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    Here's mine. It's a tricky area to light and photograph, but it looks cool. I drilled my own holes. It's very secure.
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    Screws were required. Glue was not.
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    I had considered the same for my original release, but even in "Attack Mode" there's so much more painted detail to appreciate on the premium finish... Instead, I've opted to sell the old girl and keep the sexy new one on the wall.
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    Premium Finish in da house! Fluorescent pink, yellow, and black panel lining is evident all over the ship. A matte finish top coat has been applied evenly to each surface; this is most evident on clear parts like the bridge. As with previous releases of this toy, there are a lot of detailed parts still on sprues: However, they've also been pre-painted, panel-lined, and matte top-coated for consistency.
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    I know exactly how you feel... Getting relevant information on third-party product is becoming harder and harder, as there's just too much idle chatter and minutiae to sift through... TFW2005 is almost as bad as MacrossWorld. FansToys' "Terminus Giganticus" was sold in two parts; "Gabriel" is a single package DX9's proportions are closer to Omega Supreme's animated depiction; FansToys is more G1 toy-accurate "Terminus Giganticus" has balance issues, as multiple video reviews have established; "Gabriel" is more stable and easier to pose FansToys is known for heavier figures with an overabundance of die cast; "Gabriel" is heavy enough as it is...! Simply put, DX9's figure looks exactly like Omega Supreme I remember from the cartoon, and thus fits the Masterpiece aesthetic best. Is that how she looked in the movie?
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    I certainly do! I bought a house so I'd have enough space to display everything... with an attic for all the necessary storage. Not in this country! And taxis are damned expensive in Japan. No such child, I fear. In the event of my untimely death, my wife has instructions to contact the recycle shop on the south side of town... They have knowledgeable staff who can appraise the value accurately, and I can rely on them to give her some semblance of what the collection's worth. Anyway, here's my most recent toy purchase: DX9's "Gabriel."
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    It's all a matter of priorities. I don't have kids, I don't have investments, I don't even own a car... ...but I have a lot of toys.
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    http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/USS_Yamato
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    And a third, actually: The USS Yamato. I found it on clearance. I hated the ugly stand it came with, so I made my own.
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    BANDAI DX YF-19!!

    tekering replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    Anyone living the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, perhaps... or maybe downtown Osaka. But for the other 90% of the population, we have to rely on online retailers and the secondary market, just like the rest of the world does. I suppose underestimating demand is safer than overestimating demand!
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    Hi-Metal R

    tekering replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    That's a hell of a lot of shorthand, and even native English speakers might have trouble comprehending all the abbreviations. I'll clarify as best I can: thk = think yrs = years abt = about hmr = Mi-Metal R M0 = Macross Zero M+ = Macross Plus 4g = VF-4G Lightning III (from the Macross M3 video game) fb = ?
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    BANDAI DX YF-19!!

    tekering replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    Ah, but the situation isn't so different for those of us in Japan, either. I ordered mine from Amazon.co.jp, and their stock was sold out within an hour and a half... Yodobashi Camera sold out an hour after that... and any third-party sellers on Rakuten or Amazon are now charging at least ¥7000 above MSRP. If it weren't for you fine folks giving us a heads-up, I would've missed out as well. What would we do without MacrossWorld? Undeniably. This product was announced in October of 2015, and we've been waiting two and-a-half years to preorder it. Given the usual production delays, it'll be at least six more months before release. Anyone wanting to get one at retail prices -- even in Japan -- had to order within a three-hour window, or look at paying a significant mark-up on the secondary market. A three-year wait, with a three-hour order window. It's mind-boggling, really.
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    "How would such a concept look on a VF-1?" he wondered idly... "Equally stupid," he decided.
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    I've got a lot of similarly-scaled Matsumoto ships, but I believe those came from...
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    BANDAI DX YF-19!!

    tekering replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    Yes, they seem to have forgotten to include the "h" on the "Shinsei Industry" tampo... And yes, the resulting "Sinsei" is damned close to "Sensei." <sigh> Bandai is getting damned sloppy these days.
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    As a fan of futuristic spacecraft, miniatures, and Star Trek in particular, the Eaglemoss series is a dream come true, featuring dozens of ship designs that have never been produced as models or toys before. However, as a raving scale Nazi, the Eaglemoss series is a nightmare, featuring a total disregard for any semblance of scale consistency. Almost every ship released is in its own unique scale -- and some have even been produced at two different scales -- without making any attempt to identify (much less publicize) what scale they represent. Thus, my Eaglemoss collection is split up over five different starship displays, each representing a different scale: about 1:850 roughly 1:2000 around 1:1200 about 1:3000
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    I am. I have. I will. TMBounty_Hunter and orindlt, too, obviously.
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    Yeah, the Amazon.jp listings have been similarly updated.
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    Yeah, Dino. Didn't you see the toys? Admittedly, only the third-party version actually turns into a Ferrari... ...but it's a really sweet one.
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    Blackout's hands really bugged me, too... so much, in fact, that I had to do something about them. I removed the pins holding them in place, so they could be reoriented perpendicularly. So far, I haven't bothered to secure them in this position, since they stay in place well enough as it is.
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    Certainly not... I love the way it looks, I'm happy with the articulation, I like the flexibility of the stand, and I especially love how it can actually stand unassisted! I'm not particularly fond of my CM's, MegaHouse, or Gakkens, but this Mospeada ranks up there with the Beagle for me.
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    I'm really pleased with Crowbar, actually. It's pretty amazing how all of that ends up hiding under the SUV shell!
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    Hi-Metal R

    tekering replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    HM-R is as reliably charming as ever.
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    Some parts on ball joints have a tendency to fall off, but -- with one exception so far -- the transformation has proven easier than anticipated, and the aesthetics are top-notch, as you can tell by all the terrific photos that have been posted. Furthermore, Sentinel's Riobots have long since sold out everywhere, and even getting a pre-order in for next month's Ray release is proving impossible. By Mospeada standards, it's a huge hit.
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    Bandai DX VF-31

    tekering replied to UN Spacy's topic in Toys

    Last month, I was interviewed by a reporter from the local newspaper, who had come to my house with a cameraman to photograph my collection. He stood facing this wall of Transformers and Macross Valkyries and asked, "Are these ALL Gundam?"
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