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  1. dero
    Has anyone got a copy of the GFFMC Zaku II figures that had Katoki design attached to it? Are they a worthwhile pick up? Or would there be some other figure that would arguably be more worthwhile getting?
  2. dero
    After Christmas I was able to invest in and get a bigger display cabinet so I could expand my collection out of the single Detolf that they were all in for however many years they were there. With the expansion in space, I was finally able to put on display the VF-25F that I'd had sitting in its box for well over a year. 2 questions. 1) When I bought the VF-25, I also purchased a Smoke Clear display stand in with it as a bundle. I've subsequently read that it doesn't fit exactly with the renewal version that I have. Is that correct? 2) I need to invest in a second Yetistand... but I've also read that Yeti has been out of action here for a little bit... is there any likelihood or means to be able to purchase a stand with his website being down still?
  3. dero
    Amazing... such an old DX and even still, the pre-orders sell out within 15 minutes of opening.
  4. dero
    https://www.gundam-base.net/special/rg_unicorn_twc-lm.php RG Unicorn, light up edition!
  5. dero
    Ooh, thanks. It's essentially only a $5 on top of the P-Bandai price by getting it via Nippon Yassan. I didn't think about this place. Thanks!
  6. dero
    P-Bandai? So... it's all of a sudden hard to get. Any suggestions to where to keep a watch on for pre-orders?
  7. dero started following Macross Δ (Delta) Movie Gekijō no Walkūre (Passionate Walkure)
  8. dero
    Aah ok. I'll end up getting a Mr. Mark Setter and a Mr. Mark Softer bottle instead of the Micro-Sol pair now. I looked up a YouTube video and they seemed to work easily enough. Apply Mark Setter onto location Slide decal onto location Mop up excess Apply Mark Softer onto top of decal This will be good for those kits which have a nice surface finish on them to avoid ruining them with the use of a top coat.
  9. dero
    What pulled me into Delta was the delta wings of the bird. At first I wasn't all too sure about paying for the DX so ended up buying the 05 kit also. Built it and it's sat unlined and without decals and stickers for the longest time. I ended up buying the DX of the 02 and am supremely happy with it. I've resolved to also get the decals onto this bird and permanently display it in fighter mode only. It at least deserves this much. Looking at the decals though... man it's daunting - there's so much of it! Stickers, dry transfers and waterslides! It'll take me a couple of weeks to get it done I think.
  10. dero
    Got it. Thank you for the clarification!
  11. dero
    I'm a little confused with this product - so the Mark Setter is the bottle with the blue markings? This bottle with the red markings is meant to remove the decals?
  12. dero
    Looks like a great build. Question though about the Micro Sol you have in the photo - this is the stuff that sucks in the waterslide decals hard onto the surface? Does it mean that using this stuff, there's no requirement for top coating the kit to keep the waterslides on long-term?
  13. dero
    What's the difference between the two Strike Freedoms which has been out and to be coming out? The Metal Build vs the Robot Spirits version upcoming in a few months' time? Scale? Detail? Style? Proportion?
  14. dero
    Thanks for this knowledge. I'll just keep an eye on things and pick the kit up whenever it comes back into stock. I did however also did some more looking around and there were some Reddit recommendations that a top coat would not go nice with the titanium finish of the plastic. Recommended instead to use something like some Microscale Micro-Set solution for the decals to further suck the decals onto the surface. I guess I'll do that. Small amounts can be applied and mop-up to minimise run-off, etc.
  15. dero
    Thanks for the advice - some of it I understood already - my major question was would the top coat applied to the kit, would it negatively affect the titanium finishing? I guess it doesn't matter too much now though because I contemplated too much... the shop I was considering buying it from sold it yesterday. Does Bandai continue to make these Titanium Finish editions of the kits or is it done once, all done type of thing? I may end up just having to wait and when I've cleared off some of the kits in my backlog, it may end up being the non-glossy version of the Nu Ver.Ka.
  16. dero
    What's the opinion of the special edition "Titanium Finish" variants of kits? More specifically, I really quite like the look of the RX-93 Nu Ver.Ka and came to the understanding of there being a Titanium Finish version of it. Looking at the images and videos posted online the slightly darker colours of the kit are nice and the coating catches the light so the differing angles coming out of the panel lines makes for not needing to actually panel line the kit. This sort of stuff appeals to me. The question I have though is relating to the waterslide decals. A Ver.Ka kit is nice because of the usage of these decals. In previous history, after a few years, I've always found that waterslide decals dry out and flake off or lift off.. ultimately losing the joy of the look that would be brought about in the kit. Stuff that I've read is that one of the reasons for applying a top coat spray is to seal the decals in and prevent this dried lift-off that may come down the line. A concern I have though for doing this for sealing the decals in is that the top coat will adversely affect the titanium finish of the kit itself. Major question out of this post - will a top coat negatively affect the overall look and presentation of a Titanium Finish variant kit?
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