Graham

Fantastic work. Looking forward to seeing it in battroid mode. Very interested to see the D-type heatshield. Maybe this will be the proverbial boot up the ass that Yamato needs in order to get working on some 2-seater 1/48 versions of their own. Graham

You can order it from either Hobby Link Japan or amazon.co.jp. Note, you have to sign up to use amazon.co.jp, you cannot use your regular amazon.com account. However, they have an page in English for signing up, so it's not difficult. I've ordered many times from them and they ship far quicker than HLJ. Graham

Actually, I've always thought that Macross drew at least some of it's inspiration from the Battle of Britain, in that you have a handful of fighters defending against overwhelming odds. Graham

Give it time, I'm sure they'll come. I'd really love a Viper MK II & MK VII toy, as I'm in love with the new series. Graham

Give it time, I'm sure they'll come. I'd really love a Viper MK II & MK VII toy, as I'm in love with the new series. Graham

Congratulations to Egan for 10 years of the Macross Compendium. The Compendium has really been (and still is) an invaluable resource for us Macross fans. Graham

I just noticed that Tenjin has an English translation of the page on his site about his upcoming Valkyries book due for release this Thursday (April 14). Tenjin must obviously be aware that there is a significant English speaking fan base for his work and Macross. Graham

Nobody's mentioned Dr. Evil from the Austin Powers movies. Graham

Not even with the free advertising they get from MacrossWorld's main page! Ha, ya hear that Yamato, 'FREE ADVERTISING'....Ha Graham

I actually hate eggs. Have done since I was a kid. I never eat them, can't stand the taste. Graham

They look great. I'll get them added to the MW custom toy gallery soon. Graham

Not even with the free advertising they get from MacrossWorld's main page! It's nice to know that at least one person still visits the main page Graham

Saw the thread title and thought it was going to be about Dragon-Models action figures, model kits and die-cast jets, in which case I would have said go to any branch of UML as they are Dragon's retail arm in Hong Kong . I see you are asking about a completely different thing. I'm not really into antiques (unless you include Takatoku toys ), so it's not an area I know much about. I'd tell your workmate to visit Hollywood Road in the Central district of HK Island as there are several antique stores there. She could also try Stanley Market on the south side of HK island as there are lots of Dragon trinkets on sale there, but probably no real antiques. Graham

I think it took about 2 weeks to get mine, but I don't remember exactly as my year was the first year to get called up, so it's almost a year and a half ago that I got mine. Anyway, check out the HK Immigration Department Smart ID website, I'm sure they have the info there. Graham

I'll get this added to the custom toy gallery pronto. Graham

Don't you think you better give it back to him then? Graham

Pretty much every modern day jet fighter has a HUD to display aiming data and other vital information such as airspeed, altitude etc. I can't think of a modern fighter that doesn't have a HUD these days. In a combat situation a pilot does not want to have to keep constantly looking down at cockpit instruments and thus loose situational awareness. Some of the newer HUDs like on the F22 and Eurofighter are quite wide angle and large. Scroll down this page. Looks like the F22 and Eurofighter actually use the same HUD. That I did not know. Even in WWII most fighters had gunsights mounted in the pilots line of sight. Having to look downwards at a monitor like in original BSG and SW to see your aiming cross hair is pretty silly and impractical. You can see that if the Vipers in BSG had a HUD like the Eurofighter HUD (pic below), it would not really block the actors face much. A developing real world trend seems to be to have helmet-mounted sights, with aiming info and other data displayed on a monacle or the visor. Perhaps the pilot helmets in the new BSG have this feature. Possibly the aiming recticle is even beamed directly onto the pilots retina? Graham

Hmm....definitely no HUD then. So I guess that either there is no aiming recticle or it appears on that screen below the front canopy glass, which is not good as it forces the pilot to look down and take their eyes off the target. The X-Wing (in fact I think all SW figters) also suffer from lack of HUDs). Graham

So? I think we all know that it has some graphic moments. Graham

I got that one in the photo as a free gift. It's not too bad, but I wouldn't pay to buy one as I don't like the over-stylized sculpt. Graham

Ah I see. I hadn't seen that pic before. Graham

So possibly the MK II & MK VII don't even have look down gun sights!? Wonder how they aim their guns? Graham

Naruto has older fans? Graham

Pah...just beacuse you have a thousand dollars doesn't mean you can get your hands on a Liquid Stone YF-19. Trust me I know, I've tried and failed 3 times Only 10 of the multi-colored, preassembled versions were made (not to be confused with the older IHP build-it-yourself kit version) and only 2 of the Liquid Stone YF-19's have appeared for auction. The first went for more than 900 bucks and the second sold for just over 1000 bucks. Graham

Just wondering, do the MK.II and MK.VII Vipers in the new series use a HUD or helmet mounted sight, or are they still very low-tech like in the original series, with look-down targetting scopes? Graham