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    Talk of British SF in general, and a documentary about a certain comic I rewatched over Christmas, reminded me of a couple designs. "2000AD" - The Galaxys Greatest Comic - is perhaps oddly despite being a SF anthology work not overly well known for its iconic designs but there are a few that spring to mind. Judge Dredds Lawmaster motorcycle, for example (which has existed in various guides over the years). Theres also the Blitzspear from "Nemesis the Warlock", an early example at least for me of a biological/technological hybrid and finally and perhaps the least known but very much from the "industrial everyday work thing" of spaceship construction, the "Speedo Ghost" from "Ace Trucking Co".
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    And while we're on the subject of British TV SF - "Doctor Who" (I recently learned that the space station model used for the opening of "The Trial of a Time Lord" incorporated parts from "Macross" model kits!), "Blakes 7" (one of the reasons British TV SF had a bit of a reputation for slightly ropey effects is that "Blakes 7" replaced a police drama series in the schedule, and was given the same FX budget!) and even "Red Dwarf", which had some fantastic model work for a supposed "comedy" series.
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    "Space: 1999" is a great shout, but I guess almost any "Gerry Anderson" series would count, at least the ones with a vehicular focus (*cough*"The Secret Service"*cough*). If we're mentioning "Space: 1999" I guess "UFO" also counts; after all "Space: 1999" started life as a sequel series for "UFO"!
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    Thanks for that link, fascinating - oh, wait, wrong franchise!
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    Sorry, have to make a correction to a common misconception here - May did not perform the shows theme for the series itself; instead he produced a cover version of it. The story goes that he and his son enjoyed watching the show, and May was inspired to do his own version. The Japanese original, "X-Bomber", has a very different Japanese language theme (and its a rare case where a Western substitution was probably the better option!). Regards "Dunbine", the actual original series itself can be argued to be "of its time" (i.e. its a bit of a long slog if you're not used to "classic" TV anime) but it also shows off Tominos genius for world building (and his penchant for bizarre character names) and the interior workings of the "Dunbine" mecha were rather ahead of their time - I'm looking at you, Hideki Anno... 😉
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    Yes, as far as I'm aware "Star Fleet" is somewhat more obscure in the US. As it happens, I was browsing a local HMV (yes, we still have those) the other day and much to my surprise they actually had "The Star Fleet Project" CD (Mays cover mini-album of the series music)! I guess it must have been re-issued fairly recently! If you like insectoid designs, and you're not already familiar with it, you may want to check out "Aura Battler Dunbine"... 😄
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    So this design may seem a little familiar... 😅 https://www.sfxb.co.uk/mecha/imperialships.html As you can probably tell, I've loved this wasp-like carrier design since childhood. A little background context for those who may be unaware of the series this ship comes from; "Star Fleet" (original Japanese title "X-Bomber") was a Japanese anime-like puppet SF action series created by Go Nagai - yes, that Go Nagai - which was very popular in the UK and Europe for a brief period in the early 80s (popular enough that Brian May - yes, that Brian May - released a cover version of the shows Western theme song featuring guitar work by Eddie van Halen - do I still need to say it? 😅). It existed in a brief transition period for mechanical designs in Japanese popular media where after the release of "Gundam" but before "Macross" some creators were still figuring out just where the mecha trend was going next so some of the mecha and vehicles have an interesting mix of "Super Robot" like aesthetic mixed with "Real Robot" like technical detail. There have been various physical media releases of the show both in Japan and the West in past years, which feature interviews with some of those involved but as it was not a huge success in Japan I suspect many of the stories behind it are going to be at best difficult to unearth...
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    I suppose you could hand wave it by saying this occurred at some point around "Time Crash" (one of the "Children in Need" specials) and that the... erm... temporal effects haven't quite worn off yet. 😅On the other hand, doesn't exactly explain Tegan but then the Doctor has been known to be a little... absent minded when it comes to species that don't perceive time quite the same way...
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    Brave heart, Tegan! "Resurrection of the Daleks" (along with "Earthshock") terrified me as a kid. I still can't see someone use shaving foam without screaming...
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    Never knew there was a "City Hunter" game. Looks a little like "Rolling Thunder 2", one of my favourite games on the Mega Drive (Genesis to probably most of you).
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    YouTube hears me and OBEYS!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re5eRa6BAYo
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    Renegadeleader1, I’m familiar at least in passing with the aircraft you mentioned (the thing that always gets me about the Airacuda more than anything is where did they get that name from?!) though I hadn’t heard of the AT-9 before.
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    This year marks the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. In the UK the Spitfire, and to a (sadly) lesser extent the Hurricane [1], are the symbols of the Battle but over the past few years I've become a little bit fascinated with an aircraft that is much less well known: the Boulton-Paul Defiant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulton_Paul_Defiant Now don't get me wrong - I'm not one of those people who is going to claim that the Defiant was some kind of latent super-fighter that could have taken on a F-22 and won - but I just find its story interesting. The main reason I've bought it up is that it never ceases to amazes me the little undiscovered side-alleys that still wait to surprise the fan of World War II military history, and one of those I only discovered today was that the Defiant had a single seat, forward firing gun armed [2] variant planned, which somehow I'd never heard of before!: https://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_boulton_paul_P94.html [1] If one were really reaching, one could also class the Blackburn Skua and Roc as "Battle of Britain" fighter aircraft... [2] The Defiant could fire forward, if the gunner locked the guns in position, but only the pilot could then fire them but as he had no gunsight...
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    I hope they do a "Streets of Rage" one down the line!
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    Ah, I did wonder - I have a G1 Soundwave myself so I know the toy version had yellow eyes. I knew the Lego one came with alternate pieces but that specific piece wasn't the shape I was expecting.
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    Whats the little yellow triangular thing in the far right of the main cassette deck form image?
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    Or... F-91 as originally planned?
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    So between witches from Mercury and sorcery is "Gundam" becoming a magical girl show? 😄
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    Wow, thats a lucky find! I had a copy myself once, if I only knew... despite its flaws, one of those titles that long sticks in the memory.
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    I mean, considering who hes named after... 😅
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    "Oh, no. Not again!"
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    Thanks, it sounds like I may have over-reacted a tad but didn't want anyone caught unawares if possible.
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    Thanks for the replies about data transfer. I don't have Nintendo Online so wasn't entirely sure about that.
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    Heads up for those that have got a Switch 2, according to reports, if you want to transfer the data from an original Switch you have to do it when the 2 prompts you when first started up, you will not get a second opportunity without a factory reset, which will likely lose you the data you were trying to transfer in the first place.
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    I think part of the disappointment this series is going to generate is that it was set up to go one, and conceptually awesome, way (what if Zeon won?!), and its instead gone a different route to what that idea would suggest. I suspect over time it might be judged as not a bad series per se as more one that didn't live up to its promise...
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