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Oh nice, I guess I should have bought more when I did since they seem to be sold out or price has gone up on originals. I got mine for about the same price as the knockoffs.

Amazon or BBTS usually have good prices on effects parts.

Thanks! Yeah, the figures are the same as far as quality...I just have no personal interest in the MCU versions Look forward to watching all the movies though!

Damn, such a beautiful mech.

Looks amazing! I'm intrigued by the Metal Build and this 3rd party Gundam but it's a road I don't want to go down, LOL! IF they start making some figures from G-Gundam, I might be hurting. Here's one of my latest purchases: MCU can suck it as far as figures go...It's all about comic style for me!

Very nice!Bandai needs to put out an effects line for HMR! Spiraling missiles are as iconic as VF-1's in Macross.

Wow, didn't know there were 3P Gundams like this...Would love to hear more about it too.

Is there an echo in here?

Thanks! I just started using the Tamashii stages and haven't bothered tightening anything to hold an arm too horizontally and now I just won't. Anything it can't hold on it's own the way it came out the box, I'll just assume is too much pressure.

Thanks for the warning! The stands and connectors do seem touchy but they seem ok once you get it all set up. Probably should tighten the joints if you are doing anything that seems iffy. My 1S fell out of the shelf and onto the hardwood floor and other than some parts flying off, it was fine. Of course, I don't want that happening regularly.

No offense! Absolutely nothing wrong with those! There is a lot of "action" portrayed in those shots! Actually, I haven't seen many Macross displays I don't like because people seem to do them well. I'm mostly talking about collections where all the figures are in bot mode, standing straight up and crammed together on shelves to fit as many as possible. Awesome! I ordered a trident stage that is on its way with a CF for mounting HMRs too!

My first time handling a modern Valk was the Armored 1J that came out last year. I remember being surprised at the size and weight since I'm used to the OG 1/55 but completely enamored with the look and details. The tight tolerances, especially in the landing gears are frightening but the plastic seems very strong. There is some looseness in areas that bothered me a bit but finally having a complete Valkyrie with the Armor Parts installed and in my hands was more than enough for me to put aside any issues and just be in love. I've been hooked ever since and my only regret is not being on the ball when these were first released as 1/48 and the V2's but that was the short period of time where I pretty much stopped collecting comics and toys and was focused on my car. I don't think there is a line of finer figures anywhere in terms of detail and design. The VF-0S being the best of the bunch so far. But obviously, the Focker 1S is the most iconic must have for a Macross collection. Now I need my M&M that have eluded me my entire life.

I agree for any collection. The displays I like the least are the ones where people have tons of figures crammed onto shelves and all of them are in static, standing straight poses to make room. "Action Figures" should portray some sort of "action", IMO. Of course, it looks awesome if you have the space to do so with an army of figures! But it also depends...if you don't have room to display them but you take them down to pose and "play" with them, that works. Or whatever since everyone should enjoy their collection how they want.

P1 would be nice, I want a 918.

I hope that doesn't come out just because I will be forced to buy it.

Thanks for the info! Again, confirming that the specific cars I want for my collection basically don't exist. Money saved!

Nice find! I din't know they had that much stuff in the line.

Yep, I had/have the VF-1S as well and I used to take it with me everywhere as a kid. Battroid mode wasn't too bad.

My VF-1S seems fine in comparison to other versions. But I consider all Valkyrie transformations pretty fiddly, except maybe the early 1/55 and the toy I had a s a kid that these HMR's remind me of: Obviously, HMRs are much nicer and a bit more fiddly.

I like that and pretty much all yellow lambos but it would be this, but in yellow.

Cool story brah! No seriously, we share a lot of similarities in collecting. I don't think you can ever count anything out because the market always moves cyclically...anything that was popular enough has a strong chance of coming back again and often in a better form so 1/48 figures will most likely be back. Someday. Probably not within a few years though. I have versions of the VF-1 from back when the first ones came out to today but I only one one 1/48, The Max VF-1J with Super Parts and that has been buried somewhere in my storage for so long, I don't even remember if I truly have it other than finding a receipt for it recently. I also have a lonely set of 1/48 Armor Parts sitting behind one of my 1/55 VF-1S' waiting for a Valkyrie to someday wear it. Like you, I got into other things like cars before I ever found more reasonably priced 1/48's to buy so my 1/48 collection is pretty pathetic. Hopefully, that changes someday but right now, I'm very happy with the new 1/60 stuff that's been coming and allowing me to catch up with those.

Nice one! I'd like a 25th Anniversary Countach in Yellow...but again, my (wallet's) luck, I don't see it available with a quick search. I'd like one of each version of the V12 Lambos that have come out since the Countach.

Let's just hope Bandai releases this one:

Another beauty! Heading over to my case to check out my cars before I pass out...

Well, I found out my 959 actually is priced higher than the Autoart one, mine is from Motorbox. I never bothered comparing the differences in detail since mine was a gift but I suppose part of the difference is availability and the rare colors the Motorbox version comes in. I'm mainly a VW group guy and specifically Audi and Porsche but I like everything under the umbrella. My grail other than the Sport quattro and 959 I already have is the B5 RS4 but I didn't find any for sale anymore. I should have just bought it back in the day when I had the chance. Anyway, the good thing about my preference is no one makes the models I want so I have nothing to buy. Money saved!