seti88 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Oh yea kinda forgot about that! The f-14 fuselage was so smooth, it didn't have an airbrake there .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorClone Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) A few recent "stuff & thangs." Already been playing with Gipsy (love that thing so much) MAFEX Bane (this fig looks awesome, needs a 1/12 scale Tumblr to stand on ) Weta Workshop Mini Epics Gimli, Gollum, & Frodo... wanted to give these little figures a shot (since they were on sale) after seeing how good the Gandalf pre-order looks. They really hold up the detail up close. I'm impressed. Black Series Sabine Wren (really hope they complete the team in 6") And in the non-toy category.. Apple AirPods! I am so impressed with these things... they have as much punch as my normal wireless cans (Sennheiser Urbanite XL) but obviously so much smaller and portable and even have better range. Edited April 11, 2018 by ZorClone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 The DX Gipsy Danger is just so satisfyingly heavy and solid. Shame the arms are a bit limited in their motion though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Sanity is Optional said: The DX Gipsy Danger is just so satisfyingly heavy and solid. Shame the arms are a bit limited in their motion though. It really is, beyond the arm and chest/waist articulation the arm cannons are so damn fiddly they just fall off (same complaint I've seen posted previously). -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tking22 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Just now, Kanedas Bike said: the arm cannons are so damn fiddly they just fall off (same complaint I've seen posted previously). This can't be highlighted enough. I cancelled mine since I already have the monster 18" NECA jaegers, but I did fiddle with my buddy Rex's last weekend and damn, those plasma cannons were not well thought out, you look at them wrong and they fall off, very annoying for such an expensive piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Yeah, the arms in general could have used a bit more engineering, but I still don't regret it with how great it looks, and how solid the rest of it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorClone Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Agreed on the arm issues. If the elbow joint had a locking mechanism, it would improve it by 100%. Idk how to fix those plasma caster arms though. Maybe wrap a clear rubber band around them? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 33 minutes ago, ZorClone said: Agreed on the arm issues. If the elbow joint had a locking mechanism, it would improve it by 100%. Idk how to fix those plasma caster arms though. Maybe wrap a clear rubber band around them? lol Apart from the one that needs to come off to access the battery compartment, I'd just glue the other two on. Then shave the remaining one a bit so it fits better. Haven't done it to mine (yet) though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex GS Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 This arrive today , no clue that this old Yamato version of the YF 21 was so tall really got me by surprise, even that this version is the first one from Yamato I think is a very nice looking YF 21, great heft and detail! and finally my First Bandai Metal Robot, just took it a few moments ago out of the box and is so beautiful, the box itself is so damn beautiful , I was expecting to get excited by this figures and wasn't disappoint one bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 13 hours ago, seti88 said: Nice! Tempted to panel line it? Am aware of existing panel lines yes, but they look a bit light.. wonder why they didn't continue to paint the red stripe behind the cockpit of the J version tho. I might if I can get away with not having to put on a gloss coat first. There's no prior panel wash; the difference in shading is just shadow and there being less paint in the panel grooves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Lolicon said: Lovely new arrivals! My J-type just arrived, and I'm more than a little disappointed in the change in packaging from Calibre's usual. Packing the plane with the gear mounted was a lousy idea.. mine got jostled just enough to basically break apart the entire nose gear assembly. That in itself isn't really an issue, it's easy to re-glue.. but the parts floated around the rest of the package, bent up the nose probes, detached the nose pitot, and left a nice scratch on top of one wing. All in all, nothing is broken, and I can fix the probes easy enough, but that was just not a good idea to package them that way. I do like the clean spine much better though. The disconnected stripe behind the canopy on Roy's just looks out of place, and wasn't on the original advertisement. Edited April 12, 2018 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Lolicon said: I might if I can get away with not having to put on a gloss coat first. There's no prior panel wash; the difference in shading is just shadow and there being less paint in the panel grooves. Oh, i recall cal wings mentioned it was panel lined. Or perhaps that was the wonderfest models only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizuka the Cat Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 DYRL VF-1A Max with Super/Strike parts ca me in to round out my Max + Miria shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 On 4/9/2018 at 11:15 PM, Sildani said: Hobby Master’s Su-35 model landed a couple days ago. Paint is awesome and it’s very well detailed. Parked next to my Valkyries and it’s easy to see where Kawamori got his inspiration for these later versions from! absolutely loving that Sukhoi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Shizuka the Cat said: DYRL VF-1A Max with Super/Strike parts ca me in to round out my Max + Miria shelf. Awesome M&M shrine!!! Are you going to get the 1/48 M&M's, or both Yamato Queadluun Rau's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Who needs a VF-31A when you have the Klaaaaaand I'm reminded again how unfortunate her name is. Got this off of Jungle. (Everything else is coming in through FJ in a few months' time.) I rolled my eyes at the shipping fee at first, thinking they must have just half-assed it and threw this tiny figure into a giant shipping box, but nope, turns out the figure itself is actually pretty sizable. Its own box measures 24cm L x 18cm W x 26cm H (10" x 7" x 10"), and the figure inside looks to be around 20cm/8" tall. I can't even begin to imagine how big the Armored Klan figure must be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, kajnrig said: Who needs a VF-31A when you have the Klaaaaaand I'm reminded again how unfortunate her name is. Got this off of Jungle. (Everything else is coming in through FJ in a few months' time.) I rolled my eyes at the shipping fee at first, thinking they must have just half-assed it and threw this tiny figure into a giant shipping box, but nope, turns out the figure itself is actually pretty sizable. Its own box measures 24cm L x 18cm W x 26cm H (10" x 7" x 10"), and the figure inside looks to be around 20cm/8" tall. I can't even begin to imagine how big the Armored Klan figure must be... Very nice! I do have to warn you about the display stands for this figure and the Nyan Nyan outfit Ranka. Megahouse used a really crappy weak plastic for the connection points that the feet mount onto. Over time they weaken and break just from the stress of holding the figure up, which you'll note is the only job it has. I know because I have both of those figures and they both broke from just sitting on display. I ended up just gluing Klan's foot to the stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizuka the Cat Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Ignacio Ocamica said: Awesome M&M shrine!!! Are you going to get the 1/48 M&M's, or both Yamato Queadluun Rau's? For now, I think my M&M shrine is largely done. With me collecting the Arcadia + Yamato v2 1/60, the HMR, and Toynami 1/100 lines., I don't feel the need (or have the finances or the room) to get the 1/48 scale toys too. Plus. having watched A LOT of @jenius' review videos, it is my understanding that the 1/60 is a better quality toy, having learned from the successes and failures of past releases, including the older 1/48. As for the Queadluun Rau's, I view them as being nice to have, but if I had to spend money on a Macross toy, I'd learn towards getting a valkyrie over getting a battle suit. But that is my current inclination at the moment. If I saw a really really low price for the Queadluun Raus, then I'd probably go for it though. As it stands now though, I don't plan on buying anything for a while. I have very little display cabinet space left, and I have already spent way more than I should have on toys. I have a few pre-orders in the system, as well as stuff currently shipping, so that should tide me over for now. Admittedly, I still want to someday get a Yamato v2 VT-1 Super Ostrich, a VF-1D Trainer, a VF-1A CF, VF-1A DYRL Kakizaki, a VF-1A DYRL Hikaru, and maybe the Arcadia 1/3000 SDF-1, but that will have to be done slowly... very slowly... or as soon as I get my first paycheck once I graduate and land a job. =P Edited April 12, 2018 by Shizuka the Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 As for how big the Armored Klan figure is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizuka the Cat Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, Lolicon said: As for how big the Armored Klan figure is... For some reason, I am now imagining Michael riding around in Armored Klan's breast pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 55 minutes ago, Lolicon said: As for how big the Armored Klan figure is... So the micro Klan ends up bigger than I imagined it would be, and the macro Klan is smaller. Actually, though, from the comparisons to the DX that I've seen, that Klan seems to be - coincidentally, perhaps - 1/72 scale, right on par with the various 1/72 Frontier kits. How serendipitous! 51 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said: For some reason, I am now imagining Michael riding around in Armored Klan's breast pocket. There have been a lot of, ahem, artistic renderings of Michael in Klan's breast... pocket... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED WOLF Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 12:25 PM, Shizuka the Cat said: AmiAmi has a pre-owned Arcadia 1/60 VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Miria) for 15,180 yen, but it is missing the little baggy of optional parts. Not a bad price, in my opinion, if you wanted to add another VF-1 to your collection. I'd be seriously tempted, if I did not already own this. http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-029641-R What are the various parts that are missing? What are they used for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Lolicon said: As for how big the Armored Klan figure is... Armed with a pair of MDE Bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizuka the Cat Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, RED WOLF said: What are the various parts that are missing? What are they used for? The "optional parts" are the filler pieces used to plug in gaps you see after you transform into battroid mode. For example, the black plastic siding circled in red in the picture below is one of these optional parts, used to fill in the gap between the front chest plate and the back plate. There is also a neck filler piece, that you can insert between the back of the neck and flap at the top of the back. And I think in some releases, an elevated cockpit chair, to simulate when a pilot wants to exit the VF-1 through the neck hatch. Earlier Yamato v2 valkyries did not even come with them... they were a later addition. Some of Yamato's stand-alone Super and Strike parts sets included these optional parts, so that owners of earlier v2 releases could get them. Some people, including myself, don't even use these optional parts, as they sort of break the concept of "perfect transformation". Edited April 12, 2018 by Shizuka the Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemanoeuvres Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Lolicon said: Very nice! I do have to warn you about the display stands for this figure and the Nyan Nyan outfit Ranka. Megahouse used a really crappy weak plastic for the connection points that the feet mount onto. Over time they weaken and break just from the stress of holding the figure up, which you'll note is the only job it has. I know because I have both of those figures and they both broke from just sitting on display. I ended up just gluing Klan's foot to the stand. This was my experience as well. The klan fig was one of my favorites. Was bummed when it broke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafob Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) Really bummed I lost an eBay auction yesterday for a 1/48 VF-1A DYRL Kakizaki by a freakin $1 because my stupid browser froze on me in the final 15 seconds of bidding. I guess I have to settle for these two obscure birds that no one seems to want: Ostrich came in today and the 1D a few weeks ago. Shout out to @Offswitch for both! All that's left on my list are the VF-1A TV Max and TV Kakizaki and I'm done (in either 1/48 or 1/60 scale). Anyone wanna help me finish my collection? Edited April 13, 2018 by dafob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizuka the Cat Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 18 minutes ago, dafob said: Really bummed I lost an eBay auction yesterday for a 1/48 VF-1A DYRL Kakizaki by a freakin $1 because my stupid browser froze on me in the final 15 seconds of bidding. I guess I have to settle for these two obscure birds that no one seems to want: Ostrich came in today and the 1D a few weeks ago. Shout out to @Offswitch for both! All that's left on my list are the VF-1A TV Max and TV Kakizaki and I'm done (in either 1/48 or 1/60 scale). Anyone wanna help me finish my collection? For some reason, my mouth started to salivate looking at the VT-1 and VF-1D. *drool* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafob Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) That's how I feel looking at your TV Max and Kakizaki. ...grass is always greener... Lol. Edited April 13, 2018 by dafob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Thought I'd finally make the move to VR for gaming so I bought a Samsung Odyssey headset. Can't wait to try it out! Not the cheapest thing to buy but not too expensive either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Also bought this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Oh and this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) And now I'm broke.. again.. Looks like it's bread and water till next pay! Edited April 13, 2018 by spanner What's that smell!? Oh never mind.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Haha, nice @spanner! That VR headset looks fancy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorClone Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Interesting, didn't know Samsung had yet a different VR kit. What do you plan to play with it? I've got a few things on the horizon that I plan to get VR for but those games aren't complete or out yet (Mechwarrior 5, Star Citizen). I actually would probably love the Star Trek Bridge Crew game, but that would really mean my friends would need their own VR kits as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonstar1982 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Finally got 2b in. Can't wait to open it up later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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