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I have a used 30th anniversary edition coming in from Mandarake, so I will see if that sates my YF-29 toy hunger or not. Improvements are always good, hope this isn’t as stupid hard to find like the VF-31A Kairos or As expensive Twich
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well, now. I wonder if there will be any improvements? I does not appear so based on the images shown here. Strange that this is being released more than 13 years after Frontier came out. Twich
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
twich replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
actually, the shipping with DHL was 4350 yen, they did not give me an option for any other type of shipping. The YF-29 30th Anniversary was 15000 yen, so it was a little less than 20000 yen shipped, and it is showing it will be here in less than 2 weeks. That is the fastest that I will have received something from Japan, EVER. Twich -
Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
twich replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
So, here is a question. I have looked and read on the Macross Compendium and Macross Mecha Manual, and I know that in Frontier, the Variable Fighters had linear actuators that helped with fatigue of parts and whatnot, but it doesn’t state in Delta if the VF-31 and/or SV-262 has linear actuators? Is it just assumed that all 5th gen Variable Fighters have this? twich -
Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
twich replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
So, this will be the third Macross Jet ordered this year, the first two were, well, scams.....1st was a Valkyrie factory 1/60 VF-1J Max with Super parts, that was scam..2nd was a Hi Metal R VF-4G Roy, that the third party seller on Amazon has not arrived yet after almost 2 months, still fighting Amazon for a refund, so I recently discovered Mandarake. I ordered a used YF-29 30th anniversary scheme, the pictures show that some of it is faded, yellowed, but that doesn’t bother me. Here is to hoping that I have no problems with this order. Third time is the charm? Twich -
Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
twich replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
Okay, so in between patient charting at work, a question popped into my head. How powerful are the energy weapon gun pods for the mecha of Macross Delta? In Frontier, you have VF’s with 4 engines to power the gun pods, or in the case of the YF-27-5, and underwing mounted thermonuclear generator. In Delta, the valks each have 2 thermonuclear reaction engines, but they both seem to have a power generation build up before firing, ala VF-27 grenade shot or Macross cannon firing....so how do they compare to gun pods of the VF-27, YF-29, YF-30? I think that the weapons for the mecha of Delta are cool, just with that the VF-27 was designed with a smaller gun pod with the same power, which had me wondering if Delta did just that....what are people’s thoughts? twich -
That is very true, but I have no way of knowing, since there was no tracking provided. Twich
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Okay, so I just received a very strange email from World Naruto Japan Shop, after I inquired to return policy on Amazon following their date when Amazon stated the item should have been delivered to me. Here is the message: Thank You for contacting us. Products will be shipped from the Osaka International Airport to the United States. However, few planes fly to the United States. Therefore, there is a significant delay in delivery. I have to wait until the planes to the US start flying. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. Sounds to me like this shop hasn't even shipped the item, even though it was marked as shipped on April 3rd, 2020. I would be okay if this seller would just give me the tracking information for the item so that I would know when it was coming. Alas, this seller has ignored my request for this tracking information, which to me, seems very suspicious. Twich
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I would have to go with the VF-31 toy being the most accurate twich
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Holy crap monkeys! Wasn’t trying to start any ire, just wondering about the differences and my belief that all DX toys were in scale to one another twich
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Question. Are the Bandai DX supposed to be 1/60 scale? Roughly? I was comparing my VF-19Advance to my VF-31F and the VF-19Advance is longer by almost a centimeter and isamu’s legs are like 3mm longer and head is bigger. Now I know from all the stats that The VF-31 is 19.31m vs 18.62M for VF-19Advance. Is this just a Bandai concession to allow 2 to fit in the cockpit of the VF-31? Also, why is the VF-19 bigger? Both are DX and from Bandai..... Twich
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So, I bought the Hi Metal R VF-4G on Amazon from the seller World Naruto Japan Shop, the order did not have tracking info, so I contacted the seller through Amazon. The seller replied with a form letter reply basically stating that due to Corona Virus Japan Post would stop taking parcel from these countries, and it had a list. The US wasn’t on the list, so I emailed again asking for the tracking info, they didn’t reply. So, fast forward to yesterday, which was one day shy of a month in which the item was marked shipped. I emailed again asking for tracking. The reply was a copy of the same form with no tracking information. I can’t help but feel that something fishy is going on, as the seller seems determined to NOT supply me with tracking info. I am going to wait with hope until May 7th comes around and if no VF-4G, I will get a refund, but I cannot shake the feeling that something shady is going on. I hope I am wrong...... Twich
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They did not send link, so I have no idea where it is, or isn’t.
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So, I ordered a Hi-Metal R VF-4G Roy from Amazon and it was marked shipped on April 3rd, and the seller was a third party and they sent via Japan Post. I asked the seller for shipping information, which they did not provide, only sending me a link to a FAQ about shipping from Japan. I am trying to remain optimistic, but it has been 1 day shy of a month......hope it shows on Monday....Amazon says that if it doesn’t show by the 7th, then I can get a refund. I just would like an idea of when I can expect the VF-4G. Anyone have a suggestion? Twich
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Not only would I like to see all the rest of Macross II VF’s made, but all the mecha from 7, Frontier! Imagine the varuta variable fighters! FBZ-99! A decent VF-27, the possibilities are near endless, just include stands with every release! twich
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Since they have already released a VF-2SS twice, once for Sylvie and once for Nexx, who here would like to see a VF-2JA and a VF-1MS or whatever its official designation. I really like the Bandai Hi-Metal R VF-2SS Nexx, but I really cannot get the legs right in fighter mode, so I usually display in Battroid. I wish that the designs for Macross II got some more love. Then again, I wish that a lot more valkyries got made in either 1/60 scale or the Hi-Metal R (1/100ish) scale. Twich
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I am glad that I am not the only one who did not know what it was. Thought maybe MW was having some internal strife, thus why I clicked on the thread, hoped Shawn or Graham were not having troubles......and yes, my kids would have to set it up for me and provide tech support......what happened to cursing someone out, face to face? LOL
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Apologies, I had thought the VF-1J had released. Thanks for what you do! Twich
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I have noticed that you have posted more review vids as of late. Please keep up the excellent reviews! For S & G’s, are you trying to acquire/have the desire to acquire any more of the 1/72 Kitzconept VF-1 toys to review? Thanks! Twich
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What is a good price to purchase a Bandai DX VF-27 1st version? I would think the Brera would be less rare, but I have recently got a hankering for a VF-27 toy and don’t want to pay the inflated prices for a renewal version. I would prefer new, but like new, used is good too....just wondering what a good, reasonable price would be. thank you, Twich
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So, I purchased a VF-4G Roy from Amazon, the seller used japan post. I contacted the seller asking for tracking info, knowing full well it would take a while and got a link telling me about the restricted countries list. I didn’t see the good old US of A on there, but since I have no way to know, I hope it will get here in a month. Any known issues with this release? Scorched earth toys hasn’t released a review vid yet in which I might live vicariously while I ponder my life as a healthcare worker amidst the pandemic we have going on. twich
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All Things Videogame Related: EXTREME VS!!
twich replied to Keith's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
For the FIghting Fantasy VII Remake, I was fairly impressed that there was no day 1 patch, that on my internet, would take a week to 10 days to download in order to make the game playable. I got to install it and look at the opening cinematic and that was it, but it didnt require a patch....pretty impressive in this day and age. Twich -
if you dont want a max/milia VF-1J with fast packs, you could go with the VF-1S Focker that is on ebay for $99.00 USD with free shipping If you do want the VF-1J with fast packs, I think that this is in line with what the ShowZStore was selling them for before they sold out. Twich
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Yeah, I have the big hexagon base with the little square that comes off of it. So I guess that is a 1. It works well, and I didnt have to buy it, I already had it. But I wish that all the Bandai Hi-Metal R came with stands, instead of just select ones. Like the VF-2SS SAP would have really benefitted from having a stand and little arms for the 4 little Attack Bits, instead, unless you already own it, the cheapest solution is almost $100 USD, which is the price of the toy itself. Twich
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so, if it is the 15th anniversary of Frontier, that would be 2022, right? 2007 was frontier, right along with Gundam 00. I would like to see more Frontier and other valkyries, but not huge price gouging on the secondary market. Twich