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On 1/16/2024 at 9:49 AM, Spark-O-Matic said:
I'd like to see a DX 1/48 in an all clear version with a full inner frame all around. Maybe go so far as an Xrayed version of the pilot to go with it.
I'd expect KC to be more adventurous than Bandai on that, but I'd love it. I usually always go for a transparent version of a model if it becomes available.
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7 hours ago, sh9000 said:
US and Japanese online stores offer rewards. Use the rewards to get your Valk at a discount. The Valk that you purchased earns new rewards. Repeat. Pretty simple concept.
That's what I always say. When you deal with retailers like Amazon, and (for other mainstream toys like Transformers, etc) Target, Walmart, etc, there's always a variety of discounts that can be applied either via coupons, cashback sites, credit card offers, giftcard offers, and, sometimes, pricematching. Sadly, Macross has yet to have the same foothold in US retail to make the most of it, but several of these options work for Amazon at least and lessen the pain to one's wallet.
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I love those colors. Tempting.
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If and when buying on Amazon, always check these links (if you have the relevant card). They aren't always active with a discount offer, but often are.
https://www.amazon.com/chaseoffer
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How good has the demand been for the Mechanic Edt. so far? Overwhelming, good, middling, etc?
I'm curious if the demand is strong enough so far for them to run off more than just a bigger run, but alternate liveries (Roy, Max, Millia, Hayao, etc) before we get a new model like the VT-1.
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2 hours ago, mikeszekely said:
5-pack. And no, I asked for clarification and was told "fan channel." So Pulse, but also stuff like BBTS, Entertainment Earth, etc. It will NOT be sold at Target (or Walmart).
Ugh. I'm not premium on Pulse, so I expect missing out. Might have a chance on EE, I suppose.
2 hours ago, mikeszekely said:My source also suggests that this will be the first of four of these multipacks. That source said not to expect major changes, that the impetus behind these sets is to give people a chance to get some figures that are harder to find now. But another source (not sure if as trustworthy, so take with a grain of salt) said that Trailbreaker at least will have a more cartoon-accurate deco. It's possible but unconfirmed that the translucent plastics will be replaced with colored plastic and painted windows.
I'm fine with the initial purpose, but, seeing recent the G1 Hound WM reissue, I fear that last bit sounds likely.
2 hours ago, mikeszekely said:All pre-Buzzworthy. And Redwing... really? He was never stocked at stores, he was a Target.com exclusive, and was available for a very long time. The only real barrier to getting him was that you needed a Target Red Card. I know a lot of people were complaining that they didn't want to apply for a credit (or debit) card just to get him, but as a relatively frequent Target shopper myself it was a non-issue.
Well, I wasn't such a cardholder then. Have been since, and at a time when both he and Leadfoot still had pages and periodic stock appearing. When I got an order in in time, they were always cancelled.
2 hours ago, mikeszekely said:Bottom shelf fluctuates, sometimes it's multipacks (like I think it's currently for the troop builder pack), sometimes it's for Commanders (I distinctly remember a spot for Motormaster that was never stocked), and other random bigger boxes like the RC Optimus and the Jada Metals. Occasionally the shelves will be invaded by whatever overstock they have of the toys on the next four foot section, but the pegs are usually safe.
Corporate speech calls that "flex". Flexing stock into spots for other items (so no empty shelves appear) often seems the most important thing in the minds of Target employees these days.
2 hours ago, mikeszekely said:No pegs? Or are they just full of stuff like those stupid ROTB toys with the Deluxe-ish sized but super simple figures that come with an animal that turns into armor? Either way, that's weird.
Plenty. Just that flexing in effect again. Before, it was on the Leader shelf, but now it's the pegs. Thing is, I can see that leading to more complaints from buyers saying they saw different prices when they picked an item. Flexing a shelf seems more defensible than intentionally stocking a peg you don't change a price tag on, but it happens all the time.
2 hours ago, mikeszekely said:I remember my Target having a spot for Blackout, but hasn't actually stocked anything MP since Starscream, who shelfwarmed so hard they marked him down at least half off.
I'd seen a MP shelf tag a handful of times at a couple local "big" (medium) sized stores, but they only put them up when they get a few pieces, and pull it when OOS, and I always seem to get there in-between.
Oh, and I've recently noticed a couple of those locals that had a collectibles section where MPs and other things like SHMA, NECA, or Gundam kits would be have gotten rid of the signs and flexed in electronics overstock. Very worrying.
Here I was hoping we'd get HMR or DX in those spots one day.
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3 hours ago, JB0 said:
The ones in my area dedicate minimal shelf space to Transformers, and don't even regularly stock the little space available.
My primary store had oddly dropped Core, Deluxe, and Voyager class from the planogram, and finally stocked Leader class (always had a tag, but never stocked). Given how many less Leaders there are, I can't say I'm happy overall.
If I had a car and hit all local stores weekly (not happening), I'd still probably end up with 60% of a years Target TF offerings, and probably still no MPs.
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8 hours ago, mikeszekely said:
Heads up. You guys remember the Target-exclusive Buzzworthy Hound that was supposed to come out (before Detritus)? Apparently Target decided to cancel some of their exclusives when some of the previous ones didn't sell too well. Well, the good news is that Hound's not dead! The bad news is that he's now going to be part of a multipack along with Jazz, Wheeljack, Sunstreaker, and Trailbreaker, and I have no indication how (if at all) the other four are going to differ from their WfC/SS86 releases. The listing is "Gen Selects Autobot Multipack", so while nothing's been stated to me definitively yet I'm thinking it might wind up a Pulse exclusive.
But, still a Target 4-pk, yeah?
4 hours ago, mikeszekely said:I mean, I can only speak to my local Targets, but despite my desperate scrambling to preorder figures the minute they were available due to FOMO, I've seen pretty much every Buzzworthy release in stores, with more than a few turning into shelfwarmers... I mean hype for the Origins figures drove some kind of initial surge, but they seemed to restock and wind up on clearance, and Kup, toy-colored Dinobot, Towline, and all the N.E.S.T repaints were definite shelfwarmers. Oh, and to this day I can still walk into Burlington or Ollies and pick up $6 Silverstreaks that Target wrote off). The only Target exclusives that seemed genuinely difficult to get were before they started using the Buzzworthy Bumblebee branding, like Thrust and Runabout.
Thrust, Redwing, Leadfoot...all were hard for me (Still don't have Leadfoot) despite their Target exclusivity. What sucks most is that I am in NYC which is filled with Targets (predominantly small to medium format stores), yet often don't see any of these pop up locally compared to a heartland store where they might sit until being clearanced out. It's infuriatiing, but not as bad as dealing with Walmart who don't even have one store here.
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49 minutes ago, m0n5t3r said:
Looks cool. I'm seriously considering getting my first KC VF-1 (and 1st 1/72 scale whatever) as soon as the preorder opens from my local shop for the low vis. It's not white and the ad says it'll come with 1A and 1S head, the latter which I prefer. Hope you'll post about the low vis as soon as you get yours.
I sound impossible to please, but I really would prefer the 1J head.
GBP armor, as was available with the Yammie, would be great too. I always picture the grey low-vis in that fighting amongst skyscrapers.
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19 hours ago, Swann said:
Second time buying it. I bought the first one at Kimono My House. I have to find the 1993-1994 catalog. To post here.
There's a Sparks store?
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Well, I did grab one from *gulp* LP, and it arrived in immaculate condition.
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13 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said:
Also, what's up with that frosted/foggy looking canopy on Max & Miria?
Looks like someone tried to clean them with acetone.
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21 minutes ago, sh9000 said:
$160 there. I wonder if that might drop after release.
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11 hours ago, sh9000 said:
I'll leave my Dana in the box.
4 hours ago, Big s said:What if they package her with the armor off?
Schrodinger's Sterling.
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50 minutes ago, Spark-O-Matic said:
Well you could always try and convince her it's both of yours hobby together while saying to her every time the collection gets bigger so does your heart for her . It's not just a toy collection but a symbol of your unbreakable love for her. You do it all for her 😊
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On 11/30/2023 at 3:53 PM, Spark-O-Matic said:
Ok Bandai has 1/48 Scale, 1/90(100) Scale and 1/55 scale in the closet. what if KC created 1/35 DX type Scale with 100x more detail? why not add a new more desired scale? something even more premium to directly compete with Bandai. I would like a bigger DX type toy that includes everything in the box with no expensive add-ons .
I suspect some of us might need oxygen if not just need to sit down to truly contemplate that one. Collecting those would probably would result in divorce for some, and involuntary commitment proceedings for others.
I'm all in, of course.
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On 11/30/2023 at 3:48 PM, Spark-O-Matic said:
Wow that's pretty cool! and innovative two head options!? I'm really interested in buying it, just wish it had a fast pack.
If its really a Yammie callback, it should have GBP armor.
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I remember when old BBC licensees like Dapol and Product Enterprise exhausted all the Dalek liveries that had been (up to that point), and just went crazy with odd colors, glitter, and then got graffiti artists to do paintjobs. Both moves were at the end of their licenses.
I see CCP milking their molds for Godzilla (Hedorah even getting a graffiti version too), but like sofubi, there's more precedent of success in sales in that genre.
Maybe now it will be with Macross too.
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Also forgot to say earlier: Despite those odd colors, KC does seem to have learned the visor color is better matched to the body color or being clear than being green.
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Speaking of yellowing, it would great if KC could get around any licensing issue by issuing a color that would turn the just right Kakizaki DYRL green if you just left it in the sun.
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Again, not to come to their defense, but I've only ever ordered once from LP, a DX VF-1D, and they sent it to me well-packed in a shipper box with the Bandai shipper wrapped in bubblewrap within. From what I read subsequently, that experience would seem to be the exception. Still, most of the LP hate I see seems to be references to their repute rather than firsthand accounts. I'd be interested to know how many here have had personal experiences that made them say one time with LP was enough.
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19 minutes ago, Big s said:
I don’t think they’re allowed to do the DYRL stuff anymore. I get a little lost now and then on these rules though
now that I think about it, it’s possible they may not be able to do a lot of the odd squadrons that didn’t show up in the tv series. They can easily do the cool Alaska base ones though
That's what's killing me seeing this lime green one when I was hoping for a Kakizaki green one. Again, I'd be down for that; even in metallic green.
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I wish my wallet were as thick as before BF. Ah well, next time, and maybe a better box then.
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1 hour ago, jenius said:
Paid for my mechanic version 1S... the pressure is on to wrap up my current project so I can review it as soon as it arrives!
Where'd ya order from?
Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1
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Yay!