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  1. Major Focker
    unplanned purchase. just loved the color.
  2. Major Focker
    where did you get your 1/18 Stark and Black Widow figures from?
  3. Major Focker
    Mahoutsukai no Yome -- do i need to watch the OVAs first before i start on the TV series?
  4. Major Focker
    nice! but ground shipping? might be mis-remembering, but i thought the seller was in China?
  5. Major Focker
    long shot: anyone here watched the BD release of Blade & Soul? i'm thinking of buying the BD but not sure if they re-animated some of later episodes which suffered from lack of budget. for context, my earlier post linked below shows just how big the disparity is, and why it's giving me pause: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/35152-what-current-anime-are-you-watching-version-v40/?do=findComment&comment=1147349
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    about time they continue that story (anime-wise). though my introduction was via Index, i ended up enjoying Railgun more. more Kaori is never bad though.
  7. Major Focker
    saw some 1:28's on display. paintjobs are very basic, but they look fun to play with. i don't think they're meant to be display pieces. they're a far cry from the detail and presence of the 1:18's
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    Hi-Metal R

    Major Focker replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    saw these in HK just this afternoon. already had a pair on PO but just couldn't resist and got another one
  9. Major Focker
    wow! that Nimbus looks fun. does it have an english-sub release?
  10. Major Focker
    that it says made in china, or that it has an origin stamp at all?
  11. Major Focker
    i thought the CG looks fine, not stellar, but good at least. the massive fleets looked impressive, but what disappointed me was that they looked like a bunch of sitting ducks throwing popcorn at each other. having read a lot of praise for LoGH, i guess i was expecting to see fleet maneuvering and ship tactics, like what you see in SBY2199
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    Hi-Metal R

    Major Focker replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    or if you prefer pre-finished http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=RAIL-21824&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Ddemolished%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1 http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=RAIL-21823&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Ddemolished%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
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    Hi-Metal R

    Major Focker replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    these should fit right in, 144 scale http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/43003-tomytec-gimix-1144-vf-1/?do=findComment&comment=1359002
  14. Major Focker
    that's not indicative of HG's finances, likely just prudent follow through by HG's legal team. the arbitration ruling would most likely have specified payment deadlines. so if those lapsed, it's quite expected there will be a filing by the next day.
  15. Major Focker
    thanks for the tip! i'll try that and report back. well, it is my first time clicking on the DP button (i think) and i did have several $k purchases with NY, so the accumulated DPs probably did it. if anything, i felt i should've gotten more, but i think a lot of my shopping binges didn't earn DPs (or were at reduced DP) as they typically are sale items. can't complain though when the discount is 40% on high value items, particularly the Fewture stuff. so i had 62DP and it seems they divide that by 10 then rounded down to 6%. but seeing you guys had 0.5%, they probably round down to the nearest 0.5, which means that if you had 1-4 or 6-9 DPs, might as well wait till you make the next 5 or 10 before claiming the discount. still no idea on how the LVLs or EXPs factor into all these.
  16. Major Focker
    i must really suck. i took me a few days to get through ZOE2. got stuck on a couple of missions. in the rescue Ardjet one, i keep forgetting i had Ardjet on GRAB and end up using her as a chained mace in the base raid, after i immobilized fallen comrades to "heal" them, as i dash away i realize a moment too late that i had launched a salvo of missiles before i re-targeted back to enemies got the hang of it eventually, but then i got OC and repeated that mission until i got an S ranking. the battleship mission i just kept repeating because the music and scenery were such a pleasure. plus, vector cannon! anyway, i'm really hyped about this, though i was really hoping for ZOE3 and a new story. any info on what those additional features are? i'm hoping story-driven side missions. new mechanics? i'm torn about that one as ZOE2 is already tops on that front, though a few additional weapons probably couldn't hurt.
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    silly me. i wasn't paying attention to this DP thing until you guys brought it up. so out of curiosity, i clicked on "Summon Discount Power" just to see how much discount i could get. to my surprise (and panic) there was no preview of what % that would amount to, and no confirmation screen at all to check that i didn't click on that button accidentally. it just went straight to lodging in my "request". now i'm thinking how many times i might have accidentally clicked on it in the past and let all those discount vouchers lapse. anyway, i got 6%, but now i have nothing to buy as what i want are either already on order or on my watchlist waiting for availability. i wonder if i can cancel my M&M PF and SDF-1 PF, then re-order them together and apply the discount? maybe throw in another VF-31C for good measure
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    what tekering said. besides i want something in 1/48 to go with other Mospeada stuff or 1/35 with other military vehicles. much more practical for a platoon diorama. heck, i actually don't mind the 1/20 scale of the Playmates since i do have a lot of Ma.K stuff, but again what's currently on offer isn't up to snuff. also, at that size, the detail has to has to be there, the cockpit at the least. and i want at least one in tank mode.
  19. Major Focker
    i've seen it in akihabara for 12k yen and around 15k on YJA
  20. Major Focker
    Plaza Singapura 6F I think. half the store video games, the other half anime goods. the 31A's are gone now of course
  21. Major Focker
    i can't believe my luck. saw these last year at the same store in SG and they're still there.
  22. Major Focker
    i understand there were precedents based on what i was briefed on, but let me qualify that this pertains to mainland China and not HK, and this is from 5 years ago when there was a lot of news about allegedly state-sponsored hackers. my first stop upon arrival was the Beijing office to pick up the laptop (presumably "cleaned" and/or "hardened") and to attend a security briefing. stuff like limit wifi/bluetooth use, access the office network only when within the premises, and i was given a VPN to use should i want to surf on non-work stuff from the hotel. i'm not an IT/security expert so it's not my place to say whether those precautions were warranted then nor if they are still applicable now. my unsolicited advise though is that it's good practice not to mix business and leisure specially when on business trips. not to say one can't have fun while on assignment, most companies will have a defined policy on what is fair/acceptable use of company assets and/or privileges. oh, and always have at least 2 sources of funds. a month will breeze by, that's just 8 weekend days. despite HK's small size, that's still not nearly enough to explore its nooks and crannies. and there's Macau just a ferry ride away i was briefly in HK last month and i'm still discovering stuff (riding the tram was surprisingly fun). Gmail works fine and Youtube on mobile was faster than in my home country, lol!
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    i was once issued a "burner" laptop for a conference in Beijing, but not for any of my trips to HK
  24. Major Focker
    my wallet shivers.. seems like they de-saturated the blue a bit, and made it more matte. looks much better
  25. Major Focker
    might be camera and/or settings dependent. in my experience purples photograph bluer than actual
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