seti88 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Lolicon said: I think you just reach a point where you're like "why the heck do I have 3-4-5-6 copies of such and such valk?!" cos there are 3 modes and every mode looks beautiful to display. and if you have white landing gears that's an extra mode for fighter.... not counting duck mode in gerwalk but thats an acquired taste...😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValkAddict Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Lolicon said: I think you just reach a point where you're like "why the heck do I have 3-4-5-6 copies of such and such valk?!" Wow, really? Is this the "norm" on MW? #highrollers lol. I'm trying to get one of each valk that I like/want, but I do have 2x of a few valks - thanks to some recent reissues. Edited August 23, 2023 by ValkAddict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewPoint Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Well with the HMR line you can army build for displays and such. However there is kinda of a running joke about how you need 7 or more of each copy. 3 to display in each mode. 3 for each mode with super parts. 1 to keep "Mint in Sealed Box". 1 just in case. and... 1 to keep "Mint in Sealed Box in Sealed Shipper Box". ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 4 hours ago, MacrossMania said: I'll bet you made your wife happy though. 🤣 In a way it did silently, but as long as it didn't invade her cardboard space and shelves, I was always safe 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 31 minutes ago, DewPoint said: Well with the HMR line you can army build for displays and such. However there is kinda of a running joke about how you need 7 or more of each copy. 3 to display in each mode. 3 for each mode with super parts. 1 to keep "Mint in Sealed Box". 1 just in case. and... 1 to keep "Mint in Sealed Box in Sealed Shipper Box". ... Sometime ago I was trawling decades old posts on these boards and remember coming across how folks were buying up Yamato 1/48 VF-1s in cases quantity, for the reasons you mentioned haha.. I guess they were relatively cheap then, even accounting for lower average incomes on basis of lower average age of collectors. Sounds like really fun times then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 28 minutes ago, DewPoint said: Well with the HMR line you can army build for displays and such. However there is kinda of a running joke about how you need 7 or more of each copy. 3 to display in each mode. 3 for each mode with super parts. 1 to keep "Mint in Sealed Box". 1 just in case. and... 1 to keep "Mint in Sealed Box in Sealed Shipper Box". ... I love this "1 just in case" 🤣 You reminded me of my friend I previously mentioned with the Low-vis... He's plan was to have 3 displayed in the different modes, and 2-3 mint sealed in boxes as an investment. He never got around to displaying them except for a few, as his place became a toy warehouse of factory cases still sealed. He eventually offloaded everything when Yammy reached it's peak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, MKT said: Sometime ago I was trawling decades old posts on these boards and remember coming across how folks were buying up Yamato 1/48 VF-1s in cases quantity, for the reasons you mentioned haha.. I guess they were relatively cheap then, even accounting for lower average incomes on basis of lower average age of collectors. Sounds like really fun times then.. LOL, as I mentioned above about my one friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, DewPoint said: Well with the HMR line you can army build for displays and such. However there is kinda of a running joke about how you need 7 or more of each copy. 3 to display in each mode. 3 for each mode with super parts. 1 to keep "Mint in Sealed Box". 1 just in case. and... 1 to keep "Mint in Sealed Box in Sealed Shipper Box". ... not forgetting macross has 4or5 head types per valk, main show valks anyway... and then there are the armor parts. and now we have the mechanic editions for DX Edited August 23, 2023 by seti88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, seti88 said: not forgetting macross has 4or5 head types per valk. and then there are the armor parts. and now we have the mechanic editions for DX Don't forget each version with decals and without decals. 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioguy Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 10 hours ago, Raikkonen said: Don't forget each version with decals and without decals. 🤪 Don't forget each version of your wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Radioguy said: Don't forget each version of your wallet. I knew general collectors that live like that with fixed diet of peanut butter and tea bag made to last a week... Edited August 23, 2023 by Raikkonen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 I only buy 1 of each item to keep mint in sealed box and all doubles or multiples to open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 15 hours ago, ValkAddict said: Wow, really? Is this the "norm" on MW? #highrollers lol. I'm trying to get one of each valk that I like/want, but I do have 2x of a few valks - thanks to some recent reissues. These days it's one, maybe two. Before it was not unusual for me to get 3 or more. I mean I have at least 3 of Delta squadron, and I didn't even like the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 7 hours ago, Radioguy said: Don't forget each version of your wallet. dont be deceived.... the thinner wallet just uses credit cards instead of cash...😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Flashback to good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewPoint Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 INVASION! They need to re-release the explosion effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossMania Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 hours ago, sh9000 said: Flashback to good times. I think this qualifies as scalping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I believe the word you're looking for is "collecting." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewPoint Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I was told this was "Army Building." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 hours ago, DewPoint said: INVASION! They need to re-release the explosion effects. 8 minutes ago, DewPoint said: I was told this was "Army Building." It is. I don't buy to resell. Unfortunately haters will be haters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossMania Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 21 hours ago, sh9000 said: It is. I don't buy to resell. Unfortunately haters will be haters. It's a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glane21 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) There used to be a guy who posted here under the name Lord Kungfu. He claimed to have a warehouse full of Yamato 1/48s he was accumulating back when they were the new hotness. He would post pictures of cases of each new release. I guess that would be one investment that didn’t pay off. But you have to remember that this was just after the days when a beat-ass yellowed Jetfire would sell for hundreds. So it probably seemed a sure thing at the time. Edited August 25, 2023 by glane21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioguy Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 24 minutes ago, glane21 said: There used to be a guy who posted here under the name Lord Kungfu. He claimed to have a warehouse full of Yamato 1/48s he was accumulating back when they were the new hotness. He would post pictures of cases of each new release. I guess that would be one investment that didn’t pay off. But you have to remember that this was just after the days when a beat-ass yellowed Jetfire would sell for hundreds. So it probably seemed a sure thing at the time. Got his contact info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladykins Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 10:41 PM, sh9000 said: Flashback to good times. Love it. I checked and it looks like I have seven CF 1-As now- two with DYRL missiles, two with TV missiles, two in different OWL armors, and one in GBP that I'm eventually going to custom into the black and red one from the big battle in "Love Flows By". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 22 hours ago, vladykins said: Love it. I checked and it looks like I have seven CF 1-As now- two with DYRL missiles, two with TV missiles, two in different OWL armors, and one in GBP that I'm eventually going to custom into the black and red one from the big battle in "Love Flows By". Very nice. I'm currently at 21 CF VF-1s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 4:21 PM, glane21 said: There used to be a guy who posted here under the name Lord Kungfu. He claimed to have a warehouse full of Yamato 1/48s he was accumulating back when they were the new hotness. He would post pictures of cases of each new release. I guess that would be one investment that didn’t pay off. But you have to remember that this was just after the days when a beat-ass yellowed Jetfire would sell for hundreds. So it probably seemed a sure thing at the time. There were others from what I remember during the 1/48 fever. I use to know one personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 6:21 AM, glane21 said: There used to be a guy who posted here under the name Lord Kungfu. He claimed to have a warehouse full of Yamato 1/48s he was accumulating back when they were the new hotness. He would post pictures of cases of each new release. I guess that would be one investment that didn’t pay off. But you have to remember that this was just after the days when a beat-ass yellowed Jetfire would sell for hundreds. So it probably seemed a sure thing at the time. Lol, I remember that! That was a fascinating time as the market shifted from adults seeking bits of their childhood by grabbing vintage toys to toy companies building new toys for adults so they could have the toy they always dreamed of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioguy Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 9 hours ago, Raikkonen said: There were others from what I remember during the 1/48 fever. I use to know one personally. if there's a found horde like those model kits recently, I wouldn't be surprised. I'd be overjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Radioguy said: if there's a found horde like those model kits recently, I wouldn't be surprised. I'd be overjoyed. I wonder how many such collections are sitting in storage and even forgotten till found by there kids or grandkids. Edited August 27, 2023 by Raikkonen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioguy Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Be nice to walk down a street and see a garage sale of Valks. 4 for $20? Sure ma'am. 😁 Stuff of dreams... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Closest thing to that I saw was a complete Jetfire in really good condition for $15. I let my friend get it because I already have my original plus Takatoku/Bandai Valks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) The best deals I've had for Hi-Metal R were several HMR CF VF-1As for $40 each and a HMR VF-0S for free. Edited August 27, 2023 by sh9000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 8:45 PM, sh9000 said: Very nice. I'm currently at 21 CF VF-1s. I only have one HMR CF VF-1A that I picked up last week. 😅 I love that it comes with the DYRL green flight suit pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Graham said: I only have one HMR CF VF-1A that I picked up last week. 😅 I love that it comes with the DYRL green flight suit pilot The inclusion of the TV and DYRL heads is also nice. There was a HMR CF VF-1A that sold recently on Mandarake for 10000 JPY which was pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Picking up cheap valks or a grail or two significantly below current value really feeds into the joy of the hunt. Sadly when I think back, it seems to be harder to come by these kinds of deals these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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