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ALPS printers... It's been many years since I last attended Wonder Festival, which was just weekend (the one in Chiba, not Wonder Fest in Kentucky (although I did get to go there once about 9 years ago)), but there was one dealer who was selling ALPS printers. I have no idea if they even make ink for those printers anymore. I've only encountered one, when I worked at Aoshima. I think you have to tell it to print white and then the colors on top of the white. I don't know what software is used or if that is just a button you can press on it. They had a laptop running Windows XP just to use that printer, since they are only 32-bit compatible. With the way 3D printing is becoming so popular, it's hard to believe that there isn't such a printer these days for people to make their own decals affordably. I wouldn't mind getting one. As it is, I've only really just done decals for lighter-colored models and such.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ends-tariff-exemption-all-low-value-packages-2025-07-30/ “Under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, packages valued at or under $800 sent to the U.S. outside of the international postal network will now face "all applicable duties" starting on August 29, the White House said.” “Goods shipped through the postal system will face one of two tariffs: either an "ad valorem duty" equal to the effective tariff rate of the package's country of origin or, for six months, a specific tariff of $80 to $200 depending on the country of origin's tariff rate.” I wonder if the $80-$200 tariff will be per item or per package. This is going to suck for all the upcoming preorders coming out at the end of the year.
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@captain america: Is this still available for purchase?
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Yikes I paid more than half that to order this same figure. Dang BBTS... what's up with that?
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Oh, knock it off... it's not like Star Trek characters haven't been recast with a non-lookalikes before. As long as they're visually in the ballpark and can give a good performance, who cares? Anson Mount is the fourth actor to play Captain Pike, and none of them look the same. At least there's a semi-compelling explanation for why Pike and M'Benga don't see the warning for what it is. Having finished the episode, it's not bad. Not great, but not bad.
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@nightmareB4macross Looking sharp!
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What Current Anime Are You Watching Version v4.0
Hikaru Ichijo SL replied to wolfx's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Shield hero was great today. Way to go Fohl. Atla is no slouch either. -
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Hikaru Ichijo SL replied to UN Spacy's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Wow, the last 2 episodes have been terrible., This show is really losing it. Seriously zombies. -
Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV
nightmareB4macross replied to Urashiman's topic in The Workshop!
This 1/55 GU-11 is looking the part.
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You right. Both films in top 3 all time earners. Curious if the third will join them or will this sequel be too soon?
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Given Current Hollywood, that is pretty much the only franchise/IP that is making good on that goal...
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They probably only put an initial portion of the 500 for sale which is why it was gone so quick.
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That makes me question the premium price which, among other reasons, is supposed to be due to it being limited to only 500
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No problem, Papa Rat! I often use a digital camera to photograph sets I think may not work, or I'll look them up online (sometimes scalemates.com has images of decal sheets for specific kits).
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It means: when you have an actor who doesn't look like Kirk but looks more like Jim Carrey (and doesn't have the physicality of Kirk or his presence), canon is kind of going out the window anyways. Next up: Homey the Clown as McCoy. As to the episode:
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Wow. Thanks for all the info and links. Maybe I’ll order some sheets to play with. I imagine I could scan in decal sheets from these old kits and make backups if the scans work out. You rock Pengbuzz
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I updated my post with a link to one of the sites. But here it is again: https://www.bare-metal.com/experts-choice-decal-film.html Also: if you don't have photoshop, there's a version very much like it online called photopea that works the same way for designing decals (and other stuff): https://www.photopea.com/ You can load fonts into it as well, and there are a lot of places online that have free fonts to use for various projects (as long as you don't try to sell the work!). I've found many for star trek ships, macross, star wars, etc. as well as symbols and whatnot.
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Wow!!!! That’s wonderful. Thanks so much.
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Well it must be Votom month! Since Bandai has just announced 7 new Scopedogs in the HG line! (I'll add the version names when I figure them out!) New Expansion Packs for....
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Actually, people do, and it is as easy as special paper! They sell blank decal paper (both clear and white blank films), and you can buy them for either inkjet or laser printer. The only drawback is that unless you have an "ALPS" printer, you cannot print white (hence the white decal film). When you print it, you do need to seal it with clearcoat (unless it's laser), and you have to cur the decals out individually, as the film is one solid sheet across the paper. Link to Expert's choice (instructions and maker of one brand): https://www.bare-metal.com/experts-choice-decal-film.html
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Avatar: Cold Hard Cash.
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Yeah. You're probably right. It's the whole full circle to further emphasize the devastation by humans and their machines... It will be very... Cameron.
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Liked the first one. Nothing memorable but well packaged. The second one so far seems like in typical sequel fashion to have multiple plots all of the place...
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Wasn't the strongest of the "3" Robotech sagas while in Japan it had very low veiwer ratings... It will be a tough one for companies to turn it into merch 30 years later...
