NOD Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) That's your original stuff when you were a kid!!!?? Such good condition Yeah, I was pretty amazed. It had been sitting in their basement since 86, it appears. Looking online, it looks like I -- well, my brother and I, but he lives in Brooklyn now (no space) and has no sons (no pretense to grab them) -- had about half the Transformers from 84-86 (none thereafter). That would've corresponded with me turning 12 in 86. So I probably moved on to other stuff before I could beat them all to hell. Some of the stuff was still in the box with the styrofoam, all the instructions, the little red see-through thingy, etc. Hell that jetfire figure (with battle armor -- I didn't apply it to the forearm, since I thought it looked cooler without it)) was essentially mint in box except for the stickers being applied (when I changed it to battroid mode yesterday, I think it was the first time it had ever been transformed -- at least that's how the joints felt), and the Galvatron figure had definitely never had a battery in it. I had started debating about putting a bunch of them on eBay or something, because some are fetching really good prices (like 30 of them were in their boxes), and then I realized that what even the best ones are selling for on eBay is essentially the same price as my Macross stuff, and I certainly haven't though of selling any of my Macross figures. The jewel was that green Robotech fighter in the top right, though. Unfortunately, it wasn't in the box. It took me 2 hrs to find that thing amongst all our other Star Wars/ GI Joe/ Space 1999/ He-man stuff. There's gotta be something I can do with the other stuff -- my dad says anything I don't grab will go in the trash. Good thing we got a new storage unit! Too bad it's a 6 hour trip to their house... Edited January 15, 2015 by NOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have my Original plex, galvatron, omega supreme, wreckgar, and pointblank. My plex doesn't have the shiny upper legs though. Those were the only ones that were complete and in good condition for me. I have my original Red Alpha, though I Frankenstein him with another piece to fix him. But the spirit is the same Basically anything before 84-85 was broken or worn down/missing pieces as I was really young. I sold some headmasters, and parts/junk bits. Sold all my Joes, He-men, and some other stuff. All told I made about 2k to start my Yamato collection Your collection is beautifully maintained. Your parents must have really taught you to respect your stuff haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brouken Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I went by my parents' house over Xmas, and picked up some (I still need to find a few) Transformers and a couple of Robotech figures from back in the early 80's. Ended up sticking everything in some some of my Detolf's. My most valuable stuff is still upstairs in my son's room, but I decided to put the other stuff in my game room. Wow Nod! That's quite a treasure trove! Looking at your shelf, I feel like I'm in the 80's again! Liking the Jetfire and Sunstreaker as these were my favorite autobot toys (although I couldn't afford to get them as a kid). Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master of macross Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 i try new expo on 4x3x0,28 m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 i try new expo on 4x3x0,28 m Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_spike Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) We have now had a chance to settle into our new house and I have set up my detolfs with part of my wife and I's collection (think I need 2 more!) VB-6 shelfMy Pride and joy! My VB-6 SP Version with some VF-100's for scale(warning VF-100's are TERRIBLE toys! They look cool for their size but damn they are annoying to transform) Frontier shelfJust Luca + ghost and Brera for now. I have the rest of the SMS V1 VF-25 but until I get some fishing line they don' fit properly yet. I may have to do 2 shelfs when I get more detolfs Plus shelfIsamu and GuldI love the CMS figure of Isumu. "Forget it, In his mind, He's already flying..." - Lucy 7 shelf Miria and Gamlin VF-22s. Still yet to get the Max, haven't found one for the right price. Bought the Miria from Mandarake for 8000yen opened. When I took her out to put on display there was still the factory plastic on her legs when I transformed her, never been transformed and tight as the day it was built. Very happy with that buy! M&M shelfMax and Miria Queadluun-Rau with CMS pilot figures. M&M keychans and Mint V1 Max VF-1J Super Pack in the backgroundAs many here do, I have a bit of an obsession with Max and Miria. It's just such an awesome story and they are such cool characters.I'll likely end up with en entire detolf dedicated to M&M one day Figures shelfOur collection of cool Macross figuresNotice the mint Miria collection in the back that I got for 1500yen! SDF shelfFoker VF-1s and Max and Miria Robotech Masterpiece.The VF-1s is the first macross toy I ever purchased.I know the Robotech MPC are not as good as the Yamato stuff, but they are are just so cool as mint display pieces. They will never leave the box anyway. Ghibli ShelfSome of our favorite Ghibli collectables and model kits On TopIron man, Bahamut, Miku, Alduin and most notably for macross the Ichiban Kuji frontier mecha collection Other stuffSome of my other misc collectables EDIT: sorry it appears I have taken some of the shots a bit blurry, I'll replace them with clear ones when get home Edited January 21, 2015 by happy_spike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZDZIYO Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Very cool. Have you tried to fit the battroid vb-6 into detolf? I have to yamato vb-6s and the battroid can only stand in my desk. We have now had a chance to settle into our new house and I have set up my detolfs with part of my wife and I's collection (think I need 2 more!) VB-6 shelf My Pride and joy! My VB-6 SP Version with some VF-100's for scale (warning VF-100's are TERRIBLE toys! They look cool for their size but damn they are annoying to transform) Frontier shelf Just Luca + ghost and Brera for now. I have the rest of the SMS V1 VF-25 but until I get some fishing line they don' fit properly yet. I may have to do 2 shelfs when I get more detolfs Plus shelf Isamu and Guld I love the CMS figure of Isumu. "Forget it, In his mind, He's already flying..." - Lucy 7 shelf Miria and Gamlin VF-22s. Still yet to get the Max, haven't found one for the right price. Bought the Miria from Mandarake for 8000yen opened. When I took her out to put on display there was still the factory plastic on her legs when I transformed her, never been transformed and tight as the day it was built. Very happy with that buy! M&M shelf Max and Miria Queadluun-Rau with CMS pilot figures. M&M keychans and Mint V1 Max VF-1J Super Pack in the background As many here do, I have a bit of an obsession with Max and Miria. It's just such an awesome story and they are such cool characters. I'll likely end up with en entire detolf dedicated to M&M one day Figures shelf Our collection of cool Macross figures Notice the mint Miria collection in the back that I got for 1500yen! SDF shelf Foker VF-1s and Max and Miria Robotech Masterpiece. The VF-1s is the first macross toy I ever purchased. I know the Robotech MPC are not as good as the Yamato stuff, but they are are just so cool as mint display pieces. They will never leave the box anyway. Ghibli Shelf Some of our favorite Ghibli collectables and model kits On Top Iron man, Bahamut, Miku, Alduin and most notably for macross the Ichiban Kuji frontier mecha collection Other stuff Some of my other misc collectables EDIT: sorry it appears I have taken some of the shots a bit blurry, I'll replace them with clear ones when get home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_spike Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 The Bandai VB-6 battroid stands fine in the detolf as long as it's not on the base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Added some accent lighting to my detolfs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brouken Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Added some accent lighting to my detolfs. Excellent work Saburo! Maybe you can put the Nendroids and the Yamato girls in the middle shelves, and install some strobe/laser lights to simulate a live concert. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Excellent work Saburo! Maybe you can put the Nendroids and the Yamato girls in the middle shelves, and install some strobe/laser lights to simulate a live concert. :-) Thanks! I think eventually the Yamato Girls will need to taken out of the case, to make room for the upcoming Valk releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brouken Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Aw, that's too bad! On the brighter side, you can always start a new shelf just for the Yamato 2199 series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 just a quick update.. finally got some LED lights for my displays and got one test fitted today! this is still a work in progress and will need to clean up some wiring but im pretty happy with how it looks so far! I might add a small strip to the underside of the 2nd shelf up from the bottom to help light the lower 2 shelves a little better.. so anyways here's a pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Added some accent lighting to my detolfs. Looks great mate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brouken Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 just a quick update.. finally got some LED lights for my displays and got one test fitted today! this is still a work in progress and will need to clean up some wiring but im pretty happy with how it looks so far! I might add a small strip to the underside of the 2nd shelf up from the bottom to help light the lower 2 shelves a little better.. so anyways here's a pic! Now that is one cool SDF-1 era display! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly!! Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 love the latest pics of your displays, guys! thanks for posting the pics! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinG Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 just a quick update.. finally got some LED lights for my displays and got one test fitted today! this is still a work in progress and will need to clean up some wiring but im pretty happy with how it looks so far! I might add a small strip to the underside of the 2nd shelf up from the bottom to help light the lower 2 shelves a little better.. so anyways here's a pic! PERFECT! Don't add anymore. You can see each individual piece so well . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 PERFECT! Don't add anymore. You can see each individual piece so well . . . Hehe! Thanks! Even if i wanted to add more i cant! seeing how hard VF-1 are to find these days.. I'll finish my other shelves lighting today and poat more pickies! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Found some more Hobby Master accessory sets and added them to my hanger display..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryoma Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 That's a great display jvmacross...the best of different generations...i love the purple meltran(?) sneaking on the left. What model is the red and white 101 (hikaru) on the right side of the hangar? I can't recognize it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) That's a great display jvmacross...the best of different generations...i love the purple meltran(?) sneaking on the left. What model is the red and white 101 (hikaru) on the right side of the hangar? I can't recognize it. Thanks! 1/60 Meltran courtesy of DarrinG productions......http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=40872&p=1108900 Macross the First VF-1J was manufactured by fellow MW member GGemini.....http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=37248 Edited January 22, 2015 by jvmacross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryoma Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I see, it's from the new manga then. I didn't get to read it yet but that model is tickling my curiosity now. I see there is also a VF-1J V.1. Well, i keep mine displayed too.I love that model so much i will never get rid of it. If i am allowed to give you a little suggestion, if you put the stickers on it's gonna look so much better! That's what i did with mine few weeks ago(after almost a decade) and it looks just great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Found some more Hobby Master accessory sets and added them to my hanger display..... That is awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 @jvmacross.. love the hanger shots! looks fantastic! Today I got my other display cabinets lighting setup! I might still add some smaller LED strips to brighten up the lower shelves a bit as the light doesn't quite spread so well in a few spots, the phone camera seems to exaggerate the effect showing a greater contrast between the lighter and darker areas making it look worse than it actually is.. I included a brightness controller and this setting is at 25%. Im pretty wrapped with the end result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brouken Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 That's a fantastic setup Spanner! Sorry if I missed it, but did you already mention where you got your shelves from? Aw, and you've got a complete Emerald Force squadron too! That's cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancalot Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Woo that an epic setup jvmacross!! .... and a great display spanner76 ... looks awesome, love the yamato2199 figure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadon Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Very nice display setup you got there, Spanner! I love your VF-1 collection. And yes, the complete VF-19 Emerald Force is totally awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 That's a fantastic setup Spanner! Sorry if I missed it, but did you already mention where you got your shelves from? Aw, and you've got a complete Emerald Force squadron too! That's cool! Hey thanks Brouken! The display cabinets are Ikea Klingsbo. To be honest they aren't quite as good as the Ikea Detolf.. Yeah I do rather pride myself about my Emerald Force squadron! Bad ass looking lot! Woo that an epic setup jvmacross!! .... and a great display spanner76 ... looks awesome, love the yamato2199 figure Thanks mate! Very nice display setup you got there, Spanner! I love your VF-1 collection. And yes, the complete VF-19 Emerald Force is totally awesome! Thanks for your kind words! Yeah my VF-1 bunch are the heart of my Macross collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Sweet display sets saburo and spanner76! Cant wait to show my display cabinet which i just build up, once i have cleaned up and plan my layout. Its abit pathetic as compared to the likes of you guy's collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 @jvmacross.. love the hanger shots! looks fantastic! Today I got my other display cabinets lighting setup! I might still add some smaller LED strips to brighten up the lower shelves a bit as the light doesn't quite spread so well in a few spots, the phone camera seems to exaggerate the effect showing a greater contrast between the lighter and darker areas making it look worse than it actually is.. I included a brightness controller and this setting is at 25%. Im pretty wrapped with the end result! Awesome!! The lights turned out great! Sweet display sets saburo and spanner76! Cant wait to show my display cabinet which i just build up, once i have cleaned up and plan my layout. Its abit pathetic as compared to the likes of you guy's collection Thank you. Looking forward to seeing photos of your display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Nice cabinets spanner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Nice cabinets spanner Thanks mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) with boredom set in I thought I'd play around with my toys a bit.. here Yui Takamura (pretending to be Meltran) ready to go head on into battle with Kakizaki! Edited January 25, 2015 by spanner76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophio Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Just finish my little setup : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) Just finish my little setup : ) that's fantastic!! Edited January 25, 2015 by spanner76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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