wwwmwww Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 And the directions for both kits... http://www.wwwmwww.com/pics/TBMD1.jpg and http://www.wwwmwww.com/pics/TBMD2.jpg Carl Quote
AlphaHX Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 Thanx Carl! That looks nice! Too bad I'll never find one in my lifetime... Quote
wwwmwww Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 (edited) Carl, do you or actually... anyone here have a picture of it built?Ever since it was mentioned sometime ago I've been looking for information on but have found none. Could anyone describe it? Is it fixed posed? The directions I just posted probably answer the "information" question better then I can in words. As for pictures of completed kits. Yes, I've seen some GREAT ones. When built this kit makes the best VF-1 battroid I've seen hands down. PERIOD! The problem is I've lost all the ones I saved. At the time Shawn was aware of their site too so I'm sure he saved them as well. I also believe some of them were posted in the old forums so I suspect others here may have them saved as well. However to date I haven't been able to track any down yet. Shawn's aware I'm after them too so when he has a chance I trust he'll look for them but he's very busy and I'm not going to push him. If anyone remembers the link to their homepage, even if its dead, let me know and I can try doing some hunting that way. Better yet if you saved any of their pictures please post them. Another idea is if anyone here knows Japanese do a google search or something equivalent using their name "Three Bad Men..." in its original character set and see what turns up. I'm not sure how to do that myself but I think it's worth a try. Carl Edited February 13, 2005 by wwwmwww Quote
AlphaHX Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 The directions I just posted probably answer the "information" question better then I can in words. Yeah, I just saw it. It looks REALLY nice for a resin kit. Geez... quite complex. Very very nice. As for pictures of completed kits. Yes, I've seen some GREAT ones. When built this kit makes the best VF-1 battroid I've seen hands down. PERIOD! The problem is I've lost all the ones I saved. At the time Shawn was aware of their site too so I'm sure he saved them as well. I also believe some of them were posted in the old forums so I suspect others here may have them saved as well. However to date I haven't been able to track any down yet. Shawn's aware I'm after them too so when he has a chance I trust he'll look for them but he's very busy and I'm not going to push him. If anyone remembers the link to their homepage, even if its dead, let me know and I can try doing some hunting that way. Better yet if you saved any of their pictures please post them. Seeing a complete picture might make me cry. So... yeah... anyone know where I can one of these kits? All I want is the VF-1S version. Hahah... I think I'm wishing too hard again. Thanx again Carl. Hopefully Shawn can find the time one of these days to find those pictures. Another idea is if anyone here knows Japanese do a google search or something equivalent using their name "Three Bad Men..." in its original character set and see what turns up. I'm not sure how to do that myself but I think it's worth a try.Carl Sigh... if only I knew more Japanese... and knew how to type in it too... Quote
wwwmwww Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 (edited) Thanx Carl! That looks nice! Too bad I'll never find one in my lifetime... Oh... I've seen these kits on Yajoo Japan atleast a half dozen times. The two together I think usually go for over $500. However it's been a while since the last time I saw them but on the same token I don't keep near as close an eye on Yahoo Japan as I used to. If you keep your eyes open long enough I bet you could find them. Actually even better then keeping an eye on Yahoo Japan might be to ask Noel or Seiichi. Carl Edited February 13, 2005 by wwwmwww Quote
AlphaHX Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 Thanx Carl! That looks nice! Too bad I'll never find one in my lifetime... Oh... I've seen these kits on Yajoo Japan atleast a half dozen times. The two together I think usually go for over $500. However it's been a while since the last time I saw them but on the same token I don't keep near as close an eye on Yahoo Japan as I used to. If you keep your eyes open long enough I bet you could find them. Actually even better then keeping an eye on Yahoo Japan might be to ask Noel or Seiichi. Carl Wow, I'm surprise it comes up that often. Thanx for the tip! I'm glad I got another job now. Too bad college + job = no time whatsoever. Sigh... Quote
wwwmwww Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 One other snipet of information. On their web page they discussed plans for making VF-1 fighter kits to go with these two. They also had plans that were scrapped for casting the visor part of these bartriods in a clear green. Their web page explained why. That's about all I remember from sending their web page through Babel Fish oh... 4 or 5 years ago. As far as I know those fighter kits never got made but it's one of those things I'd be happy to be proven wrong about. Carl Quote
Myersjessee Posted February 13, 2005 Author Posted February 13, 2005 Awesome Carl! Can I use these pictures for the new models section? Quote
hirohawa Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 Carl- Thanks for the pics! How does one go about bidding on Yahoo Japan as I would love to get the !s or the set. Thanks Steve Quote
Myersjessee Posted February 13, 2005 Author Posted February 13, 2005 Carl-Thanks for the pics! How does one go about bidding on Yahoo Japan as I would love to get the !s or the set. Thanks Steve There are bidding services like Celga, and there are Yahoo Japan sellers who will sell outside of Japan. Your best bet to start is to search the auctions section. There have been numerous posts on this over the years. Quote
wwwmwww Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 Awesome Carl! Can I use these pictures for the new models section? Of course. If you want more or different resolution pictures just let me know. Carl Quote
wwwmwww Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 There are bidding services like Celga, and there are Yahoo Japan sellers who will sell outside of Japan. Your best bet to start is to search the auctions section. There have been numerous posts on this over the years. Thanks... Here are a few links I just sent someone that asked me basically the same question via email. You'll need to use a bidding service. Here are two of the bigger ones: http://www.rinkya.com/ http://www.m-world-service.com/ I've used the second one ALOT myself. As far as reading Japanese try this page: http://babelfish.altavista.com/ Good luck, Carl Quote
wwwmwww Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 and there are Yahoo Japan sellers who will sell outside of Japan Oh... one other comment. I think less then 5% of the auctions you'll see will be from sellers willing to sell outside Japan. I wish more were willing to sell outside Japan and to be honest I'm not sure why more aren't. The Japanese mentality seems quite a bit different then ours on this subject. But even if the seller will ship here bidding still isn't trivial. To even get an account on Yahoo Japan I think one needs to have a Japanese bank account and/or a Japanese address. There are some major hoops one must jump through and I know a few that have been able to do it but I'm not one of them. Carl Quote
Myersjessee Posted February 13, 2005 Author Posted February 13, 2005 Celga is giving out a few accounts to bidders. You tie your credit card to the account and they turn over full use to you. You still pay fees, but can bid as you want. Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 13, 2005 Posted February 13, 2005 There are bidding services like Celga, and there are Yahoo Japan sellers who will sell outside of Japan. Your best bet to start is to search the auctions section. There have been numerous posts on this over the years. Thanks... Here are a few links I just sent someone that asked me basically the same question via email. You'll need to use a bidding service. Here are two of the bigger ones: http://www.rinkya.com/ http://www.m-world-service.com/ I've used the second one ALOT myself. As far as reading Japanese try this page: http://babelfish.altavista.com/ Good luck, Carl How are those services you mention, I like Celga except for their rediculous shipping fees. Quote
wwwmwww Posted February 14, 2005 Posted February 14, 2005 How are those services you mention, I like Celga except for their rediculous shipping fees. I've never used rinkya but I've heard good things about them. I've used http://www.m-world-service.com/ alot basically because I started off using him and I've never had a problem. He's on the expensive side though or atleast he seems to be to me. To be honest I haven't done alot of price shopping. I just know he's trustworthy and quite flexable. In the past I've had him hold items so he could combine shipments to me. Carl Quote
Myersjessee Posted February 14, 2005 Author Posted February 14, 2005 The best service I ever used though was Monkey Nuggets. His fees were consistent and fair. He would bulk ship items, and only charged what he was charged for shipping. He was very responsive, helpful, and updated me all the time. Sadly, he is not doing it anymore because some folks took advantage of his generosity. Too bad... In other news...I'm hoping to get new root sections up for the models page this week. They will simply be new front pages with all the same content behind the links, but it's the first big step I need to do. Then, I will start redesigning the model manufacturer pages 1 at a time and working them through in that fashion. I'm starting on Hasegawa and spent a lot of time scanning my kits this weekend. I'm hoping everyone will provide feedback as the new sections come up. We are trying lots of new things and I'd like to hear what you like and don't like. Also, check out the Hobby Japan update listed in the updates section...I think the variable Hasegawa YF19 is amazing! Quote
Valk009 Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 Okay, I know it is not an original but by the looks of it nobody has mentioned it, it is a 1/72 VF-1S Super in battroid mode by 3 Men In A Hidden Forest I believe! Sorry for the poor pic (mobile phone camera) and the shop owner was not that thrilled either Quote
Valk009 Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 ...and here is part of the instructions! Quote
Myersjessee Posted February 16, 2005 Author Posted February 16, 2005 Thanks Valk! Thanks to everyone out there who is helping on this. A number of folks have volunteered to scan some stuff. I'm wrapping up the conversion links and scanning Hasegawa stuff...this whole thing is going to take a while, but I'm excitied about it! Quote
Valk009 Posted February 17, 2005 Posted February 17, 2005 I will try and get some decent pics next time round with a real camera and not a phone camera! Andy Quote
wwwmwww Posted February 17, 2005 Posted February 17, 2005 Sorry for the poor pic (mobile phone camera) and the shop owner was not that thrilled either Shop owner? Just what shop is this in? Just curious, Carl Quote
hirohawa Posted February 17, 2005 Posted February 17, 2005 Someone needs to do a MW recast of this kit. I am dying with curiosity to see a complete one. Also want to build a 1S for the shelf. Quote
Gunbuster Posted February 18, 2005 Posted February 18, 2005 Here's the minmay decal 1 , I hope its big enough for you guys Quote
chowyunskinny Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 (edited) Another idea is if anyone here knows Japanese do a google search or something equivalent using their name "Three Bad Men..." in its original character set and see what turns up. I'm not sure how to do that myself but I think it's worth a try. Carl Here try this 隠し砦の三悪人 credit to Valk009 for the link to the Yahoo Auction Edited February 26, 2005 by chowyunskinny Quote
HWR MKII Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 Excellent those scans are just the right size fro 1/48 Quote
wwwmwww Posted February 26, 2005 Posted February 26, 2005 (edited) Here try this隠し砦の三悪人 credit to Valk009 for the link to the Yahoo Auction Thanks. That helps. With a quick search I found this page: http://web.archive.org/web/20040228204205/...F00WinREPO.html I believe these are pics of the 3 bad men kits. They aren't as nice as the ones they had at their home page which I still haven't found yet. Enjoy, Carl Edited February 26, 2005 by wwwmwww Quote
chowyunskinny Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 I think I found a link to their homepage here, but the link seems to be dead model kit links I believe it's the one next to C-101 Quote
Myersjessee Posted February 27, 2005 Author Posted February 27, 2005 I need a good high res scan of the logos for the models section for the following manufacturers. TECT Tsukuda and Kaiyodo Can anyone help? PM me if you can and Ill send you my email addy. THANKS! Jesse Quote
AlphaHX Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 I need a good high res scan of the logos for the models section for the following manufacturers. TECT Tsukuda and Kaiyodo Can anyone help? PM me if you can and Ill send you my email addy. THANKS! Jesse Heres the Kaiyodo one. I didnt know whether or not you wanted the shadow or not so I made both. No Shadow: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/uploads/po...-1109471738.jpg Shadow http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/uploads/po...-1109471753.jpg Quote
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