Graham

Very nice. Much better than the one I had done. Graham

I find it strange that a "J" designation would be used for the VF-25, given what the Macross Compendium says about the "J" designation on the VF-1: - Which basically means the "J" means built in Japan. Hard to believe any of the VF-25 in the Frontier fleet were licenced built in Japan. Graham

And a scan of the 1 page Macross Frontier article from the February 2008 issue of Animage. Graham

And some close-ups of the VF-25 pics from the February Newtype. Graham

Here's some larger scans of the 4 page Macross Frontier article from the February 2008 issue of Newtype magazine. Graham

No, I see absolutely no need to remake the original series at all. What's with this constant need that some people (and Hollywood) have to constantly remake classics? Let's have some originality guys! Macross Frontier excites me far more than a remake of the original series ever could. Warts and all, the original is a classic that does not need to be remade IMO. Graham

Anybody seen it yet? Comments? Good/bad? It started showing here in Hong Kong yesterday (January 17th), but I haven't had time to go see it yet. Graham

Don't know. I lost touch with Rik maybe 4-5 years ago . Graham

As a kid growing up in the UK, long before the 'Trainspotting' movie came out, the activity of watching trains and recording their numbers, was always called 'trainspotting', with the people who did it being called 'trainspotters'. I never did it, (I find trains, buses and airliners boring), but I had an uncle that was into it. I've never head of the term 'trainfanning' before. Must be word specific to the US. Graham

Yeah, that had me laughing as well. Graham

Well, there you go then. Graham

Don’t worry, Macross fans snicker back at Gundam fans even more, because of Wing Gundam, G Gundam, SEED Destiny and all the really silly looking MS and MA designs. Graham

I love all Macross, even 7, which I feel in many ways is even stronger than SDF-M. Frontier looks to be an excellent addition to the franchise.

First time I've heard of this. Looks pretty fun. See the 3 trailers here. Graham

Stay on topic please guys. This is the Frontier News thread, not the learn Kanji thread. You are welcome to create a thread for learning Japanese in the other anime forum. Graham

It's out already. I've seen it for sale here in Hong Kong already a couple of days ago, in the Casuseway Bay branch of Animate. Graham

I still think the the City 25 ship is significantly larger than City 7, but I guess we will have to wait until we see some hard stats from Kawamori to be sure. Graham

Depends on the year. If it was the 2040s' it would be a VF-17. Graham

Heh, I know the guy that does the boxes and you will make him cry. Graham

Had a meeting with Yamato today. One thing of interest I found out is that since the Nora SV-51, Yamato have had a new QC guy on board. I think you will all agree that the QC on the Nora was excellent and a big improvement over the Ivanov. This bodes well for the YF-21. I also should get to mess around with a YF-21 sample soon so I can check for problems before it is released. Graham

Glad I passed on the Aoshimas. Graham

And of course Lanka instead of Ranka. Graham

Agreed that computers onboard military aircraff/vessels/vehicles are usually extremely well shielded. Also agreed that any interference powerful enough to take out the Ghosts electronics would also take out the electronics on the VF-171 and VF-25. Two reasons I think why the VFs were not effected: - 1) The interference was localised to the area around the bugs base. The Ghosts approached too close and were affected. The VF-171s and VF-25s didn't get that close. 2) The NUNS and SMS were already aware of the interference and had set a higher protection level. Graham

We’ve been discussion the Ghosts the last few posts and seem to have reached a consensus that the ECM from the bug’s base somehow disrupted the Ghost’s A.I., thus rendering them ineffective. Hopefully, the Ghosts will be made more resistant to the bug’s ECM and will prove to be effective in future encounters. Graham

As others have already mentioned, the Bandai reissues have many Tampo printed markings on them. The Takatoku’s IIRC had no or minimal printing markings, using stickers for their markings. The Bandai reissues (except the Hikaru VF-1J) all came with canopies that could be removed without tools and replaced by a swappable plug-in heatshield. The Takatoku’s canopies were all held on by screws and no separate heatshield was included. The stripes on the wings of the Bandai reissues are recessed into the wings to prevent scratching, whereas the stripes on the Takatoku’s are flush with the wing top, making them prone to scratching. It’s very difficult to find a Takatou where the plated (chrome or nickel?) metal parts still look new. Usually there will be some mild pitting, corrosion or just the luster will have faded. Graham