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Let's look at this as a whole (physical as well as emotional/ psychological): - Runaway greenhouse effect by the release of CO2 and dust into the air; rock, sea brine ice at the poles and saline aquifers trap CO2, and the bombardment would have vaporized all of that material, releasing the stored CO2. -Disruption of the Earth's Magnetosphere, allowing charged particle radiation from the solar wind and cosmic rays to erode and ultimately blow away the Earth's atmosphere. -Destruction of the Ozone Layer, allowing UV A, B and C into the atmosphere. -Destruction of plant life in the oceans due to the bombardment, resulting in the loss of 80% of world Oxygen production. ( 50% alone is generated by Phytoplankton in the oceans). -Destruction of all surface fauna (animals), devastating the biosphere and greatly impacting available food supply, transportation and work labor for farms (traditional). -Irradiation of indigenous flora on the planet (from both the bombardment as well as solar radiation now flooding the planet), damaging the genetic structure of plant life and in many cases, outright destroying it. This also will result in the loss of 28% of the Earth's Oxygen. - Irradiation of/ boiling away of freshwater sources, which will also add water vapor to the air; this will only enhance the greenhouse effect, reduce available potable water supplies and reduce the availability of solar power. -"Glassing" (the superheating of silica in the soil until it vitrifies into glass) vast portions of arable farmland, greatly reducing available soil for growing crops and feeding any surviving livestock. -Increase in rates of cancer, glaucoma and cataracts and general radiation poisoning in the surviving populace. -Devastation of previously established weather patterns, drastically affecting the already devastated farmlands ("dust-bowl" conditions). -Increased tectonic instability due to the loss/ shifting on bodies of water from the continental places/ boiling away from underground aquifers. -Devastation of technical capabilities due to increased radiation interfering with all but heavily shielded electronics. -Loss of shelter for people on Earth (including food storage, safe resting areas, hygeine/ restroom facilities/ sewage, running water). -Psychological trauma (PTSD, "Survivor's guilt", panic/ paranoia/ fear, etc.); grief and despair resulting from loss of society, loss of families/ loved ones, loss of national pride, and devastation of environment as a whole, hopelessness, suicidal ideation. -Resentment towards the Unity Government for "allowing this to happen". "Poor sods" doesn't even begin to describe it.

I mention it because they were slow, plodding and kept getting blown to bits by the faster Zentraedi mecha. I think in that respect, they got it right. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

If anyone ever wants to see how badly Destroids sucked in combat in Space War 1, just play Robotech: Battlecry. You'll see up close why they stink on ice...

And so such a system would also increase the service lifetime of an airframe and other components by reducing the stresses and the subsequent wear from those stresses, right?

My tummy, Thom!! I know the scene you're referencing, and it wasn't anywhere near there!!! Good grief...I think I'm just going to go hide for a while behind the soda vending machine and have a cheeseburger or something...

Paint them in day-glow colors, with a nice big target painted on them in red and white. That's all they would be good for, TBH. >_>

I'll be around, just not as involved as I usually am.

I use the clear mostly from Tamiya (thinned with alcohol), as their clears are the best I've ever used. For most other stuff, I use Krylon flat (white or grey primer) for the base, and Apple Barrel for main colors (unless it's something I can get a can of Krylon for).

Much appreciated, Big s!! And to everyone else showing interest in this; I felt bad for SpacePirateKeo and wanted to help him out.

For the Tamiya Acrylics (which I've used in the past), I've used a hair dryer on low to bake the paint as it dried. Perhaps that could help?

Same here; truly nice piece of work there @Rock

I wonder if Caranuba wax would help at all? Maybe test a little bit on one of your spare canopies?

Well, he does paint and build his own models; you could try talking to him (he's a member here) and see if he'd be interested in doing that for you!

Not even if my rear end were on fire and doing a review would put it out, TVYM.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

From what I understood from the books and such at the time, they first sent Kyle back, then discovered Skynet had sent back a second Terminator that was more advanced. But the story keeps skewing and changing (and admittedly, my memory isn't what it used to be) to where now that is a good point.

Normally, I would have an update; but yesterday, I had a project self-destruct on me as well as another situation related to it. Going silent for a while here folks.

In the original Terminator, the humans didn't do much during the day because the Machines would spot them. From what I recall of Salvation, most of the action was daytime. It lacked the horror and the edge of your teeth nightmare the future war scenes had in T1. Frankly, we don't know how time travel would actually work given we're stuck in time and haven't tried it yet. Time paradoxes could very well be a thing; you can't be dogmatic on something where we have no absolutes yet. All we absolutely know is that we cannot travel in time at this point. As for younger audiences: they didn't grow up in the 70's and 80's, anymore than we didn't grow up in the 2000's and further on. That's comparing apples and oranges, honestly.

I see no reason why it can't be both: horror set in the future, with survivors trying to escape Terminators who pass for human, Hunter killers bound to destroy them, and Skynet controlling the whole thing behind the scenes. Also, show scenes where the good guys don't always figure out the traps before it's too late, and the Machines commit carnage.

They need to give us the Future War as depicted in the first 2 movies; that would work.

Anybody thirsy? :

No worries; I'd just hate to see you give up because of no one replying. Note to the rest of MWF: Space Pirate Guy put a LOT of work into this!! Could folks out there at least acknowledge this fact? Not to mention that it'd make a nice addition to a hangar diorama or city scene!

Devcon Plastic Welder: two part adhesive that's stronger and more resilient than the original plastic. You can use it to reattach parts and reinforce those that are at risk; I used it in my rebuild of the Matchbox SDF-1.

At the rate things are going, he's going to need all 19 of the geneseed organs to get that done.