I have that figure too! cool :D I don't think it's supposed to be Kusanagi... It's from Ghost in the shell 2... I think it's a new character introduced in that book, which I unfortunately haven't read yet (SHAME!) I could be wrong though. This is really cool your history is very similar to mine... Robotech was also a Gateway series for me. It lead me to the broader world of anime. Macross 7 is hit or miss with people... It doesn't take itself very seriously, the mecha animation is very bad. I LOVE the VF-17 design though. (I have that toy also) I have most of it on LD. There were no mecha models made for southern Cross (at least not official ones... There were a couple of Korean garage kits of the red Bioroid) The kits I have are all personal armors... It used to be that you would find those show up in comic book stores or hobby shops I got my Charles and Andrzei there, I had to go to japan to get my Lt Jeanne :D (My most prized model kit) The closest thing to a Mecha model for SC is the old Matchbox hovertank toy It's really cool, but it only changes to 2 of the 3 modes. Anyway sorry to take this so far off topic :) Ya just usually don't find too many old skool anime fans around here.