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[tekering]

35 minutes ago, sqidd said:

Because 13?

No, Episode 6.  

[sqidd]

4 minutes ago, tekering said:

No, Episode 6.  

I think he alreday has seven.

And that picture reminds me of the crime against humanity that Bandai is committing by not releasing the Tomahawk.  

[Sanity is Optional]

Man those Tomahawks look janky, especially the center and 2nd from the left.

[sqidd]

3 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Man those Tomahawks look janky, especially the center and 2nd from the left.

That's Kevin.

This article cracked me up:

https://comicbook.com/anime/news/godzilla-king-ghidorah-heads-names-revealed-michael-dougherty/

[Guyffon]

On 9/3/2020 at 3:34 PM, Sanity is Optional said:

Man those Tomahawks look janky, especially the center and 2nd from the left.

When animators don’t give a f*** on secondary mechas

[vf1]

Sealed but damaged box Hi Metal VF-1D available on Mandarake for 8500 yen in case anyone is looking for one:

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1147284579&ref=list&keyword=macross&lang=en

[Podtastic]

Nearly a year later and still no word on when the Scout is planned for release.

Sadly progress on the bottom row seems to be at the pace of a tired snail pushing Mount Everest across a tar swamp under Jupiter's gravity against 620kph winds.

 

 

 

 

[nightmareB4macross]

I sure hope Bandai completes the baddies and Destroid sets. Ever since the initial release it gave me hope that one day all these sets would adorn a shelf in all their majesty on a shelf somewhere in my house.

[sqidd]

5 hours ago, Podtastic said:

............ at the pace of a tired snail pushing Mount Everest across a tar swamp under Jupiter's gravity against 620kph winds.

 

That's really slow!

[vladykins]

5 hours ago, Podtastic said:

Nearly a year later and still no word on when the Scout is planned for release.

Sadly progress on the bottom row seems to be at the pace of a tired snail pushing Mount Everest across a tar swamp under Jupiter's gravity against 620kph winds.

 

 

 

 

So tomorrow?

[Podtastic]

29 minutes ago, vladykins said:

So tomorrow?

You must be a drill instructor.

Only if the snail is from Daxam.

 

[vladykins]

13 minutes ago, Podtastic said:

You must be a drill instructor.

Only if the snail is from Daxam.

 

Worse- I'm senior management and I convince my staff they want to do it instead of screaming at them until they do.

[Anasazi37]

7 minutes ago, vladykins said:

Worse- I'm senior management and I convince my staff they want to do it instead of screaming at them until they do.

It's good to meet a fellow senior management Sith Lord

[vladykins]

20 minutes ago, Anasazi37 said:

It's good to meet a fellow senior management Sith Lord

I have to say there has been an instance fairly close to "I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it further!"

[seti88]

9 hours ago, Podtastic said:

Nearly a year later and still no word on when the Scout is planned for release.

Sadly progress on the bottom row seems to be at the pace of a tired snail pushing Mount Everest across a tar swamp under Jupiter's gravity against 620kph winds.

 

 

 

 

Watch this space come end October for the TN event. Perhaps the first macross release in 2021 would be a HMR scout.

You never know when the 620kph winds will turn in the snails favor.

[derex3592]

Couldn't care less about the two baddies in the middle of the bottom row, WE NEED the last 2 Destroids, then the TV QRau and then the Scout as a web exclusive or something. Then I could die a happy man as far as SDF Macross is concerned. 

[seti88]

I wouldnt mind if bandai releases a destroid 2-pack phalanx and tomahawk. Or even a zentradi and meltradi 2-pack pwer suit.

Get it over with bandai!

[sqidd]

Do these come with an array of stickers (blue skull, green skull, etc)?

[vladykins]

Yep. From @jenius site:

 

[Podtastic]

12 hours ago, vladykins said:

I have to say there has been an instance fairly close to "I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it further!"

And don't forget those moments where you have (secretly) wanted to force choke employees and or managers for not being with the program. Particularly managers who think they can abdicate responsibility for the less pleasant aspects of management. We've all had those.

But I still think a drill instructor is more unreasonably optimistic, given that they are prone to threaten anatomically impossible dire-dooms while expecting you to easily violate the laws of physics. And doing it all in the most comedic fashion - where you are expected not to laugh but invariably do.

[sqidd]

9 minutes ago, vladykins said:

Yep. From @jenius site:

 

Damm!t! Busted! I'm that guy that's too dumb or lazy to look.

Thanks!

[vladykins]

12 minutes ago, sqidd said:

Damm!t! Busted! I'm that guy that's too dumb or lazy to look.

Thanks!

LOL- I went to his site because I was too lazy to look in boxes in the attic, so there is that.

[easnoddy]

Come on already Bandai.  I never thought we would get DX DYRL Kakizaki before we got the HMR version.  I would be quite happy if they released 2-packs of HMR Max/Kakizaki VF-1A from SDFM and DYRL.

[Chronocidal]

I think there are exactly two things I care about them releasing at this point.

The Tomahawk, and some freaking fast packs for the army of VF-1s.   SHEEEESH.  

[sqidd]

I took a look on AnyMoon and I think this is right. I want to make 100% sure though before I go any further (or, not go any further).

Am I correct in assuming that if I want to put a DYRL Skull Squadron display together that I can't get them all in the same shade of "white"? I believe my two choices are:

#1

VF-1S Strike Focker - HMR gray/white

VF-1S Strike Hikaru - HMR gray/white

VF-1A Super Hikaru - HMR gray/white

VF-1A Super Max - HM white

VF-1A Super Kakazaki - HM white

#2

VF-1S Strike Focker - HM white

VF-1S Strike Hikaru - HMR gray/white

VF-1A Super Hikaru - HM white

VF-1A Super Max - HM white

VF-1A Super Kakazaki - HM white

If the above is the case that's a bit of a OCD bummer. Thanks

 

 

 

[vladykins]

Yep, the Hikaru 1S isn't made in HM version. If you are *really* OCD, you could get an extra HMR 1S and swap the head on to a 1A HM.

[sqidd]

1 hour ago, vladykins said:

Yep, the Hikaru 1S isn't made in HM version. If you are *really* OCD, you could get an extra HMR 1S and swap the head on to a 1A HM.

But then I would have a gray head on a white Valk. OCD overload!!!

I guess if I wanted to go all white across the board I could get a 1A Hikaru and a 1S Focker to make a 1S Hikaru. I alreday can't find enough 1S Fockers though. I'm still trying to lock one down for an existing project I have going on now.

Edited September 12, 2020 by sqidd

[sqidd]

I think I have asked this before.....but I can't remember the answer. Are the SSP's swappable between the HM and HMR's? Can I put HM SSP's on a HMR and vice versa?

Thanks!

[sh9000]

4 hours ago, sqidd said:

I took a look on AnyMoon and I think this is right. I want to make 100% sure though before I go any further (or, not go any further).

Am I correct in assuming that if I want to put a DYRL Skull Squadron display together that I can't get them all in the same shade of "white"? I believe my two choices are:

#1

VF-1S Strike Focker - HMR gray/white

VF-1S Strike Hikaru - HMR gray/white

VF-1A Super Hikaru - HMR gray/white

VF-1A Super Max - HM white

VF-1A Super Kakazaki - HM white

#2

VF-1S Strike Focker - HM white

VF-1S Strike Hikaru - HMR gray/white

VF-1A Super Hikaru - HM white

VF-1A Super Max - HM white

VF-1A Super Kakazaki - HM white

If the above is the case that's a bit of a OCD bummer. Thanks

The VF-1S Max was left out.  The HM or HMR route would both need customizing but for some the HM route might be easier in terms of just swapping parts from a HM VF-1S Roy and HM VF-1A Hikaru to make a HM VF-1S Hikaru and a HM VF-1S Roy and HM VF-1A Max to make a HM VF-1S Max.

I went with HMR and swapped and painted parts.

25 minutes ago, sqidd said:

I think I have asked this before.....but I can't remember the answer. Are the SSP's swappable between the HM and HMR's? Can I put HM SSP's on a HMR and vice versa?

Thanks!

Yes.  The only difference between them are the color but all Super/Strike parts work on HM and HMR.

Edited September 12, 2020 by sh9000

[sqidd]

4 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

The VF-1S Max was left out.  The HM or HMR route would both need customizing but for some the HM route might be easier in terms of just swapping parts from a HM VF-1S Roy and HM VF-1A Hikaru to make a HM VF-1S Hikaru and a HM VF-1S Roy and HM VF-1A Max to make a HM VF-1S Max.

I went with HMR.

Yes.  The only difference between them are the color of the parts but all parts work on HM and HMR.

Nice setup as always. We all bow to the HMR master!

 

I left the VF-1S Max out for a couple reasons. As far as I know it was never cannon with the SDF-1 in space? I'm displaying it with a SDF-1 which is presumably in space because all of the other valks in the display have SSP's. And it's sitting on a black shelf? So "space"? And also, I am alreday jammin stuff in there, I certainly don't need a non cannon Valk in the bunch.

I decided to go the HM route because I can parts swap my way to success. Painting is not in the cards for me any time soon. Now all I need is one more HM VF-1S Focker for the DYRL display to work. And two more to make the SDFM display work. And tey're not easy to find!

On the upside I'll have three HMR's to sell which will help offset costs.

 

 

[Mirage Knight]

Just to know, there is any chance of Bandai reissuing anything in the HMR line?

Regult pods in particular got nearly impossible to find anymore, didn't ever think they would get this popular... or that someone would armybuild the VF-As to some extremes O_O

Edited September 16, 2020 by Mirage Knight

[Anasazi37]

21 minutes ago, Mirage Knight said:

Just to know, there is any chance of Bandai reissuing anything in the HMR line?

Regult pods in particular got nearly impossible to find anymore, didn't ever think they would get this popular... or that someone would armibuild the VF-As to certaint extents O_O

Odds are very low. To my knowledge, they haven't reissued anything so far and whether or not the line will continue is an open question. They have done non-canon variants of previous releases, like the Roy VF-4 and the Messer VF-1S, so maybe they'd go back and reissue some stuff because they already have the molds, but I'm not holding my breath. We're all waiting to see what, if anything, Bandai displays at their annual fall Tamashii Nations event in early November. The last HMRs displayed at a Tamashii event were a Regult Scout paired with a Roy 1S. No release date was mentioned. Prior to that, we saw the standard VF-4 (Hikaru) and blue/red Max/Milia variants displayed. Hikaru was released, Max and Milia were not (so far). I'm pretty sure that the VF-1D release came out of nowhere.

Edited September 16, 2020 by Anasazi37

[jenius]

They were contemplating a Roy 1S reissue before Covid.

[Anasazi37]

51 minutes ago, jenius said:

They were contemplating a Roy 1S reissue before Covid.

Was that the Roy displayed with the Scout?

[RHunterVF1S]

Question for the group since the HMR Roy was brought up.  Does anyone happen to have an extra complete Roy HMR box and inserts laying around?  I bought mine second hand but it was missing the box.