LurkerX

Thanks guys. As far as my kid is concern, I’ve trained him over the years. He’s probably one of very few 4 year olds who know the meaning of the words “fragile” & “loose”. I really rarely allow him to touch the “high-end” stuff and when he does I keep emphasizing that it is fragile and not loosen the joints by moving them. I keep reminding him that this place is Daddy’s museum and he should treat it as such. He plays with the lower end stuff regularly with my supervision. Normally, the extent of his playing would be to hold whatever piece he likes [like I taught him] while watching the related anime. He’s been into Voltes V Ultraman, Mazinger, Mask rider, Power rangers, Voltron, Macross Zero & transformers lately so I’d occasionally let him hold some SOCs macross toys etc. He knows the drill prior to holding anything I’d require him to wash his hands. No touching on the shiny parts [chrome] He’s never broken or loosened anything to date and all my stuff remains MINTY fresh. Recently he's learned to transform my Fire Valk VF-19 quite well [carefully as I would] I’m trying to create a bond between him, my collection & my fav anime so that someday he would hopefully choose to add to or keep it as opposed to getting rid of it when I die So far so good He’s even started his own display as far as other kids are concern I hold they’re parents liable for there actions and usually they’re respectfully about keeping their kids at bay. Otherwise, they’ll become privy to my darker side.

Minor collection up date [before I start downsizing yet again to gain more focus] : updated

Here's a group of the K&Ms taking on Godzilla Here's some of them about to get creamed by a giant turtle

How's about this one?

I'm sure there are reviews of the 1/60s Vf-1 somewhere here but whether they're decent or not I may have to get one to put beside my Vf-0 & other upcoming releases, Its turning out to be "THE" scale yamato will continue with

I'm more concern about my valks yellowing over time than I am with breakage

I own: 11 - Vf-1 1/48s - none of them has broken on me. 6 - 1/72 Macross Plus – a YF-19 broke its “tab†during transformation & I got frustrated with one of its tail fins and broke it off in an attempt to keep the damn thing up in fighter mode. 1 – Monster – transformed it once and incurred some stress marks 2 - VF-0 - They seem fine 1 – Garland - It seems fine as well. 1- Q Rau – fine as well So I’ve almost had no Yamato break on me. However, I don’t really fiddle with my toys I transform them to my favorite mode and leave them on display in that mode for months sometimes years. I’ve never transformed my YF-21, YF-21 w/fp VF-11B w/fp for fear of breakage. To answer your question, yes I think Yamatos are a bit fragile stronger than a model but more fragile than your average toy. If you take the approach that Yamies are actually “glorified models†then you should be fine. If you take the approach the Yamies are actually “expensive toys†to be played with in that manner, you may be a bit disappointed. On a side note: My three year old got a hold of my 1/48 Max DYRL, at that time it was in fighter mode, he flung it across the carpeted room [to simulate flight] hitting the wall and then the carpeted floor. Miraculously it incurred no damage. Fluke? Divine intervention? ….. I’ll never know…

I can understand you wanting to maintain scale. you know there are 1/48 toy gundams as well & the MPC-1 may be close to 1/48 if that's one of your reason of getting the 1/60. The 1/48's the the definitive macross toy classic & well depicted i wouldn't even go 1/60 Vf-1 at all, although, it is the completest macross series available. as for the Yf-19 & Vf-0 1/60 they're ok although they do have more issues than the 1/48 V-1, and they're not as "iconic" Here's a pic of a V gundam & Macross together @ 1/48

Thanks for the encouraging comments guys I’m just a lowly underpaid accountant. Not too crazy about clutter so I try to display my stuff as neatly as possible. I am also a big fan of the “museum look†as opposed to the “toy store lookâ€. I can be pretty anal at sometimes, if you’ll notice that all my Valks are displayed with other mechas and military vehicles of around the same scales haven’t had the time and will to paint the ground crew though. The basement is my “de-tox/de-stress†area. When I feel like taking a break from life I come down there.

Hi guys, Here are some collection pic updates, needless to say i need more focus http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lurkerx_p...re2&.src=ph

Never had a "dancing avatar" mate ... must be a different user.

All of you have great collections its good to have a thread like this to see how other collectors display their stuff and get some fresh ideas how to re-arrange your own Hey Vermillion21, whatever happened to your sexy dancing hypnotic avatar I really must've been away for a long time

Since the movie 40 year old virgin showed I've had at least a couple of freinds compare me to its protagonist. Of course I clearly point out relevant inconsistencies such as I'm married with a kid.

Hey man, Its actually @ 1/72 that whole shelf is scaled @ 1/72 I'm kind of a "scale freak" and like displaying same scaled stuff together especially macross stuff The aoshima dropship & the APC came built. Its pretty cool, well detailed, solid diecast and you can actually shove the APC in the dropship

Haven't posted in awhile....but my collection has grown a little since My macross stuff: http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lurkerx_p...m/ph//my_photos The rest of it: http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lurkerx_photo/my_photos