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    Bandai DX VF-31

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    15 minutes ago, Lord_Of_Tetris said:

    Newbie question: What is NY, can I have a link, and is it reliable? :D

    Www.nippon-yasan.com. Everyone has a different experience. Personally I don't find their service good but otherwise they come through 

    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

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    46 minutes ago, Lord_Of_Tetris said:

    Hmm. For what it's worth, my advice on buying the SV-262:

    It's not for everybody. Me, personally, I LOVE it...conditionally.

    First, the good: I simply DO NOT UNDERSTAND people who find the SV-262 ugly. The robot mode is beautiful. I don't think there's ANY transforming mecha that looks quite like it. I love the Anubis/Batman head. I love the colors. I'm not afraid to play with it and put it int various poses. It holds poses quite well. The arms and legs are on double joints, and it has so much personality.

    The sculpting. OMG the sculpting. You could feasibly poke your eye out or prick your finger into bleeding with this toy. This is a COMPLIMENT. Bandai did NOT compromise on the sharp angles, and it's sleek and gorgeous.

    I find the jet mode gorgeous as well. Again, I don't think there's ANY transforming mecha with a jet mode quite like this. It's sleek. Looking at it from the side or the front, it's no thicker than my hand. I simply cannot BELIEVE such a huge robot was stuffed into such a sleek jet. If you look at it from the bottom, if you didn't know this was a transforming jet, you'd think the jet bottom was a solid piece of plastic that covers up the bottom of the jet.

    And the tampo printing. THE TAMPO PRINTING. The SV-262 is in the Top 10 for most-painted and most precisely-painted figure. It LOOKS like a lovingly hand-painted model kit, especially in jet mode. 

    And now, the bad: Although it is tough as nails in jet mode and robot mode, the transformation is terrifying. I transformed it 3 times, ever: 1) right when I opened it, from jet to robot mode, 2) that same day again, from robot mode to jet mode, then 3) months later, jet to robot mode.

    Each time was a terrifying, terrifying, terrifying experience. An analogy would be, this is what MP-5 Megatron would be if he was a jet. At many points, I was fully convinced I had a defective toy because Parts Y and Z got in the way of Part X, and the only way to get Part X into some other position is if Parts Y and Z simply weren't there. It's not intuitive. You can't picture in your mind, "Hmm, I know what a jet looks like, and THIS piece clearly looks like it should be in THIS position, rotated THAT way." Nope nope nope.

    The transformation has so many moving parts, many of which seem unneeded. Rather than be helpful, this high amount of moving parts means you have more things that must be in a precise position to achieve Gerwalk or jet mode. Every part is connected to several other parts, and moving 1 part means 3 other parts were just moved. Now, multiply that frustration with the difficulty of not being able to picture what position it should even be when you're done. It's exhausting.

    Jet mode: worth it. Robot mode: worth it. Gerwalk mode: not very stable, but awesome looking, and worth it.

    If you can afford multiples, I would strongly advise you do so. Keep 1 in robot mode, 1 in jet mode. It's what I did. 

    In conclusion: SV-262. Great figure, terrifying transformation, not for everyone. Worth it, if you like the design and can afford multiples. 

    Thanks. I'm going to sleep on it and decide.

    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

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    13 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

    If I could, I would. :rolleyes:

    I just spend too much recently with a second DX 31J, second Orguss (both Kei and Olson), Waterslide Decals, and Master File books. :unsure:

     

    Nice. I'll wait week if the 31f goes on sale or if Arcadia max or ivanov preorder goes up early.

    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

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    11 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

    Wow! That's a bargain. I'm tempted for a 2nd one. :blink:

    Seeing the aftermarket prices of the Draken, do you guys think that the 'pope' version will still get made? If so, hope they just do the white one first. ^_^

     

     

    Well, I waited but still contemplating to buy one because Im not a fan of the show. But just like any sensible macross fan, we like doing this:

     

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    Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.

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    20 hours ago, Tking22 said:

    My younger cousin drove down from UNR to visit the family, he wanted to go to the Fashion Show Mall, which is packed and I hate, but on we went. If I'm gonna battle traffic getting there and idiots while I'm there I'm definitely going to check my favorite stores, which means I HAVE to hit the Lego Store. Saw this absolute beast of a set sitting on the shelf and I had to have it, most expensive impulse buy in quite a while but it looks insane. Third largest Lego set ever made, and I love Ghostbusters to death, it's retiring next year and then it will be impossible to find for less then a small boat, so yeah, I had to bite.

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    I have that set. It took a while to build but really nice. I have ecto 1 as well.

    Selling for credit health

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    3 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

    Ooooh! Summer Sale! ;)

     

    But seriously, I know and understands everyone's pain here when it comes to financially. I really don't sell that much unless I see members who needs something and that's the only time I offer them what I don't need anymore. And if I do plan on selling I will start probably on small stuff which I know most here don't collect. But will do post it when I know it's the right time to sell it... and if I really need to since I always planning on giving it to my son when the time comes.

     

    Look forward to it. My kids have no interest in the toys yet and we will likely need the funds. I believe change is good which most don't like doing.

    Selling for credit health

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    I hear you. I'm planning to sell everything starting next month because I'm having a hard time even keeping track of stuff I bought sometimes. We are also planning to buy a new home since we have young kids as well.

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