mojacko Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 wtf.....when i saw the 1st pix i thought i was inside the SDF..... Quote
Dante74 Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Sorry didn't look there, hehe, thanks! UK only....? I guess will have to check ebay? Maybe some local electronic store might have these... Anyhow is the 3M adhesive strong enough, I don't want it to fall on my models And where did you guys order the SDF-1 from anyways? Here's a non European site selling them. The LEDs stick just fine. They won't come off by themselves. Quote
Fai Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) Here's a non European site selling them. The LEDs stick just fine. They won't come off by themselves. Thank you Dante How much about did you guys pay for the SDF-1 btw? HLJ's shipping is nuts though, isn't it? Have you guys ever used SAL or always EMS when shipping from Japan? Edited November 5, 2007 by Fai Quote
Jeremy007 Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 ive used both. both are great and both suck. Sal is good if you have no money to spare and you dont mind waiting atleast a month for your toys to show up. EMS is great if you want your toys in 5 days, but its also like $50 extra bucks. EMS rates from HLJ.com are outrageous. Quote
Fai Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 ive used both. both are great and both suck. Sal is good if you have no money to spare and you dont mind waiting atleast a month for your toys to show up. EMS is great if you want your toys in 5 days, but its also like $50 extra bucks. EMS rates from HLJ.com are outrageous. I know, doubled the actual cost! I am not seeing the SDF-1 there now on HLJ.... any other good online stores. Ebay has them but.... by the way is it a model kit or Die-Cast? Quote
Dante74 Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 It's a pre-assembled model with some die-cast. The old version is pretty hard to find as they sold out very fast. The new "movie color" version is due out in january. Quote
Dante74 Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 A couple more pics. Revoltech Patlabor Wave SDF-1 Yamato 1/48 VF-1s Strike Quote
Dante74 Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) And a couple more Yamato 1/60 YF-19 More 1/48's Yamato 1/60 SV-51 More 1/60's PG Strike Rouge PG Zero Custom And my pride and Joy. Hot Toys ED-209 Edited November 5, 2007 by Dante74 Quote
miriya Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Wow, That ED-209 is great! Also really nice lighting on everything very reminiscent of Rembrandt with the heavy darkness with sparse lighting. Quote
Dante74 Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Wow, That ED-209 is great! Also really nice lighting on everything very reminiscent of Rembrandt with the heavy darkness with sparse lighting. Thanks! He was a fellow Dutchmen so maybe he's an ancestor I never knew about. Quote
miriya Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 That is very interesting. I did not look at your location but now I notice. Very cool. Maybe great lighting techniques are just in your blood! Great stuff. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted November 5, 2007 Author Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) Damn, that ED-209... lol Looking great Dante!!!!!!! Absolutely love the SDF-1 pics, can't wait for mine to show up! Oi, only problem with these Dot-It lights is that when i need to change my display i keep needing to remove them and placing them where they are needed to highlight, and i found with one of my lights the sticker is slightly wearing off, and twice i came home to find it clobbering my poor Asuka Eva-02 trying to fight off the Eva-05's. As if she had enough trouble. hahah Is there a way we can get some of this sticky stuff and re-coat it? I have absolutely no idea. : / I should have some more pics soon, my revy 1S came along and i want to illuminate some more poses. Edited November 5, 2007 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
Jeremy007 Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 great lighting in those pics! nice collection too, btw! Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted November 5, 2007 Author Posted November 5, 2007 (edited) Hey Dante, anyway we can get a "whole" display photo? I want to see what your cabinet looks like as a whole with that lighting. That ED-209 looks like it's straight out of the movie. Seriously awesome. ohh an how many Dot-It's did you grab? I have a total of 7, i may grab one more.. Edited November 5, 2007 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
Dante74 Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 I'll post some pics of the display cases when I get home tonight. I got 5 Dot-Its. One for each displaycase and two to move around to where I want/need them. I expect I'll need another display case early next year so I'll probably grab a couple more Dot-Its then. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted November 6, 2007 Author Posted November 6, 2007 (edited) My cabinet is mirrored on all levels (3) at the back and sides (bar the glass door, and the rest is glass) and that makes it alot more illuminated inside. That's why yours is alot more subdued, which is special in it's own right. Edited November 6, 2007 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
miriya Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 WOW! The ED-209 is Gargantuan Huge Enormous... big. Quote
Sumdumgai Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 Holy crap, all that ED-209 needs is a claw so it can catch valkyries... and eat them! Awesome display Dante! Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted November 7, 2007 Author Posted November 7, 2007 (edited) niiiiiiiiiiiceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Wow man that really is a nice setup!!! Just look at that SV-51... ohh man that's a badass Mech!!! Yeah ED-209 Valkyrie eater. Edited November 7, 2007 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
misterryno Posted November 7, 2007 Posted November 7, 2007 Dante74, WOW.......WOW........WOW.......I REALLY like the ED-209 and that is one bad a** Guyver you have in the back on the top shelf. BTW....Where did you get display cabinets like that? Those are NICE!!! Quote
drkstar00 Posted November 7, 2007 Posted November 7, 2007 Simply beautiful... And the Wave Macross/SDF-1 is frackin' fantastic! Quote
drkstar00 Posted November 7, 2007 Posted November 7, 2007 It's funny, I didn't want a 1/48 valk until I saw this display. Weird. Quote
Dante74 Posted November 7, 2007 Posted November 7, 2007 Thanks guys! @misterryno; The display cabinets are cheap as hell Detolf's found at your local Ikea. @ruskiiVFaussie; Notice the difference in size between the SV-51 and the 1/60 VF-1's below it. That thing truly is gigantic. When it's released, I plan to suspend the YF-21 above the YF-19 so it'll look like they're in some sort of dogfight. Nora's SV-51 will need to somehow share a shelf with Shin's VF-0A, and the movie version of the SDF-1 will go next to the old Wave SDF-1. I also pre-ordered the Proto Garland but I haven't figured out where to put it yet... and no, I'm not giving it a home at any of your displays. I love the ED-209 but it barely fits into the Detolfs. I think it would look a lot better if it had a little more room around it. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted November 7, 2007 Author Posted November 7, 2007 Yeah mate, just the tallness of it is wow. Can't wait for Nora! I might have to grab DD's as well i'd say. Quote
misterryno Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 Dante74, Do you know off hand if there is still an ED-209 around anywhere to buy? Quote
miriya Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 Dante74, Do you know off hand if there is still an ED-209 around anywhere to buy? Hobby link Japan has one... http://www.hlj.com/product/BLD19510 Quote
miriya Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 It's funny, I didn't want a 1/48 valk until I saw this display. Weird. If you want to get hooked on 1/48s look at ruskiiVFaussie's photos and Swoosh's photos, those will make you crave like a vampire in heat! Quote
miriya Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 Dante74, Do you know off hand if there is still an ED-209 around anywhere to buy? Some good pics of it HERE Quote
misterryno Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 Some good pics of it HERE THANKS miriya......Oh it is sooooooooooo BAD A**. Totally worth the $250 USD. I will have to consider buying one. Quote
miriya Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 I know! I want one sooooo bad! I so totally can not afford it though and have to save up for Nora who I have on preorder along with other stuff from HLJ. I need to do some more freelance work on the side. Better than selling organs and limbs (or so I have read). Quote
Jeremy007 Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 THANKS miriya......Oh it is sooooooooooo BAD A**. Totally worth the $250 USD. I will have to consider buying one. it will be more than that...look at that shipping charge. yikes. Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted November 8, 2007 Posted November 8, 2007 nice idea for the lighting...I'm stealing it right now, hehehe! Quote
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