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New toys! Weeee! Didn't really need a 6th 25F but the price was right. Some 1/100 scale stuff to go with the new Hi-Metals...

I caved and bought another. I couldn't resist the siren call of Amiami's big, orange "Add to Cart" button. Which is kind of a rare sight when it comes to Bandai Macross toys... Figured I'd have one plain fighter, one fighter with super packs, and one in battroid mode.

Oh so tempted to get a 3rd. I already have 2 of these and 2 from Arcadia... when is it time to admit when you have a YF-19 problem??

I believe this is the first time I've managed a Bandai pre-order from Amiami since the initial release of the renewal VF-25F. Hope this line does well so Bandai will release stuff from other series. I'd love a YF-19 or Armored VF-25S in 1/100 scale.

Got a second one from Amiami. That's enough for me.

Amiami died on me. Got cart jacked at Hobby Search. Was able to snag one off CD Japan. Only 8700 yen shipped thanks to points.

Glad I bought some extra armor sets awhile back for the reaction missiles and MDE bombs. Got plenty of spare weapons for the 19 and 30.

A couple unopened ones have popped up on Mandarake at 27k yen. I've been tempted to snatch one each time, but I've held back. They're not up for long though. (I only see them because I work overnight, so I see lots of Mandarake updates as they go up.)

Something seemed off to me about the cockpit and now I know what it is: the seat's too small. Or rather, there's no head rest. Isamu's gonna get some whiplash if he accelerates too fast. Not good for a man his age (as of 2059).

CD Japan won't let me purchase one since I bought one already. And that's how you limit one per customer.

Just got mine finally. I like the sculpt of the Arcadia version more (especially in profile), but overall I like the Bandai version more, what with all the details printed on. I wish I had bought three.

I wish I could say the same for HLJ's service. Requested shipping over the weekend and only got a shipping notice a few hours ago. They've been in business for nearly 20 years and they still have not mastered the art of putting stuff in a box and slapping on a shipping label in under 96 hours. It takes less time for the damn package to actually make the trip halfway around the world.

Thanks! I got both of them from Mandarake. One I got myself from their Akihabara shop, the other was ordered online. They don't show up often anymore, so you gotta snag them as soon as you see them! They can be purchased off Amazon too, for a mark-up though... http://www.amazon.com/Macross-Frontier-Queadluun-Rea-Squadron-Spirits/dp/B003PE9MTI/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434114085&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=queadluun+rare

And finally finished my Pixie Squadron too.

Picked up this baby unused for under $100. Now I have to find Max's. *sigh*

Hey I wouldn't mind them in larger scale either; I don't really mind the "itasha" schemes. I passed on the Sheryl VF-171 not because there's a Sheryl graphic printed on it, but because they chose an ugly Sheryl graphic. Passed on the new VB-6 because I already have the previous SP release and having a different decal is not enough for me to drop another $200 on an otherwise identical toy. I preordered this new YF-29 but I still feel that all the 29s have some of the weakest paint schemes among all valkyries. Off the top of my head, the only schemes that I can think of that are worse are the Macross 7 VF-19s.

I love how one of the ads in that photostream is of a guy forking over a huge wad of cash. At first I thought it was a part of the photo album...

Yep, put a bit of super glue on there and letting it set for a couple hours. First time that's ever happened to me with a VF-1 (straight out of the box, no less).

Tried to get a pic to compare whites. Arcadia VF-1J is top left; the rest are Yamato.

Ugh always something wrong.

Picked up my recent VF-11C for only 25k yen (about $210). Of course that was done in person at the Akihabara Mandarake. They have quite a lot of stuff in store that they never bother to list on the Web.

My awe at the color is matched only by my awe of its price tag.

So who's your favorite valkyrie maker?

Picked this baby up in Tokyo.

Damn! Just missed this! http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1747996.html