| Tango01 | 26 Feb 2015 1:05 p.m. PST |
"China's air force will soon commission the J-10B fighter jet, the most advanced military aircraft the country has ever developed on its own, information released by military observers show. Several pictures showing 14 of the planes lined up outside an unidentified aircraft factory have been circulating on military websites. Experts said their gray paint scheme indicates that they will soon be delivered to the People's Liberation Army air force. Though no one has claimed ownership of the pictures, they are believed to have been taken by Chinese aviation enthusiasts in late December or early January…"
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| wminsing | 26 Feb 2015 1:37 p.m. PST |
All politics and defense issues aside, I always thought the J-10 was a seriously cool looking plane. -Will |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 26 Feb 2015 1:47 p.m. PST |
All politics and defense issues aside, I always thought the J-10 was a seriously cool looking plane. Agreed, and I also love the lines of their J-20 "stealth" fighter.
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| Mako11 | 26 Feb 2015 1:54 p.m. PST |
I like them. Now, we just need them in 1/300th and 1/600th scales, in metal. |
| Zyphyr | 26 Feb 2015 2:28 p.m. PST |
Definitely gorgeous birds. |
Tgerritsen  | 26 Feb 2015 2:36 p.m. PST |
"Now, we just need them in 1/300th and 1/600th scales, in metal." Seconded, along with J20, F22, PAK-FA and F35. I'd love all these in 1/600. |
 javelin98 | 26 Feb 2015 3:46 p.m. PST |
Kind of looks like the Eurofighter. |
| taskforce58 | 26 Feb 2015 4:22 p.m. PST |
Wasn't the J-10 developed with Israeli help, based on the now cancelled IAI Lavi? |
| GROSSMAN | 27 Feb 2015 7:53 a.m. PST |
Eurofighter/F-16.
Can't they come up with an original design on their own? |
| boy wundyr x | 27 Feb 2015 8:47 a.m. PST |
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| cwlinsj | 28 Feb 2015 9:52 p.m. PST |
You guys aren't buying 1/600 planes & armor from Shapeways yet? What I can't get from PicoArmor/O8 in 1/600, I get 3-d printed. I've added F-22s, Ospreys, Russian Su-37s and even some Navy LCAC hovercraft from designers off-of Shapeways.com. |
| Lion in the Stars | 28 Feb 2015 10:53 p.m. PST |
3d printing is still really damn expensive. |
| cwlinsj | 01 Mar 2015 4:37 a.m. PST |
Not too bad, O8's planes cost about $.52 USD while 3-D are between $1.25 USD-$2.10 each, but I don't need that many F-22s to complement my F16s and F15s on the table. |
