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    That area looks very similar to the HMR VF-1, so more like a sliding mechanism to me.. There's a trapdoor on the arms for the hands to swivel inwards for Fighter, unlike Arcadia's sliding mechanism for the hands to be partially hidden under the backpack.. But really, the 14cm size.. such a turn off. Even the VF-2SS was made larger than the VF-1..
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    Hi-Metal R

    MKT replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Lol the one feature really looked forward to, but not given But it’s a good thing smaller wings for battroid are included. If they ever come out with the Reactive Armor later, the smaller wings will make that armor around it look much more balanced & line art accurate than Arcadia’s.
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    Love seeing whole display rooms!
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    Congrats and that’s quite a few achievements! What better way to reward yourself by picking up a new valk? https://www.amazon.co.jp/Chogokin-Macross-Delta-Movie-Pre-painted/dp/B09KLLPHKK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=3SLB7OA9N6G12&keywords=vf-31ax&qid=1653236249&sprefix=vf-31%2Caps%2C426&sr=8-1
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    I don't really know where to put this, mods please move or delete where appropriate.. Got notification from proxy today, that Japan Post will have another rate change come next month June 2022. And looking at the new rates, this look to be one of biggest increases ever in my short few years of toy collecting. The coming new rates: https://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/2022fee_change/index_en.html Roughly eyeballing the new rates to the the existing EMS rates here, unless we are at China/South Korea/Taiwan, most other places will see something like up to average 30% increase.
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    Hi-Metal R

    MKT replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    We already speculated before from previously release pics that this will likely have integrated landing gears, and for its size it should be easy to have integrated heat shield for a total perfect transformation for the first time in a HMR valk, unless some sort of parts-swapping & forming is to be some sort of unstated but mandated 'feature' for the HMR line.. Now will the arms swing out from Fighter like Arcadia's for transformation, or will they employ the sliding mechanism like the HMR & Chogokin VF-1?
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    Thanks These old Yammies 1/48 arrived separately but on same day. Always chuckle a bit seeing the size of these boxes compared to Bandai's similarly sized Chogokin VF-1.. I wasn't planning on getting any canon-colored valks at all from this line, but Hikaru's at only Yen 6000 from Mandarake is just too good to pass up. Even though fit & finish is not as good as the succeeding Yammie v2 1/60 VF-1s, for a 20-year old release it is still so much fun to handle in Fighter. Everything can be locked together properly, and easy to swoosh around. Can't say that for a certain other, very recently released magenta colored valk. Still, for a 20-year old design, the underside shows its age, with head and arms hanging down too low. Nevertheless, landing gear detail is still the best till today of all the VF-1 toys out there..
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    Hi-Metal R

    MKT replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Doesn't say when PO will be up, but since it says WWM, it should be easy to PO at BBTS just like the recent VF-25 and YF-29 Max's..
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    Hi-Metal R

    MKT replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Release date Oct 2022, and its WWM! Very nice..
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    Happened to come across this article today: https://www.zimmerit.moe/megazone-23-omega-city-23-mecha-characters-artmic-artland/ Thought it was an interesting look at early Megazone 23 concepts, especially the Garland which was originally a hoverbike (apologies if this has been posted before):
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    Love these Q-Rheas as well. They are pretty fun to play with, although the hip joints can be a bit too loose out of the box. Here's a pic of partial display I set up for them:
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    Of all the VF-25 valks, I like the YF-25 color scheme and bubble-head design best. Nice one @Lolicon
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    If I remember, when they first revealed Gloria’s vehicle, they intended the transformation to be spring powered. Edit: Here’s the FB link
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    That is correct. However, the release date is Oct. If Arcadia’s current trend of delays continue for the rest of year, you might be out of PayPal’s protection period if you pay now..
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    I went with Hobby-Genki for this. It's my first PO with them; they appear to have the best price for this, and they have the flexibility of payment & shipping. When making the PO, for most stuffs (including this Tomahawk) you can choose to pay upfront or pay later when item is released. If you specify the pay later option, you can dabble with a bit of currency speculation as you are allowed to pay anytime between your order date till item release. So this might be useful to you. For shipping, you can also specify pay up front, i.e. ship immediately upon release, or put in into private warehouse. Their private warehouse system works a bit differently from others, in that it is not time but space-based (1 m3). From what I see, paying for shipping upfront on PO's is a bad idea, because for this Tomahawk, they seem to estimate a very large/heavy box (my personal estimation is Yamato's Tomahawk box size) so the upfront shipping rates look somewhat gouge-ey (not unlike the old NY or currently LP). I have tested in-stock items for shipping rates, and thankfully they are at par with the normal postal rates. So for this Tomahawk, I'm expecting actual shipping rates upon release to be lower than what they are charging upfront now.
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    Nice tight joints… Maybe Arcadia’s applying Kiki for every release copy
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    Apologies @RavenHawk @Scyla, for stirring up false hopes by bumping the tread earlier.. I wonder what has caused the Figma / FREEing Priss+Motoslave to turn into vaporware. Licensing issues? But then I remembered FREEing was the one that released the less than spectacular E=X Garland. And I can’t help thinking the poor reception to that might have made them abandon transforming toys. I’m not sure if FREEing has done other transforming stuff before that though..
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    I'd like to think these are Shinji Aramaki's best loved designs:
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    VF-1J CF? That’s really tempting..
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    I wish there's new news of Figma Priss+Motoslave, but hope has almost entirely faded. Meanwhile, I am content with the Yamato ones. Finally spending some time with them, starting with Priss..
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    I love that Yamato released quite a few non-canon color schemes in its heyday. Bandai & Arcadia will never do that, and it means these old Yammies still make for a great pieces in the collection!
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    With Hayate, the wings could not be tabbed properly to the legs near the ankles in Fighter. They keep slipping out as the toy is handled.
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    Agreed that economy is likely the main cause, but I also wonder if the same situation is seen on other toy lines outside Macross DX Chogokins. I do not collect Metal Builds, but from what I heard, MBs were also hugely targeted by scalpers and if these scalpers are now also getting burned these days..
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    Meanwhile, the standalone GBP armors have dropped below MSRP, totally opposite from the other P-Bandai add-on stuff for the VF's.. Bandai DX Chogokin Super Dimension Fortress Macross VF-1J Compatible Armored Parts Set | Mandarake Online Shop
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    Like the landing gears, the gold thingy on the shoulders are a small detail, but somehow makes that whole area pop.
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