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Yay, from that image it looks like as we suspected the regular animation studio is back handling character animation duties for this episode. Graham

No, the seat does not oorotate in the cockpit. The only Yamato toys with rotating seats are the VF-0 series and the new YF-21. Graham

I'm a little leery about committing to a 1 year subscription, when we don't know how many issues there will be yet in total. It may only turn out to be 10 issues for example. If it's less than 24 issues, then does Overdrive refund the balance? Graham

Actually, I find the 11 very poseable. Yes, the Gunpod and hands are out of scale, but poseability of the arms and legs is great. Knees and elbows go over 90 degrees, probably around 110 - 120 degrees. I've got my 11 in some really cool poses.

If transformed and positioned correctly, the feet won't hang out the back like that. And yes, that piece is the stand adaptor. Of course, they are still visible when viewed diorectly from the rear of the plane. Graham

The new Shonen Ace containing episode 6 came out a few days ago, but I've been stuck manning a booth at an exhibition for the last three days, so haven't been able to look for it until today. The one shop I had time to check at lunch today was already sold out. Graham

Heck, let's just rename it "The Green Squirrel Show" and make it about the slapstick adventures of everybody's favourite panty loving green alien squirrel. To hell, with mecha, action, the Vajra, story etc.....who needs em'. Each episode can be about how our hero the squirrel has to collect a pair of panties from a different female character each week, "Gotta collect em' all". I bet ratings would soar. Graham

OK, I really, really don’t understand the Japanese anime viewing public at all. Episode 7 with its tense, exciting, well choreographed and superbly animated battle scenes only gets 1.8%, whereas the poorly animated, slapstick comedy filler that is episode 8 gets a whopping 3%! All I can think of is that word of how awesome episode 7 was spread, so lot’s more people tuned in to see episode 8. After watching 8, we'll probably get a ratings drop for 9 as IMO episode 8 may have turned off some views, but wadda’ I know anyway? I hope BW and Satelight after seeing these rating don't decide to rewrite the rest of Frontier and cut out all the action and mecha scenes and fill the remainder of the episodes with non-stop slapstick, in an effort to boost ratings. Graham

I'm really loving the sculpt on the VF-25 battroid and Gerwalk. The VF-25 is fast becoming one of my favorite VF designs. Graham

Yes. Graham

Won't have time to handle the production toy I brought until Friday night at the earliest. However, the pre-production sample that I handled extensively had a hinged fold down locking bar to lock the torso together in battroid mode. Graham

Another theory. Perhaps the Vajra, or whoever is controlling them have the technology to create these fold dislocations and created this one intentionally, to slow down the movement of the Frontier and Galaxy fleets. This could explain why the Vajra carrier appeared to be immune to the effects of the Fold Dislocation. Graham

Rotten spoilsport! Graham

Just picked mine up from the Animate in Causeway Bay. It was the last one in stock (yes, I do actually have to buy my own toys). Will get working on the review on the weekend. Graham

Phone game or not, I want it. Graham

Any news on the ratings for ep 8 yet? Graham

As I've mentioned before, security on colony ships has always seemed pretty poor. In Mac 7, Gigile and several Varauta soldiers with some FZ-109 weree able to penetrate City 7 and remain hidden for a loong time. Graham

Wow, that diorama set looks awesome. Definitely getting them. My only complaint, no Ozma type VF-25S with Armored pack. Graham

I also got the feeling that Ranka recognized Brera. Graham

Lineart of the VF-25 definitely exists. You can see two examples of it in the attached photo from the recent Shizuoka Hobby Show, which also shows the resin prototype of the 1/72 scale Ozma VF-25S tansformable plastic model kit. In the photos line art is shown of the underside of the VF-25's shield and also the underside of the fuselage (chest and back plate area), sans arms, legs and nose. In the shield lineart, you can clearly make out where the knife is stored. Can't wait to see more lineart. Graham

You'll regret it. It's nice, very nice. A very accurate representation of the lineart, far so than the styleized Revy. Graham

There's definitely lineart. Some was shown at the Shizuoka Hobby Show. You can see it on some of the placards, behind the 1/72 VF-25 model. Graham

I sincerely doubt episode 7 will be forgotten by the majority of Frontier fans and mecha aficionados. It's one of the real stand out episodes of the series so far. In my opinion, it's equal in impact to or perhaps second behind the DeCulture Edition. The action and visuals are stunning. You specifically mention not remembering the battles in SDF and 7. Well, I agree that in the most part that the battles were forgettable (with a few memorable exceptions). This is probably beacuse for SDF and 7 their was insufficient budget to animate nicely choreographed and well drawn battle scenes. However, this is not the case with DYRL, Plus, Zero and Frontier, which have beautifully animated and well choreographed battles, that are highly memorable. To this day, people still talk about the battle scenes in DYRL, Plus and Zero and I think the same will hold true for Frontier. Graham

The 1/72 model should be discussed in the appropriate thread in the model forum please, not here. Am I the only one that is worried that no physical prototypes have been shown for the 1/100 toy line yet? I hope Bandai hasn't decided to drop it. Graham

We don't know that the Dulfim and Kaitos 'ran away' from the rest of the Galaxy fleet. They may have been despatched specifically to seek aid from the Frontier fleet. Neither do we know that Brera Stern is from the Dulfim. I suspect that he got on board Frontier Island 1 covertly and is not conected with the Dulfim and Kaitos. Graham