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…yes, it tis’ have been ordering kits for years and no issues whatsoever until late summer 2025. No biggie there are other vendors it’s just inexplicable is all.

Thanks @pengbuzzi will try that first did not think of that. It’ll probably get ugly for a while but will try to recreate those locks.

Hope everyone had an exceptional holiday! Have enjoyed following the progress happening on everyone’s projects. Had to put time aside for the kids Kitty Rocket. That done, moving on to transforming a 3.99 bargain marvel fig into something more. At the moment it’s Scarlet Johayase. I am a bit apprehensive about the hair and what to sculpt it with 🤷🏼, maybe helmeted but resisting……any advice on sculpting hair would be a godsend (looking at either sculpy or greenstuff?).

Dear Hasegawa, next year for Christmas I want an SV-51 battroid. DD or Nora don’t care, VF-0’s just standing around waiting for the party. Promise to be good

…just rechecked my moderoid mospeada preorders, as suspected they have again mysteriously disappeared…done w HLJ

I had them in my warehouse on pre order start date and there they stayed until release date then- thin air. HLJ support response was to the effect of we have no idea where the order went but to just reorder (an item that just sold out). At the end of the day, no biggy - just ordering for personal. Had these been for gifting? Waiting months for “we see your order , do not know why it was not fulfilled but just reorder and wait for restock”. No thanks HLJ

I have had strange issues with HLJ of recent. I have heard of their shipping being exorbitant, however the past items I have pre-ordered (1st the milia639 resin and then Q-Rau tv) have inexplicably vanished from my cart upon expected availability date. Internal structure issues, the new warehouse thing? Don’t know but haven’t had a successful order from them since mid summer. I will be buying elsewhere until they do some ironing out.

Gotta say @derex3592that SR-71 is lookin’ quite nice! Doin’ it some justice. I had one of those and a Hawker Harrier both of which got chucked out by the rents long ago. That build brings back lots of fun memories. I love this hobby and wish for more time to dedicate. Must add, thanks @tekeringfor reposting your recon regult, your builds are top tier and your photography is art. Thank you for sharing, it’s truly inspiring!

…the new one is way way more articulated and with weaponry. The old one can only pull off ‘standing there’. Like it okay if a bit obscure, just thankful to know what it is

@Gabe QThanks so much! That is it, I have seen very little anime and would never have stumbled across Escaflowne. I will check it out, cheers

I recently found some old models in a box in my attic that survived a parent’s purge years ago. I don’t remember acquiring them, barely remember building them. I managed to find that one is the Water Baron from vs knight lamune and 40 (painted in the wrong colors). The red one is a mystery - can anyone in the community identify this fella, am stumped

Currently finishing this guy up. A little more weathering and grime on the legs maybe. Building up a display base (a la olan mills) in order to loose the odd hasegawa stand.

@nightmareB4macrossYour patience and attention to detail are just as amazing as that build. Hats off.

Truly a thing of absolute beauty! Hat’s off @Return To Kit Form, just stunning display of talented workmanship and conceptualism. Gorgeous and fun even!

Yes @tekeringmy Ger was roughly 30 clams and it shows. Very brittle PLA I think and odd to work with. That being said, I got it to cut apart and learn some articulation skills (and rid it of the gimme- a-hug pose it came with). The hasegawa one will likely arrive before I can button this guy up! Like the mospeada kitbashes, it will most likely be relegated to WIP skill builders of which are invaluable to me 🤗