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

What's a meme? Graham

For those of you who don't realise it, 1/1 LowViz Lurker is joking about a Low Vis VF-0S in his post above. That is simply an old magazine pic of the unpainted resin sculpt. I point that out so we can avoid 20 pages of people either a) asking when it's coming out and if it will be limited and b) commenting that the colour scheme sucks. Graham

I love Wicked City, it's one of my all time favorite anime movies. I hated the HK live action version, although Michelle Reis was very cute in it (as usual). I hope in this new live action movie, the main character uses a custom .454 Casull revolver like in the anime. Graham

So I guess that was a fail then? Graham

Yes, the leg FAST packs have magnets in them. Of course, there are matching magnets inside the lower legs. Graham

The landing gear has improved locking over the 1/48 and also, the rear landing gear angles out when opened. Graham

VF-0 is a bit more sensible, having only one tailhook, mounted on the centerline of the backpack. Graham

Correct. Graham