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there's nothing wrong with the figure. as anime52k8's link explains, i failed the marshmallow test by not being able to wait until the first figure was shipped to me, so now i have two.

mods, apologies for derailing this thread. it was wreckless of me to post an oblique remark like that. i'll put it up in a proper sale thread when i've made up my mind about the spare.

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Wow, so many good looking Mac F figures now for both Sheryl and Ranka.... i can't keep up, but i really like these Mega House figs that have the removable clothes to give the figs variety.....

Wish i could get them all! but alas, no more display space

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Wow, so many good looking Mac F figures now for both Sheryl and Ranka.... i can't keep up, but i really like these Mega House figs that have the removable clothes to give the figs variety.....

Wish i could get them all! but alas, no more display space

If you build it, they will come!

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Just received my new kimono-clad Sheryl figure today. Oh my dear lord this is easily the best Sheryl... no, the best Frontier figure released so far! (Though I still like Ranka more. :D )

She's slightly taller than the black and white rabbit figures, and pretty heavy with that massive kimono and all that hair. Both the sculpt and paint job are superb, and I love the level of detail. For once Banpresto captures Sheryl's face perfectly! (The only other Sheryl figure to get her face just right is the Megahouse concert Sheryl, though I have two more Sheryls coming in the mail, so we'll see...)

Right now I have her displayed in her bikini because you have to pull the kimono off to remove tons of plastic and bubble wrap, and I don't have the heart to put it back on. Rubbing painted parts on each other always makes me nervous.

For anyone who collects anime (or just Frontier) figures, you don't want miss out on this one!

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New figure pics time.

Last episode Sheryl

Picked up this Sheryl as soon as it was available, to go with the Ranka I picked up back in April. It looks great for a game prize figure, but they went a little overboard with the pink paint, so her hair looks way too dark. Also, as per Banpresto's usual MO, her face is slightly off. I know Banpresto is more than capable of sculpting a good face because of the near-perfect Oiran Sheryl figure.

Still, it's an inexpensive game prize figure, so I'm quite pleased with it.

I do own a Macross Quarter, but no EX-Gear Alto. :p

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Oiran Sheryl

Best Sheryl figure ever. Face sculpt is perfect and the level of detail is excellent. She's also the tallest Sheryl figure I've seen; she's a giant next to Ranka (I don't recall Sheryl being that much taller). I guess Banpresto threw out any pretense of making them to scale to focus on making them look good. I'm fine with that, given how awful some of their past releases have been. She does come with a pipe, but it keeps falling out of her hand, so be prepared to blu-tack it.

Figures that the best Sheryl figure is one that does not appear in the anime.

Also, like almost every cast-off figure, the solid PVC clothing adds a lot of bulk. However, I haven't bothered putting the clothing back on because it involves a lot of parts rubbing against each other, and painted parts scraping against each other just makes me nervous. Also they both look great in their underpants, and I'm just as much a perv as the rest of you. :p

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Newest Sheryl SQ figure. Another game prize figure, and they actually got her hair color right this time around. Much better than the old emotion style figure that came out awhile back, despite being a fraction of the price.

Those are some really short shorts, I have to add...

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Newest Sheryl SQ figure. Another game prize figure, and they actually got her hair color right this time around. Much better than the old emotion style figure that came out awhile back, despite being a fraction of the price.

Those are some really short shorts, I have to add...

I've been waiting forever for this fig! Where can I get one? eBay? None of my usual haunts have it.

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I want it...but it's not at HLJ, AmiAmi, Hobbysearch, etc.

Heck...I never even saw a pre order link for it. :wacko:

It's a prize fig so I wasn't expecting it on the usual sites (tho that didnt stop me from checking ;)) but someones got to be selling it. I see one on eBay right now buts its ridiculously expensive.

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That is the one I saw on Ebay, though it was at a cheaper price back then. Should have ordered one and sold the Emotion Style.

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I've been waiting forever for this fig! Where can I get one? eBay? None of my usual haunts have it.

I got mine off Mandarake. They don't have one for sale atm, but these game prizes crop up from time to time. Mine was 2000 yen. I'd just check daily and when one comes up, grab it.

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-660593.html

Aside from Mandarake and ebay, only other place I know where you can get one is Yahoo auctions, but honestly it's not worth it to pay a proxy bidding service for such an inexpensive figure.

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I got mine off Mandarake. They don't have one for sale atm, but these game prizes crop up from time to time. Mine was 2000 yen. I'd just check daily and when one comes up, grab it.

http://ekizo.mandara...m_s-660593.html

Aside from Mandarake and ebay, only other place I know where you can get one is Yahoo auctions, but honestly it's not worth it to pay a proxy bidding service for such an inexpensive figure.

Didnt know about that site! I've been to the store in Tokyo but wasnt aware they did online sales. So, they will ship to the US if you order from that site?

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Kinda OT...but this figure would look great next to CM's Lynn Minmay.

http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65330

a. it's 50% off.

b. also a 1/10 scale CM's figure.

c. character designed by Haruhiko Mikimoto

On the other hand it's from Megazone 23 Part III which is supposed to be awful. ^_^

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Kinda OT...but this figure would look great next to CM's Lynn Minmay.

http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65330

a. it's 50% off.

b. also a 1/10 scale CM's figure.

c. character designed by Haruhiko Mikimoto

On the other hand it's from Megazone 23 Part III which is supposed to be awful. ^_^

I love it. And love Eve.

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Kinda OT...but this figure would look great next to CM's Lynn Minmay.

http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65330

a. it's 50% off.

b. also a 1/10 scale CM's figure.

c. character designed by Haruhiko Mikimoto

On the other hand it's from Megazone 23 Part III which is supposed to be awful. ^_^

Yeah, I didn't know about this figure, but I would think about getting it if it was either the Part I or II version. The Part III design jut looks bland.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Sweet Eve, though I too would've preferred a Part 1 look. 3 isn't nearly as bad as people say.

I trust that top one isn't a spoiler. ^_- Stupid assumption these toy makers have that everyone's seen it. ^_^;;

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Not a bad price on that one.

Went to SF yesterday. Amazingly, Kinokuniya still had the May and June Hobby Japan. I only had enough for one, and they had three of the June. So I actually got the little Black/white bunny figure I'd forgotten about. Though 25 bucks is a touch hard to swallow. Still, I like her. It's small, and painted just adequately, but the setup makes up for it. It is nice for a promo figure.

http://myfigurecollection.net/item/64692_macross_frontier_sheryl_nome_hobby_japan_kaiyodo

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I want to go back for the Ranka if I can talk myself into spending another 25 bucks on such a small figure. My amazement at it still being there was probably what sold me.

Also liked the new art books. Though a lot of the Sheryl one threw me for a loop, but that's another thread.

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Behold! The little known "Special Ver" of the SQ X-over Bunny Sheryl! :D

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I found two of these in a UFO machine no where near Tokyo.

These have clear hair and clear white bunny dress, and the base is the giant clockwork gears instead of the original oval black base.

Maybe I am just seeing things, but I think they do have slightly better facial paint-job than the original release. :rolleyes:

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As a fan pointed out at the official website, http://www.prizebp.jp/chara/49/201102/47399/.

You can see her ass through the transparent white bunny skirt! :p

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Looks all around shinier. I like the gear base. Adds something to it since it's so damn wide to begin with.

The real rarity is the repaint in red and blue. Found it on MFC. Mandarake wants over a 100 for it.

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http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english&vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=BOK-3792&template=default/product/e_display.html

Typical. No sooner that I spend 25 at Kinokuniya for it, that I find it at AmiAmi for 4 bucks plus shipping, so roughly half that. Ranka's sold out too.

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AmiAmi charges 1890 yen to ship the Hobby Japan with vignette to the States, more than the cost of the magazine. I know because I bought mine from them. It ships in a box that's way too big for the magazine. I was not happy with them over that.

Also, I think the Ranka vignette looks better than the Sheryl vignette.

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So it pans out? That makes me feel better. ^_^ I've only bought one thing from them, a Figma.

The Ranka looks pretty good. I went with the Sheryl as the odds were better of Ranka still being there when I went back (3 copies compared to 1), and I liked the concept (the base in particular).

I really need to build up my Ranka collection anyway. I find it hilarious how many Sheryls I have.

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