[Hmm, that would actually work. however...] Interesting, the thing is, the shield actually becomes the nose of my machine's waverider mode, which is... [brings up this thing (http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/z/msz-006-wr.jpg)] this bad boy right here. That's why I'm trying to figure out some way to get part of the nose to be able to slide up outside of this, so I don't sacrifice flight capability.