Duymon
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Man, I wish this had been more popular. I wanted super parts for this sucker
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Weirdly it was the same guy that did the VF-17 for Yamato AFAIK. Kinda crazy how the designs feel so divergent
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Online store sales don't necessarily reflect the popularity of the item in Japan. You're talking about the rest of the freaking world competing over the stock of just a handful of shops, while nearly all the macross fans in Japan have access to loads and loads of brick and mortars in Japan. When I was in Japan after the Hikaru 1J release they were as scarce as the DX Chogokins. A few weeks after the Regular release I come again and I find stacks of regults at: Yodabashi Camera Softmap Laox Volks Yellow Submarine Even some tiny figure stores like robot robot and others in the Akiba Radiokan building. This is just in Tokyo. I find quite a few more in Chiba just 30 min away on the sobu-line. (I was visiting hobby shops like hell to track down older OOP hasegawa limited VF-1's..i even scored a Max / Milia VF-1 twin-set circa 2003 at retail ) Japanese Macross fans just have different collecting habits I guess. They don't have the disposable income nor space to go apesh*t like many of us do here on Macrossworld
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The Maruyama came with missiles, or are you talking about a different unit?
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I know what you mean. Despite how much I liked it I only ended buying one because lol
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The Maruyama is the most expensive since it's a gift bundle with super parts and was a web exclusive so no cushy wholesale prices for retailers. I still found one for 20,000 in Mandarake right after they were released, however (retail is 24800) The 171 Exes all are solid with no exploding parts so they are all safe to buy. The CF's are hit and miss hehe. Whenever I feel like buying another I have to factor in the cost of buying shoulders off shapeways ($8-15 per pair depending on quality) I absolutely love the 171's and have a total of 18 VF 171's / 171 exes O_o Just wish they'd released the CF Ewacs version too :*(
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Let's just hope the new regults are just a Tamashii webshop exclusive, or that they just release the conversion parts for the missiles for even cheaper since there are still a crapton of regults floating around Japan's toy stores.
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Man ever since I spent 150 bucks on 10 pairs of high res triangles at shapeways my VF-171 fleet has been totally fine....well..except for the two perma fighter-mode dudes with busted knees
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Noop. Like 5% tops
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They are already up for Preorder and the prices are in line with all the other 1/144 TOmytech stuff; around 25-35 USD a pop on average. I've seen other Tomytech stuff in Japan and it's very, very detailed. However, too pricey for me. It's basically just a snap-kit with a crapton of Tampo printing. Proportions are always a little miffed because parts need to be structurally sound in the tiny 1/144 scale.
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They are all over the place. Check Yellow Submarine in the AKiba radio Building 6th floor (across street from Station with bigass yellow and red sign) or check Volks store which is on the main road and a minute or two from the station. They both had craptons of these things for sale. ALso a ton of HMR regults. Source: I just checked before I left Japan on 3/12
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I already have too many vf-171's :0 don't make me buy more lol
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There are stacks if regults all over akihabara ready to be sold for like 58 dollars usd. Wish i could buy them all but no space :*( Cheapest is volks, followed by yellow submarine
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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
In japan for a week visiting the wife's parents. Found some tiny model shops around her hometown in Gunma and brought home a few gems Pretty much only interested in oop stuff this trip since i grabbed all the hase vf-25 stuff online.
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Only volks has them cheap. Only other place i saw them was yodabashi camera but they were 7130 or so.... Make sure to flash the passport for nontax over 10000yen They also got like 20 vf-2sses.......and vf-4 reissues for 27000
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Dude, the regults are so cheap in Akiba. 6120 yen a pop at volks (53 usd) guess bad guys not so popular? (I know regult army builders will cry at this)
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Forget everything else. 1/20 VF-1 ........ drool....
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Google translate is pants After reading it the twitter the complaints kinda irk me. He complains that it looks and feels cheap in construction and material. He also said it sorta squeaks when you move joints and parts loosen up a lot when you touch it....... HOpe it's not bandai VF-1 bad lol oh boy......
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I'm going to pick one of these up when I'm in Japan in early March. Pretty sure it's going to look Much better after some light grey panel lines and a flat-coat.
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Experten 1/72 VF-5000G Star Mirage transformation kit
Duymon replied to Jefuemon's topic in Model kits
It looks like the VF-5000G got pregnant or something in Battroid mode. -
Welp...time to start saving again
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Super packs or bust ;p They break up the "red" of the wings and make the Alto 29 sexy
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Gee.. if only they'd release the super packs again they could sell so much more.....
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What percentage of your Bandai Valks are scratched?
Duymon replied to Lupin The Third's topic in Toys
Th th th th th thrreadomancy~~~~~~~~~~~ Lupin has been banned like for over two years i think. Last I remember he sold off his entire Macross collection, started buying guns and then went nuts insulting board members until the ban hammer came thundering down -
Bandai Macross Δ Mecha Collection Small Scale Plastic Model Kits
Duymon replied to IXTL's topic in Model kits
I bet the vf-171 is more sturdy than the dx chogokin version
