Vinnie

Reduced asking prices. Make me an offer.

Updated based on pending deals

Listed a Gasaraki Raiden kit MISB

Mentioned some of the Front Mission 3 Wanzer toys.

Also, my asking prices may be too high due to my lack of familiarity with the Macross toys market. Please don't be afraid to PM me if you can make a reasonable offer more in line with the true value of these toys.

Probably the most painful of all my sales I've been posting to various forums lately, but I have a number of Macross goodies that need a new home:

Yamato 1/60 YF-19 -with original box, bought 2nd hand, maybe a re-release?, no issues with any of the parts, transformed half a dozen times and sat on my shelf.

$190

Bandai DX 1/60 VF-25S -bought in Akihabara a few months after release, with original box, transformed a few times, and also guarded the shelf.

$100

Bandai DX 1/60 VF-25G -Bought in Kawasaki the day before it's official release, with original box, transformed twice, and sat in fighter mode on it's stand on the shelf.

$170

ARII 1/6 PVC Lynn Minmay -Bluish DYRL outfit, probably from the 15th Anniversary re-release

$15

ARII 1/6 PVC Lynn Minmay -Schoolgirl outfit -MISB, probably from the 15th Anniversary re-release

$20

Macross Dynamite 7 Wall Scroll -Similar to this but on a fabric rather than poster material. Hung in my freshman dorm for a year then sat in storage.

$20

Abused Plastic Models Section:

This is for a number of plastic model kits I've purchased over the years and either painted horribly, broke or simply never finished. While not of particular use to most people, there may be some modellers that find them useful for dioramas or other hobby projects.

Mospeada 1/48 transforming Legioss -Partially assembled and sanded, adult worksmanship, includes box instructions and remaining parts

$10

Bandai 1/144 VF-11C, Macross 7 2-in-1 -Light gray airbrushed paintjob with some dark green trim, broken left arm on the battroid model. Suitable for swooshing and kapowing!

$3

Bandai 1/144 VF-17S, Macross 7 2-in-1 -Dark Blue airbrushed paintjob with some dark green trim. Suitable for swooshing and kapowing!

$3

Yellow Submarine 1/144 VF-4G Fighter -Assembled and unpainted.

$10

Yellow Submarine 1/144 VF-4G Battroid -Not Assembled, may be missing a leg, nice kit though.

$7

VARII 1/100 various models including VF-1A fighter, VF-1D Fighter, VF-1J Gerwalk, VF-1A Battroid all assembled and subjected to my 11-13 year old concept of painting. Millia VF-1J, partially assembled and painted, VF-1A Gerwalk with FAST Pack, partially assembled. $2 each or $10 for the whole lot.

Gasarki Raiden 1/48 scale -MISB

$20

Have a number of Warhammer 40K and LEGO items for sale as well on other trade sites, PM if interested.

Also some Front Mission 3 Wanzer toys. Not sure what the scale is or a reasonable asking price, open to suggestions.

Will negotiate on price. I'll work with reasonable offers.

All prices are in US Dollars. Will sell to international buyers, but you may be subject to higher shipping costs or import taxes. I do not write gift on any customs forms.

Pics available upon request. eBay username is greenmtvince if you want to see my references.

Man...I've gotta get back on the ball. That copy of 3ds Max 2010 can't get here fast enough... Awesome stuff, Gonzo! Glad to see that you and everyone else are still working.

Same here. Guess I'll just have to make sure my LD player doesn't burn out from playing the LD version I got from Japan. Still, I wished they had replaced the un-necessary Lucy fan service with more action sequences instead.

While the Lucy fanservice scene might have been a touch extraneous, the additional scenes of her added some dimension to her character. It made her go from being a throwaway blonde bimbo, to a somewhat interesting character that we only get a brief exposure to her thoughts and feelings.

Nothing. And generally speaking I'll dig everything or something about everything with the Macross label attached to it.

I loved Macross 7 despite the low production values; the characters, story, and music were amazing.

I loved Macross 2 once again despite the low production values and destruction of the Macross.

I liked Macross Zero for the dogfights, mecha, and visual spectacular it was, but the story and characters were disappointing.

I enjoyed Macross 7 Trash...it's Mikimoto art.

Macross Plus (and SDF:M via Robotech) is the reason I'm a military pilot today. So really there's nothing they could do to Macross that would turn me away.

This inlcudes the release of Macross Nyan: a 49 episode harem comedy involving singing catgirl maids piloting transforming fighters to protect some hapless 16 year old boy that just inherited the Shinsei Heavy Industries fortune.

All I've got to say about the RVF-25 is this: If anyone in the US gets a multi-colored Luca and can't stand the lack of Quality Control from Bandai and wishes they'd canceled their pre-order, please PM me. I'll be willing to take it off your hands for a fair price.

Wow. That was actually pretty good. Many props to you for having the patience to do stop motion.

Hmmm...would it be sacriligeous of me to do a custom on a 25th Anniversary model? I'm not a huge fan of the black and gold, but love the idea of a Yamato 19 that won't explode in my hands. I was thinking a nice low-viz grey or a VFX2 Ravens scheme...

Is the 25th Anniversary one any more durable than the classic YF-19? I really want a 19, but I like playing with my toys.

I'm looking for Ranka in the yellow top brown skirt (Like on the cover of the Lion Single) from the latest MacF Gashapan series.

Also looking from the earlier series Swimsuit Sheryl with the yellow jacket.

I have Alto, Michael, and Dark Top+Burgundy Skirt Ranka for trade. Will pay cash as well.

These are the last two I need to complete my collection.

Hmmm...not cool to hear about the two tone Lucca. I was a little worried that I should've stayed in Japan longer so I could grab this one too. I'll have to check it out on my next trip.

I'm actually super happy with the DX series so far. I actually wasn't a fan of the VF-25 until I bought my VF-25S. In fighter and Gerwalk it looks really nice, and Battroid, well turtle head aside, it still looks better than many of the other toys on the market. Aesthetics aside, it was so much fun to play with, I grabbed a 25G the day it was released. My only issue with that one, is that the hip armour is extremely loose and the fighter mode is a little too tight. The 8 year old in me has never had such a cool toy!

Yes indeed. Your DX being loaded onto a 777-300 as we speak.

Attached is a picture of my 2nd Checked Bag.

I just grabbed my VF-25G at Biku? Camera in Kawasaki (by the train station) for retail. If there's anyone in Japan looking for one, they've got stacks of them. I'd love to add my two cents, but I need to leave it in the box since I'm flying back to the states tomorrow.

Joining late since I just got my VF-25S DX in Akihabara a few days ago for cheap. I really like this toy because I wanted a toy to play with (I'll get a 1/72 if I want a display model.) The proportions are better than some of the other VFs I saw and my only real gripe has been the head.

Read through all the pages and saw that there was a FAST Pack addition for this toy released, but I can't seem to find it online. Is this something I have to hunt for in the shops?

Hecks yes! I was a semi-finalist. I didn't get on stage, but I was in the final 6 or 7 guys. Not sure what the winner got, but it wasn't anywhere near as good as the guy celebrating his birthday.

This post is my first in this forum. Okay, the second maybe as I asked a question previously, but the first as a Macross Toy owner. Today I went to Akihabara and I was like a kid in a candy store. Disney world and other theme parks have kind of lost their thrill after flying the Blackhawk, but if anywhere in the world could be an amusement park for me, this was it. There was so much cool stuff, but as for the relevant materials:

-I am now the proud owner of a DX VF-25S. I wanted to get the Alto version, but the only one I saw was for something like 19800 yen. F that.

-So much Mac F Gashapon. I've got 4 out of 6 in one series. I'll head back for the other two. Also got this weird Alto sound maker cell phone bling thing.

-Saw cards, cookies, binders (for 2980 yen...um no,) and all order of model kits including some OOP stuff.

-Origin of Valkyrie toys are 20% off almost everywhere as well as some older Yamatos.

-RC cars with macross Decals? WTF? Althoguh if Subaru did a Ranka eddition WRX like this, I might consider trading in my Legacy GT (Okay, probably not, I wouldn't be caught dead driving that thing in the US, but it spoke to the Otaku in me.)

-Almost bought the 1/100 partsformer, but decided against it since I had the DX

-Macross Frontier playing on TVs in Yodabashi-Akiba and some of the singles in Various stores

-As an aside, I picked up the Ranka/Bobby single with SMS Chant and Watashi no kare wa pilot at the FMV in Hokkaido, not sure how much that will be in my playlist, but the stickers were great!

Um, not entirely coherent at the moment since the evening ended with Karaoke but yeah. Attached pictures. Not sure if there's any scoop in here, but I did want to share my excitment and the experience of my age being halved for a few hours with the MW community.

Oh, and maid cafe...what a unique experience beyond words. As wrong as my brain told me it was (something about exploitation that would make Hooters blush,) I loved every minute of it. Not sure if my picture with Miruku (Milk?) or my new VF-25S is my favorite memento from that trip.

Edit: Deleted scale on the DX, didn't realize it was a 1/60.

But most of all the Sheryls that have made it on this page have been great, and mostly all hot.

What we need now is Man-Sheryl in the black leather tube-top concert outfit. A great way to make you retract your statement and a counter to all the crossplay Alto and Ozma characters.

(Run a google search on Man-Faye if you don't get it)

- Gamlin

I personally never thought he had any sense of fashion. His hair looks like something out of a dated vampire movie, but yet he dresses like Mr. Rogers and chases 15 year old girls. Freaky

Wow...I'll never look at Gamlin the same...

As the board's resident VF-4 fanatic I rate this piece as: "Better than p0rn!"

My only criticism would be the use of the hook and handle verniers on the shoulder section. Doesn't seem right, and there's speculation that the forward facing hole on the shoulders in the battroid artwork is actually another beam cannon. The side facing heavy verniers also gave it some character. However, if I were to take a departure from the original shoulder design to something new, I'd try integrating some micromissile launchers there.

Final semi-unrelated note: if you goto Mr. March's Macross Mecha Manual (say that 3 times fast) and look in the VF-4 category. There's some concept art of the VF-4 that Shoji Kawamori gave to model maker Musasiya for their resin kit. It shows an idea that the forearm and shoulder are "pods" that can be removed for different configurations like light intercept and heavy attack. This was designed before he did the transformation for the VF-4 for DM:VF-X, but it's still a great concept. If you're looking for another project, I (and I imagine Che and some of the other Aria project Staff) would very much like to see how you think the "Heavy Attack VF-4" (It's obvious which one that is) would look after a transformation to Battroid.

Well, there's a number of things I could think of that would get me to finish it sooner, each more improbable than the first. Big West giving me a pile of cash, knowledge that I'd get to fly it upon completion, catgirl that finds CG VF-4s extremely sexy.

Hey Vinnie

WHat's Up my man, I thought you died. J/K - yeah it's your old model - Thought you may have given up on it.

What do you take me for, a CF pilot? I've got red on my aircraft and on my uniform, so I'm good to go.

I go back and forth on the model. The Aria project will probably be the thing to get me to finish it though.

Isn't that old version of mine that I posted to the board a few years ago?

Old MW Post where I claimed to be giving up...LOL

And Ren, I gotta say you work fast. Battle Galaxy looks nice too.

WOW!!! that "The Latest in Outta Space is..." vid was AWESOME!!!

cant wait to help Jason C with some Music tracks.

After seeing that video, I suggested we skip the Aria project and do something where the next Macross Pop Idol was actually a hip-hop artist.

Update: Last day of the term. My robot does battle this afternoon. This one, sadly, does not transform...

Announcement? Curses! Looks like I'm committed now.