SuperDimensionalDave

38 minutes ago, ArchieNov said:

What you described above is EXACTLY what was happening to my tires. However, mine have always been displayed on a glass surface inside a glass cabinet though, so not sure why it remedied your issue but didn’t for me. Must be something else other than the surface.

Yeah in my case it seemed the paint or stain or whatever they coated furniture with was reacting with the rubber. Man that sucks. Sorry to hear. Maybe hit them with something like Gumi Fledge or some other rubber treatment. Just make sure it's silicone free. Aka not Armorall 

30 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Hahaha! You should've specified you're referring to just Yahoo! Mail then. 

 

Oh. Before I forget another when Yahoo didn't suck -- Hard Gay.  I don't know. I just find all of his clips funny. I just remember he did one with Yahoo! Japan.

 

Oh man!!  Hard Gay. Hahahahaha. Man that takes me back. I forgot all about herm. Lol

27 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Oooh. Lots of downvoting. Hahaha!  

 

Great purchases, @Shizuka the Cat!  

Great collections too, @SuperDimensionalDave! I'm surprise to see that Max figure.   

 

Thanks. Yeah those are the old Popbox Hikaru and Max figures. Worth having if you can find them under $80. They're not stellar and bodies underneath are VERY basic. To top it off the outfits restrict the heck out of the possibility. But they're better than nothing and display well enough.  They came with great Skull Squadron patches too that I slapped on my range bag. 

6 minutes ago, technoblue said:

I don't know. Looking past the CGI I have to say that I'm curious, if only to see how they twist the Brock/Venom origin story without any direct references to Spiderman.

Im also interested in that. Just not enough to buy a ticket lol. Say I see the Megahouse Olson is your avatar. I just got one but haven't opened it yet. How is it?  There's like 0 reviews online. PM me your thoughts if you get a chance. Thanks

The rubber can interact with the surface you have them displayed on. For example I had my Aoshima Gokin Aliens APC which has rubber tires displayed on an IKEA Billy shelf. It is painted particle board. Over the course of maybe 6 months I went to roll the APC and noticed the tires were beginning to melt onto shelf. They had a visible flat spot on tires where they were coming into contact with shelf. Also the shelf was tacky where the tires were touching. I cleaned tires off and put in my glass shelves Detolf and it's been there for years. No more issue. When it comes to rubber treads or tires or boots for figures always display on glass. 

Anime Export $405USD. http://www.anime-export.com/product/39812

Man these online retailers have no shame with this one. I thought the HMR Missile Regult TWE prices got outta control fast. This takes the cake. 

3 hours ago, TangledThorns said:

Tom Hardy is a great actor and that is my only hope for this movie. 

Tom Hardy is a FANTASTIC actor. If you haven't watched Bronson do yourself a favor and spool it up now. That said I have ZERO interest in this movie. Great actors star in crap movies all the time unfortunately.  This one is going to be a mess. 

Wow you could buy a decent used car for that. But then I'd rather be rollin around in an SDF-1. Might be able to fit a 2 stroke engine In there. 

finally got around to slapping on all the screw covers and extra bits for the 1/3000 Macross. Been dying to pose in behind the SD Makuros. 

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Is this the one? If it is, that posting was way back in 2015. Didn't know about this playset and the price it was going for.

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Robotech-Matchbox-SDF-1-Playset-with-original-box-and-instruction-sheet-/141825775269

 

HOLY CRAP!  Yeah that's it. Didn't think to look at Ebay international sites. Thanks. Yeah I think I just might sell this thing. If it could do that much though I'm going to wait for an Ebay "half off final value fees promo". Those greedy SOBS arent going to rob me for that much. Man I can buy a few Arcadia and Bandai's for that lol

Here's a real curveball for you guys. The Matchbox SDF-1 Playset. Essentially the giant SDF-1 head. I have one MIB that I'm considering putting up on Ebay just to reduce overall size of my collection. The box is crazy huge. Any ideas on a fair price?  I haven't seen one sold in forever. Thanks!

1 hour ago, Smiley424 said:

Yes, I am in for a stand from Yeti!

Me too. Absolutely. The stand included is tantamount to something that would be included with a Playskool product. 

Bump

Great news!  

That box art is fabulous as usual. Love the blue of the FP's too. 

So I'm hoping someone who bought the Tamashi HMR Regult Missile set can help a brotha out. I have a standard issue HMR Regult I purchased recently and it arrived new in box but the shipping and Regult box got dented and of course whatever beared down into box pressed right on top of Regult box where the head lasers are and one is bent down about 40 degrees. And it's so white and stressed I know if I try to heat and bend back it'll break. Plastic used is too brittle to try. I know the Missile set comes with the missiles that mount where the standard rotating lasers (aka weaponized Yamaka) go and was hoping someone that has no interest in displaying as "base Regults" might be willing to spare a set. I'm not looking for any hand outs. I'm willing to pay for them whatever you think is fair. I appreciate the help. 

So I'm hoping someone who bought the Tamashi HMR Regult Missile set can help a brotha out. I have a standard issue HMR Regult I purchased recently and it arrived new in box but the shipping and Regult box got dented and of course whatever beared down into box pressed right on top of Regult box where the rotating rear head lasers are and one is bent down about 40 degrees. And it's so white and stressed I know if I try to heat and bend back it'll break. Plastic used is too brittle to try. I know the Missile set comes with the missiles that mount where the standard rotating lasers (aka weaponized Yamaka) go and was hoping someone that has no interest in displaying as "base Regults" might be willing to spare a set. I'm not looking for any hand outs. I'm willing to pay for them whatever you think is fair. I appreciate the help. 

1 hour ago, sumyumgoy said:

Does anybody have experience with this store?  I still need to preorder a Ray...

Image has been around for yeeeeeeaaaars. Like almost 20 or so. There was a time before HLJ, Amiami, Jungle, Yahoo proxy services etc when there were really no options in Japan to buy import toys shipped to USA in a retail capacity. Your only retail options were stores inside USA, and this was one of my go to's. Nowadays I'd only rely on them as an absolute last resort for something like this that's already sold out in Japan everywhere. They're prices tend to be ludicrous speed. But secondary market may be worse so there's the gamble. 

4 minutes ago, SuperHobo said:

The detail looks great for sure. I remember the Yamato release had you finish the product with parts on a plastic runner, I hope this premium one has already done it for the buyer. 

The regular release Arcadia reissue also has the runner parts. And lots of em'. I finally got my extra to open last week and it took me damn near an hour and a half to get them all trimmed and into place. That said it was a labor or love. I enjoy that stuff. For the price on premium release I should hope they apply all those parts. I could see that alone making it worth price to those who do not enjoy doing such things. Next thing I'm gonna do is find a sheet of glow in the dark adhesive stickers and make my own glowing details. I'll start working on that soon. I don't want too many. Just a few accents. 

Yeah from what I've seen def not worth the price of entry (to me) but I will admit a lot of great details. Looks really sharp. Especially the ARMD carriers. I like the subtle black outlines around the fluorescent areas. 

4 minutes ago, tekering said:

Let's try and help out everybody who still wants to buy one, then:

 

RIGHT ON BROTHA! 

 

Here's a flashback to what could have been from the Beagle line. I fully intend to support the cause and buy multiples of every Sentinel Mospeada release. Maybe we'll get a complete set this time. 

Oh being alone in this room for 30 minutes. The fun I could have. 

7 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Arcadia 1/60 VF-1S Hikaru Ichijo for Y25000 at Mandarake.

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/DetailPage/item?itemCode=1086827078&ref=list&lang=en

Just ordered one. Thanks for the heads up man! 

Wow. Looks magnificent!  Mine are en route from Amiami. Can't wait