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    I've had a little bit of trouble with both the Max and the Millia. The outermost connector on one wing, the missiles don't seem to want to go in quite right, like the connector isn't aligned properly or the hole is a tad too small. I got the missiles in but they don't seem to be quite as secure as on the other wing.
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    It seems that the anime-emblazoned Typhoon will have to join the Macross World Fantasy Air Force; some recent reports are stating that Japanese military sources are indicating that the F-35 will be their choice.
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    Japan makes Ace Combat. They know Typhoons look better in black than F-22s.
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    Hmm, if only there was a rich export customer that likes advanced technology and is in the market for a new fighter to replace its ageing Phantoms...
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    I guess we're just going to have to put the F-20 squadrons in our dream Air Force along with the wing of F-23s and the XB-70 bomber fleet...
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    I suspect the supply chain factor might also have played a part; why introduce a totally new type (even if superior) when you're already building something that can do the job effectively? (also, probably politics... )
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    The F-20 was mooted for the air defence role in the US, a role which was eventually given to modified F-16As. And it was also competing in the same international market as the F-16...
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    Chuck Yeager liked the F-20. However, I've read that one problem is that it wouldn't have been as capable of the same upgrades as the F-16, as the airframe would have run out of space for toys sooner. How true that is, I'm not sure...
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    My favourite Lightning story is about a pilot whose job it was to give foreign pilots from air forces who might be interested in buying Lightnings a test flight. He'd sit in the back and let the visitor take off, fly around etc. The instructor always made it clear to the guests that the Lightning had a surplus of power and could be going really rather quick [1] before you knew it. One of his pupils apparently didn't listen too hard one day just before take-off. So the tale goes, the Lightning was at 50,000 feet before they were able to raise the gear... [1] Possibly the trouble is our British habit for understatement. Some embarrassments might have been spared if a well known phrase involving shovels had been employed instead...
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    Not a "pose" as such, but Millia and Max about to take their new 1/60 ver. 2s out for a check flight: Just a quick shot, really; only just got them today and didn't have room for a tripod and not much light so a touch soft...
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    English Electric Lightning. Also known for being quite quick and being able to achieve a fuel emergency state from the moment the wheels leave the runway.
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    Thats terrible...
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    Little Typhoon tid-bit: you might recall that during World War II, the island of Malta was at one point defended by a famous trio of Gloster Gladiator biplanes. They were named "Faith, Hope and Charity" [1]. Well, the Falkland Islands is currently defended by a four-plane detachment of Typhoons. They've been named Faith, Hope, Charity and... ...Desperation. [1] Actually, I seem to recall there were actually more than just the three, but thats the legend...
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    Thanks for the F-14 answers, everyone! anime52k8, I suppose thats possible, but I suspect that sooner or later its going to get rather messy...
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    http://www.vectorsite.net/avparsit.html Parasite fighters are one of those "Hmm, thats a nice idea but... " things that crop up now and again, usually with unpleasant results for the flight crews involved. Up until now, though, I hadn't known about the Boeing 747 "Microfighter" carrier concept, which is really something that should be a G.I. Joe playset and also proves that all those flying aircraft carriers in Ace Combat games are only mostly nuts. Couple of odd designation thoughts that popped into my head - as theres already a F-35A, B and C what are they going to call improved variants down the line? And I know about the F-14A, A+ (later B) and D, but what/where was the C?
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    I was browsing TV Tropes yesterday and came across an interesting little tid-bit that explains one of the more bizarre plot points of Turn-A Gundam; apparently the reason for Loran making good use of the more feminine side of his nature during the series is that Tomino originally wanted a female lead character, but the money men wouldn't let him. This might also explain the relatively strong female roles elsewhere in the show. Which once again goes to prove that if you're going to pick a fight with Yoshiyuki Tomino, get used to regretting it later.
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    Its already been pointed out, but Gundam novels might not be the best place to rely on for evidence about what happened; Tomino kills off Amuro Ray in the first Gundam novels after all! Personally, I've always felt that the clue is simply in the director. He wasn't at the time exactly known for being sentimental about characters. The other story I've read (again, without being able to say how true it is) is that Tomino really wanted Char and Amuro to die but Bandai forced him to make the deaths more ambiguous.
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    Don't worry, the Major will be along shortly with a standard issue Really Big Gun to sort things out.
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    When one is jet-lagged and existing in that special state of mind that can only be experienced after 12 hours sat in an airliner, it only adds to the feeling of unreality when the guy at the immigration desk at Narita airport tells you that he likes your Autobot symbol shirt and that he used to be interested in Transformers too.
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    There were a lot of people who were disappointed that Sally Sparrow was not the new companion. Mind you, having seen some of the pictures floating about recently, I don't think that disappointment will last long.
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    Now you're going to have to get a Razgriz emblem for your beret - Ace Combat is coming to your iPhone: http://kotaku.com/5391681/hands+on-with-ace-combat-xi I imagine that sales of Top Gun soundtracks will increase by several thousand percent when this is released.
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    Just a reminder that Sarah Jane Smith will be getting a very special guest in this weeks episode of the "Sarah Jane Adventures". Can you guess Who that might be...?
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    Did they win that scheme by completing an Ace Combat game?!
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    Er... hate to tell you this, but it looks like you got the missile pod on the wing in backwards...
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    Global figure?

    F-ZeroOne replied to miriya's topic in Toys

    It looks close because Gainax based the Captain Nemo from Nadia on Captain Global!
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