David Hingtgen

??? Looks very SR-71-ish with regards to the v.stabs to me, and the SR-71's are quite effective---they're slab surfaces, with a HUGE range of movement.

Well, with rogue Zentradi always being a threat, I bet every fleet has at least 1 set of speakers for a Minmei attack...

Took longer than we thought and it's not as big, but we DID get a new USS America carrier (and even got it to be the class leader). Behold, LHA-6, USS America: http://bp3.blogger.com/_3I_MsAGX584/SGkXlu...A-6+America.jpg Will replace the Tarawa-class. I always like to call LHA's etc "Harrier carriers" but that's no longer appropriate...

Helicopters (real and model) will ALWAYS be harder to fly than a plane for a simple reason: there's more controls you have to deal with.

I'd buy "cartoon colors" for nearly all those figs. (though a couple are already pretty close--no point in a new Beachhead IMHO)

I didn't feel the need to mention him. Of course, if Sheryl attends a few more pilot classes, she could get a pink valk or something. Best though would be Nanase in a purple one...

I consider Ozma and Roy's to be the same scheme. Close enough. (I mean, Ozma's was clearly DESIGNED to look like Roy's, it's not sheer coincidence, just like Mikhail's looks like Max's and Alto's looks like Hikaru's)

I'm waiting until we get a "Ozma with everything on it" announced--or at least, an "Ozma's stuff will be sold separately and will fit on first-release Ozma" announcement. (He's got more than mere FAST packs IMHO, Alto frequently has just your standard FAST pack). (Yet Ozma's ep 1 stuff isn't GBP armor either) I also kinda want to see how Mikhail's looks. My VF-25 and 1/60 VF-1 purchases are linked---I want different colors. If I get Roy's VF-1, I won't get Ozma's. If I get Max, I won't get Mikhail, etc. And I only plan to buy 1 of each type. I'm kind of leaning towards Max and Ozma----I've never had a Max at all---but I also want to have "the definitive valk (Roy's VF-1S) in the new 1/60 while thinking Ozma has the coolest VF-25. Maybe if Mikhail ever gets the "full" armor Ozma has...

I mean airbrake by "plastic flap with holes in it mounted on the upper surface of the wing trailing edge". And there's 2.

Modern canopies are *amazingly* flexible when hit. If you ever find footage of an F-16 or F-22 bird-strike test, you'll be impressed. (They have the most advanced canopies of any fighter---F-35 should be the same) :;edit:: Found it--watch and wonder how they make this stuff:

Night Raven: Sheer looks, sheer size alone is enough. But it's got the best gimmicks of any Joe plane. Landing gear plus airbrakes? Bottom-entry cockpit? Dorsal turret? Missile pods? All awesome. And work better than the Skystriker... That's my main fear of the "new" Night Raven---it may look like the original, but I kinda doubt it'll have working airbrakes and gear. Maybe "movable" but not "working" if you get what I mean.

Hey, I've argued that detaching legs on the VF-1 are canon. (And they are, AFAIK, it's just that 99% of collectors don't care and want attached legs regardless)

I read YF-22 somewhere. Who's right?

Way too much news to summarize, just go to HISStank.com now. Read this especially: http://www.hisstank.com/gi-joe-news/a-real...holy-crap-7427/ Anyways---Rattler confirmed, Target exclusive. Comes with Wild Weasel--who looks EXACTLY the same as the one already released. Means I wasted every penny I spent on the comic 2-pack. http://hisstank.com/gallery/Joecon-2008-Sa...rday_2008_00006

Night Raven. Period. Would rather have that than ALL OTHER VEHICLES COMBINED.

Bump (hey, I'm a mod, so it's OK) PS--the toys do rock, saw them at TRU

Oooooh, Techno-Viper: http://hisstank.com/gallery/albums/Hasbro-...r_Room_0090.jpg Plus Paraviper design sketch: http://hisstank.com/gallery/albums/Hasbro-...r_Room_0071.jpg I'm not sure about the Night-Viper, awfully big helmet. Is there a name for the "Cobra truck"?

Robotech is more than "edited". I'll leave it at that. Knock-off may not be the perfect word (let's face it, Robotech is unique in how it is compared to the original source), but knock-off is a lot closer than "merely edited for TV".

Shamelessly solen from NeoGaf, but so perfect: Look at the Duke poster. Now imagine if it said "Mass Effect: The movie". It'd work SO much better.

Um, I was just abbreviating. I consider his "full" codename to be Lieutenant Falcon. But that's a lot longer to type and harder to spell. Same for General Hawk.

You know, I'm *this* close to painting the beast-mode eyes on my Terrorcons. More so than any other TF's ever, these are "obviously missing paint-apps". Trying to get the "official" colors, too: Hun-Grrr---pale blue? (most official drawings do NOT match the toy---Hun-Grrr's heads have a visor like Jazz, not individual eyes--the only official thing that matches is Abominus' box art, and they're blue there) Everyone else: red

Much like the YF-21, "high speed mode" is inherent to the transformation of the VF-11. If it couldn't do high-speed, it couldn't transform to battroid. The YF-19 is AFAIK the only valk where "high speed mode" involves a unique hinge/motion that is not used in transformation. (And is impossible to do in actual 3D as far as anyone can come up with a feasible design)

Hmmn. Of all acrylic silvers, I find Testors Model Master the worst. Simply "coarse", flake-wise. And very translucent.

I plan to experiment on my "scrap" Prime parts now, will try Tamiya's AS-11, which is an AWESOME silver in all respects. (And since that paint is specifically designed to be used on bare injection-molded plastic, it should be fine) Basic problem of silver paint: The more toxic/harsh, the smoother/better it looks. Silver is the one color acrylics really can't do well (unless airbrushed, and even then it's only "acceptable"). And lacquer is better than enamel. But most lacquer will eat even 'strong' plastic.

It's really close as 80's Joe figures go... A whole lot better than the new comic pack. At least they got the "overall color is brown" thing right. I mean, Falcon is THE movie character and the movie is THE canon reference for his design. If it doesn't match the movie, it isn't Falcon.