Graham

How can there be an Alien Quadrilogy box set when there have only ever been two (2), I repeat TWO Alien movies ever made? Oh, and just for the record, there is only one Highlander movie as well. Graham

Found this link on another forum I sometimes visit. As we have quite a lot of aviation enthusiasts here, thought you might appreciate this WMV movie. Warning: graphic language by shell shocked reporter. Spitfire Low Pass Of course, it would have been even better if he had been doing an Isamu and flying upside down Graham

I've owned 4 HCMs in the past 15 years and presently still own 3. None of the fingers on mine have ever broken. In fact, no parts have broken at all. Despite many people claiming that the HCM is fragile (when most of them don't actually own one), I've personally found it to be a very sturdy toy. About the only part you need to take care with are the VF-1S's head lasers which are quite thin and stiff to rotate. And yes, I do prefer the HCM to both the MPC and the Taka/Bandai 1/55. Graham

Yes, the 1/48 VF-1J Hikaru is confimed and will be released in either November or December, after the VF-1S Hikaru, which is being released in late October. The VF-1J Hikaru may or may not be sold together as a set with the 1/48 TV type FAST packs, this has not been confirmed yet. Graham

Heh, that means if I was into computer games and bought this game then I could finally fufil my dream of playing as Gamlin and using my VF-17D to blow the crap out of Basara's VF-19kai Graham

For those of you who think the black heatshields look better on the Hikaru VF-1S, you can always try to order a black 1/48 heatshield through Monkey-N (Rob). See the thread here. Graham

Oh well, too late. I sold mine recently. Graham

And it would take 26 half hour episodes just to finish a single game Graham

Hmmmm. Link me to a pic... The only Hikaru DYRL 1S toy I have ever seen was the one made by Bandai, and that had a BLACK heatshield. Don't forget the Bandai 1/72 HCM VF-1S Hikaru, that had a red heatshield! And of course, even Bandai later made a correct red clip on heatshield for the 1/55 VF-1S Strike Valkyrie. See here. Banpresto made an SD VF-1S Hikaru with red heatshield and removable Strike Armor a couple of years ago. Graham

Get both. If I had to choose though, it would be Hikaru as I've always prefered his colors over Roy's. Graham

There can be only one! Graham

Macross is my main passion. I'm also into lot's of other stuff, but not to anywhere like the same degree of seriousness. I also used to be heavily into IPSC shooting and used to own a Glock 21, Glock 17, S&W 745, S&W 629 and a Remington 870. However, the high expense of shooting in HK, not to mention the restrictive gun laws here meant I had to give that up. May get back into it later tho. Also into martial arts. Used to study Wing Chun, but have decided to switch to Kali (first lesson tonight), wish me luck. I also like cats and have 4 at the moment. Seems like lots of MW members like cats. Wonder if there is a connection between cats and Macross? Graham

If I ask nicely, I can probably get a sample to review. But to be honest, I'm really not that interested. While I quite liked the Escaflowne anime, the mecha designs don't really attract me enough to want to own the toy. Anyway, I've go so many reviews and articles backlogged to write it's not funny. Graham

Sorry, officially Max's VF-1S heatshield is blue, just as Hikaru's VF-1S heatshield is officially red. Graham

While not the world's greatest movie, I quite enjoyed the first Resident Evil movie. In fact, I even went to see it twice at the cinema and bought the DVD (I'm a sucker for zombie movies). I still think it would have been much better if George Romero had directed as originally planned. Graham

I never paint my AMM-1 missiles. I gotta say, IMO the red tips just do not match with the low-vis color scheme. Graham

A live action GI Joe movie, dear god why? The cartoon was bad enough. Normally I don't like to judge movies before seeing them, but I can tell this is going to suck bigger than a giant sucking machine manufactured on the planet of Suck! I suppose it will be filled with dozens of D grade actors that nobody has ever heard of and there will be thousands of rounds fired, but no one ever gets shot or killed, ditto the A-Team movie. Oh well, I suppose there will be some preteens somewhere in the world who may like it. The best thing for somebody to do to Hollywood right now would be to drop a nuke on it. Graham

Back in the mid-90's when they first came out I built all the 1/144 and 1/100 Bandai Macross 7 kits. As I'm not really a model builder and have no talent with paint, putty or glue, I just snap-fitted them together and slapped on only the bare minimum of paint necessary on certain parts, i.e. VF-11B's FAST packs and feet. I even kit-bashed some VF-11B fighter with FAST packs. Think I've still got some blurry photos somewhere. I also once paid a skilled model builder to paint the 1/100 VF-19S in a special custom Roy Focker color scheme. Unfortunately that's long gone now, broken as inevitably happens to most plastic models. Graham

I love my Yamato VE-1 and VT-1. Luckily no QC problems on mine and they transform smoothly and lock together very tightly. My only minor complaint is that the backpack hinge lock is if anything a little too tight I've only transformed them once, but didn't have any problems. These two toys will be displayed permanently in fighter mode, as that is how they are shown most of the time in DYRL and look best in that mode IMO. I even sold my old, yellowed and fugly (IMO) Bandai 1/55 VE-1 and VT-1 after getting the Yamatos. Graham

Drifand is right, due to the length of the 1/48's nosecone the groin armor on the GBP would need to be disproportionaly long. However, I was thinking about this and what if you had to remove the nosecone first before attaching the groin armor. While not anime accurate, it would certainly reduce the length of the GBP groin armor. What do you all think, would you accept having to remove the nosecone to attach the armor or not? Personally, if it gave better looking armor I don't think it would bother me at all. Graham

1) I don't usually like answering questions about worth as it is too subjective. All I will say for the MPC as with any product is read as many reviews as possible, try to see and/or handle one in person, take some time to look around for the best price and then make up your own mind. 2) I doubt that Bandai will release 1/55 Max and Millia Super upgrades. That is not something that either Bandai or Takatoku ever previously released and Bandai are not noted for their originality when it comes to Macross. There is a slim chance Bandai may continue with the 1/55 reissues next year for the 20th anniversary of DYRL and reissue the Strike Valkyrie, Super Ostrich and Elintseeker, but I wouldn't count on it. 3) As others have noted, the Yamato 1/48 offers perfect transformation, whereas the 1/60 does not. However, both the 1/48 and 1/60 have more detail and feature more articulation than the Bandai 1/55. The Yamatos should be considered as 'Adult Collectibles' and are not suitable for children, whereas the tougher Bandai 1/55s are more toy-like and are suitable for children. Graham

Yes I do, but I ain't saying. Graham

Awesome 1/55 custom Super-O. Graham

Wow, Great DYRL pose! Classic photo! I've been waiting for somebody with a 1/48 Hikaru VF-1S custom to recreate that classic pose. Graham

Graham. . . Tell me about it. I felt the same way after I saw DYRL too!!! I've been hoping to get a set to display in a pre-launch scene. And now Yamato comes thorugh with outstanding toys. . . Can't wait to get back home in 30 days. Then, the fun will really begin!!!! And my wife is still recovering from the price tag Yay, Darkwind's back! Haven't heard from you in ages. Guess you've been away in some nasty places blowing stuff up Anyway, glad that you are safe. The FAST Packs will be a nice homecoming present for you. Graham