David Hingtgen

And off he goes making everyone else's tailfins look bad in comparison...

I'll make a quick comment: He initially had a 3-day ban. That's pretty darn short as bans/punishment go---people have been punished more for doing less. But he didn't even "accept" that and simply be quiet for 3 days---he created a new account and started post-spamming again within a *day*. "Blatant disregard" of bans/punishment/moderation will annoy all the mods real quick. That's just outright thumbing your nose at us (and Shawn and Graham). (and no, I didn't do any of the banning)

IMHO this should go in the "movies and TV" forum as it refers to the actual valks, but I don't know where it was to start with. Anyways---few valks are *white*, most are very pale grey. Most pale grey military stuff is flat. But if you go for airliners, their pale grey areas are always glossed. Now, on military planes, white is always gloss---never seen flat white on a military plane.

Pic request! I want to see the back of the battroid, between the shoulder blades, without FAST packs. Been waiting months for a good pic of that area. I also want to see the gunpod attachment area in fighter mode. (this could very well be the same part, depending on how the toy is designed)

Non-stealthy mod-edit: I changed the title. I hate thread titles that are non-descriptive. We need something other than a half-dozen threads titled "surprise". (and it's one of MW's rules, too)

Ok, I've totally ignored LCD monitors for many years as I like my CRT. Well, I just got the first indication tonight that my CRT monitor is going out. It's a 15in CRT. (yes, it's old, but I like it--and I inherently much prefer CRT for PCs at night). Is there anywhere I can get a monitor that is either CRT or that size? Smallest thing BestBuy has is a 17in LCD, and that may be too big (my computer desk is quirky and I can't put the monitor very far behind the keyboard, so I need small monitors for that reason---but an LCD is thinner, so I could move it a few inches further back than my current CRT)

QFT.

wm cheng used "50:50 Tamiya gloss white and flat white, with a few drops of XF-59 Desert yellow".

See above post.

They also make a "unofficial Baroness", as seen a few posts above. At least a few people have added some field gear and a Cobra insignia.

While I love Milia valks, I just can't afford "another YF-21" to get her -22, even if it's made. I may hold off on buying any -11s for a while, in case a Milia -11 is made. I'd like a VF-0D above all else of the "likely to be made soon" valks. Followed by VF-5000.

Darn. Hmmmn. Wonder if it leaves a little round hole or a big square hole when forcibly removed. (or is it actually molded to the torso?)

The hell?

I always took it as Shin was being an uber-ace and fired the AIM-9 solely to distract the MiG-29 and make him evade and deploy flares, while Shin was preparing his "real" attack with the AIM-120----and the MiG-29 fell for it/flew right into it. Basically, Shin baited the MiG into position.

Because it's a fake, intentionally nonsense designation that somehow eventually became the official designation. In short, it's a mistake, and that shouldn't be the official number but they're not going to change it now. (much like the JSF should be F-24, not F-35)

???? More info please, never heard anything about that. (and very confused as to what could possibly use a CFM56 in a fighter jet etc application---did they totally redo the entire fan section and make it into a low-bypass engine or something?---the core alone is still far larger than any fighter engine though)

Just a little note, but aircraft piston-engines have been twin supercharged, turbo-supercharged, super-turbocharged, and every other possible combination since before WWII. (you can do some pretty extreme compressing without detonation on 155 octane)

I was on vacation or I would have posted thanks for the Grace pics sooner.

To me, the definitive Flint is toon colors. Still waiting.

Why is Grace picking her nose?

Because G1-deep-blue TC is the coolest color ever for a TF. 1 dark blue TC is worth 10 light blue ones. (I haven't worked on mine in weeks--but it'll be done some day)

Didn't expect an Xmas episode today! Anyways--most homage-filled episode ever? I think so.

How'd I miss this? Anyways, it really should go in the "Other" forum.

If anything, I'd figure they'd be a vortex dissipator, due to the extremely visible vortices the YF-23 tended to make in turns. PS---anything unclassified you can tell me? Send a PM. YF-23's my all-time fave plane and any tidbits are much appreciated.

Yeah, but adding parts usually found on airliners and Cessna Citations onto a fighter jet isn't very "cool". It'd be like adding schoolbus or minivan parts onto a Ferrari. Same general type of transport, but you're adding mass-transit/civilian parts onto ultra-high-end equipment. That's the point I'm trying to make.