Graham

Not surprsing. The VF-1 has always had known weaknesses, such as lack of endurance in space (due to lack of fuel) and insufficient armament for extended space combat. Graham

To be honest, although I like Cowboy Bebop and have watched the series through twice, I just can't recall the music at all. Nothing really memorable to me there. I'm sure I liked it while watching the series, but nothing has stuck in my mind. Same goes for the Escaflowne soundtrack. Macross Plus on the other hand has some of the most memorable anime music ever IMO, which I still listen to and hum all the time. Graham

Referring to the first post, what the heck is 'DOF'?

Whoa.....that came out of the blue. Not looking that great IMO though. Intakes look huge. Will likely pass. If they make other PT VF, may consider, depending on how they look. Too many other, better VF-1 toys out there. Graham

Heh, even at 1/250 scale, the VF-25 has a slight upwards curve to the wing. Graham

Still not sure the 1/100 VF-19Kai has landing gears, as there don't appear to be any removeable landing gear bay doors on the legs in the photos shown so far. None of the photos have shown any landing gear either. Graham

Need advice on completing the Frontier EX mission 'My Boyfriend is a Pilot', where you play as Klan using the Q-Rea. Having a hard tiome on this also. Graham

Took me 22 hours play, but I finally got SS on Sad Sniper EX. Now up to 114 hours in total. Graham

OK, I may redesign the poll. Graham

Between my son and I, our house is overflowing with toys. Nothing wrong with that in my opinion, but the wife seems to not be too happy about it. So yes, any new toy now has to be smuggled in when she's on night shift....LOL! Once the toy is in and on the shelf, it's no problem, as we all know that women are incapable of telling the difference between mecha toys. Graham

Cool, Speaker Pod Gamma, The gold Q-Rau from FOSW, forget the pilot's name (Chloe?) and the underwater Anti-UN mecha from Zero who's name also escapes me for the moment. Oh and the Destroid Cheyenne II from Frontier. Can't wait! Graham

Picked up the last one in the Sugar Street Animate branch yesterday lunch time. Paid an exhorbitant price, but no time to trek over to Ins Point to get it cheaper. Surprisingly small box. Haven't opened it yet. Gotta wait til' the wife goes on night shift in a couple of days. Graham

Not yet in Wanchai when I looked this evening after work.

That's a shame. I don't know why it doesn't get any love. It really is a beatiful looking mecha IMO. Graham

I await more details with curiosity. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of excessive amounts of diecast metal in transmforming toys, due to the paint chipping that inevitably occurs. My view is that metal should just be added where necessary for durability, not just having diecast for diecasts sake. My main hope for the VF100s line is to reduce the amount of parts and parts-forming necessary. Graham

Yamato are now considering making sonme accessory sets andhave asked me to do some research on what peripherals people would like. I will be putting up a poll soon. Graham

Can someone piease attempt a translation of the VF-171 B-page from issue 31? Dying to know more about this mecha.

Done.

Poll choice added. To be honest, guys even though the VF-4 is one of the choices under consideration, it is an extreme longshot, as due to the lack of variants to milk the mold. Graham

Which new perfect transformation variable fighter would you like to see next from Yamato in 1/60 scale? I'm only including the probable candidates in this poll, as the more obscure VFs like the VF-9, VA-3 etc, frankly have little chance of consideration, so it is honestly a waste of time to include them. The choices I have listed are the serious contenders. Please note that the VF-17 & VF-19 probably have a slightly higher chance of being made, due to the higher number of variants, which means Yamato can milk the molds more. The results of this poll will be passed to Yamato in two weeks time. Graham

Max's VF-22 looks awesome. It's always been one of my favorite color schemes. A must buy. Graham

No, the Macross Frontier licence is completely different from Macross 7 licence. Bandai will retain exclusivity on the Frontier toy licence for several more years at least. Expect another Macross 7 repaint of an existing toy (with some minor retooling - gunpod, pilot & FPs) to be announced soon. (Not too hard to guess which). I'm pushing Yamato to consider making either a VF-17D/S/S-Milia, or a VF-19Kai/F/S/P. Graham

Same here. Graham

Nope, not even my favorite a VF-17D. I just think clear or plated versions are silly. Graham

Not me. I just don't like it. Even if it was half the price of the regular version, I still wouldn't buy it. Clear or metallic plated versions have never been my thing. Graham