Sanity is Optional
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FYI, looks like the P-Bandai gold plated HG Phenex (narrative version) is a retail release in USA, USA Gundam Store's got it for $45.
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Gundam Figure Thread - Newtype GN-002
Sanity is Optional replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Wrong Gundam thread. -
I see a huge amount of leg articulation, nice looking in all 3 modes, movable flaps, and even tampo of Hikaru Ichijo on the canopy frame. For under ¥20,000 Yeah, I'll get this, and prob the whole line.
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I think I'll skip supers for the Kairos, but I'd absolutely grab armored packs for all 3 of mine. If only for the weapons pod and arm gattlings. edit: Anyone who's gotten their VF-31S: does it look like there are changes for the armored pack? Extra tabs, slots, or the like?
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Reminds me of Gundam Heavyarms.
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Well, the art of the guy with the extending fingers, and Alita's various arms, makes me think that they're trying to be a bit true to the manga. So that's good.
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Pretty much. They already sell their 1/60 tampo'd VF-25 and -31 figures for lower retail than the Arcadia 1/60 VF-1 figures. When you add in that the VF-1 is smaller, and the Arcadia tampo'd premiums are almost ¥30,000 it's reasonable Bandai could undercut them.
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I want a Deculture/Itasha white night SV-262.
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Full Metal Panic! Action Figures
Sanity is Optional replied to Archer's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I'm in for two, certainly. At the very least need Mao and Kurtz. -
CDJ just sent an email that they shipped my VF-31s as of about 8pm PST.
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Well, you're in luck. Looks like Bandai's in the 1/48 game now. 1/48 VF-1J pre-orders are this Friday JST.
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Ah, so you're the one. I'm interested to see how bad it is, since they listed at B grade.
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Don't use Tamiya washes on bare plastic, you must gloss coat first to keep the enamel thinner from eating your plastic.
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Damn, Mirage supers already up to 12k, glad I got one through pre-order.
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Fresh shipment from NY. Surprised at the size of the box for the GM Dominance, thought it'd be a small-form like the GM Sniper II.
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Creepy eyes and all, still making me want to pull the manga off the shelf and give it another readthrough.
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CDJ's showing in-stock, but they still haven't sent an email saying they've shipped my pre-order. Oh well. [edit] Going to the order says it's "In Shipping Process"
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YOU'RE YELLOW! VF-25F turning all sorts of colors
Sanity is Optional replied to armentage's topic in Toys
Fortunately, modern plastic compositions are a lot more resistant to UV light than the stuff used in the 80s. -
Depends if Arcadia's announcing any VF-1 figures. If all they've got left to do are things like VF-1D/Elintseeker/Super Ostrich then I don't think Bandai's VF-1 will change much.
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The more people I see saying they're skipping, the more I'm hopeful the PO night will be easy. Also, the less I believe you all.
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Through Ebay, $125+shipping IIRC. Fairly good condition, a bit dusty, and one of the crossbar clips has a tab broken off (still in the box, haven't re-glued yet). Even has the gunstrap.
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As someone who has exactly one Yamato 1/48 (used Hikaru VF-1A from Goodwill in "OK" condition), I'll probably get the full spread.
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People don't seem to understand how fragile the cast steel/iron (with powdercoat) used in these is. It's not the same as machined or hot/cold worked steel. It's way more brittle, as you can clearly see when you look at the cross-section of the break in the OP's picture (looks like sand-paper). It's stronger than plastic, but it still has low ability to absorb energy without permanently deforming or breaking. The plastic deformation region of it's stress-strain graph is very small, and the slope of the elastic region is very steep. Now, it's probable that if the strain from a fall is on both plastic and metal parts, the plastic would break first, absorbing the energy before it deforms the metal. However, when the metal is very thin (as is the case here), stressed in a mode it's not strong against (bending), and the plastic is very robust (like the upper leg section on a VF-0), the metal will be the weak link that snaps first.
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I think that's part of why they went 1/48. It's a common model scale, and there's no valkyrie competition in the scale aside from the old Yamato 1/48 figures. Plus the thing they have for similar sized figures, rather than in-scale figures. The DX Koenig Monster is actually smaller than the HMR Monster.
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As a mechanical engineer, you are incorrect. Metal is used because a plastic part would not handle normal usage, or plastic would wear excessively. Unusual usage, like dropping, can and will still break metal parts. Especially if they're cast, rather than forged (more brittle). It's entirely possible for a metal part to break when subjected to a sudden load past it's design strength (such as impact from a fall).
