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  1. Pontus
    Welcome back! As per the thread topic tho, did you choose @BigInJapan because you're a Tom Waits or Alphaville fan, or did you simply like the phrase as it applies to our hobby? And why did you choose that particular avatar pic?
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    I hope that means I'll be seeing my 4k preorder arrive any day now. Edit: Google says any of the blue ray releases are not due until Nov. 29th. Did you get a Japanese release Shawn?
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    I never ordered any valks because I thought the legs looked too skinny, weren't well reviewed, and seemed kinda cheap. Plus they were an odd scale that didn't mesh with pretty much any other toys. But I was really hoping for more figures since they seem to be the only ones making them for SDFM. I hope they don't flake on the Max figure before they go under. If they make any others, I'll buy them, but not directly. A Claudia (with pineapple salad), Kakizaki (with large steak), and/or Milia (with baby Komilia) figures would be awesome, but I'm not holding my breath.
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    Have you watched the show/movie/s yet? I feel the same, but I haven't watched any of the other stuff yet. If you have watched it and still feel that way, then I'd chalk it up to bad writing or character development. For VF-1 valks, you really feel like you're buying "Roy" or "Hikaru" instead of just their valk. SDFM characters just have a special place in my heart, and I have to have all of their valks. That's why I never got a YF-29 until they made the Max version which I had to have despite never seeing the movie. I have bought 3 of the SV-262 tho, and preordered "the red one" because I really love the design of it, and I'm not into (or have time for) building model kits. Other than the fiddly bracket buried in the middle of the thing, I found the DX to be quite nice, but I haven't played with it enough to argue the point.
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    Got my 3rd SV-262 (for the only model I can display in all 3 modes) with another draken set. Also got the 3zero VF-1J from amazon. I think this is the nicest iteration of the VF-1 I've seen so far!
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    I got mine from Amazon yesterday, and color me impressed! Except for the less than Bandai quality stand that is, where it doesn't even hold it in battroid. It just sits on the stand in a couple of grooves but doesn't snap in or actually hold it at all. Lame. I bought this (and preordered a 1S Roy) to have something to display at work and brought it in today, but I think this is nicer than any other iteration I have.
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    Considering that they asked for final payment back in June, I think it might be too late by now and doesn't accomplish much other than guaranteeing a loss of the downpayment (which is nearly 2/3 the total), but has anyone else considered reporting KC to Paypal for taking our money for a final product and never actually sending anything?
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    I just opened and took my PF outa the box for the first time, and man this thing is crisp! I can't bring myself to transform it, not to mention that bits be popping just from putting out the landing gear and getting fins and such aligned. A little rectangle brown metallic piece fell off when I moved the lower rear stabilizer, and it seems like a piece that should be glued on...? But man that cockpit and pilot are well detailed!
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    Be careful with the super glue. It's good to have a fan on it while it dries. Super glue can get "bloom" which appears as a white haze from the curing fumes. At work we use a low bloom CA glue made by Resinlab called Cynergy (bottle is marked CA 6704), but it is really expensive stuff. Do they make low bloom CA glue for modeling? I've actually wondered before if model glue would work on this type of plastic, does anyone know for sure? You'd have to scrape off any paint from any contact surfaces first of course since it reacts with the plastic to do the gluing (at least as I've understood it). Edit: Unfortunately, model glue only works on polystyrene and no other types of plastic like our toys are made of. Just make sure to ventilate so the super glue doesn't haze up. You could also use an accelerator, but I wouldn't recommend it around painted parts as it will take off the paint. Some accelerators are safer for that tho if they are hydrocarbon based (usually labeled foam safe) like Bob Smith Insta-set.
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    Pontus replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    Yes, what @PointBlankSniper said. And no, I haven't had a chance to see it yet. I'm going thru all of Macross in chrono order (very slowly) and currently on Zero. I guess it was just wishful thinking that there might be a cool lance included in a future set, cuz how awesome would that be! And if a future Macross tech allows for a collapsible sword to be strong enough for a giant robot to swing around, then a lance is certainly a possibility. Bonus, it's naturally suited to gerwalk or fighter modes! I know I wouldn't wanna be in the way of a point barrier tipped lance coming at me at mach speed. I mean, if we're bringing hand to hand combat into play... why stop at blades and shields?
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    Pontus replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    I noticed that the cockpit and one leg/intake has a sword on the blue one, a sword wrapped in angel wings on the white one, and a spear on the green and this new red one. It looks like @valhary gave theirs a Gundam spear earlier in this thread, but I cannot find any other reference as such. This is clearly intentional, but what is the meaning there? Did they actually have a spear in the movie/show?
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    Isn't Freyja just the cutest! I guess my figuarts can stop masquerading as a VFG now. Btw, what's the deal with the cherries/apples(?) and the valk dog thing? Is this from the show/movies?
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    OMG, thank you for posting this picture. I know this is going to sound silly, but I normally don't pay much attention to transformers so this is the first time I've seen this package since I was 6yrs old when I was so excited to get this exact packaging (except I remember it with foam instead of a plastic tray) as my "one big gift" for Christmas that year! I'm a little choked up seeing it actually. 😊 The funny part is that, until I came here and started looking into the history of Macross (which I didn't discover until my mid 20s), I never realized that I've actually been a Macross fan since I was a young kid. I dabbled in Robotech if I happened to catch it on Saturday mornings at Grandma's house, but I never got into the story and was only into it and transformers for the jets (Top Gun had a much bigger impact on me). I didn't really want any of the toys except this one. Anyway, back to your regular, scheduled programming...
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    @nightmareB4macross, I can't believe I never put that together! I always imagined your handle was a reference to Macross having helped you thru a dark place in your life. 🤣
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    This might be a meme posted as a joke, but this is mild compared to how packages are actually handled. I have seen worse than this first hand at UPS on a regular basis. I used to have to go to the local distro center to pick up my packages, and they always had the door open to the loading docks. I'd see stuff falling off the conveyors, boxes all over the floor, and worst of all, they loaded the semis by literally throwing the packages WORSE than this GIF depicts into the back of the trailer like they were practicing for olympic shotput.
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    Bandai Sv-262 DX valk

    Pontus replied to seti88's topic in Toys

    I too would rather have the Elvis, but I was just asked today by my daughter what my favorite valk was, so I can hardly pass this up after telling her it's the 262.
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    Instant buy for me. AE still let me place an order.
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    Why 505 and not 82?
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    I'm reminded of 2 quotes after seeing the movie last night and now considering what to post here... "A horror movie with jump scares is like a comedian walking into the audience, tickling everyone, then claiming they're funny because everyone laughed." The jump scares in other alien films at least have quick building movement and genuine scare factor. This movie had unscary bs instant frame flip jump scares that were cheap and felt more like a video game or b movie. And, "If you can't say anything nice..." Well, I'll just say I liked Prometheus better. My face hurts and my arm is tired from facepalms and wtf gesturing. I'll give you a bonus quote, "Buy the premise, buy the bit." I didn't buy the premise. But hey, there's another alien toy to buy! (Spoilers in the product pics at this link)
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    Nope. Not clicking it! LOL. I only posted that as a joke, (that probably only made me laugh) not an actual complaint. IT Crowd, s2e3, Roy gets bent out of shape when his friend tells him there's a twist in the movie he's about to watch. The funny part here is that you didn't really say anything but it sorta sounds like you were suggesting that there was going to be an abomination with a cat head. Personally, I don't usually mind spoilers, but I am avoiding them for this since it's one of the very few movies that I'll go to the theater for.
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    Was there some sort of additional content regarding this? I thought they got DNA preserved in the molten lead she jumped into. According to IMDB, "scientists on the outer space vessel USM Auriga create a clone of Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) using DNA from blood samples taken before her death. The Alien queen's DNA was mixed in with Ripley's, and the clone grows up with an embryo already inside it." Although I don't think this is any more plausible than "genetic memory" when they somehow manage to clone her with a queen embryo as a bonus. But I have to say that I really loved the whole xeno-Ripley idea. Considering how difficult to control xenos are, I would think the military would rather focus on creating super soldiers by infecting and removing embryos surgically than breeding dangerous xenos.
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    I can finally die in peace!
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    Well, I for one thought it WAS Misa, especially considering your handle. If it's not Misa, where's it from, and why did you choose "MisaForever"? Does either have anything to do with your interest in "Zentradi Women" or do you just like the strong willed, stubborn type? I always wished that Hikaru would have gotten married to Misa. I was never a big fan of MinMay from the very start.
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    No, each theater has their own exclusive cup/bucket combo. The only one that looks halfway decent and the one previously shown here was from Cinemark. Since there's none of those near me, I had to order it from a scalper. Regal has a zeno head as well, but it's just solid black plastic with white painted teeth and looks cheap. There's also a facehugger storage tank that glows. AMC is the only one that has the facehugger bucket shown here, and at least at my local theater, they are already gone first thing this morning, so if you're hoping to get one when you actually WATCH the movie, there won't be any left.
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