Slave IV
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I've had my HMR valks posed like that with regular Tamashii stands for years and it's fine. It is finicky and you have to balance it all out, but it works. The other thing is HMR are very durable. I've dropped Valks from over 6' high onto hard floors and parts might come off but they go right back on, no breakages.
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Arcadia already improved their two main new molds. The 0S in regular and PF form are improved from the earlier 0D and 0A releases. Before the DX VF-1, many people considered the Arcadia 0S the finest Valk in toy form ever made. The 51 already has a solution that they are implementing for any defects. I dunno, it seems like they are trying and doing more than most companies to improve their products. I'm very happy with every Arcadia product I have so far, which is almost all of their releases. My 51 is still on the way so will see how that goes.
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Haha, I never once looked at the tiny windows that are clear coated and thought my toy was ruined or not one of the most beautiful and prized pieces in my collection because of it. But maybe that's just me?
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Haha yeah, all good! I generally just expect people to do their jobs. If they are incompetent or worse, fraudulent, they don’t deserve my money. In the case of FromJapan and a third party seller, your insurance is basically paying for FromJapan’s insurance or other means of recouping. As a major business, I’m sure they will either get their money back directly from the seller, their own creditors or insurance. Even if you don’t purchase their insurance, I would be surprised if they didn’t go after some compensation for non-delivery of goods they paid for.
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I'm pretty sure Arcadia clear coats their PF. I know the SDF-1 definitely mentioned that in the description. Anyways, I will transform mine and I'm not worried about it. I get everyone has different expectations.
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Haha, good point! But it all depends on why my item didn't arrive. So far, the only times I've ever had to get anyone involved in returning my money is when the people I purchased from did not even send out the items I paid for and did not respond to refund me. In those cases, absolutely F those disreputable companies.
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I read the description and it says their arms are ratcheted. I've had good luck with the Tamashii arms but it takes some finesse. If these arms are ratcheted, they will be a pleasure to use in comparison.
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
Slave IV replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Same here. Some KO companies are starting to make Cell Shaded Transformers. Mafex is the first officially licensed company I can think of to do it for their upcoming Spidey figure http://www.medicomtoy.co.jp/prod/dt/27/1/14450.html -
For me, looking good is looking good. My non-PFs look good, my PFs look good. Together, they all look even better.
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I never pay extra for any insurance. That's what credit cards are for. If I ever have to use it and some company wants to ban me for doing so, that's a company I probably wouldn't want to deal with in the future anyways. This would be determined the moment they force me to use my credit card protection.
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
Slave IV replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Haha, I think a lot of us think the same way! I tried to ignore these and didn’t want to have anything to do with them. Then I saw pics of people getting Minmei. I was impressed but brushed it off because it wasn’t the look I preferred. The Hikaru orders opened and I couldn’t resist placing one just to see what was up. Got that and it was over from the moment I opened the box. I was shocked and impressed by the overall presentation and package so much I immediately ordered Misa and shortly after, went ahead and ordered a Valk and Minmei. While I won’t say they are the best figures ever, they are by far the best we’ve ever seen for these characters and you can see that KC put a lot of effort and passion into trying to deliver definitive products that are fan pleasing. I absolutely support KC as a company and would put their effort, passion and service at #1 for a toy company, period. I can’t rate the quality of the figures that high but they are good enough that I prefer no other company, including Bandai with their SHF even attempt to make any and I’d rather just go all in with KC. -
1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
Slave IV replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Misa is available for preorder now. https://kitzconcept.hk/index.php/all/1-12-action-figures-series-lisahayes-preorder.html -
Haha, yeah!
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Yup!
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Awesome, thanks!
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Are these bases the same as the translucent roof lighting panels that came with sci-fi 3?
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I love Yamato 1/48’s and still buy them even after the DX released when I see a good enough deal. BUT, the DX is a big improvement over it in many ways. Mainly, it is structurally more solid and articulated.
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Agreed! Most of my display cases don’t have doors on them. I have a dedicated collection library that I keep completely shut except when entering/exiting. It seems to help as dust in there is pretty minimal. But then again, I barely go in there because it is actually a storage room filled to the brim with boxes currently, lol.
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Haha, at least you know I'm just messing with you. Love your collection and display!
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I guess it depends on the quality of glass. Technically, there are Ultra HD images transmitting through glass displays right now. But depending on how close you are looking, your eyes should be able to pick up way beyond any technical term for resolutions we have available right now. That’s a sweet shot by the way. You probably took the picture through a glass lens too.
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Doors open = More dust Guaranteed unless you just don’t have dust somehow.
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Max 1S is my most wanted Valk right now in any form, and I would take all three! Arcadia, DX and HMR.
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Again, looks great to me as is. If they add more details to it, cool. Take away some, still cool. Only thing I care about is getting the skulls tampoed and I'll be happy. As for Arcadia products being available, I think it has to do with them somewhat basing production on preorder numbers and keeping the orders open until right before manufacturing. Kinda like TWE products. Since they are a small operation that depends on only a few items a year to stay in business versus thousands like Bandai, it makes sense for them to make plenty available to everyone who wants it even after release day.
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That looks pretty good! If anything, I'd try to yellow the parts that didn't yellow to match the rest.
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That paint job doesn't look like lazy work to me...
