Graham

That's a shame. I don't know why it doesn't get any love. It really is a beatiful looking mecha IMO. Graham

I await more details with curiosity. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of excessive amounts of diecast metal in transmforming toys, due to the paint chipping that inevitably occurs. My view is that metal should just be added where necessary for durability, not just having diecast for diecasts sake. My main hope for the VF100s line is to reduce the amount of parts and parts-forming necessary. Graham

Yamato are now considering making sonme accessory sets andhave asked me to do some research on what peripherals people would like. I will be putting up a poll soon. Graham

Can someone piease attempt a translation of the VF-171 B-page from issue 31? Dying to know more about this mecha.

Done.

Poll choice added. To be honest, guys even though the VF-4 is one of the choices under consideration, it is an extreme longshot, as due to the lack of variants to milk the mold. Graham

Which new perfect transformation variable fighter would you like to see next from Yamato in 1/60 scale? I'm only including the probable candidates in this poll, as the more obscure VFs like the VF-9, VA-3 etc, frankly have little chance of consideration, so it is honestly a waste of time to include them. The choices I have listed are the serious contenders. Please note that the VF-17 & VF-19 probably have a slightly higher chance of being made, due to the higher number of variants, which means Yamato can milk the molds more. The results of this poll will be passed to Yamato in two weeks time. Graham

Max's VF-22 looks awesome. It's always been one of my favorite color schemes. A must buy. Graham

No, the Macross Frontier licence is completely different from Macross 7 licence. Bandai will retain exclusivity on the Frontier toy licence for several more years at least. Expect another Macross 7 repaint of an existing toy (with some minor retooling - gunpod, pilot & FPs) to be announced soon. (Not too hard to guess which). I'm pushing Yamato to consider making either a VF-17D/S/S-Milia, or a VF-19Kai/F/S/P. Graham

Same here. Graham

Nope, not even my favorite a VF-17D. I just think clear or plated versions are silly. Graham

Not me. I just don't like it. Even if it was half the price of the regular version, I still wouldn't buy it. Clear or metallic plated versions have never been my thing. Graham

Neither the clear version, or the movie color version do anything for me. I will pass on both. And the shield on the movie version doesn't look any closer to the arm to me. Graham

Looking to buy the VF-0D if anybody is selling. Graham

Hmmm........those two little doors are interesting. Graham

I uploaded all 25 eps of Frontier to my PSP months ago and it all still plays fine. Just this new MUF ad seemings to be giving me a hard time. PSP doesn't have the correct codec perhaps? Graham

Downloaded the MUF vid and tried to convert it with Agile PSP Converter software, so I can watch it on my PSP, but even after converting, My PSP is saying it's an invalid file format. Anybody else tried putting it on their PSP and had the same problems or success? Graham

The VT-1 is a really nice toy IMO. Great job Yamato. It's probably my favorite of the V2 1/60 VF-1 series so far. Not sure why the complaints about lack of Tampo printing. It seems to have quite a lot of markings. I'm certainly happy with the amount of printing. And for those of you late to the party, the shoulder hinge pin design was modified a while back, so that the ends of the pin are no longer knurled, which reduces the stress on the plastic shoulder hinge. This seems to have greatly reduced the number of incidents of shoulder cracking. I'd just like to state though on the 20 or so V2 VF-1 toys I have on display, ech one transformed several times, I have yet to experience any cracking or stress marks on the shoulder hinges. My advice, just enjoy the toy and don't be scared of transforming it at all. Graham

I think I spotted an armoured VF-11 twice in the video. Graham

Still hoping for a cannon-fodder VF-25 brownie. You would think that would be a no-brainer for Bandai, given that it is a simple repaint of the VF-25G. Personally, I doubt we will see a completely redesigned DX VF-25. I really do hope we get a VF-171/171EX and VF-27 DX though. Graham

Great job Sketchley. Most interesting. Graham

Been playing Sad Sniper Ex for about 7 hours now and can defeat it more frequently, but still only getting Bs or Cs. Any tips for quickly defeating Brera? Graham

These days I seldom keep boxes, due to lack of space. Most of the time they get thrown out. Graham

Also picked up Great Mechanics DX 9. As others have mentioned, the cover is great and maybe the text contains some new information (I don't know, not being able to read Japanese). However, the lineart is nothing new that hasn't been published in a dozen other books and the quality of the lineart to be honest is not that great. Many of the pics have been enlarged to the point where the lines show obvios jagged edges. Graham

Is it just me, or does it Graham