HardlyNever
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Since the thread has taken a bit of a shelf detour, I've been wondering what people's experiences have been with weight issues. Ikea lists the Detolf shelf max load at about 8 pounds. Has anyone ever gone much beyond that, especially long term? I don't think I have 8 pounds on any of my shelves yet, but with display stands etc. and trying to push maximum shelf space, I could see how running up to that 8 pound limit could be an issue.
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Anyone know what the deal with those figures is? I have no interest in the cockpit, but I'd be interested in those figures if you could get them separately for a non-insane price. Are they exclusive to the cockpit?
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They also released these: http://arcadia.ac/products/detail.php?product_id=173 http://arcadia.ac/products/detail.php?product_id=229 http://arcadia.ac/products/detail.php?product_id=175 I don't know what you want to consider those. But I think they are also reissues.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
HardlyNever replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
About a year late on this one, still excited nonetheless. My first (and probably last) non-SDF Macross purchase (it kinda counts as sdf right ): Got the display stand as part of the purchase. It's a lot sturdier than I expected.
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Really like this one. The monster is so huge! Tempted to get one...
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My attempt at a "removable" gunpod strap for the 1/60:
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Hey Noel. Yeah I looked for the noob/FAQ thread, but it seems to have disappeared. I fiddled with the gunpod in fighter mode some more and it is 95% straight now. I'm not sure how much the handle is really warped, might have just been lighting/frustration when I was trying to get it straight. I probably won't bother transforming it again until this weekend, so I won't have a pic until then. Even then, it would be really hard to see what I was talking about in a pic, as the bend seems very minor. I couldn't say with 100% certainty it wasn't like that when I got it, as I really haven't had it in fighter mode much. Either way thanks for the reply. I might update with a pic this weekend.
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Not sure where else to post this question. Has anyone else had some weird warping of the gun pod grip when left in the gun-grip hand for extended periods of time? I've had the gun held in-hand in battroid and gerwalk for several weeks. When I went to put it in fighter mode, I keep having a crooked gunpod mounted below the arms. At first I thought it was the arms not lining up, but after several attempts, I realized it was the handle causing it to be crooked. I'm at work so I don't have a picture (could post one later, if necessary), but I don't know how much that would help (it is very hard to see). The grip is just slightly warped/crooked; it still fits in the arms in fighter mode and in the hands, but it just has a slight bend towards the middle of the grip. Is this a common thing? Is there any real way to prevent this when leaving the gunpod in hand for extended periods of time?
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I actually disagree on this one, and that is part of the problem I have with the "premium" version in general. I actually prefer the UN Spacy kite on most of my FAST packs. Is it 100% anime accurate? No, but I prefer the way it looks like that, and I'm glad I have the option. I actually like some of the customization options I have with stickers, even if it isn't always 100% canon accurate. I guess I'm just saying I hope they don't remove the sticker option for future releases, as I actually prefer that to having everything tampoe'd, regardless of price increase (I don't like that part either, ofc ).
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Yeah, I'm of similar thinking. Far be from me to tell people what they should buy, but as someone still interested in collecting some 1/60 valks, this might set an expensive precedent that I'd prefer is not repeated (or at least I hope we'll always get the option to get "non-premium" versions).
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A little HMR action scene:
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I'm still interested in arcadia valks (just got their GBP release yesterday, and love it), but I'm not going to get this one. My collecting space and interest is too limited to buy what is essentially a repaint of the Focker release. But if they made/rereleased either the VE-1 or VT-1, or even a VF-1D, I'd be interested. I might even jump on a VF-1A (especially if it was in Kakizaki colors). Outside of that, I'm not really interested in paying $200+ for a bunch of VF-1S or VF-1J repaints, though. I'm fine with just getting HMRs of those.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
HardlyNever replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Went home for the holidays and dug this "classic" out of my parents' attic:
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Does anyone know what this is? http://arcadia.ac/products/detail.php?product_id=173 I mean, it's obviously a DYRL sdf-1. It looks really small (105mm?). I didn't see any announcement about it, though. It says limited release, so I doubt you can get one easily, but I don't think this was posted on the arcadia website after the release date? I haven't seen it on any of the major import websites, either. This flew under the radar, at least for me. Maybe I missed the announcement somewhere else on here.
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My first Macross Xmas since in almost 30 years:
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Yup, I had the exact same break on the first day of getting it. After many super glue attempts (and re-breaks), I ended up sanding it down a little bit and using Loctite Gel Control super glue. It has been fine ever since. I'm not saying this is definitely the best approach, just what worked for me. It also seems like the peg on the flap that goes into the "hinge cap" was a tad too big, so sanding that down a little bit helped a lot (I think that is what caused the break in the first place). Your situation might be different, of course.
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Macross Collectibles Market Watch - Current Auction/Store SOLD prices
HardlyNever replied to jvmacross's topic in Toys
1/60 Virgin Road on auction, price is just a tad insane: http://page3.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c556351342 -
Yeah, I've got one of those, but they are quite a bit more expensive... Can't have it all, I guess.
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I've been impressed with the Glaug and the Hikaru VF-1J, so I decided to get max and the triple display stand. The quality on these is really high, I just wish they were a little bit bigger. Now if we could only get a Queadluun-Rau...
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Bleh, I hesitated on the NY sale and it jumped up about 10k yen now. Any know the likelihood of it going back on sale anytime soon? It seems odd that they are basically doing a reverse black friday sale.
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Amazon has a VF-1J tv version up right now, about $74 shipped to the US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B01GCACKIG/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new I just ordered mine. It seems like the vendor with the best price is putting them up one at a time for some reason, as when I ordered mine it disappeared for about an hour, then showed up again. So if you don't see one there, maybe try checking back and they will put another up.
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Those look like the old matchbox power armors. I think Exosquad did a re-release of them in the 90s.
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For those in the US that aren't ordering multiple items (and thus saving on shipping from the usual vendors), Amazon has some pretty competitive prices on the VF-1A CF and the TV Hikaru VF-1J: https://www.amazon.com/HI-METAL-Dimension-Fortress-Valkyrie-production/dp/B01EURH3AI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477075955&sr=8-1&keywords=hi+metal+r https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Macross-HI-METAL-Valkyrie-Ichijyou/dp/B01GCACKIG/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1477075955&sr=8-10&keywords=hi+metal+r They also have the cheapest Glaugs I've seen (I got mine a week ago, and love it, definitely give it a look if you're at all interested in enemy mecha): https://www.amazon.com/HI-METAL-Macross-Guraji-die-cast-painted-action/dp/B01A6FBIYU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1477075955&sr=8-4&keywords=hi+metal+r
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
HardlyNever replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
You're not alone: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=39641&p=1300397 -
Thanks for the help guys, I think I'll hold off. The hunt is half the fun for me, so if this is just an OK deal, I'll keep looking. I didn't really notice the color issue, so it's good to have more experienced eyes take a look at things.
