Graham

Never seen Farscape, but have a friend who raves about it and who just bought the complete DVD set. Graham

My DMZ-5 Turbo Custom has all his lenses. Luckily, I've never had an issue with any of my Takara Scopedog toys. Graham

Mah crap don't stink like normal people. Bow down before my awesomeness mortal! Mwahahahahaha! Seriously, I dunno, probably something to do with being an Admin. Graham

So what prey tell are the changes to the other VFs? Graham

Still trying to decide if I want to go see this or not. Pre-Titanic, I would have had no hesitation about going to see a new James Cameron Sci-Fi movie, but a number of points are turning me off paying money to see Avatar at the cinema. First and foremost is the CGI. While it may (or may not) be revolutionery and groundbreaking or whatever other superlatives you want to throw at it, it's still sounds like it's gonna be 2 hours plus of blue CGI cat people, in a CGI alien forest, riding on CGI dragons. I'd rather watch live actors thank you very much. The trailer that's been running on TV here, focusing on the blue CGI cat people and their world has really, really turned me off and to be honest, at least on a small TV, the CGI looks pretty average. Second is what I've been hearing about the pacing and style of the movie itself. From what I've heard the first hour is more like a nature/wildlife documentary, the second hour is Dances with Wolves with blue CGI cat people and it's only in the last 40 minutes that we get to see the cool military hardware and crap blowing up. Will wait for some reviews first, put the more I hear, the more this is sounding like a rental. Although to be fair, people have said the last 40 minutes of 'crap blowing up' is supposed to be really, really good. Maybe I should just skip the first 2 hours and arrive at the cinema to see the last 40 minutes! Graham

Thought the first one was OK. Fell asleep when watching the second one on DVD. Still haven't seen the third yet. Graham

Heh, those spots! Graham

Darn it, Black Valkyri undercut my offer! OK, I'm no Johnny Depp, but I'll star in the movie for only $900,000 then! Graham

I'll star in the movie and they only need to pay me 50 million! Graham

After unlocking the tune limiter, how many of you are taking the time to max out every stat on every single mecha? I'm still deciding if I will do that or not. So far I've completely maxed out the VF-25S, VF-25F, Konig Monster and TV version SDF-1. I'll probably max out at least the VF-171EX Alto, VF-22 Max, Ghost X9, VF-2SS and green VF-27, if not a few others as well. Graham

Guys, Yamato is considering releasing some ‘detail-up’ parts and/or accessory parts for the V2 1/60 VF-1. The detail-up parts would likely be released in two ways. (1) As stand-alone accessory parts that could (if practical) be retrofitted by yourself to your existing V2 VF-1 toys, or (2) already pre-installed on a new-release ‘detail-up’ version VF-1. Yamato thinks this is the best way to keep everybody happy. Owners of existing V2 VF-1 toys can upgrade them by just buying the new parts without having to buy an all new VF-1. If you don’t already own a certain VF-1 toy, you can buy the completed ‘detail-up’ version. So Yamato would like to know what detail-up parts or accessories you would like to see? Obvious ones that come to mind to me are: - 1. Added mechanical detail behind the visor. 2. Improved cockpit interior detail, i.e. more detailed ejector seat, instrument panel etc. 3. Better detailing on the pilot. 4. More Tampo printing (obviously, this one could not be released as an add-on accessory). 5. Battroid mode side covers. 6. More detailed hands. 7. Ground crew and weapons carts. 8. Standing pilot figures. 9. Modern day NATO bombs/missiles to attach to the VF-1 wings. 10. Those pilot seats that another company made to simulate the seat rising out of the head in battroid mode. 11. Gunpod with removable access panels and internal detail. At the moment, this is just in the early planning stage and is in no way confirmed yet. Please keep the discussion to a minimum and just list what detail-up parts, accessories or other improvements you would like to see for the V2 VF-1. Look forward to your comments. Graham

I got Roy. Graham

Probably just refering to the fact that they will come with the little Macross flashlight. Graham

Was told it will be hitting shops here the end of this week. Graham

I seldom if ever check this thread, due to the often long-winded nature of the posts. However, after receiving 4 'report this thread' PMs in short order, I decided to see what all the full was about. Thanks guys, I had to read through 10 pages of extremely long posts. I now officially have a migrane! Prior to catching up on the posts, I had no idea who or what a 'Bendo' was, or why members here seem to be so bothered by his views. "If ya' don't like what someone says, ignore them", has always been my motto. Graham

VF-1A heads?

Gotta say the deign is slowly growing on me. Can't wait to see how manauverable it is in the movie with the swivelling boosters. The 360 degree rotating guns should be intersting to see as well. Graham

Err........no it's not pink. Graham (pictured 1/200 scale, not DX)

No signs of the VF-11C out here in either Mong Kok or Wanchai, so I'm calling shennnigans on an initial batch being already out. Graham

Both varients? I'm only seeing one type of armor pack for the VF-171EX, in Chonicles, in other source books and in the anime. Can you elaborate? Graham

On the first song on the Re.Fire album, is Fukuyama singing "Dinosaur" at the start of the chorus? Sure sounds like it to me. Graham

IMO, Alto's behavior never came across as emo to me. He aways seemed quite calm and level-headed. He didn't bitch and whine, or agonise about killing (like most Gundam pilots). He just got in his Valk and did the job, without fuss. Graham

Heh, British humor site 'The Daily Mash' had a piece on Avatar that made me laugh out loud. Read it here: avatar-'greatest-ever-film-with-blue-pretend-cat-people' Graham

Yep, I frequently use the third weapon, although that is dependant on the mecha. Examples of great third weapons, especially when levelled up are the beam guns on the VF-25 Armoured Packs and the grenades or nukes or whatever they are on the Konig Monster. Also I level up everything. The way I play, is that rather than just zipping through all the missions, once I get a new mecha, I play that mecha exclusively usually just on 1-2 select missions (the Ex missions if available) and level up all the stats on the mecha. Graham

Ah, but Galactica was a "reimagining", not strictly a remake But just to clarify, I don't like remakes of movies. TV series are a whole different kettle of Mackerel. Graham