Gakken85

Just sign up for twitter. You seem to know this color stuff better than most.

Got mine on Man for like $200 shipped earlier in the year.

Yeah.. I don't collect plus either and I get them confused. The two shows that shall not be named. hehe. Except for VF-11

Cool. I love the Cav. I really wish the blast shield was a different color for robot mode as the black looks off, but it's a nice one to have.

I don't collect m7 either... other than the vf-11s haha

Too late.

Thanks. All I need is a Super Ostrich, some Super parts, and a Roy haha.

Good observations.

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Not bad

Sorry to hear that Corey. Hopefully they can fix you up.

Not a chance Zee toy must be complete

Not bad. Not bad.

How much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?

Yeah, I think the cheapest I saw on auction in Yahoo Japan was like 17,000 yen. So with fees and shipping it's a good deal.

The Hulk was $75 cents when I was a kid in the 80's

Yeah it's the leg fin. It looks like a bit of it is missing there so it's not totally flush, but I can't tell a huge difference. Not a big deal for a 30th imo. Most def have him in batroid mode and I'll probably push them closed anyway.

Sources for what? It's common knowledge that there are Wide market releases and made to order ones. Yamato was making tons of stuff in the 08's. Giant Votoms, Chogokins, Zoids, and Valks. Not to mention the naked chicks. Everybody was going buck wild. They had their hands in lots of pies you must remember, even an American office and web store. Oh and don't forget everybody's favorite redheaded step child the Destroid. Lets not forget too, that they perfected the mold. They took us from the VF-1 V1 to the VF-1 V2 30th. Think of all the money lost there, and the balls it took to scrap the first mold. Not to mention the M7 molds too. Broken shoulders. Broken legs. All the other tweaks. I dare say that if the VF-1 V1 had happened around 2008, we'd have never seen a V2 and the entire landscape of this hobby would be very different. Now you have the fact that that company is gone and Arcadia is continuing the passion for Macross without the other properties to consider. It's a narrow focus of VF-1's and the labors of love that Yamato had on the back burner like the VF-0D and the YF-19 rework. My source for the $150 number is the going rate for a lot of the Arcadia and secondary market valks on Man, AA, ect. And what Arcadia was asking. I'd say the biggest thing isn't molds or materials, Plastic and the little bit of diecast isn't super rare as of yet, it's where they make the toys. Most of the factories are being pushed into Vietnam and such and out of China. The China of 2008 isn't the China of 2014. They are cutting corners on tampo but I can't tell that the plastic is any crappier than before. It's a different color, as they aren't using the grey that Yamato used. Also, think of it this way. Takara is a huge company, and has one of the biggest toy properties in the world with Transformers. Their Masterpiece line is still a niche. Why aren't they pumping out Mp's every month? Because it's costly and it takes time. Just be happy Arcadia exists, take what you can and pay the price bump

great pics everyone.

Woot. Just got a VF-1D 30th for $210 shipped

Its Hentai of Milia Fallyna Jenius.

Inflation. Yamato wasn't charging enough after the economy dumped in 2008 and that's why they had to become part of Arcadia. I think they thought they could just print a ton to make up the difference, but I don't think that worked either. They packed in a stand to add some value, but it's really about covering costs to make it viable to continue releasing pieces. Now Arcadia is releasing made to order pieces to minimize costs, and charging more to make sure they can pay their people and make money. It's never going to get cheaper haha. It's the price people are fairly willing to pay, right around $150. You look at Masterpiece transformers like Prime or Ultra Magnus and it's a reasonable price for a transforming piece. Or look at Frontier by Bandai. They are roughly $150 (If you're not being gouged) and contain basically the same materials, size, and content.

Yeah his collection isn't amazing. I'd say his single most expensive piece is the third party devistator clocking in at around $350 used. I bet the Fort Max is the re-issue. $250. He's probably got around 2 grand in MP's. Maybe a few grand in opend... maybe complete G1's. I know my complete Metroplex is like $110. I really don't see how he spent another 25+ grand on chugs to clog up his room. Even if he has more G1's than I can tell... Maybe he got ripped off.

Thanks for the kind words! Is that max the official weathered or customed?

Fantastic! Do you do custom weathering?