Skydiver pt II

I noticed the diecast SkyDiver has 1 Shado and then Shado 1 on
either side..shouldn't it say SHADO Skydiver on the right side?
(Starboard, I guess.)

--- In [hidden email], "Brinke" <brinkeguthrie@y...> wrote:
> I noticed the diecast SkyDiver has 1 Shado and then Shado 1 on
either side..shouldn't it say SHADO Skydiver on the right side?
(Starboard, I guess.) <

That's just standard marking placement for aircraft and (not so
often) ships. The idea is to have the word and the number in the same
place on each side, so if you read them together, which you're not
supposed to, because "SHADO" is an identifier that it's a SHADO
craft, and the 1 means that this is Skydiver 1 (of an unknown number,
but remember that Skydiver 3 was destroyed in "Psychobombs").

And there was no equivalent to the "SKYDIVER" marking on the
starboard side of the original FX models, so the diecast is correct
there. You can see why if you think about it: on the port side, Sky 1
has the SKY marking and Diver 1 has the DIVER marking -- put them
together and you have SKYDIVER. All very neat, but what do you do on
the starboard side? If Sky 1 and Diver 1 have their respective names
in the same positions, when they are joined, the starboard side
marking will read DIVERSKY... Or do you put the full word around the
correct way on the starboard side, so that Sky 1 is labelled DIVER on
its starboard side and Diver 1 is labelled SKY? Perhaps a little
confusing, d'you reckon? It's easier and simpler to only put the name
on the port side. <g>

It's a terrific model, anyway. I'm thinking of keeping mine on my
desk at work with a label "Next Year's Design Project." <eg>

Phil

But then it would have to say 'DiverSky' to get the right word on 'Sky' and on 'Diver'. But I know what you mean. The starboard side looks kind of bare...

Jeff

Brinke <[hidden email]> wrote:
I noticed the diecast SkyDiver has 1 Shado and then Shado 1 on
either side..shouldn't it say SHADO Skydiver on the right side?
(Starboard, I guess.)


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I noticed the difference cause the small Konami SD says Shado
Skydiver on the starboard side, the diecast doesnt.

cant wait for the PE Shado Mobile!



--- In [hidden email], "Phil" <atcliffe@p...> wrote:
>
>
> --- In [hidden email], "Brinke" <brinkeguthrie@y...> wrote:
> > I noticed the diecast SkyDiver has 1 Shado and then Shado 1 on
> either side..shouldn't it say SHADO Skydiver on the right side?
> (Starboard, I guess.) <
>
> That's just standard marking placement for aircraft and (not so
> often) ships. The idea is to have the word and the number in the
same
> place on each side, so if you read them together, which you're not
> supposed to, because "SHADO" is an identifier that it's a SHADO
> craft, and the 1 means that this is Skydiver 1 (of an unknown
number,
> but remember that Skydiver 3 was destroyed in "Psychobombs").
>
> And there was no equivalent to the "SKYDIVER" marking on the
> starboard side of the original FX models, so the diecast is
correct
> there. You can see why if you think about it: on the port side,
Sky 1
> has the SKY marking and Diver 1 has the DIVER marking -- put them
> together and you have SKYDIVER. All very neat, but what do you do
on
> the starboard side? If Sky 1 and Diver 1 have their respective
names
> in the same positions, when they are joined, the starboard side
> marking will read DIVERSKY... Or do you put the full word around
the
> correct way on the starboard side, so that Sky 1 is labelled DIVER
on
> its starboard side and Diver 1 is labelled SKY? Perhaps a little
> confusing, d'you reckon? It's easier and simpler to only put the
name
> on the port side. <g>
>
> It's a terrific model, anyway. I'm thinking of keeping mine on my
> desk at work with a label "Next Year's Design Project." <eg>
>
> Phil