Shizuka the Cat

Actually, we started exchanging emails a couple of days ago. He was the one that warned me away from the Yamato v1 1/60 line. He also pointed out to me that some of the early Yamato v2 1/60 line should also be avoided, due to structural integrity issues in the shoulder and stuff. @jeniusis amazing! I am forever his fan!

Oh, believe me... $1600 on valkyries is going to hurt. Can a person survive solely on ramen and sliced bread? I wonder... I did ponder getting the Hi-Metal R line. But, since the valkyrie I had as a kid was a 1/55 scale, I kind of wanted to get something of similar size. That largely left me with the choice of going with a Takatoku or Bandai re-issue 1/55, a Robotech Masterpiece 1/55, a Yamato 1/60 v1, and a Yamato 1/60 v2 or Arcadia 1/60.... as far as I could tell. I ruled out the Robotech Masterpiece line because they look a bit strangely proportioned to me. I hate that the Yamato v1 line required you to disconnect the legs from the body in order to transform. So, I debated between the Bandai re-issue or the Yamato v2 / Arcadia. I noticed looking on eBay that the old Takatoku and 2002 Bandai re-issues seemed to suffer from yellowing with age. White just don't seem to stay white. If these "chunky-monkeys" did not yellow so much, then I might have gone that route. I did consider going with the more recent "Origin of Valkyrie" Bandai 1/55 line, but there are only 4 valkyrie models out so far for that. (Can you tell I have been going thru anymoon.com's VF-1 valkyrie toy reviews non-stop for the past few days?) So I decided to go Arcadia. The valkyries look nice, and the 1/60 line is still in business. I just could not help get the Max and Miria Super Valkyries... they are my favorite characters from the original TV series. Plus, I am hopeful that I can more easily acquire new models of Arcadia's run as they come out, rather than spend a premium on out-of-print releases. I may go for the Hi-Metal R line at some point. But they just seem so expensive for their respective size. At least a mech from the Toynami 1/100 line is not much more expensive than a couple of nice dinners out. Admittedly... the Hi-Metal R release of the VE-1 does taunt me to no end. *sigh* Please Minmei, Sheryl Nome, Ranka Lee, and Fire Bomber.... give me strength to resist buying more. I have 2 cats to feed. Oh... someone is selling a fairly pristine-looking Takatoku/Bandai 1985 release of the 1/60 VT-1 Superostrich. *drool*

Hello. My name is Shizuka, and I am a Macross-holic. It has been an hour since my last purchase. Hee hee.... I am new here. This is my first post to the forums, in fact. I have been a long-time fan of Macross. As a child, I owned the Matchbox SDF-1 and a Takatoku 1/55 VF-1A Hikaru Ichijo valkyrie.... both of which my mom threw out when I went off to college. *sigh* Back when laserdiscs were a thing, I collected the Macross LD Memorial Box, as well as the "Ai Oboetemasu ka"/DYRL LD box and the "Flashback 2012" LD. Later, I got the DVD box set by Animeigo, and the Macross Frontier blu-rays as they were being released. Recently I come across the amazing Macross toy review videos by anymoon.com, and my desire for Macross mecha rekindled in a big way. I needed valkyries... badly. So earlier today, I decided to take the plunge and get my first valkyrie... or 13. First, I ordered 8 valkyries from Toynami's 1/100 Robotech line. Namely.... 1. VF-1S + GBP (Roy) 2. VF-1J + GBP (Rick) 3. VF-1J + GBP (Max) 4. VF-1J Super (Rick) 5. VF-1J Super (Max) 6. VF-1J Super (Miria) 7. VF-1A (Ben) 8. VF-1D (Comic-Con 2016 edition) I also ordered 3 Arcadia 1/60 scale valkyries... 9. VF-1S Strike Valkyrie (Roy) 10. VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Max) 11. VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Miria) I also ordere 2 Yamato 1/60 scale v.2 valkyries... 12. VF-1A (Max TV color) 13. VF-1A (Kakizaki TV color) Help.... I think I might have an addiction. I just spent like $1600 on toys in 1 day. But, but... this is my childhood... my nostalgia! I must collect more... maybe after I am no longer a poor grad student. *cough* Anyone got a Yamato v.2 Elintseeker they want to get rid of? Nice to meet you all, Shizuka