sh9000 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Yep. My 2 Monsters from Amiami came in. No real damage to the boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I wish I had room for more monsters, love that toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, jenius said: I wish I had room for more monsters, love that toy. Not as much as your wife loves that toy. Just kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) All this rampant customization has inspired me to do some work of my own: I felt the Hi-Metal R GBP amor was a little too plain and lacking in detail, compared to my Arcadia, Yamato, and even Takatoku versions... ...so I added additional markings and insignia, using animation model sheet line art as a guide. I especially wanted to replace Bandai's sloppy-looking "1" on the chest with something cleaner and more professional. What do you think? Edited April 22, 2017 by tekering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 that looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Looks really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convectuoso Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I'm wondering if the heads of Toynami's 1/100 veritechs are compatible with HMR valks. May be cheaper for customizations, thinking of Max and Kaki's VF-1As Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) So I'm vaguely curious about the production runs of the Hikaru 1J... last week I was browsing HLJ, and it popped up on a search with status listed as "Orders usually filled within 6 or 7 days" or something like that. So I decided later that day to order one more, only to find out it was listed as "Discontinued." I do another Hi-Metal search this week, and it pops up again, with the same status about orders being filled. So, I actually go through with the purchase this time, and it's showing as in my open orders.. but it's back on "Discontinued" status. Is Bandai still churning them out, or is HLJ just getting random shipments of old stock? Also, about the Hikaru, anyone know if the canopy is molded in transparent blue, or just coated? I really prefer the clear canopy look on it. Edited April 22, 2017 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Maybe people are putting it in PW and then returning for full price because they find it on sale somewhere else. That release seems to be the most widely available. Not sure on the canopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Chronocidal said: So I'm vaguely curious about the production runs of the Hikaru 1J... last week I was browsing HLJ, and it popped up on a search with status listed as "Orders usually filled within 6 or 7 days" or something like that. So I decided later that day to order one more, only to find out it was listed as "Discontinued." I do another Hi-Metal search this week, and it pops up again, with the same status about orders being filled. So, I actually go through with the purchase this time, and it's showing as in my open orders.. but it's back on "Discontinued" status. Is Bandai still churning them out, or is HLJ just getting random shipments of old stock? Also, about the Hikaru, anyone know if the canopy is molded in transparent blue, or just coated? I really prefer the clear canopy look on it. canopy is molded in blue and it's retarded. I Just borrowed the clear canopies from one of my 1A's that's in battroid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atheonyirh Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 33 minutes ago, Duymon said: I Just borrowed the clear canopies from one of my 1A's that's in battroid. I don't mind the blue canopy, but I must admit that does seem like yet another reason for grabbing multiple cannon fodders. I kind of wish I'd grabbed a third one now, to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) Yeah, I did that for one Hikaru, and the blue actually doesn't go so badly on the CF, I think, but I'd rather have more clear ones. Fortunately, as long as I keep a couple of the other releases in battroid mode for display, I've got spares for the Hikaru versions I'll have in fighter and gerwalk. I'd probably grab a lot more CFs if the missiles were white instead of tan, but the tan ones don't look bad on the M&Ms. Probably would be simple enough to spray them white anyway though. Now if we could just get some super packs re-released for all of them... Edited April 23, 2017 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Three's company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Ready for Daedalus action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 15 hours ago, tekering said: All this rampant customization has inspired me to do some work of my own: *snip- I especially wanted to replace Bandai's sloppy-looking "1" on the chest with something cleaner and more professional. What do you think? Wow! Is that the Arcadia version? Because it looks fantastic! I'd be way more into the HMR VF-1 line if they looked like that good out of the box! Great job on fixing Bandai's crooked "1" on the chest too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 It would be pink if it was from Arcadia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, sh9000 said: It would be pink if it was from Arcadia. It was a rhetorical question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Nice sh9000! Where do you have the space for all this stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Thanks! I've already run out of detolf space but I still have space in my storage room when they're not in use. I'd like to display as many as possible so I'll have to figure something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC-X Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 3 hours ago, sh9000 said: Three's company. Blast away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drad Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I wonder if Takatoys would be willing to make decals for the unit numbers on these guys. He made great stickers back in the day. I bought some for my 1/48. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 I'm going to try to make one of mine 01 and the other 03. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) Just got my Shipment from amiami with the on sale Monster. Wow i knew the monster was big but not this big..... LOL! There is actually a back to the future floating delorean in there as well which i got at a deal as well. Unfortunately shipping this cost me $120 US. This is what was inside. Wasn't expecting the delorean to be in a bigger box than the monster. Edited April 24, 2017 by Sandman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenrir72 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) On 4/22/2017 at 10:35 PM, tekering said: All this rampant customization has inspired me to do some work of my own: I felt the Hi-Metal R GBP amor was a little too plain and lacking in detail, compared to my Arcadia, Yamato, and even Takatoku versions... ...so I added additional markings and insignia, using animation model sheet line art as a guide. I especially wanted to replace Bandai's sloppy-looking "1" on the chest with something cleaner and more professional. What do you think? What decal set did you use? (my bad) it's home made decals. Sorry. Edited April 24, 2017 by fenrir72 idiot post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Seriously, that Armored 1J looks BOSS with those decals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenrir72 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Anyone know where we can get 1/100 official or non official decals for the Valkyries? For TF Masterpiece, Ocean Designs has that covered, but for HMR, I wonder where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachi Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 5 hours ago, Sandman said: Just got my Shipment from amiami with the on sale Monster. Wow i knew the monster was big but not this big..... LOL! There is actually a back to the future floating delorean in there as well which i got at a deal as well. Unfortunately shipping this cost me $120 US. This is what was inside. Wasn't expecting the delorean to be in a bigger box than the monster. I was shocked at the large box. Until I saw the 3rd picture I was wondering why the box was so big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 4 hours ago, fenrir72 said: What decal set did you use? (my bad) it's home made decals. Sorry. On the contrary, I used the waterslide decals that came with Bandai's "Armored Factory" [sic] model kit. They're a perfect fit for the Hi-Metal R GBP. 3 hours ago, fenrir72 said: Anyone know where we can get 1/100 official or non official decals for the Valkyries? Bandai and ARII have produced numerous other 1:100 scale kits with appropriately-sized decals: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auberondreaming Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 10 hours ago, Sandman said: Just got my Shipment from amiami with the on sale Monster. Wow i knew the monster was big but not this big..... LOL! There is actually a back to the future floating delorean in there as well which i got at a deal as well. Unfortunately shipping this cost me $120 US. This is what was inside. Wasn't expecting the delorean to be in a bigger box than the monster. Yeah the Deloreans are gigantic. I have the first movie version, it's a monster. 1/6 Marty fits in it though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZorClone Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 On 4/22/2017 at 9:35 AM, tekering said: All this rampant customization has inspired me to do some work of my own: Amazing job and awesome photography! What system of walls/floors/ceiling is that for the diorama? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 27 minutes ago, ZorClone said: What system of walls/floors/ceiling is that for the diorama? Oh, it's a jumbled mess of Kotobukiya chain base parts, Bandai's "Armored Factory" walls, and a whole lot of WAVE's H-Hangar sets. I've got a lot of work ahead of me, incorporating 1:100 scale workers, guards and transport vehicles, Destroid bays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 9 hours ago, hachi said: I was shocked at the large box. Until I saw the 3rd picture I was wondering why the box was so big. I was shocked as well even though i knew the delorean was in there too. Wasn't expecting the delorean box being that big. It's funny because i nabbed both at super sale prices and was feeling pretty good about it till i got quoted shipping. The Monster was like 65-67 US originally. I downgraded the shipping but it only saved me $5. So i thought i'd through the delorean on there and save shipping that way. I get quoted $120. I was really annoyed and thought amiami was trying to scam some extra dollars from me. Now that i got the package i understand the price more. Still didn't like paying it. It's times like this i wish amiami would have a pw option like hlj so i could experiment with the cheapest way to ship this order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I didn't like mini Milia. Had to use inspiration from how she looks in Macross Delta Scramble with her red DYRL pilot suit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 25 minutes ago, Duymon said: I didn't like mini Milia. Had to use inspiration from how she looks in Macross Delta Scramble with her red DYRL pilot suit That's looks awesome! Especially given this HMR set is more of a hybrid SDFM/DYRL version.....can you make me a Max/Millia set? Seriously, how much? A Max in the exact same scheme, but blue....would be perfect.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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