TOYS FAQ - The New Noobie questions thread

[Sanity is Optional]

2 minutes ago, yuletak said:

Yeah, I know.  They've been released since 2016 for regular and 2017 for premium.  I've been trying to get the info out of them, and even asked for a link to the Taobao page they claimed to have info.  So far, nothing.

Does anyone know how the coupon code works?  Does eBay absorb the discount?

I'm pretty sure Ebay absorbs the discount, rather than the seller.

I'd give them a week, making sure all communications go through EBay, then if you're not satisfied file a dispute through EBay. They have no leg to stand on as the listing violated EBay's requirements for pre-orders.

[yuletak]

20 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

I'm pretty sure Ebay absorbs the discount, rather than the seller.

I'd give them a week, making sure all communications go through EBay, then if you're not satisfied file a dispute through EBay. They have no leg to stand on as the listing violated EBay's requirements for pre-orders.

Thanks.

[Shizuka the Cat]

2 hours ago, yuletak said:

Yeah, I know.  They've been released since 2016 for regular and 2017 for premium.  I've been trying to get the info out of them, and even asked for a link to the Taobao page they claimed to have info.  So far, nothing.

Does anyone know how the coupon code works?  Does eBay absorb the discount?

Well, the eBay description itself even says this was a 2016 release item. No other date exists in the eBay description that indicates a separate shipping date.

You can probably get eBay to cancel your order due to incorrect or deceptive description. Note however you will only get refunded what you actually paid. If you used an eBay coupon, eBay reclaims their couponed portion for themselves.

Edited May 5, 2018 by Shizuka the Cat

[Tober]

For Isamu's VF-19A appearance in Frontier Movie, is there a canon backstory for it? i thought there was one involving Isamu wanting to get back into flying again years after the events of Macross Plus... 

[eXis10z]

22 hours ago, Tober said:

For Isamu's VF-19A appearance in Frontier Movie, is there a canon backstory for it? i thought there was one involving Isamu wanting to get back into flying again years after the events of Macross Plus... 

Bandai wanted to sell the DX.

[no3Ljm]

23 hours ago, Tober said:

For Isamu's VF-19A appearance in Frontier Movie, is there a canon backstory for it? i thought there was one involving Isamu wanting to get back into flying again years after the events of Macross Plus... 

I'm not so sure if Seto mentioned or addressed this in the Frontier Anime thread. 

 

[wmkjr]

On 5/9/2018 at 10:19 PM, Tober said:

For Isamu's VF-19A appearance in Frontier Movie, is there a canon backstory for it? i thought there was one involving Isamu wanting to get back into flying again years after the events of Macross Plus... 

Here's what I could find in the "Newbie and Short Questions Thread', that thread would be the better place to ask instead of here:

On 10/7/2017 at 5:21 PM, Seto Kaiba said:

According to Macross Chronicle, Isamu originally tried to twist Jan's arm into selling him VF-19 parts under the table... the Shinsei VF-19ADVANCE program that created the VF-19EF/A was Jan's counteroffer, it was written off as a test aircraft to evaluate service life extension possibilities for the VF-19 and paid for with Isamu's life savings.

I remember they were stating it was a VF-19EF Caliburn with parts modified to Isamu's personal preference or something like that.

[Seto Kaiba]

On 5/10/2018 at 4:19 AM, Tober said:

For Isamu's VF-19A appearance in Frontier Movie, is there a canon backstory for it? i thought there was one involving Isamu wanting to get back into flying again years after the events of Macross Plus... 

Nothing directly connected to the movie... just that, after Isamu decided to retire from the New UN Spacy because he wasn't happy with being gradually steered towards a desk job c.2058, he joined Strategic Military Services.  He wanted to fly a VF-19A, but since SMS was only able to field a small number of "monkey model" VF-19s due to arms export restrictions the New UN Government put on the fighter (as a result of his own actions with the prototype in 2040), there was no way for him to get one.  Not being one to let things go, he contacted his old "friend" Dr. Jan Neumann of Shinsei Industry and tried to persuade him into selling him the parts to build a VF-19 under the table.  As owner of a functioning brain, Jan realized this was a spectacularly bad idea and said no.  To stop Isamu from doing something even more reckless, he talked Shinsei into letting him do an experimental VF-19 as a test for ways to extend the fighter's service life, modified a VF-19EF Caliburn back to specs approximating the YF-19-3's, and stuck Isamu with the bill for the whole affair.

 

1 hour ago, wmkjr said:

I remember they were stating it was a VF-19EF Caliburn with parts modified to Isamu's personal preference or something like that.

Yup.  It's a VF-19EF that's been modified to return its aerodynamics and control systems back to the levels of the YF-19-3/VF-19A.

[Sildani]

Just how much life savings are we talking about?!

[Tober]

15 hours ago, wmkjr said:

Here's what I could find in the "Newbie and Short Questions Thread', that thread would be the better place to ask instead of here:

I remember they were stating it was a VF-19EF Caliburn with parts modified to Isamu's personal preference or something like that.

Thanks. I posted here as I sorta remember someone posting it in the VF-19A thread... 

 

13 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

Nothing directly connected to the movie... just that, after Isamu decided to retire from the New UN Spacy because he wasn't happy with being gradually steered towards a desk job c.2058, he joined Strategic Military Services.  He wanted to fly a VF-19A, but since SMS was only able to field a small number of "monkey model" VF-19s due to arms export restrictions the New UN Government put on the fighter (as a result of his own actions with the prototype in 2040), there was no way for him to get one.  Not being one to let things go, he contacted his old "friend" Dr. Jan Neumann of Shinsei Industry and tried to persuade him into selling him the parts to build a VF-19 under the table.  As owner of a functioning brain, Jan realized this was a spectacularly bad idea and said no.  To stop Isamu from doing something even more reckless, he talked Shinsei into letting him do an experimental VF-19 as a test for ways to extend the fighter's service life, modified a VF-19EF Caliburn back to specs approximating the YF-19-3's, and stuck Isamu with the bill for the whole affair.

 

Yup.  It's a VF-19EF that's been modified to return its aerodynamics and control systems back to the levels of the YF-19-3/VF-19A.

Many thanks!

 

10 hours ago, Sildani said:

Just how much life savings are we talking about?!

He saved thousands of lives...

 

[Seto Kaiba]

14 hours ago, Sildani said:

Just how much life savings are we talking about?!

No idea, but enough that it even had to include his wages from SMS.

[Sildani]

5 hours ago, Tober said:

 

He saved thousands of lives...

 

Yeah, but not necessarily in a way the UN Spacy would reward him for, since afterwards they shipped him off God knows where as fast as humanly possible...

[TrickyCustomer]

Does any one have or know where i can find pictures of a fully tampo'd Yamato 1/60 VF-0A please? I have finally opened my V1 version and I plan to sticker it up soon. Thanks

[no3Ljm]

On 5/13/2018 at 3:00 AM, TrickyCustomer said:

Does any one have or know where i can find pictures of a fully tampo'd Yamato 1/60 VF-0A please? I have finally opened my V1 version and I plan to sticker it up soon. Thanks

The manual that came with it have placement instructions where to put the stickers, correct? What I can suggest though, what i did on mine, is to based it first on the Yamato/Arcadia manual and then use a Hasegawa 1/72 kit manual as another reference for some additional decals.

 

[blackconvoy_D01]

Has Shoji Kawamori even made mention- in interviews of his heavy use of prime and odd numbers mostly for the more popular valks?

 

[apptt4]

hello everyone.

 

VF stands for Variable Fighter, right? and XF Experimental Fighter? what does YF stand for?

[blackconvoy_D01]

29 minutes ago, apptt4 said:

hello everyone.

 

VF stands for Variable Fighter, right? and XF Experimental Fighter? what does YF stand for?

YF is an acronym designation for prototype fighter.

[apptt4]

41 minutes ago, blackconvoy_D01 said:

YF is an acronym designation for prototype fighter.

cheers mate

[HardlyNever]

For those of you that have put UV film on their display cases (specifically detolfs, if you have them) did you put it on the inside of the glass or outside?  It seems like if I'm going to do it "right" I should put it on the inside, but I really don't feel like taking everything out and partially disassembling the defolfs.

Would putting it on the outside be reasonable?  I've never worked with the UV film before.

[wmkjr]

I don't think it matters. They put the tint on the inside to help protect the film from the elements. I was wondering the same thing  as I need UV film on my cases.

[Slave IV]

1 hour ago, HardlyNever said:

For those of you that have put UV film on their display cases (specifically detolfs, if you have them) did you put it on the inside of the glass or outside?  It seems like if I'm going to do it "right" I should put it on the inside, but I really don't feel like taking everything out and partially disassembling the defolfs.

Would putting it on the outside be reasonable?  I've never worked with the UV film before.

Yeah, it will protect from either side but it’s designed to be on the inside to protect the film from scratches and whatever else, plus it usually looks cleaner that way. 

Have you considered putting the film on the windows of the room the detolf is in? It would be easier to do and protect everything in the room from UV instead of just the detolf. 

[HardlyNever]

5 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Yeah, it will protect from either side but it’s designed to be on the inside to protect the film from scratches and whatever else, plus it usually looks cleaner that way. 

Have you considered putting the film on the windows of the room the detolf is in? It would be easier to do and protect everything in the room from UV instead of just the detolf. 

Yeah, but I'm only going to be in my currently place for about a year.  So I don't want to use film on a rental place.  

I went ahead and moved the detolfs out of any direct sunlight (I just moved in, they were empty), so I'm not 100% sure I even need the UV film now.  But it is on the way already.  Maybe I'll just keep it and use it for the next place I move to (which we should be buying).

I do like the idea of having it on the detolfs, though.

Edited August 4, 2018 by HardlyNever

[Slave IV]

If you are renting, that makes sense. Otherwise, having the film on the windows makes a lot more sense to me unless you are putting the detolf in direct path of light and leaving the windows open all the time. 

[apptt4]

I get a little light onto my displays for an hour or so each day via 2 different windows. my thoughts were to cover those instead of my cabinets.

 

does anyone have experience or recommendations for uv film on windows?

[Slave IV]

9 hours ago, apptt4 said:

I get a little light onto my displays for an hour or so each day via 2 different windows. my thoughts were to cover those instead of my cabinets.

 

does anyone have experience or recommendations for uv film on windows?

So far, I do it on all my cars...I get all windows tinted with quality ceramic films, including 80% on the windshield and it keeps my cars cooler inside even after parked under the sun all day and provides UV protection all around. Definitely noticeable because you can get burned driving in the sun with windows up but not in my cars. Anyways, when picking a film, just make sure you read the specs and make sure it has 99% or more UV protection. 

Here is a site for one company that I have used and you can see spec sheets for all their films to get an idea of the options. 

Edited August 12, 2018 by Slave IV

[Slave IV]

I just noticed I forgot to include a link: http://northamerica.llumar.com/window-film-for-homes

[apptt4]

6 hours ago, Slave IV said:

I just noticed I forgot to include a link: http://northamerica.llumar.com/window-film-for-homes

ta mate I'll check it out

[apptt4]

is the hi-metal r HWR-00-MKII Destroid Monster scaled correctly to the other HMR toys?

 

[no3Ljm]

12 minutes ago, apptt4 said:

is the hi-metal r HWR-00-MKII Destroid Monster scaled correctly to the other HMR toys?

From Jenius' Anymoon site:

 

Official Line art:

 

 

[apptt4]

10 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

thanks for the references mate.

[jenius]

For Yamato V2 toys, what's the best way to remove stickers? I bought a used VT-1 that has the number applied to the nosecone and I'd like to remove it but I don't want to create bigger issues. Can I just carefully peel it up? If it leaves behind some sticky residue, what's the safest method for cleaning it off?

Edited September 6, 2018 by jenius

[derex3592]

Just peel off with fingernail or toothpick.  Or a new shiny #11 XActo blade, then just a tiny of windex on a Qtip to clean off the goo should do the trick. 

Edited September 6, 2018 by derex3592

[Shizuka the Cat]

I was wondering, what is the best way to remove panel lining?

I bought a panel-lined Yamato 1/60 VF-1 and want to remove the panel lining the previous owner had done.

Also, any recommendations on what kind of paint to buy if I decide to paint Snoopy and Woodstock on my valkyrie? As well as how to remove said paint?

Thanks!

[chyll2]

Unless it is flory's wash or Pencil, removing it will be really hard. The coldest thinner that I know of, Alcohol, is already enough to remove tampo and paint app. Hotter thinner can easily melt paint and cause plastic to become more brittle.

[dafob]

What would you say is the top 5 rarest, most hard to get Yamato valkyries in both 1/60 and 1/48 scale?  Which ones had the lowest production runs?