wm cheng
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So its Friday morning at 3am for Eastern Standard Time right?
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Fantastic photos again!!! Are you going to start a thread that outlines your lights, lighbox setup? Did you make it yourself of is it a ready made thing, love that deep black background, how do you get it so it doesn't get lit at all? Is it a piece of black acrylic on the bottom? I'd love to get a decent setup like that.
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Although (probably too early to tell) I see that droopy crack behind the cockpit by the upper intakes where the chest piece separates which was always a problem with all the VF-0s before - that separation closes up nicely if its sitting on its landing gears, but if you have it displayed in flight without the forward fuselage supported, it droops.
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The problem with top coats is that I'm always afraid of them scratching when I'm transforming them - it does add a layer of fragility to the toy (either real or perceived).
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Thanks David, its so nice to know someones got my back! Got my alarm set for Aug 1st 3am (EST)... Good luck to everyone though.
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SAME HERE!!!
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If anyone wants to sell me one of their many extra Ozmas MISB for MSRP - I'd be happy to skip the whole pre-order thing
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Thats pretty crazy weathering! Too bad he left the black parts totally bare and new looking - kind of a amateurish job if ask me. Our MacrossJunkie would do better!
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Best news I've heard in a while! About damn time Bandai!!! I hope we all secure a pre-order and there's enough to go around. My Armour packs are already weathered and matte clear coated all ready to go when this puppy finally arrives home.
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YES!
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Mine says "Preparation in Progress..." since Monday
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I just use dishwashing soap and an old toothbrush. Doesn't seem to damage anything.
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Yes! MORE TAMPO!!!
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Thanks for starting this thread - this kit has really tempted me for a while now. I'll be following closely! Best of luck!
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Yeah, I'm in with that "stand is awful" crowd. Really, what were they thinking?
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Oooh, I'd definitely hope they release the grey low-viz version in the background as well.
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Yes!
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That's a pleasant surprise! I less step clear coating.
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Well, I just hope they tampo more stuff on than the YF-19 - that was just too minimalist for the price of that toy. I guess I get spoiled by all the tampo Bandai puts on their stuff!
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SAME HERE! I certainly hope so, but then again, my CF is always staying in its fighter mode as well, just transformed it once I first got it to see and now its back in its default mode (I can see stress/cracks, but still everything is intact. Funny, there were absolutely no stress/cracks after I transformed it the first time (even though I was specifically looking for them, they developed on their own after sitting in my glass display case motion-less). Luca will stay in its fighter mode as well, I do love that blade hanging down like Yukikaze.
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Those are amazing photos Saburo, I'd love to learn what setup you use too. Is it a lightbox?
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Ooh, that looks good. Hope it doesn't have the droopy neck that plagued the first generation VF-0s. At least I can have another Valk that looks decent sitting on its landing gears (unlike all the new Frontier planes that looks like the landing gears are just an after-thought).
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I find that using a very sharp mechanical pencil (H2 or H4 hardness) with a ruler works really well in the really shallow panel lines, you can use your fingers to smudge some out if it got too dark. You'd need to clear-coat it to make it more permanent though.
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Nice! I hope they are more consistently deeper than some of the ones on the YF-19.
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And a release date too!!! https://variety.com/2014/film/news/pacific-rim-2-confirmed-for-april-7-2017-release-1201251654/ Woohoo!!! ... maybe now I'll be able to afford some more toys Hope there's no "Grown Ups 3" this time around...
