Duymon
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THe pins were hit and miss on all my 3 171 exes. The pins on the armor pack wings were a little better though. In the end, I just ended up supergluing the pins in after I got the armor pack wings installed which is why they are 100% flush now in fighter mode. 99% sure I'll do the same to my CF's in october after the armor packs are released.
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USPS / EMS has always been fine for me, but we have a 24/7 doorman for our condo so I guess that changes things
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got ship notice from HLJ and amiami, but the ones from NY are still prep in progress. OH well my 6 Cannon Fodders will take a while
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Basically he mention the pin feels tighter and that he didn't even have to worry about pin popping out during photography. As for the chest plate, basically they changed the internal frame so that it's easier to get the nose back in flush in fighter / gerwalk mode even if you forget to fold the front plate in. (Common problem when trying to go from Battroid -> gerwalk on the VF171ex) I'm glad Bandai is making fixes to these things
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Wow, the VF-25 / YF-29 shoulders are so easy to put back in place for fighter mode. Index finger below, behind the bar for leverage while the thumb presses the shoulder into place. It works on all 3 VF-25 releases... (1/72 Model, v1, v2)
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As much as I love Yamatos and their valks, they obviously weren't running a sound business because they are, you know, closed. Bandai should appeal to the Export market? Yeah? the same one that kept Yamato alive right? Bandai's conservative approach , while frustrating for overseas collectors, is understandable.
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So the ARmored packs are the same color as the VF-171EXes..... gonna need to resolve that with my airbrush. I don't see the rocket pods that normally go on stations 2 and 5. It better come with those for those of us who are just going to have naked CF"s with missiles like they're seen in most of the TV show. *Edit, scratch that, just read the contents list. The Rocket pods are listed in entry 7 right under the nukes.
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HLJ only allows one per customer anyways so there was no point in ordering another from them, only for it to be cancelled (I got one earlier this month when the RVF and CF's reopened)
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THe 1/250 valks are going to be wayy too big for the quarter. Also, I don't think there will be a renewal of the quarter. It was not popular and has been sitting on shelves for what? 4 years now? For a Bandai Chogokin that's an eternity
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NY sources these things from other stores most the time. The worker just forgot to take the tag off lol.
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Kurisama's Varja Control missiles came in from Shapeways. Fit was almost perfect, just removed the little round pegs in the middle since bandai's hardpoints don't need them and they were slightly too wide in diameter. Now that I know shapeways is so nice I'm going to buy some underwing 1/60 hps and some high manuever missiles. Just wish Kurisama would also make the other Mac F missiles with yammy HPs so that I could start arming my VF-25's
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Bandai 1/72 fully transform able VF-1 plastic kit for Macross 30th Ann
Duymon replied to Vi-RS's topic in Model kits
a lot of things don't look right on that print out. The backpack looks way too far back. The nose looks funny and the proportions in fighter mode feel... off. I dunno. Maybe we'll see something different in the test shot. -
I think I'm gonna have to polish off those no steps on the wing undersides.
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Saw a YF-19 from a private collector on Amazon for 205.99 shipped. Took one look at the pics he sent me and snapped it up instantly Never thought my 1/60 YF-21 would have its archrival in the display case
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Easiest way to make the head movable is to just pin it with a pin-vise and paperclip. The paperclip will give it enough stability to stay on so you can turn it
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They haven't changed at all. The supers are an absolute mess. The regulars take a little TLC to get them to not have such huge gaps in fighter. However, the tornado and Armored releases are top-notch complete with locking mechanisms for a tight fighter mode. Still, if you can get the bare valks for cheap I'd say get them. Even without painting and a little panel-lining they can go a long way.
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This is weird, but after looking at all three of my 171 EXes I noticed something. THe plastic on the shoulders, the head and the nose is a slightly different white than the off-white used on the wings, backpanel, etc. THis is driving me nuts, I can't unsee it now
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CF VF-25A's are Brown
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How many Japanese toys are manufactured today in Japan? very little if any. It's all manufactured in China now so the perception that Japan-bound toys are better is out of date. I mean, If Japan-bound toys supposedly had better QC how could Aoshima let the Legioss remakes turn out oh so badly O_O
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All these numbers don't seem to be that much imho. Back in 1999-2001-ish we wouldn't flinch when MIB 1/55's would go for 1000-1500 USD easy Yamato made Macross collecting waaaay cheaper. God... I feel old now.. I still remember when Macross world had a chatroom :0
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Oh God. Not more miniatures, my closet is full of unpainted miniatures O_o
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HOLY CRAP. I have two of then and I've never seen this white skull on White (maybe that's a testament to bandai's fail) Where is this white skull? (I'm at work I can't check them right now lol)
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Just curious where did this happen?
