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  1. m0n5t3r
    Same. It's really been forty years ... and memory is a little fuzzy due to being older, but I still remember being able to watch a few SDFM eps. (and even DYRL later on) on some UHF channel on TV in the 80's. Of course it was in Japanese and I couldn't understand anything... and I was much too young to undersrand or care about anything else (plot, character development etc.) except the cool planes transforming into much cooler robots. And then there were the jarring images of those weird looking zentradi ships in space! But as a 10 yr old staying with my aunt in LA in the mid-80's, I was able to watch a good chunk of Robotech 1, 2 and 3 (and wanted to be like Rick and Scott, had crushes on Lisa and Dana)... good times. Of course life and growing up happened and I only realized the connection and the truth more than a decade and a half later. But the word Valkyrie had already been seared in my brain and had a meaning for me not connected to Norse mythology. I still find it amazing even after so long since Macross F first aired, that Macross is still alive and well in Japan. So much so that I don't really think about Robotech much. But it's good for the toy collectors here that there are now more Chinese companies making SDFM (and Mospeada) products by using the Robotech license. Man, that's the most times I've mentioned the word R*****ch in a long time
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    Yeah, the artwork of both are very nice indeed. I appreciate them equally but I have a soft spot for the latest HMR releases coz they also feature characters from the respective shows, not just the VFs... I can just imagine Isamu on the box art of a HMR YF-19. C'mon Bandai, do it!
  3. m0n5t3r
    Fortunate to have found one of these, esp. for less than $100, since this wasn't a retail release. Edit... took a quick peek and was surprised that this comes with those extra replacement bits for mounting the ghost and micro missile launchers, but Roy didn't get any.
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    This...
  5. m0n5t3r
    Would love to see those when you get them done. Good luck! Don't have Blurr (ugly arms) but Magnus and Kup didn't make the cut for the quick photo op .
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    Another cool thing about these newer and reissued HMRs are the really nice box artwork, so much so that I've started wrapping these in clear plastic and "displaying" them on top of my toy display cabinets.
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    Same. Exactly. Plus, I was hoping a 1/60 version would be a viable option for me. ...excited and can't wait too that I rummaged through my old stuff that's stored away to find my CMs Ishtar
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    That looks awesome! Found a good use for one of my unused Riobot stands... as a flight stand to display Springer in helo mode.
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    IMO, Arcadia should be able to release updated versions of their valks by now, like the VF-1 and VF-11 mentioned above, with better articulation and gimmicks. Reissuing the VF-11 as it is is like Bandai re-releasing a 20+ year old SOC without any improvements, just a different paint scheme and selling it for double the original price. Plus all releases should have sufficient markings without having to make them "Premium Finish" versions that come at a premium price. The other smaller companies that are making macross/robotech/mospeada products are already doing this and not pricing their stuff astronomically, like what Arcadia is doing... and include a display stand, please.
  10. m0n5t3r
    Changed up my MacZero display a little bit. I'm really glad Bandai included stands with these and made them this dark brownish color, so any discoloration that might occur in the future won't be noticeable. The decals are a great touch too. I've sworn off buying any more of those overpriced clear tamashii stands after my old Stage Act 2 set eventually yellowed over time. Plus the connection between those tubular stand arms and the joints becomes loose over time and use. I did need to mod the battroid stand connector so I could mount the VF-0A on the sturdier main stand arm and get it that low and angled... plus I really don't like having to use the fighter mode wings and spread them open so they don't hit the stand arm.
  11. m0n5t3r
    HMR battroids are more fun to pose than the 1/60s. It's odd that the battroid stand connector for the HMR VF-0 has a peg instead of a hole like with the fighter and gerwalk connectors. I had to clip off the peg and drill a hole and then use a Figma adapter for this to work.
  12. m0n5t3r
    I'm jealous... still no sign of my threezero VF-1S arriving locally. I can't wait to get my hands on it.
  13. m0n5t3r
    Finally secured my preorders for the Riobot Tread and 2 x Legioss ETA reissue from a local shop. Seeing as the preorder deadline is until Mar. 6, I wasn't in too much of a hurry. Came out to around $625 for the 3 with a $75 downpayment. This is gonna be a long wait...
  14. m0n5t3r
    Thanks. Really loving the VF-4. Still have an extra one sealed... thinking about whether to keep it and display in Gerwalk mode which always reminds me of the original sketch. But my main motivation to display it in a flying pose in battroid is to be able to use the stand with Misa and Minmay on it. Tweaked it a little bit so it's mounted higher on the stand and more centered to the position of the 1/60.
  15. m0n5t3r
    Very nice Saber and Alita figures. Would love to have an Alita (live action) in 1/12 scale. just received my Takara Springer to go along with its identical Hasbro twin... so I'd have another one to transform and display in alt mode/s.
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