mechaninac
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Aircraft Super Thread Mk.VII
mechaninac replied to David Hingtgen's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Ha!... zing... -
True enough. I'd like to get one, but not enough to pay scalper rates, specially after getting shot dowh at Hobbysearch and HLJ on the night the preorders went up; got all the way to adding to cart and going through checkout, only to have the rug pulled from under my feet both times. I'm still PO'd enough at that fiasco that I will not reward that kind of crap with my money. Also, there is always the possibility that Grace's unit will be released later...
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I'm given to understand that they're pretty good with accepting returns and issuing replacements or credit for defective merchandise, but you have to ship the stuff back on your own dime... the catch 22 of buying almost anything online, and specially true when the vendor is outside your country.
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If the price does not come down by at least 2000 Yen, I've already made up my mind that I don't need this thing. I'll just make do with my 1/72 model and call it a day, and consider it a savings of +/- $265.00.
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If you're willing to pay N-Y's over inflated price you might as well check out nin-nin game as their preorder is currently open, and for roughly the same as N-Y. You may want to take shipping into consideration, however.
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In 2199, the Black Tigers (Cosmo Tigers?) have been replaced with Cosmo Falcons. From this: To this:
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Wing warping is endemic of Bandai's Frontier DXs, to varying degrees, with the 29s being the sole exception due to their segmented design... the 25s and 171s both suffer from it. Either Bandai's manufacturer pops these parts out of the molding machine too soon after injection, thereby not allowing the plastic to cool enough, or the injection pressure is not optimal for the plastic used, or the ABS grade is just inferior to what Yamato spec'd, or a combination of these and other factors. Edit: ABS, not PVC... Derp!
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Bandai 1/72 fully transform able VF-1 plastic kit for Macross 30th Ann
mechaninac replied to Vi-RS's topic in Model kits
Maybe, where this 1/72 VF-1 model is concerned, Banday just decided to subscribe to the Krusty the Clown corporate motto... Off course, they fail to realize that modelers are a notoriously anal bunch and this offering of theirs is falling short on way too many levels.
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+1
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Science and Technology MEGA THREAD
mechaninac replied to Max Jenius's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Insanely cool, but also mildly eerie... -
And that, right there, is why I've decided to never pay N-Y's jacked-up prices ever again, and why I abstained from getting a VF-27 reissue at current rates; although I may cave on the Ozma, any other release will need to be secured at MSRP or less, or I just don't need to have it. I really despise paying for something just to have the price drop on me within a couple of weeks after release; it'd be one thing to have these things go on discount 6 months later, but getting sucker punched to the tune of 3000+ Yen mere days after release is just insulting. Ultimately I place the blame squarely at Bandai's feet.
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Forgive me for being literal when I watch a movie...
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So, the series will take place prior to the events in The Avengers or in an alternate timeline?
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Got mine today, sooner than I anticipated given reg. SAL. I hate the fact that I could've saved myself another 10-20 bucks if I had purchased after release instead of preordering; but no matter, I'm thrilled to have it... the teal color is sooo 'purdy'.
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In my experience, regular SAL deliveries just get dropped off, no sig required... that can be good or bad, depending on where you live. I'm unsure about Registered SAL, but it'd make sense that'd need someone to accept the package. I had my N-Y 171 shipped via regular SAL, so it's likely to be another wwek oe two before mine arrives at my door.
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Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too busy... the technicolor yawn of VF-1 schemes.
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Hence, why I'll not bite...
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@ 24800 Yen they can keep it, I'm not forking over more than MSRP for this. If I'm lucky enough to hit Otacute at the right time when/if their preorder opens I may get one, otherwise I don't need to get magenta boy.
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Enough of this. I'm off to sleep
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Nope. It says I have ZERO orders processing, and no open orders. I got shot down for sure...
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Welcome to my world! I checked my inbox just to make sure, and nothing... got screwed again -- first with HS, now HLJ.
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Missed HLJ too. Had it in my cart, I think (got your cart is empty twice after starting checkout), but it would not let me complete the purchase!
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Well... they did get all their production sold, did they not?... Sucks for us, though.
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I'll give it a few more minutes, then I'm off to sleep. If I can secure a preorder at or bellow MSRP, fine; if not, then I just don't need this warmed over VF-27...
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Ahhhhh! Had it in my cart at Hobbysearch but got shot down before completing checkout.... Grrr!
