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I don't have a fancy lightbox or backdrop, so I just used the top of my Liger Zero box. Here's the Arcadia pivot holding up my VF-1 Roy Strike. Its much more solid than the original arm. I definitely like how snug the adapter slots into the stand clip, the other one has way too much slop. Next time I order, I'll have to pick up one of your Fighter adapters so I can put the gunpod back on (forgot to grab one). You may notice the pivot bolt is a little short. I only got one of the long ones (its in the Alpha), so I have to drop by the hardware store to pick some up for my other Arcadia pivots and to have some spares. Here's my first Alpha test with the MG Hi-Nu Gundam (not the ver.Ka). I really hated the stand it came with. The base was too light and the arm was fairly sturdy but had very little adjustability. Not to mention the plastic rods it came with for the funnels sucked. I used the Metal Build rectangular peg and sanded the sides down a little to fit into the crotch slot. Its not quite the right dimensions, but it works in a pinch. I'd rather use the peg in the back like the stock stand uses, but I couldn't modify one of your adapters to fit. Since this was a drilled pegged base, the holes weren't quite 5mm, so I filed one down to fit a Tamashii arm just to test out a funnel. And the positions of the peg holes will make it tough to have all six out, so I may drill out some extra holes myself. I'd like to try the Alpha out on a few of my SoCs and MP Transformers, but I still need to figure out a way to mount them. Maybe also try to get a leaping pose with my Liger Zero if I can rig something up. I definitely plan to get a few more for the rest of my Valks and I wouldn't mind replacing the Action Bases on some of my heavier MGs if there's an adapter that'll fit.

And its amazing. I'll spend the next few weeks testing the Alpha out with various figures and gunpla, but the Arcadia adapter is working quite well.

Pictures and good responses are one thing, but sometimes you just gotta hold something in your hands to truly understand. Really, listen to the yeti.

Probably a bunch of people wanting to put a bunch of HMRs on one stand since most of the arms for small bases I've seen have 5mm pegs. If you get enough people on-board in the next few days and can figure out a way that's not too crazy, I'd be in for one of those limited edition pegged bases. I've already made my order, but I'll PM you my number and you can hold off on shipping it until you've figured out if you're gonna go for it.

Haha, oh wow, those pegged bases sold out fast.

I meant that I wanted to get a YetiStand since some stock was unexpectedly showing up. I'm actually really excited for the chance to get my hands on one relatively soon. Originally, I was planning to order a couple of the DX kits and some accessories for the Arcadias. I like the storage in the Arcadia stand, but the Bandai DX ones I'll replace in a heartbeat. So I'll probably rethink my order and I may end up using Yetis for more of my larger/heavier things in the future.

Well, since you're getting a batch to tide people over until you can cut your own, I was gonna try to grab a full stand to try out with one of my other toys. So you might get a repeat customer out of me in the future if they suit my needs. They look great in the photos, but this is an instance where I need one in the midst of my collection to see if it "fits in".

Think you'll be able to finish up those adapter requests in time for your acrylic order? If there are any available, I'd like to add some of the regular (not XL) arms to my planned purchase.

Sure, don't sweat it and take care of business first. Just let me know when its live.

Yeti, let me know when these are ready for primetime so I can put my order in. Thanks.

Ha! That's pretty fantastic. Thanks for looking into it.

Yup, that's what I was getting at. Thanks!

Hi Yeti, I know this photo was from a year ago, but have you given any thought to making an adapter for the Arcadia "Yamato" bases like you did for the Bandai DX bases? For the longest time, I had my Yamato Valks sitting precariously on Action Bases with EXO's adapters, which wasn't bad but the weight distribution kept me from doing too much with posing. Then I got a few of those Arcadia bases last year and they're much studier but pretty static. I'm thinking of getting a few arms to Yeti-fy my DX bases so they can pose more dynamically, but I'd like to keep using the Arcadia bases because I like the storage compartments. What do you think?