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  2. pengbuzz
    As if life weren't a crapstorm already...
  3. Big s
    It’s gotten to the point where they already have a tap pay scams becoming common as well. It’s getting to the point where cash is becoming a safer option, as long as you don’t just get old school mugged. Gas stations and bank ATMs have even had people place thin fake devices over the actual ones to swipe or tap cards that look legit. The scams are advancing and evolving just as fast and elaborately as ways to get around them.
  4. rsvictor1976
    Buyee no longer takes PayPal Credit does it? With shipping and tariffs, this is probably gonna be a $500-600 purchase.
  5. Big s
    Pilot and arm packs aside, it does look pretty cool
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  7. M'Kyuun
    I agree- it looks good. FWIW, I mostly collect G1 stuff with which they've been doing a good to great job overall. I've never been so fulfilled collecting the main line. Sorry to hear that you're not getting that same feeling. I'm still all-in for the final season of Stranger Things. My wife and I have enjoyed every season thus far, and I'm actually sad to see it end, but y'know, all good things... Moreover, the kids are all grown up now and barely pass for teenagers anymore, and I'm sure they all want to move on to other things. I guess it's time. To that end, I was surprised to see one ST collab, so a second is, to my knowledge, unprecedented with any of their other crossover IPs except Star Wars. I'm not complaining; I'm just pointing out that a second collab, like the show itself, is an oddity. However, this one is far more a love letter to the 80s, so very apropos. Speaking of the 80s, I wouldn't for a second doubt that we'll see this mold again now that you mentioned A-Team. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the secondary use of the mold, as they probably already have BA's van planned and this seemed a good opportunity to get a little more mileage from it. I so want an Airwolf collab. And, unlike jets, Takara has a great track record with making good to great helicopter alts. I'd wish for a Top Gun: Maverick Darkstar, but I don't wish to spoil my day contemplating the myriad ways in which Takara would F it up to hell and back.
  8. pengbuzz
    I think that would make obtaining Factory Satellites a double priority for NUNS then; not only to replenish their own forces, but to deny the Zentraedi fleets out there more and more of the resources needed to keep the forever war going. I know it's a big galaxy with possibly thousands of these satellites; but it's better than the billions of ships!
  9. DarrinG
    Yep- awesome. Now I just have to find one or two of these kits...
  10. GMK
    Max Watanabe mod of the VF-1S Strike into a SDFM Super. only nitpick is the pilot.
  11. danth
    I like it. The head/helmet is so good. Why do so many collab TFs look better than the mainline ones? I'm a little over Stranger Things and I kinda wish this was just a plain van. A friend said this could use an A-Team repaint.
  12. davidwhangchoi
    anyone get this? I can't till tariffs lift. So I will window shop for now.
  13. danth

    1/55's revisited

    danth replied to kanata67's topic in Toys

    Lucky! Very cool!
  14. Actar
    Posed together with the OG Bandai VF-17S!
  15. vladykins
    Looks like panel-lined versus not?
  16. Shawn
    Seeing the secondary market pre-sales pop up These are all floating around 50000+ yen...I didn't expect my suspected 10000 markup fee to be the MINIMUM lol Here are the USD converted values.
  17. Radioguy
    Context: Old vs new? Or, all new?
  18. Chronocidal
    Yeah, overall I would still call all of the mentioned issues just standard quibbles with Bandai being Bandai, and they don't detract much from the valk itself. I do really like this one, since they did improve on a couple aspects of the YF-19 (the feet are so much better shaped it's tempting me to attempt to swap them out). The tampo is much less obnoxious, the general alignment is a bit easier to manage, and there's no stupid high speed hinge on the wing to leave it flopping around. All things considered, I actually even prefer this one very slightly over the Yamato in fighter mode. My biggest gripe about the Yamato Fire Valk has always been how far forward the LEX reaches, making the nose look too stubby (yes, this even bugs me more than the feet ). Bandai chose to make the LEX slightly curved from the wingroot toward the nose, which gives the nose section a slimmer and longer look. The downside is that this prevents it from converting that LEX tip into a side cover under the chest. I think Bandai also managed a better intake profile than Yamato (with covers even), though the improvement is less substantial than on the YF-19. I admit I was a little sad they removed the secondary twist joint in the gerwalk joint, and the range of that joint is disappointing, but it's no worse than the Yamato. Overall? Setting aside the YF and focusing on the VF, I think Bandai pulled off a slightly better fighter, but Yamato still managed a better battroid, and the Yamato versions will always be more fun to transform. That being said, I am in for the long (and expensive) haul toward the rest of the VF-19 line, and I'm hoping against hope that Bandai actually goes beyond the canon schemes to give us some variety, even if it's just something from Macross 30. I really hope we get the F/S/P, but my personal holy grail would be the white VF-19F with black stripes from the Master File. Do it Bandai, I will buy four. I'll still buy several P-models too, and probably do the same repaint I'm planning for an HMR version, but boy it would be nice to get some alternate schemes. Come on Bandai, make it happen!
  19. borgified
    $140 USD, April - June 2026
  20. marthf1
    The preorder had ended by the time I found out about it, so I was hoping a HLJ, Nin-Nin, or elsewhere slot would magically appear after release - with mixed feelings since a cancelled preorder can't be good for a company. Unfortunately, no dice with those two, so after browsing around, it seems AmiAmi had a few left. Had is past tense, because checking right now shows those are now gone. I'll update this with what shipping option I choose since I'm uncertain about the two options given: A. Shipping method: ECMS Please note that the shipping method ECMS is currently under testing and adjustments may be made in the future. Unit price 42,900 JPY x 1 unit(s) = 42,900 JPY Subtotal: 42,900 JPY Shipping:14,407 JPY Grand total:57,307 JPY B. Shipping method: Surface Mail Premium TBD Based on the AmiAmi FAQ at <support.amiami.com/hc/en-us/articles/13770040744345-Shipping-Service-Comparison>: ECMS: 2-4 weeks for the United States Surface Mail Premium: 2-3 months Oof on surface mail, which, unsurprisingly, must be by ship. I'm actually hoping it won't be too much cheaper so I have an excuse, though expensive, to not use it. I hadn't heard of ECMS before, so after searching around, other places mention: Via <myfigurecollection.net/blogpost/49506> Via <forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/9pxj4r81> As an aside, on the bridge antenna issue, there's a pre-owned SDF-1 on AmiAmi <amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-032214-R> but the listing states:
  21. M'Kyuun
    Well, that's new and unexpected. Nice to see they didn't just recolor the Surfer Boy Pizza van; this looks like a completely new mold, and not a bad looking one at all. A few minutes later.... I ventured over to TFW2005 to see if I could glean more info, and of course they had a first-look article with pics and additional info. His name is Freakwency and the bird is In-Trax. SMH at those names. Anyway, he also comes with a rubber chicken that turns into his gun. Apparently, it'll be a thing in the final season. Anyway, In-Trax converts into, appropriately, an 8-track cassette which can plug into his abdomen, not unlike Soundwave and his chest gimmick. NGL, I'm totes diggin' it. 8-tracks were still relevant when I was a young lad (my uncle had a small collection in his big-ass car complete with curb feelers), so this resonates in positive way. Good vibes, man. Too, Soundwave and his cassette minions are still some of my all-time favorite Transformers, so this follows suit nicely, albeit with a more practical alt mode. I like how his abdomen's door looks like an old-school AM/FM radio complete with cassette slot. So much cheesy goodness! Def must-buy.😍
  22. nightmareB4macross
    I can see the allure. But having both makes it hard to choose one over the other. The color schemes are pretty nice in their own respective way. And if your lucky you can find a stickered up ninja!
  23. ArchieNov
    Personally I really like my DX VF-19. It's probably my favorite 1/60 DX at the moment (it used to be the YF-19). Sure it has its flaws but nothing is perfect. Is it their best engineered valk? Most likely not. But I really like the look in both modes. Sleek fighter and beefy battroid (I don't count gerwalk since that will always be an ugly mode for the 19) Now if they release a VF-19S, that will probably take the crown assuming no new issues.
  24. M'Kyuun
    Reading all these concerns, I'm kinda glad I opted for the HMR Fire Valkyrie. Granted, there's more partsforming, but the engineering you do have to deal with is fairly straightforward if you've handled a Yamato/Arcadia YF-19/VF-19 over the past two decades. Seems, with this design at least, Bandai took a good hard look at Yamato's solutions to overcoming animation magic with creative engineering and applied them, for the most part, to their own takes. Shame the same couldn't be said for their YF-21. 😒 Anyway, while I used to collect 1/60 exclusively and all but ignored HMR, with prices ever soaring and my display space in the negative, I took a dip into HMR early this year with the VF-4 and now I have four of them: (VF-2SS - probably the best executed toy of this design ever. It's not perfect, but what is? It's still a gorgeous toy); the VF-0D, the aforementioned VF-4 (They followed the Yamato design to the letter, which isn't a bad thing per se; however, I would've been over the moon had they gone the extra mile and figured out how to articulate its shoulder pods, giving it both an edge over its parent design and far more utility as a combat machine.); and finally Basara's ride, a design I've avoided until now, but the HMR was done so well I felt the opportunity to add a small but well done version to my collection had arrived. No regrets on that front. Anyway, regarding Bandai's approach to Macross, it's no secret that Gundam is foremost in their priorities and Macross is, well, not. That said, I've been mostly happy with their DX line from the VF-25 Renewal onwards, but I've only picked up a handful of them to be fair, so I can't judge the line as a whole. My foray into HMR has been one of surprise and delight. However, the long-anticipated DX YF-21 leaves somewhat to be desired, even if I love how the thing looks, unnecessarily HUGE backpack notwithstanding. For me, it's the epitome of Bandai's lack of care when dealing with Macross, but it wasn't the first Macross release with warts (the OG DX VF-25 with its chunky proportions and improper hip position haunts the line) and certainly other releases have had their foibles. All this is to say, I empathize with you guys dealing with your DX VF-19s and hope you can find workarounds to the issues as well as finding some modicum of joy in your shiny new valkyrie toy.
  25. TangledThorns
    Been there and it sucks, Your card probably got skimmed locally. That's why I try to use tap to pay with my phone whenever I can. I also check all my bank and credit card accounts daily too.
  26. Seto Kaiba
    So, it's a bit difficult to say for a couple reasons. First, several different estimates for the number of Zentradi main fleets still active in the Milky Way have been given over the years. "Over 1,000", "between 1,000 and 2,000", and "between 2,000 and 3,000" have all been given at various points. IIRC in DYRL?, Perfect Memory, and SDF:M TV respectively. So there's a rather broad range of possibilities there. If we assume Boddole Zer's 118th/425th (depending on version) main fleet is typical, that's anywhere from 4.8 billion to possibly 14.4 billion. Second, it's possible that not all main fleets are the same size. The only one we've seen animated is Boddole Zer's fleet of approximately 4.8 million warships. Macross II prequel games Macross 2036 and Macross: Eternal Love Song both went for the "millions of ships" route for the three main fleets presented between the two games and the fourth one the timeline mentions encountering later. While it's not strictly official setting, Master File mentions a main fleet (the 1,534th) that is "only" 120,000 ships strong. Third, factory satellites are in play. The Zentradi forces have their galaxy-spanning network of factory satellites churning out new ships, pods, and soldiers constantly and the big fleet motherships are no exception. Depending on how much opposition they're facing from the Supervision Army at any given point, that number could be going down OR up. Thus far, the only confirmed intergalactic travelers are the Vajra. Presumably this is because they benefit from the superior abilities of fold quartz-based "super" fold navigation.
  27. Old_Nash_II
    Official trailer #2 With some heritages Release in 12/5
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