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@RED WOLF: My copy of the 1/48 Hikaru (used) is slightly yellowed (not to the extent as @dafob's tester) while the listing says it was sunburnt. Even though I have the Arcadia Strike Roy, I wanted a larger VF-1s version as a complement.

Regardless I can leave the 1/48 as a center piece while the 1/60 will be in battriod, plus I can flip it around upon my moods and won't be putting it on the two top shelves on my detolf.

As per the write up on Jenius' site: http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=178  (see January 9th question to January 11th). As for your display case, you can get a roll of UV film and put on. You got blinds in your garage/hobby room (a bonus), and the take the usual precautions needed. Hopefully that you don't have the lights in your display cranked up at maximum as well.

Plus get a pair of cotton gloves to handle the valk (if your going to fiddle with it or shuffle your collection around) as your hand oils may or may not be causing the valk to yellow and less fingerprints also!    

@Slave IV: There's a Sivil model kit and now long gone from Manda -  https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1085557355&ref=list

I'm sure that you can find one if you poke around online. Just finished watching Macross 7 not long ago. Haven't seen the OVA or the other offerings yet.

I don't blame either @Shizuka the Cat, @rdrunner as the Super add ons are means of making us fork our more cash to get what we all itch for (or not to have in this case) and it's subjected to your preferences.  

I wasn't actually planning to get any of the Delta valks; however when I ended up watching Delta, I caved in and wasn't sure if I wanted the Mirage's 31C or the Draken. To make a long story short, I ended up passing Arad's 31S and the Draken and pounced on the 31C when I saw a listing on Amiami (pre-owned). Wasn't going to get the Supers until I saw it complete on a post, then I decided to.

7 minutes ago, eXis10z said:

Where are you located? I'm letting mine go. Drop me a pm.

Krunc just got the 31J three hours ago from Manda.. However if anyone else wants a 31J, then let eXis10z know (add it on the B/S/T thread if you haven't already).

6 minutes ago, Negotiator said:

i usually only get 1 of a type of valk, (not including vf-1), and am fine with them being naked not even considering fast packs.  If you buy multiples, totally get it for display purposes.

You got that right..  All my valks that I currently own (four valks and a crap load of HMR) have the add-ons and so will Mirage's when it gets delivered.  

4 minutes ago, Krunc said:

Thanks for the help guys, I decided to pounce on the VF-31J for 18k yen. I've had the Macross DX itch for awhile now, hopefully this will hold me over till the YF-19 release.  

Don't forget the Super add ons as well: https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1071080685&ref=list 

Thanks to @rdrunner for the Manda listing (and there's one at 18K yen as well) and @Shizuka the Cat's historical tid bit about Manda.

Amiami: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-021748-R&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Finc_txt2%3D7%24s_cate3%3D986%24s_originaltitle_id%3D17784%24s_st_condition_flg%3D1%24s_st_list_backorder_available%3D1%24s_st_list_newitem_available%3D1%24s_st_list_preorder_available%3D1%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1

Jungle: http://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale_en/?page_id=116&do=detail&id=103000008042

If anymore problems @Krunc, let us know and we'll help you out and further down the rabbit hole you go!!

@Krunc: Re-issues of Hayate's 31J or the 31J Kai?? Never heard anything about it or @no3Ljm (or others) will chime in in regards to that.

Both Hayate's 31J and the 31J Kai are still available on the market. Have you looked through Amiami, Jungle, Manda, and other providers or you didn't get a chance to?

Edit: Wait a minute here... I think that I replied to the same question before but in regards to Messer's valk a few pages back.

I'll take $310 in the bidding war for the 31a please..  

Jokingly of course.. I got Mirage on the way and fine with that.

Eeep! The last noted shipment of the 31a was back in May 2nd (two copies) by @ErikElvis by NY and now @Sandman's order has gone into vapourware (thanks to CDJ)..

This decibel with 31a is getting ridiculous and many collectors are getting fed up in regards of unfulfilled orders from NY; therefore getting the standard reply of either a credit voucher or canceling their order. If any of you have any more orders from NY, hopefully that they will send out your orders as followed.

OR 

As of what @funkymonkeyjavajunky stated above, there's other options to get your valk fix somewhere else after dealing with NY. I still have an account with NY (hopefully) and I'll use them as the last resort if and when needed..

3 hours ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

I would probably classify the 35th anniversary HMR VF-1S under "Delta", as a Delta-era homage to the classic design. Similarly, if the red and blue HMR VF-1EX valkyries were ever released, I would put them under "Delta" as well.

The VF-1x valks where teased awhile back; however we don't know when they're going to be released. Messer's VF-1S was used to create the newbies that entered the Macross Delta Series to drum up in the interest in the old VF-1 valks, sadly saying that most us that grew up with Macross when it first started, backlashed on Messer's version.

Here's the teaser of the Mirage's and Hayate's VF-1x training valks that was posted on the TFW2005: Macross Thread (and I believe that this was posted on here as well with Hayate's trainer in full pic).

45 minutes ago, thlien said:

This is a response I just got from NY....

Hell F* no, I'm not going to cancel for a voucher.   I can't even get my money back now at this point?   They've had this money since Oct!!.

 

Date: 2018-05-07 16:20:52 Name: Fabrice Message: Hello, We do not have an expected timeline for the delivery of this item yet. You have the possibility to cancel this order, it will be refund as a voucher, your payment on paypal has been done too long ago. We will not be able to refund on paypal. Kind regards, Nippon-yasan.com   Rated as not helpful

Date: 2018-05-03 03:03:40 Name: xxxxxxxx Message: Thanks. Do you believe you will get stock? Has the manufacturer given you any indications?  Thanks.

It's up to you if you want to continue with NY after this fiasco [and hopefully that you get the Kairos eventually (in June ?)] or get it from somewhere else. I know that it's a hard pill to swallow after spending an "x" amount of your funds for the 31a and not getting it.  There are others that are still the same boat as you are..

Edit: I've seen a large amount of "black voids" in where pics are posted and have to scroll down to the end of the post before another posting comes up. Is it done by default upon uploading the pics or we have to crop of pics to a certain dimension before posting?  

4 hours ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

AmiAmi currently has a 171EX for 11,680 yen. It has a cracked right leg, but might be useful for its intact left leg and spare parts.

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=TOY-RBT-2281-R

4 hours ago, blackconvoy_D01 said:

Thanks, I'll check it out 

That's actually the Alto 171EX that @Shizuka the Cat mentioned not the Luca version that @blackconvoy_D01 wants. I guess that the triangle hardpoints and the ankle colours don't matter if parts swapping is needed.

I'm not surprised that the busted one is not gone yet as I picked up my copy of the 171EX Alto here (Box B/Item B back in February) and was listed with the busted copy and another Alto 171EX (Box A/Item A).

There was a listing of the CF 171 here at 19k Yen (roughly) and gone two weeks later.

It won't be long before the orders of the 31a gets released from NY for those who are waiting for their copy as it's 4:16pm on Sunday Afternoon JST. I'm waiting for my 31C to be shipped from Amiami after making the payment just this past Wednesday afternoon PST via SAL.    

Nice to see you drop by into the 171 thread @Shizuka the Cat.

2 minutes ago, Mommar said:

Neither is better.  The 171 is closer in “lineart” because it was based on a 3D model but it’s over engineered and isn’t fun to transform at all. 

All the 171 valks are nerve wracking to transform regardless even though the design of the 171 is the based on the 17. Even the SV-262 (from Delta) is also not fun to transform as well. It's an acquired taste to see if all valks are subjected to your own liking. 

Sigh... I guess that Bandai will not do the tan coloured NUNs 171 from Delta I take it after taking in consideration of all the notable flaws that happened to the 171 valks.

2 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Opened up the Sentinel ride armor (or whatever the official designation is supposed to be). It's my first Mospeada toy since I lost my "Scott Bernard Cyclone" sometime in the late 80s. Gotta say, it's fantastic!

The only thing I don't like is the visor. It looks like a jack-o-lantern face. Gonna need to strip the paint from it to make it passable.

You can actually redo the visor re-paint as it another member on the TFW2005: Mospeada Thread has done it (Destructimus Prime is her user name), don't know if one was actually posted here on the Mospeada threads here.    

Picked up Mezco One: 12 Old Man Logan two hours ago from one of my other hobby stores that I regularly go to for my TF and 1/6th figure fixes.

Worth the pick up and just posed him with Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Skull. Haven't fiddled around with the other accessories or with Baby Banner Hulk.

Edit: Not the best pic as per the unfocused shot on Logan's mug.  

10 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

So, I almost had the same thing happen, or thought I did at first.  When I went to put the first leg panel on mine, it wouldn't go, and I realized the mounting block was backwards.  Fortunately, the blocks had just been flipped, and I just had to swap them back. 

It does illustrate the issue though.  The simple fact that they can actually be attached backwards means that someone didn't think through the potential for this sort of screwup, and should have made them only snap on one direction.

Well.. The HMRs are massed produced and parts are somewhat similar to each other in comparison with a few minor differences here and there (IE: Armoured Parts). After looking at several thousand copies of one selected parts, your mind and eyes are conditioned to see that particular one and you can miss the finer details without taking a closer look at it nes pas (although I can be wrong at times)?  

4 hours ago, slide said:

On the model side of Macross collecting, we've been drooling for one since it hit the screen! 

4 hours ago, kajnrig said:

^ Speaks the godly truth. I'd almost literally give an arm and a leg for a nice 1/72 VF-171, transforming or not.

There's that 1/144 scale (?) Mecha Colle version of the Tan NUNS 171..  I have a feeling that you two are not going to pick that option either.

35 minutes ago, rdrunner said:

I've always liked the 171-EX's design and so recently bought a sealed Alto's version.  Quick question please, what's the going rate for a decent ish second hand super pack and what's the use of the spare wings in the package?  Does this mean we have to do parts swapping when putting on the super parts? Thanks!

 

 I echo on @Duymon and @kajnrig replies as well. I take it that you haven't seen Jenius's, or Collection DX's review on the VF-171?

Here's a link to help you out: http://anymoon.com/blog/?cat=22

12 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

Man I hope mykombini doesn't shaft me on the 31C super parts. 

Hopefully that it will never be a secondary chapter of the 31a fiasco with the 31c Supers..

7 minutes ago, amptor said:

I got my VF-1A Super Valkyrie today but it came with two left side leg armor attachment pieces.  Do these shops offer replacement parts?  It came with the correct leg armors though.

Hmmm.. This is the second noted account of the two left side leg armour pieces, As I can't remember who actually documented this problem the first time. Hopefully that this is just an isolated incident.   

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Only Isamu.

Well.. If either Bandai/Arcadia makes the YF-21 (we'll see who will eventually) and the possible HMR YF-21; I think that a figure of Guld will be a no brainer.  

@Duymon: Got a squadron of VF-171 ready for deployment when needed?

Glad to see and read that there are members that still like the VF-171 even though it's one of least desired valks in the entire Macross series.

Maybe picking up Luka's RVF after getting Alto's and the Armoured Parts for my ever growing valk collection.    

Aye Caraumba!!

@Kicker773: That's one heck of a massive Macross collection. Maybe a bottle of Glenfinddich/Hibiki as a down payment for anyone visiting your premises for a tour?   

Edit: Was there a Guld figure made or just only Isamu?

@Shizuka the Cat:

Here's a few following links that might help out

https://www.amazon.com/Coaster-Home-Furnishings-950179-Cabinet/dp/B00FPGP7W0/ref=pd_sim_196_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00FPGP7W0&pd_rd_r=SYFC62X24638AEGE8VZF&pd_rd_w=ojdOE&pd_rd_wg=62jss&psc=1&refRID=SYFC62X24638AEGE8VZF

Make sure that you don't have anything heavy if you decide to get this according to one of the reviewer. As for the famous Ikea Detolf that we all grown to love due to it's affordability (building it is another story).

https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/10119206/#/10119206

And the other option noted by Sanity - Use Craigslist as well. You can really get good deals on pre-owned ones.

@Shizuka the Cat: You can try some acrylic stands and shuffle your valks around for a display that you like (and also ArchieNov's idea). 

If you need a bigger display stand without taking a beating to your wallet, you can try looking at second hand furniture stores or look thought websites that offer used furniture (not totally destroyed) for sale.

Edit: Which reminds me that I'm looking for a wider display cabinet for my collection. The two Detolfs that I have are not space friendly and doing the double detolf mod is not a viable option as I would like to keep my detolfs intact.   

7 hours ago, anubis20 said:

31C Supers are out on the 16th... Other exclusives for that month ship on the 25th so dont expect NY shipments until after the 25th. 

Correct me if I'm wrong here.. The Supers for Mirage's 31c is out on the 16th; however the actual shipping day for the ones that made a pre-order gets shipped out during the weekend of the 25th to the first full week of May correct?