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Check the fourth to last paragraph here: http://toyboxst.inwards.com/rumblizer/view...article_key=546

Alright people, talked to Capt about this, and we are a go - I am going to be making hollow head lasers for the 1D head (once I'm able to get a copy of the head from Capt). PM me if you're interested, and I'll keep a running list here of who wants the hollow head lasers. Figure it's best to release them about the same time as the conversion kit is being released, so customs can be made all at the same time...

Lookin good!

Apparently it's a company that's closely associated with Max Factory...

mmm... tachogokinoma

Sigh, why can't you people let the recasters drive what gets released, and when, instead of always forcing our hands!

woo, hoo! Glad to see this project going forward - now where are the pics!

Really - I've never heard any of this, and I've purchased from him before (and I've got to disagree - the castings I received - the pulse rifle and the scope rifle - are both excellent - little to no flash, crisp clean details). Where did you guys hear this from?

So what's the official count, how many are we looking at here? Just curious, since I'm too lazy to do it myself

Don't worry gup - we all look at you funny anyway I think the best way to go, is to get Hicks, maybe Apone (though I dunno why anyone would want him - where's Hudson dammit?!?! ), and then get the Smart Gun Kit from these guys: http://members.aol.com/Uscmr/rdr.html And make your own smart gunner- be it Drake or some random grunt...

Now THAT'S a ringing endorsement - need to find where to order these bad boys!

You've just been missing the boat Godzilla - first the reissue VF-1J due in december, and now the GBP

Ugh, black text on dark blue? Can't read anything!! (if you're wondering what I'm talking about - if you click the 'View New Posts' link, all the topics show up as black text, on a very dark blue background...)

Uhm, it was news in the GBP preorder on HLJ thread - the 1J's are up for preorder on HLJ (and Spidey confirmed they will be rereleased in December). http://www.hlj.com/product/YMT00025

We're just worried about you wasting your time Capt -

I have to agree with what Danny says - unless you are going to go through the hassle of finding a readily available paint and matching to that, or you're going to provide us with info on how to mix our paint to match it, it may be a moot point to have the parts pre colored (though, it would help with respect to scratching - then you wouldn't have a white scratch, you'd have a similarly colored scratch) - and, it would give us at least a starting point, to know what colors we need to aim for...

Put me down for one please I believe he started this new thread, since the old one was started so long ago - he wants to confirm how many people are actually interested in this project...

This was talked about a few pages back - the cockpits are totally different, so the 1D can't be used for the VT or VE

Uhm, you want to insure everything, even if they are cheap and easy to come by. Reason being - you have to pay a deductible regardless of what you insure. If you only insure the expensive stuff, sure, you'll get the money to replace those items (after paying your deductible), but what if you have 10 PG's - or even 30 MG's? That's still a good chunk of change (10 PG's at $100 each - $1000, 30 MG's at $25 each - $750). If you insure it, you'll get all that money - and only have to pay the deductible once (usually anywhere from $250 to $1000, depending on your policy). So, do as Majestic suggests - videotape and document what you own - either print out copies of what you have purchased from HLJ or other online shops, so you have proof of what everything is worth. Or do as I do - video tape your collection, then make a webpage that's hosted somewhere (could even be a blog), that has all of your collection itemized, with links to the actual webpages. If the worst happens, and your collection is engulfed in a fire along with most of your belongings, the webpage still exists with your list. If you have something rare, have it appraised by someone who is knowledgeable, and store that in a safety deposit box or a fireproof safe, along with the video tape, so they aren't destroyed in any fire.

Nope - chunky monkeys are a thing of the past - we've got 1/48's now, so why try to make the 1/55's what they aren't?

A little more in depth than this article went into - check out my Suku Suku Scratch casting translation: http://www.mechaskunk.com/16.htm

Note the fingers in the pic for the MkII - they are individual, and I'm not entirely sure, but the also look jointed... VERY nice!

Here's the page from Dengeki Hobby...

So this is what he's been working on, instead of the 1D conversion kit!

Probably the cost of oil going up and also maybe demand for it is more than last time, so distributors may have pushed up their prices, which is then pass on to retailers who have no choice but to charge more. 321406[/snapback] Uh, the yen prices are exactly the same as when the Hikaru 1A first came out - the non supers/strikes have always been 14,800 yen (unless HLJ changed their prices on the items that are no longer available). What has changed is the exchange rate - back when the Hikaru 1A was first released, the exchange rate was $1 = 123 Yen, so the 1/48 would have cost about $120. Now it's $1 = 109, meaning the 1/48, at the same yen price, now costs $136...