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I had been eyeballing them for awhile. Finally found a set.

I also found a set but they want a bit too much for it.. just blew my monthly Valkyrie budget on a Virgin Road so now im a tad broke..

loving the ghosts formation! I wonder how hard these sets are to find.. me want!

Enjoy the future:

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I think they went a little overboard with the feminine look for her Valkyrie in M7.. it always looked kinda silly. They could have just made her valk a girly color rather than almost completely remodeling it with more curves and boobs..

Boobs.

Faces and Boobs.

Super cool for those that would want an Arcadia made toy, but another ridiculously easy pass for me.

-b.

hmmm yep same!

They're a B-Cup at best, dude.

Mylene is only young after all.. hehe!

finally got the petite macross grrlz...

hehe! very cute!

So um what the hell is this?

This! is what they need to make! Right Meow!

No problem! It's hard to stop once you start posing your Valks, and just when you think you've got the perfect pose you see it from another angle and decide to tweak it just a little bit more. And more. And...

-b.

hehe! Either that or until someone posts up another pic with another pose idea.. the possible pose combinations are endless! Has the potential to drive you crazy!

MrK has always wanted to finish the Destroids. They just don't sell lol.

hehe! Yeah that's true. They always seem to be available from most places.. I did see a few Yamato Destroids my cousin has in his collection but they just don't really cut it for me.. doubt I'll ever buy any myself.. but! A Spartan on the other hand would be epic! Never cared much for the others but always had a soft spot for the Spartan!

Oh and while I'm at it, if Arcadia ever happens to read this I thought I'd mention that I'd happily pay $1000 for a 1/60 scale HWR-00 Monster MKII!!! Just sayin..

They charge more for the shipping but they have never messed up yet as I'm concerned.

yes I must admit they have been pretty much on par with other sellers. My Prophecy shipped about the same time as most of the other sellers did.

Not interested at $75, not interested at $1 . . .

oh come on!! Not even at $1!? I'd buy 100 of em if they were only $1!!! =D

but then again the shipping cost would be astronomical..

Anyone has try to take off all the paint of this valk?

It can be done?

Ahhh yes! For repaints! Excellent idea good sir! This price puts them roughly the same as the non painted versions!

Only downside is their awful tinted canopy..

Nice pose on that TV Max VF-1A Spanner!

-b.

thanks mate! Yeah I rather like it too so I think I'll keep him in that pose! I made a small adjustment to Kakizaki so it looks a little more natural. looks much better now! Time to move on to some others!

HLJ has the Arcadia 30th Anniversary VF-1J on sale for a little less than $75 if anyone is interested

gee that is cheap! HLJ really dropped their pants with that one! must want to off load the last of their stock!? puts it on par or even cheaper than some of the cheaper used examples I've seen for sale.

I'd buy one if I didn't already have one.. but definitely don't want another..

You can clearly see the release date on the first picture and can't see much detail with these crappy cellphone cameras.

Buy a real camera with lots of megapixels... they are pretty cheap these days.

my heart started to race wildly when I saw people posting up that they got their payment requests.. thought we might be blessed with an earlier than expected release! but it was not to be.. a little more investigation seems to hold firm the 9th of August.

Hope CDJ doesn't mess about when the time comes..

VF-1D looks great in those shots, is that a Hellcat in the back ground?

yeah im glad I put it back to that pose! and yep it sure is the Hellcat! Shame we wont get em in Australia..

This is a Valk pose I did for DarrinG's gun strap comp.

Nice shot! my VF-1J MPT is currently in an almost identical pose!

Holy crap!! thats friggin awesome!!

Someone just got lucky :

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1359173.html

dang that's extremely cheap for a Roy! regardless that its an Arcadia re-issue.. nice!

hey guys, so here are a few photos of some test poses to start off with.. figured I'd mess around with them for a while seeing no one is home and I got the house to myself!

I thought I'd put my 1D back to this config with it holding Minmay in hand which I had previously. I think it looks cool her sitting there! and she sits there better than she does compared to in the cockpit!

Max & Kakizaki are still just test positions.. I apologize in advance for the low quality pics as I could only get my Note3 camera to focus in the poor light in this room whilst set to the lowest resolution no matter what settings I tried.. great phone, crap camera.. my DSLR was stolen from my car whilst parked at work.. low life scum bag whoever it was.. 5k camera

I am still a little cautious and nervous flexing these Valks around too much so these poses. As conservative as they look, this gonna be the most extreme I'll go with them. Im especially scared of moving the upper arms around too much cos the shoulder joints.. Kakizaki in this pose is surprisingly wobbly and it took a few leg knee twist adjustments to make it stable and not want to tip forward.. Max sits nice and steady! Think I'll keep him like this actually!

also sorry about the changing pc desktop image in the background.. got a few pics that randomly scroll through.

To some they might look a little lame but im too scared to push the limits! hehe! So let me know what you think so far! more suggestions are welcome!

Took a quick phone/potato quality pic of Kaki checking things out.

Love the tolerances and crisp joints on a brand new V2. Such a solid beautiful toy.

indeed they are a lovely thing aren't they!

I'll think about it, or I'll find one of the photography threads and resurrect it.

I held off on purchasing the Yamato Girls for a long time, but I finally broke down and I am glad I did.

From what I have seen Mori Yuki is a going for about 9000¥ - 10000¥, Yamamoto Akira is about 6000¥

I guess that's not too bad a price for em.. they look hot as! Definitely gonna buy em both! Get more weird looks from friends and family..

Old shot of my Yamato VF-1 display... still basically the same today though:

oh yeah!! Loving the poses of the 1D and Cavaliers! Might have to give them a try!

and those stands are a great idea!!

I had her and Mori Yuki on pre order but canceled them.. I think I'm gonna get em if they still available and not stupidly priced..

I am bummed that my Tornado Parts are not going to arrive till next week. But I did get the replacement for Alto to pilot the VF-25F, arrived today!

(Akira Yamamoto piloting the VF-25F or the YF-29 and Melda Dietz piloting the VF-27γ, one can only dream right? )

* I have been experimenting with the bokeh background effects or as I like to call it the Magical Girl lights, but didn't want to use it with the Valks. This was the perfect opportunity to try them out. Let me know what you guys think.

Just gorgeous!!

Love that skull image.

gee I'd hate to sound like im completely un-educated or never visited a farm before but from what animal is that skull supposed to be from anyways? I was thinking a bull or mad cow of some sort!?!?

Nicely done, very cool addition to your collection too.

I have one too, though not VF-1

image by Nerdery101, on Flickr

Ozma indeed looks awesome with that big skull painted on his back! And its good that its something different other than a human skull too! Where I have my Ozma currently on display it was possible to see the skull but now with the Armored parts attached sadly you can't.. oh well, but the bad ass looking Armors are a very worthwhile compromise!

Your amazing photographic skill is going to be a tough act to follow, Saburo. When I take photos of my incoming new toy purchases, I'll try my best to at least make the photographs look sharp and clear. Well done. Your flicker website is an amazing showcase. It's the kind of toy photographs I've always wanted to see fans create of their toys. Truly beautiful work that makes our hobby look legitmate. BRAVO!

Saburo sure does put us all to shame when it comes to taking happy snaps!

¥20,000 same as CD Japan: http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN986342/Act

HLJ's PO price was 18,000 yen but their shipping rates are definitely awesome. In fact, I noticed the shipping rate for a single VF-25 reduced from 2020 yen last year to 1780 yen last month.

I was pretty happy with getting mine through CDJ and I was able to you up my rewards points which virtually cancelled out the postage costs for EMS and brought the price of the Valk down similar to some of the other slightly more discounted sellers.

I won the auction at 15500 yen and after fee its $170 USD. Still waiting for the shipping fee to the US. I think I will display mine in gerwalk mode with minmay sitting on the 1D's hand.

http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/d156653777

that's still a very good price for a 1D! Mine cost me a bit more than that! And a nice choice for a display pose idea! I had mine on display just like that originally, Looks great! might have to put it back that way! hehe!