Jasonc

Just came back from my trip to Japan, and went to Wonderfest 26 Winter. There were some cool Macross kits, but most were sold out. By the time I got to Experten's table, all the new stuff was sold out. When I asked aobut the t.v. Zentraedi (one of the figures is made to fit the Hasegawa Glaug) he looked around, and pulled out a box. In English, he said, "Last one". I was pretty lucky to score it, but the kit had inside 2 standing and two sitting figures. I'm quite excited to put one of these together.

Glad you got the sarcasm. Actually though, I'd be alright with it if it was maybe under $200. It's not like Miriya is a super hard cel to find. Rarer in her helmet, sure, but IMO, that takes away from the character than makes it more valuable.

Wow!!! I'd be interested if it was about 100x that price, but the background I don't believe is the right one. Could be wrong

BYOB and $5 at the door (j/k)

I'm kinda surprised no one commented since this post in 12/19, but that being said, I honestly didn't expect it to be out in 2025 the way the process was going. I have talked with one person that worked on the American release a few months ago, and he mentioned a couple things regarding that, of which I am not at liberty to discuss. It isn't anything super secretive or bad, just their personal comments on it. I'm actually hoping it is out sometime in March, which I'll be very happy to get. It'll give me time to get the house cleaned up so that I can have a larger watch party at the house. It'll definitely be a worthwhile thing, as back in the day, I used to have Friday night shindigs where a bunch of us would have our geek parties and watch anime and Macross II was always a fun go to. We'd watch it, and would just mimic the VAs since (I'll admit) the voices were in many opinions, bad in a brillian way. I kinda hold that in the most respectful way. Can't wait for the release, the acrylic stand, the patches, and the Mikimoto colored sketch (yes, I got all of that).

I can print a couple sets for you in a commercial grade resin, then heat cure them. Unfortunately, due to the fact that it isn't hobby resin, they'd be $12 w/o shipping (shipping would probably be about $4-6 I think). If you're interested, PM me, and I can give you the type of resin I use, the printer I have, and all that.

As this is a Macross thread and not a Robotech thread, this probably isn't the place for that question. CD Japan just put up for preorder the Macross Frontier Galaxy Live Final 2025 Blu ray. It looks to be a limited release version, and I don't know much about it. It's listed at 17.000 yen, so as of today, just over $109.

Yikes. I'll probably be selling mine soon then.

Out of curiosity, what are these going for now? I may need to decide if I want to sell mine, or buy another one.

Thanks. I had to take a bit of a break due to 50+ hour work weeks and being in the last year of school. At my age, that's been a bit of a big leap back into the process, and wrapping up a 2nd degree just for work promotion is not something I ever really expected to have to do. I'm still working on some other things, but at a snail's pace. This is not the easiest project, but one I feel I should finish being so old now.

I started this about 7-8 years ago. As I was cleaning out stuff to sell, I saw it and totally forgot I had even started it. Nevertheless, I just printed some parts for replacing. I gave other major things to do, but the work has begun.

I first saw them about 1 1/2 years ago for a lot more, and didn't pull the trigger on them. Then they popped up again about a month later, different seller, and they were half the price. I recently saw these pop up on Yahoo Japan for a more expensive price, but don't see them now. If anyone is interested, they have a short story in them, some data on the valkyries of the game, and some character backgrounds. Other than that, it isn't a telling of the story, but the art is quite good.

Got these awhile ago. They're a bit old, but the condition of them is great, and I got them for a really great price.

Glad that it hasn't disappeared. I got a bit worried when it didn't show at WF 24 Winter.

Ah, got it. I know even PLA has different formulations like PLA+. Some do respond better than the original stuff. My current FDM printer can do PA6 and PA12 variants of Nylon, as well as those with carbon fiber reinforced, but it isn't a fun material to work with. I have heaters and dryers for it, and even then, if it is a humid day, all of that work is for nothing. Still, it's yielded some great fixes to things that were just impossible, like the VF-171 disintegrating triangles on the sides. And you're right, those materials aren't cheap. The PA12 CF version is exceptional with less water absorption, and is just great to work with, but it's almost $90 for 500g. So, I use it very sparingly. Maybe it'll get cheaper as the technology allows more accessibility to print those materials.