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  1. mechaninac
    Test shots are always run off unfinished injection molds; the inside surfaces have not yet received their final finish (high polish for gloss on the VF-19, etched for matte on everything else)... note that all the test shot images, regardless of the final product, have the same semi-gloss appearance. The whole point is to test the tools to make sure they work as designed, and that all the molded pieces fit as intended; once they're satisfied with the tools' performance, they'll add the proper inner treatment to achieve the desired molded plastic finish; then they'll have a final test shot, or even a pilot run, to make sure everything is ironed out, from the final appearance of the toy, to the efficiency of the production and assembly lines.
  2. mechaninac
    What part of "test shot", what it entails and what it is meant to accomplish, don't you understand? As for it being worth the asking price...
  3. mechaninac
    Same here.
  4. mechaninac
    Exactly. A spy plane offers versatility unattainable by other means.
  5. mechaninac
    It's the suspense that kills me...
  6. mechaninac
    Dat Azz!
  7. mechaninac
    You can't recall a missile.
  8. mechaninac
    Just got my VF-25A from CDJ today; 18 days door-to-door via SAL... not a record by any measure (that goes to a 6 days transit SAL from HS), but not too bad, and the contents were very well packaged and arrived in perfect condition. To be honest, the only retailer that has disappointed me with shoddy boxing, resulting in contents damage, is NinNin; although, N-Y often does a really poor job packaging too... I've just been lucky to never have incurred any damage.
  9. mechaninac
    Bought my second one with CDJ, myself... their sale was hard to resist. It shipped SAL on the 25th, so it's been 15 days and counting, and nothing yet, but it could take upwards of two weeks for delivery so I'm expecting to get it this week; BTW, you'll like the 25A, it's a lovely bird.
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    It doesn't look terrible, but it doesn't look that good either; mediocre is how I'd describe my first impression to this last trailer... it may be worth a rental.
  11. mechaninac
    Break out the tar and feathers boys...
  12. mechaninac
    Payment issued and PM sent.
  13. mechaninac
    I'd love to see pictures of the final off tool sample myself before committing to a preorder, and the YF-19 always struck me as Ivory in color; the original 1/60 YF-19 was perfect in this regard... make it any version of white, Arcadia, and it's a no sale.
  14. mechaninac
    Late March 2014 release, likely to be delayed a bit beyond that; preorder made. Thanks for the heads up.
  15. mechaninac
    Ooooh, that Priss may be a very bad kit, but you're making it look really good.
  16. mechaninac
    Just wait until the little tike hits 2 years old... you'll have NO free time.
  17. mechaninac
    Bem vindo ao Macross World; também sou Brasileiro, porém já moro nos Estados Unidos a vários anos. Você vai descobrir que essa comunidade é muito legal, a galera aqui é joia. By the way, which one of you is the cosplayer in the picture?
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    I really dig that medium/dark gray version.
  19. mechaninac
    When has that ever stopped anyone here on MW?
  20. mechaninac
    If they make it the same off white as what they used on the VF-171EX Alto, that would be just fine too.
  21. mechaninac
    Without a doubt. While I enjoyed the movie quite a bit, as there is a lot going for it and there is some good, appropriate, acting in it (specially the guy who played Okita), it's hard to ignore the overwhelming abundance of over-the-top, vaudeville-esque level, cringe worthy, ham acting throughout. I'm sure a lot of it is due to lack of my familiarity with Japanese method acting (they seem to put a lot of emphasis on exaggerated facial expressions and body motions); regardless, it does come across as very jarring to many western audiences.
  22. mechaninac
    Hey Captain, would it be feasible to engineer the kit in such a way as to allow easy modding in order to install working joints?... not asking for the kit to be made posable, only to make it easy for the more ambitious among us to make it posable.
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    They charged me 1900 Yen SAL... good thing I had 300 Yen in points so the shipping ended up being only 20 Yen more than what HS or HLJ would be.
  24. mechaninac
    As I wrote in my last post, I did so as well; ordered them at the same time and combined the shipping (SAL) as it may save me a couple of bucks... I can wait.
  25. mechaninac
    Since I bundled my 25G Super Parts shipping with the yet-to-be-released RVF ones, I'll have to wait awhile before my stuff ships from N-Y... not a big deal as I'm not in any hurry, and having them ship together saves me money, but being forced to pay for the latter because the former has been released was a bit of a bother.
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