Shizuka the Cat

Hee hee, I wish the J's Super Parts box was the same, compact size as the C's.

So, my Super Parts for the DX Chogokin VF-31J and C came in yesterday... yay for AmazonJP using cheap (1,974 yen), but fast (2 day) DHL shipping. But I wonder.... why is the box for the J Super Parts sooooo much bigger than the box for the C?

What is there not to love about the Pearl Harbor movie? It has actual live-action WWII propeller airplanes flying around in that movie!

Well, I am not a transformable toy planes/robots collector.... I am very specifically a Macross toy collector.... who has now been collecting for about a year now. The fact that I think I spent close to $15K on Macross toys still freaks me out a bit... and tells me just how addictive a personality I have. *sigh* No offense taken. I realize that most folks here on MWF are.... older gentlemen... with a wider breadth and greater depth of fandom than me. As such, I am lacking familiarity with such topics as Transformers, Bayformers, Bumblebee, whatever Voltes V is, etc. For me, my fandom is pretty limited to Macross toys and cosplay (more so in high school and my undergrad years). Michael Bay? No, I don't think I have heard of him. I am pretty bad at remembering people's names. I can calculate 15248 squared in my head, but remember names..... forget it. (looks up name in IMDB) Oh, he did Pearl Harbor! I loved that movie! Hmmm... since he directed such a good movie, now I wonder if his Transformers movies are good too?

Nothing announced. Admittedly, now that Arcadia has an active VE-1 Elintseeker mold, it will make their eventual production of a VT-1 easier. Start with the VE-1. Replace the head, boosters packs, and leg armors,... and get rid of the arm attachments and radar dome entirely, Then repaint. Hello VT-1. I wonder if Arcadia would do a regular or PF version.... In the case of the VE-1, when Yamato originally released it, it was pretty much effectively a PF version already. But the same cannot be said for the original VT-1. So it will be interesting to see if this is just a re-release or a PF upgrade when announced.

Bumblebee? That's the Hailee Steinfeld movie, right? I liked her from the Pitch Perfect movies. I remember the ads for that movie looking not too bad. There was an original animated series for Bumblebee? Japanese anime? American cartoon? At least it is not Transformers.

Bayformers?

Nope. Not a joke. I have never had any interest in the Transformers movies. I'm 26. I think I was about 14 or 15 when the first Transformers movie came out. Did not appeal to me back then. Still doesn't today.

?????? Uhhh..... ooookay.... If you say so. Transformer? Ahh, that's why... I never saw any of those Mark Wahlberg movies.

Is that the blurry red and silver decal on the nose cone?

Is that a DYRL chunky monkey on the right side... with yellowing plastic?

Mine as well... though I chose the SAL Small Packet registered shipping option.... so it should arrive sometime before Christmas.

DX Chogokin VF-31S Armored Parts set - Preorder Madness? Available 17,680 yen - Nippon-Yasan https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27647-macross-delta-armored-parts-set-for-dx-chogokin-vf-31s-siegfried-arad-molders-custom-limited-edition.html 17,990 yen - Mykombini https://mykombini.com/en/august-2019/14011-dx-chogokin-macross-delta-the-movie-vf-31s-siegfried-arad-molders-use-armored-parts-set-bandai-limited.html 18,440 yen - Anime-Export http://www.anime-export.com/product/43376 175.73 usd - Nin-Nin-Game https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/preorders/30940-macross-delta-armored-parts-set-for-vf-31s-siegfried-arad-molders-use-dx-chogokin-.html (warning: questionable reputation) 178.90 usd - Kurama Shop https://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-armored-parts-set-for-vf-31s-siegfried-arad-molders-use (warning: questionable reputation) 193.99 usd - Loopaza https://www.loopaza.com/figures/dx-chogokin-vf-31s-siegfried-arad-molders-use-armored-parts-set.html

2 words... tiger mom

2 of my chunky monkeys (2008 Origin of Valkyrie VF-1A Super Max, 2002 VF-1J Hikaru) and Klan Klan SMS cosplay uniform arrived from Mandarake. I have to say.... I really like how compact the packaging is on the 2002 chunky monkeys. They take up so little space! I kind of wish the Yamato/Arcadia and DX Chogokin releases were in such small boxes. Would make my storage nightmare a LOT easier. Also, I like the heftiness of the chunky monkeys. I wonder if there are YetiStands for them? As for the SMS uniform, it is just so-so. The material is bit on the thin side, so you need to wear something underneath... otherwise your underwear will show thru a bit. The wig that came with the uniform see,s a bit too light a shade of blue, compared to what Klan Klan's hair should be. However, given that the uniform and wig set were just 800 yen, it was a pretty good deal. Can't wait to make the uniform a little tighter and add an inner lining to it!

I have all my toys from childhood too: 40 stuffed animals, 8 SAT prep books, and several figure skates in storage.

I am starting to worry about that too.... *sigh*

Have you seen those Yamato 1/60 v2 wing hard points??? With the way those things snap off, you need extra wings!

Of the stores I am aware of that offer the Armored Set pre-order, yes I believe you are correct.

The Venn diagram of my life would show that the domain of my math and computer science prowess does not intersect with the domain for common sense. As shown in the diagram above, most of my finances is allocated to my Macross toy addiction, with little of my finances dictated by common sense. And since I am still a student, my major does not contribute much to my finances.

Being the idiot that I am.... and believe me, I am an idiot... I just won 4 chunky monkey toy auctions thru YJA (using Buyee as proxy): VF-1J Max 2002, VF-1J Miria 2002, VF-1A DYRL Hikaru 2002 and VF-1S Super Hikaru 2002 And I was not even being frugal about it... I went into "in it until you win it" mindset. (Never take me to a casino.... NEVER take me gambling....) Welp, that is $600 down the drain, before shipping costs. *sigh* Hopefully consolidating those 4 into 1 box will lower the shipping bill I will see several days from now. And all this is before considering the VF-1J Hikaru 2002, VF-1A Super Max 2008, and Klan Klan SMS cosplay uniform w/ wig that I bought a few days ago from Mandarake. Like I said, I am definitely an idiot. God, why can't I just blow this kind of money on jewelry or handbags or drugs or alcohol like normal people? At least, I think I have largely satiated my Chunky Monkey urges.... It took about $1000 or so, but I think I have most of the 1/55's that I want. The only thing I am keeping an eye out for now is the VF-1A Super Hikaru 2008. Sure, I'd love to get the Super Ostrich and Elintseeker too, but those are so expensive that they are pretty much off my radar. Plus pieces from 1984 are hard to find in good condition. Sincerely from your resident Macross toy addict, Shizuka the 'Idiotic, Insane, Addicted, Lacking Common Sense and Cannot Be Trusted With Money' Cat

Double? (* faints *)

*sigh* Since I took the plunge on ordering the VF-31S Armored Parts set, I figured I might as well take the dive and order the Super Parts for both Hayate and Mirage. Ordered the 2 Super Parts from AmazonJP for 28,878 yen + 1,974 yen Amazon Global Shipping. I overpaid, didn't I?

DX Chogokin VF-31S Armored Parts set - Preorder Madness? Available 17,680 yen - Nippon-Yasan https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27647-macross-delta-armored-parts-set-for-dx-chogokin-vf-31s-siegfried-arad-molders-custom-limited-edition.html 18,440 yen - Anime-Export http://www.anime-export.com/product/43376 175.41 usd - Nin-Nin-Game https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/preorders/30940-macross-delta-armored-parts-set-for-vf-31s-siegfried-arad-molders-use-dx-chogokin-.html (warning: questionable reputation) 178.90 usd - Kurama Shop https://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-armored-parts-set-for-vf-31s-siegfried-arad-molders-use (warning: questionable reputation) 193.99 usd - Loopaza https://www.loopaza.com/figures/dx-chogokin-vf-31s-siegfried-arad-molders-use-armored-parts-set.html

Not a new valk release. It is Armored Parts only for the DX VF-31S