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    I think he means he intends to repaint them into DYRL colors, which might be something of a difficult task. That blue plastic will not be easy to cover up. You might have better luck if you kitbashed a bunch of F, S, and P models together though, since the P (if it ever gets made) will probably be close to white. You'd just have to transplant a few key parts like the shoulders, heads, and wingroot assemblies. This is why I REALLY want a kit version of the VF-19, molded in white, or even gray. The engineering tolerances on the VF-19 are so tight, and it will take so many coats to cover that blue (or red) plastic, you'll never have any hope of transforming a repainted one without destroying the paint.
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    Well, remind me to order from Nippon Yasan for everything from now on, looks like they're coming through with flying colors.
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    Even if they don't include skull markings, how many spares do all of us have? I know I have at least a few due to all the DYRL valks I've gotten. And it's not as if VF-84 markings are exactly rare or unpopular. Though, if they do make the tails white, I might be tempted to use some other markings on them. I've always loved VF-142.
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    Here's a really demented thought.. I wonder if anyone's considered kitbashing all the little greeblies in the MF kit, and using them to build up a Y-Wing? I doubt all the parts would actually be there, but I definitely recognize the Y-Wing's rear panel glued all over the upper surface. It's amusing seeing kitbashed pieces recreated directly in smaller scale, since you can find the relative sizes of the studio models by comparing shared parts. I know a lot of the kitbashed pieces from many of the ships have been identified, but collectors hate that kind of thing, since it drives up the prices on old kits they might want (same thing that happened with Graflex flashbulb handles.. photography enthusiasts HATE star wars fans). Fortunately most of the stuff used to kitbash some of the ships is still readily available in newer models, it just won't look quite the same since the kits are newer. I still want to kitbash a studio scale A-Wing one day, but I have a really hard time justifying cutting up that many 1/32 F-14 kits.
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    Got my shipping confirmation early this morning, so it'll probably get here around the weekend if I'm lucky. In this particular case, I'm actually irritated that what I said earlier is true.. they DID try to combine my orders, and wanted to lump in my preorder for the DYRL CF VF-1A with this order, which isn't getting released until July.. except that a bunch of what I ordered was in low stock status. I probably would have my order already, but I had to go in on monday afternoon and click the "send available items" option.
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    Oh now this is amusing. So.. you know those freebie materials about the Macross Quarter they're including with some orders? Apparently, every Macross item from the sale at HLJ qualifies to get you those sketches or whatever they are. Well, I ordered 9 items from the sale. Guess how many copies of the Quarter concept art I'm getting.
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    I wonder if they released some fancy pearl coated white glint, since the kit I have doesn't look any different than usual white kit plastic. Haven't tried to build it yet though. So many tiny parts, it makes the Bandai VF-25 kits look incredibly simple and rock solid.
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    I don't see why they couldn't figure out some way to get the hands in there, those arms are pretty bulky. They're just triangular.
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    I think if you place two orders back to back, they might get combined for shipping. I'm pretty sure I've done that before. As long as you get the orders both in before they go to processing, I don't see why they wouldn't do it. Edit: As of 5pm, my order got updated, so they're back working.
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    But if Bandai hadn't gotten ahold of MacF, MacF wouldn't exist. They pretty much funded the show.
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    Might not update at all until monday morning, their database might shut down over the weekend.
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    DX VF-25G

    Chronocidal replied to zulu's topic in Toys

    That's kind of why I'm not too upset that I got billed right when I preordered. If that helps me get one for sure, I'm ok with it, even if lose out on the conversion fee if they don't come through.
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    Holy crap, the GNUs are 80% off?? They're about $8 a piece. I don't normally have a thing for figures, but I can't pass on that. And, I spent like $500 again. Oy. I wasn't going to get a VF-17S unless it was Millia's, but oh well.. told myself I'd wait for a sale if I ever did get one, and Millia's isn't a sure thing. Got that, two VF-1J kits, a GNU YF-19 and YF-21, two more 1/100 VF-25s, and a pair of 1/48 YF-19 kits. This is going to be an expensive summer.
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    I think they do yellow over time, regardless of exposure. It's why I really do prefer the DYRL gray color. One thing I have noticed though... the missiles on the reissues don't work very well. Could be it's from the mold degrading, but the hardpoints on the wings won't let me turn the missiles to certain angles. You hit a certain point, and the missiles just snap to the max rotation, so you can't align them with the wings.
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    (Warning, engineering rant incoming) You know... I really must ask... Did the people designing these never even take a basic engineering class??? I don't mean the actual designs.. I mean the dingbats involved in designing the stands. PUT THE FREAKING MOUNT AT THE CENTER OF GRAVITY YOU DIPWADS. This honestly goes for ALL valk stands.. I've never seen a single one designed that would actually support the center of gravity.) (end rant) Definitely nice to see more details. I'm definitely putting in an order for the parts, even if I don't get the actual plane. I love how they really do look like a patch job to upgrade the plane. Reminds me of some of the stuff from Armored Core, with how industrial the gun and missile packs look.
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    What about the DeLorean, the Mystery Machine, and the A-Team Van? Oh, and a scientist in a labcoat in a bathtub mounted on 4 skateboards powered by a rocket engine, with the license plate "SCIENCE!" Oh, no even better... A hippie biker guy with a tie-dyed shirt, John Lennon sunglasses, and a vintage pilot helmet with viking horns, riding in a shopping cart, and holding a leaf blower. Dangit, I want to see that now. For those interested in Phantasy Star Online 2, the Japanese open beta has begun, and appears to not be region locked. You have to do a bit of reading Japanese to sign up for an account (not to mention play the game ), but apparently there's a growing English speaking community on the game already. It went from a p2p structure to f2p (possibly buy 2 win), so there's no entry fee to try it out.
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    I'm still waiting to see if we'll get a surprise, and the designers made the VF-171 hardpoints compatible with Yamato missiles. Not that likely, but they sure look similar in design to the mounts on the SV-51.
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    Have to agree to this logic. Also, there's the idea that Yamato will have learned not to make too many more shelf warmers. With all the VF-22s you see on sale over time, I'm betting they won't be making so many of these. Maybe more Fire Valks, but I'm surprised they even made these in the first place. It's not like they did anything notable in the series except look cool.. until they blew up. If they ever go on sale, I'll just use that opportunity to stock up, but I want to at least make sure I get one before they disappear. Also... averaging the prices of my valk collection would require me to add up what I paid for all of them, and I don't think I like that idea, because just seeing the total would probably put me off to buying more. I promised myself I'd get the VF-19F and at least one VF-17, so I'm probably good for M7 stuff now. If they make a red VF-17S, I'll pick that up later too, but I'll settle for one fast-packed VF-17D if I have to.
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    In certain cases, it's people raging over the fact that features that were included as standard features in previous titles in a series are suddenly costing extra money. Ace Combat is the only one I can really speak to specifically, because Bamco has been progressively removing more and more features from that series as it goes on, and adding them back in for more and more money as dlc. You used to be able to unlock dozens of aircraft and paintschemes from the old PS2 games... then it went to the Xbox, and you had to fork over DLC for any legacy schemes from previous games, or any of the highest difficulty missions, all of which used to be unlockables (through stupid amounts of difficulty, but you could do it in time). Then it went to AssHorizon, and now you have to pay for individual aircraft (by way of pre-order reservation bonuses) and more stuff about paintschemes you have to pay to unlock, and harder difficulty missions you have to buy.
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    Well.. blerp.. Nah, I can't justify getting two VF-19Fs... not yet. If they go on sale later, sure, I'll grab multiples, but I don't have a good reason for more than one right now. Grabbed one of those, and preordered the VF-17D. Fortunately they're spaced out a bit.
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    I still have my BBTS order, but given the way they're a month overdue for my YF-29 order... yeah, I'm not counting on it. It seems like they've stopped trying to sell the stuff people ordered. Could they be catching legal pressure from HG over marketing them?
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    Also, there's just no way to get past the fact that it looks like you're mounting a pair of baby blue jetskis on the shouders. Those packs are freaking hideous. I don't think it's a darker blue though, I think it's just the contrast with the white making it seem that much darker. Either way... August is my birthday. I might buy two. One for sure, but that is freaking beautiful.
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    Freakin A.. I leave the forums for one night to study for a class... Anyone who still has a spare on order, and gets both, I'll buy one from you if I don't get my BBTS order.
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    Seriously? I want to slap the dipwads at Bandai for their diecast fetish. Nothing good ever comes from it.
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    If you want to start him early, I know that I got one of the 1/200 Monogram snap-tite Space Shuttles around age 5, and that was a good intro. These days they even put stickers instead of actual decals, so you can pretty much cut loose the pieces, and let them run wild. I'd say Legos are a better starting point though, since those are an easier intro to things like step-by-step instructions. Anyway, I need to get my kits restarted, they've been sitting too long. I've got an old A-4E kit that's just begging for some Blue Angels markings, but I might have to make my own.
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