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General 1/18 Scale Figure and Toy Thread
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Tiger Force Duke.
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Medicom/Hot Toys and all 1/6 scale figures
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
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Ramen Toy Exclusives.
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Your Most Recent General Toy Purchase - 2024 Edition
sh9000 replied to azrael's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Marvel Legends X-Men '97 Cable x2.
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I'll keep my 2 in the private warehouse at Yoyakunow. Not sure when I'll ship them and I don't want to know how ridiculous the shipping cost might be.
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Bandai SD Macross Valkyrie Special Set 2.
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The tampo stripes are definitely mis-aligned on purpose, although it looks like the two halves that should line up aren't quite aligned anyhow? I think that's a separate issue though. Judging by the translation, and my experience with my bum hip, I think Bandai borked the casting on the right hip. It didn't work correctly, the joint is far too stiff compared with the left, and the parts do not like to line up. The lower part tinted pale blue is causing issues. Though.. it's hard to tell if he knows what he's talking about. I think the "scratch" he's pointing to is an intentional detail on both sides, so I'm not sure what he's actually trying to indicate. Also, to refresh my memory, I checked on my first HMR Fire Valk, and opened the second one I got. The second one seems to have none of the hip issues my first one did, so it's inconsistent at least.
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I don't know... Gorrila's picture looks like the panels were transformed properly. The edge of the toy looks pretty straight and the stripe matches the front portion of the plane. Looking at the box art, I think the stripe doesn't line up on purpose?
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Gotcha, yeah, that's definitely a problem spot. The hips really just do not fit well, unfortunately. Interestingly, it's the same hip as the one that broke on my Fire Valk. Going to have to just chalk it up to Bandai borking the production on these somehow.
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https://twitter.com/MTM_025_8_S04/status/1971750767272001794 web-translated:
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That's not a tampo problem, that's a transformation problem. He didn't align the panels so the stripes actually match.
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from Gorilla's HMR VF-19P (crooked line): from Motoki Hiroyuki's twitter-posting HMR VF-19P (correct/non-crooked)
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+1 - They've made some incredible Macross toys
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from https://twitter.com/cross_W42S/status/1971586122582282558 web-translated: (use web-translator for page below) https://valkyrie-hanger.sakura.ne.jp/blog/detail/277 sample: good luck!
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I'll be watching
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They do have different shoulders, but it's not really a significant enough difference for me to care, and it saves me from having to paint them to match if I make my own. I still might need to repaint the yellow part though. As for the others.. just because we think it makes sense for Bandai to make something doesn't mean they ever will. (Insert screaming about the Tomahawk here.) The Kai/P and F/S models have some significant changes. If Bandai doesn't think it's worth making, they won't do it. As much as I want to buy a ton, I'm keeping my expectations at the bare minimum. Funny enough though.. yeah, those stripes aren't supposed to line up at all. They didn't on the Yamato, or in the animation. The hip parts being an issue isn't new though. I had issues with my Fire Valk's hips, and one of the internal die-cast connectors for the hip actually broke. It still stays on, because it's held on by more than just that part, but making those hip segments out of metal may not have been the best idea.
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That's a very sad thing to hear, but very logical and likely scenario. 😕 Yea I thought I'd try to comb through the earlier pages of the thread last night for a pic of the grey prototype (because I was interested in Bandai's earlier approach), but got only as far as the 15th page before falling asleep. LOL... no worries.
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😅Take your time! No rush at all!
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Your Most Recent General Toy Purchase - 2024 Edition
Negotiator replied to azrael's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Thank you McFarlane for selling out on your crappy version and forcing me to get this one...even tho I'm 3 years late. Got it unopened for a good deal. === 1). Maximum uploads of 3 pictures of a toy even if you bought two. That means if you bought DC Batman you can post a combination of boxed and opened pics of up to three here. Anymore than three will get the post deleted. If you bought another copy of the same DC Batman toy that does not constitute as a different toy and does not earn you three new photos. The moderation team considers that spamming and will be deleted. Text link to an external photo gallery if you have more than three pictures to share. 2). Image size: Height maximum per toy will now be set to 2400pixels for 3 pictures combined. That means one high resolution picture at 2400pixels or three decent resolution picture of 800pixels each.- 800 replies
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