Graham

Haven't watched any new (or old) anime since finishing Macross Frontier last year. Well, I did recently rewatch Macross II, but that's about all. There's just no new anime that interests me at all. I have been toying with the idea of rewatching RahXephon later in the year and perhaps the orginal Bubblegum Crisis as well, but still not in the mood yet. Currently borrowing and watching Farscape complete box set (yes, I know it's not anime, but it is sci-fi). Not sure if I'll be able to make it through all 4 seasons though. Keep falling asleep half way through the eps. Graham

Frontier has the Cheyenne II, not the Cheyenne. I would imagine the Cheyenne II is significantly newer and improved than the original Cheyenne and likely performs much better. Don't know why people are so down on the Cheyenne II. While it obviously shares a common design heritage with the original, it's not the same mecha. Graham

I will LMAO if sometime in the future, the US ended up having to buy or licence produce these from the Russians. Could happen if the F-22 production line is closed, jigs destroyed, and a credible A2A threat emerged to challenge the US. Graham

MUF is awesome. I'm now at 186 hours play. Probably going to take a break for a while now though. Anybody recommend any other good real robot games for the PSP? No Gundam, though please. Graham

Anybody read whether or not the T-50 will have thrust vectoring? Graham

The VF-171 is one of the most beautiful VFs in the Macross universe. I can't beleive Bandai still hasn't done a toy or model of it yet. Graham

Given the relative paucity of technical and background information on the YF/VF-19 series, compared to say the VF-1, I'm extremely curious as to how they are going to fill this volume. Existing information on the various versions of the 19 only fills a few pages at most and it's not like they have any older fan-made books like the Sky Angels books to draw on either for material. I guess, the book will be heavily padded with line art and CG pics and likely not have too much in the way of text. Graham

Yeah, noticed that about a week ago on Amazon jp when I was checking my order status. Not surprised, as the first book got delayed be several months as well. Graham

Plus the F-22 looks pretty chubby when viewed from the side, especially the front part. This new Russian plane looks much sleeker IMO. Graham

I could and I do with some series like Supernatural, but for other series, call me old fashioned, but I actually like being able to come home, turn on the TV at the scheduled time and watch a series in regular weekly installments. With downloading, there's always the temptation to watch the whole series all at once. Graham

That is one sexy looking plane. Much better looking that the F-22 and F-35 IMO and about equal (if not slightly better looking) than the YF-23. Let's hope the Russians get it into mass production in serious numbers quickly (unlikely I know), so that the US will have to restart the F-22 production line. Graham

Anybody know the exact release date in February for Brera's VF-27? I hope it's before the CNY holiday. Graham

How about make Protoculture a plant that is also a fuel source? Graham

Oh man, I want both the white and grey ¥65.00 toys. Graham

Spoiler tags if you please. Season 2 hasn't even started airing here yet. Graham

Series 2 of the 1/250 scale Bandai Macross Fighter Collection has the cannon fodder VF-25A. Graham

The 'alternate source' advises that the replacement shoulder hinges are on schedule for delivery to him sometime in the first 10 days of February. However, due to work related issues and the upcoming Chinese New Year Holiday in mid-February, it is anticipated that the replacements will begin shipping out to MWers starting the last week of February. For those that have already contacted the alternate source for replacements, please PM me your shipping address, so that the database can be updated now to save time later. Once shipping costs are known, the 'alternate source' will be in touch with a payment request for the shipping (this shouldn't be much, as the hinges are light, but padded envelopes still need to be purchased. Graham

Alex = god of death for Valk toys. One thing's for sure, I'm never letting him within 10 miles of my display cabinet! Graham

I really like Predator 2 as well. Can't stand AVP though. What killed it for me more than anything was casting the sassy black chick from New York as an expert artic survival guide........err, right! I can only suspend my belief so far. Graham

From various news sites: Graham

You guys obviously have a seriously different (and scary) definition of 'female' than me.....LOL! Anyway, I looked up the three guys who are playing the predators in the movie, but could only find the height listed for one of them, which was 6'5". Apparently one of them is a stuntman well known for playing werewolves and monsters. Graham

Ah, OK, I get you. But I'm not pulling the shoulder off mine just to look at the pins. Graham

No idea what you are talking about. Couldn't locate two tiny prongs. Pics please. Heh, but Alex is well known for having acid-excreting fingers that instantly destroy any Valk toy he touches. Graham

Aren't you guys bashing this a bit prematurely? From the Wikipedia page on it, it sounds pretty promising. As I said, I'm cautiously optimistic. And where are you guys seeing female predators? In the 5 pics posted above, I don't see anything that looks remotely female. Graham

Don't know. Will try tonight. Graham