Duymon
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I dunno why, but part of me thinks the super release is a wasted opportunity to have included the Speaker Pod and reaction weapon arm shields... It definitely would have lowered the sticker shock
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NY was the cheapest at like 5200-ish yen. I nabbed a zero. Can't wait for the econo ingrams and maybe the helldiver and phantom one day. Now that the Zero is coming out, I wonder if they'll re-release unit 1 and 2 in Movie Colors?
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Yahoo auctions is pretty ghetto in terms of getting boolean searches to work well on the platform unlike Feebay. Usually you can only enter a few search terms. Companies Yamato: やまと Arcadia: アルカディア Bandai: バンダイ Hasegawa: ハセガワ General Terms Macross: マクロス Chogokin: 超合金 (DX超合金 or just DX get hits too) Renewal：リニューアル Hi-Metal (Sometimes not listed in English) : ハイメタル Usually a combo works. For example... DX超合金 リニューアル brings up mainly Macross Frontier V2's. Also, I find that Bandai valks are usually listed un-scaled so only put the scale when looking for Yamacadia or Hasegawa kits.
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Eventually these things will be easy to get for everyone. I actually ordered switch #2 from Nippon-Yasan of all places. It ended up being $346 with shipping which isn't too horrible considering the switch woulda cost 335-ish after tax her anyways. Now I just get to wait for it to arrive........
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Yahoo Auctions have always been a great source of super cheap stuff. I used to use fromJapan as a proxy due to their pretty nice Bid Sniper system and their decent rates, but then I got married and I just have all my crap shipped to my wife's family home in Japan so shipping is like nothing. I even set up a bank account in Japan so it's super easy to pay for auctions without getting nailed by proxy fees. After all that lemme tell you. PROXY SERVICES ARE WAY CHEAPER THAN MARRIAGE
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UPS is retarded. importing most toys is free. Source: US customs Harmonized Tarrif Schedule - chapter 95 https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/determining-duty-rates http://hts.usitc.gov/view/Chapter 95
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I will totally grab an AV-X0. When I was a kid and mail-order was still done by snail-mail and bank-checks I ordered an Ingram and they sent me a Zero instead and I was still happy... lol. I hope this sells well and maybe they'll look into the peacemakers so that I can finally throw my CM's peacemaker in the trash where it belongs
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this is why i order exclusives from anime export. they only charge base item up front and have similar system to HLJ PW. also, they don't have retarded shipping the only benefit of NY is cheap 1st run preorder and pay later. with exclusives they don't offer that so..... choose anime export
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I am so weak. I broke down and nabbed a VF-1s 35th on NY.... I still kinda regret my full-priced Arcadia Tenjin 30th 1J
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As long as you're not like digging your finger nails into the panel lines flory's stays on really well without clear coat, especially with small panel lines like on the HMR's.
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If you guys want to panel line and are super lazy like me just get a bottle of Flory's Model Wash and never look back. It's a water based wash using clay pigment and not only flows super well, if you're an advanced user (not Duy) you can smear it for weathering as well. This literally took 5 minutes with just a brush and a moist papertowel
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I love the idea of a new Legioss but not at Arcadia prices from a company who's only history of transforming airplane mecha is the mediocre VF-2ss
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Duymon replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
This is mega late. I showed my passport and they filled out some tiny form and stuck it in my passport. -
MG Unicorn Ver Ka had a buttload of decals if I recall. I'd expect the RG to include a bunch of red text decals to bring it in line with the rest of the RG line. They love their red text :0
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Is it crazy that I want to buy one of these kits just for the nice pilot fig, recast it and then see if I can stick in in my 1/60 DX'es? The DX pilot figs suck
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welp... I'm going to be switch-less for about 6 weeks... Wife asked if she could take the Switch and MK8D to Japan to play with her sister. In return she'll pickup some Ez to find crap in Japan like the Hori Stand and the Seiken Densetsu collection that's being released in June. Maybe I should buy a second switch......
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I can't recall if the paintguns were ever used on the actual ingrams. I only remember the training ingrams using them O_o. Might have to re-watch the show.. hmm... training ingrams... THOSE would be a legit webshop awesome exclusive, not an iconic mecha like unit 2... that'd be almost as freaking retarded as Macross making Roy a webshop exclu....oh wait....nm
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Wow that's really odd O_o Bandai Fail. The Ingram 1's pop up here and there on Madarake and Jungle. I think I got mine on YHA 2 yrs ago for 29800 yen which isn't awful. If you get one make sure you grab the pit-road 1/24 command car too. 1/24 Yammy is still the best ever Ingram toy imho. My only complaint is the half-assed patlamp lights that don't look nearly as good as the Bandai 1/35 or the CM's Brave Gohkin
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flory's is the bomb. i use it for literally everything now because it's so much easier than even enamel washing
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Woo Hoo, unit 2 finally came in. Customs only held it for 28 days :0 I think all unit 2's came with the paint guns and they're pretty underwhelming for exclusive accessories. Was kinda surprised the riot gun doesn't have a moving stock, you need to parts-form it to have it deployed or stowed. Otherwise great release
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Duymon replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Jungle sells used valks all the time. When I went to their Radio City akiba location a year ago I nabbed a loose but complete Luca RVF-25 for 6000 yen -
That's a cool-looking VF-1S. it kinda reminds me of those bootleg valks you see in Chinatown, which is why I might just pass on it lol If they're dabbling in Macross Delta I would've totally gone for a VF-1EX Hayate / Mirage double-set. Oh well.....
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Out of 12, 5 had triangles broken. I actually bought sturdy 3d printed triangles for all the gerwalk / battroid ones since you don't need the tampo details visible. I then uses all the OEM triangles I removed from those 8 valks to mix and match for a good set of 4 for the fighter modes valks. Do IT. Join the evil VF-171 bandwagon. I bought most of mine for 30-60% off MSRP from Mandarake and other members who got bumb VF-171's Radar Domes 4 life
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Favorites: 1. DX VF-171EX Luca - EWACS Nightmare valk? What more is there to say? 2. DX VF-171EX Maruyama / Alto - Solid Valk that is beautiful in all 3 modes. I love how the VF-171 is old-school without all the wings sticking out in the back crap 3. DX VF-171 CF (even with the crappy shoulders). Nothing beats Cannon fodders even if their toy representations feature ultra-realistic shattering. I own Freaking 12 of these things and If they made a Macross Delta CF-171 dear god save me Least favorites: 1. Yamato VF-1 V1 Series. I only bought them because they were the only game in town. Super Meh, even though I bought one on super duper sale from Jerry at VF1x.com waaaay back in the day 2. Yamato YF-21 / VF-22. Getting the legs back into fighter mode and god forbid rolling the valk backwards when its landing gear is out 3. Yamato V2 YF-19. Exploding dorsal hinge and biceps I am sure if I had owned a Bandai V1 VF-25 it'd make the worst list as well. Conclusion: Duy has irrational love of VF-171's
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holy crap I never noticed that O_O that's crazy attention to detail in the original. Maybe they didn't want to make two sets of animations for both sides in the remake
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