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On 5/25/2023 at 9:22 PM, Slave IV said:

That’s understandable. Yeah, my guess is Arcadia A will do it but yeah, I’d want to know for sure too. 

Arcadia B is specifically for the weird hexagon plug they went with for their Macross Zero releases.

Arcadia A will work for everything else released by Arcadia or Yamato.

11 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

I concur.

I only buy mooks/magazines from them. And those mooks always arrives with minor scruff and dents on the corners. They don't even shrink wrap the mooks. They just toss it as is on the nearest box size available and sometimes the closest bubble envelope size with no extra padded protection. So don't expect your collectible boxes without dents when you get them from AmazonJP.

I've already queued the montage of crushed boxes I've received in years past before so I won't repeat it here. 

9 hours ago, Pontus said:

Can't wait to watch the new Delta movie!

You finally got it!

As for the Delta movie... 

19 hours ago, treatment said:

 

They did get rid of it, thank heavens. It was such a stupid and tacky canopy color.

 

from https://twitter.com/simsim5479/status/1659911045086072833/photo/3

 

Oh thank god. That 2000 flushes canopy was a real eyesore.

10 hours ago, Slave IV said:

Sweet! That reminds me I need to remind my buddy in Japan to ship mine to me. 

Amazon Japan is definitely not the way to go if you want mint boxes...

Getting Sheryl's face right has been a challenge for figure makers since time immemorial.

2 hours ago, MKT said:

  Trying to wean off the Macross Multiple Valk Syndrome.

Im with you on that, primarily because I'm running out of space. I'll probably sell off my duplicates once I get my new moducases. I like having the extras for spare parts but really need to make space. 

5 hours ago, treatment said:

Revivial HMR Armored VF-1J arruved tiday.

Too lazy to get my 1/60s out, so all HMR 1Js for now...

L-R:  HMR standalone VF-1J (v2) using clear canopy, Revival-1J (v3), and original HMR VF-1J (v1):

 

Revival-GBP and OGBP:

 

Notes on the Revival edition:

• Bandai should've given us a separate neck-only cover when  in GBP mode.
• The underside-covers can be kept installed even when in GBP mode.

 

Wait so did they get rid of the toilet bowl cleaner canopy or not? Haven't opened mine yet. 

I'm not terribly concerned about the box condition as long as the toy is undamaged. 

That is a hella expensive figure 

5 hours ago, treatment said:

 

I'm glad they dispensed with the toilet bowl cleaner blue canopy. 

On 5/6/2023 at 9:42 PM, MacrossJunkie said:

Yeah, I think you're right. In any case, I think it's shameful that they knew about breakages, delayed the release, and then apparently that time spent didn't seem to resolve anything.

It could have been avoided with using just a tiny bit less force on the shoulder screws. I guess over-tightening screws is the new thing because the screws on my revival 25 were also incredibly tight. Had to break out a much larger screwdriver to loosen them because my little hobby screwdriver simply couldn't provide enough torque. 

On 5/21/2023 at 11:20 AM, Froy said:

Just I quickie since I got some spare time to open and play a bit with my Hi Metal VF-1D

Need to dig our the Yamato V.1. from where ever it is in storage for a group shot.

As far as I know only these 4 are the only official releases of a transforming VF-1D toys of the Macross series plus the Virgin road.

Great collection of Ds you have! 🫠

Skimping on details is Bandai's bread & butter. That's the entire reason the HMR line exists. 

Shoulder blocks should be grey too. Whoops!

More details... (so much for just doing a quick panel wash )

Yoyakunow a reliable seller?

3 minutes ago, MKT said:

Someone just posted links in the PO tread, to huge discounts for the Arcadia VF-1 Milia & Max PFs. Such great value in the backdrop of this new HMR VF-1 pricing lol..

I saw that. Seriously considering picking up another M&M pair at that price...

1 minute ago, Slave IV said:

I like low prices as much as anyone. But I think Arcadia provides some great value still. 

Agreed. "Overpriced" is a subjective term, after all. I personally don't consider Arcadia to be overpriced for what I'm getting.

The only upcoming DXs are reissues. Nothing new but HMR. 

1 minute ago, Slave IV said:

The good thing is Arcadia seems to charge the same price as they did around 10 years ago so with the exchange rate and inflation, we are getting them for less today than they were then. Not as cheap as Yamato days but still not bad. I’m in for both if they do it. 

Yup, prices for all toy lines have gone up across the board.

I think because there were so many clearance sales way back in Yamato's heyday and people got used to those sale prices that once Yamato went under (turns out their business model wasn't great for solvency) and Arcadia had to move to a business model that would allow them to actually stay afloat that a bunch of people decided Arcadia was way overpriced and wanted the pricing back from the Yamato days.

Yeah, Bandai's HMR may be overpriced sometimes, but Arcadia isn't a great example for more reasonable prices. 

31 minutes ago, jvmacross said:

yep

Nice! 

7 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Nice....and once again the poor Tomahawk and Phalanx get pushed further back from a release date....although I'd gladly keep waiting if Bandai releases a TV  Q-Rau Milia-Use to match up against that TV VF-1A Max Use...

Is that your cel?

Nuts to trying to order through a proxy. I'll just pick them up at AE or BiJ or wherever that carries TWE stuff. I have much more money than time & patience to deal with Bandai's artificial scarcity BS these days.

Artificial scarcity is Bandai's bread & butter.

As soon as I saw that letter, I went ahead and bought one from AE. I'm not going to hold my breath for a "restock" from Bandai when it comes to Macross.