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I haven't transformed my Ba at all yet owing to my frustrations transforming the Hs. I remember that just putting together that head was a chore and a half, though. I can't imagine what it must be like to transform it as well. As for the molding, I actually wish the entire thing was molded in just one or two colors. Same with the other Delta Valks. They tried as much as they could to match the parts separation to the paint schemes, but with such a variety of schemes, there was no way any single mold would be able to accommodate all of them well. It also introduces problems with seam and panel lines, and despite the parts fitting together like a glove, there are now new crevices that paint from a panel wash can seep where the parts come together. That said, best of luck finishing it up. I'm too intimidated by the extra work I'd have want to put into it to do anything beyond snapping it together. Not even decals/stickers.
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Oh I dunno, Pacific Rim was excellent. ...what?
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The Roid kit hasn't been released yet, though I agree it's not particularly enticing. I wonder if/when they'll release Deculture kits featuring the other Walkure members/Mirage, though. I also wonder how well merch is selling. I have no data to back it up, but I suspect that the big selling point this time around is Walkure, not the mecha designs. That being the case, it makes less business sense to invest the effort to market the 31E/etc. That said, what other Super packs are there? The -31s have the speaker/projector pack, but what about the SV-262?
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
kajnrig replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
I'd like to stroke those barrels... Bit the bullet and bought this. Not a bad figure, especially for the price. Will probably get at least Mirage as well.
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Ah yes, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
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Preorder page for RG 1/144 Gundam Avalanche Exia Dash IP conversion kit, by Effects Wings: http://www.shop2000.com.tw/GK-M/product/p26671889
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Gonna stop with the model kit links after this to keep this thread on-topic, but here's a preorder page for the aforementioned 1/144 RG Avalanche Exia Dash conversion kit in case anyone's interested: http://www.shop2000.com.tw/GK-M/product/p26671889
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
kajnrig replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
How many Yamato VFs are still out there, especially these 1/48s? You guys seem to have no trouble finding them at all, and a lot of the time in brand new condition, too! -
Some random thoughts:
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
kajnrig replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
It's a new group called Model Bingo. I got mine from the hobby store GK-M, but I also saw it on sale at Gundam Model Center. The base is the MG Impulse (either the Force or Sword). Ooh, nice grab on the Femto. I was super tempted to get that, too, and I've never even seen Berserk. Remember, Griffith did nothing wrong. -
From the Gundam 3rd-Party Figures thread, in case any of you missed it. tl;dr: - 1/144 Avalanche Dash IP conversion kit for RG Exia, by "Effect Wings" - 1/100 Avalanche Exia Dash, by "Dragon Momoko" (based on Metal Build Exia) - 1/100 Avalanche Exia (Dash?), by "Daban" (based on regular MG Exia?)
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There are also a slew of preexisting Avalanche conversion kits, in both resin and injection plastic, though those are for the non-Metal Build-looking Exia MG kit. I believe this will be the first to have the Dash parts as well. Will the Daban version 1) be Avalanche Dash or just Avalanche? and 2) mimic the styling of the Metal Build or reuse their KO MG Exia? (If it's just MG Exia, that'll at least give this Dragon Momoko a bit more "legitimacy.") I also wonder how much of these will be straight rips of those earlier Avalanche kits, or if they'll go the extra mile and create their own entirely original toolings.
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Preorder for above model kit at GK-M: http://www.shop2000.com.tw/GK-M/product/p26662593 $80 shipped ($30 + $50 shipping) Preorder for same kit at Gundam Model Center: http://www.gundammodelcenter.com/gundam-central-dragon-momoko-avalanche-exia-mb $58 + shipping I don't know if those prices are final. This IS still the preorder phase. I have a feeling the $80 will be closer to the final price.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
kajnrig replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
1x 1/72 YF-29 resin kit 1x non-scale Eva-01 resin kit 1x 1/100 Gundam Stargazer resin conversion kit I'd bought these about two months ago and was waiting on the YF-29 to be recast, and they've finally arrived. Super stoked. Recast quality on the YF-29/Eva kits is superb, and the Stargazer is a first production run.
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Just got this in the mail. It's not all Macross, but in the bottom right is a nice ol' 1/72 YF-29 resin kit (recast from a very limited-production conversion kit for the Bandai VF-25). The resin quality is quite stellar for being a recast. I wish I could remember who the original sculptor was; I know E2046 makes and sells recasts of the original kit, but I got mine from shop2000, which includes the necessary VF-25 parts as resin recasts as well, making their version a complete kit. http://www.shop2000.com.tw/GK-M/product/p17157810
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What's the... "usual" timing of these things? Do they release Macross stuff as like its own sub-line of toys, or is it considered part of the larger DX Chogokin line? And is there a history or something of Bandai releasing the cannon fodder during movie releases?
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Hey, not sure where to ask about this. Have any of you gotten the Banpresto SQ figures of M-Delta? I'm thinking of nabbing the Kaname/Mirage ones but not sure about their quality. Liking the sculpts, though. A bit more meat on those bones, a bit more realistic.
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Gundam Show Thread - MSG thru GQuuuuuuX
kajnrig replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
You guys might like this. https://www.destructoid.com/gundam-wings-november-release-detailed-g-gundam-releasing-in-2018-454643.phtml -
Have they? I always thought it was just one of their marketing gimmicks.
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Yeah, but the mechanic in her can't be pleased with the level of specialization that the custom models exhibit, to the point of major replacement parts scarcity. This on top of everything already being relatively scarce thanks to their being out in the boondocks... I hate to think how much of the Siegfrieds are held together by duct tape and sheer force of will. There's a B?
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Yeah, and I've made a promise to myself to get the next Valkyries artbook, too, so preemptive +1? (But seriously, it does irritate me that we're not getting any merch of any of the Delta characters. Not even Walkure, the ones you would expect to be merchandised to hell and back again.)
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Just talking to myself since we were talking about the 31A here and the movie thread was talking about Makina there and the model kit section had this: (She's servicing the top left-hand VF.) It would be really interesting to see what Makina thinks of the Siegfrieds in comparison to the real thing. It'd be even more interesting if she liked the Kairos more than the Siegfried, with a super minor plot point being her trying to convince either Arad or Johnson to make the switch-over. Like, it makes way more practical sense to use the base model and just switch out the pod/leg ordinance/fold carbon. Maybe Walkure/Delta complain "but we wouldn't look like a W anymore" to which she could break the fourth wall and say "this show is LITERALLY called Macross Delta."
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I'm so glad I'm getting two of these. Maybe I should even go for 3... Also there's literally no merchandise of Mirage either. A Figuarts, that's about it. No Figure-rise bust, no minimum factory kit... It's all the Freyja and Mikumo show. Boo! BOOOOOOO!!!
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This makes me think: What is the strength of micromissiles through the Macross ages? Are they designed such that a single one has the strength to take out a same-era or perhaps slightly older VF, or are they designed ONLY to work as part of a barrage? I'd imagine the former is the case (and the miniaturization just allows for mass firing without regard to ammo conservation), but it would be interesting if the latter were the case, and why and how they would develop their tech around that strategy...
