Lolicon
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Finally got around to actually transforming it today and now I remember why I keep my 171 eternally in fighter mode. Had to transform it at least once to make sure no parts are missing. Arms were actually fine this time, but the hips were still ridiculously tight and damn near impossible to move. Noticed the area around the yellow visor in the head was incorrectly masked and painted. Probably won't bother fixing it since it's going back to fighter mode forever.
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I'd buy such an Exedore figure just for the camp value.
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Am I the only one who picked up the Enterprise-D from Aoshima? Anyway, enough derailing. I'm one of those people who prefers to have just one valk per display space, rather than trying to cram as many as I can into as small a space as possible. However, buying 1 detolf for every 4 valks is a bit excessive... luckily, a few weeks back I stumbled onto these display shelves/cubes/whatever and decided to pick one up. They work great! Every valk except the SV-51 and the VF-19 with Sound Boosters fits nicely into each cubby hole. The shelves are stackable too, so you could potentially build a wall of valks. Only drawback is that I have to dust them off now and then. I could fit some glass doors on the front, but another day perhaps...
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LOL just rub some salt in there...
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
Lolicon replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Hey, whatever works, right? The results speak for themselves. Simple, but effective. And that's still less ghetto than my setup, which doesn't even involve a tripod and uses tracing paper for light diffusion. -
1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
Lolicon replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
I just used a Q-tip for the weathering. It sounds like yours might have dried out, like MJ said. The soot is a little bit hard, but nothing that I can't work with. The snow is still powdery on mine. I've had my kits for about 2 years now. I put it straight onto the bare plastic, since Yamato valks have a matt finish, so it stays on pretty well. I know I'll have to apply some kind of flat coat before weathering any Bandai valks. Oh, and that 171 looks fantastic! Excellent work, as always, MJ. -
Anyone still need an SDF-1? http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1235176.html
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That makes me feel all confused, like when cute girls cosplay as Alto. I'll pick one of those Sheryls up though, for sure.
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You know, for years I always thought Kakizaki had a standard mass production unit. I never knew he had his own custom color unit until Yamato released one. So I can believe that one of their employees just got confused and grabbed the wrong one. The people employed at all these shops most likely don't know or don't care about Macross, after all. It's just a job.
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That's a surprise. Wonder they're not bothering this time.
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Otacute opened preorders for either the 25F or the RVF in the middle of the night Japan time. Forgot which one but it was recently.
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Fixed.
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For those auto-refreshing Otacute, make sure you're refreshing both "Macross" and "Macross Frontier" series searches. "Macross" http://www.otacute.com/index.php?main_page=index&series_id=105 "Macross Frontier" http://www.otacute.com/index.php?main_page=index&series_id=116
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Nah, you're not the only one.
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Ah, the halcyon days of the distant past (2011), when it was possible to preorder a Bandai valkyrie at Amiami...
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How'd you end up paying more for the 171? Exchange rate is the best it's been in years. Currently 101 yen to 1 USD. Woo!
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Getting the canopy open is a true test of patience. I opened it the first time after much cajoling and not having clipped my nails in almost a week so I could pry the canopy upwards. The second time, it snapped off at the hinge with the column that slides up. Luckily it broke at the joint where it's glued, so I just superglued it back on. But I've added the detailing I wanted, so that canopy is never going to open again for as long as I own it.
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I was just kidding around, though not to make light of being one of the ones who missed the preorder window, as I've been on that side of the fence many times too, and it sucks, especially if it's something you really had your eye on. I'm really feeling that Otacute will open theirs sometime tonight. Get your auto-refresh/auto-alert addons ready...
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I have both the red and blue uniform Sheryls. My red one is just wearing her suspenders and hat. One figure that I really disliked was the very first 1kuji Sheryl. But now that I've had it for awhile, it's grown on me. Still think the face is way off though... EDIT: Also picked up the construction bikini Ranka since it was cheap. The quality is fairly poor. Pretty much game prize quality, but cleaner. Can't believe Bandai had these selling for like 7k yen originally. But hey, it's Ranka in a bikini. This is for you fellow pervs out there!
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Dammit! Missed another NY preorder window!
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Amiami now puts up their preorder page with start time several hours in advance. Good luck getting one from them though. It's the online equivalent of a Black Friday mob rush, though no one gets trampled to death. So there's that...
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Yeah, as much as I like some of these PVC figures, I'm not paying 100k yen for them. I have never once seen the black kimono Sheryl for sale anywhere. Picked up the purple one way back for about 16k yen, which makes it one of the most expensive figures I've ever purchased. Definitely one of the best Sheryl figures around. Which might not be saying all that much, given so many sub-par Sheryl figures, IMO.
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Still waiting for Otacute to go up...
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Grats guys. I was watching the NY counter drop while you all made a mad dash for checkout. Dropped from 24 to 12 in like 10 seconds.
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I'm sure that being pieces of crap had nothing to do with the previous version sitting on shelves.
