Graham

For me it was the Tampo printing on the intakes and gunpod that really made my day. All the extra Tampo printing really surprised me, as my pre-production sample only had the Tampo printing on the tails and heatshield. Graham

Thanks wolfx. I've corrected all those mistakes. Graham

You are correct, I'll get that changed. That's what I get for trying to write a review too quickly Graham

Just added my review of the Yamato 1/60 scale VF-0S toy. Better pics to be added later. Didn't have access to my good camera today. Enjoy! Graham

Just added my review of the Yamato 1/60 scale VF-0S toy. Better pics to be added later. Didn't have access to my good camera today. Enjoy! Graham

I've got a huge project going on at work at the moment, so don't have much time to post. Anyway, I've had an early preproduction sample for a few months, but just got a production version today. One of the yellow antenna on the tail fin tips was bent in the box, but I managed to straighten it out by hand, without breaking it. haven't had time to transform it yet. More comments later. Graham

Ha, looks like my prediction may be correct! Graham

OK, I'll try and focus on the Apaches. Graham

Tried that, but to take out the enemies that are attacking the helicopter, you still have to leave the helicopter to pursue them and shoot them down. Even if it only takes a few seconds to chase and destroy the attacking enemy, in that time the helicopter gets shot down. Maybe, I'm just getting too old and slow. Graham

It's not fair to call that a downside. In the anime, the hands do not retract, so the toy is 100% accuracte to the anime in this regard. Graham

Help! I'm stuck on mission # 15, the one where you have to rescue Nagase. Just how do you stop the rescue helicopter from getting shot down? I must have played this mission 20 times so far using many different combinations of planes. No matter how many enemy planes and ground units I destroy before locating Nagase, I still can't keep the helicopter from getting shot down. Is there a trick to completing this mission? Getting so frustrated that I'm close to giving up on this game. Graham

As much as I love my 5 completed Hasegawa fighter mode display models (VF-0S, VF-0D, VF-22, YF-19 & SV-51), I'd have to agree that the proportions don't always follow the lineart 100%. The Hasegawa VF-0D, VF-0S and SV-51 are probably the most accurate, but the YF-19 & VF-22 are far too slim when viewed from the side IMO. The same would also apply to the VF-19A and YF-21, which are basically the same kits. I still love them though. I personally have no interest in seeing variable models from Hasegawa. My experience with variable plastic and resin kits from Imai, Bandai and SHE over the last 2 decades has led me to the conclusion that they are just too fragile and have too many compromises to be worthwhile. My mindset is if I want something that transforms, I'll buy a toy, I want something purely to display, I'll buy a non-transforming model. Graham

That's not entirely correct. The LERX are also diecast, as are the front and rear landing gear struts. Trust me, I know. Graham

My casting choices for young Kirk & Spock: - Colin Farrel & Samuel L. Jackson. or Ben Assfleck & Matt Damon. or Tom Cruise & Jamie Foxx. or Keanu Reeves and Jack Black. Ya know, this could be a pretty funny movie. Graham (who does not take this stuff seriously)

Heh, Ain't It Cool News should change their name to 'It Ain't Cool News'. Graham

As it's all metallic and would probably really glint in the sun and be visible from a long distance, shouldn't it be called a Hi-Vis? Graham

My thoughts exactly. Graham

No. Graham

Not really. The Yamato definitely has more articulation at the hips, knees and shoulders. Plus of course it transforms and is more durable. But anyway, it's pointless comparing models to toys, they are really apples and oranges. Graham

As I mentioned in the model forum, the Hasegawa's elbow joint is inacurate. It shouldn't be that exposted. Graham

I've got it in storage somewhere. I'll try to dig it up and take a pic. Graham

18.1 inches! He's not John Holmes! Graham

I know next to nothing about the history of naval warfare. My 22 month old son does like having splashing fghts with me when I give him his bath. He usually wins as well. Does that count? Graham

Bah, any anime that has a mecha with trains for shoulders, a lion's head on it's chest and is armed with a giant childrens squeaky hammer and a giant screwdriver should be banned for being too silly. At least it would be banned under the dictatorship of Graham. Graham

Isn't drifting where you have no fixed abode and wander from place to place? Graham