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I appreciate the thought valkyrie2008, but I went to bed after "Fiona" from NY told me they weren't listing anymore. It's kind of tough being east coast, as most of the preorders happen between 10PM-3AM, and always on a work night. But, sounds like the email notification scheme that Pedro2k6 uses is the way to go.

Good advise. I'll give it a try. I figured with how fast these things sell out, I'd get the notification long after the fact.

DAMN IT! Missed it again, and I had just contacted NY on chat 15 minutes earlier, and they said they wouldn't be listing any more for preorder at this time, so I went to bed. That's it - NY can go eat a bag of dicks!!! If I buy, it'll be at release, and not from them.

What are the odds of another pre-order release at NY tonight? Trying to decide whether or not to stay up half the night (east coast) in hopes of finally snagging one...

NY is back up - No chronos yet...

Wait, the "form" was a chic, right? Just trying to figure out if I'd be trying to draw the valk or the form if I were there...

I have a pretty big collection, but it's in my basement. I have a couple buddies who appreciate it. I tell strangers I have an Ebay store, and the toys are my inventory. I tell my father-in-law to mind his f-ing business.

Same here Hopefully Toy-wave comes through or I'm out altogether

So, has the amiami preorder already happened? I was wishfully thinking it was just a placeholder there as well.

and it's gone....

Some one has one on Ebay for $220 shipped now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Macross-Frontier-DX-Chogokin-Bandai-VF-171-Nightmare-Plus-EX-Saotome-Alto-Custom-/160777692926?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item256f18e6fe&BackToListReferer=http%3A%2F%2Fmy.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FMyEbayBeta Already have 2 on preorder or I'd get it-

I just threw down an order @ toy-wave too. It saves me from surfing all the other shops hoping by some miracle I'm going to hit that magic 5 second window to get my order in. Plus Ken has never let me down, so I feel better about it than messing around taking a chance with some Ebay shops I've never bought from before. Especially when the lead time with those it outside the Paypal claim window....

I've got plenty of room at my house - send 'em on over Personally, I would keep them at room temp, and as Isamu stated, out of the sunlight. If you got a sizeable collection, you're talking about thousands of dollars of plastic that will be worth little to mothing if the plastic deteriorates from UV or temperature induced embrittlement. Just stuff them under your bed, the back of the linen closet, behind the couch, etc.

Okay I found the storage bin with 'em, and a few others from the line. The rest of the destroids are in another one somewhere, but still, it was a nice trip down memory lane. I definitely need to take the dust cloth to the 1S toys though!

It's actually pretty cheesy if you haven't seen it in person. But, for the mid-80s, when I was about 12, it was great imagination fodder.

Believe it or not - anime wasn't/isn't all that popular in Vermont.... Although if Hikaru was milking a Holstein that produced moonshine, there probably would have been an action figure in every General Store. Needless to say - we had what Kay-Bee toys carried, and not much else. So, my first item was the Revell "Orbot". I think my first toy was the cheesy Matchbox Skull-1 that held the 3 3/4" figure and didn't transform, although I don't feel like digging for it. My first "Macross" was the playset.

I thought they changed all the names (to lazy to go look them up...) Macross / Robotech Tomahawk = Excalibur Defender = Radar X Spartan = Gladiator Phalanx = Spartan

Just walked through my basement with calculator in hand....... Yammie total is roughly $12,300!!!!! 1/48: VF-1A Hik 2x $135 VF-1A Max 2x $135 VF-1A Kakizaki 2x$135 VF-1A Max $250 (bought before the rerelease ) VF-1A CF 2x $135 VF-1A LV1 $325 VF-1A LV1 $350 VF-1A Angel Bird 2x$135 VF-1A LV II 3x$135 VF-1J Hik 3x $135 VF-1J Stealth 2x$135 VF-1S Hik 2x$135 VF-1S Roy 3x$135 Super VF-1J Hik 2x$200 Super Stealth 2x $200 Super Max 2x $200 Super Millia 1x$200 Super Millia 1x $300 (bought before the rerelease ) Super/Strike parts 3x$60 Stealth Strike parts $60 GBP armor 2x $100 LV GBP 2x$100 City GBP 2x$100 1/100 Monster 2x $140 1/60 VF-1A Hiki 4x $50 VF-1A Max 3x$50 VF-1A CF 3x$50 VF-1S 4x$50 VF-1D 3x $65 VT-1 4x $90 VE-1 3x$90 Super VF-1J 2x$90 Super Max 2x$90 Super Millia 3x$90 Super 1S 2x$90 Armored 1J 1x$90 VF-0A 2x$150 VF-0A Shin 1x$200 VF-0S 3x$150 VF0 Ghost A 2x$50 VF0 Ghost B 2x$50 SV-51 4X$200 YF-19 3x$165 YF-19 Booster 2x$50 YF-21 2x$200 Preordered 1/60 VF-1S Super 2x$100 Not including almost $5K in MPC's, 1/100's and bookends--- or the Banpresto's, Tomy, or Charas. Or, all of the model kits, including resins, that probably adds up to another $5K. I guess now I see why I'm still drving to work in a rusty 1987 Civic! In all seriousness, I'm thinking I should probably add them to the home insurance policy as a rider. Anyone else done this? Godzilla or one of the other hardcore collectors?

Oh, would ya look at that.....another 3 posts added to my tally!

It kind of gets annoying, like the kid in the front of the class who always has to speak

I hear that... sometimes I get the feeling members post just to inflate thier number of posts.

Always a fun exercise..... TV 1/48 VF-1J (Hikaru): 003 1/48 VF-1J (Hikaru FP): 002 1/48 VF-1J (Miria FP): 002 1/48 VF-1J (Max FP): 002 1/48 VF-1A (Angel Birds): 002 DYRL 1/48 VF-1A (Hikaru): 003 1/48 VF1S (Hikaru): 002 1/48 VF-1S (Roy): 003 1/48 VF-1A (Max): 003 1/48 VF-1A (CF): 002 1/48 VF-1A (Kakizaki) :002 Variations 1/48 VF-1A (Low Vis I): 002 1/48 VF1A (Low Vis II): 003 1/48 VF-1J (Stealth Gift Set): 002 1/48 VF-1J (Stealth): 002 1/48 Vf-1S (Black/25th Anniversary): 002 Accessories 1/48 VF-1 GBP (Blue): 002 1/48 VF-1 FP: 003 1/48 VF-1 Stealth FP: 001 1/48 VF-1 FP(Clear): 001 1/48 VF-1 GBP (Camo): 002 1/48 VF-1 GBP (Urban): 002 Yamato Valk Stand (Black): 002 1/60 1/60 VF-0S Roy: 003 1/60 VF-0A : 002 1/60 VF-0A Shin w/ QF2200: 001 1/60 SV-51: 02 1/60 SV-51 Nora: 02 1/60 SV-51 CF: 00 1/60 YF-19 : 003 1/60 YF-19 25th Anniversary Edition: 002 1/60 YF-19 Folder Booster: 002 1/60 QR Mirira: 002 1/60 QR Max 001 1/60 VE-1 Elintseeker: 003 1/60 VT-1 Super Ostrich: 004 1/60 VF-1D: 003 1/60 VF-1A Hikaru: 004 1/60 VF-1S Focker: 002 1/60 VF-1A CF: 002 1/60 VF-1A CF TRU: 001 1/60 VF-1J Super Max: 002 1/60 VF-1J Super Miria: 003 1/60 VF-1J Super Hikaru: 002 1/60 VF-1J Strike VF1S: 002 1/60 GBP1S: 001 1/60 QF2200D/A: 002 1/60 QF2200D/B: 002 1/60 YF-21: 002 (paid preorder) 1/100 1/100 VB6 Koeing: 002 1/72 YF-19 2nd Edition: 001 1/72 VF-11B: 002 1/72 VF-11B FP: 001 1/72 YF-21: 001 1/72 YF-21 FP: 001

I love that second pic! Totally bada$$ with the trees behind it like that.

I thought I could pull this off, but after getting my camera uploaded to my PC, realized that I was blocking the lowest 2 boxes of the top pillar - the Low Viz 2, and VF-1A Kakizaki, and I've put them all away already. Tough to capture all 20 boxes in one shot, as I was laying on the floor as it was with them stacked on my basement stairs. The second pic shows the partial front and end of the LV2, and the end of the Kakizaki box. Everything should be there except the 25th anniversary 1S which is enroute..... and of course no credit card valk, or meteor busters.

Wow, I really hope this guy is just trying to cash in on being first to offer the 21 on Ebay - Ebay YF-21 I had to scoop out my shorts after stumbling over this - and I thought the SV was crazy expensive.