TheLoneWolf

Just to give a quick update: Yup, I managed to rotate the head lasers about 5 times by gripping them at their base, hoping that it might break up any excess flash. But no luck, they still require a ton of force to rotate. And I don't want to rotate them by their base every time, because with all the force needed, one slip of the finger and a head laser could snap. I tried freezing them overnight twice, but it didn't break up the glue. Great idea though! Since this is a KO, I really don't want to subject it to boiling water. The plastic feels as good as an Arcadia, but I still don't completely trust it. So I've settled on breaking out a fresh x-acto blade and carefully cutting away at the seam line on the back of the head where the glue is. Very small flakes of plastic are getting removed in the process, which will probably leave a more noticable seam line, but seam lines don't really bother me that much. And I'll take them any day over a broken head laser.

Thanks everyone! I was holding out hope that it wouldn't be glued together, but I guess I've got my work cut out for me now.

Does anyone know how to safely take apart a v2 1/60 VF-1S head? I got the Fugu Model FG-01 and the head lasers barely budge. I want to take apart the head and see what's going on internally, but can't figure out how to.

50 backers have managed to raise about $21,000.00 so far? That's not suspicious at all.

Looks great! Put me down for a finished set.

Lots of people mistakenly label the HMR line as "1/100" scale. It looks like the HMR Fire Valkyrie might actually be 1/100 (in battroid mode at least) and now everyone's complaining about scale. 😄

Because FlyingDog has the worldwide exclusive rights to the franchise's music on CD format. If anyone seriously wants the soundtrack on CD, official copies are on eBay for less than $20 sealed.

What an incredible work, congratulations to you and Tony on a job well done! As an HMR fan, I'd love to have one. Around $200 is the most I'd be willing to spend on a professionally built version, but like Mommar said, I don't think that price is practical. As for other schemes, the only other one I'd be interested in is a Roy scheme. And a downpayment sounds perfectly reasonable considering the labor involved.

jvmacross is right, Prometheus's flight deck is supposed to be dark blue. Also, the UN Spacy kite has been claimed by Harmony Gold as a trademark. Not surprised Noel is using it anyways, he doesn't care about the law. But hey, if he keeps using it, it'll weaken HG's trademark claim 😆

Absolutely incredible build, the wait was well worth it!

Thanks for the words of encouragement, I'll definitely be keeping my eyes open for it.

That's strange, I have this laserdisc and it's not subtitled.

Got this great genga of Sylvie! I know it's a longshot, but if anyone has its matching cel, I'd be more than happy to buy it off you for a good price 😀

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On a more helpful note, note the "MADE IN TAIWAN" on the box cover.