Graham

Just found box pics of the MMM GQ Sword Impulse in this Yahoo Japan auction. Graham

I should amend the thread title, as that is 'Hong Kong Customs', NOT 'China Customs'. Graham

Don't worry guys, this sort of thing happens every couple of months here in HK. HK Police & HK Customs will raid a warehouse, confiscate a load of discs, arrest a few people and for about a week, supplies will be low. Then the operation sets up again somewhere else and it's business as usual until the next raid. This has been going on for years, it's nothing to panic about. Graham

No, you will still care about your Macross stuff after having your baby, but it assumes secondary importance. I still love my collection and still enjoy collecting, even if it is at a somewhat reduced level to my pre-baby era. But if I had to chose between my Macross toys and my baby, of course baby would come first. If I had to chose between my wife and my toys, hmmm.........that's a tougher decision . Graham

Godzilla, let's have less of this defeatist talk. You can have your cake and eat it too ! There are plenty of chicks out there who can accept their man collecting toys. I'm sure you can find a girl who will accept you for who you are. Just look at how many married members we have on these forums who are toy/model/anime nuts and still collect after marriage. Without meaning to state the obvious too much, the trick is to get out and start meeting people. Working 60-70 hour weeks and/or spending all your free time playing video games is not the best way to meet girls . You gotta put yourself in some sort of social situation (clubs/sports/classes etc) where you can meet new people. Graham

I'll second that. When you hold your baby in your arms for the first time, all those toys suddenly seem far less important. I know I certainly spend far less time and money on toys than I used to since my baby was born. Graham

Keep this about Destiny please guys. This is not the thread for discussing UC toys. Graham

These days I rarely do any major rearranging of my display cabinet, probablly only once or twice a year. Although I frequently do some minor rearranging when I need to make room for a new toy. Lack of space in my house is becoming a serious issue . These days I tend to look at my toys more than actually handle or play with them. I can't take my toys out of the display cabinet when the baby is awake, or he'll just try to eat them. So the only time I actually have to handle my toys is after the baby is aseep. By the time I've cleaned up and got my stuff ready for the next day, I'm usually so tired that all I want to do is sleep or perhaps watch half an hour of TV rather than play with toys. I'm sure most fathers know what I mean. Graham

Love the SV-51, especially in fighter mode. Battroid mode is a bit ugly, but still interesting. And I'm one of the few people that actually likes Nora's paint scheme. I'd love to see SV-51 toys from Yamato or Bandai. For the moment though until we get some toys, I'm happy enough with my Hasegawa Nora. Graham

The third pic on this link that David posted, clearly shows that it is NOT a sidestick. Graham

her panties of course! Graham

I'm wondering will the A-10C finally have air-to-air targetting function on the HUD for the 30mm gun? Graham

"Ring Raiders".....LOL! Sorry, ain't nobody gonna be raiding my ring Graham

I'm checking for the GQ Sword everyday this week . It wasn't out yesterday. The official release date is supposed to be Jan 29, but sometimes Bandai releases toys a few days early. I'll be going to the shops in a couple of hours, during my lunch break to see if it's out today. Graham

Arghhhh.....2 seater A-10 looks very ugly IMO. The A-10C cockpit looks nice and modern, not that I really know much about cockpits tho . So are the instruments on the A-10C NVG compatible? Graham

The GQ are awesome toys. You won't regret buying it. Graham

I suppose that is possible. But I'm wondering was Macross Zero popular enough for BW to make a movie version. I'd love to see the sales figures for Mac Plus OVA vs Mac Zero OVA. I'm betting Mac Plus sold more. Graham

And here's the latest pics of the upcoming 1/200 scale HCM-Pro Force Impulse Gundam and Zaku Warrior toys, also due for release in March. Graham

It was a Wave 1/100 scale VF-17D Battroid with FAST Packs. Yes, it's finished a few weeks ago, although the guy is still working on my custom Milia type Bandai 1/65 scale VF-17S toy. I'll post pics of the completed Wave kit soon. Graham

The new March 2005 issue of Dengeki Hobby Magazine has first look pics of the unpainted sculpt of the GFF type 'Cosmic Region' Force Impulse Gundam Figure. Looks like a pretty nice sculpt. Can't wait to see it painted. Hopefully like regular GFFs, it will have lots of Tampo printed markings. Definitely will buy one when it's released in March. Graham

Heh, between Godzilla and Sithlord, I don't think Yamato really needs any other customers to stay in business Grahm

I want. Must have Max type VF-22 battroid to go with my Hasegawa VF-22 fighter. Graham

The VF-5000 does not appear in the Macross Plus OVA or movie, although a VF-5000B did feature in the Playstation game 'Macross Plus Game Edition' (released 2000) as a player selectable mecha. The only anime appearance by the VF-5000 was the Zolan Galactic Whale Patrol's VF-5000G (single-seater) & VF-5000T-G (2-seater) in the 1997-8 Macross Dynamite 7 OVA. Oher console games that the VF-5000 has featured in are: - The VF-5000B was in the 2001 Dreamcast came 'Macross M3' as a player selectable mecha. The VF-5000B was also in the super rare 'VF-X2 Special Edition' (year 2000), of which only 1,000 copies were released and available only as a mail-in campaign prize (I have 1 original copy ). As Renato mentioned, the VF-5000B was to have replaced the VF-1 in the US version of VF-X2, had that game been released. To date there have been no toys of the VF-5000 and the only model kits I'm aware of are: - The VF-5000B, was really first made famous IMO by Studio Half Eye's 1998 1/100 scale Perfect Variable garage kit. Yellow Submarine also released a 1/144 scale resin Fighter mode VF-5000G garage kit sometime around 1998. Yellow Submarine also planned a 1/144 scale resin Battroid mode VF-5000G garage kit, but I'm not sure if it was ever released. The very first time any lineart (fighter mode only) of the VF-5000 was published AFAIK was in the 1995 'Variable Fighters Aero Report' section of the 'TIAS Macross Plus book'. Okay, do I win any prize for knowing all this useless junk? Graham

Well, at least the 1/100 VF-0S is still shown on Yamato's site, although that doesn't mean much, as they are very slow at updating (pot calling the kettle black ). Plus the pics shown are still of the older sculpt with the large hip sockets. Heh, and the release date is still shown as 2004. Oh well, hopefully they have a booth at the upcoming Winter Wonder Fest and perhaps any MWers who attend can get some info out of them. Graham

LOL.........you made my coffee come out of my nose I hadn't thought of that. Yeah, I better change it Graham