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Well, I dont know Japanese, but it does mention both Macross Plus & Macross Zero! Renato, Rob....help? ewilen, where did you find that pic? Graham

Finally broke down and bought the F90 yesterday. Nice figure and the use of metal pins for the elbow joints and ABS for the shoulder joints is interesting and the first for a GFF as far as I'm aware. Although the last time I bought a GFF was the Z-Plus. However, I'm very disappointed in the paint job on the F90. Very sloppy with lots of over-runs. The worst paint job I've ever seen on a GFF. Graham

OMG, the new Monsters right arm (or possibly both arms) unfolds into a big claw-like hand. I've promised Nanashi first dibs on the pics, so as soon as I get home, I'll scan them and send them of to Nanashi, who will clean them up and post them. Graham

Haven't watched Naruto, took one look at the characters on the boxart of the bootleg DVDs, which just screamed kiddie-toon, so I decided to leave well alone. Perhaps I'll try watching an episode or 2 sometime. I know it's not good to judge something without actually seeing it yourself, but from the comments on this thread it doesn't sound like my cup of tea at all. Bearing in mind I mostly watch 80s mecha anime or more serious modern anime like GITS SAC & LOTGH and I hate comedy anime, should I even bother watching this? Graham

Sewer Hornet.....Heh, Heh, Heh Graham

Got my set 2 days ago. I decided to order the R2 set from England rather than buying the domestic Hong Kong R3 release, as amazon.co.uk had it for a very cheap price. Even with shipping, I still saved money . I have to agree that the card case is pretty flimsy, but it doesn't bother me too much. I'm buying this set to watch the movies, not to fondle the case or stare at it for hours . And sitting on my shelf with all my other DVDs, I'm sure it's going to hold together just fine. Anyway, I haven't had time to watch the movies yet, but I have been watching the documentaries on the extras disc, which is unusual for me as I normally don't give a toss about DVD extras or 'making of documentaries'. I am finding the 'Empire of Dreams (or whatever it's called) documentary very interesting though. Definitely helps me to understand Lucas more. Not a big Star Wars fan, although I did of course love the movies when I saw them as a kid back in the 70s/80s. when they first came out. Heck I even remember the big queue at the cinema for 'A New Hope' and standing in line with my mom to see it when I was 7 years old Graham

Yawn, not interested. My PS2 still works fine. I never carry it about. It stays in my sitting room next to my TV. I suppose if you don't already have a PS2, this smaller version could be tempting. I guess I'm just the wrong demographic. Graham

Congratulations Kevin, she looks very cute. So many fathers on Macrossworld now, it's like we're all busy making the next generation of fans . Graham

Very interesting. Those pics deserve some serious study. I'm a big SV-51 fan. Graham

Like I've said before the Bandai 1/65 VF-17S or VF-17D is the way to go. Those things are virtually indestructable, far tougher than even the 1/55 VF-1. The 1/65 VF-19kai or VF-19S are also damn tough, although the headlasers on the VF-19S fall off too easily and are easy to lose. Graham

Give it up guys, it's never coming Morning coffee hasn't kicked in yet, so feeling quite pessimistic. Graham

Knight26, this really is the wrong forum to be discussing your sex life! Oh, and the fighter's looking nice, but can we have some pics without the reflected image underneath please. Graham

it's from the Macross Dreamcast game called M3...as far as it being in M7, i really don't know Yes, it's an official design from kawamori. The VF-9 appears only in the M3 Dreamcast game. It does not appear in any Macross anime so far. The Macross Compendium has the following to say about the VF-9: - The VF-9 project was the first assignment at General Galaxy for its chief project advisor Algus Selzer. Development began in 2018, and the first flight occured in 2021. The VF-9 was intended as a concept for an inexpensive twin-engined light fighter. However, due to input from UN-Forces-assigned test pilot Captain Milia Jenius, it displayed aerial combat manueverability higher than the VF-4, the main fighter at the time. As a result, General Galaxy received massive orders from colony planets with reduced budgets, and the VF-9 became its first bestseller. Mass production began in 2023 and ended in 2029. Graham

Actually, the photo that Opus posted of the Stampeed model kit conversion is also not completely accurate to Kawamori's line-art either. Check out Kawamori's line-art of the Stampeed Valkyrie on page # 71 of the Macrosss Design Works to see all the differences. Graham

They have pics of the VF-9 on MAHQ. Personally, I've never liked the design. Whle the Fighter mode is ok looking, I've always thought the Battroid and Gerwalk look hideous. Graham

The tiny VF-0 could perhaps be one of those decoy missile which looks like a VF-0 and are carried 3 on an underwing pylon. These were featured in the Spring 2004 issue of Character Model magazine. See here, bottom right corner of page. Although IIRC according to Egan Loo, they are not official. Or perhaps the AFOS just gets really big and that's a full size VF-0. Don't forget the arms of the original Monster were missile launchers. If the arms on this new Monster are also missile launchers, it could use them to try to shoot down the Anti-UN SV-51s. Yeah, I also thought that. Graham

Congratulations. Graham

More pics of Roy's VF-0S with the Drone/FAST Pack at the bottom of page 5 of This thread in case you missed it first time round. Graham

I voted for the Stampeed. However, to make an accurate Stampeed is not just a case of just slightly modifying the FAST Packs and adding extra weapons as Neova's original post implied. Pretty much every part of the Stampeed is different enough from the VF-1 that it would need to be sculpted from scratch (or the original parts would need to be heavily modified). Significant differences include: - chestplate, lower legs, feet, upper arms (bicep area), intake covers, head, wing tips. I guess I must be the only person who thinks the Thunder Hummer is ugly. Graham

I say let a SW TV series be a sitcom about a family of Ewoks . Ducks and runs for cover. Graham

I'm a Macross Purist and even though I've never actually watched much RT (saw Macross first), I will admit to owning the RT Macross/Mospeada/Southern Cross books (Sorry, I can never remember their RT names). They are quite enjoyable reads as long as you don't take them too seriously. And I'm a real bookworm. I probably get through 1 or 2 novels a week on the journey to and from work. Graham

Hmmmm......the combination of vibrating Light Sabers and SW Geek fans conjures up some disturbing mental images . Or perhaps my mind is just too twisted? Graham

The problem with that is her hair gets in the way due to the way liliths arms are chained to the cross. Mao`s head on the other hand fits perfectly;) Pics? Graham

Sigh......can't believe that the VF-9 Cutlass is more popular than the VF-17 Graham

Never knew that Light Sabers contained dope. Isn't that illegal? Well, now we know where Jedi hide their stash . Although I like SW and Light Sabers, I've always thought that the Light Saber hilts (handles) would be ridiculously uncomfortable to wield in a sword fight, covered as they are with all those knobs, ridges and protrusions. Graham