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I repainted mine in the FB2012 colors but I think mine looks amateurish compared to the awesomeness of wm cheng's! The skull squadron is an interesting idea. I'll think about trying it. I'll only have 3 units though, so I guess Kakizaki gets the shaft yet again!

Oh man, as much as I like Arcadia products, their pricing is brutal. Aside from the YF-19, I've had to limit myself to only one of each Arcadia release because of the price. A world where people can only afford one of each valkyrie... that's not the kind of world I want my kids growing up in!

Arcadia GBP set comes with a built-in display stand. They're called "legs" I believe.

I just shipped out a huge shipment from HLJ via FedEx. Only 7900 yen and easily bigger than 2 valks. HLJ tends to have the lowest shipping rates in my experience, so I've got 2 VF-4s with them. Gonna customize them into Skull 2 and Skull 3. Low shipping + PW means I order way more from HLJ than I did in the dark ages before PW.

If you're referring to the price on Amiami, it's because they add in the 8% Japanese consumption tax before subtracting the PO discount, which they have at only 6%. So yeah it's over 27k on Amiami because of Amiami's shenanigans. Japanese consumption tax isn't supposed to apply to international purchases like this. Amiami is the only online retailer I know that adds it in their price. It's exactly 27k on HLJ with no PO discount.

Awesome scores! Cool to see more people with Ozma's super parts, even if it was seen only once.

Straightening out bent antennae is a little easier if you run them under some hot water first. It may take several straightening sessions before they're finally where you want them, but it's doable. I usually bend them way over in the other direction till they eventually settle in the middle. Bandai really should have included some hard replacements (something they've done for years on other product lines).

It looks inebriated. The columns of the main gun should be turned 90 degrees. Hopefully someone just didn't transform it properly.

Oh I know the feeling all too well. I plan on revisiting the VF-4 and doing a better job than I did the first time around once I get Arcadia's rereleases. No grey VF-4 noses in my house, good sir!

Brown feet? Only 27000 yen? That's a little higher than the Yamato price, if I remember correctly. Definitely in for two at that price!

At the very least, just repainting the nose yellow, the upper stabilizers black, and throwing on some skull decals makes it look 10x better and is pretty easy to do.

I could've forgiven a mediocre battroid and kept my preorder if fighter mode looked sleek and tight. This fighter reminds me of the Bandai M7 toys from the 90s.

I'd be willing to pay 6800 yen for this thing.

I blame Char's Counterattack for that. I'm sure others did it before, but I'm going to blame CC anyway because I had to sit through 90 minutes of Quess. Battle damaged would be the early Bandai Frontier toys that would fall apart just sitting on a shelf.

Differently colored TV super parts already exist. I hope Arcadia reissues them too, though they'll probably be substantially more expensive than when Yamato released them. But can't be any worse than the current aftermarket prices.

If by PERFECT you mean like the odd couple, then yes, it will be PERFECT.

Correcton: it's all about the Fukuzawas.

Can never have too many super & strike parts, I say.

I take it that Bandai is bankrolling Delta like Frontier, so I'm pretty sure Bandai will have exclusive license for any transforming toys. I do hope that Arcadia may be able to eventually pick up the Frontier license. I'd love to see an Arcadia VF-25 though I know I won't like the price tag.

Arcadia just needs to implement a zero G feature into such a stand. It'll be fine.

Five 0S's! That's amazing! Just email Amiami and ask to cancel the order and they should let you. I've done so a few times. However, I am a lazy, lazy man, and that extra bit of hassle discourages me from pre-ordering from them. Also, HLJ's private warehouse has encouraged me to order more through them.

Wow that looks really bad. No neck either. I'm with the others on this. If it was half of its asking price, it might be worth checking out. Canceling my pre-order and using that money on another 0S or 4G.

Another mystery toy arrival!

Oh, um, let's just say it was lost in combat and leave it at that.

Thanks to a fellow MW member, I finally have Max's movie 1A (again)! Also, there was a mystery toy included, possibly Macross-related.