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Hey Gary, looks like it's up and running again!

If you haven't already, check out a manga series called Area 88. Some nice parallels with SF, it might help you out.

That's odd. Yeah, site's definitely offline, so that's not a good sign...

It was... dunno where it's gone.

Nope, only that one. It's not a bad one though.

CAN. NOT. WAIT.

Beautiful skin nevertheless!

I dunno. This entire campaign seems a bit suss... A lot of the details here have been glossed over or over-simplified. They never even touched on the Ugandan government forces' transgressions and use of child soldiers. Kony deserves a bullet in the face without a doubt, but I get the feeling like this campaign is going to everything short of something useful. Maybe a bunch of Facebook, Twitter and Tumbler rage, but not much else. Like I said, I dunno. I don't want to be a cynic, but...

That was really, bloody good Jon! Cheers for posting it!

Always liked the idea of a moddable Ace Combat. I'm not sold on the cell shaded textures though, never really been a big fan. Still, looking forward to seeing the end product.

No, ATAC had (I think) 3 in service, a couple of Hawker Hunters, some A-4Ns (not sure how many) and a family model Draken at one point. I've heard Kfirs can be quite difficult to fly at the best of times, requiring a lot of pilot attention. Poor guy.

That's exactly where my mind went, Mako!

The Odd Angry Shot is a great Vietnam movie. It's just a shame the more recent Australian war flicks like Beneath Hill 60 and (especially) Kokoda have been more stylised and melodramatic than factual. Dark Blue World is pretty good. Stalingrad and Das Boot were fantastic. As was The Blue Max (WWI).

You've got a thing for semi-digital/splinter camos lately, huh? Loving it, Spinners!

How did I miss this?? lol Also, there's the situation of India's policy of not using weapons and systems that it's rivals use. Whilst Pakistan may not even be looking to have the Typhoon in service, Saudi Arabia does and the military ties between the two nations a very, very close. India was certainly in a difficult spot. They couldn't rely on the US aircraft for fear of shifting their over-dependence on military equipment from Russia to the US. Purchasing the Mig-35 was akin to the previous statement and the lack of reliability from Russian contractors in recent years was definitely a sour point. The Gripen, whilst very capable was short legged and the NG currently too risky. And the French had a history of over-charging for their equipment when compared with other Western equipment. It was a difficult choice to make but ultimately, this will work out nicely for them, particularly their home grown industry.

I remember a huge hole when I was there in 2K6. So they've reopened the line from the Cortlandt station? I remember it being solid with rubble and people talking about possibly leaving it as it was.

Hoo-ly crap that nice terrain!

Yep, you can find it there in the Beta Models section I think. (http://cplengineeringllc.com/SFP1/). Only problem is that you'll have to become a member before you can download.

It is stated that Eevee needs to calm down, stop yelling and ask nicely.

Beautiful!!

Beauty! And here I thought it didn't work in SFP!

They've been cannibalising and manufacturing spares for a long time to keep the lion's share airworthy, but their biggest problem is their inability to manufacture all the components, particularly engines. The Saeqeh and Azarakhsh programmes have done a lot towards advancing Iranian knowledge in developing a capable aircraft manufacturing industry and probably has done more to keep the remaining 25 Tomcats and 60+ Phantoms in the air (and in the Phantom's case, incrementally upgraded) than anything else. But I do keep seeing these articles claiming the IRIAF has been covertly sourcing F-14 spares through several sources including Israel as recently as 2001, maybe even later which is odd considering...

3 mins, huh? Still longer than a Kardashian marriage.

Happy New Year!!! Especially to my new Chinese neighbour! She's hot!

I used to work with one, always awesome when her kids would come to meet her. Could never understand what they were saying! I asked her about this one time. She wasn't impressed. ** Warning, some unsavoury language in this ** Al Murray - Geordie Whale Song.