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  1. Yes, it'd be nice to know for a fact it'll be better than the 1/60 VF-2SS.
  2. I don't mind if they're cheap. Both the mirage figs were like $30-$35 with shipping, and the Sheryl was I think around $25 shipped.
  3. Haven't opened my Mirages yet either, but the Sheryl figure looks good with Skull Squadron. She's about the same height as a VF-25 battroid it turns out.
  4. My first non-mecha figures (Sheryl and Mirage) just showed up on Monday, I don't judge. The whole transforming bike armor thing looked pretty cool in the pics I saw of it.
  5. Singing One of these things isn't like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing isn't like the others By the time I finish my song?
  6. Just uploaded the first pass of parts to shapeways, ends up at $35.88 for a full set of parts made out of white strong/flexible, plus another $10.50 for the metal hinge rods. Looks like using frosted detail will be between $50-$70 depending on ultra or extreme. Acrylic will probably be around $100. [Edit] I've ordered some parts (in various materials) to help figure out the fits and tolerances as well as what materials are suitable.
  7. It would be nice, but it'll probably be a while, they still haven't even announced a tentative date for the new SV-51s. Plus if they're not going to release the VT-1 and VE-1 then I think they're insane. Btw, if anyone's bummed that they didn't get a chance at the -21, there's 3 up on Yahoo Auctions Japan right now.
  8. Yeah, Chespest I see one at now is ~25,000 on Yahoo Japan auctions, but I doubt it will sell that low. The other 2 there are starting around 35,000.
  9. I have the 1/72 for it, and let's be honest. No way in heeeeeeeeelllllllll am I going to manage to get all those decals on straight, and protected, and have them stay on through even a single transformation.
  10. I'dd be honest, if they made a Deculture/Itasha version of Roid's white Drakken (like this) I would buy the hell out of it.
  11. Alright, I've got everything separated by parts, all that's left is tweaking the dimensions to adjust the gaps between components. It will be 10 parts as shown above, plus 6 0.5mm/0.02" rods. Should be able to be pre-painted before assembly, excepting the outer shell which will have some seams that need sanding. I haven't yet uploaded anything to Shapeways, so not much of an idea what it'll cost. [edit] One thing to note is that there currently are no tabs holding the doors closed, it just relies on the friction of the steel rods.
  12. I'm really sad that it's not as popular, it's an entirely new transformation and even appearance compared to previous valkyries. If only it was less of a pain to transform.
  13. Funny enough, that happened with my VF-1S Messer as well. I'm going to need to start poking them after a week for every order I suppose.
  14. It was ¥35,000 from Mandarake, only damage I know of is a small chip in one of the black panels on the underside. https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1075649964&ref=list Considering how rare it is to even see a YF-21 for sale I jumped on it (at 3am when I got the alert email, lol). [edit] I keep meaning to stop buying figures for a month and get some of your stands instead to use with them, but things like this keep tempting me.
  15. Yeah, Mirage was probably the best thing about that show, aside from the new Valk designs. Plus both of those figures have nice sculpts.
  16. Some boxes showed up today. Boxes full of awesome. I blame @Saburo for inciting me to get the Mirage figures.
  17. I may actually sell my normal version when the Premium ships, since I can't cancel it (through Hobby Search). I just knew they were sold out as I keep a web-alert on the pages for Macross/Arcadia stuff up so I can know when new things are available.
  18. Not terribly, depending on what you want to be separated out. For the inserts with the missiles, it's both easy and planned (missiles being stand-alone parts that peg in at the base, or as a second monolithic part that attaches from below). For the doors they can be painted and then put into the assembly without issue. For the exterior, it's a simple top/bottom shell design, with the parting line at the midpoint for front/back and at the hole for the hinge rod in the center. I think you ought to be able to paint and then assemble with the exception of the outside shell, which will be relatively easy to mask off.
  19. Ah, gotcha. Though I am now thinking I want to do some alternate missile inserts, just for fun. I was also planning to make 2 versions of the base one, a 1-piece, and one where the missiles are separate parts (because it's so much easier to paint that way).
  20. I am unsure how to feel about this.
  21. You mean the missile diameter as it is now looks too big? I could make an alternate missile tray part with smaller missiles, or a larger number of missiles per door I suppose. Since it's just an insert that's actually relatively easy.
  22. Those do look pretty good. Arcadia seems to be getting their paint apps down pretty well.
  23. The problem is the bulge at the end that the blade plugs into, it's actually kinda big, a bit under 1/4".
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