David Hingtgen

I have nothing new to add. I said no Jolly Rogers scheme would be correct, doesn't matter which they pick.

Eh, holding the ginormous gunpod out front may balance it out. Without it though, will definitely need a stand. Hmmn, pilots look like 2 Altos stuck in. Definitely not Brera and Ranka. (I of course, need them to make a Grace for the green version)

Googling "female guyver" (which I haven't done in quite a while) I found the new one---seems to be called Guyver 4? (though that's like the 2nd or 3rd use of that term IIRC). But I could only find like 3 pics/scans, including the one posted. Not much to go on. I can't tell if it's fan art or official, that the new one seems to have an identical purple color.

Yes, superglue does have to ability to "expand" when first opened. (as well as keep coming long after you stopped squeezing). Superglue in a bottle is better, but still won't eliminate that tendency. (plus, avoid using the glue directly--transfer it to a toothpick, then apply with toothpick)

Do tell.

I got this on VHS years ago too---it's actually sitting in a pile of old movies next to my PC right now. Haven't watched it in a LONG time though. We need more female Guyvers... I'm surprised they've never done a new/updated action figure or model or something---there's just that one old re-re-re-re-cast kit.

Yeah, make the title so people know it's "real". Not "What do you want to see?" but rather "Yamato is directly asking the fans what valk they should make next---vote here"

Looks a lot more like the "standard" F-19 stuff of the late 80's/early 90's to me. Monogram's was cooler than Testors': http://www.ericksmodels.com/gallery/f19/f19.html Almost a perfect match for the photos above. (GI Joe's was based on Testors')

I was gonna say Escaflowne, but you already discounted it.

Yeah, at this point I'm just trying to figure out what her(roommate's) power is. The whole "it's like I'm getting better at it every second" quote is either a red herring, or the most blatant tip ever. Of course, the whole episode was full of awkward exposition for those who hadn't watched the season 3 finale, so it may have been one of many awkward lines shoe-horned in there. My initial guess was that it's something like Eden, in that she can be very persuasive/commanding (she told to off herself), but that doesn't fit at all with her quote.

I totally didn't recognize Claire's newest roommate as the youngest daughter from "The Nanny".

"Pick 2" would have been the best option IMHO. I think that would have affected the leaders a lot.

How do we have only 178 votes? We have more votes in the "is your v2 VF-1 broken" thread----I'm betting there's a lot more "people with opinions" on the forum, than actual broken-v2-owners.

Actually it was quite good, as "not season 1" eps go.

I think the -19 votes are mainly for Emerald Squadron/Blazer valks, not Basara.

Saw this, laughed, had to post. It's the abridged version of FF8: "Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, CGI cutscene, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Draw/Stock, Summon, Draw/Stock,Draw/Stock,Draw/Stock, repeat".

That's pretty much it.

I imagine that as simply being asymmetrical drag, which pretty much only induces yaw. Plenty of other/better ways to do that. (unless you're a B-2, and that's the only way you've got)

Opening a nozzle asymmetrically would totally screw with the pressure and coherence of the exhaust.

Canopies are over-rated.

While I'd prefer a VF-4, I voted for 0D based on likelyhood of actually being made. C'mon, it's delta-winged---that's rare for a VF. I'm surprised at the VF-2----I still don't "get" why people like it so. Like the VF-0, it just seems to be a tweaked VF-1 to me. (the 0D though, is a practically a new design)

A VF-19 (any version) from M7 would be more than a minor remold. It'd be 90% new. We'll probably see a VF-0D from them before a short-winged VF-19. Speaking of which--where's the VF-0D?!?!

I'm a huge Milia fan, but I just can't justify what is essentially "another YF-21". (not at 200 bucks) The VF-1 is the only valk I ever have more than one of.

I've always believed the VF-1's wing is very similar to an F-14's. Leading-edge slats, trailing edge Fowler flaps, and spoilers for roll. (technically the F-14 doesn't have Fowler flaps, but that's the closest term I know of for its presumably-unique flap design) In fact, I think nearly all swing-wing planes have a very similar wing layout. (F-111, B-1B, Tornado, etc) However, all of them primarily use the tailplanes for roll, with the spoilers being only supplemental, and usually (if not always) using spoilers for low-speed low-sweep flight only. VF-1 has no tailplanes. But then again---none of them have thrust vectoring. Still, vectoring as a primary means of control goes against most design policies/wisdom for 1:1 jets, even the F-22 doesn't allow vectoring to expand the flight envelope---merely make certain moves happen faster and to recover with more energy than aerodynamics alone would provide.

IIRC most electrical stuff is designed for +/- 10%. +/- 5% is "tight" tolerance. Anything tighter than that tends to be medical/military-grade etc. (this is why 110v vs 120v is never a factor) So 11.1 vs 10.8 is only 3%.