Graham

Just up to page 64 of the first book 'Game of Thrones' and no gratuitous sex so far . Graham

Now I've (finally) got the new server login passwords from Shawn, I'll try to get this up in the custom toy gallery by the end of the week. Graham

Deinitely the best mecha designer out there IMO. Beats the pants of of hacks like Kunio Okawara. Even Hajime Katoki is overated IMO with the only designs of his I like being the Gundam Sentinel and Victory Gundam designs. And don't forget he's done a heck of a lot of designs in his career, not just Macross, Armored Core, Aquarion & Eureaka 7. His creator credits are listed on Macross Compendium. I love all his Macross stuff. Even Macross 7 has some great designs such as the Full Armored VF-11C, VF-17D Nightmare and VF-22S. Personally, I prefer his newer Macross designs like the YF-19, VF-0S/D, SV-51, VF-17S/D, VF-11B/C to the classic VF-1. Graham

I'm surprised that Serenity did poorly at the box office. Personally, I thought it was the best film of the year, heck the best film of at least the last 5 years if you ask me. Graham

Nope, I think it just means it was one person that ordered all three costumes. I really hope it is not a guy dressing up in them. The phrase 'one sick puppy' springs to mind. I know I wouldn't like to run into a 6'3" Minmay cosplayer with size 15 feet in a dark alley at night. Definitely would not like to wake up next to one in the morning either. Graham

Yep, the eps shown on early morning UK TV were edited for content, Get the DVD set of the first 13 eps, it's uncut and can be ordered from amazon.co.uk For a kids show, there's a surprising amount of death, with people getting shot, falling off cliffs, getting crushed in one of the compactors that crushes cars etc. Graham

I'm wondering if it's actually a member of this board. Come on guys own up, who is it? Out of the dozen or so MWers I've had the pleasure to meet in person, the only one closest to that size would be.............................. Shawn! Mwahahahahahahahaha Nah, more likely it's one of them Row-Boat-Tekkies from that other site. Graham

The funny thing is that website mentions the dresses were made for a 6' 3" client with size 15 feet! But they don't mention if the client was male or female. Now I don't know about you all, but I know exactly zero women who are that tall or have such large feet. I'm betting the costumes were ordered by a cross-dressing male cosplayer. Just how tall is Man-Faye for those of you that have seen him in the flesh, as it were? Graham

I'd be much more interested in a 1/48 VE-1 conversion kit. Graham

IIRC, wasn't there at one point talk of the Nic Cage Superman having a see-through costume.............the mind boggles! Grahan

Book 1 arrived from Amazon yesterday, but have yet to start it as I have a few other books to read through first. I've just got to ask what the heck is wrong with gratuitous sex? Graham

Good news guys. I finally managed to get in touch with Shawn last week and got the updated login info from him. I have already passed the info to myersjesse. As yet I have not had time to try logging onto the server to see if the passwords actually work. Graham

Just bought book one today after reading the recommendations in this thread. Graham

I gave up on 24 half way through season 3. And isn't Imhotep a character from 'The Mummy"? GrahaM

Like many MWers, I've had enough of the VF-1. The 1/48 VF-1 is fine for me. I'd have no interest in a Yamato perfect variable 1/60 VF-1 series. The only VF-1 related product I want to see from Yamato after the GBP comes out is a 1/48 VT-1 & VE-1. I also think that 1/60 scale is perfect for the VF-0 (and hopefully an SV-51 as well :-) ). Any larger would be too big, any smaller could lead to durability issues or the need for parts swapping. Hopefully, Yamato will revisit the Macross Plus toys, or at least just the YF-19 and release improved sculpts in a larger scale. For myself I'd be happy if they are in 1/60 or perhaps 1/55 scale. Graham

I also paid $250 for my AnimEigo set and they are still ok. Unless they suddenly go bad, I'll probably pass on the ADV set. Graham

Of the 4 blue YF-21 that I have out of the box, all are OK. The 2 purple YF-21 I have both have the cockpit problem. Graham

Never did find a solution, but I didn't try very hard as I hate the purple color of the toy anyway. Personally, I far prefer the first blue version, even if it doesn't have gun pods, at least it's the correct color and the cockpit stays locked down in fighter mode. Graham

You are more than welcome to keep it at my house Graham

You mean it's banned from possessing the book inside the church grounds? Or they ban members from possessing the book anyware, including their own homes? if the latter, I didn't know that churches had that sort of legal authority? Do they have a list of banned books, or worse a list of approved books as well? And what about anime, movies, TV shows are some banned as well? What century is this? I wonder what your Church would think about the Michael Moorcock Elric books I used to read as a 12 year old, where the main character had a soul stealing demon sword Or what about my Mum's Dennis Wheatley's horror novels about Satanism and witchcraft that I also read as a kid ? Yes, I know this is skirting dangerously closing to a discussion on religion, which we are not supposed to do, but hearing about that sort of thing really gets my blood boiling. Graham (who only ever goes near a church if I have to for a wedding or funeral)

Devon Aoki needs about 10lbs of silicon adding before she can even think of playing Kasumi Graham

Still undecided. While I'm sure it will be a pleasure to hear Mari on the dub, the same may not be true of the rest of the cast. Also, any word on whether Minmay's songs will remain in Japanese, or are there plans for Mari to rerecord them in English? Graham

Yeah, when you have like 30 or 40 boxes and plastic trays all stacked it does take up rather a lot of space. Graham

My web-fu is weak today as I couldn't find the old thread that mentioned these stands, so I've started a new thread. Anyway, here is the lastest pictures from the new January 2006 issue of Dengeki Hobby magazine of the upcoming Battroid mode stand, made by Hasegawa to fit their line of 1/72 Battroid kits. Click on thumbnail to enlarge: My first thought is it really needs a UN Spacy decal for the circular base. I wonder if this stand will fit other mecha kits as well? Graham

Couldn't find the old thread, so started a new one. Anyway, here's the latest pics of the Yamato 1/48 GBP from the new January 2006 issue of Dengeki Hobby magazine. Click on thumbnail to enlarge: Graham