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Oh nice one - so he makes 40 grand and then shuts the site down and hands over all the user logs?? I never download movies myself, although I do grab TV shows that i've missed. I wonder, does the MPAA cover television as well, or only films?

LokiTorrent got owned today by the MPAA http://www.lokitorrent.com/ It's interesting though - the last I heard they had acquried a group of lawyers and were raising funds to meet their monthly payments. I wonder what happened?

Oh hey, you're from Ottawa too? Cool. No, this city is a wasteland when it comes to Alternators .....I have a feeling we'll get a repeat of what happened with Silverstreak, Hound, and DeadEnd - a few more months of nothing, and then BLAM!, 6 new alternators flooding shelves at the same time. Which is something I really hate, because it usually bankrupts me to buy them all at once

Oh man, there'd BETTER be a Gouf Ignited!! And yeah, Athrun is the man....

Thanks for the reviews Graham! Could you give us a picture of the Freedom side by side with the Impulse and Strike?

I would just like to add my opinion here and say that Battlestar Galactica is some of the BEST scifi i've seen on television in a loooong time. If both this and Firefly were airing, i'd be in geek heaven. BSG beats the crap out of Stargate, not to mention Enterprise

When did they release that Lilly Marlene?

WTF?

That's totally a Katoki drawing! Looks very nice. It's funny though - usually Kunio's mechs are the ones which look a bit more rounded and plump than Katoki's, but here it's the other way around. This Impulse has thunder-thighs

Just watched Episode 12 - WOW! SPOILERS We FINALLY get some MS action after 3 episodes of talking! And man, does it ever rock! Shinn goes SEED mode and takes out a friggin fleet! I got chills when I saw Sword Impulse using its anti-ship sabers against the EU fleet, taking out ship after ship! This ep should prove that Shinn is indeed an ass-kicker. The Zamzazar mobile armour was pretty cool too. Athrun returns to Zaft, and FINALLY launches the Saviour! And next episode.....the return of Kira with the Freedom Gundam (and yes, she's still nuclear baby!) We also see the Deuterium Beam used to recharge the Impulse's power cells - my nitpick is that I think this was waaay too quick - it was active for like, 5 seconds, and granted Impulse a full recharge. Plus, it works by targetting the middle of the V-fin, admittedly a tiny and highly moving target I think this episode also lays to rest the issue of the power capabilities of the Gundam and Zakus - it's all dependent on who pilots them - we saw grunt Zaku's getting blown away by the new EU MS. But then we have Impulse, which was vaporizing ships and those same MS by the dozen! Hot Damn, I can't wait two weeks!

Well, I finally opened up the Scott Type Alpha I bought myself for Christmas (how sad is it when the best Xmas gift you get is the one you buy for yourself? . It's 5919, and I have to say I was lucky, as I didn't seem to get a dud. The only types of problems I had with it were that the right leg thigh joint (which swivels outwards) seemed a bit looser than the left leg. But apart from that, the knees work fine, the hands and arms are stiff, and no broken pieces. Also, no paint smudges, and only the tiniest of chips on the die cast. It transforms fine into all three modes, and I can even get the belly off the ground by about half a milimeter if I try really hard. Without any flaws, its a fun toy. My only gripes are that the die cast in the legs weighs them down VERY much. Also the head could have used a firmer attachment to the body. Also, the fingers are damn hard to unstick from each other, and I have to be pretty careful with them It's more fragile than I thought it would be - I was hoping for a solid toy, instead it reminds me of the 1/48. All in all though, I don't feel that ripped off, especially considering I paid 40 bucks for the thing However by no means is this thing a masterpiece - for 80 dollars, I would expect a LOT more bang for my buck. Anyway, I might just go ahead and buy the Shadow once it goes down in price!

Ok, so know what MMM is, and I know what GFF is. But could someone explain what HCM Pro is? How large are they compared to MSIA's? How expensive are they? What's their main feature (poseability, metal, accuracy?)

I've seen every Gundam series out there, and to be honest, the UC stuff interests me the least. Zeta especially....I think this series is HIGHLY overrated - personally I was bored for most of it, and found it lame. 0083 is a good OVA though. Of them all, i'd say my favourites are Gundam X, Turn A, and now the Seed stuff. Wing I only liked for the designs. G Gundam was just silly.

Aaah, GREAT news! Thanks for clarifying that! I just hope mine don't have any QC troubles.

Thanks for the review Graham! Out of the three, I was thinking Abyss would be the most sturdy, and Gaia the weakest, but Chaos is crap eh? I know that the Freedom AMSIA had terrible hip-socket beam saber holders. Those handles fell off at the slightest tough - I wish Kunio had laid off on using them for Destiny The arm-socket thing sounds like it might be more of an individual defect than reflective of the entire line - I had the same problem with the first Force Impulse Gundam I got, but the second one had no such trouble. Is there any way of using the tried and true "hot water" method to undue the warping on Chaos? How sturdy are his legs when in MA mode?

Ooh, I just ordered Gaia, Chaos, and Abyss off of ebay, and should have them next week. Come on Graham, spill the beans! How are they?

You know, is it just me, or does it seem as though the main 'protagonist' (Shinn) really doesn't get any screen time at all? I mean, out of an entire episode we see him punch a wall. And that's more than he's gotten in other eps. His character really seems to be neglected, which is kinda bizarre given that he's supposed to be the main

Bwah? How did it employ Mirage Colloid? Besides, like another poster mentioned, the same technology is in use in Shinn's shield. What i'd like to know is what the new EA Gundams are like. Come on, they HAD to have built some, especially since they've been making pilots like Sting and co. I'm really surprised that there aren't any featured in the series yet, that and ORB produced Gundams. To be honest, ZAFT was the last side i'd expect to build brand new Gundams, especially with their new Zakus.

In Episode 49 or 50, Kira makes use of Freedom's multi-targeting ability without being in Super Seed mode. So no, there's no "Zero System" or "Nu Frame" bond between Kira and Freedom.

Hmm, well I sent an order request to HLJ about 3 weeks ago and since then have heard neither hide nor hair from them. Is this standard?

I think you named the ones I like in there too. Namely due to them being the theme songs for various Gundam related shows How popular are bands like TM Revolution in Japan?

How small are they compared to MSIA's?

Hey Feyd, what number was the one you sent back? I just got my Alpha in the mail, and was originally planning on keeping it closed away until Xmas for myself, but I might open it up and inspect it to see if the QC is crap. Mine is 5919

Ahh, no wonder there was such a disconnect between the first movie and the sequels!

Just wait until February Fayd, and you'll be able to find them in most Wal-marts