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Now you're making me want to get a GX-64 Yamato. <sigh>

Hehe, sorry!

I think that as long as you can get if for under USD200, its a good deal. I got mine from Mandarake where quite a few are being sold for that price.

For me, the Yamato/Argo ranks right up there with Voltes V and Daimos as far as 80's era anime nostalgia is concerned.

Congrats on the GX-64 Yamato! I have one too, I had to put it back in its box because I don't have room to display it.

Thanks Saburo! We actually have the same problem: I have officially run out of shelf space as well. Hehe!

Good news is that I found out recently that Ikea Indonesia sells Detolf shelves! I'm planning on getting a few (hopefully with my wife's blessing) to use for my growing collection.

My wife and I are actually watching Yamato 2199 now. Apparently, she didn't watch the original series (like the States, it was shown as Starblazers in the Philippines) so it isn't as nostalgic for her as it is for me. She's liking the story so far though.

I'm very excited to play around with my Yamato/Argo and feel very blessed to finally have one (I used to make cardboard models of this when I was a kid!).

One thing that I'm NOT happy about however, is the fact that Indonesian Customs have apparently DOUBLED income tax for imports. I had to pay through my nose to have this and my SOC Daimos released from the Post Office.

This isn't boding well for my toy collecting hobby...

Hehe, I guess we have a Yamato 2199 bandwagon going on here at MW. Just got my Soul of Chogokin GX-64 Space Battleship Yamato (what a mouthful!) from Mandarake today along with an SOC Daimos. Too busy to take pics now though. :-)

Awesome Mac7 collection Kicker!

Just in from Nippon-Yassan today!



Still waiting on my YF-29 Ozma super parts though...

Because everyone loves Ozma.

I love Ozma! :-)

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you, that is exactly the look trying for. Ozma is a Bad-ass.

Here's the full view pic.

This just screams wallpaper. :-)

Amazing shot as always Saburo!

Special request: can you do a side by side pic of the Armored 25s and Super 29s both with missile pods fully deployed? :-D

But Mylene's VF-11 MAXL is the ultimate realization of both of your listed interests!!!

You know you want it......

You guys do realize that in Norse legend, the Valkyrie are female right? That means Mylene's Valk is by all rights a "true" Valkyrie.

Finally! NY sent me the shipping notice for my super parts today!

Ozma just doesn't seem complete without some kind of super/armor pack on. :-D

Oh, I didn't know that 3P stands for 3rd party! That's something new I learned today!

(Que G.I. Joe Music....)

"And knowing is half the battle!"

Hehe, yeah, I noticed the mish-mash of stands too. :-)

The Bandai stands are needlessly complicted IMHO. Again, too many parts to keep track of! :-P

Excellent MJ! The only thing I'd do differently is to put Ozma in front. But that's just me. :-)

Nice Dinobot Saburo!

I don't think there is a Transformers fan out there who is not fond of the Dinobots. :-)

Is 3P also going to come up their version of Grimlock? I understand the MP version is quite nice already.

Hehe, that happens to me too! It's really hard to keep track of those small pieces. I usually keep mine in small pillboxes just so that I know where they are. :-)

Thanks guys!

Did a shot with SMS Skull squadron geared up. I'm kinda bummed because I noticed that the stupid shield adapter for the RVF must have fallen off at some point while it was in fighter mode and now I can't find it... sigh... I had to stick the shield on with putty instead

Awesome Skull Squadron MJ! This is the configuration I'm hoping to have before the end of the year. Its all going to be stock paint though. Hehe!

Too bad about your shield adapter. Hope you find it! Keeping track of those small pieces are just killer. :-(

Just got my VF-27 all the way from Malaysia! Thanks to my Malaysian friends for bringing this beauty over! :-)

For those who got their supers today, does the light gray on the crotch plate and the front of the legs match the light gray on the wings of the super pack?

You and me both regarding the N-Y seemingly eternal prepping stage. Their site even seems to show they have them in stock now so I don't know what's the hold up. They better not ship those out to other people before covering the ones who already pre-ordered long ago and paid.

As for most subtle super parts, my vote goes to the YF-21 and YF-19 FAST packs (or do the conformal leg covers on the VF-0 count?). On my very first watch through of Macross Plus long long ago, I never even realized they had extra bits on them.

I do agree that the fast packs on the YF-21 and YF-19 are pretty subtle in terms of overall size and added bulk to the valks. The only way you'll find out they have them on is because the fast packs come in the standard grey add-on colors. :-)

I take it from the other threads that everyone who pre-ordered the super parts from NY are having the same delay problems? I'm not in any particular hurry to get mine, but I do hope they don't end up cancelling because of stock shortage.

Great pics OzmaLee!

So far, this is the most subtle super parts I've ever seen on a valk. Anyone who is unfamiliar with the YF-29 design would be hard pressed to distinguish between the regular and super version of this valk. :-)

@ Saburo: Can't wait to see you work your photography magic on this! :-D

I'm a bit disappointed that NY is still preparing my pre-order for this. I wonder if they're having stock problems...

Thanks for the pics and observations Renato! That gold trim adds a lot of rock pizzaz to the Fire Valk without being too tacky. :-)

Mine just shipped today from NY! Woot! Now the long wait for Indonesian Customs begin....:-(

As this is going to be my first VF-19, any tips on handling? They are using the re-engineered YF-19 version for this release right? How different is this release from the first Fire Valkyrie release from Yamato?

I can't even find any english writing on it, I expected to find BANDAI on it or something, but nope, just Japanese characters. As best I can tell, it says "bitsukuuesuto ... takatoisu" on it in Katakana.

ビックウエスト

タカトクトイス

Which, with the help of google translate is apparently Big West, "Takatoku" Toys.

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And all hail Anymoon!

http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=1825

that's Big West and Takatoku Toys. :-)

Oh, sorry, I must have missed that info in the thread. That would make sense then.

Question: if its made to order, that would mean that there should be a minimum amount of orders before actual production right? So if there is not enough orders, then there is a possibility that this may be cancelled?

Well, as long as they don't cancel, I'm okay to wait a few more days.

For those who already got their supers, pics please! :-D

Hehe, NY made a slight mistake about the availability of the Fire Valk. Apparently the release date is 25 Sept. They've sent me a new notice indicating that its actually a pre-order rather than an in-stock item.

Oh well, MW interest in this valk seems to be quite low. Pre-orders are still open on Amiami, HLJ and NY. :-)

Where did you order your super parts from Shukenzero? I'm also waiting for the shipping notice from NY for my super parts. :-(