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    No rush....but if you have the time I would like to take a crack at the VF-1J "half-schematic" pic...not sure how good it would look if I combined the DX -1J with the "schematic" side shown on that IMAI box.....what I do know is that you would be able to nail the pose using the DX!
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    In all fairness, I think collectors "poo-pooed" Bandai when they screwed-up on the DX-VF-171 CF.....the difference is that Bandai has been at this for years and have managed to earned their "street cred" so I think they get a "pass" much more easily than say a new vendor like KC.....for the most part, you have an expectation on the amount of quality you "should" expect from a Bandai product.... KC has just been at it for a few years....it will take a while and several "issue-free" releases to finally earn any "street cred" and the reduction of "poo-poos" on new releases..... When Bandai screws up....it is "why did you screw up?".... When a new company like KC screws up....it is "What did you expect?" ....sadly (and unjustified?) the disdain is also exacerbated far worse due to the HG association....personally, if the product is decent and looks good to me, I do not care who makes or licenses the item....
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    Tough crowd...
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    DX image courtesy of @sh9000
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    Even if "domestic shipping" was not free....it wouldn't affect the BIN price that much.....it's the current international shipping fees that are making these "deals"....not much of a deal...which is why the market pricing for the VF-1S Focker has more or less "peaked"......let's see what happens once Covid19 is more or less made irrelevant to shipping operations
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    I think KC with their VF-1 may have initially wanted to fill in a niche between what collectors may have seen as "too small" HMR's and "too expensive" everything else....this is why I said that the biggest casualty to sales will occur when the quality ramps up and so does the price.....at that point, the benefits of having a KC over an Arcadia or Bandai DX (at least those with the space to display it) start to diminish.....personally, I think the HMR is more of a reason to go with a larger 1/72 VF-1....additionally (at least in theory) the 1/72 tries to emulate the benefits of the DX at a lower price point (fully loaded)....unfortunately, from my experience, it has not executed that well...yet If KC would have been a bit less ambitious, their V2.0 VF-1 would have inched closer to Arcadia functionality/quality and would have bested the HMR...I think KC should have perfected it's gimmicks, sculpt/looks and more importantly "fit and quality" before charging into trying to be a mini-DX....still, I applaud them for the effort and their unmatched customer service at least gives you a sense of security that you will not be stuck with a broken toy To be totally honest, if someone actually made a "perfect" DX-like toy....I would prefer it at 1/60 scale...not 1/100, 1/48 or 1/72.....but that's just me.... Bandai, how many more DX VF-1's will you actually make us jump through hoops for on PO nights before you actually give your customers what they really wanted.....a next gen VF-1 in scale with the rest of their amassed collection of VFs.....
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    Yes, however, they are completely in Japanese....which would require you to use a proxy....which would translate into more money to buy it.... The link I provided should work...it is a link to the "English" listing of the doujin......if you get stuck at any point in the process you can always "right-click" and select to translate the ordering page....assuming you are using Google Chrome as your browser....You need to have created a Mandarake account first before ordering...
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    Nice Imai Boxart pose!
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    I think the V 2.0 of the KC VF-1 is pretty close to being a DX in "functionality" at 1/72 scale....the problem is that they are still not there in terms of quality...I think that they may get there, but the casualty will likely be a steady increase in price to a point where some collectors may ask themselves if having it is worthwhile.....to me, the fact that KC's customer service has your back after your purchase is enough to feel that you essentially have sort of a "guarantee" that they will try to make your purchase "whole" again with replacement parts, etc., so I can feel some relief in not having to worry that I will get stuck with a busted toy....the other thing that is exciting about the line is the possibility that it may expand to also include "in-scale" destroids and enemy mecha.....although I sort of feel that a 1/72 Destroid Monster would be a longshot...but the potential for Regults, N-Gers, and Q-Raus may be possible. At any rate, right now I think I am still in for the remainder of the teased VF-1s and possibly a VF-1D, which is the only VF-1 I have not seen teased by KC....
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    As longs as you are just interested in "practice" since Macross The First never got completed....
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    I suppose my genga are "original pictures"
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    More English in Macross is always a good thing!
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    Maybe the Macross the First books?
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    Sure, I'll take one!
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    FYI....I gave The Headhunter a shot...it is sort of slow moving, most of the scenes basically build the dread in your head.....very ominous and the cinematography is very good.....hardly any dialogue, but you know what is basically going on....the end of the movie delivers a twist that was not entirely expected, at least for me....I'd say it's worth the $3.99 rental fee on FandangoNow
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    Hi-Metal R

    jvmacross replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

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    Nice line art pose....
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    Roy was there and did that already.....
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    It will all end up the same funeral pyre when it's all over.....so why worry about it...
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    Hi-Metal R

    jvmacross replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Maybe next year we can get The Twelve Days of HMR Christmas as only the King of HMR can do it!
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    golly
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    https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/closedsearch/closedsearch?va=DX+VF-1J&b=1&n=100&auccat=&tab_ex=commerce&ei=utf-8&aq=-1&oq=&sc_i=&exflg=&p=DX超合金+初回限定版+VF-1J+バルキリー+一条輝機&x=34&y=42
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    Really quiet on the boards today......
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