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For the Kill Bill girls I had to use sculpey for the school uniform jacket and for all of lucy liu's clothes and the nurse's outfit and hair. All the rest were just painted up parts from various pinky dolls, and the accessories were just extra things i had lying around.
thanks for the kind words
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Not Macross, but on my workbench. After doing my manly diecast Monster custom, I got really girly and customized my cutsy little Pinky Street dolls into Kill Bill girls.
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Here's my latest, die-cast destroid monster. I couldn't bring myself to spending 200 bucks on the 1/200 destroid monster model, so i bought 2 broken matchbox monsters off ebay for 19.00 and then used a little putty to fill holes and extend the nose. So here's a before and after comparison... plus a few other customs I'm working on.
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Thanks everyone!
XStoys was kind enough to sell me one of his, and i signed up for a service that gets me onto yahoojapanauctions. Macrossworld is a great help for my geeky pursuits
harry
I now have 3 1/72 VF-17`sI am planning a custom so needed spares to make casts from. But Im always looking for more (even though I dont really need any) if I come across any I`ll post and let you know.
As Graham says there are a few arround still but they are heavy and can cost a bit to post. Prices can vary quite a bit from approx £15 - over £100 depending on where you get it from.
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Does anyone know where i can get a hold of the VF-17 kit by WAVE?
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thanks dude!
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Does anyone know the actual dimensions of the 1/200 scale destroid monster? I know if it's an accurate model it should be about 11.23 cm tall, but I've had some old models be way off. Can anyone confirm the height? What I really want to know is how big is it compared to the diecast matchbox monster from the 80's.
Even better if anyone has pics of the completed model.
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I'm currently working on a kaiyodo Regult Scout for my crazy macross diorama. Still have to add all the fine parts like antennae and what-not.
The diecast monster is too small a scale for the diorama, but unless i spend big bucks on an old model, this one will have to do.
I loved the old Appleseed comics, but the landmate PVC from the movie was not bulky enough (as they were in the old comic) so I juiced this one.
The other customs are just a posed galactic heroes clone trooper, a Samurai from Lone Wolf and Cub, and finally a Ninja Turtle with realistic swords.
All these customs (except the samurai) are still needing to be completed
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1) married, but what really curbed my collecting was moving into a tiny apartment. I came to 2 realizations. One is that when you have less space you can't fill it up too much, or you end up looking like that "superman panhandler guy" featured one episode on the Daly Show. And two, actually being selective and picking only the best ones actually looks better on the shelf. I found that having a cluttered shelf just makes you lose appreciation for the details in one or a few items. I have a shelf of 1/60, one Rau and 2 VF-21's (waiting for a YF-19). I would die for a Regult though.
2) as mentioned above, not a completist
The other thing that curbs my spending is that I'm out of the country half the year with my job. http://www.vancouversportsphysio.blog.ca/ I still find ways to spend money though, and of all places, I'll be in Japan in 2 weeks. crazy
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uv rays also speed the yellowing process, as you can see from old toys, like transformers and diaclones stored in boxes with plastic windows. Only the exposed portions yellowed, while the parts not exposed to light stayed white.
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i have a set on ebay under "briareos" right now, and i kept one set for myself. Personally, I just like the monster. The rest are nice but they are in a slightly different scale as the kaiyodo ones, so i'll probably just keep the monster. If you want the set of 5 loose ones for cheap, lmk.
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i've been itching to take an old matchbox, and reconfigure it a bit to make it look more dynamic and less rigid (by changing the straight leg orientation), and re-sculpt the head but keep all the cannons and antennae.
just need a pod.
hopefully yamato will come through before i tackle that custom though
harry
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toys do yellow over time with light exposure, but even with uv light, if it's not prolonged the yellowing will be minimal and maybe not even noticeable.
Here's what i propose: I have smoked acrylic (like plexiglass) sheets covering my shleves, that snap on with cabinet magnets. This way very little light gets in. I next plan to install cabinet lighting that can b switched on, so unless you stare at your toys for hours a day, very little yellowing will ever occur.
I'll pass on the uv lights though
harry
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for sure.
i could make one out of sculpey, just so it's a little stronger to prevent breakage from play (I don't know how many of us "play" with our toys, but mine occasionally get flown around the room)
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just posted another one on ebay, for those interested.
btw, thanks for all the knid words on this guy
harry - "physioguy" - "briareos" on ebay
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i Can't believe i waited so long to see this trailer! I hope it's the old stories incorporated since some of those old mechs/landmates were the best ever.
I make customs and i can wait to see some full color versions of those landmates, as you can see, mine have been on the plain side, colorwise...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3185425454
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3284634523
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Thanks again for the kind words.
The head was just painted proper, and the space between the eye bars was filled in first. If the price gets higher, I'll probably do a whole custom head for the winner and my own one at the same time. It wouldn't be too hard with a scalpel and some sculpey.
I wish they were cheaper so i could make a fleet of them.
I'm also desperately waiting for a yamato pod, along with the rest of you I'm sure.
harry
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again, thanks for all the kind words. just a tip for those who are like minded and don't like the glossy finish on the yamato RAUs. If you buy a Matte Enamel clear coat, comes in a spray can, a light spray can cure the shine. I did it with my red rau.
You just have to be careful not to overspray it (cuz totally dull finish doesn't look too sharp either), or to spray it unevenly. Also, get a good quality spray. Krylon works well for me
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I couldn't help it, so i stayed up late and detailed the rau a bit more to my liking. Thanks for all the kind words so far.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3185584117
I don't know how to post images, but if someone could do that for me, that would be great. Also, Graham, I will send some higher res photos when able.
harry
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i think i'll do the proper markings on it in the future, but i'm too busy with work right now. I'll probably mask them off and paint some of them on, and just freehand paint the others
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unfortunately, no miria figure mod yet, because i'm not certain of the color scheme.
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here's my latest custom. I was thinking of doing all the detailed zentraedi writing, but that'll wait for another day. Once that's done I think it'll look better.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...MESSE%3AIT&rd=1
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...egory=1345&rd=1
i only put one up for auction, but i thought it'd go for a lot more than that. I put so much time into it. oh well, win some, lose some...
For all the shirow fans out there, I'm trying to make a custom 6-armed robot from the Black Magic books, and i need more M-66 bodies. They can be any color variation out there?
Also, any Tachikoma color variations too?
I know it's a longshot, but hopefully someone has some kicking around, that i could buy for a nominal price
thanks fans, harry
Vf-17 Stealth Bomber ...
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I also think the VF-17 is the best Macross valkyrie ever designed. The toy is quite good for it's time and looks 5 x better with a simple airbrush job. If you dont know how to airbrush, even just painting it with a semi-flat acrylic black makes it look awesome. But I know many people are against painting their toys.
The only downfall i really see with the toy is that it's fighter profile is chunky. Sure, it's a little limited with respect to mobility, but it's a fine looking battroid. I'm currently working on the Wave model battroid to see how it looks, but i think i'll buy some more bandai vf-17s to try and customize a sleek fighter mode as well as an all black version.