Guppy

I just got my FPs in today. I ordered them from HLJ and when I got the shipping notice Tuesday evening I figured that I would see them in a week or two. Much to my surprise they arrived in Florida in less than 48 hours!! That's scary if you have ever ordered something from HLJ!

48 hours!! Did they open up a shop in Florida?

Maybe they've fixed their shipping problems finally. So I won't have to wait 25 days to get my stuff.

Yeah, I thought so too. Saving a few bucks on shipping costs is not worth the gamble if I miss out.

I know! I'll go and cancel that SEED kit and get a second fastpack set instead!

Damn you Graham for posting that pic of the valk with fastpacks on one of sithlord's stands!!

It was the final push I needed to crack and order some.. if he's got any left! 

Go for it, you won't regret it. The FPs are a first class product.

I always thought the 1/48 VF-1 by itself is beautiful. Also, the FPs by themselves are beautiful. But when you combine the two together, you end up with something where the whole is oh, so much greater than the sum of the parts. A FAST Pack equipped 1/48 Valk is stunning, really a work of art and all the photos to date just don't do it justice.

Graham

I just ordered a set at hlj along with the SOC eva 02 and the Assault Shroud SEED KIT! MWA HAHAHA! hehe, you will hate me now.

In your opinion, would any fastpack sets be around in hong kong when we're planning that HK shopathon in january? Or should I buy extra sets now?

Damn you Graham for posting that pic of the valk with fastpacks on one of sithlord's stands!!

It was the final push I needed to crack and order some.. if he's got any left!

Very nice pics ! Congrats ! but the elint head in battroid is so tiny !

Yes, poor VE-1, while in the prototype stage he took a vacation to Papua New Guinea and tangled with a tribe of head-hunters and got his head shrunk

Graham

wow... that is tiny... I was gonna get one... but now I'm not so sure. ...

VT-1 rocks tho!

lol, but it would be pretty easy to mod a new head for it. After all it's just a tube! *ducks*

I've never seen an episode of Gundam Seed but I own 3 kits.

Stone the heretic! Cast out your evil SEED kits, get down on you knees and pray to the hory Froating head for forgiveness

hahah!

"Kawamori-san, please accept my next month's paycheck. I will buy 3 more 1/48 fastpack sets to atone for my blasphemy!!"

.. after I get a 1/100 assault shroud.

hehe, what can I say? The Seed kids are toy crack. Well, model crack. At 17 bucks a pop, they quiet my addiction until the next yamato macross release comes out.

This is very true. What happens when us 20/30-somethings are old and in nursing homes? Who will be interested in Macross if there are no more series coming out? 4 part mini series like Mac+ are great, but they don't get the continuous on-air advertising that a 24 or 36 episode series gets. It's long been accepted that the tv show plays a supporting role the the merchandise. It's funny when I re-watch old Transformers epsiodes that had me hypnotised for half and hour every saturday morning as a kid - they were just brainwashing my small mind to buy their toys! And I loved it!

It's no surprise that Gundam is king. They never stop making new material. And then comes the 100's of model kits and toys. I've never seen an episode of Gundam Seed but I own 3 kits.

The only thing that could improve those photos is one of Sithlord's stands:

http://www.macrossworld.com/cgi-bin/mwf/ik...t=ST;f=4;t=1857

Which I am saving up for after I buy the elint, ostrich SOC eva 02 and 1/48 fastpacks..

The elint really needs one to show it off with all its radar gear deployed.

Unfortunately I was away for 2 weeks getting married so I missed out on a good member number.. which is SO important, lol. I can't believe I am no. 821! Is anyone lower than me?

Oh my - it's the unholy love child of the Wing Zero and the Gundam X!

That's so true! But I kinda like it. I never got into Gundam Wing with all those feathers and crap. The Freedom has a more mecha look to it rather than looking like an angel.

If the Freedom comes out as a MG kit it will come down to price vs. quality. I've got a couple of the 1/100 Seed kits and they're great value for the price, but the detail is not nearly as good as the MG kits.

NICE! And for the bargain price of US$171!

I'll still get a Titans PG before I get this one though.

BWAA HAHAHAHAA!!!! :D

How did you know I was thinking that??

No, at that moment I was really thinking: "I secretly changed the gift registry to hlj.com!"

Cool! Flashing light bootlegs!

It's the love child of a Patlabor and a Valkyrie!

Hey Sebastiain - give your baby a bootleg and see how long it lasts! lol!

ahhaaa! That was my "SCORE!!!" pose. I'm lucky that my wife doesn't mind my toy spending. She just tells me she never wants to see my credit card balance.

I'm back from my wedding & honeymoon - I am freshly married!

Paulo raises a good point - we will have to go "rock paper scissors" to decide who gets first dibs on toys!

Damn.. I am back to 1 post...