Graham

Check the YF-21 Gerwalk lineart and you can clear see the shutters on the underside of the two main engines. These shutters open to direct thrust dowards for hovering. The Macross Compendium has the following to say: - "Two banks of pivoting underfuselage slits acting as main nozzles for VTOL hovering in GERWALK mode". Graham

As there's been a few threads recently complaining about the slow order processing/delivery time with HLJ, I decided to try an experiment. When the Tenjin book was first announced several weeks ago, I placed a preorder at the same time with both HLJ and amazon.co.jp. The preorders were placed just minutes apart. It will be interesting to see what the time difference is between the arrival of the books from the two companies. Graham

I have that, but it's not for sale. Graham

Nah, the devil gets beaten too easily in most movies. Graham

But in the movie Demolition Man, the character of Simon Phoenix used a S&W model 3913LS 'Ladysmith' 9mm, a pistol marketed for use by women for self-defence. So just for carrying a woman's gun he's way down on my list of bad guys . S&W 'Ladysmith' 9mm. Graham

For those that ordered from HLJ, I expect you'll receive you books.......oh in about 5 weeks or so Tee Hee Graham

Cough....'toys'...cough......This is McFarlane you are talking about. Don't you mean: - "expect new breakage-prone, poorly articulated statues". Graham

Stay on target. And behave, don't make me have to get out my spanking paddle. Graham

I think one member did have plans to do this. I forget who it was though, but nothing has been heard in a long, long time, so the project is probably dead. You can try doing a search, although I suspect that it is so long ago that it might be on the old forums. Graham

Just received an email notice from amazon.co.jp that my book has shipped, so I should receive it in about 2 days. Graham

Who is the big ass chick in Spandex and why is she flying around in the beginning like a US Superhero? Made me think of Phoenix from the X-Men. I'm sorry, but the dialog and voice acting is cringe-worthy. Yes, I know it's just a cartoon and a ram-it-down-your-throat propaganda announcement to boot, but nobody and I mean nobody actually talks like that. Nice to see a Legioss though however breifly. That really looks nothing like Stick. Graham

I far prefer the Destiny designs to the UC OYW mecha. Give me Impulse any day rather than a RX-78. Graham

Bandai wouldn't be Bandai if they didn't release at least one new RX-78 toy or model each week I've never understood why so many people like the RX-78 though. Nostalgia be damned, it's one of the ugliest, most boring mecha designs ever IMO. I hate it with a passion. Graham

Yep, that pic is of a very old sculpt. The sculpt has actually gone through some revsions since then (head laser angle changed, hip sockets redesigned smaller). The revised sculpt was displayed by Yamato at a few hobby shows in Japan around the middle of last year. If you search, you should be able to find the threads with the pics of the revised sculpt. However, for 6 months now there has been no new news or photos of this toy in any of the Japanese Hobby magazines. Also, Yamato has stopped displaying the sculpt at the last few hobby shows, which has lead many of us to suspect that they have decided to drop it from their production schedule. Graham

One thing that the Joyride Viper got wrong is the center windscreen of the canopy. As shown in this pic, it should taper downwards to get narrower at the bottom, but on the Joyride toy, the center windscreen has nearly no taper. The Konami Viper's canopy is much more accurate in this regard. Also, the Konami viper has the red strip on the bottom of the Viper that is missing from the Joyride version. Graham

In the recent BSG console game, is the young Adama character based on the likeness of a young Lorne Greene or a young Edward James Olmos? Or do you never get to see the face of the game Adama? Graham

Why does Spawn in the design pic above have one big boot and one small boot? Has he got a club foot or something? Looks mighty odd IMO. Graham

Just read on my Janes News Briefs email, that the F/A-22 has finally been approved for full rate production. "The US Department of Defense (DoD) has approved the Lockheed Martin-built F/A-22 Raptor stealth multirole fighter aircraft for full-rate production, according to US sources familiar with the decision. [Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to http://jdw.janes.com – 8 April 2005]" Graham

That's 'cause y'all talk so durn funny. And whats with that blood pudding? Seriously...that's just disgusting. Don't ask me, that's Northern food and I'm from down south. I think it's disgusting too. I love Fish & Chips and British pub food. Oh and meat and potato pies and Cornish pasties. But overall, British food can be pretty bland. Graham

Will you two just get a room already Graham

Nah, IMO best British comedy TV series would be Faulty Towers, followed closely by Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister. Graham

Just received my Joyride Colonial Viper & Cylon raider toys. Surprised that for toys they have no screws at all. I guess what people have been saying about them being just preassembled copies of the old Revell model kits is true then. Pretty happy with them overall and they actually look better than I've seen in most photos. My only complaints are that the Viper's wings are very loosely attached and rattle when you shake the toy. Also, I don't think the two toys are to scale as the Cylon pilots are slightly shorter than the Viper pilot. I always thought Cylons were supposed to be pretty tall, like 7' or something. The orange stripes on the Viper look pretty jarring and should have been more redish IMO. Anyway, the original series DVD set is next on my 'to watch' list, so I'll check out the exact stripe color then. Last minor niggle, I wish Joyride had designed the display stand for the Viper so that the detachable landing gear could be stored on the underside of the base when not in use. As it is, I'm gonna have to bag them, store them somewhere and probably never be able to find them again These Joyride toys along with the recent Konami versions will tide me over until somebody releases a Viper MK II & MK VII toy or injection plastic model from the new series. I'm just imagining how nice it would be if Fine Molds picked up the license for the new series kits. Graham

I'm surprised you like The Office. I didn't think it's decidedly British humour would go over well with Americans. I didn't know there was a US version. Will have to Google it to find out more. Graham

Ah, but everybody knows her panties are actually dark blue, not blue and white stripes. Graham

Just edited the topic title to correct the spelling. The wrong spelling of 'Arrival' was driving me nuts. Graham