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  1. mechaninac
    That's rather odd, could it be country dependent? I know it's weight/size and/or value dependent. I have a RVF-25 and a VF171 in my Private Warehouse at HLJ and either one, if selected to be shipped by itself, shows SAL, EMS, or FedEx as options; combined I only get EMS or FedEx.
  2. mechaninac
    Me neither, N-Y right, or was it Nin-Nin? Although I had promised myself I would not double dip, I ended up picking a second one at HLJ's discount price a couple of days ago, just paid $124 and change today (will end up being around $143-ish with shipping), and it now awaits in my Private Warehouse; so if I average the two, the individual unit cost is less of a sucker-punch, but I wish I had avoided the 17K Yen preorder... 20/20 and spilled milk and all that... One thing is for damned sure, I'm staying away from the VF-27 inflated preorder -- I learned my $100+ 'booby-prize' lesson with the 171 and RVF-25 (got an extra one of those too at HLJ when they got extra/canceled stock after release, and will likely unload one to recover some of my cost). I'll wait for release date on the 27 and get it at or bellow MSRP, or not at all.
  3. mechaninac
    There's a front page??? Whodathunkit?... I keed, I keed!
  4. mechaninac
    I'm hoping for that as well because I'm sure as heck not paying the mark-up... this thing is pricy enough on its own without the added scalper's premium.
  5. mechaninac
    In that case, I applaud you in your use of recycled electronics to make you engine FX work... very impressive. Do you plan to drill and light windows? How about the landing bays?
  6. mechaninac
    I think the flickering should be a little faster; otherwise, sweet.
  7. mechaninac
    It would not help. It would have been better if Kawamori had renamed the 19 to VF-20 for M7 and beyond, like he did with the YF-21 becoming the VF-22; that would save a lot of confusion to some.
  8. mechaninac
    Forget posable flaps, Arcadia should engineer integrated hardpoints, 2 per wing would suffice, and add HMMs as part of the included accessories.
  9. mechaninac
    So, with the announcement of the upcoming DX VF-25A, it's now official: The Messiah is the most prolific VF design since the VF-1 Valkyrie in Macross 1/60 toy history.
  10. mechaninac
    Got that preordered with AmiAmi already...
  11. mechaninac
    Ordinarily, if you can't detect any odors when the machine is running there shouldn't be much to worry about. The company where I work employs a Stratasys Dimension machine that is an ABS extruder; it is kept in a small, unventilated room with no smell even after hours of continuous operation (if anything, I'd be more concerned with the detergent-soluble support substrate material it uses to anchor the plastic to the build platform than the ABS itself) -- granted, the room is solely dedicated to the prototype machine and not occupied on any continuous basis; that being said, It could be possible for some people to have or develop a sensitivity to minute amounts of airborne volatiles that most people could not hope to smell, so it's better to be safe than sorry and install an exhaust fan to a window that you can turn on whenever you operate your machine.
  12. mechaninac
    I'm in for one, and only one, if I can get it at or bellow MSRP... sick and tired of the Bandai DX preorder shortages and mark-up shenanigans from places like N-Y and Nin-Nin Game. I've gotten burned twice this year, but not again.
  13. mechaninac
    It's a Bandai model kit; if the VF-25s are any indication, self-adhesive pre-cut vinyl stickers are pretty much a given in addition to standard decals. Just keep your fingers crossed that they won't decide to substitute the stickers with the foil variety they often include with their GUNDAM fare.
  14. mechaninac
    When comparing the VF-171 to the VF-17, if the 171 is a chimpanzee, the 17 is a full blown silverback Gorilla...
  15. mechaninac
    ... or if you have a Macross collecting habit.
  16. mechaninac
    Interesting news from a YF-19 lover and general Macross collector's (Arcadia is truly in the Macross toy game) standpoint, with one caveat: PLEASE NO GLOSS FINISH!!!... I can't stress that enough!
  17. mechaninac
    And I need more money to afford all this great new stuff...
  18. mechaninac
    Goofy neat for half hour Star Wars Parody skits, but a full length motion picture you have to pay to see?... No.
  19. mechaninac
    Nimble big bird sure can "dance"...
  20. mechaninac
    Thanks for the heads-up. Better price than N-Y's preorder too. Although I do have a preorder with Hobbyfan, given all the discouraging news I've been reading on these pages regarding them getting shorted and/or completely skunked by their supplier, and thereby being unable to honor the orders they took, I decided to bite the bullet and pay the inflated price from nin-nin so that I can secure one to justify my preorder of the super packs + ghosts. Should Hobbyfan deliver, I'll post one of the copies for sale here at the cost of the most expensive unit. Once again, thanks. I do love this community... even if it does put a sizable dent in my wallet...
  21. mechaninac
    Ha! They took 2013 Superman and turned him into 1983 He-man...sans the blond locks.
  22. mechaninac
    Keeping my fingers crossed that Hobbyfan will be able to fulfill all the preorders they took for the RVF, but not expecting much... going to keep my eyes open for additional stock elsewhere, just in case.
  23. mechaninac
    There are several visual cues that differentiate the original rendition of the Yamato and the 2199 version... too many to list; but the biggest one is the revised increase in the ships' length. The new SOC should reflect all these changes, but since I already have the original SOP Yamato I'm not biting on this SOC just like I skipped on the previous SOC release with the wide mouth WMG.
  24. mechaninac
    Preordered both at the same time at N-Y... I can wait to get them at the same time as it saves on shipping. These damned VFs and accessory packs are like a drug addiction, once you start you just keep going for your next fix no matter how much you tell yourself you're going to abstain.
  25. mechaninac
    Preordered too, both sets... I'm such a sucker
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