F-ZeroOne
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Knight 26, nice table - did you make it yourself with the aircraft instruments on the corners?
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You are Dale Brown and I claim my free can of Yoshinol.
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Do you mean "B-1" or "B-52" instead of B-17? The USAF must be in financial trouble if its sending Flying Fortresses into warzones again...! Nied has already pointed out that IR and radar waves are different parts of the elctromagnetic spectrum, and that opening the weapons bay doors would increase the F-22s radar signature. However, its also worth pointing out that stealth is not magic - in fact, in the "Skunk Works" book by Ben Rich, theres a quote from a F-117 pilot who stated that the Iraqi air defence network could in fact "see" the stealth fighters on occasion, but could not get a strong enough radar fix to lock on a missile (theres a difference between a search radar and a tracking radar) - although its possible the pilot was talking about other forms of detection, such as IR or low-light TV.
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You guessed it! C,mon it was the Silver Age! 399220[/snapback] You know the worst part? Matter-Eater Lad was at least in the Legion of Superheroes. There were several groups formed of members whose powers were so bad, they had to form their own "legions" because they couldn't get in the real one.
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Details seem to be a little thin, but 100KM + seems a fair estimate. Incidentally, and something I've only just realised recently, is that the Meteor perhaps shows the difference in design philosophy between the UK and the US: the US historically, has always had to "go there and do that". The UK, on the other hand, has generally always had to "let them come here and then we do that"...
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It looks great in Ace Combat games, especially once you unlock the "Black" scheme...! The only thing I don't like is that you don't get the most advanced AAMs, unlike the F-22. Once Meteor enters service, the RAF will be shooting down aggressors across the oceans from Biggin Hill...
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Guinness.
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Okay, couple of things: 1) Its unlikely to be "a" round. Modern automatic wepaons have quite high rates of fire, and even a single barrel cannon is going to have a (in theory, anyway) ROF of at least several hundred rounds a minute. 2) Same goes for 23mm - the standard Russian AA gun of the 80s was the ZSU-23-4, which had four guns mounted on the same chassis. 3) Theres numerous reports of pilots - dating back to WWII - being shot down by either small-calibre rounds or lucky hits. The great Canadian ace "Screwball" Beurling once shot down an aircraft with less than five rounds... I guess you could debate whether Falcon is being "realistic" or just "mean"...
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Hmm, Vinnie, you ever hear of a UK computer games programmer called Jeff Minter by any chance? Because thats the only way I can connect llamas and Macross...
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MiG-23s are supposedly quite fast, they apparently have a fair bit of thrust: Russian 30mm guns are meant to be quite powerful; 30mm is quite a big round and there are reports - although I can't confirm them - that the gun on the early MiG-29s would often jam after a few rounds were fired, but the target was toast by then...
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One other "Bangor" tidbit I forgot - Bangor was home of Anime Projects, a UK based anime company. Anime Projects released AnimEigo products in the UK, and one of those AnimEigo products was... Scramble Wars! Spooky or what?
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Most Ridiculous Amount Of Money You Have Spent
F-ZeroOne replied to ComicKaze's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
A limited edition Kikis Delivery Service cel portrait from the Studio Ghibli museum. I can't remember the exact price - possibly I have wiped it from my mind - but £250 (about $450) is probably close to the mark... -
"Scramble Wars" and "Ten Little Gal Force" are very funny, at least if you know your 80s anime. Incidentally, Bangor, the "goal" of the race in Scramble Wars is a real place - in Wales. And, for those of you that read Magister Negi-Magi, Wales is most definitely not "in England"...!
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"What do you want?" "Information." "You won't get it!"
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The RN and RAF also saw a little bit of action over the Falklands. Might come in handy that, if someone one day wants to make a new V/STOL fighter...
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Gundam Show Thread - MSG thru GQuuuuuuX
F-ZeroOne replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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Ah, thanks, David. Sorry, my memory was playing tricks on me regards the F-4.
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David can probably answer this one in more detail, but the subjects come up before (most famously, in relation to the anime series Area-88, where an aircraft is able to survive a cunning trap by folding its wings in flight) here. IIRC, the F-8 Crusader can fly in certain flight profiles with wings folded, but not the F-4.
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Werewolf episodes are tricky because they've all been done before. I thought it was neat how the emphasis wasn't on the mystery surrounding the werewolf, but on other elements. And really neat make up on Queen Victorias teeth - someone remembered that history hasn't always had a dentist lurking just off-camera! Incidentally, the Scottish accent used by David Tennant in this episode is his real, native accent, not an affected one!
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He, I felt gyped myself when I picked up mine, but I think the "glasses face" is for the chase Valk pilot figure, not the Q-Rau's 392862[/snapback] Okay, thanks for confirming that. I thought it might have dropped out or something... Its funny how the gashapon/traders box market can work. I had a hell of a time trying to pick up a Char figure for a friend of mine; I eventually got him one of those voice Quattro Vageena i-dolls because that was the closest I could get. I kept a look-out, and eventually found just one. Its kinda odd yet makes sense at the same time considering how popular Char is...
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Turn-A Gundam, the answer to your Gundam burn-out needs.
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Hey, I picked up one of those loose Max Q-Rau pilots as well. Did yours have the "glasses" face in the bag? Mine didn't...
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The Spiteful was a very late war British design; it entered service a bit too late to see action in World War II. It could be described as a very late model Spitfire with a laminar flow wing, plus other modifications which essentially made it a new aircraft (although its lineage is obvious, and I think in the film "Reach for the Sky" a couple of Spitefuls are actually seen acting as "Spitfires"...!). For the record, my favourite Spitfire is the Mark IX, which combines the elegant looks of the original with performance. As for it being the Worlds number 5 fighter...? Not on this side of the pond... Sad news about Scott Crossfield. Sorry to hear it.
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My Takatoku toys "X-Bomber" Big Dai-X DX. Its just such a lovely piece of toy metal.