Angesdad

2 hours ago, borgified said:

I’ve got too much stuff in storage right now and I’m going to thin out when I get a chance to. 

And when you do, be sure to give me a shout eh.😛

Looking mighty fine there @Lolicon! Awesome custom work as always, don’t you stop on me now.🤩

I bit the bullet and decided to try my luck with yoyaku. the odd thing to note, their stock quantity went from 6 available to 0 when i made the purchase, and i did not buy 6.

I am just hopeful I don't have to call my credit card company in July for a chargeback.

On 1/29/2024 at 4:52 AM, Arakure Knight said:

Solaris Japan is even offering the Ostrich: https://solarisjapan.com/products/choujikuu-yousai-macross-ai-oboete-imasu-ka-vt-1-super-ostrich-dx-chogokin-1-48-bandai-spirits-shop-exclusive

Never dealt with them, good or bad? (nvmd, they get you with shipping $$$)

Damn what an expensive year 2024 is turning out to be…can barely keep up here.🤣

2 hours ago, Lolicon said:

IIRC there was only a difference of like 900 yen between surface and DHL for my 171 from HLJ.

For a difference of only $6 I'd rather have my item 2-3 months sooner and not battered over a long sea voyage. Plus I'm eager to fix up the 171. I never got around to working on the originals and now I have the improved matte finish version to fiddle with.

Quite excited to get a 171 for the first time and mine's in HLJ PW currently. The problem is I've ordered a HG YF-21 with it last September but my order isn't being processed as timely as I'd like...what the kit's now on backorder?! Has anyone managed to get one in your PW yet.

14 minutes ago, PointBlankSniper said:

The thing is, hobby search sent my Max's Durandal as a small packet for just 1800 yen last year. So a "very small" box is apparently enough to stuff a whole valk with super parts in,

Clearly someone over at 1999.co.jp made a mistake because no retailers I've dealt with will ship a Max 29 for 1,800 yen jammed in a small packet. I'm all penny pinching when it comes down to shipping charges but there is such thing as having enough room/protection for your expensive toy in an ample size box, and you pay for that.

55 minutes ago, treatment said:

Has these VF-25 Revivals been quite a dud to you guys?

I've recently reopened my VF-25 Alto Revival for a simple scale picture a couple of weeks ago.

Prior to that, it's been boxed after taking some pictures during delivery to me.

It's not quite playable nor satisfying to me.

The issue I've experienced with it is...

 

Extreme joints looseness.

Very annoyingly so, as I've only really actually handled this item maybe twice or so after delivery for picture taking.

It's practically unused! 

This looseness should not happen at all!  At least, not after just two minor handlings.

Specifically, hips and shoulder joints looseness.

It keeps doing splits easily when in Battroid mode.  

I have  to really do some effort on positioning to keep it just standing steady.

The arms just flail easily, too. No more friction at all, unlike the first time out of the box.

I've tightened up the screws, but doesn't seem to help at all.

It's been quite disappointing, to say the least. 

Complete contrast to my YF-29 Max, which is still quite satisfyingly tight everywhere and very enjoyable to handle.

As such, I've seen/read some even more awful VF-25 Michael looseness and stuff. 

Good thing I didn't bother to get that variant.

 

 

Yikes, that ain't good. Haven't bothered to open up my revivals yet but now I am curious to see how bad it is.

HLJ preorder back up again for you to entertain;

VF-171EX Armored Nightmare Plus EX (Alto Saotome Machine) Revival Ver. | HLJ.com

28,000 yen.

6 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

Does the YF-21 have any missile hardpoints?   (I guess in the Macross Plus show, the missiles were stored internally?)

I noticed that the YF-21 is listed as including Fast Packs, but seems to completely lack all the missiles that had come with the original DX Chogokin YF-19 release.... though, admittedly, the YF-19 re-issue did not include missiles either.

The fact that the 21 comes with the struts for fold booster could be a sign for an immediate accessory pack release down the road? -DX Missile and fold booster set for YF-19/YF-21, for 18,000 yen.😁 Preorder closed before it ever opened again!

3 hours ago, borgified said:

The Canuckle head pricing for this will be possibly around $480 Beaver Bucks if the stores do get stock in. 
 

@wm cheng, @Angesdad and my other fellow Canadian Macross collectors , you know that we’re going to get hosed anyways. Avoid Navito World as they’re going to jack up the price to maybe $700 CDN if they get a few units in. 

😂

Very nice @Lolicon, very nice.😁

16 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Although poor Kakizaki never got to finish his steak, I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving and gets to eat as much turkey (or whatever else) you want! 🦃

dude that looks so good that it's inspiringHappy Thanksgiving to y'all in the south of the border!!

1 hour ago, Convectuoso said:

I'll wait till I have mine, but I think the colors of both Max and Kakizaki's are too dark

yeah this new Max blue is on the redder darker side of the blue. (oh no, not the blue color debate again.😁)

9 minutes ago, grogall said:

 

my my, this photo really seems to accentuate how Bandai messed up scaling down the pilot...somebody please feed kaki some more steak!

1 hour ago, grogall said:

 

I can totally see myself place an LED light inside the tent to relive the bow chicka wow wow scene from the movie.

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1244082111&ref=list&keyword=Dx vf

Rather glad JP Post resumed SAL services to Canuckland. Kaki arrived from BIJ, almost forgot this was a TWE.

Reviving the thread with an update of my 0d shenanigans. Finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel so to speak,

Can't wait to finish up and take some photos when I fix my 22-year-old dslr.😁

The legs are sooooo long that it touches the shite display stand...PREORDER CANCELLED! (wait, it hasn't even begun yet.)

2 hours ago, MKT said:

I'm still having quite a bit of fun with the Ghosts, way beyond I ever thought I would..

Whether it is with full Super Parts..

or without.

 

I keep finding new ways to play or imagine. The lack of traditional cockpit, together with the design of its underside, actually makes the design pretty viable if the Ghost is flipped over. For example, taking the above pic & just rotating it upside down, makes me imagine it as a spacecraft on its gentry waiting to launch from the bay doors below..

Or in this configuration, imagining it as a watercraft skimming along the surface on its booster pontoons.. 

The lack of visible cockpit also means it's easier to imagine it as something of a very different scale.  Here it reminds me strongly of a capital ship from another sci-fi. Just needs a big saucer to attach overhead, and then it will be ready to go explore the final frontiers of space.  

 

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Previous pic might be too dark for some folk's screens. Apologies if so, as I don't calibrate pics across different gamma settings. Here's a brighter one:
 

 

Cool pics as always dude! call it @MKT's compulsory beauty hangar shot.

I've completely forgotten about it but apparently BIJ shipped mine already, which is a nice surprise because I usually have to nag'em to get things in motion.

58 minutes ago, grogall said:

Skull! ☠️☠️🍻🍻🍻☠️☠️

The OCD in me is triggered by this incomplete presentation of the DYRL skull squad. Seriously, a nice pack & looking good dude!

5 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Ha. I chicken out and get the "healthy" 25% less sodium version which you will find plentiful in our pantry.