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David Hingtgen

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  1. Yup, definitely needed to be posted here. (and I just voted). Really, all 3 are good, I'd buy any of them immediately.
  2. F-22 doing a 12.8G+ turn: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bgaOrCYb7b0&fmt=18
  3. The original Hornet scheme did have gold. They copied it quite closely. One or two of the first F-15's had a similar scheme lacking the gold.
  4. I haven't done it but I do read the Bioware forums every day. ME on the HDD won't totally change the game. It will help some, but don't expect the elevators to move ANY faster... (mainly, it'll only eliminate the occasional 'loading' pause when running from place to place) Most of the issues seem to be the engine itself---it just can't handle that many textures or something. (I swear it was designed only for FPS in desolate apocalpytic games, where they only need 4 textures---brown stuff, grey stuff, player, and alien bug)
  5. YF-19. For Max, wait for the new V.2 1/60.
  6. Just making sure everyone's aware of the RetroHornet (it's 30 now, believe it or not) http://s288.photobucket.com/albums/ll171/j...Hornet/?start=0
  7. I'm iffy on Last Remnant--looks good, but every video I've seen has tremendous slow-down, enough to turn me off from the game. And I think it's raw engine/hardware horsepower issues, not loading (based on the Youtube comparison video). Maybe the PS3 version will do better.
  8. I'm still waiting for some really good pics that really show exactly what color of blue he is and how metallic. And how he looks all stickered up.
  9. The likelihood of damage to my car by parking at the mall on Black Friday overwhelms any sense of "it's on sale!".
  10. That's Roy's secret---alcohol-fueled valks get more thrust.
  11. Great, but I still can't make Grace. Severe lack of basic office/secretary/business clothes for women. (same complaint I have for SC4 and even SC3---a basic normal skirt is nowhere to be found, when like half of all anime chicks need that) (and I could make a better Scully, too) PS--I really hate "hidden" junk like that. MS seems fond of it---do they enjoy people complaining?
  12. PG Wing Zero actually has simpler wings with fewer moving parts, and less "useful" articulation than MG Zero. A lot of PG's articulation points are like 5 degrees and only add to the parts count rather than posability. And mainly--PG's wings are incredibly heavy due to having so much metal and rubber, and makes it incredibly top-heavy, countering much of the articulation since you have to lock down the screws to prevent it from falling over, and you can only position the wings as "back support".
  13. Honestly, Devastator could be the hardest to do, since half his parts "come out of thin air". Menasor may work well, as you can have a lot of stuff inside Motormaster's trailer. (all depends on if they go for "cars ARE limbs" or "cars ON limbs" style for him)
  14. Like a Mr Fusion on a DeLorean...
  15. Non-chunky+transformed correctly=purchase-worthy.
  16. Here's pics of where it breaks and what to look for: http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?s=&a...st&p=653985 ::edit:: This pic's good too: http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?act=...st&id=56990 (you should NOT be able to see any metal--the exposed end of the pin is because the plastic broke off, and so the arm is now only held on by one end--which of course will stress the other end, probably causing that end to fail too)
  17. David Hingtgen

    sv-51

    Absolutely identical.
  18. The Eurofighter really is THAT picky. But that's not that new---back in the 60's, the 727 had such close fitting parts that when the main 4 fittings for the wing-to-body join was done for each plane, they had to stop all other work/people/machines in the factory, adjust the temperature of the air, tools, and parts all to within .1 degrees, and the guy installing them needed to wear rubber soles to absorb vibrations... (side-comment----the automotive industry has no idea how close "close-tolerance" really is)
  19. I think there was at least one broken stand-alone Roy.
  20. Quick video on stealth from Lockheed engineers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-GzBNdjaFA
  21. Looks more like an F-18 to me (nose, canopy, wings, tailfins, overall proportions). Nosegear is an F-18's turned 180. Wings are an F-18's with extra panel lines textured on (even the wingfold hinge fairing is still there). Nose isn't a direct copy, just very very "F-18ish".
  22. Anyone here have both MG and PG Zero? I have PG, and am wondering if getting the MG is worth it. On one hand, almost everything I read says the MG is better. On the other hand--I already have a high-end Zero! The money might be better spent on something I don't have at all, like a Zeta Plus or Unicorn. On that note--what are the odds of a 2.0 Zeta Plus?
  23. G is a force acting upon an aircraft. It is mainly dictated by the aircraft's speed. This is why an F-15 pulling 6G can "out-turn" a missile that is pulling 20G. G-limit is simply how much stress a plane can take without breaking. The faster you go, and the more weight you have, the more stress. An empty F-15 pulling 6G is under a LOT less stress than an F-15 with 5000lbs of stuff under each wing---at the same speed and turn rate, the loaded one is experiencing more stress, and thus has a lower G-limit at that moment. (because at 6G, that 5000lbs of stuff is then inducing a 30,000lb force on each wing) The REAL way to measure a plane's turning capability is how many degrees per second--in other words, how long to make a full circle. Of course, that is then split up into instantaneous vs sustained turn rates. Which is why aircraft have maneuvering "envelopes" composed of multiple 2D graphs trying to explain life in 3D under varying conditions. There is no simple number/stat/answer to describe a plane's agility. Classic example is WW2. Roll vs turn. Spitfire vs Fw190. Basic Spitfire turns rapidly, rolls slowly. Fw190 is the opposite. Then they clipped the Spitfire's wings to make it roll faster to match the Fw190's roll--but that made it turn slower so it lost its turning advantage. You can't have everything.
  24. I'd buy any Decepticon Gestalt if done right. Expensive, but worth it.
  25. Heck yeah. I've been thinking about going that route, and just making "whatever I want it to look like, based on no-one and nothing". My current: (I have to adjust the height though--I made her TOO short--and the 360 does it wonky--more of a "head proportion" change than anything---and it only exaggerates the freakishly long hands inherent to the 360-Mii)
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