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Bandai to release Star Wars Model kits
wm cheng replied to Wiz13688's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
But where's the Star Destroyer... seemed absent from this show... -
Funny, I think that plastic colour is closer to what the colour should be instead of the one that is painted way too light.
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Come on! The first part of that scene was one of the best scenes in ID - you can't fault Alice Eve in anything! LOL. The director is only one voice, believe you me, there are a lot of "snot-nosed" kids who are "Executive Producers" who all want to put their "stamp" on every film they have their fingers in (I have seen this first hand myself). That's why so many films today is really "by-committee" which is why they are so incoherent - plus marketing will dictate them to include a piece for every target demographic to hit. It just creates a toxic soup once all the ingredients are combined. That's why its really such an incredible stroke of luck when something coherent and good comes out.
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Wow! That price!!!... fool me once YF-19 shame on you, fool me twice VF-0D shame on me! I guess I'm going to be out of this one.
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Thanks! I have a lot of aircrafts (in fact almost all of my collection sits in that mode - except for the armored VF-25S in Battroid and the tornadoed VF-25F in Gerwalk) so I think this Monster deserves some Battroids in front of it...
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BTW, what scale is this Monster... 1/100? I feel like I need some VF-25 or something around it to show its not in scale with my other VF-25. Is there something from Frontier that I can put with this Bandai Monster that would be in scale with it? How about these, will they work? http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN959023/Act http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN960345/Act
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Woohoo! Picked it up from the post office yesterday... thanks NY for no duties or customs. First impressions... (I've never had one of these before) - boy the package was flat... I was afraid they packed the wrong thing. Wow, its big and heavy in Shuttle form. I love it, solid with some heft AND lots of tampo markings all over it. It felt premium and definitely worth its price (especially considering it was a 1/3rd less than recent Arcadia offerings). I'm just happy to feel great when I opened it - I've been let down twice now with Arcadia after spending considerably more. I just don't understand all this hatred for Bandai and the general "Acardia-can-do-no-wrong" attitudes on these boards (I know I'm in the minority). Aside from Bandai's ridiculous pre-ordering system, I consistently gain more enjoyment from my Bandai Valkyries. It was fun to transform, it had re-assuring clicks on all the main joints, nothing was too tight that it felt like it would break or too loose that it would be floppy. Plus it didn't look naked out of the box, it looked great and I love the olive colour. I just spent the weekend finally decaling my Arcadia YF-19 (after spending a year trying to scrounge and make decals from all sources) just to make it look acceptable - argh! Anyways, I'm pretty happy with this toy and highly recommend it to those still on the fence. I was on the fence as this wasn't a high priority item for me, I never got the original releases and was just fine with it. Now I'm glad I got one at a very reasonable price and its one of those things that grows on me the more I play and look at it. It will be great with some panel lining (oh yeah, really consistent and nice panel lines that will take a wash really well - unlike the recent Arcadia offerings - argh again!) a flat/matte clear coat and some armour dry-brush/paint chip weathering! But no rush, because it looks so great on its own. What's much more important to me is trying to get that VF-0D colour corrected and decaled up from being just a dark blob of nakedness... not looking forward to that process... Oh, BTW, when I first pulled the bottom hip/portion down, it seemed stuck, and the little turret with the gun was rotated so the gun barrel was sideways and prevented the whole assembly from dropping, luckily I noticed it and had to rotate it with a tweezer so it would clear the opening when it dropped.
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Thanks! That's good to know... I don't think I'll be buying it. The 3 magazines alone work out to over $70 before shipping...
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No way! That's just crazy...
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Let me know if it comes off easily. I'm not so hot on that decal either, but I do love the shark mouth. I really hate "stickers" that span over panel lines - it really makes it toy-like.
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I know, cheap shot... I'll be spending $90 to get a 1/72 Tomcat... crazy!
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Of course I'd like to see a VF-2SS and the VF-5000 from Arcadia or Bandai.
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TAMPO!!! x1,000,000%
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Bandai to release Star Wars Model kits
wm cheng replied to Wiz13688's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Ah thanks. Didn't catch that the first time I looked at it, but you're right. Hmm, quite tempting... however I did spend a lot of time modifying my old AMT kit 15yrs ago, I don't know if I want to build another again, this time probably more accurate than all the effort I had to spend last time around -
Bandai to release Star Wars Model kits
wm cheng replied to Wiz13688's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
So just to confirm, it comes with both stickers AND waterslide decals? I only see the stickers in all the different photos of the insides I've seen. -
1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
wm cheng replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Nice! and its even stickered up too - even better. I just hate seeing all the naked valks out there. -
YES!!!! (x1000000)
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LOL!!! Love it.
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I love it!!! I love the new stormtrooper helmets too. I could do without the X-Wing fighter pilot yelling woohoo! Reminds me too much of Jake Loyd during the pod racers
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Where's the archived Celebration stream video? - missed most of it.
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I so love this design! I so want it to be sleek... but the aircraft mode definitely is "clunky" and the joints seem very old school too. Not very impressed with their interpretation so far. Any info on this toy company? The Battroid mode is better. I would love Arcadia or Bandai to have a crack at this - but does this mean Evolution Toys has the rights for this for now?
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I find that if its orange peely its usually too low of a pressure with too thick of a paint mixture. It should be about the consistency of milk at around 15-18psi (for my Tamiya Acrylics). If its bumpy like a sandpapery texture, its too high of a air pressure and the paint it drying before it hits your model. If paint collects at the nozzle, its usually a bent needle or that its not seated within the nozzle evenly (inside nozzle opening could have a nick or bent as well). Good luck!
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Hey is FlightPose stands part of the MacrossWorld Community? Any discounts?
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Bandai to release Star Wars Model kits
wm cheng replied to Wiz13688's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I'd love those too! (my thoughts exactly) -
Thanks Chris!!! Just pre-ordered all 3 issues... I've been waiting for a new tooled F-14 for ages. I've still got 3 Hasegawas on my pile with just about every Aires/Eduard resin/photo-etched sets available waiting... it's my favourite aircraft. I never knew anything about this, can't wait to see the reviews when it comes out.