claude grant

It'll take a 1/60 Monster to 'complete' the entire line from Arcadia...yeah right.

Leg day should include the calves, right?

Please outsource your Claudia for the love of Pete! That needs some fine tuning galore. The only reason I was able to identify was the clothing.

A lot of my heroes are leaving this plane of existence. Thank you for all of the inspiration you gave me, and may you arrive home safely and begin a new portfolio sir.

Urotsukidoji?

Just have to wait & see...

Will there be a Milia version to follow this Max? I know somebody on here knows the answer to this.

Best neca line since pacific rim so far, imho.

12 hours ago, eXis10z said:

Amiami finally sent me the payment link after another email for any other members who are still waiting. Now just wait for them to ship. With this I am finally done with this line. Hikaru's 1S, Roy's 1S and this 1J armoured is a good way to say goodbye to this line.  😄

Until they announce a VT & VE lol!

Mad, mad skills son! I cosign everything already said about this build.

This will be worth every penny it's gonna cost.

No Houquet?  That's who they should've STARTED with!

Oh snap!!!

16 hours ago, sh9000 said:

 

M&M cockpits @ 1:07... and here I thought I was thru with cockpits.

Gotta think hard about this one.

Ok I can see that lol.  No, that's my little Aldi Bauhn power bank I've had for years.

You need an external USB enabled power source for the lighting effects.

8 hours ago, Slave IV said:

It looks amazing! Thanks for sharing @claude grant

How is the sound quality? Does it have a mini tube amp like the SDF-1?

Non-existent.  There are no sound modules, speakers, or any type of onboard audio to be found here.

But if LED's are your thing then this should definitely suffice.

Word to the wise; this is a display piece, and you'd better be gentle as all get out, or risk breaking your almost $500.00 collectible... just saying.

Points of EXTREME concern:

The canopy is attached with a thin piece of plastic that may be prone to warping over time.  It does not appear to be removable.  That may be a feature that will debut with the VF-1S.

The tension/resistance on that canopy hinge is practically nil.  You feel just the slightest bit of grip, but not enough to hold anything in place.  You have 2 options for display afaik; canopy fully opened, or completely closed.

Also my canopy is very gappy.  Don't really know how to fix this, but it's not to bothersome to me.

And now the stand/base... I absolutely don't like what they went with here.  The stickers are garrish, and the stability is questionable at best. 

Be careful when posing this thing also.  I suggest you don't choose too aggressive an angle on the adjustable connector; unless you want to send this thing tumbling God forbid!

This is polystone construction, and will look like a hot mess if you break it.

Other than the above rant, I love this thing!  I really do!

The last 4 pics...

Here's some pics I just took of this cockpit w/Rick/Hikaru...

2 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Look forward to your pics...BTW...do you own the recently released Roy figure?  If so, does that one fit?

Still waiting for Roy to arrive, but I can guarantee you one thing...based on the pics I've seen of Roy standing next to Hikaru,

ain't no way in Hades that figure will fit in the 1J cockpit I've got!  I'll put it to the test when he arrives though none the less.

I could be wrong, but it appears that they may have taken the foot pedals out of the final design, and maybe by doing so it allowed for the figure to fit properly within the cockpit.  I detected no obstructions with the feet at all.

I just got my 1/12 VF-1J cockpit yesterday, and can verify that the KC Rick Hunter figure fits like a champ with NO modding of parts!

All I did was remove the tan backpack and VOILA!  I'm talking even with the helmet on he looks made to order for this cockpit! 

If you own this figure, then you definitely don't need the static statue.

Will take some pics and post tomorrow if time permits me.

Also, a word of caution...

The cockpit is held on to the base with 2 neodymium magnets that hold ok I guess.  But be careful cause the attachment points can be tricky.

Nice!  I hope it's remastered.