wm cheng
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What a great thread to follow. Thanks so much Boinger for doing this and I will be listening to the pod casts. Thanks for all your amazing and inspiring work John!
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Wow!!! Love that fighter mode.
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We should all "contact" them en-mass - that might get their attention. Maybe we should all post a nice polite message asking them about their timely processing on facebook. They seem to update that, its in English and its something other customers will see. What do you guys think? It will only work if we all do it together.
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I wonder what happened? Did they cut back labour? They weren't always like this.
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Argh! That intake lip still YELLS out at me... damn. (sorry I know we've been over this - but everytime I see a new photo, it just screams at me) It seems like such a glaring error (I guess there aren't that many of us that values the aircraft mode over the battroid one).
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ME TOO!!!
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Same boat here, my last thing VF-25A from NY was in "Preparation in Progress" for 10 days - so I expect the same with the VF-25G super parts... ;-(
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It's mostly just a really bad model...
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I'd have to say VF-2SS - I'd buy that instantly (almost regardless of price) - I know that's a long shot, but I always thought the VF-4 was a long shot too.
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Wow, just stunning paint work - amazing that it works on so many angles too. Thanks for sharing.
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Funny, but I almost never go the front page... I always go directly to the forums, I usually get my front page info from Facebook.
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Oops sorry, mis-understood.
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Yep, I had the same problem, I could get one leg locked up, but the second leg as hard as I pushed I couldn't get it locked up into the backplate. I even created some stress marks on the backplate (luckily its under the arms). I ended up lightly filing down the nubs on the peg sticking down to get it locked in - I figure I'm probably never transforming it back into a Battroid any time soon with those exploding black triangles. I believe MacrossJunkie also had this problem too.
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All the Bandai Valks seem to have this horrible gloss finish. It shows off every swirl, scratch and mar from the factory - I honestly don't know why they chose it, it makes them all look so much more "toy-like" and its a horrible finish to try and any clear coat just slides right off (scratches) the slick plastic making it even more difficult to weather and customize. My only guess is that it hides all the machine grease or release mold agents from the factory (as its the greasiest toys I've ever owned) ;-) or there was this obscure scene where a character runs his hand over the forward fuselage in the hanger and can see his reflection in the body of the Messiah - so they think they're all super glossy. (argh! can you sense my frustration)
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Live Action Space Battleship Yamato
wm cheng replied to capt.actionjackson's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
WOW!!! Now that's the kit I want... -
Wow! That's a good price.
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Live Action Space Battleship Yamato
wm cheng replied to capt.actionjackson's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Nice! (I guess I'm the only one that liked it... for what it was). I love that a remake doesn't have to be a complete re-imagining that pays no respect to the original - especially design wise. Love the new metallic look of an ultra-detailed Yamato - without sacrificing the overall original look, feel and design. So will this theatrical release be dubbed or at least subtitled? -
The aircraft mode looks awesome! The side view of the Battroid mode really looks funky... they really don't know what to do with the wings. Nice colour scheme too, I'm definitely looking forward to this one, just hope there isn't that pre-order madness to go through (which is likely since this is a hero VF and its the first issue, the Bandai stuff has only been available since the "reissue"). I also hope this doesn't require a "reissue" to fix it. (kind of burnt by Bandai once too many).
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That's what I thought!
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Exactly!
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Thanks, good to know. On the Bandai 1/72 model, the LERX on both sides is held together with a steel pin that runs through the forward fuselage, the steel pin just friction fits onto the LERX. I wonder if its similar... my VF-25A is "preparation in progress" for the last week and a bit, so it will still be a while before I get my hands on it (its going registered SAL).
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Oh, has anyone taken apart one of these renewals? or is there any info on how to take apart this forward fuselage section?
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Thanks for the info MJ, so how did you take apart the LERX from the forward fuselage to shave off the plastic from the inner sides? I'd have to do the same if I were to sand down the fuselage part as well.
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Fantastic (as always!) MJ. What did you do to solve the paint scratching off the LERX during transformation?
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Yep, I paid the same day I got the request and NY says "Preparation in progress..." for the last week (I think they had a long weekend last though).