Dobber 324 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1 hour ago, peter said: I don't know a lot about Air Force, but in the Army, nicknames can be the worst. There's a guy in my unit who got the nickname "Pubes" and he's been stuck with it for almost ten years. Look into the Weapons Banter thread for the backstory. Don’t know about the Air Force either, but in the Navy it’s usually something your embarrassed about...a reminder of something stupid you did. Like most nicknames. Not “Phoenix” or “Avenger” ect. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kajnrig 266 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Shadow said: Pretty sure the Kitty is CG. It would take alot of effort to get an F-14 airworthy again from what I can tell. Here is CW Lemoine's take. It really warms my cold dead heart to see that super professional important bestest of the best most serious real business people are just as much dumb nerds overanalyzing everything as the rest of us plebs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pengbuzz 248 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) On 12/19/2019 at 1:16 PM, Dobber said: Don’t know about the Air Force either, but in the Navy it’s usually something your embarrassed about...a reminder of something stupid you did. Like most nicknames. Not “Phoenix” or “Avenger” ect. Chris Movie call-signs: "Maverick", "Phoenix", "Paladin", etc. Real-life call signs: "Mooch", "Sparkles", "Vermin", etc. On that note, I found this site: http://www.f-16.net/callsigns.html Edited December 22, 2019 by pengbuzz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dobber 324 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, pengbuzz said: Movie call-signs: "Maverick", "Phoenix", "Paladin", etc. Real-life call signs: "Mooch", "Sparkles", "Vermin", etc. On that note, I found this site: http://www.f-16.net/callsigns.html Yup, The Big Bang Theory did it right when Howard became an Astronaut. He was trying to influence the other Astrnaughts to get a cool Nickname while on a video call. They overheard his mother yelling out about his Fruit-Loops getting soggy. He became Fruit-Loops Lol. Later shortened to Loops. Very accurate. Something MAY sound cool but it almost always has something completely embarrassing in it’s origin that those in the know understand. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M'Kyuun 245 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 3:38 PM, David Hingtgen said: I would imagine the original (JT3-powered) KC-135 has similar environmental systems as the 707----which, along with the DC-8 etc, predated "all other commercial airliners" and had engines not designed "to provide air etc for a bunch of humans". The early 707/DC-8 engines are very much "fighter jet engines without afterburners". They did not use bleed air and a/c packs "like every airliner after, to this day" to provide for "the fleshlings being hauled along". They had turbocompressers (nose-mounted for the DC-8, pylon-mounted for the 707) which quite "independently, and not all that well compared to 1960's and later stuff" provided air etc. If you flew in a re-engined KC-135, that should have a similar system as the re-engined DC-8, and if it STILL sucked, I don't know why... We have the CFM56 high bypass engines on all of our Tankers at Fairchild; bleed air's not the issue so far as the environmental issue. Due to all the fuel tanks directly below the floor panels, there's no floor heat; it all pipes in from the ceiling, so during a flight, your feet , and anything else you lay on the floor, freezes, but your upper body roasts from the heat pouring down on you. As soon as we're wheels up on a long trip, everybody scrambles to the highest ground they can find to sleep, be it on top of the baggage palette (that was my usual spot), on top of equipment crates chained down center isle, etc. I've made the trip across the pond on jump seats, and by the time you arrive , you're pretty cold. The old P&W J57s (water burners) you make reference to have long been retired- the turbofans are by far better in all respects. Other than the heat issue, the KC-135 is a nice ride. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sh9000 7,192 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 The trailer looked great in the theater. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
no3Ljm 1,354 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sh9000 7,192 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/tom-cruise-top-gun-maverick-exclusive/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seti88 703 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 https://hypebeast.com/2020/7/top-gun-transformers-maverick-figure-hasbro-pulse-release Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueMax 13 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) Hm... there was a Go-bot that looked almost like this edit: found it Edited July 15, 2020 by BlueMax Quote Link to post Share on other sites
electric indigo 297 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 For the model builders: Available in three scales. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10701259 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dobber 324 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) I surprised that the maverick transformer is not HORRIBLE. The alt mode isn’t all that bad, though they are probably taking pictures from angles that hide a lot of kibble. If the kibble is too bad, a little bit of paint will go a long way to make the alt mode “slightly” more accurate, namely the canopy. Chris Edited July 15, 2020 by Dobber Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TangledThorns 205 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Dobber said: I surprised that the maverick transformer is not HORRIBLE. The alt mode isn’t all that bad, though they are probably taking pictures from angles that hide a lot of kibble. If the kibble is too bad, a little bit of paint will go a long way to make the alt mode “slightly” more accurate, namely the canopy. Chris It's $50. Yikes! Is that normal pricing?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AN/ALQ128 35 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Some more toy pics floating around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myk 109 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/14/2020 at 10:13 PM, BlueMax said: Hm... there was a Go-bot that looked almost like this edit: found it Would that make him, LEADER 2? On 7/15/2020 at 3:54 AM, Dobber said: I surprised that the maverick transformer is not HORRIBLE. The alt mode isn’t all that bad, though they are probably taking pictures from angles that hide a lot of kibble. If the kibble is too bad, a little bit of paint will go a long way to make the alt mode “slightly” more accurate, namely the canopy. Chris I was going to preorder this but then noticed they weren't showing any underside shots, in all likelihood to hide the kibble until after you've paid for it. I'll let other people get on this first and see. 11 minutes ago, AN/ALQ128 said: Some more toy pics floating around. Cool... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AN/ALQ128 35 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 There's another with a good look at the toy of the fictional scifi jet that they teased in the trailer, its a tailless delta wing sorta like what potential NGAD designs look like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pengbuzz 248 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I'm sorry, but while the design of the Top Gun/ Transformers x-over figure looks okay, the paint job looks like Maverick did a barrel roll through dog crap. O.o I mean, I know it's supposed to be a dog fighter but really...this is taking it a bit far... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
myk 109 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 5 hours ago, pengbuzz said: I'm sorry, but while the design of the Top Gun/ Transformers x-over figure looks okay, the paint job looks like Maverick did a barrel roll through dog crap. O.o I mean, I know it's supposed to be a dog fighter but really...this is taking it a bit far... Certainly doesn't look like a $50 toy to me... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Hingtgen 384 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Anyone heard anything about a PAK-FA in the movie? Walmart had several toys, but these two caught my eye: Spoiler (well, a cool intakes-on-top PAK-FA) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JB0 558 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 "Enemy Strike Jet(tm)" I... I'm not sure that's trademarkable? But keep reaching for that dream, Mattel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kanedas Bike 247 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Those Mattel toys give off spoiler-y vibe. Unless these have already been shown clearly (not in a blur during the previews) it might be worth adding a spoiler tag for those that might care. -b. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sh9000 7,192 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Calibre Wings will be releasing Maverick’s and Iceman’s F-14s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slide 123 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 9/9/2020 at 1:17 PM, sh9000 said: Calibre Wings will be releasing Maverick’s and Iceman’s F-14s. ALL I WANT IS HOLLYWOOD&WOLFMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! apparently it's just too much to ask of the universe... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peter 387 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 1:55 AM, AN/ALQ128 said: Some more toy pics floating around. Holy $hit, $210 USD for that. It better be a decent size, at least the length of a 1/350 scale carrier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sh9000 7,192 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) https://www.flyingmule.com/products/CL-CA72TP02-W https://calibrewings.calibresmodels.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=95 Edited September 22, 2020 by sh9000 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Chronocidal 430 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) Not a bad piece of nostalgia, but the markings in the movie really weren't anything that flashy or impressive to me. Colors seem a bit too darkened, but maybe it's just the lighting. Nice that they included the camera pod though. Really though, CW needs to ditch their stupid packing with the gear mounted. Every time I've gotten one of those releases, it's resulted in the gear being broken in shipping. Their earlier releases with everything packaged separately just work so much better. Edited September 29, 2020 by Chronocidal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renegadeleader1 129 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Lets face it guys most of the tie in merch so far as been kinda meh, but the good news is Cobi Toys is releasing sets for the movie. Thanks to Lego and it's anti war stance and Megablox being a hot mess right now Cobi got the license and are releasing a P-51 and F/A-18 as tie ins! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mcfly50 35 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I love how they use a E-2 Hawkeye squadron patch on the tomcat tail. It was awesome on his jacket then and still is awesome now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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