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On 9/25/2023 at 12:00 AM, DewPoint said:
Just happen to see this on amiami:
SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE FIGURE 38,500JPY.
"Macross Frontier " Ranka Lee -Amaterasu Ver.- 1/7 Complete Figure
"Macross Frontier " Sheryl Nome -Tsukuyomi Ver.- 1/7 Complete Figure
As someone who has purchased nearly every Sheryl & Ranka figure ever produced, even I have to balk at those prices. Same release month too, so you'd have to pay for both at once.
They look great, but at that price... I'll wait and see if the yen plummets any further first.
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11 hours ago, Graham said:
I just wish they had included the wing-mounted speakers and little standing Ranka figure.
Wasn't that a pre-renewal TWE item? Don't think Bandai is that generous or going to reach that far back for these Frontier reissues.
8 hours ago, MKT said:That may be true, but the VF-31 base or AX releases after YF-19 all had rigid lasers sticking up..
That packaging was just plain shoddy. It was the usual crappy styrofoam tray with cardboard lid taped on, and the YF-19's head laser poking directly into that cardboard lid. Unlike the 25G the 19's head laser doesn't sit flat and flush with the fuselage. So the only thing protecting the laser from getting smashed is a cardboard lid and an even thinner sheet of cardboard over it (the outer box). Bandai figured boxes never ever get manhandled during shipping and that was sufficient protection for the hard plastic head laser. No need for any sort of padding/protection or leaving any space inside for the head laser.
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0D is the first HMR valk I've bought where I didn't feel like I got ripped off by Bandai.
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On 9/25/2023 at 6:48 AM, grogall said:
So Finale able to get to Japan, This is two days work, hunting for DX series in Osaka... Not bad I think!?
Gonna need a bigger suitcase!
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11 hours ago, Mog said:
The only kind a spam I enjoy.
Same. A lot of people dislike spam for some reason.
8 hours ago, MKT said: Classic flavor always the best 
It's what I imagine the residents of Macross had to eat on their long voyage home.
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An oldie but strangely a favorite of mine.
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14 hours ago, Mog said:
Speaking of M’s. . .
Yeah, they’re yellowing a bit. 🫤
Yellowed but still fantastic!
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32 minutes ago, MacrossJunkie said:
I feel like whoever is designing this toy has no love for the YF-21 and what we're getting is the result of that.
When Gundam fans design Macross toys...
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Chest stripes are still painted wrong.
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3 hours ago, MKT said:
Another personal favorite angle of the 0D...
With a contrast to the VF-0S.
Great shot! Kinda makes me think of the YF-19 and YF-21 near the end of Macross Plus.
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Sales figures will determine whether or not Bandai does any sort of mold milking.
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1 hour ago, MKT said:
The recent 0D pics were all mostly lit using a small LED torchlight, narrowly focused through the transparent diffused panels. I like what I think to be layered shadow look to the pics, and exploring more in that direction these days.
I think your 0D will be your best work ever judging by all the custom decals this time.
Interesting technique. I might have to experiment with that.
Nah I was just gonna slap a few decals and call it a day. It's @Angesdad's "premium finish" version that will be amazing!
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6 hours ago, MKT said:
Thanks
The gun blocking the landing hook is a bit of booboo on Bandai's part, mimicking Arcadia's original release. Unlike Arcadia's though, the gun's butt does rub a little against the landing hook. You can still make the gun point straight, but it's easy to bump it aside ever so slightly but thank goodness it's not so noticeable.
I really like the lighting on your pics. I'm always adjusting my primitive setup to get the best light possible.
I'll have to take your word for it on the gunpod as my 0D is still a pile of parts. 😁
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1 hour ago, MKT said:
Shin & Edgar on night training mission..
Sweet!
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10 hours ago, MKT said:
Never much like delta-winged fighter jets, purely on visuals, until fairly recently. I trace the bias to the Top Trumps fighter jets card game in the younger days, whereby the delta-winged ones were always somewhat middling in stats compared to those that are top or near the top and were almost always the US 4th gen planes. Fast forward to this HMR VF-0D, it is currently a top favorite..
She's a lovely bird indeed!
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On 9/16/2023 at 3:52 PM, Angesdad said:
Okay work continues on my vf-0d. Got to sit down at my spray booth this morning trying to get some personal quiet time if you know what I mean:). I never got the pleasure of owning Arcadia’s premium finish version of the 0d so I figured would dare to replicate the weathered effect on the HMR. The gradient on the arms and legs, which I believe is the focal point on the PF were quite challenging but nothing my shaky aging hands couldn’t handle apparently.😂 Some WIP shots;
Still got a long way to go, lots to be done. updates to follow!
Wow that already looks great! Can't wait to see the finished product!
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25G available again at HLJ.
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On 9/5/2023 at 10:46 AM, Alex GS said:
I just PO last week the Reissue of Jungle of Tekkaman figure from HLJ I think is the same one you have, I always been a fan of Tekkaman and after doing some research I preorder, by the way how are material quality of this Tekkaman?, ulitmately what make me PO this figure were three things, the looks of it, the height and very important to me the heft.
and this , 1 Kg? yikes!
Not sure why in the description in HLJ or AmiAmi they don't add the manufacturing description , it took me a while to find correct one in youtube
I think it goes like this:
Product Line: Metal Power , Maker: Innovation Point , Main Company name?: Jungle
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I like it a lot. It's a big weighty figure comparable to the Bandai 1/48 DX VF-1. I had no idea who this maker was but decided to roll the dice on it and was pleasantly surprised. It's solid with a fair amount of diecast. I didn't get the Sentinel version because I didn't like the way the sculpt looked.
My only complaint is that getting the batteries in and out of the microscopic battery compartments is a $#@%&.
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On 9/4/2023 at 4:25 PM, Angesdad said:
My photoshop skills are rusty to say the least and after getting much needed help from my 12-year-old daughter with a questionable look on her face, we came up with this together..no vector all the pixels that I had to clean up this entire afternoon...wish me luck printing it!🤣 and thank you @Lolicon for the scan and introducing me to the world of homemade decals.
Nice work cleaning it up!
Unfortunately I don't think the console decals are going to be useful. It appears Bandai decided to glue the pilots into the cockpit. Bandai just loves glopping glue everywhere, even when it's completely unnecessary
21 hours ago, Convectuoso said:
Does anyone else have this issue?
Looks like typical sloppy Bandai paint app.
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Over $100 more than HLJ price. PW shipping also reduces shipping costs by a lot. But only a tiny number of people had the fortune to catch the HLJ preorder.
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VF-11 might do well as an Arcadia webshop item rather than a regular retail release. PF only of course.
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On 8/12/2023 at 10:15 PM, Shawn said:
nice reminder just how nice the arcadia premium vf-0d was
I consider it the single best transforming valk toy ever made.
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Still available at multiple shops. Wonder if this one will become a shelf warmer and derail any future 171 reissues.
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Looks good to me!