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Thanks very much @sh9000! I think I will be reviewing some episodes of Macross this evening. I feel like the overall scale is correct but the main bodies of the regult and especially the glaug look WAY too small by my eye. I should have a 1/72 regult kit in my mailbox today that I hope is a more accurate scale to the 1/100 line (or at the very least, a bigger/better model than my Revoltech).

Would someone be kind enough to post a pic of an HMR VF-1 in battroid, Glaug, and Regult together, preferably with the zentradi cockpits open? Every time I look at those, the mech seems to be a proper scale, but there's no way a zentradi soldier could fit inside at that scale. I know there's some animated artistic license at play here, but still.

Hmm, interesting. Oh, yeah, no trigger buttons, duh. Well, anyway, I'm glad they left the holes in the main cannon because it gives me a place to install an option part that I'd like to make; A GIANT FLAMING LASER BLAST! Possibly one that lights up if I can. I'm thinking of 3D printing it in yellow and white, but the typical printer plastics are rather opaque, so I'm not quite sure how to do lights yet. Even if it's unlit, it'll still be 'lit'.

One just came up in the for sale section for only $250. Shipping is $50 from Australia, but that's about the same total that I paid from Japan. I think there may be another for $280 iirc. Might be sold though.

A little old, a little new. Got a Dadelus attack going on with the barrier punch effect from my DX YF-19 and a background of Saturn on the TV.

I've had the best Friday. My Freyja and VFG finally showed up today, and my new SDF-1 came a couple of days ago. I did already open the SDF-1, but haven't played with it until today so I could take pics of it all and share it with you. The Freyja is to replace the G in VFG with the appropriate girl. Might not work, but I'm gonna try. The SDF-1 isn't in the nicest shape, but the stickers have never been applied, and nothing important is broken (the torpedos are missing, but I don't need those silly things, lol). It's a bit yellowed, but I think I might be able to fix that. I've seen some others doing awesome detail work on this toy which is what inspired me to get one.

Thanks all, didn't realize Amazon would have that info. Side note: seller on Amazon is "Horse and Rider Tack"? I guess It's back to ebay. I only just found out about the existence of this figure and want one badly. I was going to get the Chogokin version until I saw reviews that it was a pos and really small.

I highly doubt that an 18" NECA Gipsy Danger is 13lbs even with packaging. I'm thinking 2 or 3lbs at best.

After all the Mandarake love here, I registered and went to buy something for only 6000yen. It's in about a 19x8x6 box, and the shipping came up at a whopping 7300yen for EMS!!! Is that normal?

Yeah, I wouldn't want them to start doing HMR M+. Bring on the gd DX YF-21 already! I need to complete the pair and I don't want an old, used yammie version that I can't afford. I certainly don't want a little HMR... but I'd still buy it if they did. I saw people were getting invoiced for the VF-1D already, but has anyone gotten anything from Ami Ami? I'm a little worried since I let my last order lapse because Paypal credit doesn't work in different currencies and I didn't have the cash. So I'm hoping they don't write me off for the 1D po.

Does anyone know anything about the Playmax Misa Hayase preorder and why it got moved back into April? It was said to be released in March when I ordered it, but now it's not due until April 30th (according to NY). I hope Kitzconcepts comes out with a more pose-able version eventually, but this one will have to do... if it ever gets released.

Is poison really necessary on top of being an acid strong enough to melt through steel? I mean maybe predator can take it on in a physical fight, but I still don't think poison is really adding much to a zenomorph. On a more serious note, what canon does this come from? Edit: Looked it up and it came from Dark Horse Comics Alien series. Supposedly, it only spits acid, not poisonous acid. I only assumed from the blue/purple fangs and... hood... talon... things.

They're non scale, too small to pair with HMR, the plastic is cheap, and the joints don't hold well. It will pose well enough, but never the way you want. But, for $40 vs $140+ for an HMR, at least I have one regult, so... meh.

Is everyone else able to see those in @enphily 's post? I was only able to see them in @Alphahorizon's quote where they show up like links and open in a new window. Even then, they didn't want to show up very well. Just wondering if it's my browser of a site issue. I see this from time to time on this site.

Moved up from 4/30 apparently.

Yup, I have proudly blown through all 12 steps thanks to this great anonymous support group for people who misguidedly feel the need to stop spending money on Macross toys, not to mention others. I see such great stuff on this thread, keep it coming. We all need more support for our serious frugality problems! You just HAVE to stop telling yourself "no" all the time. As any millennial parent will tell you, it's an extremely unhealthy attitude.

Has anyone tried this for yellowed plastic?

Wait, they can make a skin tight, fabric flight suit for Hikaru, but they can't make Minmei's sleeves flexible?!

. . . O P E N I T . . . Y O U K N O W Y O U W A N T T O. DOOOO EEEEET!

LOL, I just stumbled onto this on Mandarake. Looks like the V.F.G. thing isn't without precedent! Who knew? No really, did anyone know about this?

I liked it even though some complained of the discolored joints (but I kinda like that, lends realism I guess). It's nice to have a decent articulated figure (other than the silly sleeves getting in the way). My complaints are mostly with the display stand that doesn't fit, you have to remove the bow to use it, and the hair gets in the way. It's also expensive and robotech branded $#%@ you harmony gold!

I wonder if the tech of Macross ever evolved past heavy and delicate hydraulics and wires for power and data transmission. But I think I'm stepping into a quagmire under the guise of geeking out about this stuff when I'm not even really familiar with technical canons. I guess I need to rewatch everything to keep an eye out for what it looks like when a valk gets an arm/head ripped off. Speaking of questioning Macross tech, if these things have nuclear thrusters designed for use in space, why do they need intakes at all?

I gotta stay off of this site. You guys are always making me want more! I've never seen where this came from, and thus wasn't all that interested, but after seeing everyone get excited about it, I decided to look it up and watch it in action. Awesome! Now I want one!

The trim tools are like toys to me, and I finally get to watch Delta. I already bought a VF-31J VFG and a Figuarts Freyja, but they haven't arrived yet. Hopefully the show doesn't completely turn me off before the toys arrive. Edit: Definitely not turned off. Wondering why I keep getting told to skip the show for the movie. Guess I'll see...

Technically possible.