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Got my Sunstreaker the other day too! Don't know when I'll get around to opening it. My BC version is still sitting on a shelf and I haven't tried to transform it yet.

I just opened, transformed back and forth and looked over my Arcadia Max 1J and it is perfection. No flaws or issues like some people have reported. All the joints are perfect, no stress marks and parts all attach and detach as they should. Only thing I can think about complaining about is the left landing gear doors don't line up as perfectly as the right side but it's so minor. I'm friggin so happy to finally have the M&M pair in this line.

Well damn, might have to bite on this and have the regular in the armor.

Oh Yeah!

Nice backgrounds @VF-18S Hornet

I sure hope so! My goal is to find it sometime this year. Either way, NBD...like I said, every mystery storage box I open is better than Christmas to me.

Very nice! And wow, crazy EMF!

Looks good! Now, wing tips, etc...

Some toys have cool packaging...I might buy extras to keep misb because of that. Usually, smaller, less expensive figures. As for things stored in boxes that I never see...again, knowing I have something in pristine condition ready to open if I ever want is nice, another great thing is forgetting what I have and then rediscovering things every time I open a box. It's better than Christmas when I can go through any random box and find gems in every one of them. One Macross related example, I don't remember buying any 1/48 VF-1s back in the day and always longed to have one but they are so expensive now. One day, going through old receipts, I found one for a 1/48 V-1J Max with Super Parts, a grail to me. So now I know I own one and that is fantastic.

Haha thanks! Basically, I'm not a misb collector but I have a lot of misb toys because reasons. Well said! And sorry, it would be pretty disappointing if I handed a "new" toy to my kid and it ended up being an empty box.

Several reasons for me. I don't buy any one thing just to keep misb but I may buy several of one item because I've had things stolen before and in case of breakage. I also sometimes don't have to have every version of the same mold open so even though I plan to open everything at some point, I'm not in a hurry to open a VF-31J if I already have an open VF-31J Kai, 31F, and 31C. There is also the issue that I buy so much stuff that I don't have the time to open it all and some things get stacked away and forgotten until I go back through things. Another reason is having extra for my kids when they are ready is not a bad thing. Also, even though not everything is open, just to know I own them and they are still in pristine condition to enjoy anytime in the future is a satisfying feeling within itself.

Nice! Smuggling Macross! That's dedication!

I hear you on that about buying cool figures! That stamp set looks fantastic!

Nice! I just got both of those in the mail today.

Nice desk stuff! The Regult set is nice too!

Nice haul! I just got a couple similar items. And yeah, Mafex is not going to have the same refinement as SHF. Also so finally got these

Ironically, I'm using the missile stand for... Missiles. It's supporting missiles for three different valks and works really well. But yeah, it is perfect for the VF-2SS with all the parts too.

Damn! Those are the best two Macross HMRs to date IMO. Great start and welcome to the craze.

That seems like an amazing deal! Congrats again!

Nice! That place usually charges a grip for things like that. Hope you didn't get reamed too bad.

I missed the 70D preorder...was a bit bummed about that. Looking forward to the new show and design the MB is based on though. Ironically, it will be my first MB.

Yeah, 2/3 an HMR sized one!

Awesome post! Happy New Year and that's another year added to the 25's age.

Thanks! I figure I'm done with Super Robots since nothing else will fit in there but I do have MB Mazinger on order and I would love a new SOC Dragon Getter and reissue God Sigma.

Just opened Mazinkaiser and added it to the Super Robots display. Happy New Year!