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Didn't know FASA put this out in the 80s until recently. Found an unpunched version:

Also, I'd watch the hell out of a Blood and Chrome continuation. 

Watched TOS which was fun as a kid but really cheesy on rewatches (even if I have the limited edition cylon head DVD pack). TNS was so much better for the first 2.5 seasons- but once it became Battletent:Galactica then it really lost its way. The cylons had a plan, but Moore and Eick didn't, unfortunately. 

7 hours ago, seti88 said:

bandai only releases em if you say you dont want em...🤣

I absolutely do not want the Tomahawk, Phalanx, Scout Regult, and Quedlunn. Please don't release them in the next few months. 

4 minutes ago, leeboo1211 said:

You'd guess they'd have some form of shipping insurance on those containers right? 

Oh, they do. It's just funny to imagine they are charging more because the ship might capsize again.

Like this one:
 

11 hours ago, Spark-O-Matic said:

Sorry, I missed the post earlier. that's a cool figure but its way different then I thought, I had to look it up again.

 

 

Yes, that is a Horizon pewter figure like the one I posted- there are other collectible figures for Robotech and they did all sorts of other series too Like Ultraman and Speed Racer.

Maybe Bandai is still trying to recover overseas costs from when that container ship threw some of their stuff into the ocean during that storm?

I'm kidding.....maybe? 

On 12/6/2023 at 10:21 PM, Spark-O-Matic said:

I've been wondering about those as I never seen much on Ebay. I came across a tiny pewter Minmay Bust that I was thinking was part of a game but never could figure it out. Maybe it was a game piece? I never bought it as seller wanted $75 for it.

The Tsukuda Macross games didn't have pewter figures (just cardstock counters like Avalon Hill games). Though Space Fold did also include a dating game in addition to its combat game.

Is this the piece you were referring to?

https://mantisgamingstudios.myshopify.com/products/robotech-minmei-chinese-dress-pewter-figure-harmony-gold

23 hours ago, sh9000 said:

I still need to make my CF VF-1D.  I might just paint the 1D head and put it on a CF VF-1A body and call it a day.

But then the nose and heatshield will be wrong. 

I got my HMR Max and Kakis, but more importantly,: I already knew about the Tsukuda Macross and Mospeada board games from the 80s (I own all four Macross and the Mospeada game) but did not know Takara made similar games for Dougram but with metal figures. Once I found out, I needed them:

5 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

Not sure what you mean, since he definitely has both there?  Unless you had to make a repair, and you mean you had to glue the leg together, it jus looks like the kneecap got stuck closed.

lol I noticed that after I posted- probably should have come back to edit that. 

I blame early morning excitement before coffee. 

Now that Max and Kaki have arrived, I've started working on recreating the Breetai attack. Only so much flexibility with the Meptoys Breetai, but I think I can keep working this a bit.

Also- got Bandai'd since my Kaki showed up without one knee.  I just didn't flip it up while tiredly setting these up. lol

I've gotten maybe three of my DXs from LP when I missed the PO somewhere else. They are usually a little slower shipping, but I've not had any shipping issues with boxes being damaged. They aren't my first go-to, but they are always a good reserve. Never had an NY issue with them.

49 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

Wish I knew how to get the ones near me to do the same, but DHL doesn't even deliver to my location.  They offload the shipment to some third-party courier in the general area, which has absolutely abysmal communication, and does not interact with the main DHL service to manage notifications and delivery schedules, and absolutely will not drop anything off without a signature, no matter how many times I tell DHL to tell them to do it.

That's awful. Those third party folks can be crazy. I'm glad DHL does our delivery. 

33 minutes ago, Ignacio Ocamica said:

Suzuki yelow and black, Yamaha white and blue. 🤪

lol- this was from someone else, but not suirprised that it is wrong. 

Alaska Base seems more logical than this. 

Someone told me this might represent the major "colors" of the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers (Honda Red, Suzuki white and blue, Kawasaki green, Yamaha yellow and black.) but that would be a weirder niche to go after. 

4 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Dang, you're right, I forgot all about them...as explained in the MasterFiles, they were easy targets during the first wave of Zentran attacks on South Ataria...the entire "Toxic Puker" Squadron was annihilated hours before the SDF-1 made its fateful space fold...

Luckily Lemon Pudding squadron was there to pick up the ball. 

1 hour ago, jvmacross said:

They could have just thumbed through a copy of the VFMF - VF-1 Squadrons book to have come up with 5 exponentially better options...

 

The book doesn't include lime green squadron? 🤪


 

They made some bizarre color choices here:

9 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

Yep just dug out my Breetai this morning to see about some setups.

Here's the former set up as I started making space (Breetai smacking on the right).

AE has my set and gave me a shipping price for both, so DHL will have it winging my way soon.

Time to start moving the shelf around to set this up- Breetai will finally be smacking Kakizaki upside the head instead of Hikaru.

Quick shots of my two babies while I try to get work done in my office:

Got a deal on these I just couldn't refuse, even though I told myself not to go back into the 1/72 scale.

Got an invoice from eKnight Media for my second 0D, so looks like those are prepping to ship if you ordered from there.

I had to go check who I ordered my second one with. eKnight Media, which shows estimated shipping of November 30. Looks like I'll be waiting on the second one for a bit.