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wobld be more to their taste). We can see the difference betweenthe'hvo timelines
I if we compare their respeche backgrounds. In Tomino's background, the
MPW+J~F!rqnceptis pushed to the timit(sometimes a little too muc
' ""'VERATTACK (in case Char and Ammo are still alive!). When 1 talked to
@ i n q t h i m EXDO
~ W ,fie told me that he was very anxious to start
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with I - , - W A R (a radio show which was also published in small installments in
. If we look closely at FSt's story. it is more or less of a rebirth for GUNDAM. Check
this: a brand new type of extremely powerful Mobile Suit, piloted by an inexperi- I
x enced young guy who's scared out of his wits but fights like a lion to defend his
home and loved ones. The enemy is a not so evil organization (only its leaders are
I evil, as it is often the case in real life!) with asuitably fascist inspired name! a blond
and good looking ace (who looks and acts like Char Aznable) and sharp looking
. Mobile Suits (the Feds suits always looked like cans compared to the 2eon"s). If
. this isn't a new GUNDAM MS, 1 don't know what is! The new GUNDAM universe
is set; how Tomino-San will continue it is anybody's guess!
by Martin Ouellette
While we were at Rnime Expo '92, we learned that our
friend Jeffrey Tom (from New Type Hobbies and Toys)
was going to Japan forthe 1992 edition of the Wonder
Festival, which is considered to be "the" garage kit
convention. Organized by Kaiyodo, one nf the principal 1
garage kit companies in Japan, it was an went worth
The new FSS Morlar Headds.
seeing, even if it was rather short with only one day of
exposition (August 16).
Although stilf quite big, the event was smaller than the
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other years' mainly because General Products, the
usual organizer, wasn't present. As a lot of model
fanatics in the anime world know. GP closed its doors
about a year ago It seems that the recession has P
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All the companies present had at least one new kit to
present to the public, and more often than not a bunch 8
As w e can see Jeff rev's trip was worth it. The chance of
seeing new products plus the possibtlif~: of meeting
company executives made the Wonder Fest a must
The Japanese being qurte frrendly. h e lwa5 able to olive
an even better base t o his numerous business relations
and make sure that North American fanatics have a
chance io buy their dream kits at reasonable orices.
- grav propulsion;
- mapewer verniers.
- sectient, A1 avd orgaiic rnecqas;
- refined basic systems (pO?v%plant, sensors. etC!,
-advanced transformabfes;
- remote drones;
- and lasi but far from least. a complete sjsteT for
custov-building weapons ot any kindl
Th~TechbookalsocootaInsacompfete gurdefor i?
o i rhe more common meMons used in the Kargan-
Elaran Owam. Designed by iha Waitrip brothers. ?he
mebons have a sleek mechanical look that is
garanteed to olease 'be garnea In addition to !he
gaming slats, a fuit historical ov?nvjew along ~ i t h
variations and favocs prfots names is lncludsd for
each rnektor.
MeKan Techbook: advanced COnS!ruCtiOP and mecha
refGrence guide. publislled by R Talsorian Games.
SOEC T K . 96 pages.
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the buiiding. Unfortunately.the root isn't strong enough (nearly 90 in cetfain cases) and f
1 and the Suit starfs to sink in. Tu the plot's dismay, a considerably augmented. In the past, the ratin thrust,
~ C.V.3 Den'an Eei jumps a1 him and kicks his Jegan's weight was usually 1.5 kun kg (the Jegans used by the
head off ...' Federation have this ratio). The new Suits have a 3.5 to
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4 kgll kg ralia! C.V.'s R&D department gave aspeeial
attention tb the keaponry. The beam shield was devel-
why is the Uen'an Gei winning? Quite simple: C.Y.'s oped and the heavy machine-guns were given a large
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Suits are much more advanced than the old J W n grace. Wlthtime. theXR1 line nfrnilitarysuitsgave birth
e which have been in sewice for 34 years! In 11.6.W93, t o six more MS types, XM-02 through 07.
the MS hadreached thelr ultimatesize limits. Asirnple
GM (theJe~an)was19meterstall faraweightof nearly I n 01-23 U.C.. Meltzer Ro decided that C.V. hsd
58 tons? And they had to fight agaimf Zakus [ G e m waited long enough aad cked Frorrtier IV. The
Dogas)ffratwere 20 mefers high and weighfed GOtons! Federation tried to defend itself hut their 34 years old
The Gundam ollfraf Bge (RX-93 Flu Gundam) measured degans just didn't m~aswv6up to C.V.'s RBW suits. The
22 meters high and M a r Amable's suit. the Sazabi, Federation had. with the FTG~-t89HeavyGunandF-7f
was 23.00 meters. But those momtrow machines had G-Cannon, very capable. miniaturized MS as wet1 but
II gone theit wap just like the dinosaurs. theirpilots had neverseenfeaf combat (the Federation
had been in peace for nearty two generations) and
Thlrty years have passed since Neo-Zeon's defeat at didn't know how fa light agalnst the highlytrained C.V.
, the hands of Lond Bell and for the Federalion, those
- years have been peaceful and nearlyserene. Aver the
fifteen years of war (from U.E. DO78 to 00931, life had
pilots who had in f a ~ fheir
t backs against the wall.
Having started the attack, fhey would not be able to
retreat wry tar. Sa at the end, smaller, highly devel-
Is starfed to reorganize itself for peace. ReCDnStlUCtiOII aped MS and very well trained pilots gave C.V. the
was one of the blggest businesses around and one of vietnrj in Frontier IV and other subsequent battles.
the companies had started building its own independ-
ent little colony. The Buhho recycling company was Only the arrival af the F91 Gundam on the battlefield
founded by Chaln FIolstwho, hauino made his lorttme, saved the situation. Boasting the bio-computer tech-
had bought the family name of the Ronah's, one of the nology. it was more than a match for C.Y.'s machines.
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most distinguished famili es of otd Europe. Hotst, being In shori, the F91 was Ihe best MS available. But even
1 a shrew4 man decided to build a colony where his then, the MSdevehped by C.V. still had fhe upperhand-
~ employees coutd liveand warkwithouf being harassed when compared to the anes used by the Federation.
by the Federals. Chaln's son, Meitzeri continued his^
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In his mid-lhirties, Faeitzerlounded the Cosmo Rrlstbc-
" racy movement, which was nothing morefhaa theZeon
I ideology all over again. To attain his goab, a special
school wasestablished foffhose whnwovld undertake
military training and mechanic tesis. The students af
this school later became Crossbones Vanguard.
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She had to leave her family for her work, but Leslie (her
by Martin Oaellette 1 . husband) and Seabook do not harbor any hard feelings
toward her. That is not the case with Rees, her ten- year-
old daughter,who greatly resents her not being withthem
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when they needed her the most. At the end of the movie,
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Rees is SeabooKs IiAle sister. Exceptionally intelligent,
piercing blue eyes and a wry simple (yet dignified)
I she's the one who solves the problem the Space Ark
manner. Her gentleness hides a fierce nature,though she
engineers are experiencing with the Gundarn's bio-corn-
m sometimesshowsburstsofragethatputherin ratherbad m
puter circuitw by showing them the relation between the
situations (like when she engages the Lafresssia giant rn Cat'scradlegarneandtheaforementlonedcircuitw. Rees
Mobilearmor single-handedly).After she gets "abducted"
rn I is much like herfather Leslie, which meanswlm, discreet
by her brother Qorel, she decides to follow her destiny as
and collected. She resents Monica (her mother) for
a Runah royal heir and agrees to be named "Queen of E
leaving her and the rest of the family for her work. Rees
Crossbones Vanguard". But later. after seerng Seabook,
m I is a distinguishedmember of the "Pioneer Wnder Club".
she changes her mind and goes back wth him to the
Federation side. Cecily pilots the SM-07 Vigna-Ghina, a
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The master of CrossbonesVanguard (butonly in appear- Since 30 years have elapsed since the events of NU
ance) andgrand-father of Cecily (Vera) and Dorel, Mebeer GUNDAW CHAR'S COUNTERAllACK and the death of
is a kind old man who believes in his dreams. He's the Char Amable (at least as far a3 we know), then this guy
author of the "Cosrno Babylonia" theory. Meilzer isn9 a cannot logicalb be his son if he's 24 years old? But he
cruel conqueror though. He really believes in his theory looks so much like Char that making this assumption is
and truly wants to take care of humanity.There is a very onlynatural.Thefact that heacts like him onlymakesthis
strong bond between his grand-children and himself. But idea more tempting. Zabine is the leader of the Black
all those qualitiesshouldn't mask the fact that he'll go to Vanguard, an elite Mobile Suit und which could also be
ridiculous lengths to make his dream come true, like called "Royal Guard". Like Char, he has many women
taking on the entire Federationarmy with a very small (but around him that can cause some major hassles if one of
well-trained) army at his disposition. Furthermore, he is them is jealous enough to try to kill him! He is what's
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not the real master of Crossbones Vanguard - his son usualtycalleda "dream boat", even with his eye patch! At
Korm (Iron Mask) is!Inthat aspect, Meber Ronahis much first, he pilotsa black XM-05 Berga-Giros and after some
like Degin Zavi, the first master of the Zeon Archduchy. damage, replaces it with a black XM-02 Den'an-Gel.
Meiher is avery decorative and useful kind Ot puppet.
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necessary. Gren killed his father (or at least, had him .
.. . - -~_..._ One of the supenor officers of Crossbones Vanguard's
killed) and tried to kill hFs sister. Korozo goes a Step scouting Mobile Suit unit, Annamaria is also an intimate
furtherand tries to kill his own daughter! In reality, he's The older 'brother of Cecily (Vera) and, after KWDZO'S (!) friend of Zabink Chareux. But after Cecily's arival,
the true master of CrossbonesVanguardand his father is death, legitimate heirtothe Ronah royal throne. He'salso &bin6 loses interest in her and Annamaria, out of spite,
nothingmore thanapuppet. Heeven managesto havethe the commander of C.V.'s Mobile Suit forces and a very passestothe Federation'sside. In a battle, during the last
Lafressia, his personal giant Mabile Armor, constructed good MS pilot (if a lrttletoo cocky for his own good) in his third of the movie, Annamaria, at the command of her
in secret so that even Meitzer doesn't know about it. No own right. Dorel believes in his grand-father's Cosmo newly repainted XM-06 Qaghi-Ins (it is now tan and red
mean feat when we know the size of the Lafressia. Its Babylonia theory and acts accordingly with arrogance instead of dark green and red) engages &bine and gets
armament and size alone show how power-mad its pilot and pride1 LeYsjust hope that hedoesn'ttumout like his killed in a rather messy way. Physically, Annamaria is a
must be father Korozo. Dorel pilots an XM-04 Berga-Dalas. near clone of Lala Sun in GUNDAM MS.
looks is a proof of that by itself. Much more streamlined than any other Gundarn, it is also much smaller and weighs
alot less.Bui nooneshould befooled1 T~lsmachrneisdetlnltelyaGundam? Theantennae (The bes~v.ay~adrstingujsh
a Gundam! m d € kb o e y ~ a r surclypresent.
e as is the famous red chin An rnterestingdetar1:theface plateconceals
~ dpsychurnrnu ejector (other machines have this meapon mounted on the forehead) which, when in use. makes the
suit look like it's spitting?The shouldersare broad and contain lhree deptoyable flaps each. The role atthose flaps IS
unclear (maybethey are used tu dr~tveflargyfromtheMtnovskiparticla floating both inspaceancl insidethecnlontes.
Dr simply as heat sinks).
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beam sabers WZ. V.S.B.R. (Variable Speed Beam R i f l e ) d . beam shield 12,
one beam rifle. one b a r n launcher bazoolta. one psgcummu laumhn (headhce pfate).
The GM Mobile Suit of Gundam F91, the Heavy Gun seems to bea direct descendant of the nol:/ffarnous RGM-89
"Jegan' tChar'sColmrerattack,WoGundam)Although achildfwith its 15.80 meters) comparedtothe Jegan (19.00
meters),theHeavy Gun is one ofthe biggest MS in F91 It is alsothe heaviestafterthe Jegan (the HeavyGun weighs
23 5 tonswhile the Jegan weights51.9tonsl). The HeayJ Gun has all the particularities of the Ghl lineage: thin but
tall with a motorcycle helrnet-!rks head. standard weaponry, low armor projection and a shield
The cockpit 15 similar to the Gundam's aith its 360"view screen and deproyabte head-up display. A rape ladder is
installed on the inside o f t h e cockdit Ratch, making the wheekd mechanical ladders of the oldtimes obsolete. Its
colorrsaveryligMcream overaliwithSome touchesof redand light orange. We seetheHeay Gunfhrougholrtthe.
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sions are certainly the biggest diffmnce. The Zakus were Height: 14.00 meters
-Weight 7.9 ions (dry), 17.4 tons (combat) - - -
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Generator: 3 880 kW
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Another change Isthe presence of two eyes (which bok like ^Thrusters: 17 310 kg d ,B 950 k# d,4 450 kg f4
Max thrust:70 360 kg
big blue goggles) instead of the mono-we seflsot camera
we're so accustomed to The shoulders are massive-with
Apogee molors:84 ~" - "" x 1
Zona maneuverability unattatnabk by the earher machines. Code mama: Denbn Gei
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The [ow rank officers' Suit of Crossbones Vanguard, the Use: CrogsbonesVangmrd ekecombat MS (lmrankofflcer)
Height 73.90 melets
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with no points on them. Instead. the left one has a triple Max thrust: 80 400 kg
- grenadarackinstalled on rtstop The rest ofthebody ismore Apogee motors: 76
or less the same as the Den'an Zon Thruster power is quite Armament. one beam rille, one beam gun. one beam shteld- .
improved though. (polygonal type), one beam saber, nne triple grenads rack
(shoulder mounlwl). 20 mm uulcan grrns x2 (bead].
There are hvo different color schemes for the Den'an 2on
grey forthe orellnary C V. soldiers and black Lvith x l - "
The Ebirhu-S, like the Den'an Zon and Gei has two
paint schemes avaifable. the standard grey (C.V
Standard soldier) and the BlackVanguardtype, black
with purple and gold trim. We see the XM-03 through-
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Code name:Beiga-Glros ~
Generator: 4 790 kW
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npogeemotot?.:73 ~ " --
Armament: ona shntmm7her (Cand.hel# tvpi?). h a V y ma-
chine-guns 14, beam s a b m d,oneAbearnshield. " - "-
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Apogee motors:82 -
Armament: oneshotrunther(r1ght
guns 12. beam sabers Q, one b a r n shield.
Vanguard domain. ~
The head of the V-G keeps the cresl and some of the.
facial features of the BergPGrros but the viewpane is
inspired by the Daghi-Iris. The shoulders and loner
body are also a mix between those b o machines. The
torso is modifred though, the cockprt hatch sliding
forward horizontally lust like the F9t The back-pack is
quite mecial ~ i t Eight
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the impression the Suit has wvlngsT
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Code name: 1Cigna-Ghina
Qtlicial code: XM-07 ^ ^ " "
Use: Crossbones Vanguard prototype command MS (Vera One of the biggest Mobile Armor ever
Ronah's private MS) created (onlythe NZ-353 "Alphabziehf" is
Height:15.80 meters
bigger), the Lafressia cannot be regarded
Weight: 8.9 tons (dry), n.5 tons (combat)
Armor material: compound hiqb-CeramicsAifanium alloy
asa suit (while the Alphakteru could).Its
Genetator: 4 790 kW shape isffiatutan enormousflower. toaded
wilh thrusrers and weapons. Each of the
Max l h r u s t 97720 kg five petals can deploy and has one enor-
Apogee mMm: 87 mous main thruster and four smaller di-
Armament: nne beam rifle. one %beam saber, one beam wctional thrusters. ~
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launcher bazooka, one beam shield.
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them. one mega-beam cannon and 25-
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properties. Chromium is often added to help prevent be pressed to form complex CUWatUrC sklns, as with the I Polymers are inherently weak, their tensile strength
= skins of air and spacecrafts. Many of these techniques are rarelycornesto a quarter of that of any metal Therefore,
corrosion, these are usuallycalled stainless steels Nickel
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Other than wood and concrete, very few nonmetallic erably above SO'C. Their main contribution lo struc-
much more difficult to weld. Duralurnine Is used as the materials have been used structurally, but rather only tures isas resinsforcomposites.Althoughpolymersare
main structural material in most aircrafts. Titanium is decoratively. In recent decades however, advances in .
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comparable in weight to aluminum, but has about the .
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seen much use. CornposiZe panels have been used in-
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low suit. There are now some all-composile airframes,
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and tear resistant composites. Some hybrid composites,
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RCC), in which fhs matrix k also carbonized by a very
lengthyancl costlycuring orocess. Heatshkldsand brake
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outside my group, 1 declded to use a new simplified = a99 Arm. H m y 18
you to truly represent almost any tech system of
the Japanirnation world. method which is still batter than the original Mekton I! lOa-109 Smer H o w 20
system and also take into account the MTS improvement
While this is very nice, it also cause a bit of 11Ot MepHmy 22
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trouble concerning those of us using the a h -
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sidered obsolete and won't be used only through special systems like thought control or V-
Max powerboostsr (making them truly devastating, like
they should be). However,to balancethisand the new MV
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efficiency process) I've also included the gravitic
flight system for those who wish to use it.
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nifty reason far playing around with little robots!
The MTS fits right in with these rules and there
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angle weaponeq, and maps af the nlavinu area
lor secretly moving cloake
Fans cost 1 CP pe' 2 points of lift. B a e MA: 8
Thrusters cost 1 CD psr piroi117kse YA I2
. In next issue: a scenario fc
Gravities ccst 2 CPs per pcint of lip %se VA 14
Thre Umts of 1% fiiin one spaa
One small side note i s the new MA bonus for fighter
and astrofighter All players 1 ialked FO agreed that 1
Fif7uaid astro'ighterdouClsths calculzh3 fltg?t MA
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lnis scenario IS oesigriw so it ma:, be played as a stand-
alone game, but irrnaymily bP incorporated Muoa Spirit
Wmior Evpnpire s/ory!ine campaignas eithera Garrison or
1 SearchandDesimymission(dpoendingupon which et&-
state the 'active' pJayer is playing.
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The no-soace weanon is contained within a t o w r rmchmg
up toward the sky.This tower sits on asmalI. rockyaioll nezr
the fringes of the Boiling Sea of Tamozchan. The Yacatecutlj
foras have sent a full-strength war parbto seek and destroy
the weapon that threatens their cib-state of Ixcuina. The
Storm Riders. on the other hznd, have recently sent a war
party to the tower in case iheir bolt into no-space attracts
some unTweicorneShadow Walker attention Neither side
really expects the resistance it will receive. but neither one
iswilling to bzckoffeither This battletakes placeaboveand
below the wafers around the no-space tower.
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Storm Riders: The TlaEoc forces must drive off the Way
Bringers without loss of the no-space weapon.
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The entire table is ashzllawseacoveringtaefirst fl ight band
3f a Sattlepole Therefore. a ~ msci
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' under:iater. The tabletoo is the seaflmrmd c?nbe walked
.. DP. There should be at least two islands, u!h one oi :be
islands hiding the no-space tower. Tie ria-spxe tower
extevds to FB-Sand has several pla!forms thakllow rnecba
Each side begins the game with a full 2.000 point war
party. (For ease of play, use the war parties detailed in
Spirii Warrior Empire.) The Way Bringers ot Yacatecutli
will be theattacking forceand begin thegamewith control
of the first phase sequence. If your game table is longer
than it is wide, have the Way Eringerscomein from a long
end and have the no-space tower, and corresponding
island, about 18' from the other end. The Storm Bringers
of Tlaloc may sel up anywhere on that half OF the table -
but remember that they automatically lose control of the
first phase sequence, so set up accordingly.
1 0 -he -cr:er is m b c t ? o c y 2 f x e
screen that absorbs fivecriticalsper
phasesequence. It 1spoweredby the
Heart of Jade within the base and
will replenish its field at the end of
each phase sequence. The tower it-
self can take live additional criticals
before it is destroyed The tower is
Substantial, Indestructible and only
criticals on a 6.
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Thedoor belowtheseashouldbe
marked on the side of the island
befure d a y begins. To add spice to
the game, the door should be on the
side of the islandfacing the side the
Way Bringers came in from. This
undenvater door is not protecled by
a force screen, but can sustain 7
criticals before it is destroyed. The
door is Substantial, Indestructible.
Once h e door is blown open, the
Hear! of Jade within must lake a
single critiwl to be destroyed. The
Heart of Jadetakes critic& 01'124or
bster. When it does ta%ezcritical it
will exnlode in a 6d6. 6" rzdius
blast (However, pay attention to un-
demater rules )
The kits come packaged on a bed of foam in a very nice * solve the ,,robfern,
transparent box (save the box. it's great to Store Small
models or partsl). A wraparound sheet of gfossy paper
identifies the model and presents hints plus a schema to
I help buifd the model
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are u n e w and can present problems when assembling 1 had no major problem cleaning and assembling the
find it disappointing to pay sixty bucks for a
the model. While easily fixed.all this can frighten inexpe- craff bscause it is even simpler t9an the rest. The wings
mecha three inches tall, even if it's the superb
rienced modelers. On the brigM side, the resin is not too a gave me the most troubles, but tfiat's because 1 rnisrezd
Watchamakallt from Wave or V o l b . This wide-
brittle and is easy to workwith. I tha instruction scheme and glued them on the wrong
spread phenomenon hasturned many away from
spot' 3e sure to g V e them UNDER the 'box on either side
the joy of "exotic" material (resin, vinyl, metal). 3 I
of the fuselage, not on the box like I did. I added the
Hey, who would want to do a poor job on a I
missil? caiisters urder the wings u w g parts from my
handred dollar kit? [Isi t just me or are the prices m
spares 5ox.
gelling higher the farther I go into this article?]
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Paintingwas a breeze. The bird-like shzos Screams foT a
SSG needed models tor their fhree- I
colorful feather job, and that's what I did.
dimensionalgame Mecha?andthey n
had the great idea to cast them i n 6
resin. The long announced pro-
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T k madel stands about h;o inchss high and is qui?
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the c~rllero'grau'tytoofaraheado:tWeet To correctthis rn Thescreech Owl is ah1bigger,sharing h e mainbody ct ;he
youw~llhave to g!ue thewingstnd !he main body be"lnd f
Super-HeavyGIass Feast oi Flags. It also has the same
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When I first opened the box, I lhought ihe Hawk was just they are an excellent sfart for SSG. They make a
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* modeling, and they add Something different to
uni! i s diferent, and the legs ai: sjmoly not the same.
Ins!ead of having a combo clublmissile bay in the right your collection.
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arm, ths Hawk ha3 the classic armlhanc' unii, with a
When I met the SSG peoples at GenCon 92 this
hand-held maguahuiflclub. a
summer, 1 talked to them about the kits and they
I had the same problemwith the fit of the legs and aims showed me some of their newest prototypes.
They were already better, and I do believe fhelr
as on the Owl and the Feast of Flags Again the plastic GALACTK TRADE COMMISSIOPI
jojntssolutionwasused. In fact. both ZheHawkandthe models are worth checking out.
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Overland Park, KS 66212
understanding the process, s'1 it's m e r 1% secmd
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time around. Bs carziul however as the mouth of the
Hawk has a much tighte? fit than the one on its (91 3) 492-2169
counterpart.
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a
oersonal preferepce.
lour evenly spaced dnts arouid the ioirt Break the jolnt 1
of Gold is
be. We thinkthat a
and connectthe dots so you'l! havsa -c:oss-ha;r" on each ' '
plenty worth its 120$ US! No plastic model can
part to Indicat: the drilling pcln!. give that precision, that realism, that perfection.
And at a fraction of the work requirea for a plastic
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a 120$ of perfection rather than a 120$ of plastic
which will have to be banged oa the wall to be
Some peaples think thal ifyou mess up agarage kit. it is made pedect (and even then)... so, while prastic
and YOU E n kiss I: [oodbve blothino iS hrther m bashing is part ofthe fun, why nottry a garage kit?
tram the truth' When lWOrklng Wi? plastic, 2 SYlOUS Who knows, might grow to like them[
vishap i d ruin ibe parr, requi-iflg you to watchbuild a
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Resin and vinyl kits cai be p a i n k with 2cryIic ovenamel
K&128 Garfish NJS w i n (Secret of Blue N&r .......................................................
paints, although vinyl tends to react iwith t i g enzm
29 Skyst$ $#S resin (Secret of Blue Wale
solvent, producing a marred suriac?. Again. check on a
scrap niece betore s!arting Acylic oaini is e2sw to use
What aspect IS !he most impoflant fnr you? For questlons 27 to 3P, vole by putting the letfers corn-
a) Modeling b) Gaming sponding to your choice from the list bElOW:
a) Edi!orial
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g) Irrtervietw
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YOUR magazine by answering our little 11 R w e w Anime 8 manoa
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c) Office worker d)Sewicelsaleworker a)Yes b) No
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a) Gaming $\Model Kts a yes, which one? (You can circle more than one answer).
c) Japanese animation d)Animation In general a) Protoculturz Addicts
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a) Science Fiction novels b)Comic books b) Between 3 and 6 months
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