wm cheng
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Yep, thats true.
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When I retire... right after my Fine Molds Millenium Falcon.
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Thanks, I didn't take it wrong - I just never knew there was any tension at all. I guess I'm kind of insulated here in Canada. It's certainly enlightening, I will ask Guillermo tomorrow if I see him to find out if he was aware of any of this - he certainly got treated well when he made his trip over to Japan. I will definitely take you up on your offer if I ever get around to that part of the world!
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Wow! I never knew the tensions were so high. It will certainly make me think twice about ever visiting Japan (being Chinese). All I knew about it were stories my father told me about the Japanese occupation during WWII and how they tortured and killed his parents (my grandparents) in front of him to make an example to the town - in fact both my mom and dad experienced first hand the brutality of their occupation first hand (they will take their hatred to their deaths). It's been a constant sore point in my relationship with my parents that I had taken an interest in Japanimation - especially when I wanted to learn Japanese (never did due to them). In fact we never had anything made in Japan growing up (except my Macross toys and books) - we had a huge argument when I bought my first car, a used Honda Accord. There is a lot of hatred with the Chinese of the older generation towards the Japanese, but I had no idea there was similar feelings going the other way? What do they hate the Chinese for? LOL! anime52K8 - goood one!!! Well, NECA was definitely a disappointment - Hot Toys look great, Sideshow looks great, but you can't really play with them. Who are these great American toy companies?
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Could you remake a new intake with a angled lip like the Yamato one instead of the thick step? I'd buy that mod in an instant! ;-)
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Oh, I didn't know... how was it offensive to Japan? I'd like to know the Japanese reaction to it.
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Yep, I saw it but was so disappointed... even the hands aren't articulated, just a dumb fist at this size?! I wish some Japanese company will take this subject up and do it justice!
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Wow!! I can't wait to see your build. Would you do a build up so I can follow along and drool? I'm really on the fence with this one since I have the 1/350 - thinking that will be my definitive one, but I do like these details.
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I'd always liked the old Yamato favouring the fighter mode above all else to make it look "right". I love the transforming ability of these babies, but I really admire the "sleekness" of the fighter mode the most and leave it there for the majority of the display time. Oh well, I guess its about time for the pendulum to start swinging the other way - sigh...
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Where do you get the glasses?
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Looks great (except for that damn thick intake lip - but I'm learning to live with it)!!!
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Looks amazing... what display case is that?
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Soo tempting... but so big - where would I put it.
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Yeah, ridiculous, plus add customs, duties, HST taxes, processing fees which amounts to another 25% on top for anything over $100. I once bad $25 in customs after I paid $35 in shipping for a $20 book! Thanks Canada (for nothing!). It seems like we're always screwed here - so many of my modeling supplies isn't allowed to be imported because it doesn't have a French sticker (they're made by small/tiny companies) so I have to pay exorbitant taxes and duties to have them delivered. Just this Christmas I was comparison shopping for an item on Amazon.com for $20 (but it won't ship to Canada), the same item on Amazon.ca was $100 - that's NAFTA at work for us?!
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Looks good... especially from the top, it lessens the thick intake lip (not sure if they actually did anything, I think its just the angle of view). I sure hope this is at the level of execution of the VF-4G - its the best one in my collection from Yamato.
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Thanks so much. Yes your right, when you see it straight on, his side view is off, but his build and level of detail is absolutely incredible! I actually quite like the Playstation version, it seems the most dynamic where the keel bulges in and out like that. But overall I think I like the 2199 version best (most balanced), then the Playstation version, then movie (the straight side elevation of this version makes the conn tower look too small for the rest of the ship) and lastly the original old version, just so static.
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That's great! Now I want to see the comparison with the movie version and 2199 version.
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Wow! That looks great (great photography too!). I feel much better now. I did get the full set of paneling decals too so I intend to apply varying shades of Aclad metalizer with the paneling decals over top (I went all out and got both the armor and in between the rib decals as well - it will take forever!). Although now seeing how that Japanese modeller did his, its hard to ignore it (once seen, its hard to "un" see it). I really loved how he did the cannons - especially the barrels - I have no idea how he did that at that size as the kit ones are just mush and the resin aftermarket ones aren't that much better. -
Cool! The rear landing gears are on the wrong side - the wheels should face outward.
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Yeah, me too! (I think we're the only two that like it though ;-)
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Yeah, that custom was epic! Especially loved the metallic scheme.- very nu-BSG
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Nice! Thanks for sharing... didn't know that I would have to do so much work to get all the armored panels to have their undercuts - hmm... that's a lot of work (throws my kit to the back of the pile!)
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I wonder if there will be any aftermarket Photo-etched sets for it? Now if it was the movie version I'd jump all over it!!!
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The details are wonderful... hard call. I have the 1/350 Bandai kit and it was my holy grail retirement project (one of many!) - but the surface scribed detail on this seems to beat it - I know its a different design (old school). If I went ahead with this, I may never get around to the 1/350.
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I wished the GX-64 looked like that! (how long would the 1/500 model be?)