Pontus
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@jvmacross Thanks for those. I didn't realize Yamato actually released one. Those pics clear some color questions up for me, although the tan seems too light in those pics. I forgot about the Toynami version, probably because I never seriously considered buying it (they were such crap). I know there's also a couple of really awful looking figures of him. It would be nice if Kitz would release a figure of him with the XL steak of course, but I'm not holding my breath.
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I thought "SDFM" was the tag for TV. Should I specify that it's TV only in the title?
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SDFM Kakizaki doesn't get enough love in toys. In fact, I don't even know of any at all. So I thought I'd start a thread to see if anyone else has given him some recognition, kit bashed, modified, or otherwise created their own toys and make a place to show that off and show our love for a lost but never forgotten fighter pilot and fellow extra-large steak lover! (I'd have scarfed that thing down before running off to battle... or taken it with me! ) First, does anyone have any good artwork or stills of Kaki's final valk? Also, I brought this up after seeing this post by @sh9000 on the HMR thread showing a custom painted CF with brown GBP and wondered if that was meant to be a Kakizaki or just a CF GBP? Because, although it's probably just the lighting, the upper arms, shoulders, and other white parts visible beneath the armor look brilliant white like the bits on the armor and other valks instead of the dull, off white/beige of the CF HMR toy. If it's a Kaki, can we see your mods? I'm considering the best way to approach the same on my HMR CF.
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Is that just the lighting or something, or does the fabric on that dress, particularly the top, look rough and unfinished? Are they trying to go for a rumpled fabric look or something?
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Idk wtf that is, but it is bad a#%!
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Pontus replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Actually, I was disappointed to find it missing the sword. I thought it came with it, but no, it's in the wallet sucking bandai extras. I'm happy with this tho. The SV is a beauty even if a pita to transform. -
Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Pontus replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Well, Mandarake did me right! Just got my SV-262 and VF-31J, both in great condition. The SV was still in its plastic film/bags and was entirely mint. And the VF, which Manda said had a discolored panel, somehow had a dirty thigh panel that cleaned right up (nothing else, just the one panel).
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Wait... the VF-1D comes with a fan racer?! That's so cool. I wish I could afford to collect the entire set of SDFM DX. I'm gonna have to pass since I already have it in HMR, but still... very tempting with that add on. Is there a 1/100 fan racer kit out there? Or better yet, a 1/285 or so since I plan on using the miniatures to build an angel bird display behind my 1/3000 SDF-1. Edit: Found one!
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I'm thinking of picking up a 1/72 Glaug kit, but is it worth $130? These seem kinda rare, but the 1/100 versions are less than half that price. For $50 more I could just get an HMR without all the work, but I don't feel like it scales properly to the rest of the line. Frankly, I'm thinking for all the non-valk things, I'll just do the Robotech RPG or Minitech miniatures for my display instead for much cheaper.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Pontus replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Well, everyone here swears by Mandarake, and I've wanted the SV-262 and VF-31J toys for a while now, but they've been way too expensive... until I recently saw that Manda has an ebay store... where they had listed a used VF-31J that was STILL too expensive @ $265 shipped. So I went to their site to see if they had more info on it to find that they not only had at least one at every store location, but they also had an SV-262 at several stores too. One of the 31Js listed only that it had a discolored patch and showed the issue in pictures along with all the pieces still in bags. The SV at that same store said only that it was "opened, package damaged". From member reports, that usually means it's in perfect condition and simply has a dent in the box or something. Well, here's hoping they're in good condition because I picked both up for $150ea, and even after the shipping estimate came in at almost $100, it's still $100 cheaper than I could possibly get them otherwise. From member reports, they either show the damage or state the issue fairly clearly and end up being great upon arrival. Is that accurate? Anyone wanna report on a bad Manda experience? Because I've only ever heard good ones. -
How are you guys getting the full size pics? Despite no changes in file or camera, mine have started posting at 1/4 size for some reason. I checked the site picture settings, and it won't let me go higher than zero. What gives?
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I know that the Rahxephon can just summon arrows from thin air sound or something, but I like posing it as if it was a human archer. Here, I was trying to get an arrow drawing pose as if he had a "quiver" on his back
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Pontus replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Looks like BBTS got their shipment from Kitz. Happy to finally add Misa to my collection. And she no sooner got on the shelf before getting into an argument with Hikaru...
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Thanks for the link, sorry I missed that. I reposted there. This thread can be deleted now.
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I just now spotted - by absolute chance since I only glanced up from this computer while posting here - a VF-1S Roy chunky monkey on the floor of a child's room in the present delivery scene of Arthur Christmas! Lemme see if I can find a clip... Yup, @2:17:
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Well, finally got around to correcting an egregious error. It's not totally finished though, as I haven't glued anything together and this pose is rather precarious. I also could not get her skirt to bend permanently. I could get it to bend easily and perfectly with a hair dryer, and then held it there until cold, but it has some serious shape memory. But I still managed to pull this off. Her feet just barely reach the pedals which would be much better if her darn skirt would cooperate. I also had to carve a little on the valk between her legs. I found it helps greatly to take her underwear off (not trying to be pervy, just got in the way), and I had to carve a little out of the front of the skirt hole where the torso connects. Anyway, check it out... Oh, and when I picked this face it seemed a perfect toothy smile with eyes closed like one might be with the wind in their face, but now it just looks like a grimace. I think the wide open mouth might be better, but this will have to do for now.
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Just thought this would be a fun topic to start when I just now spotted - by absolute chance since I only glanced up from this computer while posting here - a VF-1S Roy chunky monkey on the floor of a child's room in the present delivery scene of Arthur Christmas! Lemme see if I can find a clip... Yup, @2:17: So, where have you unexpectedly found Macross stuff in the wild?
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That would depend on what your priorities are in collecting. If you're a bigger DYRL fan than SDFM and you only have a DYRL valk/s, obviously you should get the DYRL set. And vise versa. If you're simply in it for the cool toys, then get the DYRL set for the awesome shoulder cannon. And since the DYRL set comes with a backpack missile pod to replace the cannon, and the only difference seems to be the shape of the forearm missile pod and the slight color and sticker difference, you could use the DYRL set for both if those differences don't bother you.
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True, but if you have Hikaru's DX VF-1J SDFM, don't you have the correct pilot figure? Then it's just a matter of using one of @Anasazi37 stickers to change the name on the cockpit.
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Please excuse my ignorance here, but what is the difference between TV and DYRL supers? I thought super parts weren't ever even featured in SDFM, only the GBP. ...or was it the super strike parts that were DYRL only? SDFM never had the shoulder cannon, right? Is that the only difference?
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Ah, right. I didn't realize that it took so long, and I thought I had bought one of these through BBTS before. But, after checking my account, I had not. Sounds like the shipment is in the mail thought, so I'll keep my order and be patient. Thanks
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I'm getting a little impatient about BBTS not getting their shipment of Lisa from Kitz. It's been 2 months since it was released, so I wonder why it's taking so long. Has anyone else gotten their order from anywhere other than direct from Kitz? I'm thinking of cancelling my preorder with BBTS and just going direct at this point since they seem to have stock in HK. Maybe they're having difficulties with trade agreements, duties, and such.
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Yeah, honestly, I didn't figure that out at first thinking, "Who tf designed this stupid thing? You can't even mount it flat? And there's 3 notches in the bracket, but you can't use them with this silly adapter? Oh... yeah." Anyway, that led me to this idea and now I have 2 extra positions that you can't get without this mod.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Pontus replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
I'm sure you're all probably sick of seeing DX Roys here, but I'm super happy to get the toy I've wanted from my very first time I fell down the rabbit hole wondering if there was perhaps the slightest chance that I could perhaps find old Japanese toys of an 80's cartoon I love. Little did I (or my wallet) know, right? Even after finding all these NEW toys and this forum, I never believed that someone would actually release an SDFM Roy VF-1S, let alone such an excellent one in such a large scale. Which is why I bought the DX DYRL Hikaru 1S as a backup to convert it into a Roy, but I kept it pristine to sell it just in case (because I didn't really want a DYRL toy). See my sale thread if you're interested.
