kajnrig
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So just an update on the Gundam Model Center order: 1) Got a response after the New Year ended that consisted of a picture of the tracking information. 2) I responded with my interpretation of the tracking information: The package was apparently not claim-eligible [by me] because I, the recipient, filed the claim; "there is a contract or account restriction" in place between UPS and Gundam Model Center that only allows GMC to file claims... or something. Nevertheless, the same tracking info said that "a claim has been issued [by UPS] to the sender [GMC]," and for me to contact GMC. I asked GMC for an update and/or clarification if my interpretation was wrong. 3) GMC responded requesting that I "please be patient for update." 4) A month has passed since then with no word from GMC. I'll be sending them another update request, but I gotta say, my patience is wearing thin.
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I think they just wanted to target the 12-14cm tall range, and 1/100 was a common scale that most closely matched that range. 1/72 kits would be too big, and 1/144 would be too small.
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Courtesy MacrossCentral. The first half is a bit of a retrospective on the OVA/movie, and the second half is mostly stuff we already know.
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If anyone is really in need, I've been seeing tons of them on YJA, both built and unbuilt: https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/search/search?auccat=&tab_ex=commerce&ei=utf-8&aq=-1&oq=&sc_i=&p=HG+1%2F100+YF-19&x=0&y=0
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Do the VF nose cones not come with decals?
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How many Striker packs ARE there? Did these all exist beforehand, or were they just made up specifically for X kit or Y Metal Build? -
I remember being somewhat disappointed with the Vol. 1 kits. I think the parts fit was the main problem for me. It's very... "Chinese knockoff Gundam kit," if you know what I mean. Every part is sliiightly too big or sliiightly too small, such that even when you cut pegs and drill out sockets, parts still might not fit together completely. It's nothing you can't ultimately overcome, but it IS more problem than it's worth, IMO. It's certainly more problem than the price and size would warrant.
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These are all up for preorder now, btw. HLJ links: Xenogears Structure Arts Vol. 1 re-release (Weltall, Vierge, Heimdal, Brigandier): https://www.hlj.com/1-144-scale-xenogears-structure-arts-plastic-model-kit-series-vol-1-reissue-enx34840-2 Xenogears Structure Arts Vol. 2 (Xenogears, Crescens, Renmazuo): https://www.hlj.com/1-144-scale-xenogears-structure-arts-plastic-model-kit-series-vol-2-enx37197 Xenogears Structure Arts Plus (Seibzehn): https://www.hlj.com/1-144-scale-xenogears-structure-arts-plus-plastic-model-kit-series-zeputsen-enx37144 Xenogears Bring Arts Maria Balthasar and Chu-Chu: https://www.hlj.com/xenogears-bring-arts-maria-balthasar-chu-chu-enx36632 Kind of appalled by the prices, though. Everything is 2-3x more than they used to be, with the Seibzehn for 15000 JPY/$110 being particularly insane. That's damn near the price of the bigger, prepainted Weltall-Id figure from the same company a year or two ago. No amount of inflation can mask such naked greed.
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The Oiran Sheryl and Maiko Ranka are among my favorite of the various releases. I've thought about getting multiples of them just in case something should happen to mine on display.
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I'm in the same boat as most of you, it seems. Congrats to... it looks like... @Big s and @Chronocidal?... on their good luck. I'm in no rush, so I'm fine waiting... is what I'd say if I didn't in a panic preorder three from USAGundamstore when I wasn't charged after two days.
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I think it was just a very matter-of-fact assessment. The big things I took were 1) M+ is a mixture of their visions and styles, and 2) Kawamori can be very particular and eccentric. On the first, that statement tracks with, well, what's already on screen. And on the second, that seems to jive with the impression I'd worked up about Kawamori over the years. So I don't get the impression that there exists any "dirt" beyond the usual workplace politics, nor that they have any strong lingering resentments towards each other.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2023/01/26/shinichiro-watanabe-on-making-cowboy-bebop-and-what-he-thinks-of-the-live-action-adaptation/ The interview covers the entirety of his career, but a good few paragraphs are dedicated to his M+ days.
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They came out with the VF-31 and SV-262 molds just a few years ago. And the -25 either a bit before or a bit after that. I'm still hoping for an Armored/Tornado kit of that.
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In the court of law, yes, he still is. The court of public opinion has never had to meet that burden, for better and worse. But Rick and Morty was insufferable anyway, so... 🤷‍♂️
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Am I correct that custom vehicle livery is no longer allowed under military doctrine? It's just a thing I heard somewhere (maybe even here) and never thought to confirm whether it's true or not.
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I have to agree, I think on future rewatches I'm going to grow tired of the overreliance on nostalgia, after the initial high of those flight scenes final wanes. It certainly won't stand the test of time as well as, say, Macross Plus has done and will continue to do. But I'll enjoy said flight scenes for as long as possible.
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Ah yep, just as I thought. I sent them an apology email earlier today for it.
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Just updating: I contacted GMC via their store contact page. No reply. Contacted GMC via their provided customer service email. Opened a claim with UPS. GMC replied to the email saying UPS had started an investigation. UPS completed the investigation, saying a claim has been sent to GMC, and for me to contact GMC. I emailed GMC Tuesday 1/17 letting them know. No response. Emailed GMC again this morning. Awaiting reply. (It just occurred to me that it's around Chinese New Year period, maybe why no response yet. Maybe I jumped the gun a bit on that last email, oops.)
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Sound strategy. Box art: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2990664744411807
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As I've played the game, I also thought it was well done. (But then again the game was already as close to being a TV show as can be...) The stealth fake-out after the opening scenes stood out to me particularly because it was funny without standing out. A little Easter egg for fans of the games that doesn't disrupt the story at all. The episode was looong, though. I'm always thrown off a bit by how long these HBO episodes can run. An entire hour or more, uninterrupted by commercial breaks... Still weird to me, some 20+ years after they started doing it.
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Around the 32:40 mark they talk about the stickers, and like half a minute to a minute later they show a slide about... a new layering technique? Or something? Anyone know what that's about?
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Yeah, GMC have never done me wrong either (and in this case, if something did go wrong it's almost assuredly on the UPS side of things), but what a way to start off the new year, eh? Thanks for the reassurance; I'll give it another day, and if there's still no update, I'll contact GMC tomorrow.
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Shoulda knocked on wood, I guess. https://www.gundammodelcenter.com/MECHCORE-MASX-0033-EXS-EX-S So I said last post about buying this kit, and it's supposed to be here today but hasn't updated tracking since the 4th. This is my first time having this happen to me, but I know some of you have horror stories to tell. Should I contact UPS, or the store? Should I be looking for a refund? a replacement? If the store fights back, who do I file a charge back claim with, PayPal or my CC? Thanks, everyone.
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The engineering on these kits are actually pretty awful, they just make up for it (arguably) with sheer numbers. Of parts, that is. I've been working on the Rodams 1/72 "GP03" and "GP04," and have their Dendrobium equivalent in the wings, and I honestly wonder sometimes if I made a mistake, because putting them together - just snapping them together off the runners, no painting yet, no wiring yet - is like 75% frustrated fixing of parts and alignment, bad molding, etc., and 25% appreciating how parts come together or mechanical interactions work. These kits may go all in on color separation, but when they can't get pegs to align properly with sockets, you almost gotta ask yourself what the point is. ...eh I mean I say all that and yet EVEN THEN you check my credit card account and you'll notice a purchase just a couple days ago for the Mechanicore Ex-S Gundam, so... frakkin' picking our own poison, I guess, eh?
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With the engines in the B and D, I think they rectified that issue, or at least that's the impression I get from all the reading on it.. Yay/nay?