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    Well, not technically an aircraft, but yes with a quite incredible sense of comic timing HMS Astute has managed to get stuck in an apparently notoriously shallow bit of water off the Scottish coast. Perhaps the Royal Navy was trying to see if it was possible to land aircraft on her instead...
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    There was a variant of the F-16A, the F-16A ADF (Air Defence Fighter) which was a variant with some upgrades for "home" defence of the USA, something along those lines perhaps?
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    You might want to check out Metro for iPhone/Pod, its a great app I've used several times. I can't absolutely vouch for its accuracy but I had no problems with it: http://metro.nanika.net/
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    Well, at least we'll have one empty hull to convert to submersible transforming fighter attack carrier status when the need arises...
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    I'm probably the first person who would actually defend ZZ (It gets better! Really!)but watching Bright "Get those damn kids off my bridge!" Noa reduced to comedy prat-fall straight man nearly reduced me to tears...
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    If you're into sports you could try going to a soccer game or possibly a baseball game (though I think it might be the "off" season for baseball just now). Providing its not a big game (e.g. for baseball Giants vs Tigers) you should be able to just walk up and get tickets on the day. I'm not into sports but my brother is and we attended a soccer match on one of my trips.
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    This is the website site address I used for Beez in the UK, though their site doesn't quite seem to know which country its serving! http://www.beez-shop.co.uk/index.php I have a region free Blu-Ray player, so the regions aren't a problem for me personally. They are out there, but expect to pay a premium for a player that has the capability.
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    Thanks for the tip, though I've been using United Publications for years! They were the first place I tried at the time of posting, but didn't have Unicorn listed then. I eventually managed to order through Beez, Bandais European subsidiary, and it was an experience which proved the First Rule of Anime Fandom: Bandai hates you and wants your cash.
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    Just a thought, inspired by something I read a long time ago in an anime magazine: according to that source, "mecha" to the Japanese can mean any kind of mechanical object. There were apparently some anime produced that listed mecha designers despite having no transforming washing machines, biological armoured attack fish, or giant ice cream waitresses with hearts of clockwork and aprons of anti-tank guns; the "mecha" referred to items like clocks, telephones, etc... IIRC, Shoji Kawamori got a "guest mecha design" credit for Patlabor 2 - his contribution being a type of Police patrol car with extendible "legs" that allowed it to ride (on wheels) over congested traffic...
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    Awkward.
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    And theres something wrong with being a crotchety old mecha nerd, hmm?
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    Whoops. Don't know how I missed that, I saw Getter but for some reason Mazinger just didn't register...! Lets swap out Mazinger, then, for... 3) Big Dai-X. Just because I can.
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    And here are some un-respected who don't get to make the list: 1) Ingram, Patlabor. Designed to have an intimidating effect on the local chav, the Ingram is the Rozzer robot of choice. 2) Scopedog, Armoured Trooper VOTOMS: the ultimate disposable powered armour, animes hardest man Chirico Cuvie goes through about a dozen of these every episode. Before the ad break. 3) Mazinger Z, Mazinger Z: ROCKET PUNCH! That is all. 4) GM series, Mobile SUIT Gundam: the ultimate cannon fodder mecha, except for that one time in 8th MS Team. And finally: 5) Ideon, Space Runaway Ideon. Its the combining mecha fire truck that can slice planets in two. And piloted by animes biggest ginger afro.
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    Based on that description - standard European practice then? Edit: oh, sorry, ignore that, just read the bit about BAE and the Typhoon. Thats what I get for going for a cheap laugh!
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    I don't know, but as a guess intakes for electronic systems or similar. The Russians also put chaff/flare launchers on the early MiG-29s in that position...
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    Not 100% sure but I think its from the Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla films, the most recent ones - it was used (in pairs or threes, I think) to transport MechaGodzilla around. Which also meant that each craft had a pretty impressive thrust/weight ratio seeing as the biological Godzilla tips the scales at about the 55,000 tonne mark...
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    I don't mind fake planes, as long as they don't make up the majority of the designs - one of my favourites was the one with variable geometry rudders... What I do like is lots of choice, which is where I felt AC6 fell a little flat. I want my TigerShark, dammit!
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    Prepare to go "You can't end it like that!" for a few months next year: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/29/doctor-who-cliffhanger-series-split (short version, next series will be... er... two series, split in the middle). One of those will also have the Neil Gaiman scripted episode, which just going by the bits hes having to leave out could just be quite special.
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    Thank you! Possibly the funniest thing about this OAV, from a UK perspective, is that the goal of the race - "Bangor" - is an actual place in the UK. It also used to be home to Anime Projects, who released AnimEigo titles in the UK [1], including this very title; I've long wondered if it was coincidence or not... [1] Back when the only subtitled anime available in the UK was Bubblegum Crisis on VHS. For about £30. An episode. Thank Tezuka that those days of pricing are long go - Bandai want how much for Gundam Unicorn discs...?!
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    Because then Kaoru Shintani would sue.
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    Yep, and the F-22 isn't bad either. Seriously, though, is there a reason why the F-22s contrails seem to be so much more noticeable?
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    Good luck with your endeavours! As you note in your review, Evangelion fans might well be interested in Ideon. Like most Tomino-directed shows, it has its flaws, but it perhaps took the best part of 15 years before anyone else tried to approach similar themes, proving once again that Tomino is sometimes so far ahead of the pack everyone else thinks they're first and forgets who is really leading the race...
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    The televised BBC Prom is to be shown next month, time and date unknown at the moment. Also, fans of Who may wish to keep an eye out for "Sherlock", the BBCs modern take on the classic character (as in, actually set in the present day). Its written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, who both have some minor connection with Doctor Who and its difficult to escape the impression whilst watching that one is viewing a lead actor who either very nearly was or may well be the next resident of the TARDIS... Its also a pretty good show.
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    <HEADSLAP!> Thanks for reminding me about Rightstuf, I should have thought about them right off the bat. I've ordered happily from them in the past, and recently bought a region-free Blu-Ray player for exactly this kind of thing...
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    I'm kind of sitting here with my mouth hanging open. Amazing, really, amazing. The only thing is that I hope it will be a bit easier to get hold of than Gundam Unicorn seems to be in the UK at the moment...
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