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you know, i think i was just predicting the future when i posted this a few years ago.... I'm glad that April fools joke became a reality! http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=32812&hl=%2Byamato+%2Bvf-4

thanks for the info about the glass locks for the detolfs!! Definitely need to invest in those for my toy room.

wow, nobody commented on this guy's collection? it's pretty frickin impressive!!!! you got a lot packed in there for your displays, but it looks like you have almost everything Kicker has. Jealous in that fact, but i actually do like the spaced out display Kicker has versus to overstuffed shelves. and although i like the frontier figures, i like them in their own separate shelves than mixed in with mecha, but to each their own!! great collection pics as always! i'd love to be able to see some of these collections in person

Nice job Kurt, what happened to the missiles? Even the hip and arm missiles are gone. With the effort to paint this up so nicely, it definitely needs some GBP or DYRL hands instead of the stock chicken hands to complete the look

came in today!!! huzzah!!!! now to find a place to display it.....

interesting, but will you have it in battroid? I was thinking to to display it in fighter mode, but again, space becomes an issue, along with there's no other shelf it fits with. Maybe 1/60 vf-1's? show me a pic when you are done displaying!

finally an update from tracking stating that my VF-4 cleared customs today in LA!! Dec 31 17:07 Arrival at inward office of exchange AMC LOS ANGELES UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Dec 31 17:08 In Customs AMC LOS ANGELES UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Jan 14 03:29 Departure from inward office of exchange AMC LOS ANGELES UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Man, can't WAIT to get this!!! only trouble i have now is figuring out where to display this as it doesn't really go with any of my other macross shelves.

ugh, mine is still stuck in Los Angeles Customs and the final destination is, Los Angeles. Been there since Dec 31st. Anyone else in this same batch?? Is there a way to contact customs at all?

nice job!!!

Just edited the photos to look MUCH better... hopefully that does it a little more justice than my original photos.

oh, clarification: the gunpod is Maiden Japan's custom 1/48 gunpod

After 4 years of sitting unbuilt and held up by yellow tape, i finally commissioned >EXO< to build and paint up my 1/48 Thunder Hammer. I wanted to recreate the "Humdinger" SD Stealth version of the TH from MW Con 2008 Tshirt, so this is an homage to that. Again, excellent paint job and customization work by EXO. Not only did he paint it, but added some cool new mods to make it a lot more sturdier and stronger than the original version. My favorite is a magnet for one of the leg hatches to help it stay put! Anyways, here are the pics!! Original "Humdinger" artwork T-shirt: Original Photo Hahaha... so EXO told me how to adjust the photos using PhotoShop or Paint.net. So here's the NEW adjusted photos that look much better: Open Hatches Close Up Backside Enjoy!!!

You have to unscrew the arm and replace it. You can see in the pic of the back of the battroid, I was halfway unscrewing the arm when I decided to take a pic of the backside

I also just want to mention that the paint job on this valk is PHENOMENAL!!! EXO used some high quality carpaint that really shows how well this is made. It's super solid, scratch resistant and i'm uber impressed with the subtle weathering job. Besides the weathering, this thing looks like i could have came right out of the factory... Just some quality work that's much appreciated.

Just got a new lightbox and wanted to takes some decent photos of some new customs i got. I commissioned this from our very own >EXO< who put together Capt. America's VF-1D conversion kit, painted it, and added some VERY cool custom mods to create one of the most "Iconic" scenes from the original Macross TV series. I present.... the "Iconic" 1/48 VF-1D Falling VF-1D with broken arm, and custom Minmay & Hikaru figs Battroid with broken arm Battroid with regular arm and custom Hikaru & Minmay figs This also won 1st prize in this year's MacrossWorld Convention 2012 Customs contest! Congrats EXO!! and congrats to me who gets to keep this awesome masterpiece in my collection. =]

Hi MW, Just wanted to give my final thanks to several key people that made this MacrossWorld Convention 2012 possible: Tony (xstoys) - thanks for offering to host the convention at your school, Concept Cube Design. This year's con started out by your generosity to host, so thanks for providing one of the coolest venues we've ever hosted MW Con. Cool displays dude George (Bigkid24) - thanks for being a good #2 Assistant Director for MW Con. I always know i can count on you to make sure everything makes sense when planning the con, and for mumbling a lot during the 1/55 TF contest... i mean... thanks for hosting all those events while i was running around the con! Ricky (jasonkimberson) - I really appreciate the support you gave in keeping me sane during the planning of the con. You were the voice of reason and always a great supporter and friend. Thanks for all the help setting up and during the con. And special thanks to Mindy as well for helping host Mari! Pat (Bobe-Patt) - Good job volunteering to come early and manage registration. (although we all know you were there early to get the exclusive fig.... bastid) but you really stepped up to help with collecting all the donations at the door. And thanks for your friend Ritchie (knives) for helping out in the morning as well. Jason (JasonC) - thanks for securing the awesome posters from Kawamori-san. That was probably one of the coolest items ever donated to support MW Con. And thanks to you and Cheryl for helping out Daisuke (maiden Japan) - Thanks for bringing more of your items and helping set up the display area. Good to know there are experts handling the toy setups. Thanks to you bro Genta as well Steve Shin - thanks for creating our awesome flyers for this year's con! Great to have you on board to help out with the creative art and program Alex (>EXO<) - although you didn't do much, you did enough to get a thanks on here for your promotion of MW Con on FaceBook and on the main site. You helped bring MW Con into the homes of people around the world by having live photo updates through FB. I'm sure you touched somebody's life out there through your work..... and congrats for winning the Customs Contest TWICE in a row. beautiful custom 1/48 VF-1D =] Shawn (Shawn) - As always, we need to give a special thanks to the father of MacrossWorld, Shawn, for gracing us with his presence and sharing the most unique Macross collection i've ever seen. Macross blow up pool? anyone?? thanks for keeping the site alive all these years. Mari Iijima - Thank you for attending MW Con for the 4th time. I think this was the best concert you have put on for us and we had a very intimate crowd during your performance. Hope you enjoyed yourself and sold a ton of your new CD's Sponsors - www.Tokyo-Hunter.com and Satelite Inc. - Thank you for donating Macross items to support our contests and events! We really appreciate your generosity, as do the attendees who won these prizes. Vendors - AnimeBooks and RoboToyFest - thanks for coming to our small convention and having great merchandise for our members to look at and purchase! having vendors made a big difference in this year's con MW Con $ Contributors: I don't have the complete list on me, but i'll update this post soon with a full list of all the contributors who donated more than $5 to the con. We greatly appreciate everyone who donated funds to help support this year's con and future MW Conventions MW Con Item Contributors: Thank you to Norge (Operator7g), Mark (Storms), and James (MrDandy) for donating items which were used in several of our event contests! Cosplayers: I don't know how they found out about MW Con, but i'm SUPER glad we had some amazing cosplayers this year! We honored their arrival by having an impromptu costume contest. thanks for showing your love of Macross with your awesome costumes! MW Con Live Art, 1/55 Transformation, and Customs Contest Participants: Another thanks to all the participants for our annual MW Con events. These events wouldn't be possible without your participation so thanks for making our con entertaining to watch! MW Con Attendees: Last but not least, i'd like to thank EVERYONE who attended MW Con 2012 as we had one of our biggest turnouts in the 11 years of MW Con. Close to 200 people attended this year's con and shows that there is a still a tremendous interest in Macross here in the states. Until next time..... (if there's a next time for me that is... =]) decultcha!!!

Also, she'll be bringing her other CD releases for sale as well as some other items, potentially a calendar or poster

It will be $5 minimum donation for each of them at the door for onsite registration. Thanks!

Programs printed!!

FYI - for those interested in purchasing Mari's new CD, there was a factory delay and she will not have any onsite. However, she will still have pre-order sales for $20 each and autograph each copy and ship it to you for FREE if you purchase at the con. Remember, only those that purchase an item can get an autograph from her........

$5 minimum donation at the door for onsite registrants, but entry is not guaranteed since we are almost at capacity.

Registration is closing TONIGHT at 6pm PST!!! thanks

ATTENTION MACROSSWORLD CONVENTION ATTENDEES!!! We have well over 125 registered attendees for this year's convention and are excited to see each and every one of you. As planning for the con had developed over the last few months, we have added some additional programming including Mari Iijima's autograph session/concert, adding a Vendors section, and securing additional prizes/sponsorships for contests. In order the make this event the best possible for Macross fans, we've had to increase our budget/expenses. The MacrossWorld Convention team is asking each attendee to make a suggested donation of $5 at the door during registration. Preregistering online will still remain FREE, and those that preregister will automatically receive (1) free raffle ticket for our general MW Con raffle. Each attendee that makes a suggested donation of $5 will also receive an additional (5) raffle tickets for the general MW Con raffle. Additional raffle tickets may be purchased for $1 per ticket. We also will have the following contests/events planned during the convention: Annual MacrossWorld Convention Customs Contest 1/55 Chunky Monkey Transformation Contest Live Macross Art Drawing Contest We look forward to seeing everyone this weekend!

dude, i did the special gun effects... hahahaha nice!!!

New flyer for MW Con 2012!! Please register if you haven't already... thanks!