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On 9/7/2023 at 5:53 AM, Spark-O-Matic said:

When companies do bad things to it's own customers for self righteous reasons I am obligated not to spend money, time or effort to support them in any way. Star Trek is like almost all entertainment in this day and age is disgenuine and untrustworthy.  Not enough space here to type it all out and it goes to far in to many directions outside the scope of this forum.

No I don't watch Discovery because by doing so it supports those who have too much power and the money given becomes lube for the machine cogs of oberbloted elitest corporate behemoth's who despise everything good and everyone who helped make them a success.

I like Patrick Stewart and always a big fan even more so in the X-Men franchise. that was the few things that could keep my eyes on the screen as an exception, watching mostly to see how they destroyed my beloved Borg and ruined them. These developers they cannot create anything, they can only pervert and distort what is there. 

I agree completely.

On 9/7/2023 at 9:12 AM, Seto Kaiba said:

Bruh, Star Trek has ALWAYS been political.  ALWAYS.  From the very start.  And it was NOT subtle about it.

Saying you want Star Trek with "no politics" is like saying you want Macross without VFs and music or Gundam without Newtypes and Mobile Suits.

 

Yeah I agree that Star Trek has always pushed progressive values and very political, which in itself is not a bad thing. It's the way they present in the modern shows that makes these shows insufferable. They are so biased, partisan and authoritative to the point of being offensive to a good chuck of their audience. At least in the older shows the arguments  are more balanced and reasoned (bar a couple of exceptions). There's also a stupidity to it.  In Discovery when Stamats got lectured about pronouns in the 30th century is ridiculous. 

Yes! Finally able to get the megahouse version. Though on further thought i wonder if i even care? The hi-metal may be enough Orguss for me. Anyone have both? Is the Megahouse substantially better than the hi-metal?

On 9/7/2023 at 4:44 PM, Slave IV said:

These are nice if you can still get them anywhere:

 

Yeah i actually bought these a while back. There was some concern about the contact points scratching the toy. I cut out the excess material from the sticky feet pad to stick on the contact pads. It's seems to work find other than the these stands being a bit tippy.

Thanks for the info. Appreciate it.

I wasn't sure where to post this so hopefully this is ok. I'm looking to get some risers for my display cases. I just wanted to get some feedback. Are most risers OK for Macross toys? Do I have to worry about certain risers that may damage or discolor the toy? On the other hand are there risers that work best for Macross toys? I imagine most are ok but I just wanted to be sure. Thanks in advance.

The teal one really needs a reissue. It's the one i really wanted but unfortunately had the most issues.

On 8/25/2023 at 5:02 AM, PvtPrivate said:

More video on the KOs chest connection problem: (6:55)

Look at that thing flop

Interesting in hindsight i realize i had the same problem. Was never able to separate the chest without the head coming off. I just assumed i was having an off day transforming it. Seeing your video makes me realize it is a fit issue.

I remember the early days of ebay. Retailers would list their unsellable stock for cheap and you would find something you were looking for at a great price. Now they throw their stuff up at collector prices.

Yeah I've been waiting for the tan Delta version. Surprised they never released it.

Hmm I need to handle my AXs more. I haven't encountered any of these issues but they've also pretty much been on display since I bought them.

What a joke i have to wait till July 10th to put a case in. Just gives him more time to run off with my money.

Just as i feared. My instincts were right.

9 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

Hold the backpack at both ends and gently pull down.  You should feel and hear it kind of click.  The first pic shows how much of the tailfins are shown in Battroid mode with the backpack pulled down.  The second pic shows how the backpack hinge should look with the backpack pulled down.

Ok i got it to the way you have it. The hinge was super stiff and i had to use some force to get it down. Super scary. I was worried about breaking it.

That being said i still don't like how high the tailfins are. The one flaw of the hi-metal design but otherwise an awesome toy.

Thanks for your help @sh9000 and everyone else who replied. I love this forum.

Can you guys remind me if it’s normal for the tail fins be this high up. I feel like it’s sitting too high but I can see no obvious way to lower it. And yes I already slide the backpack back.

It's weird because they have the same items on both stores. In some cases the prices don't match?!

I'm curious on the unrecommend. I think i have had like 4 orders with luna park and they've always come in. Though they all had mark ups (couldn't secure a preorder).

On 6/13/2023 at 1:41 PM, Pontus said:

Regarding the standalone HMR Hikaru VF-1J (the first one), is the blue canopy tint removable in some way or is it just made of clear blue plastic?

It's interesting to me that everyone says the canopy has a blue tint. I see green. Is there something wrong with my eyes? I know I'm not color blind. LOL!

2 minutes ago, twich said:

China Post

 

United StatesUSPS

 

Destination  - Sync Time: 2023-06-14 10:48:23 (GMT-07:00)

Origin Post is Preparing Shipment -> We have received notice that the originating post is preparing to dispatch this mail piece.

Origin  - Sync Time: 2023-06-14 10:48:23 (GMT-07:00)

2023-06-14 05:21

Airline departure

2023-06-11 22:37

Airline departure

2023-06-09 08:43

Guangzhou City, has been handed over to the carrier for transportation

2023-06-08 16:45

Guangzhou, leave [Guangzhou International Exchange Bureau], next stop【Guangzhou International Exchange Station】 (via transfer)

 

 

so, this is my tracking info for this item, so it seems that they are legitimately sending me *something* from China. Does not include the weight of the package, will probably have to wait until it is stateside to see. Hope this helps, as I really want a Valkyrie Factory VF-1S, not some scammers version of “F U”

Twich

Do you have an estimated eta?

4 hours ago, Pontus said:

Maybe you'll get lucky after filing the inevitable ebay/paypal claim, and they'll have ACTUALLY shipped it.  Happened to me buying cast off figures from China.  Waited a month, filed a claim through ebay, and they couldn't provide tracking due to cheap shipping method, so ebay forced a refund only to have it show up a month later after all! 

LOL! Well I don't want to do that. I'm happy to pay for it if it comes. The frustrating issue is I'm going to have to wait a month or two to realize it's not coming. Then i get to file the claim. I'm more annoyed about my money being tied up over 2+ months. I've been through this situation at least 3 times over the last 3 years. I'm getting good at spotting these guys. They start off with high positive feedback which makes you feel safe buying from them. Then they list an item at a really good price (almost too good to be true). Then a month later you start seeing the negative feedbacks come in. These sellers are getting smarter as time goes by. First they just wouldn't ship the item. Then they gave out fake tracking numbers, Then they started shipping out small lego pieces to fool the buyer into thinking their item is on the way. All for stalling for time so they can get as much money as they can before the jig is up.

Anyway lets hope for the best.

I broke down and bought 2. Figured i'll get my money back from paypay anyway. So it's been like 6 days and no shipping notification. I message him and this was the response:

LOL! Needless to say, I don't have high hopes receiving the valks. I expect I'll be filling a PayPal claim in the future. 

Sweet. I can finally retire that old manga dvd.

Oh wow. Surprised they went with sunrise instead of the perceived shoe in satelight. I wonder what the reasoning was? And what Kawamori thinks of this? With the way Delta ended up, I will give sunrise a chance. I have a feeling this move was triggered by toy sales and the desire to expand it. Weather that translates into a good show, we'll see. I hope they don't go alternate universe like Gundam.

I came across this site: https://premiumlunapark.com/

Anyone know what the deal is with this site? Are they related to Luna Park or is this a scam site? They seem to sell mostly the same items though some of the prices don't match. If it is run by Luna Park, not sure what the point of having a extra site is?

Anyone bought from them?

16 hours ago, seti88 said:

oooh....its sold out...but look what i found....anyone feel like a hug?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175746506293?hash=item28eb4ede35:g:uTEAAOSwRrpi6ozH

Another 10 was put up. Another reason to be suspicious...

That's actually the price point I would pay for the KO Vf-1. Those I'm suspicious it's so cheap with free shipping. I wonder if this will be one of those sellers that never ships and suddenly inactivates his account. Anyone you ordered one please keep us updated.

The gold parts look more yellow than gold. Hope it's more of a camera thing, I want the gold trim rather yellow since i missed out on the prior release.