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@wm cheng Bravo, Mr. Cheng! Nice save! I dunno how many of us would've had the patience to go back and attempt to salvage the kit.

Bandai should hire you! That's a great idea. 💡

Nah... Don't see it. 😄

The Barge and minifigs look cool but there are too many exposed studs for my liking.

@Urashiman That is so cool to see something different here on the boards. I remember building a few balsa wood kits when I was a kid. Please remember to post any progress pics! @electric indigo Your work is flawless as usual. It looks really good! @wm cheng The master is back to the basics! That orange really pops. It seems like masking hell but it all works out in the end. I want to build right alongside you guys but my space and time are so limited right now. I just need to retire and get right back to it. Soon!

Awesome! And subtitles in English, too! Thanks.

@derex3592 She looks really good! Building the kit gear up is tricky sometimes but you nailed it. Keep building! I'd love to see more of your finished projects. BTW, happy birthday. We ain't getting any younger!

Can't see this as a regular release. Most likely a web exclusive. Sorry.

You're welcome! I used Tamiya Extra Thin Cement when I did my Lego repair. I'm not sure it makes a difference but thought I'd mention it since i didn't see it in your lineup. Please let us know how it turns out!

You've been hit with the "brittle brown" syndrome. For a stretch of a few years, about a decade ago, the reddish brown color (and dark red) was defective and known to crumble and break. Lego has since changed the formula for those colors and newer pieces are unaffected. Yes, Tamiya cement will work on Lego but the plastic along the seam will melt if too much glue or if too much pressure is applied. The seam will be visible even if expertly glued but in most cases the piece will be completely functional. In your case, I believe the piece is likely to be part of that bad batch and it'll just break again after repairing.

You can't always count on those inflation calculators to be accurate. They're based on the records of increasingly cooked inflation numbers.

Fifty bucks for those! It seems dirt cheap but that was a lot of money back then. I didn't even know those existed as a kid. All we had was Jetfire.

@Duymon Wow! You have 16 valks with no pilot? That's a lot! Those look great! Where can I download the file and is there a TV version pilot?

@Mr March That's an awesome infographic! There is some great info there. Thanks for posting that @grogall.