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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.
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YES!!! I'd be all over that, especially if you also include a Minmay with her helmet off in her hands (seated in the back of the VT-1)
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If you find something that will work, let me know!
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I was hoping to find some clear vinyl glass sweeps (like the kind they use in glass shower stall installations, but I have yet to find one that fits such a thin glass as our Detolfs) https://www.google.com/search?q=glass+vinyl+sweep&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=IZwYVZ6uBpKayATBs4HwBQ&ved=0CCMQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=668
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I WOULD KILL TO GET ON THIS PRODUCTION!!! But it may be a living hell if that actually comes true. I was getting the inside scoop on the live action Akira and seeing the artwork and they've got the absolute worst people working on it - they are not anime fans at all, in fact most of them didn't even want to see the original Japanimation because they wanted to do their own take on it and not be influenced by previous work (WTF?!) In fact, "they" (producers) fired Ruairi Robinson (original team) because his team was trying to respect the original material too much (he's the one that did this: - amazing mech designs, certainly not more of that SoCAL School of Hollywood Ironman mech design)I can see this happening here with Robotech too - these people/producers just don't understand that the designs are integral to the story of Macross. They feel we are a niche audience (existing fan base) and will try to pitch this to as wide of an audience as possible. Sometimes its just so infuriating to see who gets picked for these jobs - it makes no sense whatsoever!
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Bandai to release Star Wars Model kits
wm cheng replied to Wiz13688's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Hmm, I wonder if it comes off the stand? -
Hey Kicker, love you quote from your wife about the M3... I finally got my e92 M3 this year, but I only got there because I only collect one of everything Your little stack is the cost of my Paint Protection Film this summer!!! Good to see you also have good tastes in cars too. I would love to see your finished display once its re-organized too.