What should be the next improvement for 1-18 Aircraft?
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What should be the next improvement for 1-18 Aircraft?
With companies now adding as many details as possible I was wondering just how they can raise the bar further? Whats your thoughts, also even though this is about aircraft I'd like to hear what the armor guys feel can be improved.
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I was actually thinking of doing a similar poll, but with more emphasis towards how much is good enough. I'm with TKO - as long as the price stays the same, they can do as much as they want.
But, to pick one - give me ground crew. With alot of the new details, these planes almost need to be displayed in a hanger dioramma.
But, to pick one - give me ground crew. With alot of the new details, these planes almost need to be displayed in a hanger dioramma.
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The only reason I resisted collecting planes is that there is no opening engine covers. It is pretty easy to make them on planes, and the engines themselfs are very simple from top view, this applys only to piston engines, turbines are a great mess of fans and such, and the exterior of the turbine is unexplanably weird, with many pipes and housings.
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I'am with MORIAN MINER--Give me a grond crew!!!! Everything else would be cool but I think planes with ground crews would make for some kick-ass displays---and DIO pics too---RED---
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Great poll Jericho. I had a real hard time deciding because ideally, we should have all those goodies with our models. But I finally decided on the motorized prop, which to me at least, would be very cool.
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Agreed on the prop...novelty.flpickupman wrote:I dunno. A motorized prop would be nothing more than a novelty to me. Unless it allowed the plane to actually fly that is.
I LOVE the first two choices but I think they are no-brainers. I think those feature have to start to happen. I like ground crew and hardware but that is supposedly already happening. In turn I picked battle damage b/c I think it too is a great, easy way to add "playability" - if you have removable panel for the engine or guns, just add an extra with bullet-holes. I like this idea for AFVs and figures too.
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Next Improvements
While most all (except in-flight meals...bleckt!) are good, one thing that I don't think has been addressed yet. How about customizable pieces that are substituted in the originals. For WW2 collectors....how about a razorback fuse for the P-51 with multiple markings for various a/c. Early engine nacelles for the P-38...as well as ordinance variations. For the modern guys....F-18 forward fuse with the 2/seat version, multiple ejector racks and various ordinance. The possibilities are endless....and wouldn't require total re-tooling for another version of what is already in production. It would even spur renewed interest in already produced stocks gather dust on shelves.....?
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I voted 'other".
I want more DIHEDRAL in these planes.
You know, the same amount that they have in real life.
I can't begin to guess what the major problem is with that aspect of these otherwise fine planes. Now BBI's did it with their Zero - flat again!
Flat wings look SO flippin' stupid . . . Ahh, I'll be OK . . .
I want more DIHEDRAL in these planes.
You know, the same amount that they have in real life.
I can't begin to guess what the major problem is with that aspect of these otherwise fine planes. Now BBI's did it with their Zero - flat again!
Flat wings look SO flippin' stupid . . . Ahh, I'll be OK . . .
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More Armament and perhaps detail gun bays
That way I don't have to I'm lazy like that!
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AMEN brother! That’s the one thing I hate about the BBi corsair. I really don't give a rats a$$ about how much detail there is in the cockpit. You can't see it when it’s hanging from the ceiling. The 21st C corsair looks much better than the BBI in flight hands down.Sentinel wrote:I voted 'other".
I want more DIHEDRAL in these planes.
You know, the same amount that they have in real life.
I can't begin to guess what the major problem is with that aspect of these otherwise fine planes. Now BBI's did it with their Zero - flat again!
Flat wings look SO flippin' stupid . . . Ahh, I'll be OK . . .
While I’m on a roll here is one more thing I would like to see improved Landing gear. Come guys lets shorten up the doors so the struts will be shorter and these things will look right sitting on the ground! Compressible struts would be nice but it will drive up the price.
Motors a novelty? A spinning prop is what brings these things to life, otherwise all you’ve got is a boneyard.
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Try parking your plane in front of a powerful fan. On most XD and BBI WWII planes with smoothly spinning props, you get a very nice effect w/o the hastle of inserting your own motorstv9000 wrote: A spinning prop is what brings these things to life, otherwise all you’ve got is a boneyard.
The 21c & BBI Corsairs work very well, in regards to this effect, as do the XD P-38, P-47, Spitfire, FW-190 and the BBI P-51. I'll have to take a video sometime.
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