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There you go...this is basically what I've heard about the Yamato stands. Great looks, poor execution. I think having a clear stand like Yetis are better overall anyways.

Sweet pickup!

Yeti stand <end thread> Just check the site out And I'm pretty sure you can get a nice stand from @ChaoticYeti for one Valk for around or less than $50. It's the best stand you will ever use. Might as well mention there are Flight Pose stands that work and look ok and are cheaper but the are known to rub paint off valks due to the way they use three arms with friction nubs on the end to hold things up. They also are more finicky to use and just overall a flimsier and clumsier design. There is also the old Yamato arm stand which looks amazing but I have no experience to comment on other than I've read it doesn't hold well I think.

That sound like a perfect reason FOR getting it

Haha ok. I'm not sure if I want another regular Milia and contemplating the PF...but good to know just in case. Now, just the wait to see how far I need to bend over for this PF SDF-1.

That part I get. There is also the 262 which has been on clearance. You were just saying the Milia might go down because of the PF, which we haven't sen happen yet other than the cases you just mentioned that don't have to do with the PF version. I was just curious if there was some other reason you thought the price for the regular would go down.

So, regular price with reductions for used/sub-par. That's pretty normal.

This would be more like seeing a big hole, knowing it's hopeless and diving in head first!

Sweet! I got a Murakami robot design book recently but I fear if I get into Macross books it will be yet another hole I'll fall deep into, lol!

Did regular Hikaru or Roy drop in price later on? I think they just stayed available at original price for some time right?

They are the finest stands I've ever used. @ChaoticYeti is extremely helpful setting you up with what you need if you just let him know. You'll need a base or mounting option (like the wall mount or detolf mount). Then you need at least one arm and an adapter which will connect to the stand adapter that came with your valk. The standing or banking adapter will just depend on how you want the valk oriented depending on your setup. Basically, the stand adapter has a rectangular peg so you just need to see which way it goes on however you plan to display it and get the yeti adapter that lets you do that.

I love finding toys in storage that I don't remember having.

That does look pretty good.

Ah, it is LEKs work! Awesome! I'd love to have him paint a whole bunch of my toys someday.

Yeah, I don't think you could get the same results with the included stickers no matter how much time you took. Considering the many hours it takes to do either way, the premium is worth the cost from a time/value perspective.

haha, gotcha!

Well, I did say "more realistic"...A valk with a bunch of detailed decals compared to one without and painted with the cell shade look seems "more realistic" to me. Not all real aircraft are always weathered looking either...

Yeah, it's great that this is out there for those who want it. I'm lazy though and over a week of work sounds like a lot of work to me.

Holy crap! The time it would take to apply all those is definitely going to be worth paying the premium to have it all done better for me.

I think if I had both I'd get my regular version painted with the cell shading for the more anime look and keep the premium as is for more realistic look.

Oh man! I love the cell shaded customs!

It's obviously been available at some point because most people I heard from got it there. You just missed it. Like with Macross toys, you gotta be quick. Sometimes relying on an email alert won't be fast enough so you gotta check back often or follow threads where people post about it like here for Macross. Anyway, if I see it available again, I'll try to pm you.

I got mine from TRU.com (with the help of sh9000)...It's the only place I can ever get exclusive figures. They will show up again and you just have to be ready to pounce when it does. Pretty lame and I'm getting sick of the games we have to play as adults to get adult collectible items but just gotta deal with it or pay the higher price elsewhere if you want this stuff.

Looking good! the minifigs are a nice addition!

They are! I need to open mine!