Atheonyirh Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 11 minutes ago, Stampeed Valkyrie said: In the very short amount of time I have been collecting the Hi-Metal R line.. the VF-2SS with SAP armor is my favorite one... so much so I just bought another! I predict the price will start rising on these unless Bandai brings out others. They were already showing off Nexx's unit (the blue striped one) at the last show they did, so presumably they intend to bring out more of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 25 minutes ago, Stampeed Valkyrie said: Lucky #13 or should I say unlucky ride over here #13 Got my Glaug, the seller didn't pack it well and the box got dinged around. Since I am not gonna stare at it in a box I am not too concerned. The size comparison between this and a VF-1 is pretty intimidating.. the Regults even manage to make the VF-1 look small and that is not something easily noticed in the TV series. If this scale is accurate I have new respect for Hikaru during his fight @ the Mars Base.. Khamjin would have popped out and I would have been like.... crap. Nice, so far I think the Glaug is my favorite of the HMR kits, honestly. (VF-1, Glaug, Missile Regults, Defender, Spartan, VF-2SS). They're doing a bang-up job on the non-transforming kits overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 56 minutes ago, Ignacio Ocamica said: Fair enough There's a chance X-transbots releases their version or Takara steps into the game. Yep, I'm counting on one of those two to come through for me. XTB has the best aesthetics, imo and Takara is hit or miss on aesthetics but they usually have the best engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anubis20 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) I dislike Minmay so i got 1/60 Hikaru and Misa commissioned for my VT-1 and got them today Edited January 20, 2018 by anubis20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgified Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, anubis20 said: I dislike Minmay so i got 1/60 Hikaru and Misa commissioned for my VT-1 and got them today All you need next is the Protoculture city set (or make one) to re-create a few scenes from DRYL. Edited January 20, 2018 by borgified Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, anubis20 said: I dislike Minmay so i got 1/60 Hikaru and Misa commissioned for my VT-1 and got them today Cool customs!!! I agree it's better to have Misa on the back instead of Minmay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sildani Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Wow. Who did those customs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 That Hikaru & Misa figure look like EXO's handy work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemanoeuvres Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Who the hell do you think I am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrambledValkyrie Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 2 hours ago, anubis20 said: I dislike Minmay so i got 1/60 Hikaru and Misa commissioned for my VT-1 and got them today Cool. Did you happen to notice that this figure combination is exactly how Bandai teased the HMR VT-1 a few weeks ago? By the way, here are some goodies that arrived this past week: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neko878 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 3 hours ago, anubis20 said: I dislike Minmay so i got 1/60 Hikaru and Misa commissioned for my VT-1 and got them today Nice work! Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgified Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 It just happens that you also got the same Frontier OST as I did (minus the one in the right) @ScrambledValkyrie. As for myself, I enjoy the one in the middle with Sheryl on the front cover (blowing the kiss), Princess Alto is in kabuki attire when you open the cover while Ranka is on the back cover (its the double CD set with a booklet of all the songs in Japanese). Haven't gotten the chance to listen to the Delta OST (I believe that there are also 2 versions of the OST CDs out, or is there additional ones that I don't know of? I believe that someone can verify that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorClone Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Someone got something she was waiting for today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, ZorClone said: Someone got something she was waiting for today Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 4 hours ago, ScrambledValkyrie said: Cool. Did you happen to notice that this figure combination is exactly how Bandai teased the HMR VT-1 a few weeks ago? By the way, here are some goodies that arrived this past week: I can’t wait for the HMR VT-1. Congrats on getting the Regult Missile Type Set and that HM VF-1A Hikaru. I think if I chose SAL I would have got my sets by now but it’s cool. Only a few more weeks until February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 12 hours ago, anubis20 said: I dislike Minmay so i got 1/60 Hikaru and Misa commissioned for my VT-1 and got them today Now that looks freaking amazing! Did it come with a mutant fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sildani Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Got word my own prototype Enterprise-C has shipped. Hope it’s a good one. @Mommar, since I think you said the Eaglemoss quality was hit and miss, what other Trek ships are worth picking up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx31 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Some non-Macross while I wait for Sheryl, HMR Elint, and Missile Regults Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Sildani said: Got word my own prototype Enterprise-C has shipped. Hope it’s a good one. @Mommar, since I think you said the Eaglemoss quality was hit and miss, what other Trek ships are worth picking up? I don't have too many. There are over 100 so I can't comment on all of them either. The D and E were both good, though the E is so small it loses some details. I like the Vor'Cha and the K'Tinga too. The TOS D5 and Romulan Warbirds are both really plain but then they were in the shows too so they're accurate and are done well. I don't know if it's possible to get the Titan anymore but I do like that one. Unfortunately a lot of the classic federation ships can suffer because they can't get the nacelles straight, so the NX, and Constitution/Miranda ships can be crooked. Though they're also brittle being so small, my TOS Ent showed up with the left pylon snapped off. Ordering from Eaglemoss directly is the best way to mitigate that because they'll replace them. They don't always have everything available though. If you want reviews and closeups for ALL of them look up IrishTrekkie on youtube. He's jovial, and a bit forgiving imo, but you get an idea what all of them are like. 6 hours ago, Zx31 said: Some non-Macross while I wait for Sheryl, HMR Elint, and Missile Regults So what is your impression of the C? Edited January 20, 2018 by Mommar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafob Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) Long time lurker, first time poster. Decided it was time to join you fine folks and jump into the world of Macross collecting. I've been wanting to jump in over the past decade but the Yamato prices were exorbitant to me. So I got into Masterpiece Transformers and third party figures. Fast-forward to present time and MP TF/3P figures are well into the $100+ per figure. Now all of a sudden Yamato/Arcadia figures don't seem so expensive anymore. Anyways, I'm no where near at the level that you guys are but these are the figures I've managed to pick up since X-mas. I don't expect to get every figure out there, but I want to at least get the key figures. Down another rabbit hole I go... Edited May 13, 2019 by dafob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Looks like a great place to start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx31 Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mommar said: So what is your impression of the C? No QC issues and the detail and paint are all pretty good for the size. My only nitpick is that the deflector looks too plain, but otherwise I think it's a pretty solid representation. Edited January 20, 2018 by Zx31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 48 minutes ago, dafob said: Long time lurker, first time poster. Decided it was time to join you fine folks and jump into the world of Macross collecting. I've been wanting to jump in over the past decade but the Yamato prices were exorbitant to me. So I got into Masterpiece Transformers and third party figures. Fast-forward to present time and MP TF/3P figures are well into the $100+ per figure. Now all of a sudden Yamato/Arcadia figures don't seem so expensive anymore. Anyways, I'm no where near at the level that you guys are but these are the figures I've managed to pick up since X-mas. I don't expect to get every figure out there, but I want to at least get the key figures. Down another rabbit hole I go... Glad to see you post! Nice collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, dafob said: Long time lurker, first time poster. Decided it was time to join you fine folks and jump into the world of Macross collecting. I've been wanting to jump in over the past decade but the Yamato prices were exorbitant to me. So I got into Masterpiece Transformers and third party figures. Fast-forward to present time and MP TF/3P figures are well into the $100+ per figure. Now all of a sudden Yamato/Arcadia figures don't seem so expensive anymore. Anyways, I'm no where near at the level that you guys are but these are the figures I've managed to pick up since X-mas. I don't expect to get every figure out there, but I want to at least get the key figures. Down another rabbit hole I go... Whoa that's quite a start you have going there! Great choices! Though I think you got the wrong scale Max to go with Miria. Edited January 21, 2018 by Lolicon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Zx31 said: No QC issues and the detail and paint are all pretty good for the size. My only nitpick is that the deflector looks too plain, but otherwise I think it's a pretty solid representation. Ordered a C. Thanks a lot, you bastards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Sildani said: Got word my own prototype Enterprise-C has shipped. Hope it’s a good one. @Mommar, since I think you said the Eaglemoss quality was hit and miss, what other Trek ships are worth picking up? The XL ships look fantastic and appear to have better QC. As for the smaller ships, my favorites are the Enterprise A and D, the Akira class, the Prometheus, TOS Enterprise, and the future Enterprise D. The first movie Enterprise, although the exact same mold as the A, doesn't have any of the Aztec surface detail or really any detail at all. She's not even the right color. Movie Enterprise is supposed to be white. The Reliant also looks great, but mine had a crooked nacelle. Had to break it off and glue it back on at the correct alignment. Edited January 21, 2018 by Lolicon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafob Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 51 minutes ago, Lolicon said: Whoa that's quite a start you have going there! Great choices! Though I think you got the wrong scale Max to go with Miria. LOL. I did realize that about Max, but I've never experienced a Bandai HMR before so wanted to get one to see what it was like. Plus, it was half the price of the Arcadia reissue 1/60. But I think getting the 1/60 VF-1J Max and a 1/60 YF-21 will complete my immediate collection... for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 5 hours ago, Zx31 said: No QC issues and the detail and paint are all pretty good for the size. My only nitpick is that the deflector looks too plain, but otherwise I think it's a pretty solid representation. Is it just me or is only half of that saucer section painted? There's a conspicuous lack of darkened windows on one side... is the top the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx31 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Lolicon said: Ordered a C. Thanks a lot, you bastards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 And with those extra photos you've confirmed for me. I think there was a manufacturing error. Left side, top and bottom, lack of darkened windows. Exactly like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx31 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, Mommar said: Is it just me or is only half of that saucer section painted? There's a conspicuous lack of darkened windows on one side... is the top the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx31 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Mommar said: And with those extra photos you've confirmed for me. I think there was a manufacturing error. Left side, top and bottom, lack of darkened windows. Exactly like mine. Huh, I didn't notice until you pointed it out. I wonder if the templates weren't aligned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Dunno, but that's how mine looks. Off to e-mail Eaglemoss customer sevice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx31 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Hmm, here's the official photography on their website. If that's intentional that's an odd choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sildani Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) Huh. That’s... not encouraging. Also, looking at the pic above, some of the lifeboat paneling’s color printing has slid off to one side. Edited January 21, 2018 by Sildani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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