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    Last I handled my Yamato V-19 Kai last year, i found cracks and stress marks on the hinges that move the shoulders pads/covers up and down. Just forgot about it since it's not visible. I too am afraid to inspect it now coz if it's bad plastic then it might affect other connecting parts with pins.
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    I thought the SMP would be bigger. But they're somewhere in between the SRC and the Revoltech in terms of size/scale. Still, it's the only Enkidudu that's available.
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    VF-0D looks really good in battroid. I'll try to be patient when I try to transform it later
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    That's an awesome find, congrats. I still have my CMs Ishtar here hoping to someday get a good deal on a VF-SS, just like yours. In the meantime, some stuff just came... still catching up. The Demoniacal Fit looks really good even from just inside the box.
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    Was able to get these for a little below preorder prices thanks to online coupons/vouchers. First HMR valk. Being able to hunt for good deals online coz there are so many more sellers is starting to make collecting enjoyable again. After selling a third of my collection (along with all my Yamato Mac0 valks) and practically quitting several years ago, it's great to have a lot more newer stuff like this VF-0D, to display with my older toys.
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    Yeah, I've had that on email alert forever... but the s/h and duties and taxes are a killer. The only one available locally is almost $300... no way I'm paying that much. Sentinel's prices are on the high side as it is. I'm hoping my patience will pay off one day. I have the Zeta and Iota to tide me over in the meantime (and my CMs w/ extra parts as a placeholder).
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    I personally wouldn't mind a Blue Legioss reissue. Or a Legioss + Tread bundle that's cheaper than getting both separately. At the very least, Sentinel still has Mospeada on their minds.
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    Note sure if anybody's mentioned this, but it may be worth noting that the VR-038L uses a different, wholly solid pin for that connection (compared to the hollow, rolled metal pin on the first 3 VRs). That may have been the fix for that issue. 🤷‍♂️
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    So glad to receive this... preordered 1st time from a local seller and I paid in full up front last April just so I could get this for $175. 😅
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    Ver. 1 body with ver. 2 head. Looks so much better. These KC figures scale really well with the Riobot figures compared to SHFs and Figmas.
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    Finally found an ok deal for this... still kinda expensive for an action figure IMO. I also saw darotower's pic in the Strike a Pose thread and wanted to do a headswap with the first Rick/Hikaru figure with the dopey looking face. tried the new faceplate first with the orig. head. Kinda ok up front, but the ears don't line up so there are gaping holes on the side of his head. Here's Rickaru on display. Will probably do a headswap with the old one when I decide to use the alt head with the earphones and goggles.
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    Hahaha. That made me laugh. Thought I was the only one. Specially hate it when it starts a domino effect. Still amazed we got a full team of main ride armors from Sentinel.
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    Awesome pics/poses... always nice to visit this thread. Waited almost 15 years to have a Kamina action figure... First pic was 2009... fast forward to 2023 and the gang is finally complete. 🙂
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    Yeah, it is easier to preorder Macross stuff right now... and I was only just replying to the OP's question as to why most Macross toys have become ridiculously expensive.
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    I blame Bandai as well. it was Macross collector's heaven before the v.2 Frontier valks and the dawn of preordering madness, limited production runs, TWEs etc.
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    Cream 12% (I asked a fellow member that posted on the "yellowing valks" thread what they used)
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    Thanks. Whitening didn't last very long. Not exactly sure but probably a little more than a month before it started yellowing again.
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    Yeah, the yellowing just comes back and was worse after coz the discoloration became uneven. But that's just my experience. Looked like it worked for some others who posted in the other thread. Just not sure if it lasted for them. Painting it is definitely the sure, long term solution to yellowing plastic.
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    Just want to quickly share the first ever macross toy I bought as an adult some 20 plus years ago... from the severely yellowed POS to painted and lightly weathered. H-peroxide treatment didn't work. But I finally found someone to custom paint it that wasn't charging an arm and a leg for the job... after 5+ years of looking! It's an old toy and it's not perfect but the phone pic doesn't do it justice. I might take better photos of it later on... for now I'm just enjoying it being on display again after years in storage coz I couldn't stand the sight of it.
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    First time seeing this thread. This is what I missed about MW, creative members posting stuff like these. Makes collecting fun again and not just about obsessing about what's coming out next, qc issues, the cost of these things etc. etc.
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    Cool pics @jvmacross ... even the ones from last year. 👏
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    Another negative effect I've noticed, at least here locally, is that even legit and reputable shops are marking up their prices for these DXs (and SOCs and other higher end stuff) significantly above retail (just below what scalpers charge) right off the bat. Coz they know from what they've been allocated vs. the qty they ordered, that supplies are gonna be way lower than their preorders/inquiries.
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    Yes, the real culprit is the limited supply which is what scalpers are taking advantage of. But you can't really compare the influence on the toy/collectible market that Bandai has compared to a small, niche toy company like Yamato/Arcadia. One increases their prices so they can keep their business running, the other...
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    This is the main reason I quit collecting some 5 years ago. As if the ridiculous inflation they started wasn't enough, the limited supply really drove the prices way above what I was comfortable spending on these things. It's like they're in league with the scalpers to screw with us collectors. "selling accessories separate and delivering poor QC on their figures only to resell an update version later." This too.
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