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. designs, characters, story fines and products that a "Patlabor" fanatic might want
Only the KRigM Sabers knobv the true nature of the evil Genom
Gorooration. and only they stand between it and Suoreme power.
B ~ ~ ~ ~ e G u m C r i s i s a r eitsnpursequickening
~~for actionsequences,
spectawlaranimtion,sophlimiedp\olzndoneofthebestsoundtrack
inthehisto~ldJapanese~n4ni~~on.Thefirsloftheeight (8)episodes has
k e n ret& in subtitled form on Iahr Day weekend at Ihe
ANIMECOR animafioncomrltion in San Jm,2nd the WORLDCON
Wor'd Science Ficlion Convention in Chicago. The otherm3ods w
be releasedat approximately one month inten&.
Although the retail prices for each episode h2ve not yet ban set. we
expect them to be under $40 US, depending on the fenght of each
episode. Inaddition.theenlires~rieswiI1beavzilableonaO~SGOUNT
SUESCRlPTlON basis
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Therf is a rimgame forthe mime ~amers.
M&hM isafast-pa& miniaturescorn-
batsystemmatremainstnret~theSapan~
anirne giant robot traditions from which a
was wvmed Explosions, missiles ex-
Iwo worlds of cyberpunk d psychopunkdl clash for tie kior if, or copies will mrishas quickl &noes, dm and diQ hand-to-hand
in 'VISION', the dsbut issue of CYBER CYBERSUIT ARKADYNE 5y Tim EIdre mrnbat and lethal firefights are the bak-
!eI~sedin March by lanus Publications and Joyat'lan Jarnrd. *Vision-, issue 1 (of 6) ?on IAMUS publica marksofthishigh-actionandeasy-to-learn
tion avvailzble MARCH 1992. I! will retail at S2 50 US ($2.95 Can cjam.The 160-prlgegame-book includes:
k i c rules (battlepoles, p b , combat,
tenorist attacks. To pro!%! he mining vessels agdnst this damage, experience, movement), con-
krioivn aggressor the World SpacE Gooperafive Admirlistration struction rules for mecha and powersuits
SCP.)develoaped tCe technology of t9e cybersuW, using cyber- ~d~rentmmpaignsystemsforstrategy
tic inplants and gr.zvivjtic drive. This syrnbiottc Ink with an aI;rosl and role-plqing w n x i o (butt h y anbe
incjble machine w;H have severe consequences on the easi~wmbinedfora'~o~lAnimeGame"l),
enn :aback, the chosen pilot 23 small marim, a sourcebook on he
M a Empire, and m e tips on h w io
CYBERSUlTARMDY NE is a prepare you model kits for lhe game It's a
by Tim E'dred anc Jonathan Jxraic ELDRED isalrwIy!M-know very interesting gm mixing wargame,
tor his sirong storptelling and dynamic *le full of action. He has models (used as miniatures). and role-
Iished several cornrcxuci as 3ROlD.SHAlTERPOINT, CHASER
TOON, LENS~~N,andCAPT?IINHARLOGK: DEAWSHADOW dsign iheir own mcha,c r d e their own
SING, butthtst!me he has surpaaed himself. "l'dhadkoriginal setting and kckground,andplayaversion
eaforARKAOVMr overf:veywszgo," E!dredsaid,"and fknm it of their Favorite mime serb. The most
was going to bc SOmE!h;IIg big. I! would con%.in comdex p'ccts and innmtive part of the game is the idea of
tPernes Icould ns\rerhavesuccessful!ypuftedofi5ackthen . bu'atier putting rnachain an MEAcontexl and the
A o y e m of producina steady work for EternrQ, t knchv !'m ready for use of poles to give a real tridimenlional
ilnow." Eldrsdso'icited theasas8nceof :ecinica: writerand futurist aspect tu the game.
JonathanJzrrardtobrlngt0:hss'cryan~vthelltrc level of technology.
"John's conhbut'on Ear surpasses anything 1 coutd have c3me up Mecham is now available directly from
with in t m s 0' hard science,- Eklred cantiwed. ''XIS workings Seventh S t r e e t G m f O r Q 5 US, plustax
W i n d the Cy5:rsuit in oarlicular are qncredible. This thing could and Shipping. Battlepolesare sold $25 US
really exist in ancther fw decades and put to shame anyone who's bySt?tOf5(QrYUh~h)Forshippingadd
e?lerlaua~eda!t~econcelofagiantrobo'.thisisL~erea~sttrli."'The $3 50 plus 50L by item. Write to: Seventh
way the c m k s market is khhese days," Eld-Ed concluded. "you mq't Street Games, Orders Deparbnenf,P.0 BOX
count on ses'ng this boo4 if you don't pl?ceaan order v:i!h your local 720791,$an Jose, CAWJ24791,USA
comta retailer in early January This is vi:ai to tbe fEture of tieseries.
cops (the bad guys are run by the referee). However, the It
*lthough sEkentific research provided TECHNOPOLICE is designed to use hex maps, so we
more you are, the more fun you get. About live persons
solutionstothepove*pmblemaround theyears 1 recommend using awash-off hex map (the type on which
(including Referee) will be just perfect for an afternoon
2020-2030~the problem but in a dif- ' play. Each player will create a character and keep him or Is you write with water-soluble markers). If properly main-
tained. it will last many years and represent a good
heruntil heorshegets killed. Charactergenerationisfully
investment for the serious gamer Of course, any other
explained in the first section.
map is. fine as long as it's covered with haxes ...
And last but not least, don't forget to bring along drinks
and snacks (we're partial to M8M's ourselves): nothing
empties a stomach faster than a rough fight1 Background
musicisnicetoo,andhelpssetthemoodforagoodgame.
especially in tense situations. Try the Alien movie
soundtrack, or even.. The Exorcist!
A WORD 180u-rWARGAMES
TECHNOPOLICE is a fast-paced role-playing wgame:
lots and lots of people get shot and injured during the game
In fxt,lots of people die But since this is a game, nobody
Should get worried. So your favorite character got reduced
to a thin red paste on the wall by a villain with a missile
launcher: so what? You take a new sheet and rol1 a new
characterforthenextsession,that'sall It'salot like plrtting
more coins in a video game and pressing "start"
Surely, you cannoi do that in real life. But this isn't real
life... so bash and shoot, and have some fun!
ROLL
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CLASS 1 SCORE NAME:
01-06 Pit if ul 5
CLASS SCORE
07-24 Low 10 PHYSICAL POWER:
25-75 Average 15 PHYSICAL RESISTANCE:
76-97 Remarkable 20 COMBAT:
98-00 Exceptian a I 25
AIMING:
1 Inhuman 30+
BATTLE REFLEX:
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The Inhuman class is justthat, inhuman. Only robots and
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robot-like machines can reach it, never normal human SPEED:
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beings.
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LIFE:
For each stat. you will ro11 a percentage dice to determine
its class. A percentage dice is two ten-sided dice, rolled CYCLOP ARMOR
together, one marking the tens and the other the units.
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WEAPONS
Example: I roll two dice. The first is a six and the second
is a four. So my percentage Score is si@-{our. Dont
forget to specify which die is the tens before rolling...
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PAYLOAD: 3\ r-
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STATISTICS
WeigM I Basit Ground MA Basic Mv Basic Cost Upgrade Multiplier Damage Capacity
10-19 a -3 2 1 2K
20-29 7 4 4 1 4K
30-39 7 -5 6 1 6K
40-49 6 -6 8 1 8K
50-59 6 -7 10 I .5 1OK
60-69 5 -8 12 1.5 12K
70-79 5 -9 14 1.5 14K
80-89 5 -10 16 2 16K
90-99 4 -11 18 2 18K
100-109 4 -12 20 2.5 20K
m 110-119 4 -1 3 22 3 22K
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Mekton II rulebook, with one exception. when buying are more easiIy destroyed Also, they are not suitable for
each -1MAorMV=(2xUpgradeMultiplier)BonusCPs head or arms, [hey may be more than bo level lower than use in vacuum.
ihe main body
These Bonus CPsare not courted in ths cost, but they can
To fly faster, check the last column of the Flight System
be usedlikeany o!her CP. Of course, you cannol downgrade Char;: decide how many points of MA you want on top of
then upgrade to get some free CPs! It's one or the other. a your basic Flight MA. Then multiply by ihe number
Neithermnyou have less than 1point of Ground movement, I corresponding t~ the weight of the mecha to know how
even IIyourmechahasnolegsandcanonlyflyToungrade, Again. this works exactly like in the book (p 61). The rule many more lift points you need. Basic MA for jet IS 12,
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it gets a little morecomplicated decide how many Upgrade for flight systems, however, is changed a bit. fan's basic MA is 8.
%
Levels you want, check the chart (631,[hen pay the
resulting price The Upgrade Multiplier IS found in the I
Notall rnecha canfly, butmany do. Toequip yourmachine NMissue, extended damage tablesand fuel rules are the
engine table. a withaflightsystem, simplycheckthe numberof lift poinfs orders ot the day. See you then.
1 1X Upgrade Multiplier
2 3x ':
3 6X 'I
4 ax
12x '*
16X ''
2ox Ir
r
6
20-29 3 1
30-39 6 1
40-49 6 2
50-59 9 2
60-69 9 2
70-79 12 3
80-89 12 3
90-99 15 4
100-7 09 18 5
110-1 19 24 6
Wings add +2 MA
Fighters add +6 MA
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di~veredt~atneoplereai~likedourpetproject Dmppingtwo- *
thirds of he title, w began simplycallrng it Meckknd began
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feling the first stirrings of 'The B!g Dram.'
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m~hadogfighttranslatedinfagaming.Thebattleooles~~uused
!hmwmprimihvewcaidoweIconstructs thaftendedtotip o m a
planet. Carbon dioxide. smog. depletingozone layer and And that's where the Labors enter the picture. Condruc- ment decided thal in orderto maintain peace in thestreets,
such are causing us problems hat where not foreseen at tion workers areonly human and thesum of workthey can they had to develop their ohvn Labor technology. Cornpa-
the beginning of the industrial revoIution Moreover, the accomplish by fhernselves is very small. That meant that nies lilke"SchaftEnterprises','Hiishi'and"Manabe"rnade
Greenhouse effect will begin to affect the polar regions the"5abylonProj~t"wouldbeextremefylongtocompiete. L offers to construct thenewlpolicelpatl Laborsalsoknown
very shortly This entails the melting of the ice caps, ~ But time was running short and theengineers responsible as "Patlabor'. For reasons unknown to a lot of people,
quickly followed by a steep rise of the mean level, ~
for 'Babylon" knew very well that if only human workers 'ShinoHara Heavy Indushies' got thedeal Research began
threming coastal cities around the world with gradual were employed, the darns would never be finished on immediately and in October 1996,
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flooding. For us, in the real world. this problem has not lime And then, the flash occured Why not constructa
surfaced yet. But in the "Patlzbor" world, it's already = machine that would give one worker the strength of a
happening. And one of the coastal cities we talked about a hundred?Thenecessaryhydraulic,electrt,electronic
is Tokyo, Japan. To make sure that the city remains sate ~ and robotic technologies already existed. Why not
from t heflooding,a gargantuanneoa projectwas rnitizled. create an enormous construction worker made 01
Initiated by a similar but smaller scale prolect that was metal and composite plastics? That's exar".. h.Jhn+
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taking place in San Francisco, the Tokyo planners con- they did. Those machines. called Labors, WE
ceived the 'Babylon Project'. This project was to build beginning extremely primitive. being nothii
enormous embankments and dams to hold b x k the II than gigantic exo-skeletons, anable of liftin
swelling waters ofthe BayofTokyo,which would then be II up to 5 01 6 tons, ideal for the giant emban
sealed off from the ocean and drained, transforming the LII
called for by the 'Babylon Projecf". Soon.
area inta usable land,ivhereadditionnaihousingcould be b e t m e a common sight in the streets of Tok
* other major cities But, with the m y availability 01
constructed.
= Labors however, entirely new problems begzn to
I surface. Drunkenorun-
ruly construction workers.
criminals and even terrorists
could now wreak havoc with
enormous machines, capable \L
expressions frequently used in Pallabor. designedfor thebV-XO "Type Zero" Labor, is nothingmorethan 8H8ELgl:
a
extremelyadvancedcomputerjusingsupemnduchwtechnol- Used by military and police Labors. they come in all sizes
LL ogy and special programs. which prom informations much * and shapes, from the AV-98 Ingram's small hand to hand
A q&rn eswially conceived by Schaft Entreqrise,Japan. for = faskr tlm ordinaq computers and programs, allowing an 1 cornbattype to the nearlyfull body protectiongiven by the
the nowfamous tyne J-9 "Griffon' Labor. It consists of a helmet I exponential increase of manewerabilily and speed oi move- ~ MPL-97S"Python" riotlabors. Madeofextremelystrong
directp linked to the mech's computer encasing a *virtual m
ment, when compared to the AV-99 "Ingram- and light alloys (can be made of composite plastics).
wckpir system,which m e m that all the informations neces-
sary lothe pilotaredisplw insidelthe helmet.Thissyslemalso
permits the head of the labor to follow the movements of he
pilot's head. BatheMfeature of all isthattheimages the pilot
- H Y r n N f C RrnkrnAW HMB !WTtM:
This system permits the labors equipped with it to grab their
firearms with great speed and minim1 movements, thus rnini-
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YlElWkME:
Often made of armored, bulletproof glass, these are pro-
tecting the sensor cameras placed in the head of the
wouldsee on muWipleW i n g s c r m in anormal laborwckpit, I mizing the stress OR the frame It is also used in hand 20 hand a mecha. Sometimes, they even resemble theshape of acar
are actually seen inside the helmet,giving he pilot the strange E
cornkt as a "power punch" (a AV-XO " l y e zero" qxcialty). windshield. A case that comes to mind is the AVS-98
feelingof beingthelaborhimselilThe*RFura"systemisthemain extendingthermch ofthehandbynearly1 5 rn. A nastysurprisel "Economy Type" patrol Labor.
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reason lor he Griffon's incredible hand to hnd combat ability,
lor pilot and mech are (wrIy)asone. U
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Noa Izumi's backup, k u m a is the son of the president of
1. "Shinohara Heavy Industries". bsurna's relation with his
ii father is certainly not on the sunny side. far from it! In fact,
his presence in the police force was caused by his father, . .. . . . . .
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who tricked him into enlisting and then, had him assigned ,...
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Section 2 aRersuccesstully completing a mission given to But when he talks, everyone Iistensi They figure that if
herby the N.Y.M.P.D. and from that moment on, a certain
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someone as usually silent as Hiromi has something to
rivaltity surfaced between her and Noa Izumi. Her family
4 say, then the situation must really be desperate' Hiromi
are third-generation Japanese from Oahu, Hawaii. tn the II lost his father when he was very young and his mother, a
animation, Kanuka is always present, lending a touch of a strong willed Fittlewoman, had to raise him all by herself.
class to a parody like atmosphere. I
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Mikiyasu Shinshi. Mikiyasu is Ota's back-up and field
* commander. He must offen be called upon to restrain his
m trigger happy comrade from indulging in his fondness for
nuhoid gunplay. Nobody should judge Mikiyasufrom his
weird looks. He's got temper that explodes onEy once a
year. But what an explosion! He's the onty member of
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Section 2 who has the good fortune (7) of being married
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a but sometimes he strong1ywishes he'd never tied the knot,
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, . . for his wife (who likes to exteriorize her feelings a lot!) is
somewhat jealous of the time he spends with her.
Shinobu Nagumo: The chid of SecZion 1 (the elite of the *
special vehicle division) Shinobu is a seriouswoman,as
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good a pol ice off iceras Kanuka but much moreconscious
of her rank and quality. Probably too much conscious L
She's beifig chased after by Kiichi Goto (captainofSection m Shigeo "Shige" Shiba: Section 2's armorer and labor
2), whom she considers to be both her professional and a mechanic in second, Shigeo is as excitable as his boss,
social inferior. That doesn't mean that she's not warming w
Seitaro Sakaki, is stoic. Hetendsto go hysterical on tense
up to his toughHul and delicatecourtship, on thecontrary situations and freaks high tech gadgets such as his
The barriers won't be holding up ~ Q long
F between those "oxygen-destroying bomb" and the 90 mrn 'riot gun"
two! Atfirst, Shinobu is disdainful of Section 2's motley n which took him four months to construct. Shigeo is also
crew and even hales their guts bemuse they are the ones n amaster computer programmer, askill he uses with great
receivingthe new labors. That feeling doesn't lasl lor long, a proficiency in "Patlabor: the movie"
thoughand Shinobu leamsto like that bunch of weirdos.
91
Seitaro Sakaki: Chief mechanic and "MKha Master" of
II
Section 2, Sakaki is a veteran engineerwho loves toying
with new ideas. His "nuts and bolts" apprQaGh to me-
chanical and engineeringproblems is legendary Laconic,
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with his eyes eternally hidden behind minor sunglasses,
he oftenthinksaboutthe good old times. when h e w s one
*
of the chief engineers Working on labor development He
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likes to give advice based on his many past experiences.
L In the animation, he's always present but rarely heard. If
rn you look for him,you'll find himsitting nearthesea,under
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a white and red beach umbreila
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observed to contract under the influence of an alectrical , . I ....; . , . . . . . . . . . . . .:.
actuators (probably for easy maintenanci3) The shoulder units are well armored, w i h and a smafl shield (See didrowly forthe hrst three) It should
a red signal lamp unit on top of saGh af tlw . T h e arms are as humanoid as possrtrre ere arethree tvPesof "lnarams", beina diVerentiatd onl?l hv
(not too long not too short) and the riight one possesses a hydraulic system tCat
~ ?runits There's the .'Ingram N o 1" (AlGonse), "Ingram Nb 11''
enables the mechato draw its firearm froin any position except while running.The lefi (specially retrditfed fcirlSbOOTA) and 'Ingram No 111". which seems to be aslightly
arm IS equippedwith a smalt shretd. whrc,h comeatsthe "stun stick" [see dictionary). updated version of the,first two The "AV-98 Ingram' was put on a c h e duty IR 1998
. ThecockDitrs located in the torsoe.which opens i n h v ~ c t i o n S t revsallhe
o pdmeat ~ and 'Sectian 2" of the Special Vehicle Division. commanded by C a ~ h KnI IChi Goto,
and control screens. The seat can be etev;ited ~nsuch" a way
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that the pilot, with the k l p were the first to use Itlose Labors. " " I
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an astonishingly short timelresponse ratio as well Weight: 6.10 tons dry/ 7 DO tons full load
as an extremely reduced minimum revolving ra- Maximum Weight Llfting Capacity: 218 tons
dius. The armament consistsof a37 rnrn revolver, Standard Equlprnent: 37mm mvolwer (6 rounds),
a 90 mrn riot gun, a "stun ~ t l c k "(concealed in leff ".R r: Gun?,"Stun Stick"', Large Shielfl. "MNS' syste
forearm and a large shisld-(see dictionary for the - M~nirnumRevolvisy Radlus: 3.00 meters
.first three). The AV-0 1 ~ 1 1 1 be put into service in Color: White and black
February 2[100.
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AV-2 (AV-XO) "CtasfrBoster": This is the Laburused by the New York Metropoltan PoliceOepartment to corrtrol Labor crimes.
This is the list and shor! description of the sensory Glimmer than the AY-0. the "buster, as it is often called. is atso faller by 12 centimeters and bear5 an krnrnense resemblance
to the AV-XQ prototype police Labor. The rences behwen the twq being a full face armored visor, longer "ears"
eauipments used by the Labors Sensor pods), the armament and the pai ich is blue, like the signal lamps. The 37 rnrn revolver is replaced by a 44
COMBAT COMPUTER Calculates stores. and
-mmMagnurn autocannon. Otcwrse,-the k'(see drclitionary) and the shietdare shtlpreserrt The TtasC BusWberng
an OHshoot ofthe AV-XD, there's astrong passibilitythatofker Kanuka Clancv,first wlat ofthe type "Zero",was the instigator.
Irzrsrnitsdataorltowmcbnmpu!erscreen o r b d of the dscrsion taken by the N Y M.P.D. to buy those Labors.The AV-2 w a s p ut on the duty roster in September 1999.
up diqlzy (HUD) P 2 k k in with targding mpu'er
TRRGE'IIWB; 60MPmER Assists in the tracking
of enemy fargets.
TfLfSGOPtE OPTICAL EHHAFCEWIEAT
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SYSTEM range oi 600 m. field of vision of 6 m
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LOUDSPEAKERS. can amplify the pilnt's voice up +
to 90dwibels
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Widlh: 4 51 meters
darkness. shadovi and through smoke Weight: 6.21 tons db/ 8 98 tons full loa?
M a x i m Weight Lifting Capacity: 3 02 tons
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DSed to punch or crush anotHer Labor But, in ftexibihly and abtlily. The "Type 6QQC has suppasedly
hand tohand com4aWhs "Bear" issluw,with-dn en replaced by the "Type 78/26 Ergckgn': on the battle-
eedingly high timelresponse ratio and mini- field but isstill used by manythird world and [ow budgeted
m revolving radius. Cmcened and used by countrresaround the world as a main battleand foot soldier
milifap/ personnel, its Took i0:asn't really taken ~
Labor. The"Chimaera"ms introduced inthewodd market
into aCGOUTIt during develo~msnt.Equipped with by "Schafi Enterprise Europe" (SEE) in 1997, .~
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what "Schaff EnkerpiseEu rope " (SEE} can come
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and rnassrvely built. it was especialiy conceived lace the conventionaltanks and be the companm of the "HellDiver" on the battlefield. T\w vermns were CWM. The fitst one, the
61-97"Light"could becomparedtoahmyassauk helicopter (the RussianM1-24'Hind"comestomind)vjrtha20 mmgatlinggunrmtheshoulder,at2mmanda7.62mmmachinegun
- x asarmament~t'salso~qappedrnthabul~etpruofglass cockpit canopy fortwocrewmembers.onepilotand~eeleetranic~tepna~rator~gur#ler The"AL-97S' IS muchheavier.weighting -
neady 2 IR tons mom than the fight version This ISdue tathelhickerarrnor, the replacemefitDf the glass m o p y b y a metallicarmoredcackpdydrthvlsian blocks. and finally to tk presence
of the 90 mm tn-tube autocannon instead of the small calrberweapons Thisautocannon hooks up on the mecha's bumper. Of COUE~,speed is notvwy huh and maneuvwabikty, already
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Like the G-Cannon, the Denan'zon isa wonderful kit Well
detailed,great looking,very mobile, il proved to be rugged The Gundam is supposed to be the star of the series;
and easy toassemble. The only potential problemsare the unfortunately, Bandai tried to dD a litfle too well. The
rubber joints of the wrists. paint may or may not stick to mechacomes complete with a full choice of weapons and
them, depending on the type you are using. interesting options and details (like a choice of two
Appreciation: ***** heads), but its proportions just don't live up to the "hero
image" of the movie Assembly and painting are compli-
cated by the "Systeminjection"process used to mold the
kit: several hard to paint paris arealready glued. Mobility
is just below average, with IittEe movement possible
(especially the head).
Appreciation ***
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= variable, from mecha to tankand reverse This increases
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the complexity of the model a little The tank treads are
especially frustrating,since they are molded in rubber. A
Rice touch is the inclusion of some diorama accessories:
a missile (with dolly), and spare shells
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An honest model, the XM-05 is melded in black and
m
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purple plastic, with the usual Bandai quality, Relatively
easy to assemble, it sports nice details and average
defect rnobihiy The prooortionswill wed somereivorking to get
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E Appreciation: *-**
model
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Challenge for the model
'bu i I de r
Bandai seemed to have some troubles finding the plastic x
Pots of work required to
for the kit. It rssilvery-white,and doesn't seem to conform *
well to the mold because all the kit's details are poorly * make a nice model
defined The mecha is good-lookingfhough, with average X Waste of money
mobiliiy. II
Appreciation: -** il
The last kit in the F-91 series (for now), the Hwvy gun is
also one of the best. if not the best Great details, excep-
tional mobility very easy to assemble, it scored perfect
everyhere on my list. A must-buy for every modeler
Appreciation, *-***
its oroduct. Anways. the MADOX-01 shows, after lust a II standing out of the top hatch, blasting frantically at the
incoming prototype, k i n g shot by the MADOX-01 at the
same time, and coming out of it without even a scratch!
Come on!n
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Although this 0.VA. has been out for some time
now(aboui2years) Iwasabls toseei:onfyafew First, the story is about war seen from the Zion side
days ago Yes, the mechas are beautifully de- (usually it's the conlrary) and the operations done by MS
signed and the story is quite interesting. But Commandos Second, the setling is very World War II
a
behirld all that show-off (very #ell dons!), I was style, with many operations done by parachuting the
able to disceir?a descendant of the :vs!l known Mobile Suits on the battlefield. Third, nearly all the ;
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"Mazingsr", Tombattler \r and other shows of rnechas are reworks from already existing MS. The Suits, 1
the szr?e direction Now, don't get me wrong' theway Kondoh redesigned them. are much bigger sport 3
"Zeorymer' is a yea! anima:ioi. with good a lot more armor, thrusters and fire power, as well as II
the Heavens") is pari of a team of 8 mechas, tactical drawings. Of course as in all Gundam Slories,
which forms the "Hakkeshu' Robot learn utilized when a Suit gats hit. it explodes! m
dominate the world. But "Zeorymer got stolen It should besaid that the first story looks suspiciously like
s
and all !he O.V.A. episodesdescrbe theattempfs the first battle ot -The Empire Strikes Back' fromthe "Star
of "Haudragon" to rxuperate it Wars" trilogy (a Zion ground base is attacked by the .
i
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This seems to be Boot Two of a collectionof "Gundam"
mangas made by Kazuhisa Kondoh The first one, I
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I Unique features indude:
Real three-dimensional combat
(not just counters)
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