Duymon
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on night shift tonight. Already have 6 windows up auto-refreshing. Will get at least one I think, though goal is 2.
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Dude that sucks. The only thing I had was a tight ventral LERX flap (the black one that folds in under the superthin plastic strip when going to gerwalk / battroid) Had to get a tiny lil screwdriver to take it apart and lightly sand both sides so that it moved smoothly. it's gonna be hard to repair that to full functionality. Minus well make that piece closed canopy only
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FYI if you're still looking for one at a decent price, http://plamoya.com/en/dx-chogokin-macross-frontier-vf171-nightmare-plus-general-machin-p-70617.html'>Plamoya has em for 156, EMS is 32 so it'll be 188 shipped, which is better than NY (171 + 32 EMS or 19 SAL) I too have noticed the small scratches people talk about on these suckers. It sucks, but I use http://www.amazon.com/Squadron-Products-Sanding-Stick-Tri-Grit/dp/B000CDM4PY'>Squadron Tri-Grit Stick to polish out the small scratches for a super shiny finish. After that and panel lining I think I'm gonna need to get a coat of future on these bad boys to protect that smooth finish. Just debating if I should just go glossy or if I should add some Tamiya Flat Base to the future to get more of a satin finish *Edit: Sorry Guys, I seem to have just bought the last one at Plamoya for VF-171 # 7, couldn't pass up a decent deal on my favorite Mac F plane*
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Welp, at 4/6 now. 2 will take a while since they were shipped via SAL. I've had 0 QC problems on these thus far *knock on wood*. Now the question is how to get them displayed somewhere
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It isn't hard at all imho. The only part that needs love is turning the neck and head around and getting the plate between the chest and neck kept up so it inserts into the back of the head correctly
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WOw that's crazy! my card was completely fine after I made my preorder and has had 0 activity since I placed the order way back :0
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Just in case started looking around blogs and looks like no delays in the pre-order window unlike the last one for the 25F. Still set for Wednesday around 0300 EDT / 0200 CDT / 0000 PDT. Fun Fun
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and that is why I've never bought a v2 kit. I prefer DYRL grey and the DYRL 1A head and pilot.
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Finished some basic panel lining. The black paint, unlike previous DXes, is very sensitive to rubbing alcohol. THe silver is the same as the one used on the 171 so it'll rub off easy with rubbing alcohol. be careful when doing washes and wiping off the excess. On a side note, my 171 CF looks so naked without underwing stores like they had in like every scene in Macross F.. September cannot come sooner. Also.. the flaps on the wings have grey 171's....not no-steps. It just looks stupid to have 171 in those areas O_o
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Not without harpoints on the 25's. Hljand amiami units came in today. No duds yet, but got 4 more in the pipe from NY. Crossing my fingers 0_o
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Woo hoo, just found out I'm working night shift on sunday / monday / tuesday. Perfect for grabbing a preorder on my tablet PC
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wow that sucks macrossjunkie. BTW, that's a great picture showing how the boob plates are thinner than the 171exes. You had to have the boob plates folded out on the 171ex before you put the nose in otherwise they'd block the rails and cause mass headaches lol.
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while some of the parts have changed the majority of the 27 seems to be the same with just a lil extra tampo. Will be a must-buy since they fixed the hips yaaay ALso pretty glad it's going to have a clear green canopy. I prefer that look over the stock.
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my 5 from NY are still in prep. I ordered these on the 2nd opening of the window the day after preorder start :0 Seriously why do I even bother paying for EMS when they take a week to ship anyways?
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It's the Hasegawa 1/72 with special markings by Tenjin. Hyper Hobby needs to do more research as they speculate in the article about if it transforms, etc. The Dengeki clearly says Hasegawa kit in cooperation with Arcadia.
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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
