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(Somewhat on-topic re: shippers) I tried something new today with UPS as a kind of an experiment . I have a UPS corporate account which I use to ship 15-20 packages a day, of which roughly about 3-5% have some sort of in transit mishap. I was shipping a particularly fragile fiberglass part which, while not especially valuable, I did in fact want to reach my customer undamaged. Knowing that marking the box as 'Fragile' is usually an invitation for the idiots in the loading depot to kick/punch/throw/jump on/drive over whatever it is that I'm shipping, I decided to try another tactic. So I insured it for $1000.00 and marked the box in big, block letters: CAUTION - HEAVILY INSURED. We'll see how it goes

No, but I've got a 1/60 Hikaru 1S Strike "custom" almost done. Not really tough to do, as parts-swapping is all that's required. Will show pics when finished.

You just may have something there. What really annoyed me was how she'd push me out of cover, run out into the open blocking my shots and drawing attention, all the while shouting "Look out Jack!" and "These guys are good!". Really fun game though, petty annoyances notwithstanding.

2004 - 1990 = 24? Me am Bizzarro. 2004 - 1990 = 24! In reality, SNK was around as a developer/publisher looong before the Neo Geo hardware was ever devised. Their earliest title I'm aware of was Ozma Wars, which came out in 1979. This is probably what MilkManX was alluding to. The Neo Geo was pretty long-lived, though I believe that SNK themselves were sold/bought out a couple of years ago. 14 years in the arcades is nothing to sneeze at, at any rate. There are still many great Neo Geo titles I will continue to play for some time to come, the original Samurai Showdown/Samurai Spirits and Neo Turf Masters are for example a couple of my absolute favorite games ever.

That's funny Blaine (but not funny 'ha-ha'). My non-TRU CF Valks have the FP arms and FP left legs, but the backpack and right legs are not FP capable out of the box. I've heard of CFs with the FP type backpack, but I have yet to see one. I guess they used whatever was available during that transitional period. Uxi, I agree. I think the telescoping feet are really the one 1/48 design trait that really should have been included in the 1/60s. The others you mention would be nice too.

Or, you could sell/part out your standard 1S Roy and pick up the 1S strike which is fully FP capable.

Macross subs/scripts for episodes #1-8 are available at http://www.scriptclub.org. You must be a signed and approved member to access them. The other 24 or so TV episodes haven't been done, but there is a wealth of other files available, from MacII to DYRL, Flashback 2012 to Mac+ and Mac7. Hope this helps!

Not quite the only flight sim to model the whole of Earth and other planets... The 'Orbiter' sim is open source and has modeled much of the solar system. It has atmospheric flight models as well as space launch and space flight simulation. Orbiter is very technical in nature, allowing the user to build/design/construct craft and missions with near-limitless scope. Orbiter WARNING - PHD not required, but highly recommended *edited bad url*

You have to admit though, Toynami or not, that this does look much better than the old Gakken 1/55 3-mode transformable. I'll reserve any further judgement until I can see one in person .

Thank you, sage Jawa, for the information May I be the first to cry and have a fit about it then?

Thanks for the answer, shin. In that case, I have another question: Why is there a very tight retention mechanism for the swingbar/armature, if it is intended to be fit loose? I'm wondering, because on my [now departed] 1/48, I was not able to rotate the waist joint *at all* with the swingbar engaged... What am I missing (besides the obvious )?

I've a quick question here, semi-OT: What purpose does the Yamato 1/48 VF-1 nose/waist rotation point have, when the leg armature (swingbar-dealie which snaps into nose cavity) prevents its use in battroid mode? I'm genuinely curious

For comparison, here's a couple of single seaters...

Here's a more or less side-on shot... *Edit - sorry, I don't have a digicam handy at the moment, so I can't take any requests I do have a couple other pics though.

I don't have the VE, but here's a side-by-side of the 1D and VT. The ID nose is just ever so slightly longer by about 3mm. At the same time, the canopy of the VT is recessed about 2-3mm further back into the fuselage.

That's just INSANELY cool. Awesome. The addition of the music is great. I run short of superlatives... Kawamori would be proud

Earlier versions of the stand, with different clamps, were shown supporting Yammie 1/72s, so it may be possible to use it for darn near anything, within reason that is .

In episode 1, during the slow motion sequence when Hikaru's comandeered VF-1D crashes through Minmei's wall, you can see a little plush rabbit doll fly from the top of Minmei's dresser. The rabbit's face turns into the Studio Nue "Chimera" as it flies toward the camera, mouth and eyes opening wide in surprise (similar to the scowling Chimera seen during "Hikaru's First Kill"). Has anyone else noticed that one? It occurs at roughly 28:45 to 29:33, depending upon which version of discs you're watching (I'm watching some old Japanese [Tokuma Shoten] licensed VCD's, in which it occurs at ~29:32).

Best I can recollect, it was a spaceborne retelling of Homer's Odyssey. Pretty cool show back in the day.

All of the previous posts are pretty much correct. Your best bet is to order or handle one of each, and then make your own decision. Strictly going by the say-so of other members is to ask for disappointment - please don't ask me how I know this

Wacky picture or not, I love that one. It's terrible . [Attempting to lend some legitimacy to the post] So, what scale does the cat work out to if the valk is 1/60?

Got a quick question here, regarding DYRL: At the end of the movie, after the destruction of Bodolza, Vrlitai and Exedol make reference to the thousands of mobile fortresses still in existance around the galaxy. My question is, are all of these Bodolza and Lapramiz class fortresses, or are there other mobile fortress classes [meaning not controlled by clones of Bodolza / Lapramiz]? Or is there an answer to this at all?

Ditto that, Wes.

Sure, I've noticed it. I'd expect that the barrel must swing briefly down and then up again as the landing gear deploys. Wouldn't be too difficult to automate. Either that, or all of our toys/models are inaccurate enough to make this a problem. Discuss

Yup, I remember them too, as does everyone else here . Actually, the Revell kits were my first exposure to Valks and anime mecha in general, prior to the [R-word] show being aired in the US. I think I must have owned / built nearly all of those things back in the day. Happily, they also turned me on to other import mecha kits that were hitting the shelves around that time, so I got to build lots of real Orguss, Dougram and Dorvack models... As far as galleries/pictures go, you should be able to find quite a bit with a Google image search. Good Luck!