David Hingtgen

And it's the only way we'll get a little Edgar figure!

In the US, the act of watching planes (often through binoculars) and likely recording registry numbers, is "planespotting". The same thing, but involving trains, is not called trainspotting, though the public thinks it is. Watching trains and recording locomotive road numbers is "railfanning". "Trainspotting" is not a term/verb here, but it was the name of a movie. The word is well-known here due to said movie, but it does not actually describe anything--but the public thinks it does (they think it means railfanning, since "planespotting" is fairly well known).

Ask Anasazi37, he might be willing to share his artwork.

Each thing has its place. For general putty, I like Tamiya basic type. Mr Surfacer is used for---well, surfacing.

Over at ARC it seems nobody can get any of Tamiya's putties any more, even the more exotic ones. (I never did get the light-curing one, though I'd love to try it). Squadron can't get it either. What if Tamiya masking tape's next? Modeling around the world will come to a halt...

Trainspottting does not equal planespotting. That'd be railfanning. Trainspotting is a movie.

I haven't bought any VF-0 because I'm waiting for this. And we need it, to go with the just-released Nora! Shin's 0D is the only VF-0 I'll buy, and I really want one. Delta-winged valks are very rare.

All-red would have been awesome. All-black with a red-painted upper half of the top piece is just lazy.

Gimme gimme gimme! A real color, finally!

At this point, I wouldn't buy any equipment that wasn't upgradeable in some way. Whether it's a TV or player, it better be able to connect to the net, or have a USB port, or something, so that it can get the latest updates/software/drivers. The days of just plugging in a TV are long gone. New TV's have as many odd quirks and compatability issues as a PC of the early 90's. A lot of 2007 HDTV's are on their 3rd or 4th driver update. Except the ones that can't be upgraded. (interestingly, the ones that can't update don't seem to have any/many issues) (just from my 32in research)

I would pay a lot of money for that, even if it was DLC. (Xenogears is the only game better than Valk Profile)

Every plane is cannon fodder at some point. Those same planes were likely top-of-the-line at another. We just have never seen a Macross show set in the time period where the VF-11 is top of the line. But it certainly was for a good chunk of time.

Nobody watched today's ep?

A fully-armored VF-11C was seen and even featured in M7. Lt Kinryu used it. Not some 2-sec cameo like in DYRL, it was probably the most important scene in the ep. Well, 2nd-most important, M7 firing its main gun is usually pretty important... Episode 26, one of the best in all M7.

They've already said those aren't the real headlights. Semi-quote: "went down to autozone just to have something to put in the holes".

Personally I'm sick of the M+ scheme after owning the original and FP 1/72. I'd like a new VF-11, but not "grey with orange stripes". And the M7 scheme is just incredibly bland. Best is the VFX-2 scheme, that's awesome. Or Milia's.

Angle them on. Rear first, then front. Push them forward as you attach them.

Second one is for SIA as well. I *so* need to go to St Maarten some day, it's like Mecca for airliner buffs: http://www.airplanephotozone.com/photos.php?id=9998

Best line in all of DS9, and maybe Trek.

The SECOND A380 has been delivered. At this rate, I expect to see a dozen 787's in service before a dozen A380's...

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Note I said "quickly becoming", not "is". Time will tell the final rankings.

Namco is quickly becoming the king of nickel and diming everyone to death via DLC. First AC6, now SC4. Stuff that SHOULD have been in the game is now DLC, and overpriced. You can bet Vader/Yoda will not be 100, or likely even 200 points.

Me too, I was wondering if it'd ever show up for you guys!

Unconfirmed, but very likely to be true from AVSforum: "BestBuy is having a promo next week, where you get $100 off a PS3 or 360 when you buy a HDTV" Man, if I only was ready to buy next week...