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Okay, just wanted to be clear.
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I never thought I'd see another series as downright bizarre as Childs Toy, but then I saw this. I think Childs Toy has the edge in character development, but Guu just about shaves it in the Bizarro-stakes. Dragon-Half is great. Shame they only made so few episodes.
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Er... do you mean the spats? (the fairings that went over the landing gear). Its just that the JU-87s landing gear was fixed and, AFAIK, not removable...?
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I think you are confused here. Rumiko Takahashi did not work on KOR. Izumi Matsumoto created KOR. Takahashi created Maison Ikkoku. 423516[/snapback] My bad, I get all those mid '80s anim-emo soap shows mixed up... it still beats the crap out of most of the modern Rumiko stuff though. There is a connection, though - the famous character designer Akemi Takeda worked on Kimagure Orange Road and Urusei Yatsura; the occasionally similar character designs might be one of the causes of the confusion. Incidentally, Madoka would kick most modern anime heroines into orbit. Asuka might be good with Unit-2, but Madoka once crippled someone just by using a guitar pick! Black Magic M-66 is surprisingly decent. It actually depicts a special forces group acting intelligently. They still get their butts kicked, but at least they thought about it first.
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Urusei Yatsura? Obscure? Good grief, I suddenly feel old... Mine would have to be Cats Eye, an early 80s series from the guy who created City Hunter. I believe at least some of the cast have recently appeared in the series Angel Heart. I mainly like it because it features the dumbest detective there has ever, ever been... Then, of course, theres Star Fleet/X-Bomber, which isn't exactly anime but was obviously heavily inspired by it. Patlabor on Tv shouldn't be obscure, but it must be the best anime series no-one actually seemed to buy. The fools, the terrible fools! Edit: oh, of course. Turn-A Gundam. Dammit, get over the moustache thing already!
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If Yoko Kanno is attached, then its automatically great. Inner Universe (GiTs: SAC). Lithium Flower (GiTs: SAC). Turn-A Gundam OP (not sure what its called). Stop smirking - Turn-A Gundam rocks! Information High (Macross Plus). Childs Toy second OP ("Ultra Relax" - just because its so much fun watching people try and keep up at karaoke!). Konya wa Hurricane - Bubblegum Crisis. May Tomino strike me down for saying this, but Just Wild Beat Communication from Gundam Wing (I'm sorry, my master, I'm so very sorry... ) Revolution from Utena. "I Do" (GiTs: SAC 2nd Gig). I also have a terrible weakness for anime tracks from the 80s like the Kimagure Orange Road themes and though the Noir soundtrack doesn't really count as a "song", "Salva Nos" is awesome.
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Remember how we were all whining about four weeks back about how all the Macross releases had dried up?
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The webcomic "Strange Candy" features a recurring character called Miss Wingmay, who is a former Idol singer... http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20030109.html
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Ingram! One can only hope a Griffon is planned - its been way too long since my various toy Ingrams have had anything to fight against!
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Interesting question. Ok, I'm gonna look at this backwards, by eliminating non-contenders first. Jaguar was replaced by the Tornado, so it's out. The SU-24 has short combat legs under full load, but carries a nice loadout. So, short legs eliminate it. Tornado is slightly newer, better legs, and heavier loadout, but still not that great. So, it's out. 417058[/snapback] Right, but I bet you one thing - however low you think you are, the Tornado will be under you somewhere. 417136[/snapback] And look where it got them during Desert Storm.... 417354[/snapback] Just carrying on a great British tradition (to paraphrase a somewhat amazed German soldier during the early days of W.W. II, "Instead of us attacking us while we are crossing, you let us set up the bridges, put in the flak guns, and then attack us - in daylight! You English are crazy!")...
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and it'll be keeping the sun off a Buccanneer... 417141[/snapback] True; unfortunately "Banana Bombers" are no longer with us (except for that maniac in South Africa)... I've just finished a book called Vulcan 607, which is about the "Black Buck" bombing missions over the Falklands. Although about 75% of the book is about air-to-air refuelling and the many hundreds of ways in which this can go wrong, its a pretty good read and includes more RAF low-level legends, such as the aircrew who flew up into power-lines (later measured as being 45 feet above ground!). Although specific aircraft aren't mentioned in that story, its likely a Buccaneer - or even more impressive, a Vulcan - was the culprit! Shin, as to the Meteor - estimates vary. I've seen some at 150km, but some sources quote around 100km. It would appear, though - if the "blurb" is right - that Phoeinx-class range is its - ahem - metier...
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Interesting question. Ok, I'm gonna look at this backwards, by eliminating non-contenders first. Jaguar was replaced by the Tornado, so it's out. The SU-24 has short combat legs under full load, but carries a nice loadout. So, short legs eliminate it. Tornado is slightly newer, better legs, and heavier loadout, but still not that great. So, it's out. 417058[/snapback] Right, but I bet you one thing - however low you think you are, the Tornado will be under you somewhere.
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I know about the Typohon - thats where the irony is; the EF2000 name "Typhoon" was chosen because it supposedly had to be a word which was inoffensive to all the development partner nations, and was chosen because its common to all of them but has suitably neutral foreign (Japanese) origins. Unfortunately, it seems someone forgot Germany was one of the member nations. Or perhaps we Brits are just really, really good at Poker faces in meetings... As for another Sptifire - well, "One of a kind is always special... "
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As well as being suitable for Royal Navy service via the Sea Fury as well. Er... heres a thought - would the name potentially affect a possible Japanese purchase? The name "Lightning" might stir a few memories (though it doesn't seem to have affected the Typhoon, a name which with no apparent sense of irony - or history - was chosen not to be offensive to all the development nations... )
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So far, the response has generally been "I had a toy like that once... " or "I knew someone who had a toy like that - is it Transformers?"
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Excellent work and a nice piece of lateral thinking ("So, everyone uses the Top Gun soundtrack in Macross videos - so lets take that a bit further... ")
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The Raptors in Jurassic Park should have been the size of chickens, and were in the book. However, shortly after filming was completed (according to Bob Bakker, anyway), a type of raptor was discovered which was roughly the "movie" size.
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Just seen at Microman Forever that a Ingram is planned for September. One can only hope that a Griffon is planned too!
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I think "legs" usually refers to range/endurance, not speed, when talking about aircraft. 414411[/snapback] I know; but honour demanded some defence to be offered.
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Sort of makes sense I guess, at least from an international point of view. As for legless - I bet English Electrics little speed demon could still show its younger namesake a thing or two when it comes to going really fast...
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I suspected as much, but I thought I'd let you know the broadcast date as there are many means of... uh... "obtaining"... things in this modern age now...
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A F-18 taking off from grass - now, that I'd like to see... Welcome to Macross World, coolhandluke!
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The episode should be broadcast on UK BBC1 at 19:00 GMT this Saturday (8th July). I don't actually know the episode title myself, but if you go to a website like Outpost Gallifrey they should have the info there.
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Sorry, but you'll thank us once you do see it.
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F-ZeroOne replied to bryan_f_davis@yahoo.com's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Sorry for the tardy reply - only just seen this. I got the cabinet at a "Homebase" store in the UK, don't know if you might be able to get the exact model in the US. I will warn you, theres a slight gap in the doors, so dust still gets in. And the glass backing does make it hard to get a photo without adding yourself to the collection!