sqidd

9 hours ago, Grey728 said:

 

English subtitles this time @sqidd! and OOF on the QC issues. I can feel this guys pain.

Just watched it. Great video! Thanks for the link. I'll be playing this when I unbox mine from BBTS.

As far as the oil goes that's probably release agent and or assembly oil. They probably have people assembling them without much attention to detail. At the end of the day the oil is no big deal. Just wipe it off and enjoy.

I could insert a joke about how that is actually lube and Blitzway put it in there because you just got $#@!&% by their QC issues. But that would be childish and crass.

Actually, I called it way back when this thing was released that I was worried about QC issues because of the other Blitzway stuff I have (and posted about it in this thread). Unfortunately I was right.

I really want this figure though. I guess I'll play the BBTS lottery. If the copy I get is good, fantastic. If it's junk I'll ask for a replacement. If they can't give me a replacement and I can live with the QC problems (I only display my stuff once so I can tolerate quite a bit) I'll ask them for a partial refund which they have done for me in the past.

What a bummer. I was really looking forward to this. Now it's one more thing to worry about.

18 hours ago, tjdimacali said:

Hello, everyone!

I'm going to try to customize my regular-edition Arcadia SDF-1, and I'm trying to replicate the pinstripes found on the premium finish version (please see attached screen grab).

Does anyone have an idea about the width of these pinstripes?

I'm choosing between waterslide decals of width 1/32in (0.8mm) or 3/64in (1.2mm). Which would be the closest match?

 

 

You're going to love this. They're 1.0mm.

Did you find a supplier that has generic water slide stripes? I want a custom Bandai DX GBP in the Focker colors they showed. But yellow strips would have to be generated.

26 minutes ago, Big s said:

I think I’ll skip it. Sounds the same as the old one. If it didn’t use stickers I might have picked one up

Unfortunately I think I'm going to skip it too.

-1/60 scale is no good for me. I need 1/48 or 1/100. Preferably 1/100.

-I HATE stickers. I would be far more inclined to get a couple if it was tampo or a PF was released.

It's too bad. This is by far my favorite Destroid. I'd be happy to buy a fleet of HMR's or a couple 1/48's.

Still nothing at AmazonJP as far as I can tell.

36 minutes ago, TangledThorns said:

Hmmm, PRIME seems to be amping it up some. This looks weird and interesting.

 

 

I'm in!

Also, her eyes! I was mesmerized by her when she was in 28 Weeks Later.

59 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Thanks for the feedback/opinion. It helps on deciding on what to do. It's all in the planning stage for now. Reason also is that if light will not pass from top to bottom the way I wanted to, I'm thinking of just use a wood shelf in between, that way I can just put lights under each shelf like those we see in the department store showcase cabinets. And with the width I have, I really need to think of the glass shelf. Like how sturdy and not going to wave as much if I decided to put bigger figures. So the glass won't stress as much.

Anyways, thanks! It helps a lot.  

Any time.

You can look up the load bearing ability of glass online. I found a calculator once where you put a couple of bits of info in and it will spit out a number. Yours would be WIDE though that's for sure. And I'm guessing at least $300 in glass.

Wood shelves with lights under each one sure would be a LOT easier and less expensive.

56 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

So I did Googled the "nook/cubby" wall. It's called "wall niches", also known as 'art niches' and 'wall cutouts'.  

I'm 0 for 2!

58 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Oh! A "nook"! I always say it 'indent wall' for some reason. Hahaha!  Thanks @sqidd!

The size I have is 72.5"W x 67"H x 15"D. Sorry for my ignorance. When you're referring to Length, is it more the Width or Depth? Also, the wall I have is textured. It's been like that before the move. Again not sure the accurate term for that texture wall. Hehehe.   Do I need to fill it or sand it to make the wall smoother or I can just leave it as is so it looks the same as the other walls in the house? Just so you know the texture doesn't bother me that much. I'm just thinking of other scenario/possibilities for it.

 

I may not be right on that nook thing. Could be a "cubby" too I guess.

That's a big "nook/cubby"! You're going to need a lot of light unless you only want to light up the first couple of shelves (from the top). Check out this pic. The top shelf is lit from the top with two 1500 lumen bulbs and from the side with two 240 lumen bulbs. Each shelf below has two 240 lumen bulbs per shelf on the sides.

-This cab has a 38" internal width. You're almost double that.

-The top lights barely do anything for the second shelf on down. The more stuff you have on the shelves the worse the down facing light performance.

-The side lights are noticeably dimmer in the middle of the shelf. You have twice the distance to light.

My cabs are lit at 3 lumen/ sq in. If you want to do the same or nearly the same you're going to need about 15,000 lumens. There is no way you're going to do that from just the top. And if you did they would be as bright as the sun up high and not great in as you work you way down. And probably pretty crappy at the bottom. I'm thinking about using LED tape to light mine. At least around the perimeter. Maybe on each shelf. Here is a link to some of that tape. It comes in all sorts of flavors. Have fun!

https://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/single-color-flexible-led-strip-lights/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjN-SBhCkARIsACsrBz5niPITG4eIot4k_KuP12u1WzbpHc5FAawlssFxwROHQ0_no5XsUfIaAnx5EALw_wcB

12 minutes ago, TangledThorns said:

Watching Reacher on Prime. We like it, it's similar in a production theme as Bosch which we like. Pretty sure my wife likes the eye candy tho, lol.

Loved Reacher.

All you have to do is take a bunch of roids, work out hard and eat about 10,000cal/day and you can be the eye candy for your wife.

18 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Thanks @Scyla and @sqidd!  

I have a limited wall space in the new house that we moved. Though my wife gave me this one wall that I can use to display my 'clutter'.  It's a wall that it's indent (if this is the correct term), which I can mount some shelves and put a plexiglass as a sliding door or something. The depth is somehow a foot so I think that's a good space for a good amount of figures to display. In which I think I will rotate figures to display since I can't display the whole lot. The reason of asking prices, atleast I will have idea how much to save if I should go glass shelves, that way, the light that I'm planning on putting on top will pass through.

 

I've got a "nook" (I think that's what they are called) like that in my office that I'm doing something similar with. I haven't decided what approach I'm going to take with it yet. I'm waiting for the RAH Unit 13 and its crazy long spears to get released so I can measure them up, see how much room they take, the execute a plan.

How big is your nook L x W? Depending on how big it is you may want to consider more lights. I can send some experience your way.

20 minutes ago, Corrinald said:

I don't see it anywhere else yet. Waiting for confirmation on if there's a Premium Format version. The AmiAmi listing says it comes with marking stickers. 

Yeah, a PF would be nice.

I need a Micronizer so I can put these in my HMR display.

10 minutes ago, Scyla said:

@no3Ljm The were around $1100 (incl. 20% sales tax) and the are 90x52x200 cm (roughly 35“x20“x79“).

@sqidd The company is based in Europe, so I don’t know if you still are interested in them. I can send you a link to their web page if you want.

Ahhh, I see why you didn't link them. Shipping would be impossible for most of us.

I was just curious more than anything. I've got 8 cabs like that and I was just curious how they compared price, size and feature wise. I get asked about mine all of the time (which are $1900) and if there was an alternative, especially one for less money, I'd like to be able to point people that way.

Does yours have lighting?

Just looked for a AmazonJP listing. Couldn't find one. If one of you sees it can you post it up? Thanks

4 minutes ago, Rhubarbarian said:

Pre-order's up on AmiAmi (and I assume on other sites). 12800¥, looks tampo'd, I'm actually pretty tempted even though I have a Yamato.

I was WAY wrong on the price!

I'll get a couple.

I had mentioned that I liked the show From. Someone said it sounded like Wayward Pines. I said something along the lines of 
I couldn't get into Wayward Pines: and "From has real monsters" or something.

Well, I watched season 1 of WP. Originally I hadn't gotten far enough to see what was outside the fence. Ok, yeah. monsters. The two shows really couldn't be any more dissimilar though. WP is more Sci Fi. From is supernatural. And way, way better done IMO.

WP was pretty weak. Your standard big network "produced by committee" for the lowest common denominator drivel. Not so bad that I didn't tough it out. But pretty bad. Good idea. Terrible execution. The total lack of explanation for the logistics was enough to drive me crazy and that was just the tip of the iceberg. The book series could be quite a bit better.

1 minute ago, no3Ljm said:

Is it ok to ask how much it cost one display cabinet? And what size is the one you have? Thanks.

 

My guess is $1500-2000.

2 minutes ago, Scyla said:

They are custom made by a company specialized in doing displays for stores and museums.

The only downsides are that they are pricey (but as pricey as the ones for the museums) and heavy. The ones in the images weigh about 265 lbs each.

Where are they from?

7 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said:

I think it's the legs, they have a very straight profile, and are a bit thinner than they ought to be compared to the torso.

Never skip leg day.

9 hours ago, Bolt said:

Putting Maximilion Jenius inside a YF-29... unstoppable!

7 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Maximilian Jenius is unstoppable... the YF-29 is just window dressing.

Max doesn't fly Valks. His mere presence in the cockpit causes them to operate at the ragged edge of their performance envelope out of respect.

Just now, General Rasp said:

Same here!

I feel the YF-21 reissue is only a matter of time.

And because the toy world is so goofy we'll get the Bandai version a couple months later.

4 hours ago, ValkAddict said:

^ You don't have any Yamato 1/60 VF-1s? No way ...

I have every 1/60 VF-1S Skull One. But they're all together on one shelf with the rest of the Focker Army. And it's really full.

I'll probably get one. But common Bandai. Release the HMR!!!!

35 minutes ago, twich said:

I too am curious on this, as I do not recall it being quantified how the YF-29B was an upgraded version of the original other than it saying "An upgraded version of the original"

Twich

12 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Meng Model Mecha-001L EVANGELION Unit 01
May 2022
Y16000

Not that I need another Unit 01 at all (unless it's that 7ft tall one!). I'm curious. How big is this? I can't decipher it from the pics.

Thanks

3 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

I want one. But darn it! I have NOTHING to scale it with. NOTHING!!!!!!