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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
Lolicon replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Wow! @sqidd breathing new life into the old Yamato 1/48s. -
I like how this has turned into a FS thread for @Kicker773's stuff. Haven't had time to do much recently due to some kind of pandemic sweeping the globe. I'm hoping to see some work from some of our more talented members like @wm cheng and others. For years I've derived the most enjoyment out of my valkyrie toys from the work I put into improving them from their stock condition. Though I actually consider myself bottom of the barrel among the customizer world, I do it because it's fun and for the satisfaction of knowing that a toy has been improved through my own efforts. I also, I couldn't afford the Yamato weathering versions when they came out long ago. Currently working on an Angel Birds 1A, but that's going to be a shiny, clean show plane. The very first valkyrie I ever detailed, funny enough, was Roy's DYRL VF-1S:
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Those Maruyama 171s were dirt cheap on Mandarake when they came out. But like all initially unwanted valks, once the supply dried up, the price soared.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Lolicon replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
It covers the Midgar portion of the original game. But it's greatly expanded and is a full length 40-50 hour game on its own. I'm at 40-something hours in and it's one of the best games I've played in awhile. After I finish it, I'll play it again on classic mode, which recreates the pseudo-real time turn-based combat of the original game. -
SSP 12k https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1130712556&ref=list&keyword=マクロス
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That Max 1S was an obvious PS job, as recoloring the heat shield would involve repainting it then obtaining a skull decal in that specific style at 1/48 scale (already a difficult feat if you don't own an expensive decal printer), and there are no telltale signs that any such thing occurred. Also, I thought Max had a black heat shield? Combination of mechanical pencil and Flory's model wash. https://www.florymodels.org/washes
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Lolicon replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Set aside my current valkyrie project so I can play through this.
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Several DX 1S available still. Cheapest one is 26k opened. https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1128769927&ref=doc&keyword=マクロス VF-1S&lang=en
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Regult available. https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1135260983&ref=list&keyword=マクロス&lang=en
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I used Mr Color Thinner to remove the printing.
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
Lolicon replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Lovely shots as always Saburo! Oh man that Ozma 29 looks so good. I really need to take mine out of storage. -
The white modex printing comes off pretty easily with a bit of thinner on a Q-tip leaving the black intact, so it only took a few minutes to replace both modex numbers. Thanks @tekering for having the balls to be the first to take a bunch of paint thinner to their expensive toy. What gets me about Bandai's tampo printing is that while they went a little nuts on the markings, they somehow managed to miss what I consider must-have markings. They missed the ejection seat warnings on the TV valks, and they missed another key marking on the 1S. And I'm sure we're all looking forward to Kakizaki's skull-less Skull 210.
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Looks great! I do live pretty far south in the US, so the warmer climate might have helped. Did you fix the messed up modex on the 1S?
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Okay, so I was simplifying a bit when I said I just brute forced the tires back on, but it really is pretty straightforward and pretty easy despite the brittle rubber. I'm using my spare Max 1A as I don't want to risk scratching or chipping the paint on any of my painted DX landing gears. First simply put the tire onto the outer portion of the wheel. The hole in the rubber is the same size so it should just slide right on. Make sure the side with the visible sprue cut is on the inside. Then gently massage the rubber onto the wider inner ring of the tire like so. Until it's all the way on. That's all there is to it. (And ugh those unpainted landing gear are an eyesore.)
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Oh that's a fantastic chrome finish! Time to get some for mine. If you didn't already know, you can pull off the front-most landing gear bay door too, but it's really tight. I just wrapped mine in masking tape then yoinked it off with some pliers. For the tires, I just brute forced them back on without any problems.
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DX SSP 11k https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1134919564&ref=list&keyword=マクロス
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Google "low road capitalism" if you really want to understand the roots of American capitalism. That's all I'll say on that matter. Thread's been derailed enough.
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DX SSP 12k https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1134828824&ref=list&keyword=マクロス&lang=en
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Thanks! I'll give it a shot. I don't trust Paypal at all, so I always check on every order that it's being paid in yen using my CC before submitting payment. Because Paypal has pulled their "Whoops we 'accidentally' changed everyone's default settings to our conversion rate. Oh well guess we get to pocket that extra money from every transaction before you guys noticed!"
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Since we're on the subject of fees, I've noticed that Paypal has changed their system so that when I buy stuff from Japan, it will default to USD using Paypal's crappy conversion rate where Paypal pockets the difference. It appears they've taken away the setting to automatically pay in yen using your CC, or at least they've buried that setting to where I can't find it. Obvious underhanded attempt by Paypal to pocket a few extra bucks on every transaction with no added value or utility on their part. So on every purchase don't leave anything to chance or default. Always make sure you manually change conversion to pay in yen using your CC's conversion rate, which will always be better than Paypal's crap. F*** you, Paypal.
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I prefer having the Lil Drakens on in fighter mode, but they look great in all modes. Haha thanks. People pretty much stopped using melee weapons and shields with the advent of firearms, and now we've come full circle.
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Already received a couple of DHL packages that shipped late last week from Mandarake. They arrived on Tuesday.
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I'll take a VF-19 reissue just for the Fire Bomber figures. Never noticed the yellow canopy till now.
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
Lolicon replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Keith Aero Windermere, sociopath extraordinaire. -
Was dusting and doing some rearranging and noticed I never got a good 262 battroid pic. Bandai where's my white 262?
