MacrossJunkie
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...And NY just cancelled my order as well. Despite this stuff still showing as available the day after I had put my order in. I guess they really were selling stuff they had no stock for.
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Wha? So they were selling non-preorder items that they didn't have? Now I'm worried about my order.
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The 19P is HK$1,899 at hkcollectibles still and as far as I know is the cheapest price you're going to get right now. That's around $245 USD.
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Haha. I bought those same things too! I wanted the P and the D at the very least. As for the 19F I'm going to steal one of the parts from it to replace the broken piece on the hip for my S and keep the F in fighter mode instead. At least until either I can get someone to make a 3d model of it to submit to shapeways or I somehow figure out how to do that myself. I'm not even sure where to begin with that for the 2nd option.
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I'm in the same boat. I had also purchased perhaps one of the last VF-17D w/ super packs sets from them on the 13th and it also still shows "Preparation in progress". I had emailed them about it on Monday and they replied that my order would be sent Tuesday and at the latest on Thursday. It still is showing "Preparation in progress" today. So I'm not really sure what is going on. Thanks for the tip on its availability. I thought I had missed out on the 19P. I went and placed my order on it yesterday.
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Gawk at these piles of Macross toys..Back in the day...
MacrossJunkie replied to VALKYRIE-EXCHANGE.COM's topic in Toys
Great pics. It's always fun to see things behind the scenes. I recall I must have gotten at least a couple valks as well as the fx bootlegs for DYRL, Macross 7, and possibly FB2012. -
Wow, that looks gorgeous. I really like the choice of colors too. Much better looking than the purple on the radiator fins and guns and such on the toy version.
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Man, this sucks. So I'm guessing this is it then and we won't be seeing any restocks from HLJ, NY or elsewhere? Wish I got in on the 19P when I had the chance but a lot of expenses came up =(
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Ah, yeah. lorn_13 said it didn't match either. I think we may end up have to mix our own colors and try to match it as closely as possible.
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I'm seriously considering getting one of these because the head it comes with just looks so dull and plain. As someone else said, it looks more like a balding head with a receding hairline. My only real concern with getting this custom head is finding an exact paint color match to make it look the same as the rest of the valk. If anyone has found a color match, please say so here.
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Your custom looks wonderful, vf_1s. All those stickers really make it look more detailed.
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What I have is called Collectors Hold Museum Putty. Product description says this: I haven't tried it on painted surfaces, but I suppose I could try and see what the long term effects are. There doesn't seem to be any grease or oils to it though.
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
MacrossJunkie replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Just completing my photo set of the 171EX after doing the wings and missile pod. Edit: fixed hyperlink on first fighter mode pic. -
I use a bit of quake putty to help keep them in place. Works well as it is a non-permanent solution compared to gluing.
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I used those. I went off of the line art and other images which I think came from one of the master file books and some models as reference for sticker placement.
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You might want to wait for longer periods of time instead of checking daily. Perhaps a couple weeks to see if the tips end up bonding to the painted surfaces. I may try coating the stand's tips themselves with a thick coat of future and putting stuff on it to see if it would actually completely eat its way through.,
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Oh yeah. I forgot about this. In my experiment, the erasers did nothing to the 1/72 YF-21 plastic or paint, but it ate away at the white paint on the v.1 VF-25G, but did nothing to the plastic.
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Yeah, that's very strange. I've never experienced staining with pencils before. I have experienced quite a few times where gundam markers would stain or otherwise seep into plastics (particularly noticable on lighter colored plastics) or painted areas even if only on the surface for seconds and couldn't be fully wiped off even with rubbing alcohol. For most painted areas, I really couldn't mess up with the gundam markers, it would just stain immediately and the best I could do is lighten the stain. For plastics, it varies. Sometimes I could mess up a few times if I'm lucky before it becomes really noticeable. Other times I could really mess up a lot before it really gets ingrained into the plastic. Was the graphite getting into scratches in the plastic surface? What type of pencil was used? I typically use a .5 mm mechanical pencil with a medium grade softness (HB, give or take a grade or two) if I decide to use pencils for panel lining.
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
MacrossJunkie replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Weathered up the super packs for my 171EX so that I could have it displayed in my case with them on. Still haven't done the wings with hardpoints yet, so I don't have fighter or GERWALK ready. Maybe this weekend. -
That extra length does make quite a difference. Pretty impressive.
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It looks great so far! What's your plan for the visor portion? Are you thinking of having the lower jaw section cover parts of the visor so that the stock visor can be used?
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The gunpods on my VF-0S and A have about 2.5mm of ground clearance. You just need to make sure the handle is retracted all the way.
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I guess it would depend on how you plan on making the laser adjustable. Although... it's supposed to be static like the YF-21's head laser, right? Maybe it would be better to keep things simple and just leave it static.
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That's a pretty classy display you have there, vf_1s. I love the wing mods you did to it as well. Where did the little carts come from?
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Wow, I can't wait to see one finally built. I like the color choices. Keep it up!