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  2. Picked up two units from Mandarake last year for 16,000 yen. which if you think about it, include a nice weapons pack. but splitting them up with add on packs will make it easier in the future, for example the Birkoff squad when the parts come available.... @Graham What series is the Commando Vorct version from?
  3. years later, Bandai decided it will release a much bigger and much chunkier HMR version: https://twitter.com/t_features/status/2036610768163242182 web-translated: Click the Tweet-Link to watch the PR-video since it's not on youtube, yet...
  4. A VF-17 that fails the @Graham test is no real VF-17.
  5. Uh, no thanks, I'd rather use an actual emulator not a browser-based one.
  6. So I decided to try adding some mottled texture to the Bellvine. My kid was kind enough to let me perform surgery on one of their old stuffies to extract some poly fill to use as a filter to spray through. It’s hard to photograph but I am digging the outcome. Less is more that’s for sure. Going to add a topcoat next and then it’s time to muck it up with some washes and panel liner. The silver hoses are going to look great once all the recessed areas get some oil wash sitting in there.
  7. Just picked up this little guy for about USD23. Yeah, I know it's CM's and the plastic will probably break in multiple places as soon as I take it out of the box, but heck it was cheap enough. 😅 I've always liked the Commando Vorct, Rane Custom design and it will probably be years, if ever until Bandai makes an HMR version.
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  9. Graham

    DX Chogokin VF-17S

    I've already put mine up for sale at a loss, but don't care. 🤣 Took it out of the box for 5 minutes, looked at it and thought "nah, not keeping you".
  10. I doubt this will end well. 😂
  11. I'm jealous too. 😅 I stopped at 2 HMR Turbo customs.
  12. Silver lining is, at 27k JPY msrp, this could realistically go down to as much as 13.5k JPY... good enough for a fighter mode only 1/60 model?
  13. Bolt

    DX Chogokin VF-17S

    I can't wait for the renewal version!
  14. Kind of off topic. This reminds me of the recent SMP announcement. That's Bandai's collector model kit line for classic mecha like brave series and sentai megazords, disguised as candy toys and packaged like retro DXs for nostalgia. While everyone has been begging for reprints, Bandai announced a spinoff line of smaller scale, monochrome, non combining, low parts seperation and articulation kits of some of the most requested zords. Everyone is as pissed as they are confused. JP comments even roasted it as industrial waste plastic lmao. Back on topic. Bandai could have used production capacity of that unwanted line to make the dozen new parts on a single runner to make the VF-17 look right, and they would lose less money from both product lines. SMP is also made with ABS in their China factories after all. Instead, they are hellbent on incurring ire from every fanbase possible lol. On a different note, I still don't quite understand what yamato did differently that let their elbow guns line up with the end of shoulder block in fighter, that allows it clearance to be tall enough to have space for two missile ports, that Bandai's 171 based proportions simply can't do nicely, even if they had made new molds for it.
  15. This was announced too, but the quality will possibly crappy and be plagued with multiple issues.
  16. geezus, Bandai... https://twitter.com/19721212/status/2036068717369717070/photo/3 /facepalm
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  18. I'm glad you posted. Searching "Macross VF-X2" revealed a site that allows you to play the game online for free: https://gam.onl/psx/macross-vf-x2.html#game
  19. Whoa, did you get enough TC HMRs to make the whole gang? Jealous!
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