Graham

If my son gets out of hospital in time, I'll take him trick or treating. It will be his first time. Graham

Yah, you people who are going to buy this instead of the YF-19 are all getting a 30 day ban! j/k Not buying the Gunbuster SOC myself as I've never really been a fan of the design. The anime is OK, but the mechs just don't grab me at all. My one concern with the Gunbuster SOC is whether Bandai may have overreached themselves this time and attempted to pack too many gimmicks and features into the toy at the possible expense of playability and durability. I guess only time will tell. From all the pics, it definitely looks to be the most gimmick-laden toy ever from Bandai, even more so than the Aquarians and any other SOC. Graham

I still think it seems so wrong seeing an F/A-18 with Jolly Rogers markings. Graham

One arrow is pointing to the sliding tail fin function. The tail fins slide up the back of the rear lower leg, so that they do not drag on the ground in battroid and Gerwalk mode. The other arrow appears to be pointing to the two grey locking tabs, that lock into the shoulders in fighter mode. Graham

The tail fins slide up, to prevent them touching the ground in Gerwalk & Battroid modes. Graham

Don't worry about the elbow joint, it's not at all fragile. Graham

Probably just 3. As much as I'd like more, my finances are not up to it at the moment with my present crappily paying job. Graham

Very interesting first post op4 delta. Welcome to Macrossworld. I look forward to reading your posts on the carrier battle group. I'm pretty sure I have some line art of the Asuka, which I will scan and post if I can find it. Graham

Hip joints are very sturdy. Twin left & right solid metal bars, so no worries. Also, just to preempt any concerns, the rotating canards are not made of ABS, but of POM or some other type of tough plastic and are much sturdier than they look. The special elbow joint is to allow the correct positioning of the arms in fighter mode. Graham

Guys, Attached are the latest YF-19 pics from the new December issues of Hobby Japan & Dengeki Hobby magazines Click on thumbnail to enlarge Click on thumbnail to enlarge More of the features are revealed, which are: 1) Removable head cover and visor, as shown in the anime when the YF-19 is undergoing maintenance. 2) Removable gunpod magazine as shown in the anime. Some MWers already guessed this feature. 3) Display stand can attached to Battroid mode as well as fighter mode. 4) Anime accurate two-piece opening canopy, Graham

Bandai 1/72 HCM VF-1S Hikaru back in 1988. Graham

Mags come out between 23rd to 25th of each month. Graham

Nope, honestly never heard of him. Why should I? He's neither a hot girl, a cheeseburger, a cold beer, a handgun, a cool sci-fi movie/TV series, or a Macross toy/anime/model, so he's outside my sphere of interest. One of the members of my former IPSC club and fellow G21 shooter was a guy called Danny Man. Only Danny I know! Graham

In the case of the YF-19/VF-19, it doesn't really matter if the FSW design is inherently unstealthy though as they have an active stealth system. Graham

Eh, Danny who? Graham

I can't say whether or not Yamato has an SV-51 in development. What I will say though is that in fighter mode, the SV-51 at 22.77m long is significantly bigger than the VF-0 at 18.69m long. A 1/60 scale SV-51 would be significantly bigger than a 1/60 scale VF-0. My completed Hasegawa 1/72 SV-51 dwarfs my completed Hasegawa VF-0S. Given the size of the SV-51 shown in that display cabinet, it is likely to be a Hasegawa. Graham

But it doesn't make sense having a Skull on the heatshield, when there are Rabbits on the tail fins. Graham

My sig does not refer to the Wave SDF-1, that was a surprise to me as well and came right under the radar. Hint, my sig may or may not refer to a Yamato product through! Graham...............screwing with your heads since 1999!

I want some naked zero g lovin'. Graham

Hmm.......this is news too me. If it's a pre-assembled & pre-painted toy, I'll definitely buy 1 or 2. If it's a kit that you have to build and paint, I'll pass. Graham

I reckon haterist has been feeding his pilots too much chilli and they've been farting in the cockpit too much. Graham

I heard you can only wear that costume for 3 miinutes before you have to change back tho. Graham

The SHE has huge ugly square intakes, no landing gear & the wings set too far forward. Also, the feet are not accurate in fighter mode. Graham

Are they kept under direct sunlight? Melting bottoms? Graham

They may have been in M3 as well, but it's years since I last played the game, so maybe I'm remembering wrongly. Graham