Chas

Anyone hear or seee any news about the Moderoid ride armor? Just wondering if maybe it has become vapor-ware.

That's terrific Greg! Thanks for letting us know. Now I won't have to searching in hopes of finding pics of those figures!

Great job! Looks good. Did you anneal the photo etch before folding? I've found that makes things much easier, as it removes the spring-y-ness. Of course annealing doesn't help much when you drop a piece.

Another reissue of an 80's kit. This time a 2000 repop of Imai's Super Dimension Century Orguss M.Lover Maaie from '83. Getting close to finishing this up. Just gotta finish off some work detailing the pilot, do a little weathering and dull coat.

Goly crap! Now THAT is a thing of beauty.

Honestly, I'd be just as happy with either. But I really liked the sculpt and pose of this garage kit from the 2022 summer Wonderfest. It probably a little too large though.

These recent pics pushed me over the edge - couldn't resist any longer --preorder in! I would love to see Hasegawa release an in scale TV Milia figure like they did with the Movie version!

Description from HobbySearch: The phantom comic adaptation of the Macross series The OVA series "Super Dimension Fortress Macross II -LOVERS AGAIN-" was planned to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the birth of "Super Dimension Fortress Macross". Its comic adaptation was handled by Tsuguo Okazaki, who also worked on "Justy", and it was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" from the May 1992 special issue to the December 1992 special issue. Now, after more than 30 years, it is being republished in a new edition that has been scanned from the original manuscript and makes full use of the latest digital technology. It also includes rare color illustrations that were published in the magazine when it was serialized. In the year 2009, a girl performed a miracle. A miraculous singing voice spread across the despair of outer space, putting an end to an unprecedented, gigantic battle. 80 years later, a new battle has begun! While covering the battlefield, a TV reporter boy named Kanzaki Hibiki rescues Ishtar, a singing shrine maiden of the alien army... Number of pages:314 ( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )

Posting this here, cus it is in regard to a Playmax kit I've had trouble acquiring. Anyone have experience ordering from Lunapark? I've never heard of them before, so want to find out 1. Are the legit? And 2. What kind of cust. Service they have. ( shipping times, packaging etc.).

hey @pengbuzz I'm gonna put this link here and you can look it over. The reviews seem genuine, and it looks like it may not be too bad. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009086983955.html?spm=a2g0n.detail.platformRecommendH5.13.23e1UFQbUFQbf4&gps-id=platformRecommendH5&scm=1007.40196.439370.0&scm_id=1007.40196.439370.0&scm-url=1007.40196.439370.0&pvid=37193928-332e-4ee1-9b6a-acefb37d6148&_t=gps-id:platformRecommendH5,scm-url:1007.40196.439370.0,pvid:37193928-332e-4ee1-9b6a-acefb37d6148,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238107%231934&pdp_ext_f={"order"%3A"21"%2C"eval"%3A"1"%2C"sceneId"%3A"8499"}&pdp_npi=6%40dis!CAD!88.56!61.99!!!62.69!43.88!%40210337bc17572906776303282e37e4!12000047861122705!rec!CA!!ABXZ!1!0!n_tag%3A-29910%3Bd%3Add452cad%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895 I know it's aliexpress but a lot of the stuff I've gotten from them is actually not too cheaply made - but you need to be vigilant. Maybe other folks could have a look and give an opinion? Or another version that comes with a hose. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008290480304.html?spm=a2g0n.detail.platformRecommendH5.4.2bf17Jgc7JgcIi&gps-id=platformRecommendH5&scm=1007.40196.439370.0&scm_id=1007.40196.439370.0&scm-url=1007.40196.439370.0&pvid=ec90b1d1-f692-4fb8-a9e7-d73453afff07&_t=gps-id:platformRecommendH5,scm-url:1007.40196.439370.0,pvid:ec90b1d1-f692-4fb8-a9e7-d73453afff07,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238109%231935&pdp_ext_f={"order"%3A"41"%2C"eval"%3A"1"%2C"sceneId"%3A"8499"}&pdp_npi=6%40dis!CAD!62.68!62.68!!!44.37!44.37!%402101ead817572912473822552ed01c!12000044499794004!rec!CA!!ABXZ!1!0!n_tag%3A-29910%3Bd%3Add452cad%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895

Well I pre-ordered the VT-1. I've had it in mind to do a dio of the tent scene for years now. Plus I couldn't pass up those figures. Now I just gotta figure out what I'm gonna do with the two VT-1 fighters I have in my stash.

Oops!

I realized that it is likely due to the prototype nature of the model, but when I noticed it my mind immediately jumped to this concept art. Unlikely as it is to be the reason.

Not Toys. Snap - fit, colour molded assembly kits (models). Thanks Big S. Has anyone noticed, or voiced any theories on the split front tire?

Did we already know that Good Smile is producing both a Stick and a Ray ride armor for the Moderoid line? Pics from Shizouka in May.

That's awesome. Thanks for the info!

Yes with wings opened there is some space, but not very much at all. Evidenced by the promo pics. If dead centre is 12 o'clock then the rotation seen in that pic is about 11:00 at best. I think you are right with the crunch/knee mods. As it is the only real benefit is the TV style hands, which could be added to a reissue of the weapons set along with a TV pilot. I'd buy a bunch of those instead of this, which is an easy pass.

Given how trapped the top of the legs are between the bottom of the chest intakes and the wings, is there really much point to the rotating the waist gimmick? I mean at most you might get 3-4 mm in rotation.

I was hoping that the face might be a separate piece that fits inside the helmet. If it's all one piece then that would be a no go. If the face is separate then that makes it more possible, but I guess I'll need to see what the parts actually look like to know if it's doable.

I wonder if Milia could be modified so that she is holding the helmet in her right hand?

Holy Crap! Once you build that thing what do you do with it? Take it apart, put the pieces in boxes and store them in a closet? It's awesome, but probably one of the most impractical models I've ever seen.

I would think that should be a no-brainer ( but I don't have the market research to back that belief up).

Thanks! Yeah HobbySearch has the Q. Rau but I missed their Milia preorder. HLJ has both available though.

So I might have to pic these two up now. I think they would look good with the Playmax battroids and figures.

That's huge! It works realy well as an awesome display base for the little valks.(although I don't know that valks ever launched off the deck of Daedelus). However, keeping in mind that it is difficult to tell from the quality of the photo, it looks a little too toy-like for my liking. Not enough detail. That being said, I also realize that it may not be finished. I saw this recently from Twitter and thought it was a solid build of both kits, but I really like it 'cus the kits actually work well together - like the figure is in scale with the mech.