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Let us know what you decide tepidarium. Good luck.

Mylars can help and they are often more durable too. I've tried the misting and freezer methods both with success. Yes freezing can crack the paint, but that is why it is essential to not overdo it. You need to proactively watch it. Test the technique on a low end cel or throw away if you can first before attempting on your DYRL cel. The key thing to remember is whether or not you want to preserve the douga. Deciding what is an acceptable loss is helpful. Vinegar syndrome can spread that is why quarantining your affected douga is important. Since no one knows the storage conditions of the cel and douga prior to your purchase from YJP, it is safe to assume it may have been in contact with other cels that were also impacted with vinegar syndrome. Personally, I'd scan the cel and douga if possible and view it digitally instead of in-person which will only accelerate the vinegar process compounded with traceline fading and oxidation. Good luck.

In that case, you may wish to consider quarantining the artwork from the rest. In my research and discussions with other collectors and dealers, some recommend completely isolating the artwork suffering from vinegar syndrome from other collections. Have you tested using microchamber paper and mylars to see if the affected artwork improves? In an absolute worst case you might want to sell it to avoid infecting as it were the rest of your collection. And just in case, I recommend researching more about the freezer method for separating douga/genga from cels. Good luck and let us know how things develop.

The faint smell typically caused by vinegar syndrome should not be taken lightly or ignored. We've discussed cel and artwork preservation techniques in the past. In my experience, I've employ a variety of cel preservation techniques with considerable success. I hope sharing our collective cel preservation and storage strategies can help other cel collectors too. Your mileage may vary. Share your own tips! * Inspection (3 months) - Visually inspect every three months the bags for warping and, smell the folders for possible odors (paint fumes), both indicate vinegar syndrome. * Bagging (6 months) - Replace cel bags semi-annually and cut the corners, so fumes do not get trapped. Do not seal or tape bag shut. Every six months remove cels from the bags and allow to breathe overnight. Only do in a cool, dark room with no ambient lighting. * Acid - Test using acid free backing card boards with archival quality MicroChamber paper. Experiment purchasing MicroChamber paper for more valuable cels and artwork. * Separate - All dougas, gengas, settei, and backgrounds into individual bags and store in another Itoya folder. * Storage (6 months) - Avoid stacking cel books to reduce paint cracking caused by pressure. Try hanging folders in a storage container by using file hanging folders. Avoid storing folders in fully enclosed containers unless routinely inspected; minimum is semi-annually. Or store in a cool closet using sturdy wooden hangers placed into the center and have a support shelf underneath. * Moisture (annually) - Reduce moisture with silica packets and place in-between folders and in various corners of the storage unit. Make small packets using kitty litter or baking soda. Lastly, all of these cel preservation strategies help, but in my experience none are full proof. Intangibles that affect the speed of deterioration include, how the cel was stored prior to purchase, the type of cel (TV vs OVA vs movie vs hanken mono), and the age. Eventually the vast majority of production cels and even hanken monos will deteriorate. I feel we are merely temporary curators for these memorable creative works. It makes sense to scan them carefully (view online not the originals), and preserve the artwork well initially, to help reduce deterioration. Good luck!

Thanks Legioss for sharing! Some nice cel additions.

Nice cels Legioss! Thanks for sharing. If you have time can you share images of the newly acquired Mospeada cels too? Thanks!

Still enjoy the 1/48s but sold all of them to pay for something more important. Now jvmacross that Bandai 1/35 is impressive!

Looking forward to this... the first was quite enjoyable.

Bruce didn't have much muscle mass when he fought Jack Man. Those were his early years when he was setting up his school in Oakland.

If this topic interests you consider reading the book by Rick Wong, "Showdown in Oakland: The Story Behind the Wong Jack Man - Bruce Lee Fight". IMO Dannie Chan does a great job portrays a younger Bruce from Ip Man 3. I would've preferred him to Philip Ng. I am sure the script is also filled with inaccuracies and probably is not as well researched as Rick's book. I would avoid this movie just for this alone, but in truth, the martial arts choreography will probably be unbearable to watch.

Dangaioh OVA ends the way it did precisely because the creator Toshihiro Hirano did not want to continue the story. As it's been repeatedly stated in the Dangaioh thread, during interviews Hirano stated he felt there was no more story or character development to present. At the end, the Dangaioh team were suspended in frozen animation in outer space, the Dangaioh mecha itself was horribly damaged, plus Professor Tarsen was dead along with the only known resource to repair the Dangaioh mecha. And more importantly Hirano felt there was no way in hell Dangaioh alone could defeat the entire Bunker organization that spanned the universe. The piece of crap Great Dangaioh has little to do with the original series beyond a small reference to Mia Alice's telepathic warning. It has been over 20 years since the Dangaioh OVAs were created and released but the fact remains Hirano and no other studio has not done anything with Dangaioh. Furthermore, if you look at the mecha genre as a whole it has drastically cooled from the 70s. So as much as as fans still enjoy the Dangaioh OVAs there are no plans to re-boot or continue the series. As fans I am sure all feel there is more to explore but unless Hirano changes his mind and it has been 20 years, do not hold your breath. Hope springs eternal that it may be re-booted or resumed, but until some solid news is reported treat this great OVA series like others of its time (GUNNM, Baoh, Spriggen) done.

Gorgeous pics! Thanks for sharing jvmacross!

Dangaioh does not tie with Iczer-1 or the Iczer universe. Hirano was gone on the record during interviews stating there is not anymore story to tell viewers. Dangaioh was not based on a manga; it has similar character designs to the manga he did titled Doll, which was not animated into an OVA.

Not surprised at all. Hirano has not created many animes or mangas for many years. At the time he created Iczer 1 Densetsu manga subsequent volumes were not completed. If he were to resume anything he should complete Dangaioh before resuming the Iczer-1 universe.

Instead of a trailer or fan video watch the actual Iczer-1 OVA #1 in original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. The Iczer-1 universe created by Toshihiro Hirano can be confusing. See the attached chart he created. There are only a handful of Iczer-1 OVA books: Fight! Iczer-1 Perfect Collection - Published by Books Nippon/U.S. Renditions in 1991 (Lush cel images with English translations. If you only get one Iczer book strongly recommend this). Iczer 1 Mediamix Special Artbook - Published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1986 (Color images with settei drawings in Japanese language). Character Paradise Mega Artbook - Published by Bandai in 1993. (Color images from Iczer-1, Dangaioh, Iczer-3, Megazone23, Cosmos Pink Shock, and Tobikage). Iczer 1 Densetsu manga Chapters 1-6 - Published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1988 (Japanese language manga). Golden Warrior Fight Iczer1 comics #1-5 - Published by Antarctic Press in 1994 (Incomplete English translation of Densetsu manga). The Iczer-1 universe is limited but expands into the Iczer-3 OVAs. Iczer-3 B-Club Special - Published by Artmic in 1991 (Lush color cel images and settei drawings in Japanese language). I excluded the English translated Iczer-3 comics. The entire Iczer universe continues without Iczer-1, 2, and 3 in the Iczelion OVA. Since then Hirano has not created anything new. Lastly, I had a couple A grade Iczer-1 OVA cels of Iczer-1 but traded and sold them for other series. A word of caution if you are considering collecting cels from Iczer-1, generally A and B grade cels are hard to find and even harder to obtain in good condition. There are a handful of international collectors who have successfully cornered the market well over a decade ago.

Actually, urbantreasurehunterjapan bought this cel from an online Japanese dealer. He does not have any industry connections so he obtains cels to flip from other collectors and re-sellers.

Some dedicated cel collectors check as many sources as possible. In my experience, casual collectors encounter the most challenges staying in the cel collecting hobby because searching for cels isn't part of their lifestyle. Casually researching cels typically does not yield good results. It is all a matter of priorities. I track approximately a dozen older series and characters. Speaking specifically about GITS and DP there are dedicated collectors worldwide, but you may not know them personally. There does not need to be dozens of collectors, just a few serious ones to keep older and more obscure series 'alive'. I personally know at least five collectors for GITS and DP, but you will never see them at cons or posting in threads like these. Some older series still have dedicated collectors such as: GUNNM, Berserk, Outlanders, Urusei Yatura, GunBuster, Voltes V, Iczer-1, Iria, Dangaioh, Tenchi Muyo, Escaflowne, Arslan, City Hunter, Kimagure Orange Road, Guyver, Nadia, Kenshin, Gunsmith Cats, Gundam 0080, 0083, Orguss 02, Video Girl Ai, Lodoss Wars, Daicon III & IV, and Mermaid's Forest, et al. Most of these are well over 20 years old however, there are still international collectors who will pay a premium. Premium 'A grade' cels and original artwork from those series infrequently surface and when they do the dedicated collectors tend to appear. Lastly, in my experience, if you have not noticed the buying trends fluctuate, odds are you might not be tracking the cel market, and/or collecting cels very long.

Warning to all regarding ebay seller japan-vintage-store auctions #272347230057 and #282144114961 are for two highly inflated Macross TV Hikaru cels. It is unclear if this ebay seller lists items not in his possession. Check his recent feedback history for details. In the past other buyers claim he repeatedly listed items he does not own and he did not reply to communications. Additionally, these exact cels are currently available by YJA seller shimushimushimu who may or may not be the same person. Best case he is excessively price gouging ebay buyers and worse case, he is lying and will cheat you out of your monies. Caveat emptor.

Indeed those were terribly made fan reproductions and hopefully the last time appearing in the light of day. But, even with the stunningly well-made counterfeits h230525 offered back in June 16, 2016, this is a perfect example why it is prudent to practice due diligence and track sellers by being a 'student of the market'. Did you know there are actually only less than a dozen dedicated cel sellers internationally? As many of us understand not all cel sellers are reputable or trustworthy. Some cel sellers like h230525, seek to profit solely by dumping counterfeit cels on unsuspecting buyers. It is wishful thinking sellers lacking integrity will completely stop selling counterfeit cels, or a seller like urbantreasurehunterjapan will cease his asinine price gouging practices. Some of us feel he is doing a disservice, but there are still buyers (unsuspecting or simply willfully) supporting him. At the end of the day, isn't it true these types of sellers continue to exist, dare I say even thrive, thanks to just a handful of buyers? I would not consider urbantreasurehunterjapan a black hole collector, primarily because he is at least offering to sell the cels to the public. While his cel prices are dubious that is an entirely separate matter. In my experience a black hole cel collector does not share images of their collection; by their very nature, they hide their cels and do not share, offer to sell, or make efforts to connect with other fans.

Another cel collector LWK shared his storage hack that works best with Itoya 11 x 14 portfolios. A creative space saver if you don't have a large closet or access to a storage unit. Be careful when stacking multiple bins. Also pay attention to the location where these are stored (avoid windows) because heat and moisture are still concerns. Good luck!