ArchieNov

Question: I didn't receive a payment request from HLJ, but suddenly got an email and text notification from my CC company that I had been charged. I checked my order on the website and it now says that it was paid and is in processing. Is this normal (not to have gotten a payment request)?

It looks so beautiful Didn't expect it to be that tall though. Edit: Just watched the video review. It's even better than I expected. It's probably the first time a valk has had both thigh and knee swivels, and hip ratchet joints!

I don't quite understand your trick. Can you elaborate further?

It looks even better in video than it did in pictures... well to me anyway. Excited to get one in hand for myself.

I'm probably in the minority when I say that I'm not fond of Messer's color scheme. I get that people want a more "realistic" or less garish color, but low-viz schemes usually don't look impressive on the shelf. Among my VF-25 DX's, it's actually Luca's minty green valk that immediately catches and holds my attention. I've also lost enthusiasm for the emblem on the back. I thought I'd like them a lot before getting Ozma's valk, but the longer I own it, the more I realize that it doesn't really do much for me. I actually prefer the naked paint job of Hayate's VF-31 over the one with the emblem. If I was going to choose among the 5 main VF-31's, I'd probably just go with Hayate's and Mirage's first. Arad's comes last though because while I am not fond of low-vis anymore, they're still better than overly colorful schemes like his. Slightly off-topic: Who is the most formidable pilot (in their custom valk) in Frontier and Delta in 1 vs 1? I personally think Brera in his Super VF-27 is the best.

I think Hikaru would classify as an ace, especially how he handled himself in the last attack against Bidolza. But I agree that he is outclassed by Max and the other better ace pilots. Kinda like how Amuro makes Char look like a chump. Or how Max made Millia look like a fool (in real combat, in the arcades, and in hand to hand). He wasn't even fighting her seriously the entire time and was mostly thinking about how he can date her.

Since people are posting pics of their HMRs on stands, might as well show off my own Valkyrie Xmas tree...

I think you just set yourself up to fall into the rabbit hole there. Now that you have one of the Re:Edit figures and see how awesome they are, you won't be able to resist getting more. I have all of them myself and I consider them the best overall Iron Man figures around (yes, even including Hot Toys).

None of the ones in that pic are from the Re:Edit line. Like Slave IV mentioned, Re:Edit figures are noticeably larger in scale compared to Comicave or SH Figuarts.

I transformed my Hikaru VF-1J today and I noticed that the wrist part was assembled backwards. You can see it on the left side where the gap in the wrist is more prominent and it sticks up more. Is there an easy and non-damaging way to split the forearm apart so I can reassemble it correctly? It feels like it was glued together.

So people are indeed scalping the NES mini. My wife really wanted one but they sold out in all the online and local stores in a single night.

No, that's the stand alone one

Still missed it though. Sigh...

It's up at NY

I totally forgot that I had preordered the Max 1J at Anime-Export. Got the email earlier and paid for the shipping. If only I had remembered before I placed another preorder for it at Amiami a few days ago. I have no need for 2 Max 1Js. For those of you who have successfully cancelled a preorder with Amiami before, did you just send them an email? How did you ask for the cancellation without being blacklisted?

I've tried that several times too but it always becomes crooked again after a day or so. Is yours still maintaining its straightness up until now?

3A Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime Side by Side with 3A Dark of the Moon Bumblebee Size comparison with 1/60 Arcadia VF-0S (sorry, it was the only 1/60 I currently had in battroid mode)

I personally like the fast pack color scheme of the HMR better. Looks more coherent and doesn't stick out like a sore thumb as much as the canon color scheme.

Yes, I was referring to the CF.

I don't know if this is old news, but I just realized Bandai included the wrong fighter mode stand adapter for the VF-1A. The one they included was for use with the fast packs (similar to the ones that came with the VF-1S). The correct version is the one that came with the Armored VF-1J. I hope that they aren't making the same mistake with the upcoming Hikaru VF-1J release.

Anyone got an idea on how long the preorder period for the Milla VF-1J will last? Any chance it'll still be open by October 12?

Seriously? You haven't seen the shower scene? It's because of that shower scene that I have "Zero G Love" burned into my mind haha

I disagree. Personally, the best thing to come out of DYRL was the Minmay shower scene :) But in all seriousness, I think the best thing was the Ai Oboeteimasuka song... with the shower scene as second best

TV SDF-1? It's flattened in the image, but that's definitely the Prometheus on the side.

That's not how badasses behave! Hehehe