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[bzarcher]

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So, I got Jetfire out of the box.

God. Damn.

God. Damn.

Probably my favorite toy from Armada, at this point, and I haven't even gone for Space Pants Mode.

Edit: And so he put Jetfire into Space Pants mode, and It. Was. Good. Huge, too. I think he's taller than Battlepants. Certainly seems it if he's not. So I guess I have to get an Overload when he comes out, now...
Edit Part Deux: When in Shuttle mode, the Star Sabre can also be attached to his dorsal powerlinx port like an SR-71 style remora missile and deploy the extra wings at the same time. Kick my ass.

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[gigerlicious.livejournal.com]

I give him points for excellent electronics (ELECTRONICS) and general bigness, but I found the play factor lacking, especially those terrible missiles. Composition is nice, and the colors are better than the protoype, but I dislike the awkward wings and the pewtrid sculpt of the head. Waaaay to animeish for this Western Cowboy.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

The missiles are kinda poor, but I like his shuttle and robot modes as I am an anime freak. I also am just having fun running him around the room making 'zoom' noises.

Okay, and so I also put him in Space Pants, put him in front of Megatron, and pulled an 'On your knees, bitch' type diorama scene. But only one! Really.

It's the M-21/D-21, not the SR-71

[n9vls.livejournal.com]

When in Shuttle mode, the Star Sabre can also be attached to his dorsal powerlinx port like an SR-71 style remora missile.....

I hope you're referring to the D-21 (http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/annex/an11.htm) drone, which was designed to launch "remora style" from the M-21 (http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/m-21.htm), not the SR-71 (http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/modern_flight/mf35.htm)...

Here's a picture (http://www.russellw.com/museums/boeing_mof/photo_enlargement.asp?PicID=8) of a D-21 drone mounted on an M-21 Blackbird.

"But Bill, the SR-71/YF-12/M-21 are all essentially the same plane..."

There are some non-subtle differences between the airframes that gave rise to different designations...

Re: It's the M-21/D-21, not the SR-71

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Oh, bah. :D Everyone understood what I meant, and sometimes I don't -need- to be exquisitely technical. Particularly with a new toy.

Re: It's the M-21/D-21, not the SR-71

[n9vls.livejournal.com]

:)

I'll leave pedantic detail-mongering about anime and toy robots to people better equipped than I. (i.e.: you, for one.)


Nitpicking about airplanes? I consider it fun. :)