vlenhoff

5 hours ago, sqidd said:

I'm totally helping!!!!

This probably helps.....right?

YOU EVIL CREATURE!!!! That's a SWEET trio!

BTW, i was browsing Mandarake, and this happened!

BTW @Lolicon, I thought the saying was "you can never have too many Stormtroopers" I think those would be the Brownies! Gah, you make me want to get a Roy.

19 hours ago, ScrambledValkyrie said:

I think it was just the VF-1J armored and the VT-1. The original Hi Metal (non R) VF-1J and VF-1A models came with one as well.

So the 1J armored, which is like a million dollars, The VT-1's adapter i may have to trim up, so i can actually display it with fastpacks. . I am not sure, but i think the 1D came with a non fast pack tamashii display adapter as well. Yup, just checked @jenius's review, and the 1D comes with one. I wonder why Bandai wont include both non fastpack and fast pack adapters. Tamashii should sell these adapters separately, in a perfect world. So... I was browsing places as i always do... and i found this for 6000 yen.... I could not pass it up. [when i clicked on it showed 6600yen, but that was wrong, as they charged me 6000yen]

I only got it because it was super cheap, and to fill its righteous spot in the HMR line. Madarake said its box was in a Mortal Kombat fight with Scorpion, and that some things may be missing and or on fire. When it arrived. When it arrived[well packaged] its box was a bit warped, but certainly not as dramatically damaged as Mandarake described it. The box was actually sealed/taped, or it seemed to be. 

This is by far, the biggest surprise I've had in a long time. I was always reluctant to get the Spartan. I didn't like its hands, and I was not impressed with its melee weapon. It doesn't transform, and even though Hikaru actually piloted it in the series, I was never crazy about it... but then... you open this thing... and you touch it...

This thing is hefty, and it feels good on your hands! It is heavier than the Defender, and maybe i am just shocked by it, but it seems to have more intricate detail in some areas. I never thought I would like it this much, and to be honest, i am glad I pulled the trigger on it. One thing though... pulling those hands to swap them, is a PITA.

Well, I do have Hikkie, Max, Miria, and Brownies in every scale. Actually 9 1/48 Brownies to be exact. (Most of these MISB with both armors)(some of these might be on sale soon)

I'm really tempted about getting that HM Roy from No3L, but I must be careful with my money right now...

You are not* helping, @sqidd!

8 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Nice! That's a lot of valks on one shelf! I might have to pick up a few of those.

A little happier with this Alto shot. 

This is why I absolutely love Kawamori designs, The fighter modes are always so cool, and they look like they could really exist. Cool picture BTW! I have failed to join the MAcross F, and Delta wagon. I am already in too deep with the original series and Macross plus.

6 hours ago, Lolicon said:

The classics. 

Hell yeah! Hikkie and his sempai! Ha, I just realized i have none of my Roy currently on display. I've been selling some extras I have, but I still haven't found my Roys. They are all in boxes from the last time i moved, and.. it is a box pyramid basically. i have a Roy in nearly every scale except for HMR. Maybe i should snatch Roy Hi metal Jo3l's is currently selling, but i don't know if getting a proper HMR would be better. The HMR Roy is too expensive for me though. Meh, I don't have to have a Roy in every scale, do I? Tough first world decisions. 

50 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

Very nice @vlenhoff.  They all look great together and the VF-4 and VF-2SS in Fighter mode is so good.

Thanks man. I should get another brownie to pose in Battloid mode next to the Monster and Defender. I am curious, which HMR come with the non fastpacks fighter mode stand adaptor piece? Fighter mode is always my favorite.

On 10/30/2019 at 8:43 AM, sh9000 said:

That pic was taken like 2 years ago when I got my first set of Regults and CFs and put them to battle.  Lots of fun.

It does look like a lot of fun. Man, I wish i had more brownies in this scale.

Here a gratuitous pic of my only HMR brownie.

Gratuitous pic, now with risers.

a few shots, now with cheap risers.

Here are the cheap risers. 5in, 4in, and 3in respectively. You can't even see them on the picture, which is icing on the cake.

I used the 5in under Miria. It took a bit more space than i expected, but it works. 

The 4in riser under Max, and the 3in under Hikkie. The 3in seems a tad too small, but it does the job.

for 10 bucks roughly, I got the effect i wanted. 

...and here i thought i was a 1/48 nut. Several fastpacks, and GBP for all of them. I never got that anniversary edition valk. One livery i regret not getting is the Angel birds. They were everywhere back then,and now, you rarely see them. Asking prices vary from kidneys to left or right legs now a days. 

I see you made the Fast packs match it, very cool.

Just now, jenius said:

A lot of absolutely stunning pieces there.

Such a sexy Minmei guard Valk. 

^ ^ ^  ^ ^ ^ 

Brilliant!

@Kicker773 WoW that's an incredible custom collection!

On 10/25/2019 at 9:59 PM, sh9000 said:

Flashback Friday.  The inner kid in me having fun with HMR battles.

That war is definitely going to hurt your leather coaches! I don't think fire and leather go together. 

Now in a more serious note, this squadron needs to call support, ASAP. God, I love brownies. Awesome troopers! I think Max alone could take care of them!

I don't see any of your missile regults there @sh9000

6 hours ago, Kicker773 said:

Soon....but in the meantime some old pictures for now...

 

 

 

I am speechless.

WOW!

Great weathering there too! I love that 1A and 0A. Black GBP too!Custom Valks! you have it all!

Great job @GeneralTiki!

1 hour ago, Lolicon said:

Probably from a 1/48 Yamato. 

35 minutes ago, treatment said:

semi-Joons DX...

 

Where did you get the red heatshield from?

On 10/27/2019 at 12:37 PM, sh9000 said:

I’ll see if I can get to it.

 

Don't worry @sh9000, that picture will do.

26 minutes ago, borgified said:

                     

This is one of the reasons why we need a DX Max 1s from Bandai.  

Or a Q-Rau and 1S Max for the HMR line. Bandai will never produce a 1/48 Q-Rau. 

On 10/26/2019 at 9:18 PM, tekering said:

Minus all those cobalt blue panels Revell added, of course.  

I must be honest, i am not happy with what Disney did with the Last Jedi. I am hoping ep9 fixes things, but i am not holding my breath.

15 hours ago, Digitalfiend said:

I paid $32 CAD for my missile set from FromJapan and $49 CAD for my Max from AnimeExport.  Both shipments arrived in 2 business days.  AmazonJP definitely has the cheapest shipping at 1600 JPY for DHL.

thanks @Digitalfiend

On 10/16/2019 at 2:26 PM, sh9000 said:

 

 

Can you take this picture with a darker background? If not, i'll try to take one myself. It will be easier to crop for the diorama-photoshop Miria take down. I may have a city street pic that works for it. 

Just now, Lolicon said:

Last one before going back in the Detolf.

Honk if you love two seaters! 

DUUDE SWEET!

On 10/21/2019 at 2:21 PM, peter said:

 

I may have gone a little overboard with the panel lining.

 

No @peter, it looks really cool! That is how the Falcon should always look. 

Thanks SH9000, maybe we should wait for the Scout then. I am going to definitely get the scout too... if they ever produce it. I tried to get a Spartan from Amazon Japan, but they have not shipped it. I think they are out of stock. I don't know if i should cancel the order and order another one, but the price is now higher. This is only my second Amazon Japan order. 82 shipped was the best price i could get, but now i am not sure if they will ever fulfill my order.