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Interesting, I will be interested to see how that goes, I have a pair ordered there.

@rsvictor1976 The bases are definitely quite stable. I have many other DX VF-1s on Archi Pro stands in much higher angle of banks, but most of them are utilizing the larger arm. The one pictured could be angled much higher and the DX VF-1 would have no problem staying attached to the mount. That specific setup is extremely tame versus what you can do with the Archi Pro stands. MB

Well, BigInJapan ROYALLY undervalued that item. We'll see if DHL catches this.

Would you say you're able to bank the Valkyrie more than what you have it at or is that at it's limit?

TMNT 1990.

Mobula preproduction sample.

Mole Rat (Stage 2).

https://hobby-genki.com/en/macross/63864-vf-17s-nightmare-stealth-valkyrie-dx-chogokin-4573102692672.html

Star Wars TBS Barriss Offee.

Nin nin page for 17 is already up https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/dx-chogokin/199613-dx-chogokin-macross-7-vf-17s-nightmare-steal-valkyrie-gamlin-kizaki-custom-bandai-spirits-.html Starts at 4 PM Oct 1 JST.

Wasn't the VF-19 kai like a super popular valkyrire? Still availabe on many stores. I don't see the 17 selling out. Not with that treatment.

😅 Kinda like having the original LRRP crew (Stalker, Snake Eyes, and Storm Shadow) and the two main leaders (Duke and Hawk) out in front. There is that little space in front, but it’s getting tricky to fit figures in there without blocking the figures behind them. I guess I could add Wet-Suit for another Navy character. But I don’t feel like plopping extra funds for a custom. . . Yet.

Well it invoke PO madness? Can't wait to find out!

I started Yano-kun's Ordinary Days today, I was not impressed at all. It is on the 3 episode protocol.

Being tomorrow would put it tonight around midnight PST, depending on timezones and daylight savings shenaniganry.

@Mog Nice collection! But I clearly see some space near the very edge there. Plenty more room!

Gonna get scrambled!

Here is the only Archi Pro stand I have using a short arm with a 90 degree connector. MB

Does anyone have pictures of the Archi Pro stands with short arms and the 90 degree angle connectors on a Bandai DX VF-1 in fighter mode? I'm curious how far you can angle it without risking it falling off.

Well, I picked up Missing Link Sunstreaker... Unlike Bee and Optimus I never owed a G1 Sunstreaker, so the entire mold is new to me. I was surprised to see that he's taller than Sideswipe. Being that I'm not familiar with G1 toy, I can't really say how many changes Takara actually made. I think it safe to say that he's got some paint and tampographs that were probably stickers on the G1 toy. His forearms also open to reveal some flip-out fists... I think that's new? He's also got some accessories that he original didn't have. The fists, the yellow boosters, and the three rockets came with the original toy, but ML Sunstreaker also comes with a chromed rifle that is, best I can tell, a straight copy of the one that came with G1 Sideswipe, and a Dianaut. The Dianaut has yellow legs and a khaki button shirt with a collar and pocket that makes me think they were going for something like Spike, but then why the silver head? Sunstreaker's head can swivel. His shoulders are a bit weird. The entire arm hinge can move laterally about 45 degrees, and the hinge works like a forward/backward butterfly joint. The arm behind the tire swivels laterally on a soft ratchet, which combined gives you 180 degrees of lateral movement. However, his shoulders don't swivel forward/backward at all.* His bicep swivels, and his elbows bend 90 degrees. His wrists swivel, and his fingers are hinged so he can open his hands. No waist swivel. His hips can go 90 degrees forward, and over 90 degrees laterally, but just a little bit backward. His thighs swivel, and his knees bend 90 degrees. His feet can tilt downward on a ratchet, due to his transformation, but not upward. He's got about 45 degrees of ankle pivot, with his heels on a separate pivot. *Technically I guess you could hinge the shoulders forward on the transformation/butterfly joint and turn the biceps. That'd make the lateral swivel a forward/backward swivel... but it'd look weird, and come at the cost of any lateral shoulder movement. Sunstreaker's new articulated hands can hold his Sideswipe rifle, and the boosters plug into his shoulders same as they ever did. If you want a more "classic" look, you can fold the new hands into the forearms to reveal a port on the other side. You can plug the rockets in them, or even the shoulder boosters, as well as the larger G1-style fists. The G1 fists didn't have holes, though, so neither do these, and cannot hold the Sideswipe rifle. I imagine that the transformation is about the same as the G1 toy. His head folds down into the engine. The feet fold down, the legs collapse and tab together. His chest opens and a bunch of hinges move his canopy down/forward and lift his engine up and into place, then a flap opens on his back and his arms kind of bend and tuck, one behind the other, underneath before closing his back flap back up. For a simple G1 transformation it seems to make a bit of finagling to get everything lined up right, especially going back to bot mode. What's not to like about Sunsteaker's design? It's a fictional supercharged Countach with massive intakes on top of the engine. Again, not really sure what's different here between this version and the original G1 toy, aside from some tampoed details (like on top of the intakes) that were probably stickers on the G1 toy, but otherwise I think it should be the same. As most of us know by now much of the original Transformers line came from Takara's Diaclone line, so if you open Sunstreaker's canopy there is a seat in there for the Dianaut he comes with. The boosters can stay in place on his shoulders, which are now on the back of the car. But that's about it for storage. No place for the rockets or the rifle, or the big fists. I can't really complain; the G1 toys rarely had storage for accessories, either. But that sort of leads into my conclusion... I'm still not sure how I feel about Missing Link. Like, yeah, I have nostalgia for the toys I grew up with. And yeah, those toys had awful articulation. I remember wanting more even at the time. But something else I remember wanting more of at the time was cartoon accuracy. And in that sense, Generations, Masterpiece, and a variety of third party lines are doing a great job of delivering cartoon-accurate toys with even more accuracy than Missing Link. In a way, all Missing Link is doing is giving me the toys I had when I was a kid in a way that's clearly NOT the toys I had as a kid, which kind of makes me want an original G1 toy or even a straight G1 reissue instead, especially when the ML figures cost nearly as dang much. Honestly, I bought Sunstreaker because I never had the original. I think if I did, I'd have probably skipped this one. I'm not sure how many more of these ML figures I'll buy.

So, I wound up getting a couple more GI Joe figures: Jinx and Blowtorch (in subdued olive and khaki colors). “Now my failure is complete!” (Or I’ve pretty much ran out of display space for this shelf): Arashikage Cousins: Ladies Ready for a Fight:

Here we go, a 'best and final' for this particular iteration. Put in the NUNS marks, added a plane number to the cockpit area (per normal Navy markings), and tweaked a few other things here and there. Happy for other suggestions, but otherwise think this one can go on the shelf now and I'll move on to the next distraction...er, PROJECT! Yes, project, that's what I meant! 😉

SOC Daitarn III Renewal

You guys make the call. Up tomorrow for grabs on EXO-6 tomorrow but BBTS has a pre-order for it already at $250 USD (at their cost) Nanjin is really ticking off a fair amount of the customers already (what else is new) in not giving them what they want in their own collection.

Star Wars TBS Ahsoka Tano Padawan.