no3Ljm Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, tekering said: Arcadia's so-called 1:24 Garland turns out to be 1:18 scale. That looks awesome, Tekering. How was it compared to Yamato's take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 20 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: How was it compared to Yamato's take? They're both very accurate reproductions of the Garland, but the engineering is substantially different. Arcadia's uses robust tabs and tight tolerances to do what Yamato did with magnets, and Arcadia uses a lot more die-cast, so it's quite a bit heavier (despite the smaller scale). Build quality is top-notch, and It's a joy to handle. And apparently, word is getting around, 'cause the price on Amazon.jp has jumped from ¥25,000 to ¥40,000 since its release! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 52 minutes ago, tekering said: They're both very accurate reproductions of the Garland, but the engineering is substantially different. Arcadia's uses robust tabs and tight tolerances to do what Yamato did with magnets, and Arcadia uses a lot more die-cast, so it's quite a bit heavier (despite the smaller scale). Build quality is top-notch, and It's a joy to handle. And apparently, word is getting around, 'cause the price on Amazon.jp has jumped from ¥25,000 to ¥40,000 since its release! Wow! Y40000 already? Ouch. I'll probably stick with Mospeada bikes then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 You can just buy it from HLJ. https://hlj.com/product/ACA82123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Yeah, most the etailers still have it but the writing may be on the wall so if you're on the fence... you should grab it now. If you decide not to open it after a month, maybe you can even make money on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 On 8/1/2018 at 4:05 AM, Vifam7 said: Just got this yesterday. Pylons were a bit of a pain to attach but nothing unusual for diecast aircraft models. that is utterly gorgeous! I want one so bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, Lolicon said: You can just buy it from HLJ. https://hlj.com/product/ACA82123 1 minute ago, jenius said: Yeah, most the etailers still have it but the writing may be on the wall so if you're on the fence... you should grab it now. If you decide not to open it after a month, maybe you can even make money on it! Thanks guys for the encouragement. I'm going to think about it first if I really need to dive in to another series. There's a lot of upcoming toys that I need to prioritize first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 It's finally here! Been looking forward to this one for awhile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossMania Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 7 hours ago, no3Ljm said: ...There's a lot of upcoming toys that I need to prioritize first. This is my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx31 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Checked my 639 Miria. The acrylic top coat I used on the dress seems to have solved the weird residue issue. Her hair still feels slimy because I didn't topcoat it, so I'll need to rinse that and do the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Rasp Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Awesome Thursday haul from HLJ! Thank you USPS for the excellent shipping, from Japan to Michigan in three days via EMS! I have been looking forward to the Metal Robot Spirits Zeta plus C1 since it was announced and really happy they are doing an S Gundam. Going to have a nice display when I get my second Zeta plus from Eknight. The dragonzord is heavy, you can feel the chogokin. Had to get the Figma hunter, Bloodborne is one of my favorite games. The Eva was an impulse buy but I have a good display in mind. Have it go up against the 6 or 7 mass production I have been slowly amassing. And snacks!!! Huarry for weekend plans!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgified Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Zx31 said: Checked my 639 Miria. The acrylic top coat I used on the dress seems to have solved the weird residue issue. Her hair still feels slimy because I didn't topcoat it, so I'll need to rinse that and do the same You might as well wash the other two and give it the clear coat spray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Found one of these on ebay! The seller accepted a reasonable offer and I had a discount code which also helped. Woop!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I don't care about them but I keep getting more MCU figures. Here's the latest one I just got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 1 hour ago, spanner said: Found one of these on ebay! The seller accepted a reasonable offer and I had a discount code which also helped. Woop!! One more, Spanner. One more. Wouldn't hurt. Or this does not apply to the three rule thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx31 Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 2 hours ago, borgified said: You might as well wash the other two and give it the clear coat spray. Yeah, I noticed the two flight suit versions are affected too, so might as well clean and seal the whole set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anubis20 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Past few days have been good. Modular Hulkbuster is the one i am the most excited about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, anubis20 said: Past few days have been good. Modular Hulkbuster is the one i am the most excited about Nice! Lucky you got one! The original one is still one of the best action figures ever made imo and this one looks just as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 9 hours ago, Zx31 said: Checked my 639 Miria. The acrylic top coat I used on the dress seems to have solved the weird residue issue. Her hair still feels slimy because I didn't topcoat it, so I'll need to rinse that and do the same Thanks for the tip! Guess I'll have to do the same. I also have the CM Max paired with Miria but he doesn't have this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Pg Astray Red Frame Kai showed up today, in what's probably the largest gunpla box I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossMania Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I know this isn't the forum for vintage collectibles, but damn it, I really like this one. Got it a while back, so not a strictly recent purchase, but it still qualifies in my mind as I take a step back from collecting for a while, take stock of my life, and just revel in the collection that I've built. They're not worth a mint necessarily, but they're worth a mint to me. As they say in the industry, emotional value. And this one in particular is a good example of that. The Takatoku toys, the toymaker that started it all with the chunky monkey. As I delved into the Macross franchise, kicked off by this venerable toymaker, now long extinct and relegated to the pages of a forgotten history, I soon realized that Takatoku had many other toy lines that, while not all that important to their bottom line or their legacy, and in fact the reason for their downfall, they put as much love into those toys as they did the VF-1's. And again, Orguss is the perfect example. They aren't worth much, maybe a hundred here, there, maybe less, maybe more, but to those who love them, they are dear friends. Orguss collectors will go all out to collect any and every version that ever lived of the machine - even pencils and pencil sharpeners. They're out there, they exist. Almost precisely because the toy line itself is so obscure it demands an attention to obscurity in every respect, because there isn't much else to collect but the obscura. So in that vein and without further adieu, I welcome the latest addition to my admittedly modest Orguss collection, the 1/60th Orgroid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 1 minute ago, MacrossMania said: *snip* Nice. By the way since it's 1/60 scale, if you're going to open it would you take a picture of it beside a VF-1 Battroid? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossMania Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: Nice. By the way since it's 1/60 scale, if you're going to open it would you take a picture of it beside a VF-1 Battroid? Thanks. Apparently my reputation as an MISB collector does not precede me - for once in my life! I don't take them out actually, because I just love the feeling I got when I first stared at them in their toy boxes when I was young. They stay where they lay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, MacrossMania said: Apparently my reputation as an MISB collector does not precede me - for once in my life! I don't take them out actually, because I just love the feeling I got when I first stared at them in their toy boxes when I was young. They stay where they lay. In any case, do you have an opened 1/60 VF-1 figure laying around maybe you can pose it beside the box if that's ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossMania Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: In any case, do you have an opened 1/60 VF-1 figure laying around maybe you can pose it beside the box if that's ok? You know the funny thing is I don't. As much as I respect the collecting community's fetish for the 1/60's, I have always been a Bandai/Takatoku acolyte when it came to anything around that scale, so the idea of getting into the 1/60 line was just anathema to me. That, and I always felt that the 1/60's were a bit overrated. At the end of the day, it felt like Yamato was just settling in an overcompetitive industry for the lesser production costs of a scaled-down model, rather than tweaking to perfection the 1/48's, and I just couldn't stomach the idea of comprising. So I let them go. I only have one 1/48 left, the Low Viz, but I kept a copy. Whereas I have none of the 1/60's. In retrospect, it wasn't a bad idea with Bandai's HMR and 1/48 lines, but at the time it just was just pure stubbornness on my part. So no, no comparison pics in the offing. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 17 minutes ago, MacrossMania said: *snip* So no, no comparison pics in the offing. Sorry. No worries. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Nice Orguss Orgroid. I’m also a MISB collector and I love that packaging. It looks like the figure has different colors of plastic or it yellowed. Edited August 3, 2018 by sh9000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossMania Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, sh9000 said: Nice Orguss Orgroid. I’m also a MISB collector and I love that packaging. It looks like the figure has different colors of plastic or it yellowed. Definitely yellowed. I missed out on almost the exact same figure in the same box condition about a year ago. The figure was perfect, no yellowing. In typical fashion, I figured it was about as common as water or air or the rising sun, and I would find another one of its ilk soon enough. Boy was I wrong. So when this came up, my collecting instincts got the better of me and I realized that I would probably never find one in this condition again, yellowing of the figure notwithstanding. So I snatched it up. Now the goal is to find a non-yellowing figure, swap it out and grade it. The saga continues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Figuarts Thanos and Venom wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 9 hours ago, no3Ljm said: One more, Spanner. One more. Wouldn't hurt. Or this does not apply to the three rule thing? Hehe! I would actually like to get a third F-14 by Calibre Wings but a real life variant and not a Macross version. Some of the real US Navy squadron schemes are really nice! I rather like the Ghostriders version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Finally, another Vintage Collection vehicle! Star Wars toys have come a helluva long way in 40 years. Hasbro has detailed and painted every surface on this toy. How often does that happen? And the tampography has never been more sophisticated! The occupation of Jedha is underway. Edited August 3, 2018 by tekering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchieNov Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 Wow that’s a Hasbro toy out of box with no modification? I wouldn’t have believed it. What else is in their Vintage Collection line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vifam7 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 7 hours ago, spanner said: Hehe! I would actually like to get a third F-14 by Calibre Wings but a real life variant and not a Macross version. Some of the real US Navy squadron schemes are really nice! I rather like the Ghostriders version. Definitely get the Ghostriders Tomcat. You won't regret it. It comes with the double Sidewinder load which makes it a bit unique. Here's mine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 6 hours ago, ArchieNov said: Wow that’s a Hasbro toy out of box with no modification? I wouldn’t have believed it. What else is in their Vintage Collection line? Most of them are retailer exclusives, so it's a little hard to pin down exactly what was released and when. Here's a partial checklist: http://www.rebelscum.com/TVCvehicles.asp Some of them are completely new molds, or extensively retooled; Boba Fett's Slave I, the AT-ST, the Snowspeeder and Luke's Landspeeder are definitive. I'm particularly excited about this upcoming Wal-Mart exclusive TIE Fighter: I've just ordered one direct from Hong Kong, and expect to receive it within the next two weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 9 hours ago, Mommar said: Figuarts Thanos and Venom wave. Nice! 8 hours ago, tekering said: Finally, another Vintage Collection vehicle! Star Wars toys have come a helluva long way in 40 years. Hasbro has detailed and painted every surface on this toy. How often does that happen? And the tampography has never been more sophisticated! The occupation of Jedha is underway. Very nice! That is out now? Where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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