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TehPW, I believe this is the site you're refering too: http://conceptships.blogspot.com/ I saved most, if not all, of the images you mentioned in my HD; some were meh, but most were great. I could repost them here but only if it would be alright to engage in such massive image spam. As I do not wish to derail this thread, I'll only post one image, entirely in keeping with the thread subject, at this time:
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Okay, I've checked and I was right. In July of 2012 I placed a preorder for Alto's VF-171EX's armor parts set; the quoted total with shipping in US Dollars at the time of the order was $89.04. About two weeks before release, in December, I was invoiced and paid $83.97. Going by this experience it's likely the charged amount for the regular VF-171 will also reflect the current exchange rate at the time the invoice is issued... that's my hope; but, like I've said, I'll be keeping my options open and my eye on the charged amount vs. the then quoted price on the site if the item is still available.
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If I recall correctly, I don't think they work that way. I'd have to go back into all my previous orders and correspondence to bouble check, but I've been charged a lesser amount than innitially quoted in the past, precisely because the exchange rate was more Dollar favorable at invoice time. What you describe is true when you pay upfront since you lock yourself into the current rate, so that the best they'll do for you is offer any difference as store credit. Edit: ...but since I'm not sure, I'm keeping my options open. Also, paying in Dollars when using Paypal circumvents their exchange rate gouging.
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The Dollar/Yen exchange rate is having a positive effect on the affordability of these latest DXs, if one is able to secure a copy when preorders open. Case in point: When I preordered a VF-171 from N-Y the price was $182.77 +S&H; it's now $176.77. I sure hope the Japanese government keeps devaluing their currency so that the price will be even more attractive upon release, and that N-Y invoices at the updated price... or I may choose not to pay.
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Hear, hear! I almost always use credit cards, even when paying through Paypal, specifically to get points and added protection on my purchases, but I treat CCs as charge cards and never pay interest on anything because I pay the full balance before the due date, be it $200 or $2000+. The only exception is when I use Bill Me Later on ebay in order to rack up the cash back when they have their additional % promotions; it all depends on which option saves me more. In short, if I can't afford to pay for something in full when the bill comes due, be it a toy, some piece of electronics, or even a car, I just do not buy it.
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First image: B1 or B2, with B2 being a bit more dynamic looking. Second image: B, without a doubt. Now, like Kicker, I want to know what this Gundam-esque thruster pack is for...
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You ain't kidding, given how much attention to detail they lavished on the Cosmo Fleet on the first episode -- they turned the somewhat goofy and woefully outdated designs of the Kirishima, Murasame, and Yukikase into convincing, even attractive, space warships designs -- I can't wait to see what they pull off with the Borodino class battleship, the Hood class battlecruiser, the Lexington class battlecarrier, and the Andromeda class main battleship (drool...), not to mention the Comet Empire designs... my mind reels imaginning just how awesome the reimagined battle of Saturn will look. ... and all the 1/1000 capital ships models that will be sure to follow... I think I just wet myself...
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Nunca pensei que a Misa tinha um bumbum brasileiro... Eu gosto... Trabalho excelente como sempre, Ryuji; minha única crítica pequena é que eu desejava que a pintura da figura tivesse mais sombreamento, incluindo o cabelo. I never thought Misa had a brazilian butt... I like it... Excellent work as always, Ryuji; my only small criticism is that I wish the painting on the figure had more shading, including the hair.
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I think, if they did that, it would tick me off far worse than being forced to pay inflated N-Y prices for one in the absence of securing a discounted/MSRP preorder elsewhere. I sure hope your pessimism does not prove itself true, but I'm sure milking the molds for another bite of renewal sales with a second release of Ozma's Messiah is too much of a temptation not to pursue, and in the future we'll also have reissues of the G and the RVF to look forward to.
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I'm truly glad I already have a FV-25F renewal, so I could sit this out and just observe the carnage; problem is, this does not bode well for when the 25S renewal rerelease goes up... I foresee consecutive, bleary eyed, sleepless nights, and much frustrated cussing in my future within the next few months.
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Good luck with AmiAmi; they've sold out of their stock of every renewal and recent Frontier related DXs since the Ozma's debut within what appears to be nanoseconds of the listings going active. I'd keep a lookout of CDJapan, Otacute, N-Y, Hobby Search, and AE (just keep in mind that AE requires payment up-front with shipping charged once item is in stock). To all of you planning to stalk all etailers for the chance to aquire a VF-25F renewal re-release, good hunting! I'll join you all once the VF-25S re-release goes live.
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Yellow(ing) alert! Yellow(ing) alert! Yellow(ing) alert! Cool collection, cool setup, but I'd be careful of direct sunlight exposure on your VFs...
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Quick, make another joke/prediction, but this time about the upcoming Arcadia 1/60 scale perfect transformation VF-2SS with detachable SAP and/or VF-5000... Who knows, maybe lightning will strik twice.
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What toy company would be your dream company for the macross brand?
mechaninac replied to Gakken85's topic in Toys
Understandably so since all they did was use Toynami's molds and production facilities under licence, with a precious few tweeks/upgrades on their part. -
You're an evil, evil man. Happy April Fools to you as well...
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3 AM, if I'm not mistaken.
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Just got my 19S from HKC, along with a 17S, last friday; placed the order on the 16th of March, shipped on the 21st. I've got to admit that Yamato's VF-19s are impressive pieces of engineering, but my original nitpicks still hold and have been confirmed: I don't like the ultra gloss finish, I much prefer the matte used on every other VF Yamato has made since the old M+ 1/72s. It's even glossier than what Bandai's been doing with their Frontier fare; Still think the innability to remove the intake covers, if one so choses, to be a major design cop-out on their part. And to those two criticisms I can also add: The LERXes, both sides, are very loose and rotate out of allignment at the slightest touch; They made the toy gloss, so why did they make the sticker sheet matte? Odd; Is the gunpod supposed to point down at 10-15o from horizontal when mounted to the arms in fighter mode? Or am I doing something wrong? Because, if it does point down by design, that's just lame. On the plus side: It is a true improvement over the old YF-19... look ma, no gullet! The blue is beautiful, the yellow is vibrant; if only it were matte it would be perfect... personal preference, I know, but still...; I suppose the gloss finish will make the stickers adhere better... if they only matched the finish of the toy... Overall I'm not sorry I got it, at least now I have one; and I would buy the F model, and maybe even a P, if I could find them for the same price I got on the S.
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Thanks Dobber, good to know; I can't wait to see images of your finished fighters, either here or in the workbench thread. I think I'm going to attempt bare metal foil aluminum, with select panels in hasegawa's titanium and duralumin to cover the fuselage in authentic metal; either that or Testor's metalizer aluminum buffed to different sheens.
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Laputa, hah! Even though it is lifted straight from Gulliver's Travels, anybody from a Latin background is bound to be innitially puzzled why the title to a Japanese cartoon movie would be "The Wh0r3"... In an attempt to steer this thread back to the title topic, is the overall fuselage color of the Cosmo Zero in 2199 supposed to be a light gray such as FS 36622 (Camouflage Gray) or FS 36495 (Light Gray) or FS 16473 (Aircraft Gray), or is it bare matal like aluminum or titanium?
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self-described crapy pictures aside, that such a pretty bird. Thank you for posting. Come on Bandai, let's see some new pictures of the 3D CAD, like you've been doing with your new 1/72 VF-1 kit, or an actual prototype model that's further along in the development process... please...
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If 2199 were ever dubbed into Portuguese they would rename her completely to avoid dooky jokes. When Patrulha Estelar (Star Patrol, the name they decided to give Space Battleship Yamato, like the rename to Star Blazers in America), where in the USA Yuki's name was Nova, they gave her the name of Luna, because "nova" just means new, and I'm pretty sure the translation was done from the English version instead of the Japanese as the ship's name, and other details, coincide with the US version. Also, the first time I heard the heroin's name from Pixar's Brave I did a double take because the broguish pronunciation of Merida is pretty close to the way the Portuguese say "merda" (the Brazilian pronunciation not as much), and the spelling... well if you drop the "i"... Edit: Instead of crap does not mean it means crap; nuts in its vernacular still means crazy. But I understand what you're saying; It's like when language in movies gets changed for general broadcast, like when you hear a character say "forget you" in a voice that doesn't quite match, instead of the original and much more colorful F U.
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Straying off topic here, but isn't "merde" the French word for "sh!t" (the Portuguese word "merda" sure is...), and "noix", "écrous", and more appropriatly in this context, "fous" French for the English word "nuts", and the Japanese "baka"? I got the impression that, given the specific situation of Okita's remark, that some of the translators were definitely referencing McAuliffe's response to the Germans at the siege of Bastogne.
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Holy cow Loop, that's an epic haul! I don't know if I should congratulate you, or call the paramedics to give your wallet some much needed emergency care; either way, I am in awe of your buying spree... makes my meager purchase pale in comprison.
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Star Trek Into Darkness, in theaters May 17, 2013
mechaninac replied to UN Spacy's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I don't quite get the "Space Station Politics" complaint; after all, DS9's undertone for its entire run was the politics of having a starfleet command crew administering a Bajoran station of Cardassian construction in a hot zone of trade and migration (the wormhole) where the often conflicting political interests of the Federation, Bajorans, Cardassians, Klingons, etc., and the entire Gamma Quadrant clashed, occasioanally leading to armed conflict, with poor Benjamin Sisko caught between his role as emissary, commander, father, and starfleet officer, forced into "herding cats"... and sometimes failing at it or being forced into positions of moral/ethical ambiguity. DS9 had its share of problems, but the political intrigue and less than Utopian setting and situations confronting the characters, and having them make the best off of the bad was the entire point; i.e. "this is not Starfleet". -
I don't know which is best, but there are two Tachikomas that include an in-scale Motoko figure (there may be more, IDK): one is a 1/18-ish die-cast and ABS piece by Good Smile Company with an articulated Kusanagi action figure, the other is an all ABS by Megahouse at 1/20 with a fixed pose (I think) in-cockpit figure of the Major. They're both long out of production and very pricey to acquire at this point, just check ebay to see what I mean. I have the Good Smile one and it is a magnificent piece, the only thing that keeps it from being a perfect masterpiece is that it tends to be somewhat floppy and hard to pose dinamically or to hold any even slightly "extreme" pose because of its weight and loose, even though they're detented, joints.
