Bobby

^ Me too...I'd REALLY like a UNIT 3A!!! So much Saturn nostalgia for me...

All you gotta do is pull the upper arms out. If you expand the shoulders fully outwards...neck should go right down!

Ditto on mcfly50!!!

Thanks for the easy transaction.

Woah...that was a great price 

On 7/15/2019 at 2:05 PM, daBlah! said:

These are soooo coool...I just wish they were easier to obtain...I missed out when they did the first Garland.

Agreed...+1 on the GoodSmile version (8"- 9" tall) vs. MegaHouse version (4"- 5" tall). 

This would be interesting...

On 1/15/2019 at 6:48 AM, Axelay said:

...I do wonder what a VF-31A would look like with the YF-30's paint scheme...

Used this pic taken by Projekt03 to see what the photoshop would look like...

...it would be slick 

Tremendous thanks to Kidada for a great transaction.

Great communication and very trustworthy!

Buy with complete confidence!

11 hours ago, M'Kyuun said:

Nice heavy mod of the original, Bobby.  Looks fitting with those Macross kites, and I like that you kept the swing wing feature. Lovely all around.

10 hours ago, Bolt said:

That looks awesome !

Thanks...here's a couple more angles shots 

17 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

...have to give the set designers credit, because they're actually hitting some design aesthetics that I really love...But seriously, just look at the thing.  That might be the most attractive pseudo-aircraft design they've made in a very long time.  Could probably use a few tweaks to smooth out the structure, but I just love the shape of it...

15 hours ago, M'Kyuun said:

I'll echo your sentiments regarding the redesigned Jay's Storm Fighter...the new improved Storm Fighter caught my eye immediately, and it didn't disappoint; as you said, it's one of the nicest fighter inspired aircraft sets within System to grace a box in quite some time. Too, the new model has about double the parts count, making a beefier model compared to the original...

Agreed. When I saw this kit I thought great design and decent price but I didn't buy it for whatever reason.  Sometime later I was looking on my shelf at the box art of my Arcadia VF-0D and it got my thinking about this kit again for some reason. I bought it the next time I saw it thinking of the intention of aiming for that color scheme. After swapping/adding/removing various parts, plus using some leftover Macross decals, I thought it ended up looking like a sort of prototype version of the VF-0D at a very nice size. I should try M'Kyuun's suggestion of changing out that hinge piece on the nose!

4 hours ago, Valkyrie Griffon said:

Nice custom build. In the comparison pic in the top right I see what looks like the McFarlane Toys bike. What are the other two?

Thanks! That is correct, McFarlane, then Bandai's Soul of Popynica PX-03 Tokyo Motorshow Limited Ed (this one had no markings), then the "e–scooter", then the other custom build from the previous page.

To continue from an earlier post in this thread, just another fun assembly with leftover parts of an  akira-ish "scooter-like" bike!

Hey Jenius, I'm outta town but when I get back I'll email you the materials that came with my XI (periwinkle sticker sheet for screw holes and strike parts instruction insert). Nice review update!

Strike Parts are really cool! In bike mode it makes your Garland kinda look like the GR-2 Mass Production Type Bike Mode from Part II!

The shoulder armor mechanism is really slick with how it folds around in both slave and bike mode. Rocket launcher panels open up to reveal missiles and there is a foldable scope on the telescoping beam cannon.

One thing I had hoped to not have to do is you have to remove the taillights to fasten the backpack weapons holster. 

A single complaint is the long range beam cannon is sooo flimsy it just comes apart easily but still looks cool.

Strike Parts for Garland!

Although I enjoy my Miracle Voltron a lot, one thing that bugged me was that due to their engineering you had to switch the feet in Land Team mode resulting in them being on the wrong side.

It's great to see the SOC version get this and so many other things right!

I'm gonna try out the strike parts tomorrow on the red/white version!

Well it arrived and the pain is now less  I'll leave it to the reviewers to review but one thing I'll quickly mention I'm particularly happy abut is the whole thing is finished in a very nice matte finish which may resolve some of the chipping issues the previous gloss white version had around the chest plate. In love the colors...what a cool piece!

I know the original line art gave the foot vehicles large(r) front bumpers...but if I were to have only one critique from what's been revealed so far, and not that beggers can be choosers (and I've been begging for one of these forever) the bumpers imo really stand out and seem just a tad bit too long.

It reminds me of the early Volvos when they were pioneering their crash safety rating and developing their ultra-shock-absorbing bumpers...

Other than that I'm super excited and ready to pre-order!

On 5/12/2019 at 10:01 AM, jenius said:

Oh my it must be getting close.... That bill is going to hurt!

I got my payment notification today and... ...it hurt!

On 5/13/2019 at 8:53 AM, M'Kyuun said:

Looks great!  ...all you need now are a bunch of small decals to plaster on it to finish the look, and  a custom Kaneda to take it out for a spin!

This is a modded Sky Gundam kit that I removed a lot of parts from...

Don't mean to interrupt the discussion on wedge plates just want to post the latest put-together and figured this was the best place...

the lineup...

cowl hatch open...

...basically saw something similar online and tried to make my own.

If anyone's interested in the 12" Sofubi Marmit Garland there's an unopened one at Madarake --> https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1103358099&ref=list&soldOut=1&keyword=メガゾーン23&lang=en

came across this interesting background track ... do you remember it