Chronocidal
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That was my impression, since what they're essentially doing is reverting the purchase status to "awaiting stock," rather than being ready to ship, and they aren't going to allow those purchases to ship until they resolve the quality issues with Arcadia. Sounds like they'll also allow you to cancel the order from that state. I would assume they will also honor returns of received items, or exchanges, but it sounds like you would need to wait for their fixed stock from Arcadia to arrive for an exchange, and you might be pushed to the end of the line waiting for a replacement. I do not know if their usual time limit on returns would apply in this case, since I believe you normally have 10 days after receipt of the package. They may be flexible in this case, since the product is known to be defective.
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Little update on my end, HLJ actually contacted me first. Looks like they're either getting replacement parts, or full replacement shipments.
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Glad to hear they're looking into it then, I'll hold my horses in the mean time then, thanks!
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A side note about the sanding dust, I do remember reading that resin dust is quite a bit finer than styrene, to the point of being hazardous. People tend to recommend a particulate filter mask and goggles when working on resin. I don't know if you need anything higher tier than your typical paper dust filter mask, but overkill can't hurt.
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Currently running a Qidi X-Max, but also have an UP! Plus 2, similar to UN MARINE's, which is what he printed his SD SDF-1 with. They're both very capable printers. What you run into is that while the software and hardware can make very smooth shapes, any time the print head has to jump around to make details, it will leave ripples in the material, just due to natural vibrations in the machine. You can reduce this if you finely tune the speed of the printer head, but it also greatly increases the length of time of the print.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Chronocidal replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
I would need to double check, but I believe all of the A-models are carrying two phoenix missiles underneath, while the Ds have bombs mounted, and a targeting pod under the right wing instead of a second sparrow. I actually prefer a clean F-14, and went to look at how hard it would be to pop the phoenix mounts off the belly, but turns out they're integral to the construction, and would take a decent amount of modifying to remove. Each of the variants only has the two forward phoenix mounts, since the stand mount is directly behind them. -
I've been waiting to hear anything about HLJ, but I think I'm just going to email them directly to check on what they're doing, if anything. If they can order replacement feet from Arcadia, I might ask them to just ship me a spare matched set of feet with my Sv-51 to cover all possibilities.
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Depending on the type of print, this might work really well, but I don't think it will substitute for actually removing certain ridges. In the prints I've done, the ridges between layers are very fine, and would probably disappear under a thick coat of paint, but the vertical waves in the material due to the motion of the printer head can be much more severe, and will need sanding. This can be mitigated a little by finely tuning the speed of the print head, but some of the larger prints I've done had a texture like corrugated metal. On the other hand, if you ever get the urge to print yourself a Ju-52, the texture might wind up being beneficial.
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Ugh. Fair point, I stand corrected, but I'm still disappointed that they decided that particular joint needed to be metal. The more metal involved in a valk, the less likely I am to ever transform it, specifically to avoid all the wear and tear on painted metal joints. It's not so bad on lighter colored ones, but the solid black just makes it stick out terribly. I suppose things like that could be treated so the metal is darker, but your typical diecast piece probably isn't nearly that expensive or fancy.
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
Chronocidal replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
You know though.. I have to ask the dumb question. Is it possible the studio reference model used white/blue lights, and the red was done in post production? Doesn't excuse ignoring it after being pointed out, but could be why it was ever wrong in the first place. Star Wars merchandise has a long history of being inaccurate to the screen because of too-faithful attention to prop details. The old MPC/ERTL kits all had this in spades, because they were produced off of reference photos of the filming models. While the goofy pilots and cockpits in those kits looked absolutely nothing like what you saw in the movie, they were pretty much dead-on copies of the NASCAR drivers and WWII German tank crew members used in the props. -
See, I don't know if I'd call those worse exactly? People were able to develop a fix for the bad hip design, so they didn't need factory replacement parts, but the foot issues here seem much harder to fix, even if they aren't as catastrophic (unless you happen to be one of the lucky ones whose feet fell clean off). Sanding down that foot mount so it fits cockeyed inside the leg doesn't seem like a good solution from a structural perspective. Though, looking back, I suppose it's some kind of a tradition that first release Ivanov Sv-51s involve mix-ups with left and right parts. At least with the Yamato mix-up, you could trim the wing hinges to work on both sides. Honestly, I probably wouldn't notice the ankle issue much over time, but I'm actually fairly pissed about the white parts being painted black, and might use the ankle problems as a more solid reason to cancel my order. It's a solid black aircraft. Why on earth would you ever mold any part of it in white plastic, let alone moving parts that rub against each other?
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Or.. you know... Arcadia could have prevented it by molding the parts in the proper freaking color. That sort of issue right there is a pile of stupid that I thought we were long past. What sort of incomprehensible logic would ever lead someone to produce a black transforming aircraft by molding it in white, and expecting the black paint on the joints to hold up?? Tempted to just tell HLJ that I don't want my warehouse copy, because of the problems. I might just eat the re-stocking fee, and see if I can buy one in a fire sale once all the issues finish driving the demand and value into the dirt. Seriously, wtf is with this?
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Chronocidal replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Glad to hear you're not getting dinged for return shipping! I'm guessing that's a kit, due to the lack of markings, but looks pretty good! I want to say that looks like the old Monogram snap kit, but I thought that one was 1/144? -
Unless I missed some detail, I think the arm gattling guns should be able to mount on any available hardpoint, provided the folding armor panels don't get in the way. ... Suddenly, I want to see a VF-171 or YF-19 with 6 of them mounted.
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Glad to see some response on that end. Hopefully HLJ/CD Japan/etc. will address this directly with the customers, since we can't work directly with Arcadia. I've got plenty of time in my private warehouse, so I'm going to leave it there as long as possible until I can be sure HLJ is receiving corrected stock, or spare parts.
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I did pick up two sets, thinking I'd play it safe in case we didn't get Chuck's set.. but I might just go for broke and repaint one in something a little less eye-searing. Also, it's not like you can't just mount the normal VF-31 canards on the Kairos. Would be simple to just swap in someone else's canards on the 31A, because it's not like any of the canard is visible to begin with. Might even be able to just cut a set of correctly sized ones from scrap plastic, and swap them in. In fact, I think I'd rather make dedicated armor "canards" to mount the armor to in the first place, without the canard hinge. That entire setup is just asking to scrape the paint off the canards.
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Thanks for the updates. If they figure out how to work out the issue with Arcadia, I'll make sure to wait until things are resolved before shipping my warehouse. I'm in no particular rush, and I hope they can come up with a solution quickly.
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I mean, it's great they decided to call it an error, but it's literally exactly what happened in every visible instance of the reaction missiles mounted on the shields in the series. The missiles in the show were mounted on individual rails, bolted directly to the arm shield, which visibly spun 180 degrees for battroid mode so the missiles faced forward. If they're going to categorically call it a mistake, I'd love to see what they actually intended to happen there. Not that it matters to the toys either way really, since they won't change it, but I'm still interested in making a pivoting shield with integrated pylons that don't look like someone mounted reaction weapons with a glorified binder clip.
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The problem with the toy is that, in the show, the missiles mount directly to the arm shields via a pair of pylons, and the entire shield rotates during transformation to keep the missiles facing forward. I've freeze-framed the transformations during the episodes with the super parts and missiles mounted, and it looks like the whole shield spins around. Bandai just didn't think far enough ahead with the shield designs, and mounted them on the standard missile hardpoint, maybe before they even made plans to mount missiles to them. Consequently, the missile mounts are a clip that snaps around the shield, rather than pylons that snap into it (I think the pylon mounting points are even visible on the actual shield). I forget if the clip lets the missiles spin independently of the shield, but it looks absolutely nothing like how the missiles mounted in the series.
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I'm honestly not all that interested in the whole set, I just like the idea of mixing and matching certain bits with the other super parts. The big question.. did they repeat the derp-up with the arm shields not rotating, or do those giant arm cannons actually rotate for fighter mode without having to detach? It looks like they do, but hard to tell with everything going on around them.
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Anyone know if HLJ will examine products in the private warehouse before shipping out to check on these sorts of issues? I'm not asking them to ship unless I can get one with the feet assembled correctly.
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3D Model Request - Missile/Ordnance for DX toys
Chronocidal replied to chyll2's topic in The Workshop!
I might be able to get you measurements if I dig out my old Sv-51s to compare, but the Yamato one didn't use any sort of substantial clip system to mount, it was just a couple of simple friction pegs, since the gunpod was so light. What you might actually want to consider is making an alternate gunpod magazine with a built in hardpoint, specifically for the FAEB. I'm not sure how the Arcadia version attaches, but the Yamato one had a couple of folding tabs that locked into the inner surfaces of the legs to hold it in. Depending on the shapes and attachment methods, you might need two separate versions for the Yamato and Arcadia versions, but fortunately the gunpod magazines are a pretty simple boxy shape, with minimal details. -
Robotech and REMIX by Titan Comics
Chronocidal replied to Old_Nash's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Maybe they were going for something in Washington DC? But then what's the big rubber wall of goo melting all over the title? -
Yikes, those prints are crazy beautiful, I wonder how long they actually take to print, and how much the printer sands them once they're done. Do you know what type of plastic they're printed with? I would assume either PLA or ABS, but I know printers are getting fancier in the types of available materials. The one I'm using can do nylon and PETG with the right settings.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Chronocidal replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
I really need them to re-release Vader's tie and the bomber, then I'll have one of each fighter. Sadly I paid the original $80 when I saw it on the shelf, but considering the size and detail, I can't even say I regret it that much. The trouble with heavy discounts is that it tempts me to buy more of them, and then I run out of space even faster.