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  1. To be sure, odds are not in our favor regarding asploding triangles?
  2. $33 bucks for me on air small parcel, just paid it.
  3. Thanks man, I have the jettison videos of the old school GBPs. I'm looking for the jettison of Zettai Live! Armor parts on the VF-31AX. I appreciate the link to the GBP videos. I simply cannot find anything on the Zettai Live! movie aside from brief clips =/. I'm subbed to multiple anime channels and cannot find the movie, either :(. Otherwise, I'd love to watch it and reference the jettison from the movie.
  4. My VF-31AX Armor just came in. Does anyone have a snapshot or better yet, short clip, from when Hayate jettisons his super armor available? I also just got my shipping notice on both my Armored VF-171 renewal AND my white Moshowtoys Takeda. Very excite!
  5. Dunno how I missed them, but I snagged a pre-order for Lancelot and Barbatos today from KappaHobby. Price was fair, I think ~ 477 + free shipping for both.
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    Hi-Metal R

    I would only use these for Hi-Metal R or lightweight applications. That y-bit is part of the jank. Not supposed to be used like that. Nothing the ingenuity of a little beer here and there couldn't handle. The fit on the adapters is good, but I can only speak in terms of the vf-2ss. The parts do seem to be cheaper clones of the default hi-metal r stands.
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    Hi-Metal R

    https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806033881386.html?src=google&aff_fcid=92cf43dfe7324b7bace469ced23bc716-1704506125319-08080-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=92cf43dfe7324b7bace469ced23bc716-1704506125319-08080-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=fe9b05ff12454e8a8d9c55940de72f21&afSmartRedirect=y&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt Lots of leftover spare parts too so I'll snag some different arm styles and see what happens.
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    Hi-Metal R

    So I got my jank AliExpress stands in... 33 bucks for 10 of them. I know there's work to be done and it's not as cool as official stuff, but... You've seen trident, stage act, and even elusive Yeti stands! I now present you guys... Jankstands!
  9. https://www.usagundamstore.com/products/macross-plus-dx-chogokin-yf-21-guld-goa-bowman-machine Less expensive than BBTS?* Note the snark here, shipping and whatnot is a factor.
  10. Thank you for helping me manage my expectations. I'm expecting them to "nope" me then. All I can do is ask, right?
  11. I'm thankful folks were able to get a copy from BBTS, but I just couldn't bring myself to support their out-the-gate price. Being a WWM release, I'm expecting to be able to walk into a local store and buy one off their shelf at a lower price than BBTS is posting (both my 0S and Kairos were like that). There's something special about finally being able to walk into an ordinary local hobby store and just finding one of these unicorns to buy. I realized I managed to snag both my VF-0/Ghost and YF-21 from AmiAmi, release dates are May and June respectively... Does anyone have insight on if AmiAmi will entertain combining those two items to ship together?
  12. Got one at AmiAmi... F5 spamming for the win.
  13. To be fair, if prices open at that range it may create an environment where those sales on stock will hit sooner rather than later, right?
  14. That BBTS listing is just fire under my butt to NOT get one here. For perspective, I paid less for my Gunbuster GX-34r shipped the other day.
  15. I reckon we're just waiting on the bots to empty out AmiAmi and any bits that might appear elsewhere... Then watch the same happen to those sold on the US side as resellers snatch up inventory to maintain their investment value. Looking at Amazon.jp, you can snag one... at 50K+ Yen now.
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    Hi-Metal R

    I went on a quest to find a stand that did this that was not the Tamashi stand due to the absurdity of the price at this stage. I found some Aliexpress specials, but we'll see if they actually work. Ten of them were half the price of a single Tamashi one O_o. Stay tuned next for next month once I get them.
  17. For side/top down, look up Abadox. That game is awesome.
  18. Finally pulled the trigger on a Gunbuster...
  19. OK, sneak peek at the next MOC. Hoping there are some other crotchety old fellows around that recognize this. It is from 1997, lol. There are others out there similar to this and they inspired it, but at this point, I re-engineered everything on it, part count is tripled, so I will say there some out there, but this one is mine. Waiting to take better shots as I'm waiting on some missing parts to wrap it up. I already have ideas on further improving it. The arsenal for it is next. Last shot is the whole cabinet to get a sense of scale and to shamelessly show off my shrine to my favorite shoot-em-ups :P.
  20. Thanks M'Kyuun, you're an awesome dude for helping me through the process. I PM'd you some more images and the work to replace parts to find that sweet tension spot is ongoing. I moved stuff about in the cabinets in hopes to get this one in with the rest. I'm a fighter-mode guy, but I think this one needs to be Gerwalk all the way. I'm excited to post my next MOC here, too :). 1️⃣🙋‍♂️
  21. I've been quietly at work, with M'Kyuun's help, building my own Variable Glaug. Here are some in-progress images. It's mostly done with some polish remaining. I had a mishap while transforming her into fighter mode, so you guys will have to wait for that :P. I'll be making her nameplate sometime in the next couple of days and adding her to my Macross cabinet (or above it) soon. This has been alot of fun to build. I decided to color it similar to the Officer's Glaug. M'Kyuun's design is spectacular and mind-boggling in its transformation mechanics. It is not a parts-former, aside from having to swap junction positions for the legs when going into fighter mode. Truly a marvel to work with. Another thing I need to do is seek better parts with greater friction for the joints, which is fun considering that requires me to go fish for parts at the local stores :). Once that's complete it'll be much more solid. It could also be that I'm doing things wrong, too :P.
  22. If I wasn't seeing this first-hand, I'd call BS on this... After watching this and the Samurai Showdown remake, including added the largest sprites from the Neo Geo that were originally cut out in the Genesis version tells me there was plenty of room leftover for Genesis titles to push the envelope. The SS video also showed Marvel Super Heroes running, including a full-size Juggernaut. My original Genesis, Nomad, and Saturn are all sitting in the other room chilling.
  23. I haven't seen or I missed mention of this little gem here... Taito Egret 2 Mini. Works beautifully for a bar countertop arcade. Currently working on getting more stuff on it by strange and unusual means. I also picked up the controller with the mini trackball and wheel for science. Get it on sale though it can be pricey.
  24. If this Gunbuster transformed it would be at Metal Structure pricing. As much as I want it to transform, after watching an articulation video on it, I struggle to understand HOW it could. Maybe I'm just a pessimist. It is spectacular nonetheless.
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