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  1. mechaninac
    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.
  2. mechaninac
    +1
  3. mechaninac
    Insanely cool, but also mildly eerie...
  4. mechaninac
    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.
  5. mechaninac
    Forgive me for being literal when I watch a movie...
  6. mechaninac
    So, the series will take place prior to the events in The Avengers or in an alternate timeline?
  7. mechaninac
    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'.
  8. mechaninac
    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.
  9. mechaninac
    Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too busy... the technicolor yawn of VF-1 schemes.
  10. mechaninac
    Hence, why I'll not bite...
  11. mechaninac
    @ 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.
  12. mechaninac
    Enough of this. I'm off to sleep
  13. mechaninac
    Nope. It says I have ZERO orders processing, and no open orders. I got shot down for sure...
  14. mechaninac
    Welcome to my world! I checked my inbox just to make sure, and nothing... got screwed again -- first with HS, now HLJ.
  15. mechaninac
    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!
  16. mechaninac
    Well... they did get all their production sold, did they not?... Sucks for us, though.
  17. mechaninac
    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...
  18. mechaninac
    Ahhhhh! Had it in my cart at Hobbysearch but got shot down before completing checkout.... Grrr!
  19. mechaninac
    I'm still getting 503 error from amiami, so that's a no-go.
  20. mechaninac
    Amiami crashed... Ha!
  21. mechaninac
    Yes, unless you're painting Yellow over yellow plastic, Red on top of red, Blue over blue, and so on... the thing is that for a transforming model, being able to assemble the thing without painting and have the end product be collored as closely to the box art as possible has distinct advantages.
  22. mechaninac
    It would just be nice to have the major color breaks depicted in the animation as individual parts; stripes could be handled via vinyl stickers or decals (or both as in the 1/72 Frontier line). That way, one could have a good representation of a particular unit without the need for any painting that would be prone to scratch, flake or rub off during transformation; and if painting is desired by the modeler, having separate parts keyed to the color breaks would make painting much easier, it would be a win-win from the standpoint of the builder... the downside would be the added cost of developments, material sourcing, extra molds, increased manufacturing time and/or injection production lines used, etc., which would lead to a higher price point.
  23. mechaninac
    Here you go
  24. mechaninac
    Isn't there a model or toy expo being held in Japan within the next few weeks? Still holding out hope, but if there are no further news released by then, or a total absence of the YF-30 at Bandai's booth, then I will strongly suspect that your suspicion is right on the money...
  25. mechaninac
    Absolutely! The current 1/60 kits are great for certain customs where white is the predominant color, but if Arcadia were to pump out S,J,A, and D kit versions in a neutral/aircraft gray I'd buy at least one of each.
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