new skystriker for the movie or for 25A toy

foxtrot27 · 11-16-2007, 10:48 AM

what do you think the F/A-18G
Oh and the "G" version is for GI JOE

Driftbot · 11-16-2007, 12:48 PM

as capable as the F-18E is, i doubt it will be in the movie as a skystriker.
know why?

as of late, every movie that needs a "cool attack jet" uses
THIS

and btw i think this should have been posted in the movie discussion section?

foxtrot27 · 11-16-2007, 04:37 PM

Why does GI JOE have to be like "every movie" as
you say?

deadman · 11-17-2007, 02:24 PM

The 18 ain't got anything on the 14...bottomline.

Shin Densetsu · 11-17-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by deadman

The 18 ain't got anything on the 14...bottomline.

If we get a skystriker based on a plane other than the F-14, it won't be part of the anniversary line. That would be like replacing the X-wing in the Star Wars TAC with the E-wing and saying its more new and more hip.

There is an EA-18G which is the ECM/EW version of the F/A-18F Super Hornet. However I do think an F-22 is more likely to take up the role of a new skystriker, than the F/A-18F.

Just hope its not a reissue of the Thunderwing, and that if we do get a new F-22 toy, it has proportions far super to the Thunderwing.

Driftbot · 11-17-2007, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by foxtrot27

Why does GI JOE have to be like "every movie" as
you say?

have you seen any recent movies with jets that hasnt used an F22?

and what does the F18 have on the F14?
how about manuverability and replacement parts, for starters?
14's are just too old and too expensive to maintain.
thats why the navy got rid of them.

foxtrot27 · 11-19-2007, 09:42 AM

F-22 cant land on carriers. air force jets have
wimpy landing gear, and the F-14 as much as I
love since I was a kid; its a dinosaur.

sharke · 11-19-2007, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Driftbot

and what does the F18 have on the F14?
how about manuverability and replacement parts, for starters?
14's are just too old and too expensive to maintain.
thats why the navy got rid of them.

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Originally Posted by foxtrot27

and the F-14 as much as I
love since I was a kid; its a dinosaur.

but the F-14 was in Top Gun! face it, its the jet that most of the people here grew up idolizing so no matter what logic and reason is used the F-14 will always be superior to everything else despite reality.

Shin Densetsu · 11-19-2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by foxtrot27

F-22 cant land on carriers. air force jets have
wimpy landing gear, and the F-14 as much as I
love since I was a kid; its a dinosaur.

The F-22 is a lot more popular than the Super Bug, it has a higher chance of being a new joe fighter for the movie than the Super Bug. A lot of movie makers want to use it because its the latest fighter the US has, and most powerful one in their possession. The Super Bug is a transition/compromise fighter.

I'll say this. Theres no denying the Tomcat needed replacement. It just needed a plane that could outdo it on all levels, just like it had outdone the F-4 Phantom II which it replaced. The fighter that replaces the Super Hornet will probably be better than both the Bug and Tomcat.

With regards to gijoe, IF a skystriker is made for the anniversary line, it will probably be Tomcat based. If not, it would be like replacing Snake Eyes in the anniversary line with Black Dragon from Gijoe extreme.

Now for a movie, its open game. Its most likely the F-22. Its been used before in gijoe, its "hip and cool" in the minds of moviemakers, and it is very popular.

foxtrot27 · 11-19-2007, 01:51 PM

Your point is made. But If the flagg is in the movie
rest assure that a raptor will not land on it. You guys
underestimate the super hornet. I've seen its preformance first hand and I now It's specs. Its not your average hornet. This thing is redesigned from the ground up. Not even the skeletal frame is the same. Same name but a diffrent class of aircraft.
This thing would give a tomcat a run for its money.