Graham

Isn't a 'ball cup on the interior of the chest' just another way of saying that your Sazabi is wearing a bra? Sorry, couldn't resist Graham

Very nice. It's good to see a non-standard color scheme as well from the normal boring green or red. So will you be eating him for thanksgiving instead of turkey? Graham

Oh man, Horned Owl, that brings back memories. Love that game. Think I've still got it somewhere. Used to love playing that with a friend. Graham

Just read on theforce.net that Code3 will be releasing a Republic Gunship Man, I love the Gunship, but $285 is a big chunk of cash. Graham

Why do you say that? Have you heard any official news that FM has lost their SW licence or something? Graham

Err.......I don't get it, can somebody explain? Who's Tony Montana? Graham

The Hikaru VF-1J was planned, pics were even shown in some hobby mags, but in the end it was never released. There was also a con-exclusive all metallic YF-19. Nanashi has one and posted some pics in a topic fairly recently (within the last 2-3 months). Try searching the toy forum and you should be able to find it. I think the Doysha Macross toys didn't sell too well, as many people thought they were overpriced for the size. I think Doyusha's Macross license has expired and AFAIK there will be no more. I would have loved a Max and Millia VF-22 (Macross 7), which would have been pretty easy to do just being a recolor of the YF-21 sculpt with a few minor changes, most notably the canopy. Graham

that SEED game is one of not-so-good Gundam game. The game is based on "MS Gundam: Encounter in space" game engine, but Bandai did a bad job on making it as a SEED game. The speed is not right, the ground battle sucks (the game engine was not design to have ground battle), and the feel of the game is just weird. Ah thanks, I won't bother buying the original then. Graham

Where? Linky Linky? Graham

I don't actually hate Gundam. Hate is too strong a word and I don't feel that strongly about it one way or another. It would be true to say I dislike a great deal of Gundam (MSG, Z, ZZ, G, X, W, EW, Turn A). Mainly I don't like the mecha designs and characters from those shows. There is some Gundam I do actually quite like (V, 0080, 0083, 08MST, CCA, F91, Sentinel). The jury is still out on SEED (which I'm giving another chance) and Destiny (which I've just started watching). My problem is that I'm addicted to military robot toys (and in the past models), so from the 1980s until now I have actually bought a lot of Gundam stuff, but mostly during those slow periods when there is not many Macross toys or models being released. Obviously in the last 5 years, I haven't been buying much Gundam due to the flood of Macross merchandise from Yamato, Bandai etc, which is only now just starting to slow down. I'm never able to sustain my interest in Gundam for very long though, so whereas I would never dream of getting rid of my Macross stuff, my Gundam toys and models tend to get thrown out, given away or sold off on ebay every couple of years. Graham

Yeah, I think the project was cancelled. Graham

We'll there's been lots of pics in the last few issues of Hobby Japan & Dengeki Hobby. I've been wondering if it was an OVA on a new console game or what. Guess it's an OVA then. Features a big transforming tank. Graham

Thanks for posting the link to the review. I picked up a Sword Impulse MSiA yesterday, but still couldn't find a Force Impulse anywhere as all the shops in HK had sold out, so I broke down and ordered one from HLJ. Happy to report no real QC problems with either my Sword or Blast Impulse MSiA. The Blast Impulse has a bit of a balance broblem with those big guns and I wish the figures had more sideways ankle articulation, but those are my only gripes. I'm quite impressed that Bandai has started using some screws on these toys. Overall I'm very happy with these toys (this from someone who swore he would never buy another MSiA again). Can't wait for the Destiny ZAKU MSiA toys coming out next year, they look so nice. Hopefully, the GQ line will prove popular and we will see some GQ Destiny Zakus. That would be even nicer than MSiA. Graham

Now where's that drooling smiley when you need it. Graham

Hang on, wasn't there already a Freedom Gundam MSiA released several months ago, or am I imagining it? Or is this a ver.2? Graham

I don't care how cool it looks, but I absolutely refuse to buy something called 'Penelope Gundam', just on principle. Graham

Still haven't got round to playing AC5 yet, except for the tutorials (as a refresher). The little time I've had for gaming has been spent on killzone. Anyway, a quick question. How soon into the game do you get to buy the EF2000 Euro Fighter Typhoon? Being British, I tend to favor British planes like the Tornado, Typhoon, Lightning etc. Graham

"These are not the droids you are looking for". Ha, been wanting to put that in a post for ages now Graham

Lunamaria Hawke is hot! Just a pity you know that as a 2nd tier character, she will die a tragic and pointless death . Let's just hope we get some fan service before she dies . Graham

Ain't that the truth. One easy lesson in life, never believe anything a game store or comic store guy tells you Graham

The only 2 faults that the 1/60 really had were: - 1) the front groin armor kept popping off. Hopefully Yamato have learnt their lesson. Anyway, the larger size of the 1/48 should allow for a stronger/better connection. 2) The legs were prone to fall off on the 1/60 when fitted with GBP armor due to the armor preventing the hip pegs from seating sufficiently deep. Obviously, the 1/48 will not have this problem as the legs do not detach. Graham

I didn't say that's what the text said. I was just listing some guesses what it might say, as I can't read either Japanese or Chinese. Graham

I agree that the Impulse looks crap as Okawara draws it, but I feel it looks much better when you see it animated in the actual TV series or in toy or model form. Graham

Here's the pic of the 1/48 GBP from the latest issue of Hobby Japan magazine. Notice the text also mentions something about the VF-0S. I'm guessing it says either: - The 1/48 GBP is designed by the same company that did the VF-0S (I hope not)! The 1/48 GBP will come after the VF-0S. The VF-0S has been cancelled!!! Hopefully somebody can translate the text. Graham

Surprised nobody has posted this yet, but page 148 of the new January issue of Hobby Japan magazine features a small black and white CG lineart pic of the upcoming Yamato 1/48 GBP armour. No price is mentioned and the release date shows sometime in 2005. Perhaps Renato or one of the other MW members who read Japanese can translate the text. If nobody else has posted the pic by the time I get home tonight, then I will scan it and post it. Oh, and my guess is from the length of the groin armor in the pic, it looks like it will be necessary to remove the nosecone to fit the armor. Graham