Graham

If you can do it blinfolded, using only one hand in under a minute, while suspended upsidedown in a tank of water, then you know you are a master. Graham

So you tried to fold a part that isn't supposed to fold then Graham

So I guess Boba's been hitting the gym then! Somebody should tell him it's no use, muscles are no defence against a blind man with a stick. Graham

I have tried and tried, as have others but to no avail. As well as Tenjin, other artists I've suggested to them for Macross toy box art are Yoshiyuki Takani and Yuji Kaida. Anybody who doesn't know who these two fine artist are and their previous contribution to Macross box art, shame on you for calling yourself a Macross fan. Graham

AFAIK, the 2006 Shizuoka Hobby Shows runs from May 18th to May 21st. Any of our Japan-based members planning to go? If yes, please take a camera and get as many pics as possible of any Macross goodies on display. Graham

That's the best and most accurate description I've read so far regarding the VF-0S's swivel joints. The way some of the people here have described the toy, you'd think it was a big floppy mess, that can't stand by itself or hold any sort of pose, which is simply not correct. Graham

The superior proportions of the VF-0S Battroid are actually starting to make me go off the 1/48 VF-1 a little. The 1/48 VF-1's overly long nosecone and biceps in battroid mode seem even more noticable now. Graham.

BTW, the Garland's box art is by Tenjin. Graham

Here's a few quick pics that I took this morning of my second VF-0S, while getting ready to go to work. It has nice tight joints and no trouble holding whatever pose I put it into. Clicky to enlarge. I love this toy. Graham

Just finished AC5 last night (a little disappointing IMO). Will be starting AC Zero over the weekend. How many missions do I have to fly before I get the Typhoon? Graham

I absolutely love the look of the Fighter mode, not so keen on how it looks in Battroid though. And 'ya would think by now that Yamato would know how to do a better GERWALK pose for their publicity photos. And somebody really needs to make up some 1/48 scale MK82 bombs to hang on the wings of this. Oh & I love the green gunpod, although I notice whoever posed the toy for the pics forgot to open the stock in battroid mode! Graham

I find the front landing gear on the VF-0S is much easier to get out compared to the 1/48 VF-1. On the VF-0S, you can pull on the plastic tow-bar to get the front landing gear out and not have to worry about it coming off like you do on the 1/48's tow-bar. I admit that the VF-0S's rear landing gear is a little difficult to get out, but I can manage it without tools, as long as my fingernails are not trimmed all the way down. I do have fairly slim fingers though. Graham

I'd say transform them as much and as often as you like. There is nothing to fear. Graham

It's incorrect to say that Britain keeps getting different Tranches. So far only the Tranche 1 aircraft are in production and service with UK and the other partner nation countries. Tranche 1 planes are primarily configured for the A2A role and cleared for use with existing conventional weapons such as AMRAAM and Sidewinder. Production of Tranche 2 aircraft hasn't started yet. Heck, IIRC they keep changing their minds about what upgrades are going to go into the Tranche 2 planes. Plus, it's highly dependant on funding. From what I remember Tranche 2 planes are supposed to get full A2G capability (the Eurofighter once fully developed will be an extremely capable multi-role plane), intergration with a greater range of advanced A2A & A2G weapons coming soon, such as the Meteor BVR missiles, which should kick AMRAAMs ass, and possibly an AESA radar as well. Tranche 3 funding and development is up in the air right now, but is supposed to cover advanced upgrades such as thrust vectoring (doesn't really need it IMO). Tranche is the French word for 'Slice' and simply referes in this case to the three planned development stages of the Typhoon. As to why development of the Eurofighters capabilities doesn't happen faster, it all comes down to politics and funding. Graham

Thought your avatar was a cross between a VF-1D and the Terminus R606 from Eureaka 7. But yes, I was joking. Although I've actually only watched 1 or 2 episodes of Southern Cross. The mecha and characters just never appealed to me. Graham

Its removable, so just keep it in a tiny ziploc bag to keep from losing this tiny piece when you don't need it. But I really wished Yamato would be considerate enough to make this antanna by PVC or any bendable material rather than hard plastic. All they need is to package it separately to avoid the gashapon disease. It really made this fragile toy seems even more fragile. 400179[/snapback] Yamato have told me they don't like using PVC in their high-end toys, because it warps too easily. If the Zeros pitot tube was made of PVC it would definitely warp. Anyway, it's designed to be easily removable when you change to battroid mode. So far there have been no reported cases of the pitot tube breaking. If you don't like the pitot tube or worry about it breaking then just remove it from the toy. And for the last time, the VF-0S is not fragile. I wish people would stop saying that. With the exception of the tail spikes, it's an extremely sturdy toy. If anything, blame Kawamori-san for designing the Zero with all these stupid thin little spikes everywhere. Anyway, it's only in the box that some tail spikes get bent or snap off. Once you have the toy out of the box to play with and transform, the chances of bending the tail spikes are pretty minimal. Graham

In fighter mode, I hold my Zeros in an underhand grip either at the knee area or the lower legs. No problem with intakes popping out. Graham

Ah, but does it make the transformers transforming noise? Graham

With those canopy designs most of those Wing Commander ships would have really crappy visibilty from the cockpit. Graham

Err..........what's a Logan? Logan's Run? Graham

Another good aviation site I like to visit is the UK Airshow Review forum. They always have some great photos in the Modern Military Photography section. Graham

If BBI made a 1/18 scale Eurofighter Typhoon, I'd be all over it. Graham

IMO the sound of fingernails being dragged across a blackboard is better than the RT OST. And to list the RT OST higher than the Macross Plus OST is an insult that cannot be forgiven. But yeah, whatever, I stopped reading IGN years ago, so who cares what they write. I'm surprised that some people here prefer the RT OST to SDF Macross OST. But I guess people generally prefer what they hear first. I watched Macross long before I watched any RT, so the restrained Macross OST just seems right to me, whereas the RT OST is is just non-stop in your face over the top cheeze. Graham

Blasphemy, burn him! Graham

Being a big Typhoon fan, my favorite sites are: - Eurofighter Forums. Official Eurofighter Site. Graham