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AFAIK, they are fixed pose, not articulated. Graham

I also like this pic of the VF-0S. Graham

The IT Media site finally has some interesting pics from the Shizuoka Hobby Show, see here. They have the first pic I've seen of the VF-0S removable nose and landing gear. I can't tell for certain, but it looks like there might be a little Roy in the cockpit. Graham

M3 has an excellent opening movie and intro song and that's the best thing I have to say about it. This game was highly anticipated when it came out back in 2001, as early screenshots in the Japanese gaming magazines looked very promising. However, the actual game quickly proved to be disappointing due to weak gameplay and slugishly turning battroid and gerwak modes. I have a review of the game here. However, I'm no longer as positive about the game as I was when I wrote that review. Graham

Do I smell a poll coming on? I'm definitely buying 2 or maybe 3 of the VB-6. Graham

Gotta say, I'm not really a fan of the K&M series #1 figures, except for the Regult figure. I thought the paint job was pretty bad on the Hikaru VF-1J, too much grey paint, an unrealistic, overly stylised sculpt with the gunpod way out of proportion, plus the right elbow joint of mine snapped almost immediately. I thought the proportions of the transforming figures were a joke in battroid mode, although they did look pretty nice in Gerwalk mode. Lots of problems with parts falling off though, especially the arms. I do like the GBP and Tomahawk from set # 2. Graham

The Starship Troopers OVA anime was released in 1988. The Powered Suit designs were by Studio Nue. The Kaiyodo Powered Suit toy which is very similar, but not identical to the OVA design was also designed by Studio Nue apparently all the way back in 1979. Graham

Nobody knows for sure if a larger version of the VF-0 is coming. Some members have theorised that a similar situation may exist to the VF-1, where we got the smaller 1/60 non-perfect transformation version first and then the larger 1/48 perfect transformation version later. So, it's possible that a larger perfect transformation version may be in the works, but nobody (myself included) knows for sure. Graham

I'm not sure, but based on recent photos in either the May or June issue of Hobby Japan, I think those Starship Troopers Powered Suits are resin garage kits. Personally, I love the small Kaiyodo Powered Suit Toys. Great articulation for the small size. It's just a pity that they never made the OVA version. Graham

If this movie features Xtreme lava surfing, I am not, REPEAT I am NOTgoing to see it . . . . . Doh!.....OK, yes I'll probably still go to see it, but I'll hate it. Stupid lava surf boards I just had this mental image of Obi Wan and Anakin surfing lava with the theme to 'Hawai Five O' playing, and Keanu Reeves standing in the background saying "Dude" Graham

Yes, Yamato are making a 1/100 scale VF-0S toy. It should be released sometime in June or July (no firm release date has been announced yet). The retail price will be somewhere around ¥4,000. The toy will be ABS and PVC, no die-cast metal. It will also require parts-swapping in order to transform as it comes with different noses for Fighter and Battroid modes. This toy has been discussed in-depth on these forums in several topics and if you do a search on the toy forums you can find more info. Graham

Great job Kurt, I'll get this in the gallery at the weekend. Graham

Where can one find this movie? It's on the 20th Anniversery DVD. And of course it's on the Playstation VF-X2 game. Graham

I'll have to watch the opening movie of VF-X2 again, but IIRC the VB-6 does not land in shutttle mode, instead it transforms to Gerwalk mode to land and then steps on and squashes an enemy tank Graham

Read my post directly above yours. I mention the scale. Graham

Of course. They don't have the Science Fiction report up yet, only the Figures and Naval reports. Graham

Ouststanding Rob! Bit smaller than I thought it would be, but I'm still getting one, or two, or three Graham

Pic of the Yamato 1/100 VB-6 prototype from the June 2004 issue of Dengeki Hobby: Here. Page 4 of this thread has the first pic of the painted Yamato VB-6 from the Shizouka Hobby Show. Graham

VB-6 info: Macross Compendium. See also MAHQ for info and pics. Graham

Great, let's hope your partner managed to get some pics of the VB-6. Graham

Yay, no more froppy arms Graham

Nice S&W in the pic above. Looks like a 5906 or perhaps a 4006. Gotta say, I liked the first RE movie, watched it twice at the cinema and then bought the DVD. I'm a big fan of Zombie movies. Definitely looking forward to the second movie. I only have a passing familiarity with the games tho. I've only played the very first Bio-Hazard game on the Playstation years ago, so I don't really care if the movie follows the games or has the same characters. Graham

Nope, I hadn't seen this. I'd love to see more pics and also put them in the MW custom toy gallery if that's ok? Graham

You think that's bad. I spent 5 minutes shaking and weiging boxes, before choosing 3 boxes and all 3 were sara! Graham

This is what I've been saying about it all along. Graham