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  1. David Hingtgen
    Stupid question---why does it look like the Sv-51 peg is like "3/4" of a peg, and not a full circle? (big flat section on bottom)
  2. David Hingtgen
    Yup, I'm in Iowa, mail would be quick/easy. Or, if you don't need the entire valk etc, I could probably mail you up an Sv-51 stand piece adapter or two, so you could measure and test-fit for sure. And yes---the "final" piece that attaches to the Sv-51 itself is always female, while the stand's pivoting piece that the adapters go on, is the male part.
  3. David Hingtgen
    I don't have an Arcadia VF-1, but that looks similar. Let me go measure as best I can. (no calipers, sorry!) ::edit:: OK, I'd say the Sv-51's peg-post is about 8.5mm tall, and "a hair under" 6mm across. (measuring flat-to-flat, not edge-point to edge-point----point to point probably would hit 6mm) The piece on the left (female) is very similar to the fighter and GERWALK mode adapters for the Sv-51. (a "hollow structure" surrounding the hole, with reinforcing ribs inside)
  4. David Hingtgen
    The Sv-51 seems to use a very different type of stand connector, despite the basic stand itself being the same as the YF-21's. The "main" post is a 12-sided connector. (not a circular post, not a hexagon or octagon--I counted twice, it's twelve-sided). So it's almost a circular post, but not, and "locks in" due to that and won't pivot. And to attach to the YetiStand, you would actually need to create a male connector, as the Sv-51 fighter/gerwalk/battroid bits are all female.
  5. David Hingtgen
    I'll have to go dig out the box from downstairs, I currently only have the valk itself "out for display". Give me a few mins. ::edit: Collection DX has lot of pics "from below"---will these do for what you need to know? http://www.collectiondx.com/toy_review/2007/sv51_nora_type
  6. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, "2 adapters of your choice" is much clearer (and a better option for customers). PS---does the Yamato adapter work for like, all of them? I'll probably have my Sv-51 on it.
  7. David Hingtgen
    Stupid question----you say you get a pair of DX or YA adapters. Can we mix/match? I mean, I'm mainly a fighter mode guy, and I especially want my Arcadia YF-19 "in flight". So can I get like the YF-19 adapter, and a DX banking adapter? A bunch of "battroid mode" adapters is of little use to me. (The Bandai DX stand is generally sufficient for battroid-mode Frontier valks) Hmmn, I wonder what attachment the Arcadia VF-0D will have---I am going to have that thing in fighter mode 90% of the time...
  8. David Hingtgen
    Yup. See the red outline? That's the tailhook door. Sealed shut for stealthiness, blown off when needed (hopefully never).
  9. David Hingtgen
    ALL Air Force jets have tailhooks. F-15, F-16, F-117, F-22, etc.
  10. David Hingtgen
    Yup, about the only NON-DESTRUCTIVE method that's possible on the Arcadia YF-19, is to disassemble as much as you can to expose the ball-joint as much as possible, then pour in future or nail polish(can't remember which I used), let dry, and repeat.
  11. David Hingtgen
    Prowse doesn't look *that* tall. (granted, he's next to Mayhew, but mainly comparing to Ford). Purely just relative camera distance? (Carrie Fisher is just plain short)
  12. David Hingtgen
    The CFT's on MP-03 are too blended up front. There's no "crease" where they meet the intake/wingroot. There should be a deep, obvious groove molded in below the gun port. This makes the "intake/shoulder kibble" even bigger than it would otherwise be, as there's too much mass in a place where a real F-15 is "shaved away" there. (plus it's got a tailhook fairing, which the F-15E never had and just gets in the way of posing/standing)
  13. David Hingtgen
    Watched this and GuardiansOTG last night. Think I liked this better!
  14. David Hingtgen
    Her flightsuit was more grey/purple though. Given to Moaramia as a trainer from Max/Milia?
  15. David Hingtgen
    Purple would be awesome though. (I'd buy it, as like Nora's or something).
  16. David Hingtgen
    Thing is---many retailers aren't going to update their pics, and just use the original official stock photography.
  17. David Hingtgen
    OMG, how things would have been better had Kup shot Hot Rod...
  18. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, the only "active" stealth systems I know of are on the -19 and later valks. (and of course, the Russian plasma-coated MiG's!)
  19. David Hingtgen
    Fundamentally---few are supported solely by the slot. Many have additional "prongs" going out to rest under the instakes or something, to make a 3-point supporting surface--but only the "center" one actually "plugs in", the other bits just "rest underneath". I'm thinking a variation of their F-111 stand may work best for a VF-25. As for exhaust nozzles---Witty makes many of the same planes HM does, so the stands are often nearly perfect fits. Also, the real aircraft often share engines, the GE J79 and J75 are VERY common among jets from the 60's, and so lots of planes would have the same engine/nozzle dimensions. Plus "variations" and "close enough" leads to many stands being compatible. (I think people use MiG-29 stands on the F-18 actually)
  20. David Hingtgen
    I have several HM planes----F-16's, F-18's, F-111, F-102, F-101, F-105, F-104, A-10, Harrier II. But every HM plane has its own stand adapter. Same base, different plug. (VERY different). Many people like using Witty's stands with HM planes, as they plug into the exhaust nozzles, leaving the belly "free".
  21. David Hingtgen
    Any chance of a "replacement" adapter for fighter-mode Frontier valks? As in, a nice "sleeker" clear piece, instead of having to use the huge ugly black fighter-mode adapter that Bandai includes? I'm a fighter mode guy, and the "thing" Bandai gives us for the -25/29 etc always just ruins how they look on a stand IMHO. There's GOTTA be something better than 'sticking the gunpod through a square-shaped tunnel' etc. Just something more "Y" shaped that goes AROUND the gunpod or something? I've got plenty of stands for diecast fighter jets etc, I'll have a look at what they do and see if any might work for a VF-25. (I'm thinking one of my A-10, F-111, or even Harrier stands may work for the basic concept)
  22. David Hingtgen
    Another vote for including dots and guide.
  23. David Hingtgen
    Really? Mine always are pretty specific---like "scale plastic model kit".
  24. David Hingtgen
    Re: stealth. Technically, it refers to ALL forms of detection. Infra-red being the big one after radar. No point in having a radar-proof plane if a heat-seeker can lock on from 10 miles away. AFAIK, infra-red was another place where the -23 was notably better than the -22. (no thrust-vectoring means it could have those ceramic(?) brick-lined exhaust troughs) Plus, just plain being sleeker means less heat/friction from skin-drag. Re: airshow. Sorry, I have almost nothing for "F-14 in flight"----just caps from an old digicam: That was the only time I saw a Tomcat fly, Grim Reapers F-14D.
  25. David Hingtgen
    V2 should be pretty clearly indicated by the retailers at this point. Also it has more red on him.
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