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Title: Hellkitty
Post by: Redd on January 25, 2008, 07:18:48 PM

Havent been playing for a while and have come back recently. I notice the Hellcat model is unchanged (the new F4u models are very nice).   Anyone know when the Kitty is scheduled for a face-lift ? , she's looking a little tired.

The flight model feels pretty good , dunno whether anything has changed in that regard , but it seems to fly pretty well against some of the tradionally better turners.

Title: Hellkitty
Post by: Karnak on January 25, 2008, 07:51:20 PM

Agreed on the Hellcat needing a facelift, but HTC doesn't tell us the schedule or if there even is one.  They just announced the P-39Q today and most of us didn't suspect that was in the works.

My top choices for the next facelift would, in alphabetic order, be:

F6F-5 Hellcat
La-5FN/La-7
N1K2-J

I think most other non-upgraded aircraft have aged better.

Title: Hellkitty
Post by: splitatom on January 26, 2008, 07:47:19 AM

you forgot the yak

Title: Hellkitty
Post by: Motherland on January 26, 2008, 12:53:32 PM

The Niki looks fine IMO. It doesnt look great like the new models, but eh cockpits of the Yakovlevs and Lavochkins are flat out eyesores.

Title: Hellkitty
Post by: Karnak on January 26, 2008, 03:22:07 PM

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Originally posted by splitatom
you forgot the yak

No I didn't.  The Yak looks much better than many of the old airacraft.  Same with the A6Ms, Bf110s, Hurricanes, P-40s and Mossie.

As to the N1K2-J, it is one of the last v1.0 models left.  The B-26, C.205 and C-47 are the other v1.0 models.

The La-5FN was slightly upgraded latter in AH1, but it is ugly.  I think the N1K2 and F6F-5 take the cake for ugliest though.