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Gundam Show Thread - MSG thru GQuuuuuuX
F-ZeroOne replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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. -
Gundam Show Thread - MSG thru GQuuuuuuX
F-ZeroOne replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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. -
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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Ace Combat Joint Assault
F-ZeroOne replied to Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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! -
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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Gundam Show Thread - MSG thru GQuuuuuuX
F-ZeroOne replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
<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... -
Gundam Show Thread - MSG thru GQuuuuuuX
F-ZeroOne replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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... -
Just to balance the books a bit, there have been a couple of occasions where I've had positive "communication" experiences (excluding those with friends or contacts of friends). One time me and my brother were looking for a particular fashion shop [1] in Harajuku and the quest was getting to the point where it was looking likely we would be taking separate flights back home... Out of the blue, this voice says, "Excuse me, can I help you?" and this complete stranger, a young Japanese man, spends the next 15 minutes helping us find the shop we were looking for. Turned out that he had studied in England for a bit. We never did get a chance to thank him properly. On another occasion, I was on my way to Yokosuka to look at the warship Mikasa, and didn't realise that I had to change trains on the way. An elderly Japanese man on the same train told me what was happening with no prompting from me and in no less than a Texan accent! Turned out he had lived in Texas back in the 60s. [1] I admire Nigo, the founder of "A Bathing Ape", who is a Star Wars fan and therefore One Of Us. In the unlikely event I ever meet him, though, I will kick him very hard in the lower regions for only putting directions to the shops in the shops [2]. [2] Things are a bit easier now; the brand was a bit less well known and there was much less internet information available at the time.
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As RFT has mentioned, my understanding from other forums is that its new for Farnborough.
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There is to be another Doctor Who Prom [1] this weekend, Saturday 24th & 25th July at the Royal Albert Hall, once again featuring music from the show plus a few classical pieces. Its being broadcast on one of the BBCs satellite radio channels and the event will be filmed for future broadcast at a later date. [1] Just to avoid any cross-cultural confusion, "The Proms" is an annual British showcase of (mostly) classical music, so banish any thoughts of Daleks in badly-chosen tuxedos mooching in the locker room because they couldn't get a date with the leader of the Skaro cheer-leading squad [2]... [2] "Give me an E! Give me a X! Give me a T! Give me a... "
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"What are your primary objectives, Taranis?" "To kick the arse of Her Majesty's enemies and drink tea. And I am all out of tea."
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The BBC are currently running a series called "How To Build A... " - last week, they covered the Astute nuclear attack submarine; this week they covered Rolls-Royce and its line of commercial jet engines. Might be interesting for those who like the non-military side of things (I know I'd forgotten just how much jet engines are hand assembled!). Its currently broadcast on BBC2 at 21:00GMT, just after Top Gear...
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Bandai did make a toy of the Model-97. It was a "Cloth Gear" item; essentially a metal frame which you snap the plastic armour parts onto. I have one; not a brilliant toy (the plastic armour greatly restricts the movement of the inner frame, making you wonder why they bothered making it poseable in the first place) but the "police blue" colour scheme does make it stand out. You're mostly right though; to the best of my knowledge theres very few, if any, other representations of the Model-97 in toy form.