Graham

I'd probably buy a DYRL Max VF-1S and definitely buy a DYRL Kakizaki VF-1A. Not much interest in a TV Max VF-1A though, it's too bland looking IMO. Also, I probably wouldn't buy an Angel Birds VF-1A as it looks too much like a Japanese sailor suit schoolgirl in battroid mode Graham

Actually, I have to disagree with that. My view is that Gundams in general come over looking more like unbelieveable super robots or Samurai robots (as mentioned previously), rather than ground-pounding, down-n-dirty, realistic war mecha. This is why I have trouble accepting Gundam anime as a so-called 'real robot' anime. In the history of anime, there are many mecha which look far more like realistic war machines than the Mobile Suits of Gundam, for example: - The Armoured troopers from AT VOTOMS, Tactical Armor from Gasaraki, Military Labors from Patlabor, the Armor Shrikes from Blue Gender, VFs & Destroids from Macross, Legioss from Mospeada, the mecha of Dougram, the Studio Nue designed powered suits from the 1980s Starship Troopers OVA, the powered armor from Metal Skin Panic etc......... My opinion is that both Yoshiyuki Tominio and Kunio Okawara have very little understanding or appreciation of military technology and design and this is reflected in the designs of the Mobile Suits. Graham

Heh, actually I'm pretty anti-Eva as well. Graham

I wonder how many RX-78 toys and models there have been over the years. A whole sh*t load, that's for certain. Thing is, I've never been able to understand why such an ugly mecha (IMO) is so damn popular? I can understand why the anime was popular, first of it's kind and all that, but IMO even for the 1970s the RX-78 is one ugly, bland and boring mecha design. Graham

As I've said before, I think Bandai should have made the official R1 English dub a comedy. They should have hired Carson Kressley and Ted Allen from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy to do the voices of Rei and the commanding officer and played them as being really camp. That would have been so funny IMO Graham

Yawn, like we really need yet another gundam toy line Now if only Bandai would put the same amount of effort into Macross toys Graham

AFAIK, there are absolutely no plans at all for a 1/48 Q-Rau. Graham

The head lasers are supposed to be blue. Graham

Last time I was in the CTMA center in Mong Kok, one of the small toy shops there on the 1/F or 2/F was selling the 'Macres' bootleg toy. I don't remember the price though. Graham

what do you do outside of running of this site? i'm from Toronto. Go Leafs. You think I have time to do anything else? Graham

would u by any chance have a wife named jane? Nope. Graham

A few shops in Hong Kong used to sell copies of the poster. Not sure if it's still available as I haven't checked for a while. Perhaps Neova might know, try PMing him. Graham

Originally from UK, but have resided in HK for the past 16 years. Graham

I specialise in custom work on Banprestos and do house calls. I'll even bring my own drill, hammer, chainsaw and shotgun! Graham

Shawn pays for the site not me, so any donations should go to him. Not sure if he wants to accept donations or not though. I'm always willing to accept money for the 'beer and pizza for Graham' fund tho Graham

Physioguy, could you take a few more larger pics (between 600 pixels to 1,000 pixels wide maximum) for the MW Custom Toy Gallery? Graham

Here's the scan of the line-art pic of the FAST packs. The book seems to mention that they are for the VF-1. Perhaps somebody can translate. Also, IIRC the FAST packs shown on the VF-19 in the opening movie of VF-X seem to have thrust vectoring flaps. Graham

Keep this on topic please. This topic is supposed to be about cool Valk poses and this is the MACROSS toy forum. If it becomes a Transformer topic, it will be locked. Graham

Still waiting for news of a grey GFF Z-Plus, no news yet at all I've sort of gone off the blue and red GFF Z-Plus color schemes, too candy-cane-ish. When (or if) a grey one is released, the blue and red will be retired from my display cabinet. And about which is better, the GFF or MG, I'd say go with the GFF. More option parts so you can make more modes, and the MG has a very badly designed hip joint clasp. Graham

What's this about phases, turns and times? I don't have a manual. Graham

Erm....(raises hand), damn it I know, but not sure if I'm allowed to tell or not. This is frustrating sometimes. Graham

Lonely Soldier Boy, I keep meaning to ask you, is your avatar supposed to be an elephant wearing powered armor? Graham

I just checked and my review of the Bandai 1/55 VF-1J Hikaru re-issue was published on Macrossworld on December 30th 2001. Graham

Nope, Yamato don't talk to me much (or at all?) any more. Graham

Unfortunately, Noel was not able to get to Japan in time for TAF 2004 Graham