-m3-intimidator-img_0542.jpg That is how the forearm is supposed to look. PS----read this and do this: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/tutorials-how-tos/1003017-fansproject-diesel-tight-waist-area-fix.html On mine, I didn't remove anything, but I did sand down the ratchets. I also sanded the skirt/armor vs simply scraping away the seam lines. Trust me, it makes transforming Diesel way easier.
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