Shizuka the Cat

I was wondering, has anyone experienced any problems with the HMR VF-1 feet? The front foot on one of my toys popped off when I was spreading the feet. I was able to put it back on, but it does not feel all that secure to me.

Is that some kind of valkyrie built in Legos?

Well, the store website http://www.yetistand.com/ is still available. You may want to ask @ChaoticYeti though, to be sure.

For those interest, an HMR VF-1J Hikaru just showed up at Jungle for 5,400 yen. http://jungle-scs.co.jp/sale_en/?page_id=121&id=2273762

I actually buckled down and finished my round 1 draft of my research idea paper for one of my classes. YAY, I was productive tonight!... finally. (still a little annoyed at myself for not finishing this paper 2 weeks ago) Anyways, 1 paper down, 1 to go! ACK, It's almost 5:30 AM? Already?! Okay... time to browse eBay for Macross stuff for a few minutes before I take a nap. Don't worry, I won't buy anythi.... oooh, Tamashii display stands for my HMRs? *drool*

It looks like Mandarake has an HMR VF-1S Strike Roy for 16,000 yen. https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1080119650&ref=list AmiAmi has it for 12,240 yen. http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=FIGURE-019040 Not sure if you consider those too expensive.

Thanks for all the great advice guys. I apologize for freaking out earlier and panicking. I think I have calmed down a little bit. I managed to be a little bit productive today..I wrote 2 more paragraphs for one of my research idea papers! YAY! I also performed surgery on a Yamato v2 valkyrie, replacing its broken shoulder joint with a new Shapeways one. That was oddly relaxing. I think I can sort of understand the appeal of model building now.... but I think I will politely steer clear from that money-costing hobby. =) Now that I have an accurate tally of my Macross toy expenditures, I will try to be more diligent with my finances until I graduate and find a job (hmm... I wonder how much starting computer science professors make?). Plus, I figure if I get desperate and need an influx of cash before then, maybe I can sell some of my bags, shoes, or jewelry. I think I will be okay... so long as I keep things under control from now on.

I finally decided to sit down and figure out how much I spent on Macross toys, as I had lost track with all the little purchases I made. Since starting on March 19th, I blew a grand total of almost $4350. That was both a bit shocking and sobering for me. The rough estimate I had been floating in my head was about a thousand dollars less than what I actually spent. Realizing I spent this much is actually freaking me out a bit. I think I really may be a shopaholic, have an addiction, and have gone a bit crazy. I am literally shaking a bit in panic. Not good... not good.

ARGH! Why am I so weak?! Why can't I stop buying Macross toys?! Why must @jenius' video reviews be so good that they make me lust after these toiys?! WHY?! *sigh* I have so many regrets... I regret charging everything on my 1.5% cash back Capital One credit card, instead of using my Chase card, which I just discovered currently gives 5% rewards on PayPal purchases. I could have earned an extra $140 in rewards... *cry* Now I am finally going to take a break from buying Macross toys. Really. I'm done. (* checks eBay watch list *) Okay, in just under 12 hours, I am done! Until I graduate.... or until a decently-priced Yamato v2 VT-1 Super Ostrich pops up. *sigh*

*sigh* I just ordered an HMR VF-1S strike valkyrie (Roy) for 12,240 yen, before shipping cost. My god, this HMR thing is a bottomless pit of quicksand, isn't it? I get to add this to the VE-1 Elintseeker I currently have, plus the following either already on order, pre-order, or shipping... VT-1 Super Ostrich x 2, VE-1 Elintseeker (will be my second one), VF-1J Super (Max), VF-1J Super (Miria), VF-1A Super (Hikaru), VF-1S (35th anniversary), VF-1A (mass production), and a VF-1J (Hikaru). *sigh* So... I wonder how much a person can make doing Uber. Does the income sufficiently off-set the cost of increased driving, including wear-and-tear?

I feel lucky. I tested out the hardpoints on all 8 of my Arcadia and Yamato v2 valkyries, with the exception of the Elintseeker. Its hardpoints are currently intact, and if it has a design flaw in its hardpoints, I don't want to know. LOL!

Good to know. Thanks! Maybe I can wrap the rubbery nubs with Saran Wrap? Oh dear... seeing you say "I ordered flightpose AT FIRST TOO" now has me worried that FlightPost will end up not being my destination, but along the eventual path to Yetistand. LOL.

I just wanted to say thanks to all the people helping me with my questions regarding display stands. I ended up deciding to give FlightPose's 6 inch stand a try, as a low-cost solution. Ordered two of them for $30, including 2 day shipping. Hopefully, this will do the trick.

Hardpoint fiasco? I was able to successfully put missiles on my regular release Arcadia Max + Miria VF-1J's.

MEEEEEOWWWWW, that looks purrfect. Plus... it helps satisfy my symmetry OCD.

Oh oh! do a dual-strike cannon confliguration!

*cough* before shipping *cough* Did I pay too much?

As it is, I am already collecting Arcadia/Yamato v2 1/60, Bandai HMR, and Toynami 1/100 scale valkyries. Don't make me buy another form-factor... please!!! 1/48 scale? It's too big. It could not possibly fit. I just opened up and transformed my HMR VE-1 Elintseeker this afternoon *cough* instead of writing my research papers *cough*. I have to admit, knowing that the HMR cost 1/7 what I paid for my Yamato v2 version makes me feel far more comfortable playing with it as a toy... along with the knowledge that I ordered a second HMR last night.

A few of us here managed to snag the 35th anniversary HMR VF-1S for 2,400 yen from CDJapan, when they were doing their outlet clearance last week. I would suggest checking CDJapan periodically, as it looks like they will do outlet clearances from time to time, to get rid of old inventory. They also had an outlet clearance on the DX Chogokin Macross Delta Sv-262Hs Draken III (Keith Aero Windermere Custom) for 12,000 yen last week.

Oh wow! There are 6 in the picture? I did not even notice the dark colored valkyrie. A stealth version? Thank you for the shopping list! This is very helpful!

I think I would like to be able to do something like this...

First of all.. WOW, I feel psychic for actually picking the perfect name example. Secondly, I agree with you on trying to keep the naming consistent between box-art and toy-paint job. I just, in my own internal head-canon, imagine that some ground-crew person, tasked with painting Miria's valkyrie, got annoyed at how many hours he had to put into painting the plane red, that he just stopped caring when it came to painting the pilot's name by the cockpit, and did not look closely at the work order. Furthermore, with Miria not being familiar with the English language, did not complain as she could not tell the spelling was wrong.... she just identifies her plane based on the red paint job. *hee hee*

Oh, the spelling... Good question. Considering that that name is not English, nor is it Japanese, but rather Zentradi... I guess you can chalk it up being being a phonetic approximation... in which case, I suppose there is no official English spelling for it. For example. I know some Chinese classmates who technically have the same family name, but one is spelled in English as "Wong", another "Wang", and another "Huang", yet each is pronounced the same.

Given that both Max and Miria would be "M GENIUS" otherwise, it makes sense to me that they would use her maiden name.

What is a Detolf?