mantisfists

Hey, y'all. Just your friendly neighborhood newbie, here with yet another question for you. I just bought a set of Anasazi's waterslide decals for a 1/48 fastpack I just bought, but I've never used waterslide decals in my life (in the picture they just looked off the hook). I've read up a little on tips for applying them, but could always use more suggestions. After I've applied them, should I put a coat of something to protect the decals or are they safe standing as is? Do they shrink when they dry? Anything I should know NOT to do (being a firefighter, it should be well known that if there's something I shouldn't do, my ignorant ass'll stumble along and do it). Thanks again for all y'all's help.

Hey, bro....look in the "for sale" section of these forums. You'll find some really cheap ones there (about $13 as opposed to $20+).

1 VF-1 2NV yup....that was me. sorry if i stole your item. that price was just too good to pass up. for the price i paid, i'm not really sweattin it. i'm sure i'll figure out something to tighten up those hips (i can't believe i just said that....usually i'm tryin to loosen em :-P). it wouldn't bother me so much if i DIDN'T play with my toys....but, i do (for shame....) shoot....if i could bring em in the bathtub with me without ruining em, i probably would. fact of the matter is, i LOVE the sculpt. i LOVE the poseability. i just can't keep the damn thing standing. it's only in battroid. it's beginning to seem to me that the cat i bought this off of knew that he had worn the hip joints out. ah, well....it's only 15 bucks. as for the gbp armor....some people are saying that it fits and some are saying that it won't, so i'm kinda confused. i was worried because, with the double cockpit, perhaps some of the armor would't fit and i didn't wanna waste my money on armor that didn't fit (especially with the news of the upcomming 1/48 scale....YAY!!!).

Hey, y'all. I'm just curious. I just bought a VF-1D....and it's legs are so damned floppy that I can barely pose it. Is that a common problem or did I just get a lemon? If I hadn't only paid 15 bucks for it, I'd have been pretty bitter. It looks great in all modes.....and I can get it in all kinds of poses. It's getting it to STAY in those poses that's a bitch. Also....I was thinkin bout buyin the GBP armor for it....would it fit?

Hey, fellas (and ladies...if there are any). Just got my custom decals and finished stickin em on and I gotta say.....looks great, thanks for y'all's advice. Wish I had a digital camera to show how nice it came out. Course, it took me the better part of 3 hours to cut those bad boys out and stick em on perfect (damn, it sucks to be anal). Now, all I gotta do is get some of those gundam markers so I can hook up the panel lines. P.S. By the way....must be nice to have your name as a pilot on the cockpit of a valk....got a laugh outta that, Graham. Guess it's good ta be da king, eh?

i'd also be interested in one....some of those tv style hands also, if available.

Um......mine's 31-somethingorother. don't remeber exactly, but it's in the 31 hundreds. Is there any way we can do a poll to see if most of the folks who have horrible alphas are pre 3g?

I just got mine today, and I gotta say......I dig it. I haven't had all the problems all these other folks are talkin bout. As usual, the packaging is amazing. Man, the instruction booklet looks like a damn comic book. There's a few problems with the toy. First off....it's TINY. I knew it was gonna be small, but when I actually opened the box, I was like Smokey "DAAAAAAAAMN!!!" I also didn't have the problem I saw in some of the pics where the alpha's nose and tail end point up. There were a few paint issues (I guess they didn't let the paint dry and closed one of the missile bay doors, so one of the missiles is white) and the price is a little steep for the size. But, alot of what we're paying is probably going to the damn packaging. Folks are saying that their landing gear doesn't get the plane to clear. You gotta push the landing gear all the way forward for the plane to clear the ground. I know it seems like you're gonna break the landing gear...but, it'll lock forward and the alpha will sit fine. One problem I did have that i haven't heard yet is that the bottom of the alpha's face wasn't glued on properly and falls off. The first time it happened I was like "WTF!!!" Nothin a little glue won't fix, though. The arms on my alpha are also nice and tight....though, they're short as hell. Gotta say that it's not very poseable in battloid mode. Gonna look real nice with the stickers on. Is somebody going to make custom stickers....or are the stickers that come with the alpha of good enough quality to put on. I don't know jack about stickers and I really don't wanna put something on my veritech that's gonna start to peel in a few years, dig? After everything....I'd definitely recommend this toy. And, yes....If i knew then what I know now about this MPC, I'd still buy it. Can't wait to get back home and mess with it summore!!!

Looks better than the MPCs......

So, if you're here in the States, you're better off just waiting to preorder it here, right? After shipping, it'll probably be cheaper.

Wow....y'all are pretty passionate about them stickers. Looks like imma havta get some custom stickers.....though, I've always thought that broken burnt sienna crayons and post-it notes got a bad rap. I've seen some of the pictures with the customs applied and they looked beautiful. Just didn't really see much of a difference when I went onto VE to look at the sheet and compared it to the one the valk came with. Last thing I wanna do, though, is apply cheap assed stickers to my valk and ruin it.

I wanted to put the stickers on my 1/48 vf-1a, but, i didn't want to put the stickers on that yamato packages with the valk if they're just gonna fall of. are they really that bad? what are some of the problems with em? and what's the difference between the factory stickers and the once available on VE? sorry....y'all probably sayin "damn newbies.....always askin questions." thanks for y'alls' help, though. it's been invaluable.

Circle Red has the MPC for sale and states that they have it in stock. They also have a buy it now flag up.....and are paying for shipping. If I hadn't put my preorder in already, i'd probably buy one...shoot, i'm so anxious, I almost bought one anyway. Anyway....here's the link in case anybody's interested. http://www.circlered.com/3110.html

I just recently bought my first 1/48 also (Hikaru's vf-1a) and I haven't had any problem with the airbrake. I WILL warn you about the hip (where the exaust is for the fighter). It's EXTREMELY fragile. I broke it the first day i got it. Mine kinda suffers from some limp wrist malady. Other than that, it's a beautiful toy. I have it on display right next to my mpc rick hunter and it really makes the mpc look bad. I haven't gotten a chance to pick up a fast pack yet....but, I've heard that the hinge on the backpack is very fragile as well and I've been warned to get a few replacements in the event I break em.

Man.....that 1/60 is off the hook!!! I think it looks so much better than the one they have coming out. Don't get me wrong.....the 1/100 looks ok. But, the both the Monster's arm and back cannons look way too short....and where's the gun turret under the cockpit!!?? It just looks lacking without it. I understand that that they probably had to shorten those cannons to make transformation possible. But, to tell you the truth....I'm not going to be transforming it anyway. That battroid doesn't look very poseable, either. I know, I know....i'm just a grump. P.S. I agree that there's gonna be some beautiful customs of this thing. Definitely lookin forward to seein some of em.

Thought everybody'd like to see this. I copy and pasted it from the Robotech.com website...... "UPDATE 2004.08.03: SHIPPING SOON! Masterpiece Alpha Fighters are currently on their way to Toynami's warehouses in the United States and will be shipping out to retailers in the beginning of the second week of August. Expect the Alpha Masterpieces to start shipping out to customers later the same week! " Hope this brightens some of you folks' days. It did mine. Guess we'll be gettin those reviews next week after all.

Really? I saw the posting on the backpack hinge....but, it didn't seem that I would break that. Of course, I haven't gotten a fastpack yet for my valk. Any suggestions on how I can keep from breaking it....or what makes them break so easily? With the hip.....the legs were so tight, that I can see how a lot of people would have problems. Especially since that piece that is broken is so thin....but, the backpack hinge didn't seem like it was as fragile. Sorry bout all the questions. Thanks again for all your help....it's definitely appreciated.

Right on. Thanks for your help, bro. I was hoping that somebody had just recast the pieces or something.....but, i guess if somebody recast everypiece, they could just make their own. Is there any way to get ahold of the cast hands that come with the tv versions of the vf-1js or do I have to go through the same process?

I can wait. The part's just cracked, not broken. It sucks...I just got my first 1/48 yesterday...and while trying to transform it for the first time.....*crack*. And I as being gentle. It didn't help that the instructions are in japanese. What's the point of even having ANY english on them!!?? Anyway....so, how do i get in line?

Hello, everybody. I'm looking for an L-L2 for my vf-1a hikaru and perhaps a vf-1a head. I reat this post's beginning, but wasn't sure if somebody had these available at all times as recasts...or if they were only available from the 1/48 scrap heap. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks for everybody's input. It seems as if I'm going to have to just buy the 1/60 version. Money's kinda funny and I've really gotta be picky about which ones I buy, and while I'd rather have the largest, most detailed.....guess I'd better just buck down and get what's available. I've wanted one of those for 18 years and I'd hate to miss out. Thanks again, y'all.

ummmm.....do videogames count? i remember when i played final fantasy VII for the first time and aeris died.....i couldn't believe it. it made my heart twist. i kept playing the game thinkin that she would come back to life somehow, and when i finally got to the end.....let's just say that i felt WAY too satisfied with kickin sephiroth's ass. i kept getting pissed off at myself for being upset at a videogame girl's death. i mean....i cried when yoda and king kong died....and when gizmo went home....but, i was under 8!!! (ok, maybe that's no excuse ). but, for me....that and roy fokker's death are the two most shocking.

Anybody know if Yamato is planning on releasing the GBP-1S armor in 1/48 scale like they did for their 1/60 valkyries? I haven't bought the 1/60 version yet and I don't want to buy it if Yamato's just going to release for their 1/48 valks....then again....i waited on the stealth 1/48s too (now I'm stuck hatin on the folks that have em), and don't want to miss out on having a valk in my favorite armor (even if it is small).