Graham

Who wants to take bets on what's going to be the next new VF in the VF100s line after the VF-19. My bet is on the VF-4. Although I'd be over the moon if it's a VF-17D/S. Graham

Not going to hunt one down, but I quite like the colors of that Family Mart version. Graham

Will be all over the VF-19S/F/P if they make them. Graham

And a two-seater cockpit with slightly reshaped canopy. Graham

Hah, yeah free sample baby.........not in shops yet! Graham

Got mine yesterday, but still in the box. No time to open it yet. Abtually, it's still at my office.

I still don't see any doors for the rear landing gear on the VF-19Kai. Maybe Bandai decided to forego landing gear?

I still don't see any doors for the rear landing gear on the VF-19Kai. Maybe Bandai decided to forego landing gear?

Is the skill you list as 'Hayase', the one that people have been referring to as the 'Misa' skill in recent posts or is that something different? Graham

Yes, it can. Here's the pics I posted back in the old thread on August 12th, before it was closed for becoming too long. The way I do it, is I first lock one leg armor in place, then put the gunpod in it's normal place, with the gunpod connector in its normal hole, then lock the other leg in place. Easy. Graham

If you are doing it correctly, i.e. angling ang wiggling the wing root pegs to get them into the holes, you don't need to use force. Graham

Can someone please translate what are the 4th row of special abiilities? The FAQ I printed out ages ago only translated the first 3 rows.

On 90 hours now. Completed 96% of the game (I think), with 'S' grade on 91% of missions. Sad Sniper EX is a bastard. Just started it. Can't even get through it yet. Keep dying & getting an 'E'. Even in fighter mode using boost and evading, I keep getting wiped out by the missiles from the large Vajra. What mode do you guys use for this mission? The sniper riflle seems useless & if you transform to battroid to melee attack, you get hammered by missiles or the large Vajra beam cannon.

Yes, I got it ages ago, probably when I was only 60% to 70% through the game. Can't remember what I did to get it though.

If I came upon one of these metallic finish versions in a toy store, I'd probably buy it, if it wasn't any more expensive than a regular version. The idea of a fixed fighter mode actually appeals to me for zooming around the house. No need to worry about floppy or misaligned parts or bits fallling off all the time. Not going to actively hunt one down though, but if one does cross my path for a reasonable price, well.............. Graham

Found one shop selling random tape-sealed boxes today. So I picked two at random, just to see what they are like. I got Mayor Milia's VF-1J from Macross 7 and the VF-19F also from Macross 7. These are quite small and quality is quite gashapon-like. They are not glued together, so if you are going to be playing with these rather than just displaying them, you may want to glue them, as some parts may fall off or can get knocked off. Of course at this size and with gashapon-level quality, the locking pegs are not really that secure. For example, on the VF-1J, the legs have two small rectangular holes, that attach to small rectangular pegs on the bottom of the VF. The attachment is not that secure so I will likely glue the legs on. The gunpod too as well. On the VF-1J, the canopy, tail fin assembly and movng wings appear to be ABS. All other parts, such as the nose, legs and gunpod appear to be PVC. On the VF-19F the wings, tail fins, cannopy and part of the main body appear to be ABS. The legs, nose etc looks to be PVC. The VF-19F measures about 7.3cm long and the VF-1J is 5.7mm long. The gunpods are unpainted, so that means Milia's VF-1J has a red gunpod and the VF-19F has a blue gunpod. Paid HK$35 each (approx US$4.5 each). Way overpriced IMO. Doubt I will buy more. Graham

How does one get the VF-27 again? I think I have all the mecha accept Battle 25, the VF-27 and Roy's VF-1S without FAST Packs. We really need a pinned FAQ. Graham

Just discovered the insane fun that is the Extra Missions. Graham

Kinda ambivalent about Bryan Singer as a director. The only films of his I sort of liked were 'The Usual Suspects' and the recent Tom Cruise movie 'Valkyrie'. Really not sure who would be the right or better director for this, as there are so few good genre directors now. A pre-titanic James Cameron would have been a good choice IMO, but now........!!!!!!!!????? Graham

Is it confirmed that those metallic VF100s VF-25 are non-transforming? First I've heard of it. Graham

For Macross or other favorite shows/groups etc I always buy original to support the creators/artists and damn the cost. For stuff I may like, but which is not my favorite, I will sometimes go the rental/download/pirate route, but with the caveat that if I really like it, then I will buy the original. Graham

Most definitely an attempt to cash in on the succes of Moore's BSG. Strike while the iron's hot and all that. Graham

I wouldn't go so far to describe the production as "lousy". However, I do conceed that the majority DX toys will have some sort of cosmetic blemish out of the box. For myself, I'm willing to accept these minor cosmetic issues, but I fully understand that a lot of fans are not so forgiving. A lot of these issues are beacuse of the following IMO: - 1) Bandai not paying sufficient attention (or not caring) about QC. 2) B-grade factory with poor internal QC choosen (lowest bidder wins right to make toys?). 3) Choice of glossy plastic as main material, given that the paint and printing don't stick as well to gloss plastic. Graham

Hey, it's Ozma remember, he's a MAN. He's supposed to have hair on his chest!....LOL Graham

Big surprise that they are doing this. Guess the hollywood execs couldn't think of something original to do....heh, heh, heh. Anyway, will be following this with much interest. Agreed they will have to work really hard to surpass Ron Moore's BSG. Graham