F-ZeroOne

Little factoid about the Dambusters movie (because, uh, there is more than one movie in that clip, huh? ) - at the time the film was made, the Bouncing Bomb was still classified. The bombs in the movie are ball-shaped, as the producers didn't know any different, and although that shape was used in some development versions the actual bombs used in the raid were drum-shaped. More Dambusters fun, relying on the movie bomb described above: (though if the German sentry had tried that for real, he'd have been flat - the bouncing bomb weighed about 4,000libs...! )

I think it was something they put in the tea back then - you know, sugar, hot water, maintain composure whilst defeating Axis... I took the tour at Bletchley Park a couple of years ago and someone asked the guide why no-one ever spoke about what they did there for so long. And he just replied "Well, you just didn't, back then... " This was a place that every history of World War II written since the 70s has had to take account of, yet no-one of the several thousand who worked there let on about it until then. Its worth pointing out, though, that the Dambusters mission was a RAF mission - which meant that it was an international mission. Off the top of my head, I'm pretty sure at least one Canadian and one New Zealander was involved, at least...

I broke a rib laughing at the introduction. I have a slight suspicion that, for a lot of British people of my generation, that is pretty much how World War II looks like in our heads...

"I'm Batma - I mean, Gatchaman Ken!"

Yeah? Well, the Typhoon will have one thing the F-22 won't! RAF Roundels! Er... And a helmet-mounted sight. Eventually...

All the above you mentioned was in at least the past two Ace Combat games as well. The last mission on Ace Combat 5 has an entire allied air fleet - including the AWACs - singing together as it flies into the fight. Ace Combat is a fun game to play, but suspension of disbelief is the first victim of any battle fought in its world. Edit: I don't think that would be "your" character on the radio, the Ace Combat games usually have no dialogue for the player and instead wingmen chatter away merrily; this can be a little embarrassing if they're going on about what a legendary pilot you are just before you fly upside-down into a tree. And yes, the accents, dialogue and story from that trailer are exactly what I'd expect from an Ace Combat game. Long may it stay that way!

I suspect what you had was a "Jumbo Machinder" Mazinger toy - released in the US as "Shogun Warriors". If you go to a site like Toybox DX they should be able to tell you all about them, its probably the most well known Jumbo Machinder around!

A Takatoku Toys Blitzkrieg Combination Big Dai-X. I actually saw one in Tokyo a little while back but it was just a touch too beat up...

Can't believe I forgot this one - the "Scorpion" MBT from the Halo series! One of my favourite video-game sequences is in the first game, driving that thing around and just blasting bad guys to pieces!

Well, if we're mentioning 2000AD I'd like to add the "Blackmare" tank from Rogue Trooper - the comic book version, not the one seen in the recent video game.

If by "spider-tank", you're referring to the very tall, spindle-type walking tank from the Dominion graphic novel, that design is actually based on a T-4 Bacteriophage...! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T4_phage

http://ga.sbcr.jp/mgame/007747/ Gundam vs Gundam game. Or, in other words, Tomino Gundam vs. Everyone Else. Finally, you can Moonlight Butterfly SEEDs butt!

Good grief, when did Judge Dredd decide to become a Fattie?!

Yay, someone loves Turn-A!

Worlds fastest production road car versus Worlds - ahem - greatest fighter jet... http://www.tv.com/top-gear/show/27682/rich...47980/msgs.html

Challenger 2s: Well 'ard. "In one encounter within the urban area a Challenger 2 came under attack from irregular forces with machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. The drivers sight was damaged and while attempting to back away under the commander's directions, the other sights were damaged and the tank threw its tracks entering a ditch. It was hit directly by eight rocket propelled grenades from close range and a MILAN anti-tank missile, and was under heavy small arms fire for hours. The crew survived remaining safe within the tank until the tank was recovered for repairs, the worst damage being to the sighting system. It was back in operation six hours later after the repairs. One Challenger 2 operating near Basra survived being hit by 70 RPGs in another incident."

There are only two kinds of 90s movie fighter planes, F-18s and "Stealths". This has been recently updated to F-22s and F-35s.

I'm - surprisingly enough - "FZeroOne", though I haven't ventured on-line too much yet. You might hear me saying "Tally Ho!" in an authentic 1940s RAF fighter pilot voice just before buying the farm in a volley of AMRAAMs...

I'm afraid you have - although elements of the British Army have "Royal" suffixes, like the Royal Engineers, the Army as a whole is just "the Army". This is apparently because it originated from a number of separate units that formed a land force, rather than being a generally coherent organisation from the off. Its an easy mistake to make though - after all, you did mention the Marines, which are the Royal Marines...

The Royal what now...?

There was an initial run of "Action Force" figures which, AFAIK, were unrelated to the smaller-size US G.I. Joe figures. Later, US-type G.I. Joe figures were sold under the same "Action Force" name. Even the Marvel UK comic was labelled as "Action Force" (if you ever see a UK comic, you can see where the text has been edited in speech bubbles and the like), though later on the figures and comic were relabelled as "G.I. Joe". It was bloody Snickers/Marathon and Opal Fruits/Starburst all over again...

"Thing with wings there - five rounds rapid."

That does look like fun, like a video game made into a film.

Heh, just discovered a fun fact about the Tornado GR4 - its fitted with the Tornado Advanced Radar Display Information System. I've pleased to know that the RAF will be able to deal with many types of threats, including Daleks, by equipping Tornados with TARDIS...

But will they give the poor guy a damn brain this time round? Grimlock is not dumb! (in Marvel UK territory, anyway... )