Masked Aviator

I've just inspected my bikes and I notice one side of Yellow has white stress mark. Ray has nothing. The worst is Stick : both sides are already cracked!!! OMG!!!  It is an engineering failure!

12 hours ago, Mog said:

Haven’t really checked yet.  If it did, it’s either really small, or I really didn’t notice it.

I too got a scratch on my Stick from that part, but it’s kinda hard to spot it, unless you’re really searching for it.

Thanks. Your Stick is 1st or 2nd release? Mine is 1st.  My scratch in Stick’s belly was significant after I transformed it once only. I guess it is a design issue. The pressure between the two parts are too tight. Luckily I took it to Sentinel and they replaced the belly part for me. 

On 12/11/2019 at 4:41 PM, Mog said:

Just barely got my copy of Yellow this past Monday.

First impressions?

Still wish the bike and armor were a shade or two lighter.

Lot of the joints are pretty tight on mine, compared to my Stick and Rey.

I did wind up popping off some of the ball joints during the transformation process, one shoulder armor/pauldron liked to come off while I was futzing with poses, and the flaps on my wheel boosters like to come off when I'm angling out the booster.  But all the pieces can be popped back into place (with a little lots of patience).

Also, the transformation for the arm gauntlets was a little tricky to follow in the instruction booklet.

But overall I'm pleased to finally have the bladed bastard.

A few words of advice: 

1)  Be careful pushing in the windshield assembly for armor mode.  It looks like you can push it in more, but the clear plastic windshield will start to push upward and could pop off or break.

2)  As with the first two Ride Armors, when separating the crotch armor from the rest of the bike, open these joints from the bottom up.  It takes a bit of effort to get the parts to separate, but it's a little easier and less stressful than trying to separate these parts from the top down.

Tried to do the super-hero landing/kneeling pose, but just couldn't pull it off in full armored mode.  However, Yellow can impersonate a certain surly Canadian just fine:

Bring on Houquet, and complete the team!

Did the bike's central metal rod leave any scratch on Yellow's belly after transformation? I remember my Stick's belly was scratched after transformation.

Yellow's QC is the best among 3 armour cyclones. The saddle bags had been planned when Sentinel started designing Stick and Ray? There is a slot reserved for the saddle bags' hangger in Stick/Ray. I wonder why Sentinel adds the saddle bags only after Yellow if they already planned it.

The design of the saddle bags' cover are terrific! The hinge is hided inside. 

4 hours ago, teckno viking said:

Yay Finally have My Birthday Present from my Wife. Plus a Day Early.

Also HLJ free KitKats as well.

Yellow Is awesome. Feels more sturdier than previous 2 or is that Just me??

Yes I feel Yellow is more sturdier as well. I guess Sentinel learnt the lessons from the previous 2. Shoulder amour popping off issue should be fixed after Stick's 1st release. They told me they improved those loose ball sockets including shoulder, foot and head. My Yellow's shoulder armor is quite tight, although I do not transform yet.

1 minute ago, treatment said:

Too small/short for a 25k-yen figure...

Sentinel is well-known for overpriced

Totally how many jet fighters in Mospeada? Three? Green, Blue, Red?

Thanks.

OK

 

Not that I have heard. I'm not quite sure where else to check so I just keep coming here and checking Sentinels page. Anyplace else you know where they announced these the last time they released?

Pre-order usually announced at facebook official page.

https://www.facebook.com/pg/sentinel.info/posts/?ref=page_internal

On 2/10/2019 at 2:05 AM, captain america said:

New Blow Superior looks great! Legioss, not so much. Looks like Sentinel caught-on about the accessories. Wonder where they got that idea? 

Obviously Sentinel got the accessaries idea from your great works ! 

Very excited!! Hope that Saddle bags and mounts will fit for Stick and Ray's bike as well ! 

On 12/27/2018 at 12:56 AM, Mazinger said:

The fact that aliexpress and taobao now exist and that ...

Off-topic again. You switch your location to U.S. ? You're not really in Japan? Wherever. I rarely know Japanese would buy things from Aliexpress or Taobao. Also, Japanese got there own photo-etched sheet brand "Steel Soul 鋼魂".  

Please upload your pics after you get the bike's modification done. 

23 hours ago, tekering said:

Funny, Ray had the same idea.  

You are in japan and you get the same Chinese brand photo-etched sheet as mine. Funny! 

What kind of glue will you use to fix it on plastic? Could you show me the picture of the glue? I never done this before. 

16 hours ago, RavenHawk said:

I got to of each from the original release, precisely to a) keep one in each mode, and b) to do my part to keep the line going and hopefully get a full set.

I just wish that when they did re-releases they added in some new accessories or something. Actually, I take that back. If they did, I wouldn't be able to hold back and I'd get two each of the new ones too. As it stands, I can't justify getting the new releases just for the minor improvements (and my bank account is probably happier for it).

 

I hardly believe someone would buy 4 of them! You're a die-hard fan of mospeada! My initial idea of buying both Stick and Ray was that I can display one of them in bike mode and the other in armour mode, since two of them are very similar. Actually what bring me the idea of buying a second release one is that I want to add some "Gundam-use"(or something like that) photo-etched sheet to enrich the bike's detail, such as in the engine area. Do you guys think it will be good looking?

I scrath off some paint in belly after the first transformation, and then I don't transform it again. Fortunately I pre-ordered it from official Sentinel store in Hong Kong and they provide 6-month mantainence service. They change a new belly (and other defective) part for me. I am very happy with it. If the second version improve this problem it would be great, otherwise I need to put something between the belly and the metal hinge to avoid contact.

1 hour ago, jenius said:

Have both! Keep the older release in bike mode, newer release in armor mode. Everyone wins!

I hope so if my wallet allows me to do that! Every bike in two modes !

On 12/13/2018 at 8:53 AM, jenius said:

That echoes what I heard back from Sentinel, they tried to adjust the tolerances on the ball joints to make them a little more snug, specifically mentioning the neck and foot flaps but also "other parts" which is probably the shoulder armors.  It also sounds like we'll get to see a Legioss 2.0 at the next Wonderfest if all goes well...

What a pity! I already owned the first release 2 bikes.  I wonder if I should buy a second release version and sell the old one. The scrath in the belly is a big issue for me. 

¥25000 for the pair , you are so lucky! Almost buy one get one free!

2 minutes ago, jvmacross said:

Nice...but a thread already exists....

 

Thanks. I am fresh to this forum

Release review from Youtube

23 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Right now, the only cheapest way to do is find someone near your area so you guys can do 'group buy'. And that's what most of us did here in the US when Captain released this.

The thing with what you mentioned is that, if a lot of people ordered, then I assumed what you suggest is kind of a practical way of doing it. However, that person should be a partner in his business. A middleman or some sort. But understand that if there's a middleman, it means he or she should have compensation for stocking, handling, and shipping everyone's order from the U.S. And Cap will definitely get his/her compensation out from the overall cost. Meaning the said item might cost more from what he offered. That's part of the business. So even if he did what you suggested, you only just saved a few bucks.

And besides, Cap's reputation here for his skills is enough for me to get it as is. So I have to say it's really worth it. Just my 2 cents on this matter.

 

Also, if you're tight on the budget (like everyone else here including me), I think you can still go for those 1/15(?) Mospeada Ride Armor kits that comes with the saddle bags that cost around $20+/-. (At this point though, I'm not sure if Aoshima reissues are still widely available.)

 

I got what you mean. You explained how business works. "Group buy" is not easy for me. Perhaps no3Ljm you can be the middleman. Ha ha , just kidding!!

Captain can tell how many people order from Hong Kong. I guess quite a few. 

2 hours ago, JB0 said:

50 states. Puerto Rico's request for statehood hasn't been acted on by Congress, and we haven't conquered Canada YET.

2 hours ago, JB0 said:

50 states. Puerto Rico's request for statehood hasn't been acted on by Congress, and we haven't conquered Canada YET.

It might happen in the future... God knows

On 9/20/2018 at 1:55 AM, captain america said:

The shipping fees *ARE* outrageous. People think that because it cost one price to send a parcel from Hong Kong to Canada, that sending it from Canada to Hong Kong will be about the same.

Wrong!

Canada has some of the most uncompetitive shipping rates on the planet, and you don't have to believe me, you can go on their website (maintained by untrained monkeys) and see for yourselves. If anything, I encourage you to complain; God knows I have.

 I used to ship regular Air Mail, but in the past few years the number of "lost" parcels has skyrocketed, so with fellow MWers I offer the option of trackable/untrackable because the price difference is notable. I can't do that on eBay though, because there are too many scammers and it would be very easy for someone to say they never received their parcel and leave bad feedback or demand a refund, even if the item technically did arrive.

BAck to the shipping cost, I am also relutant to buy the set because of the shipping cost. I have a suggestion. If Captain you got reliable friends in United States, you can first send the whole package to U.S., then this friend can send out set by set to overseas from U.S. on behalf of captain. United States's shipping cost (especially within the 52 states) is much more reasonable to me. Also, there are shipping companies in here Hong Kong which offfers very low shipping cost transfer goods from U.S. to H.K. I hope you consider it captain.

Captain, you're a product designer? How professsional you are!

Cap, I've just discovered this forum and your awesome mospeada accessaries set. I hope I knew it earlier. Can I still pre-order 1 set?  Or will you release them again in near future? because Sentinel will have 2nd release in October . Many thanks.