mechaninac
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Saw the FigInStock alert email and clicked on the link like I'd done before, but this time I was able to get an order in... and confirmation email received. I knew that if I waited long enough my patience would be rewarded. N-Y can sit on their 25k yen stock until they burn a whole in their warehouse for all I care. Edit: Of course, now I have a compelling reason to preorder the Super Parts Set... and the money drain goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on... Edit 2: And it's still available, albeit low stock now.
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Yikes!
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Yes. One of the best things to come out on basic cable in a very long time; epic, expansive, and intimate all in one. Another noteworthy show, of an entirely different genre, is The Expanse... not quite on the same league as Vikings, but fantastic in its own right.
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Once it's all said and done, N-Y price ( 6770 yen w/ECO Sal shipping) will be within a hair's breadth of HLJ's final cost. Much like the VF-1A CF, this may end up getting discounted to a certain degree some time after release; I'll wait until then to determine if I'll spring for a second one.
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No, I've never purchased from them, preorder or otherwise. They've been mentioned on this Forum before and I had them bookmarked; I checked and saw they still have the 31F available for 21600 yen + shipping (their shipping quote calculator doesn't work at all, at least not for me). I already secured a copy with HLJ, so I don't need to try these guys, but I figured someone may want to take a chance... some brave/desperate soul may wish to volunteer as the guinea-pig in vetting hTp as future go-to e-tailer... once upon a time, N-Y was an unknown quantity too.
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DX Chogokin VF-31F still available for preorder @ hobby TOKYO portal if anyone is interested, or too impatient to wait for N-Y's inevitable listing.
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It does now. but it was $266.99 when I originally posted. Oh well, at least the prices are now consistent.
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I'll be 48 this year and I'm still collecting these things, despite the occasional quizzical looks and dismissive, sometimes disdainful, reactions of others... I don't care. I'll be damned if I can logically explain it, though, other that to say that I enjoy these thing immensely (the imagination that created them, the engineering that it takes to bring them to "life", the execution - manufacturing - that turns it all into the physical objects we get to handle and display), and I refuse to let my inner child die.
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In addition to Tking22's suggestions, there are also the following: Entertainment Earth... $299.99 + free shipping. eKnight Media... $266.99 + free shipping Amazon... $299.99 + free shipping
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in theaters Dec. 16, 2016
mechaninac replied to Dobber's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
It's not the screen time or pre-release hype, it's the character's idiotic acquiescence in the face of being threatened; but for her blatant cowardice and lack of dedication to her cause/comrades, Starkiller Base's defenses wouldn't have been disabled; her sacrifice would've won the day, but she caved immediately and her betrayal doomed the First Order to an ignominious defeat. If Phasma is representative of the caliber of officers the 1st Order produces, they've got bigger problems than the Resistance. Boba Fett wasn't a plot device misused as a means to an end. For the most part he was just background and, at the end, a bit of comic relief. -
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in theaters Dec. 16, 2016
mechaninac replied to Dobber's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Agreed on all points; although, I did enjoy the movie to a certain extent... including Anakin 2.0 There were two things that did annoy me to no end, however: The resistance visually witnessing the CME bolt from Starkiller base streak across the heavens, and the destruction of its intended targets. Pure Star Trek - Spock witnesses Vulcan's demise from a moon light year away as if he were orbiting the planet - JJ-ism. And most disappointing was the purely Geek bait insipid plot device that was Captain Phasma... just about the worse waste of time of a character in any SW movie. -
Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
mechaninac replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
HLJ, HLJ, HLJ, HLJ -
ANDROMEDA!!!!!... can't wait.
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They might still be on their holiday break.
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These will be widely available upon release, but I secured one with HLJ just for the piece of mind, as well as the no-hassle ease of cancellation if I so choose later on.
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Order confirmation from HLJ received... Got one! And now it looks like Order Stop.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in theaters Dec. 16, 2016
mechaninac replied to Dobber's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Finally saw it today. My sentiments, exactly. -
"Mercy is a Regult hill and I am but a cock that climbs atop it to crow" ... Maximilian Jenius -- attributed -- Poor Zents... never had a chance. Happy New Year!
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
mechaninac replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
^ That's a bummer. However, if you have the broken antenna piece, all is not lost. Drill both ends with a pin-vise (1/8", ~3mm, deep should suffice), making use they align as closely as possible, to receive a metal rod (I like using a seamstress' pin cut to length for such things... the drill bit should be >= the diameter of the pin to be used). Press fit the pin into the antenna's hole and then the resulting piece into the antenna's base on the head, properly oriented, until it's almost bottomed out (leave a 1/32", ~1mm, gap). Apply a small drop of ABS plastic weld into the gap: Tenax 7R, Plastruct, Tamiya cement for ABS, Ambroid Pro Weld, Even Testor's Plastic Cement (DO NOT use Superglue). Finish pressing the two pieces together until a small amount of molten plastic oozes out; let cure 24 hours; clean the seam with a X-acto knife and a sanding stick. You'll likely need to buff the join to have it match the surface finish of the rest of the plastic, and touch up any painted areas. Another option is to swap the head for the CF version. Or, if possible, swap the antennas. -
Preorder madness^2
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This site should answer most of your questions: http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=8199
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Outstanding! I may have to get 2.
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I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger for this at the prices they've been offered at Amiami, N-Y (non early pre order), or BiJ. Holding out for HLJ to see if it'll go up again for 18K yen or so; otherwise, I can skip this thing without regrets... there are plenty of other, better looking, variants on the horizon, specially the one a truly want, the 31A version.
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Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, in theaters May 5, 2017
mechaninac replied to azrael's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Not all about the toys, just mostly about the toys... -
Evolution Toy - VF-2SS Valkyrie I 《MACROSS II ~LOVERS AGAIN~
mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys
That's some pricey free shipping right there...