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From EP 44
This one is a reaction missile
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7 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said:
Does the YF-21 have any missile hardpoints? (I guess in the Macross Plus show, the missiles were stored internally?)
I noticed that the YF-21 is listed as including Fast Packs, but seems to completely lack all the missiles that had come with the original DX Chogokin YF-19 release.... though, admittedly, the YF-19 re-issue did not include missiles either.
For what we saw in the animation neither the YF 21 or the YF 19 were animated with hard points (in Macross 7 I don remember seeing a VF-19 or a VF-22 with hard points) But both are animated with fast packs and fold booster. The YF-21 equipped with the fold booster can be seen for a few frames in the chapter 3 of the OVAs right after Isamu scapes from the base.
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1 hour ago, Shizuka the Cat said:
Woah!
Doing some quick math that is what I will pay getting it from Japan to Mexico including shipping and taxes.
No wonder why it sold out immediately at Japanese retailers.
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Got my order confirmation mail from HLJ.
Time to hit the sack
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Holy crap. As soon my order cleared in HLJ went order stop.
Just have to wait for the order confirmation mail.
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Not running risks here.
In for the PO madness. Getting stuff directly from Japanese retailers to Mexico is cheaper for me.
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45 minutes ago, wm cheng said:
So much amazing work going on here (I just stepped away for the holidays a little and its a buzzing workshop here!)
@derex3592 funny I just read your post about your airbrush and really glad you got it working after all that. My HP-BC from 1986 (my receipt says it cost me $202 37yrs ago) finally broke apart at the siphon tube to the body. I was too chickensh@# to try to solder it back together with plumbing solder and a blowtorch. So I was going to replace it with the Eclipse HP-BCS but luckily they had me try both and immediately I felt the trigger of the Eclipse with a very short travel and no feedback vs. my HP-BC which is now High-Performance HP-BC1 had the trigger travel I was used to for more control. You might want to look into trying an HP-BC1 in your hands should you need to upgrade next.
Your FA-18F is looking amazing BTW!!! Nice that there's some detail under the forward LERX - the Hasegawa one I've built has nothing but a smooth surface there, no even the ladder panel
@electric indigo I always love your 1/72 models - they always look like 1/48 with the amount of detailing and your superb silky smooth paint job! I love the Intruder now I'm waiting for the new one you pointed me in that direction. I always loved the 70s colorful Navy schemes, but your grey newer schemes has a nice splash as well.
@pengbuzz It always amazes me what you cobble together from found objects to make your art. I absolutely love the background diorama you made for the Robocop and your pose is just spot on!!! I couldn't believe how convincing your foil looks as a metal finish - bravo! Everyone is getting sick, take care and get better.
@Rock Tomcat is my favourite plane, can't wait to see what you do with that amazing kit. Thanks for posting so I can live vicariously through you. I'm a strictly 1/72 scale guy, but that Tamiya kit is so good that I had to break my rule and get one with all the upgrades too - but its just sitting in my stash waiting for "someday".
@505thAirborne Love that YF-23!!! Shame it didn't beat up the awkward turned up nosed F-22 (at least from an aesthetics point of view)
@Thom Been meaning to get that Academy new tooling (only one I don't have in 1/72 aside from my GWH, FineMolds and countless Hasegawas). Is it as good as people say? Lots of rivet detailing from your photos. Love your wheel well plumbing - I'm a huge sucker for that, wished Eduard had some resin upgrades or some new 3D prints - but your plumbing looks amazing! There's a round recess in the flat portion of the well, is that a detail or injector pin mark - I'm not familiar with that detailing? Is the external fuel tank attachment molded onto the lower intakes so you can't model it without external fuel tanks?
@Chas Great Phoenix, that brings me back; running home afterschool!
@Kurt Wow Kurt, absolutely love the cooler box and bottle but the facial painting blows me away!!! What kind of paints and brush do you use for the shading and eyes (especially)? I'm trying to paint my 1/72 Minmay's face in the cockpit of my VT-1 and can't seem to get into the details (especially the eyes and right now it looks like a Zombie!). I also love the 3D mud as well, so realistic!
@MechTech Thanks for sharing @neptunesurvey amazing Prometheus. Wow, that must be huge and those planes must be micronian! Amazing. Let him know I had my troubles signing in as well for a few months there and I totally understand what he's going through. Your build looks amazing, but I have no idea what OTO Melara is, I asssume its some kind of armour.
I'm sorry if I missed anyone, just so much to get caught up on. So glad everyone seems to be happily and productively modeling away! I'm really slowed down and back to work so there isn't much progress to show. Plus everything seems to be breaking down in the house that needs replacing all at once from 37yr old airbrushes, to 22yr old speakers, to 17yr old motorized drop down projector screens to 17yr old dishwashers to my beloved 15yr old BMW M3 that needs repairs - argh!
37 years ago?!?! I was still eating mud at 3 years old when you got that airbrush!
This place is full og histories.
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11 minutes ago, Lolicon said:
Is the VF-19 good? Should I get one?
Yamato VF-19 suffered the curse of the weak ankle joints. My Arcadia has being holding pretty good so far. I have read some comments about this reissue being even more tight.I
I'dsay the VF-19s are among the best valks from the Yamarcadia era. It is only behind the VF-11 wich to me is the best from Yamato, not counting the VF-1 variants.
I'm not a huge fan of Macross 7 series but the Kai Valkyrie equiped with the sound booster is a hell of a display piece.
I only own Kai and a VF-19S. Still trying to catch a 19F.
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2 hours ago, MKT said:
Hmm I do like my valks perverted!
The seat gimmick is like the VF-0S/A seat gimmick, it doesn't really add much to the toy, but the fact it's there is a nice thought and another example of why Arcadia sometimes go the extra mile for these little things.
You gotta love the Yamato 21's gimmick. Transforming from battroid mode to fighter the seat rotates by sliding back the nose back to fighter mode position. It is beautiful. I did a couple of times. Now my 21 has been sitting on fighter mode for years. I was just afraid damaging it.
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Finally got me a DX Angel Birds.
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I don't see any word about fold booster attachments being induced but it seems to be some holes on the for them
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1 hour ago, MKT said:
From jenius's site:
My Kai has been in Battroid mode since I tooll it out of the box. Totally forgot about the tint on the canopy.
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8 hours ago, treatment said:
https://twitter.com/nutzaawoi4945/status/1738048025979974026
previous tweet of unconfirmed oob pic:
https://twitter.com/nutzaawoi4945/status/1738020888484905034
I don't remember if my Arcadia original release has a tinted canopy. Is that new?
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On 12/11/2023 at 2:19 PM, sh9000 said:
BvS Batman (2.0).
OK. That face without mask totally gotta be the Sad Affleck 😂
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a Yamato VF X that popped a few days ago is back in stock
I'd grab it but I ordered an angel birds from them a few weeks ago.
Monthly money for toys just banished 😂😂😂
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3 hours ago, Chronocidal said:
What were you expecting, sense?
I'm starting to see that Bandai is not a fan of "as you seen it on the TV"
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Wait, Bandai removes the fast packs but still throw in the Yang minifigure?
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Actually if you read carefully at the shipping options in FAQ they state that shipping is calculated by volume not weight, this is why offer PW option so you can ship heavy boxes full of stuff. Shipping for just one item will always be super expensive.
By the way, HLJ has turned off auto shipping since the pandemic. Got an item about to hit the 60 day mark and wrote to them if something could be done to wait for a release that was coming in a few days more. They told me the auto shipping is still off.
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1 hour ago, sh9000 said:
Just have alerts set up on Mandarake.
I have tried. But I noticed that too much of the good stuff goes up very early in the morning at the time I'm at very deep sleep.
If I'm lucky some stuff goes up around 10 pm - 12 am (Mexico center time). Past that I'm out for sleep. By the time I wake up every thing is gone. Lol.
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On 12/8/2023 at 9:44 PM, sh9000 said:
My 22nd and 23rd HMR CF VF-1A.
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22 hours ago, Spark-O-Matic said:
Anime Export says I'll get my Mechanic Edition Wednesday
if so, that will be the fastest I've ever got something from Japan
. Plaza Japan is about 10 days that's really good too.
Several years ago (by the time Yamato V2 TV VF-1S Focker was released) I got may fastest shipping from Japan to Mexico. 5 days via EMS post service
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6 hours ago, Chronocidal said:
Actually weird, HLJ just popped up for me.
What the heck, don't have to pay for that one yet. Grabbed a third there. I should be all good.
Whenever I miss a preorder with them I keep looking back anyways. It is like they don't take all the orders they will accept on just one go. There is still the possibility of a person cancelling.
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Got my order confirmation from HLJ and an extra at nin-nin. Time to get some sleep.
1/55's revisited
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Still in the hunt for one of these and the GBP armor
But one that doesn't require to sacrifice any of my functioning organs.