Graham

Just picked up the new hobby mags (June issues of Hobby Japan and Dengeki Hobby). Not much new news about the DXs. No new pics of the Macross Quarter or Ex-Gear and no announcements of any new DX. I was hoping for news of a DX VF-171 or VF-27. There are some quite large and clear photos of the Armored Ozma, but they still show the clear unpainted armor, so nothing really new there. There are some new photos of the actual painted accessory sets (Galia IV Fold Booster & Speakers and Ghost+weapons set) and they look nice, but that's all. Graham

Also, just picked up the new hobby mags at lunch (Hobby Japan & Dengeki Hobby June issues), but no new pics of the VF-19Kai. There are some pics of the 1/100 VF-25S, VF-25G and some slightly larger and clearer pics of the Armored VF-25F unpainted, but nothing new really for the VF100 line to report. Graham

Spotted the 1/100 VF-25S Ozma type in two shops in the Oriental 188 Center in Wanchai today at lunch. One shop wanted HK$330 (US$42.58), the other HK$320 (US$41.29). I'll wait until the price drops to HK$239 (US$30.84), same as the Alto VF-25F. Graham.

If it's a toy and not too expensive, I'll buy it. However, if it's a model kit supplied in the white, I'll pass, as I'm really crap at painting. Graham

Can't wait for issue 21. Hopefully, the gunpod page has some hard stats on the various gunpods, sucha as caliber (where not known already), rate of fire and ammo capacity. Graham

Definitely buying one, but only one. Hopefully, they have added some wing locking for fighter mode, but I doubt it. Can't wait to see the VF-19Kai. Hopefully, VF-171 or VF-17D will be announced soon. Graham

OK, we already have a 9 page thread on this as one of the first few topics. This is the second new thread on the same subject that IO have had to close today. Do people not actually look at the threads or what!!!! Graham

At the moment, mostly listening to various Rob Zombie albums, Macross Frontier OST 1 & 2 and the last 3 Muse albums. Oh, and some Gorillaz too. Graham

I plan to. Big Maiden fan, but more of there early-to-mid-career stuff. Their last album left me cold. Graham

I actually watched that twice back in the day on VHS or LD......I forget. Anyway, I actually quite liked it and wouldn't mind seeing it again. Just some gun trivia as I always pay attention to who uses what in movies, IIRC, Dolph used a H&K P9S, which is quite a cool pistol and very rare to see on film and the 'Alien' pistol was actually a Calico 9mm, with a huge muzzle flash. Graham

I think it's only 4-5 broken shoulder screws reported so far, so not a huge number. Graham

Local cinema has a poster up for this, so I guess it's coming soon. Graham

So who's getting the Yamato 1/24, when it comes out at the end of this month? Graham

As long as you can get the remains of the screw out with a pair of pliers, it's pretty easy to find a suitable size replacement screw. Still, it sucks that it should happen in the first place. Graham

As nice as these are, they are not toys. My first build Alto is now in peices from too much transformation. Graham

Is there space in the box for the movie disc?

But in fighter mode, the chest plate still rides higher than the cockpit. The main reason why I can no longer acept this old kit. Graham

Gotta say the TV VF-1A head looks much better in person than in the photos. Despite not really liking the Max & Kakizaki TV 1A schemes, I gotta say in battroid mode the Max 1A looks really nice in 1/60. Still think fighter mode is meh though (too bland). Graham

[rant mode] I really wish fansubbers would not use MKV so much. What's wrong with good old AVI? It plays on everything! Don't they realise that not everyone wants to watch fansubs just on their computer. Most of the time I like to watch anime on my TV and MKV format is just not playable on a normal DVD player. And yes, I'm sure there is some procedure for converting MKV to AVI or other DVD playable format, but last time I checked, it was pretty damn complicated to do (way past my ability).[/rant mode] Graham

Caught a trailer for this movie on TV last night. Looked dire. No plans to see the movie. Graham

I second that Flash Gordon is an awesome movie. Anyone who disagrees is due a session with the bore-worms. Graham

Bad Taste is a classic. Peter Jackson's best work IMO. It's one of the first titles in my DVD collection. So funny IOMO! Mmm.........chunky bits! Or put it this way, I'd rather watch Bad Taste anyday than LotR, which I really struggled to like, despite being a fan of the book since an early age. Graham

I said no such thing. Read my posts carefully. I never said a VF-0D is confirmed, just that it is on the shortlist of possible choices to be made. Graham

Cool, I like that darker blue used for the VF-25G and so good that there is clearance for the sniper rifle in fighter mode with landing gear down. Graham