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Thanks Spanner! Still waiting to get my VF-17 so that I can start my M7 shelf.
Yes, It's the 1/3000 DYRL.
awesome! gonna find me one I think!
yikes!! lol! maybe this won't happen as soon as I thought it would..
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ok so this may sound a bit weird but this morning whilst the house was empty I took the chance to give my display cabinets a good clean.
I do usually give them a quick going over with the duster but I noticed something a little odd regarding which displays had collected the more dust than the other..
From what I can see its the Yamato & Arcadia Valks which seem to have the most dust settling around them compared to the Bandai Frontier Valks!
With my current setup I have one whole Klingsbo with just all my Yamato VF-1 which also includes a VF-4 and an Arcadia VF-1 which is the same anyway..
My other Klingsbo has one shelf with my 4x VF-19 and another shelf with my VF-11 & YF-19. Both these shelves have noticeably more dust settling on them than the other shelves with the Bandai Frontier Valks!
Could it be that the material the Yamato / Arcadia Valks are made of attracts more dust than the more diecast built Bandai's!? Its quite bizarre!
Even my other two Klingsbo with my cars and bikes on display also have much left dust settling around them! All the cars & bikes are mostly diecast apart from plastic interiors and rubber tires etc etc..
So my conclusion is that the more diecast something has in its construction the less it will attract dust! Seeing all the Yamato / Arcadia stuff is 95%+ plastic it then naturally attracts more dust!?
The Ikea Klingsbo cabinets aren't the most dust proof design out there but I rarely have the doors open other than to clean or make display adjustments so I don't think dust blowing in that way is much of a factor..
So has anyone else noticed this? How often are you guys de-dusting your collection and what have you noticed? I might try better sealing up the two Macross displays somehow to try reduce the dust from entering..
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My current setup. I need another detolf soon!
Great looking little setup! Love the arrangement especially the top two shelves! Might have to get me a SDF1 soon! What scale and version is that? 1/3000 DYRL?
Well, it's probably time for me to post my setup. Apologies for the image heavy post. My partner is gracious enough to let me indulge in the basement, but she's nixed anything upstairs, so the lighting is somewhat difficult
1/48's
DYRL
Macross Plus and Macross 7
Macross Frontier (Saving a spot for the YF-30 and RVF-171)
SDFM
More DYRL
More SDFM - The Angel Bird racing the Fan Racer was fun to put together
Macross Zero (Saving a spot for the VF-0D)
Other Stuff, Transformers, Star Wars, Robocop, Blade Runner, Doctor Who, 1/55's
More ephemera, Dune, Mego, Star Trek, Neca figures
Simply awesome!! So jealous! The hanging Valks really set it off! Im definitely gonna hang more of mine up!
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Looks cool spanner!
Usually I tie a loop, leave just enough room to get the end through the loop again, and pull that tight... I think.
I pull the line on both sides before I set the valk on it to test the knot.
The hard part, to me is guessing the room I need. I should measure haha.
Thanks! it was a tricky but with a combination of a little guess work and holding the line with one hand and placing the valk with the other got a rough idea of where I wanted it to sit. I have since dropped the nose down about 5mm. Just enough to make it more balanced / natural looking pose.
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ok, sweet! Might give that a try this weekend. I had to have my dad help me tie the knots when I has a teenager to hang my plastic model airplanes from the ceiling cause I couldn't do it!
hehe! yep for the life of me I just cant remember how to do it! Tying the knots I mean..
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Sweet!!! I'm picking up some cabinets this weekend for my valks, going to have some gerwalk poses in there now. Thanks for the idea. Yeah, I need to work on my a knots, need to find one that will be secure but still allow me to tweak the tension to adjust angles. I saw that 3m is making clear mini-hooks with clear tape, this will help with getting better line pulls. Let the games begin!!
Might have to check out that 3M stuff! My cousin works for 3M actually so I might get him to look into if for me!
I can't remember how to tie the adjustable knots that I made years ago when I had my old planes on display.. although I used string not fishing line so im not sure if you could do the same with it.. I was able to always adjust the flight angles of my models but I don't think I can use the same concept in the display cabinet as my planes were just hooked up directly above to the ceiling and not from side to side like I have just done with the VF-1.. might have to do some research on it.
Was just messing around with a Kakizaki in fighter mode in an attempt to make a flying pose with the fishing line but I just cant seem to nail it.. I didn't want to move it to the middle of the shelf. I like it in the corner.
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Spanner. How are the wings holding up with those booster packs? Mine is floppy. At one time I have to use fishing nylon string to keep the wings folded back.
The back does fall back due to the weight. Here you can see I prop the back up with Oakley case. They just made RX-78 head as a trophy. Back story knife fight between the two while Michael distract the Gundam from a distance. Lol.
Its only early days yet but I think I have the rear of Ozma supported pretty well at the moment.. I don't plan on moving Ozma around much if at all so hopefully it won't turn into a floppy mess.. His right upper arm shoulder joint is already a tad on the loose side which is disappointing considering it was a brand new sealed Valk.. I make it a point to not mess around with any of my Valks too much aside from minor display re-positionings or dust cleaning.
Hehe!! tell Michael to pull the trigger!
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Like many moments in life, all men remember that singular beauty that comes when they get their first armored 25s DX.
spoken like a true scholar! I'll admit I have been gazing at Ozma pretty much all day after fitting the armor parts!
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I just tied the fishing line into loops and hooked them over the shelf supports in each corner. They are very secure!
oh yeah you got the same cabinets!
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following Gakken85 & hazray13 lead, I thought I would give this a whirl myself!
hung up my DYRL Hikaru VF-1A with some fishing line (was all I had) in a 'comin in hot n fast' gerwalk approach pose! I think it looks cool! Still gotta perfect the angle and adjust the lengths of line but this is a fairly good starting point!
Didn't realize how much of a pain in the @55 fishing line was to handle especially tying small knots.. takes me back to my childhood days hanging up my model fighter planes in my bedroom! hehe!
Will definitely do a few more like this! Let me know what you guys think! here are some happy snaps!
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Its just left over frame from a model kit.. you know the surround which holds all the bits before you cut them off etc etc..
Cut them down to size and super glued it all together. Easy!
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Ahhh that's a bit better! made up a new support for the armor parts.. sits more level & stable now!
and no ugly base..
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Hopefully they will announce some VF-1 reissues.
ooohhh!!! I certainly hope so!
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They say imitation is the best form of flattery, so I'm copying like a freshman in Algebra class... Still need to refine by technique but thanks to Gakken85 I'll find my way.
That looks so cool! Definitely gonna try this!
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The Armored Parts for Ozma arrived this morning.. I gotta say it was quite a painful challenge getting it all together and standing upright!
From what I could tell the parts have been used / fitted previously and some things were a little loose and floppy like the top mount missile launcher bays which sit either side of the head. Did a small modification hack to the ball joints in an effort to stiffen them up a bit and they now sit a little better.
I swapped out the chest plate inward opening missile bay doors in favor of the outward opening doors as one of the doors was floppy and had some yellow paint spill on the inner side which looked crap.. manufacturing defect I assume? I did manage to scrape some of that paint off but I wont be using it. And the left upper leg section cover for all its worth simply wont fit properly. Its sitting on there ok now but if just doesn't lock in. Yes I did take the intake fan covers off..
All in all Ozma looks totally bad ass! And it all just fits in between the shelves! The upper missile launcher bay doors have about 1mm of room to spare when fully opened..
Clearly Bandai intended these parts to be fitted only when the Valkyrie is on the display stand but as the shelf height on the Klingsbo is much shallower than the the Detolf for example I am unable to have it setup on the stand..
I guess I could remove one of the shelves and put more on them on the stands but I think the display would look shite.. might give it a go in the future who knows..
Also had to rig up a post from a small Minmay figure I had which now supports the weight of the parts from behind. Can't say I like having it there visible but at least Ozma is able to stand up without toppling over.
Was a little frustrating to get it all sorted but its done and im happy! For a while there I was thinking stuff it I won't fit the parts but im glad I persisted with it all!
Here are some photos..
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Went to see this with my son the other day.. found it quite average.. Most of the SFX were nice and overall it was better than the first 3 movies but the highlight for me was the girl in it (Nicola Peltz) she looked smokin hot! Especially in those super short shorts!
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Anybody preordering this?
Yet another Mikasa.
I do have a Mikasa on pre-order but not that one.. I got this one! its fully poseable with option parts!
I did also buy the Max Factory one but it wasn't very good so I gave it away..
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Nope... that's a renewal 25G they are on :0 the wing mounted stuff worked just fine
oh.. I would happily get a set but I only have one 25G and I kinda prefer it in Battroid mode so I can pose it with the gun!
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Get this one as well.
Don't get me wrong im not complaining about her proportions but.. if only Klan's boobs were say roughly even two thirds their current size then I would happily buy one!
I have a few Ranka, Sheryl and Minmay figures on display but they are all fairly toned down in regards to physical proportions, exposure and sexiness.. Klan's rack is just too massive! The Sheryl figure in this pic is pretty much pushing the boundaries but still nice!
Not that my misses actually minds so much about the girly figures and I do really like the Klan figures but I don't want to come across a little to pervy or weird when the in-laws or friends come round to visit..
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THe 171's werent' junk, they are great when they worked as intended like the early Yammy VF-1's V2's or the VF-0's.
sheesh!! that's a lot of 171 love right there! the one of two Valks im most likely never gonna buy.. the 17 & 171.. but still great photos though!
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Maybe the Genie could sneak in a few additional non-standard enhancements to which ever Valk it is you choose! My VF-1J would have to be able to achieve orbit without super or booster parts fitted! And.. have unlimited ammo and fuel! hehe!
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You need to put the speakers on michael :0
Nice! but aren't the Galia Fold parts available for the v1 Valks only?
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Hey sorry for not replying.. My son wanted one and I found one cheap at a collectibles store here in Sydney. Loose but in ok condition.
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Poll: DYRL Whites and the Venerable VF-1
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The off white for sure is the better color but I still love the bright whites which are faithful to the original anime!
But as nice as a v3 VF-1 would be the very idea scares me somewhat as the potential cost involved in re-collecting a whole new range and then what to do with the old v2 which would then be obsolete and nobody will want to buy anymore...