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  1. Mechapilot77
    looks pretty dang good. glad i sat phoenix and phoenix X out.
  2. Mechapilot77
    reboxed toynami 1/100 ...such a mediocre toy getting such a nice throback box
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    deal of the year! dang. i always wanted yamato and later arcadia to reproduce these in 1/60...but now that i have a DX anda coupel other 1/48s i kept from back in the day maybe i need to hunt one of these down! beautiful!
  4. Mechapilot77
    Totally get you man and you're right with respect to how the "demand" has worked with TF MP toys and now its starting to happen to yamato/arcadia's VF-1 toys which seem to have a significant drop in the secondary market except for the rare ones with KOs not arcadia reissues haven't touched (btw at least aradia does reissues though some would argue too many! which bandai did it more so this whole "rarity" scalper/ko issue coudl be lesseend). btw, certain $10 walmart toys if popular and underproduced do get scalped...it happens sometimes to things like even star wars black series figures (well $20 toys but you get the tpoint) that aren't well distributed at first...and even mainline TF toys. happens all the time. *sigh* KOs aren't new though. there were plenty of KO chunky monkeys around when i was a kid. i only had jetfire and it was cool enough for me. i half wish valkyrie factory would do a yamarcadia in jetfire deco. lol. i do agree that both the greed on scalpers/ko part and the bad production planning on toy companies' parts are dulling my enthusiasm a bit....also i'm nearing "completing" my collections anyway so there is that. at least arcadia has a long preorder window as does sentinel. bandai...i wish they'd do that too. maybe they like this undeserved fervor over rareness of mass producted toys.
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    oof 28000 yen is a lot...not that the evo toys were a good buy for their price (not at all "worth" it but was wroth it to me) either and i'd be on this for sure if i hadn't just bought the evo toys versions in the past year or so. hmmm....may sit it out afterall. was hoping this would be under 20k yen each. i caved a year ago, should i cave again? and yes i have to see wafter they are released what is superior but i do like the sculpt of the evo toys soldier mode better than what we've seen shown previously for the sentinel's soldier mode...
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    except for the wings down, i like the fighter mode. hopefully they can be put straight out. its looks tight. looks like i can finally sell my toynami mpc alphas and betas? i know the scott/blue alpha goes for a lot these days but i coudln't let it go without a replacement coming in. i just recently opened my evolution toys guys (and the soldier mode is far superior to these IMO) and enjoying them currently except the dumb hands. they are great for shelf presence in soldier mode...being bigger than yamato v2 vf-1s. these could be great for combined mode (the toynamis are passble there but not great and evo toys probably won't make a huge tlead that i would have zero room for anyway) display.
  7. Mechapilot77
    i was happy to sit this one out. I don't need to rebuild vermillion squadron at 1/48th scale even though i freely admit yamarcadia 2.0 has been bested by a good margin. space, budget, and my own mental sanity ruled the day last night for me haha. sad to hear it was another tough one for the MWers who tried. the hik 1J was a must though and i'm glad someone on here helped me out in getting one. a roy fokker 1S (of course) will be a must when it comes out so I can only hope bandai will be smarter at this by then. part of me thinks bandai loves these scalpers though. *sigh* i REALLY hope super parts (for TV style) and super/strike parts (for dyrl style) will not be an issue. It seems the missile set wasn't hard to get so hopefully those packs won't be either. i don't **need** a gbp-1S in 1/48 but i'd be happy if they made up and definitely would get it.
  8. Mechapilot77
    hmm, not sure about that. they do delay a bit, but its been delayed at least once before so maybe the next delayed date will be accurate. lol. Sentinel themselves are almost always late with their stuff. I doubt the June and July dates they gave a few months ago will be met as we should already be preordering them if that was the case. i'd be happy to be wrong though
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    Hi-Metal R

    Mechapilot77 replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Anyone need one of these VF-4? Seems I had an extra PO'd at amiami they just emailed about. don't think i want 2. you ccould have it at my cost. I don't know if amiami allows me to just ship directly though or if i''d have to take it and just ship to you after (which would cost more obviously). anyone know? haha
  10. Mechapilot77
    thanks, i'll give it another go.
  11. Mechapilot77
    can you get it to hold the gun? thats the trouble i'm having...the gun's hole doesn't seem to fit over the palm peg when the fingers are installed.
  12. Mechapilot77
    i know its not a new toy anymore but....can we talk about the hands on evolution toys legioss....any tips about getting the gun into the hand? I get that you need to put it in as you assume the rest of the hand...still having trouble. also having trouble with fingers staying on even when just posing fingers. i liked this figure way more before i tried to put a gun in his hand. gah! overall its way nicer than the old CMs effort but the hands are a big WTF so far.
  13. Mechapilot77
    gotta pick one up..maybe a couple. FINALLY they redid this. i still wish it was supported form the top like the movie but hey....still looks sweet. woner if bandiai will do a more accurate one for hmr.
  14. Mechapilot77
    hey i did the entertainment earth one just today too (i'm not much a of a gundam fan but gotta have a char zaku). i have the old GFFM RX-78-2 from origins for it to "fight against" but not much else. if this one falls through i might get one of the 3P ones if still available (heck they actually look just as good or better IMO) but yeah i know its not the same.
  15. Mechapilot77
    so i'm a few figures deep into siege line but once the WFC arc or the story is over, are they coming to earth? i can easily see earth mode retools of many of these releases (heck some are 90+ % earth mode already) and maybe i should wait for that? if i do, will i miss out on some great toys? with seige jetfire i'm not worried because his earth mode was his cybetron jet mode, same with omega.
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    Macross figures

    Mechapilot77 replied to CF18's topic in Toys

    the breetai looks ok, but i think if KC or SHF does one it'll probably be better(bandai even showed one off years ago...where is that!?)? something about the way that material looks doesn't sit well with me....sort of like the shinier hasbro black series star war figs... i dunno. it does seem to be the best option to date so i may get it.
  17. Mechapilot77
    wow didn't realize a harrier was that small!
  18. Mechapilot77
    dammit was thinking of picking up a reissue...oh well. i guess i'll just be very careful in handling the original or pick up the FJ KO. when does vehicle voltron hit? don't want to miss on that. the one i have is the questionably licensed (or not) one from a few years back. miracle i think? lots of diecast, but not bad but not as stable and sturdy as an SOC would be.
  19. Mechapilot77
    looks like it competes with diaclone reboot, aesthetic has some commonalities too but WAY cheaper. pretty cool stuff, but in the macross universe zentrans would wipe the floor with these puny mechs.
  20. Mechapilot77
    ok lemme see if i can name the non valks correctly....mig 29, a4 skyhawk, intruder f-15, f-14. i forgo tthe a4d existed before this photo, hadn't thought about it in decades.
  21. Mechapilot77
    TV style SDF-1...its either vintage matchbox/takatoku or the newish fairly small but not bad at all Megahouse version. DYRL style arcadia premium finish hands down...or the regular version if premium finish is too much.
  22. Mechapilot77
    fighter looks nice from that angle and the back is nice and short....granted this is just art. the legs are fat but somehow thinner in fighter mode? also lok slike leg joint is attached ot not the traditional area on the hip but higher up on the torso in the fighter mode-maybe ther is anotehr armature the joint it attached to. bottom line... need to see the actual toy in fighter mode.
  23. Mechapilot77
    i'm hoping for amazon japan and large preorder discounts. i sold my SV-51 yammies off and would love an SV-51 but $350 is too much....$265 or so i could convince myself. i'd also just buy ivanov this time as nora's color scheme doesn't look great in the matte realistic-ish finish arcadia likes to use. also, the wing joints better be solid....actually at that price...all joints better be solid...and of course i wouldn't know if it is or not before a preorder though...*sigh*
  24. Mechapilot77
    that new legioss....still stumpy. legs too short. head too big. awkward proportions IMO, BUT looks like it has the proper amount of detialing and as cap mentions looks like it might be a quality build. need to see other two modes, especially fighter mode. also at 1/45 it should be a tiny bit bigger than the 1/48-1/55 (depending if you subscribe to aoshima or toynami's scale)...so its pricey for its size. don't know if i'll give it a chance....but with the say sentinel builds things...it'll be sold out if i wait for reviews. gah.
  25. Mechapilot77
    screw that pricing! i like/love zero but its no sdfm/dyrl for me. i also would think they'd be wise to take into consideration they are dealing with a property that is not the best loved of the franchise and not a hero valk in their pricing. i know they are smalller outfit but there is zero possibility they need to charge that much to make it profitable. if they do, the license should go elsewhere IMO. tired of paying 100% more for 20% better product.
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