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Terminator related.  I’ll still buy this John Connor.

Nice pic @Slave IV.  Now I need to see if I have that Hot Wheel.

16 hours ago, Slave IV said:

Haha, nice!

Thanks!  I like it a lot.

17 minutes ago, vlenhoff said:

I assume you are painting it like it appears on the animation.

Oh, and BTW, i thought this F-14 looked familiar.

 

 

Yes.

If I end up with another one, I’ll paint Roy’s as well.

Your F-14’s look great.

2 hours ago, sharky said:

The only way I can get it slightly cheaper with CDJ is to use SAL economy, but that doesn't have tracking or insurance and takes weeks vs. days.  Even then it still comes out to $26.   For me the extra $2 is worth it to have faster more reliable shipping on Amazon.  When comparing apples to apples with regard to shipping  CDJ comes out to $38 to $41 depending on if I  use EMS or DHL respectively.

 

I'm on the fence about the A-10.  If it was more of a  tactical color scheme rather than a commemorative paint scheme I'd be all over it.  I'm not even to picky I would take a camouflage, or all green, or all grey A-10.

It’s all good.  I used points at CDJ just like @Slave IV to get them even cheaper.  I’ll look into Amazon JP for future releases though.

3 hours ago, Slave IV said:

OK, you guys got me! I just placed an order for the AFC F-14D since I had some points that will expire soon. Ended up paying a bit more than $10 so it should be worth it to see what this is about and have an in scale F-14 to go with HMR stuff. 

Excellent.

Got my 1/100 Fokker D.VII.

1 hour ago, sharky said:

I found the prices to be similar, but Amazon Japan seems to be better with shipping cost..  DHL express shipping for only $9.  I ordered the F-4 on Sunday and it is arriving today.  They come out to $28US shipped.  Not bad IMO considering I can get not nearly as nice airplanes at my local HobbyTown for about $21-$24.  Plus their scale is usually smaller and of planes I don't particularly care to collect.

A note to anyone looking to pick up Vol. 27 F-14D.  The box has the Japan flag symbol as if it is some kind of JASDF version, but in reality it's the United States VF-2 Bounty Hunters painted in the "last cruise" paint scheme as can be determined by looking at the photo on the box.  And, I can confirm as I have it in hand.

Here's a larger photo of a Hasagawa model kit.

 

The Vol. 28 release is shown on the back of the Vol. 27 magazine I got for the F-14D.  It shows what looks to be a release date of 6/5 (I assume as it's in Japanese).   The paint scheme, I have learned, was a special commemorative paint scheme flown over Normandy last year to honor the 47th anniversary of D-Day

My F-14D and F-15C came out cheaper shipped at CDJ.  Thanks for the info about the A-10.  I haven’t looked through any of the magazines and I don’t have my F-14D yet so now I know where to check.  I like that paint scheme (I’ll probably buy all F-14 paint schemes) but not the one for the A-10 so I’ll skip it and stick with my other A-10 that came out.

I’m going to see how the Fokker looks next to other HM and HMR.

Looks good @nightmareB4macross.  

If they release the TV Super Parts or bundle them with a VF-1S, I’d probably them.

It sucks that in person the Reese head is much smaller for the Nuke body.

The good news is that my Fokker D.VII should be coming in today.  I’ll find time to paint it red.

Looks like my NECA AVP Arcade Dutch and Lin and set of 3 Aliens are maybe coming in today or tomorrow from Dorkside.  Saved $35 in the process.

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4 hours ago, sharky said:

Just wanted to say thanks for the tip.  You mentioned about the Hachette collection when I asked a couple of months ago.  The newest releases are easy to pick up on Amazon Japan.  Today in fact, I just got in my first one.  It's the no. 27 release (an F-14D).  I really like it.  I got the most recent F-4 coming soon, and I think I'll order the latest F-15 they put out.  Anything older is only being sold by 3rd party sellers for higher prices.  I wish I had known about them a long time ago, as I missed the boat on some of the other jets.  But, I see that they seem to do the same jets in different paint schemes.  No. 28 will be an A-10 with a 2 tone green/grey paint scheme.  Very reasonably priced when you pick up the newer releases for MSRP.

I have a larger scaled F-14 and A-10 on display.  While they are really nice, they do take up a lot of space in my Detolf cabinet.  I'll put them away and put in these 1/100 scale models to replace them.

I also have my eye on some 1/100 helicopters as well.  

No problem.  Yeah CDJapan and Amazon JP seem to be good places for them with Amazon costing a little bit more.  Where did you see the info for the A-10?  I might have to get another one for that paint scheme.  I’ve got a 1/100 Fokker D.VII, YF-29, F-14D, and F-15C coming in.

2 hours ago, Slave IV said:

Sweet! Can someone give me a heads up when that new A-10 is available for order? Thanks!

I’ll let you know.

Got a Marvel Legends Nuke.  I’m probably going to keep this figure and use other figures to make custom Reavers like this one.

Plus a John Wick poster.

Speaking of John Wick, I ordered 6 KO Figma Metal Gear Solid 2 Gurlukovich Soldiers for my Mafex John Wick to shoot at.

I should also be getting a nice package from Dorkside with some Marvel Legends and NECA AVP Arcade figures on Thursday.

@vlenhoff your HMR VF-4 and VF-1J Milia should arrive to you on Thursday as well.