MacrossMania

Am I the only one who can't make heads or tails of this new thread? It's split because you have two different threads molded into one, with links to each thread, but it's not because you have to go to the same thread to find the split. Sorry don't get it. And I don't get the need to split the thread in the first place. By my estimation, this was probably the most popular thread on this forum by far. Anything but "old," and certainly nothing that needed to be "retired." Sure, a few things were repeated here and there, but only the most prudish scolds who scrutinize these posts for strict adherence to the rules would have pointed that out. The vast majority of us were just enjoying the flow - in that case it resembled desultory conversation. But I digress. And one final thing, as I rant and piss off the admins, to say that this vibrant "town square" of conversation is old and needs to be retired is to redefine the terms. The same disease that is afflicting our society today. Sorry to see it applied here in such rudimentary, banal, and yes, may it be said (even if it is banal), evil fashion. By definition, evil lurks in the most banal of places. To refuse to object to it is to sit idly by while it flourishes. The admins may justifiably be offended by this post. If they are, so be it. But I would be far more impressed if, instead of deleting this post and burying the "history" thereby created, they instead chose to do what I suggest is the most sensible solution: split this single thread (which had been evidently repudiated) into two that can be sensibly read when you come onto this forum. Otherwise it's just improvident flexing, posturing of the worst kind. Let's go back to the fun times. Make it easy to read and post. Amen.

I can't take credit for that level of collecting I suggested in the first post. I think I actually stopped at the kite and realized that all of the successive granular levels of collecting, all the way down to the Mark Robo and Select Convertors versions of the Orguss Orgroid, was just getting out of hand, and my instinct to grab the kite was the last straw. My natural survival instinct as a collector-cum-drug addict kicked in and I just stopped. It's been my one saving grace as a human being preventing me from falling into the pits of financial despair, whilst preventing a great collection from materializing. Alas, we have to live. Like the intro. Nothing beats 80's anime. I look at even some of the 80's cartoons like Thundercats, GI Joe and Tformers, and they're peerless. Nothing beats that Thundercats intro. Maybe Silverhawks does.

an underrated toy. I have virtually all of the Takatoku versions (1/100, 1/60, 1/40) and am quickly becoming one of those quirky Orguss collectors who collects every curiosity ever made of the line. I think I even have a kite somewhere, or wanted to get one. You know, table cloths, napkins and the like. Well, maybe haven't gone that far. But a big Orguss fan nonetheless.

I thought this was the DX. I was about to get pissed...

Are you shipping something else we should know about? Maybe a Breaking Bad kind of thing.... ?

I've heard. Still, it's always a shock to the system to get something like this.

This is a disgrace.

Anybody who doesn't like Super7 has no heart.

Very cool. Although it does seem that Hasbro is really late to the "copy-the-third-party-companies-that-copied-you" game.

This is discoloration. Not the original color. The originals are snow white. This is more like some of the older Jetfires. Those are prone to severe yellowing over time and you can see how the yellowing starts. The originals were eggshell white or "bone white" to begin with. I speak from experience because I got a Bandai 1/55 VF-1S years ago from a Japanese seller. It was graded by AFA and perfectly preserved in the acrylic case and little baggie it came with. Which is, by the way, one of the reasons that you grade. It doesn't completely eliminate the risk of yellowing, but does reduce it.

Playmobil is coming out with some really cool sh*t these days. I really like the USS Enterprise.

I can vouch for this. I had a MoSho, one of the early ones, and it was amazing. And big. Dwarfed any of my Metal Builds I have and the quality is comparable. The price at the time was around $100. Sadly, I gave it up because I'm a box collector and the box was all messed up. Should have just kept it. The dude I sold it to was raving about it.

Saawweeeeeetttt!!!! I was driving a Tesla Model 3 this weekend. Nice ride.

Obviously some vintage stuff. I love the Convertors line because it's a low cost alternative to my OCD collection habits in the vintage world. It satisfies that itch. Plus I just think it's cool that I have a windup toy in my collection. I can still hear the nails-on-chalkboard scratching when the toy unwound.

It's a joke.

I think this qualifies as scalping

Everybody cleans house a few times. Sounds like you really unloaded. It happens. Sometimes guys just divest themselves of their collections and walk away. Sometimes they just downsize like you did. Whatever floats your boat. I'll bet you made your wife happy though. 🤣

that means you gave up collecting lol. Collecting's a lot like marriage, you're owned by it, and the minute you're not, you find yourself without a wife.

I have a DX VF-1J that I actually pulled from the box to put out on display. I'm a box collector and this is a big deal for me. The DX is just so beautiful that I had to get two copies - one for display, one for storage, and one...well, not there yet. 😉 Transformed it a couple of times, don't want to do it again. But definitely take it down from time to time just to admire it.

Good, then I'm going to get a couple of them. I was honestly afraid that the HMR line is in decline post pandemic, but I'm glad to see that hasn't affected orguss. I love that figure. Have a lot of the old school takatoku toys. Looks like they are just creeping out on ebay now, but limited to Japan. I'll give it a few weeks, they'll get to California soon and then the rest of the country. I know the routine. 😏

Fruit bowls were 5.99 at the grocery store today. But the toy crack? Priceless.

Did you buy the HMR orguss? How is it?

Well I hope you get good grades on those. I'm glad to see other people taking more steps to grade these. At the end of the day, that's what I'm really after when it comes to grading. Preserving the best possible specimens out there - hence, the obsession with grades. As far as my 90 is concerned, it will inevitably be eclipsed. But it's fun game to turn over and over in my mind in the meantime. Good luck with the grades.

This makes me miss not getting more of the modern Bandai remakes. Love that Chunky Monkey goodness and this looks like a great display. Still to this day, nothing beats the profile of the Chunky Monkey in fighter mode. What a great toy.

I need to place an order. Do you have a web portal???