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10 hours ago, Slave IV said:

Haha, it’s one way or the other for me. I’m not too bummed about that one because it’s more of a cool to have thing that isn’t going to replace my PF Arcadia or a possible bigger future SDFM version. But yeah, I’m either lag and miss out or go crazy and buy everything instantly in multiples. I was doing the latter for a long time but back into not caring as much and holding back mainly because I am way over the limit on space. If there is something I really have to have, I won’t miss out anymore though. 

I just went nuts on buying those macross models that went up for sale recently, featured on the front page of MacrossWorld.  Now I've got to think about storage.  Luckily for me it wasn't too much of a strain on my wallet as they were cheap.

On 4/18/2024 at 10:14 PM, sh9000 said:

Mafex T2 Endoskeleton x2.

Nice!  Always a fan of the endoskeleton.  For some reason it's difficult to pull off for inexpensive toys.  They always look fiddly and wonky somehow.  Like Humpty Dumpty.  But this one looks nice.  Assuming of course that they didn't cost you a fortune.

I always missed out on the Sideshow/Hot Toys 1/6 Endoskeleton (It still holds up as the ultimate version in my mind).  Kept delaying and delaying until the prices are stratospheric now.  Always kicked myself for that.  But then I saw someone post a used one for sale recently.  It had clearly been exposed to the elements.  The pitting was so bad on the chrome that it looked like it had been picked out of the trash.  Thanked myself for not getting it.  I wonder whether that kind of pitting happens if you keep it sealed in the box.

On 4/24/2024 at 12:26 PM, Slave IV said:

Did you get it at a decent price? I’m a bit bummed I skipped those and then lagged on getting any while I still had the chance for under $100. Then I eventually gave up. 

story of my life.

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.

1 hour ago, shazam said:

I have always liked the Orgroid design. It's great to know that you have collected most if not all of the Takatoku Toys as well as many other products from the past. They are certainly harder to come across these days. I like that Megahouse is re-releasing the Orgroid. I am still chasing down the Bandai Hi-Metal Orgroid as well. I should of got one when they first come out. One of my favorite anime intros of all time is from Orguss 2.

 

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.

On 3/24/2024 at 5:09 PM, shazam said:

Agreed! The Orgroid is a design that complements many other designs of that era and still looks amazing in this day and age.

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.

On 2/21/2024 at 9:40 PM, sh9000 said:

HG 1/100 YF-21.

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

On 2/27/2024 at 10:59 AM, grogall said:

Drugs finally arrived from LP, With Fedex fracking up the delivery 4 times, A month after ordering I finally get what I paid for....🤬 In four different packages 🤒 

 

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

14 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

I have contacted them, but doubt I'll get anything aside from maybe an "oops" coupon.

Mainly I'd like them to just do better next time, I've ordered thousands of $ of stuff from them over the years and this is the first time I've seen damage like this.

Usually their packaging is quite good.

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

1 hour ago, Sanity is Optional said:

My VF-19 showed up from HLJ...

This is a disgrace.

13 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Super7 Thundercats Ultimates Snarf and Mumm-Ra.

Anybody who doesn't like Super7 has no heart.

On 1/24/2024 at 4:21 PM, sh9000 said:

Transformers.

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

On 3/26/2023 at 7:55 PM, nightmareB4macross said:

Interesting.  
 

i just came across this new listing where the seller states the first run or edition of the VF-1S DYRL is left from the VF-1S Super from Takatoku. Never heard of this before. Anybody want to chime in.

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. 

On 9/28/2023 at 9:45 PM, sh9000 said:

Playmobil Magnum PI Ferrari 308 GTS x2.

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

On 9/22/2023 at 1:49 PM, Slave IV said:

I Have Moshow Takeda Shingen and it is among the best quality, engineered, hefty and detailed figures I have at any price, let alone being around half the price of a Metal Build. It's bigger, better and cheaper than the mostly compared Metal Build figures I have.

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.

On 9/21/2023 at 9:54 PM, sh9000 said:

Another 1/18 Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 Red.

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.

21 hours ago, sh9000 said:

It is.  I don't buy to resell.  Unfortunately haters will be haters.

It's a joke.  

2 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Flashback to good times.

I think this qualifies as scalping

19 hours ago, Raikkonen said:

But I have a real wife. Why do I need another? 🤣

I didn't give up collecting. I just disconnected from obsessing with it. I was collecting too much of it from Hot Toys to Lego, every week more boxes. It wasn't a hobby anymore, it was purely a fix.

Now that I'm beyond that, I feel liberated and I fully enjoy the few pieces I get once in while. The VF-0D was my first in almost 2 years. 

And don't get me started on how much easier it is to move homes and the cardboard space now available. 😂

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. 🤣

19 hours ago, Raikkonen said:

I was down that Rabbit once in general collecting, but felt way better the moment I pulled myself out from it, flogged of my collection and liberated a lot of my mind from being owned of collecting so much. 

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.

1 hour ago, Mommar said:

Yeah, that's my Orguss.  I feel like I'm the only one who received it so far?

I was handling the Orguss along side the Max VF-0S and the Orguss honestly feels like a different caliber of toy.  Closer to a DX Chogokin quality in plastic, paint and details.  HMR's were cool but never felt really great to me.  It really stands out on the shelf.

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.

On 7/18/2023 at 4:14 PM, Mommar said:

Did you buy the HMR orguss?  How is it?