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    And this was a couple months ago at Guam International (GUM). We had an An-124, IL-76, and B727 parked out there one day. The Antonov was parked for about a month before leaving and the Ilyushin came in with parts. The 727 is based out of here and is the loudest commercial plane here. Only the F-18s are louder.
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    http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2016/01/10/us-b-52-bomber-flies-over-south-korea-standoff-deepens/78588954/ The B-52s came from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam where they rotate every 6 months with stateside units. I wonder where the second bomber went as two went out. Another exciting day at Guam Center (ZUA). Definitely a first. I would love to work the Typhoons. Maybe join the annual Cope North exercise along with the USAF, JASDF, and RAAF. http://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/377/Article/641873/us-5-partner-nations-to-participate-in-cope-north-2016.aspx
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    Hi-Metal R

    Smiley424 replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Dammit, I just saw joppewo's link and now I have a Hi-metal VF-1S Hikaru on preorder. I wasn't sure about this line at this scale, but the variety is what pushed me to order. Now I will have a Bandai 1/100 to join my Arcadia 1/60 and Yamato 1/100 VF-1S Hikaru!
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    Preordered one when my Yamato VF-4 is still MISB never opened!
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    So a couple weeks ago, some Russian Bears did a little orbit of Guam's airspace. Then a couple days later a couple F-22s came out to do intercept training. Coincidence, I think not. We were tracking the Bears on radar the whole time and knew they were coming our direction beforehand. Seeing a flight of F22s do an unrestricted climb to FL280 is a sight to behold. They reach that about 10 miles off the departure end. An interesting week at ZUA.
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    Thanks 505thAirborne for you sizing review. I am a whole lot more comfortable with my size choice now. I can't wait!
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    Great flick, a nice sci-fi adventure movie. As a fan of the GOTG comic, I had some quibbles with the changes made, but it worked for the story they are telling and the universe they are creating. I am going to try to watch it again in legit IMAX.
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    http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/30-totally-stunning-photos-taken-around-andersen-afb-g-1594283910 Just posting this because it is relavent to my job. I have had the pleasure of working as an Air Traffic Controller out in Guam for the past 5 years. I've worked with different USAF squadrons that rotate out to Andersen AFB as well as USN, JASDF, and RAAF contingents annually for multi-force exercises. They liven up an otherwise routine day. Them and the attack Cessna's that is.
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    Peru Props does nice stuff, but he does not respond to English inquiries. I emailed multiple times asking questions about other helmets he makes and if he does commission work without a response. Maybe someone can try in Spanish?
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    Helmet size is determined by your head's diameter and your head shape plays a role as well.
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    Hooray, got the preorder email too. In for one in red with a request for custom color quote. May have to get another!
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    Just ordered the Vf-25F you linked, I was looking at it all night and just took to plunge. I am still waiting on another Ozma Vf-25S release (I have a V1 MIB) to have my complete Frontier Skull Squadron. Now the question is Alto only, or get a pack for Michel as well?
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    Yeah, there is one for 150 up right now. I might have a trip to Tokyo in June, not sure to buy now or wait.
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    Anyone get any updates in regard to this helmet? I have heard nothing since my initial email and I have not seen any updates on their Facebook page regarding this.
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    Because it is in the far reaches of outer space away from Earth. I could not believe Marvel chose to do this movie, the concept is abstract and out there. Trailer and related videos are looking good. This is a must see for me.
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    I agree, an F40 without a wing would just look wrong. I am currently shopping a new vehicle and I had hoped the new WRX would be it, but I think I will be going with a 2014 or older WRX hatch, I am still undecided on STI or not. Any other suggestions in the sub $40k range. Prefer RWD or AWD and no coupes. Me and a friend are rebuilding a miata for that coupe-life.
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    @ anime52k8, check out notebookreview.com for all things laptop. In the forum there is section where you can put your budget and what you want out of the laptop and members will link you suggested builds and such. @ CrusherJ, Tomshardware.com forum has a similar section for desktop builds and lots of info/review on components, but everyone here has a lot of knowledge/information as well. On to my question, can anyone suggest a good hard drive cloning software. I just picked up a 500gb ssd for my laptop.
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    Great, now I have to pick up an Alto Renewal for this. MacrossWorld Problems!
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    Very nice! Inspires me to continue with my build, but I have too many projects on my plate right now.
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    Hope this goes through. Lego has been on a roll lately. I have the Delorean from Back to the Future which was one of the first kits to go through the cusoo process and it is a pretty cool piece. Now they just released The Simpsons house set and just announce Ghostbusters HQ and Ecto-1 set.
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    This is bad, I start visiting this site again and all kinds of wants start popping out of the woodwork. I am very excited to see the VF-0D finally.
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    Davidwhangchoi is correct, you can find some killer deals on the dell/alienware outlet site. The inventory is always turning over so sometimes is takes some luck and patience. Notebookreview.com has different forum sections for different brands and they have sales reps from alienware and other companies you can contact directly and work out some deals too.
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    It is definitely cool to see, I went and saw this last November.
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    I purchased a customized Sager laptop from xoticpc.com last year around September and I am very happy with my purchase and service from them. They offer Sager, MSI, ASUS, and Alienware. For your price range I would look at the Sager NP8275, just because they offer the Nvidia 770m card on that one, a slightly better GPU than the Nvidia 765m. Mikeszekely's suggestion of a MSI GE70 model is also good choice. The Toshiba Qosimo line is also a good choice, I hope they have toned down their design, when they first came out they were a red/pink with flames, very garish! There are a lot of choices out there at your price point, in my opinion, I feel you can a same spec MSI/Sager laptop cheaper than an Asus laptop. Check out the notebookreview.com forum for all things laptop related. They have a section where you can state your budget and what you want out of the laptop and folks will give you suggestions on laptop models that will fit your needs. Oh also, if you can fit it in your budget, I highly suggest getting a sad, you won't regret it.
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    Oh man, that game had a manual the size of a Bible.
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