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It actually reminds me more of a Gundam Sentinel FA-ZZ Gundam personally. There is a slight roundess to the skull thats vaguely similar to the Turn-A, but personally I feel theres much more of a "normal" Gundam there than there is of a Turn-A.

We are now most of the way through the third season here in the UK, and I feel so far that this series is somewhat stronger than the second. David Tennant has settled in, and generally kicking alien menance posterior, and the new assistant has slotted in nicely as well. So far, we've had the assistants introduction, a romp with Englands most famous playwright, a couple of "standard" Who stories (running down corridors in spaceships screaming... Note that I'm not saying that these episodes are bad, its just a capsule description... ) a fun but slightly flat return from an old enemy of the Doctor (and if you can't work out what that enemy is, welcome to Doctor Who. You're new here, aren't you? )... ...and, oh, three episodes that might just be some of the finest Who ever. One is a two-parter, which some people are speaking of in the same terms as the first series "The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances", and a standalone which some are comparing to "Dalek". A few might even think it was better... And still a few episodes to go in the current season...!

Edit: Oops, replied to wrong post...! Please ignore.

Are you saying that was Gods voice used for parts of Idol Talk? Because if so, Hes got some explaining to do...

We'd better hope no aliens are planning to invade, because whos going to write a song to save the Universe for us now?

That blue one - its Basaras VF-19 with the head on backwards! It is!

I'm going to go out on a limb here... ...yes, they're different Gundam designs. Yes, they're probably going to cause similar comments/debate/furious uproar about the designs. I don't think they're anything like the Turn-A designs. I'm prepared to eat my words, but I have a feeling the designs aren't going to be nearly as radical a break as the Turn-A ones were...

I've seen tank - even locomotive - markings on World War II aircraft, but not modern ones that I can recall. Doesn't mean it doesn't happen, I just haven't seen any personally.

Song was perhaps a touch too long - I'd have liked to see them switch to a second - but otherwise, neat!

For once, don't listen to Graham. Turn-A turn, Turn-A turn, TURN-AAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

I have a couple of anime cels and I've noticed dust appaearing to build up between the frame I've mounted them in and the cel itself; this causes "splotches" to appear (much to my alarm the first time I noticed this, it looked like the cel was disintergrating!). In the past, I've got round this just by opening up the picture frame and cleaning the dust off the glass, but its made me wonder... is there anything else I should/could be doing to protect the cels? Any big no-nos? Any advice appreciated...

If thats the guy think it was, I did hear him one time. I was much less familar with anime and Macross 7 at the time, but if memory is not betraying me, he was bloody good...! Rick-someone...?

Heh. I bet everyone thought they were as nuts as they thought Tomino must have been when the Turn-A design first appeared, too...

Daleks vs. Terminator.

Thanks, David - I've been curious about that for a while. I had read that on one of the early flight tests that the chase planes had trouble keeping up on mil power.

Did they ever release the speed figures for the YF-23? Last I heard, they'd been classified because... well, it was quick.

Tell me about it, Transformers trailer-Beagle-2-probe...

Forgive for missing this - what did they get right?

The .50 cartridge was originally based on a German round designed to go through tanks [1]. You do the math. [1] Okay, the made-of-tin World War I type-tank.

Dredd In Name Only, thank you.

Oh good - if they are thinking of a short 'tache, the least they could do is include a long pointy one as well. Mind you, this is Bandai, who wouldn't spring for green plastic for the MG Ingram visors... ...and a joke plastic moustache as well, for the owner.

Hmm. Slightly less excited now, if the images doing the rounds are the ones of the actual MG - they appear to have trimmed the 'tache. The moustache is the point, dammit!

Oh, yeah. The Turn-A designs look odd still, but once they start moving, they work. Really well, too. The Flat looks distinctly stupid, until you see how it works in the series. Also, the Turn-A designs will, by and large, still seem bold and striking decades from now, long after the last Strike Freedom Justice Providence Blitz Wing Zero Custom has been consigned to the bargain bin...

Correct this problem as soon as possible. Turn-A is quite possibly the all-round best Gundam and among the best work Tomino has ever done. And Bandai? You rock.

That is nice.