shiyao Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 battloid, worm's eye view: (note - careless transformation has already begun the paint chipping process around the upper legs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiyao Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 battloid, bird's-eye-view: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiyao Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 (edited) word of advice: do NOT allow ANY of your MPC Alphas to hold their rifles (as per my pictures above). take it from someone who's had to get replacement hands from toynami IMHO, the Lancer Alpha trounces both scott and rook. there's something very pleasing about its head sculpt. Edited March 1, 2005 by shiyao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyrox Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 you forgot to extend your Lancer's legs in battloid...looks like a midget that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiyao Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 nah. it slid down - doesn't quite lock into place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Nice pics Shiyao Here's a couple I just took: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 With Stick and Houquet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Thanks for hookin' up the pics Shiyao. It's too bad to hear your legs don't lock into place? Did you try applying an almost insane amount of pressure that would feel like you're almost pulling the toy into two different pieces? That's what I had to do with mine.... In your fighter pic it looks like your arms snug right back up... I don't see that very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Side view... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiyao Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 heh .. you know, after that whole hands disaster, i've just stopped touching my MPC alphas. they kinda sit/stand around all day looking on as I play with my NEWLY ACQUIRED ALTERNATOR RAVAAAGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEE. regarding legs: yeah. i know you have to pull them real hard. but this lancer, i pulled and pulled and i started getting visions of returning the entire toy to toynami and so i stopped. no biggie, he stays up unless i touch him with more than average force. regarding arms locking in fighter mode: mine *kinda* lock in, but not much really. you just have to make sure everything is snug - legs in, tabs inserted into slots, etc etc. some force doesn't hurt either, though i wouldn't recommend that. i should really get some replacement stickers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Got Alpha MPC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 VF-1 2NV Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Keep those mpc alpha pics coming guys... . More...more...more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 LOL, yeah right, now I get to spend the next half hour putting them all back into their boxes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feyd-Rautha Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Got Alpha MPC? kind of sad that the retail value of this pic is $400 plus shipp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Nah, the sad thing is I plan on getting at least 4 more (although I'll probably sale one of the Scott MPCs at some point). I also might wait for the greenie to get ridiculously cheap and try my hand at creating a VFA-6S (that's what I imagine Skull One would be in Alpha form). I bought two of the Alphas at my local Gamestop so $39.99 and no shipping. One was a gift, one was $60 after shipping. The other was $96 shipping included. So i think I'm only at about $240 which is pretty close to what I just paid for a classic Alpha MIB... all in all... i'm insane but there are people who are far worse. Please note, other than my one MPC that is a first production run Scott, all of hte others are pretty high class in the quality standpoint. Even my first run scott really only has problems when it comes to the landing gears (they're all pointing in odd directions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valk1j Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I also might wait for the greenie to get ridiculously cheap and try my hand at creating a VFA-6S (that's what I imagine Skull One would be in Alpha form). Skull One in Alpha form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 That's awesome. What hideously sculpted VF-1S model is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Ooh, thanks for the pic, the paint job i was fabbing up is quite a bit different. The tricky part is really going to be the head. Oh yeah, that's right, my custom would definitely have to have four lasers on the head and retain a very similar shape to the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valk1j Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 That's awesome. What hideously sculpted VF-1S model is that? I don't know, found the pic on my HD while doing some early spring cleaning. Thought that the alpha was interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Thanks for the pics guys. After seeing the stickered up greenie, I might just have to buy one now. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opus Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I think that valk model is the Bandai kit from 85. The Alpha looks cool except the skulls need to be on the tail fins instead of the wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 That's awesome. What hideously sculpted VF-1S model is that? Looks like an ARII 1/100 2-type. They're actually neat little kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LurkerX Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Hi, I just got all three MPC alphas and am having problems with my R. Bartley Alpha the right leg joint will NOT bend I tried to exert reasonable force but it just won't budge Help??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 wiggle and jiggle as you tug downward. sounds like the leg isn't coming down far enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 wiggle and jiggle as you tug downward. sounds like the leg isn't coming down far enough. LOL....thought I'd stumbled onto a sex advice forum for a second there . Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 wiggle and jiggle as you tug downward. sounds like the leg isn't coming down far enough. LOL....thought I'd stumbled onto a sex advice forum for a second there . Graham Yes, you have stumbled into one. Just look at the DOA Figure and Minmay Chinese Dress thread for confirmation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN_MARINE Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 What hideously sculpted VF-1S model is that? unbelievably, that's an 80's bandai non-variable super valkyrie i have 2 of 'em. i bought 'em for the fast packs and the legioss beside it is definitely an ARII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LurkerX Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 "wiggle and jiggle as you tug downward. sounds like the leg isn't coming down far enough." nah, its not that, I have already achieved maximum "protrusion" with minimal effort The problem is due to the abnormal tighness of the knee joint I tried some artificial lubrication but it just doesn't seem to release the tension around the crevices Its the "tight" unreachable screw that's preventing any joint movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 wow, now we have wiggle, jiggle, and lubricant all in one post... this is really starting to get out of hand. Sorry to say you've come across a problem I haven't seen myself or heard about someone else encountering so I'm flat out of advice. Maybe if you just wiggle and jiggle steadily, like 20 minutes every night before you go to bed, you'll be able to eventually loosen up the knee and sleep easier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Its the "tight" unreachable screw that's preventing any joint movement. You know, some people like a tight and unreachable screw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 That Alpha looks pretty cool in the white/black jolly rogers scheme. I might have chosen some different particulars, but pretty good to imagine that's what "Max Sterling" would be flying against the Regent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 (edited) just posting some pics of an old scott bernard's...already sold it to someone here on the board.... Edited March 4, 2005 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 (edited) oupss double post...might as well add a pic Edited March 4, 2005 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechamaniac Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Alright dammit, you guys have to stop posting pics, the Alpha's starting to grow on me! BTW, anyone got a Battroid vs Battroid shot of an Alpha next to a 1/48 Yammie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiyao Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 (edited) IMHO, the Alphas are well worth the money. Especially when they're going for $59.99. They have lots of diecast, look decent in all three modes (particularly good in battloid), and have great stickers. I like 1/48s just as much as the next guy, but these guys aren't too far off. And lets not forget the great Toynami packaging. Anyway, here you go Mech: Edited March 4, 2005 by shiyao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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