Slave IV Posted July 17, 2018 Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Saburo said: Ranka and Sheryl have arrived! Looking good! Quote
seti88 Posted July 17, 2018 Posted July 17, 2018 Ooohhhh *memories of frontierXyamatogirls come flooding back* except this time, with ranka and sheryl! Quote
seti88 Posted July 22, 2018 Posted July 22, 2018 just happened to watch kingsman 2 yesterday..now imagining lasso whips in the hands of ranka and cheryl... nice shot as always saburo... Quote
Slave IV Posted July 24, 2018 Posted July 24, 2018 So this may be the first time I got Macross info from a site other than MW since signing on here but thanks to @OCProwl on TFW who pointed out to me that the silhouettes of the rest of Walkure on the SHF page are now actually finished looking figures and not just black out spaces. http://tamashii.jp/special/macross/walkure/ Not sure how long it's been like that but that is pretty good confirmation that the figures exist and could come out maybe now that the movie is being released. Quote
technoblue Posted July 24, 2018 Posted July 24, 2018 Man, I hope that's a good indication of pending pre-orders. I'm in for the rest once they materialize completely. Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Slave IV said: So this may be the first time I got Macross info from a site other than MW since signing on here but thanks to @OCProwl on TFW who pointed out to me that the silhouettes of the rest of Walkure on the SHF page are now actually finished looking figures and not just black out spaces. http://tamashii.jp/special/macross/walkure/ Not sure how long it's been like that but that is pretty good confirmation that the figures exist and could come out maybe now that the movie is being released. As far as I remember, that special page started like that as is since January 2017. The other three didn't start as black silhouettes. And the prototypes were already shown since then. Edited July 25, 2018 by no3Ljm Quote
Slave IV Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 19 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: As far as I remember, that special page started like that as is since January 2017. The other three didn't start as black silhouettes. And the prototypes were already shown since then. Well hell. Oh well. I’m not paying much attention obviously and really don’t care. If they come, I buy them, if not, money saved. Thanks for clarifying. I’ve seen black silhouettes of the other Walkure members somewhere but it must have been for something else. Quote
Scyla Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, Arkham said: Wasn't Chuck's supposed to have a radome? Yeah it is folded up into the rectangle dangling between his legs.... Where are the rest of Walkure Bandai? Release them now! Quote
sumyumgoy Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Saburo said: Nice as always! Looking forward to getting mine! Quote
borgified Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 @Saburo: Looks like that I will have to get a Kumo Kumo to pair up with my Arad if and when I get the chance.. Quote
Saburo Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 3 hours ago, sumyumgoy said: Nice as always! Looking forward to getting mine! 3 hours ago, borgified said: @Saburo: Looks like that I will have to get a Kumo Kumo to pair up with my Arad if and when I get the chance.. When either you get your Mikumo figure, post a pic of it right out of the box. When I opened my Mikumo the bubble wrap had bent her left arm almost to the point where she's touching her head. After taking it out of the bubble wrap the arm moved away from her head but it still looked really strange. I wish I had taken a pic before I fixed her arm. 2 hours ago, Slave IV said: Beautiful! Thank you @Slave IV Quote
kajnrig Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 Remember that life-size Ranka and Sheryl I mentioned way back when? Well lookie here Quote
kajnrig Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) also this Ichiban Kuji figure(s) Edited July 29, 2018 by kajnrig Quote
Lolicon Posted July 29, 2018 Posted July 29, 2018 Another Sheryl figure! Gotta make room somehow... Quote
eXis10z Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 How do we usually get those Kuji figures at release? Via Mandarake? Quote
kajnrig Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 That would be a great thing to know. I've had to scour YJA, Amiami, et al. The recent SQ Sheryl is at least a pretty easy thing to get, but these Ichiban Kuji figures are usually one prize out of several in a mail-in(?) lottery campaign... or that's as far as I've been able to suss out, anyway. Maybe I'm way off base. Quote
eggy99 Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 43 minutes ago, kajnrig said: That would be a great thing to know. I've had to scour YJA, Amiami, et al. The recent SQ Sheryl is at least a pretty easy thing to get, but these Ichiban Kuji figures are usually one prize out of several in a mail-in(?) lottery campaign... or that's as far as I've been able to suss out, anyway. Maybe I'm way off base. Ichiban Kuji is lucky draw prize in Japan. You buy a ticket, and your ticket will reward you with a prize level that you can select from the Ichiban Kuji vendor, Example: you might get A or S ticket which will be the best prize - normally a figure. Or you might get D or E ticket which might be a range of key chains. The fun thing is you can ask the vendor how many tickets they have left and how many good prizes are left, and if the ticket pool is small enough you could buy the remaining tickets and claim all the remaining prizes to ensure you get the prize you want. My wife partook in Ichiban Kuji in Akiba while we were on holiday in Japan. She bought 1 ticket for an Aldnoah Zero draw. We got the ticket and opened it to show the vendor. He then starts to shout "BANZAI BANZAI" and we didn't know what is going on. Our friend, who was with us who we were visiting, told us we had won the S prize - so lucky! We came home with a BIG lithograph print from the show. Very cool. The other way to get Ichiban Kuji prizes/figures is to watch reseller online stores. They are about the buy the whole prize pool and sell it off individually, and they normally sell the good prizes for a good mark up/profit. Quote
eXis10z Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 Can't decide btw the blue and red. But if it's close to impossible to acquire these then I'm thinking too much. Quote
Lolicon Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 If you don't live in Japan, then it's best just to check second hand shops like Mandarake or Jungle. They get them eventually. Amiami sometimes carries them, but not reliably so. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 The EXQ Sheryl's already out, isn't it? Quote
borgified Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said: The EXQ Sheryl's already out, isn't it? As per @no3Ljm's 3rd pic, it has been released. Here's the listing on Manda. https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1093230540&ref=list Have not seen Ranka yet in EXQ yet. Edit: I think that I have seen it, just don't where exactly where it's listed. Finally found it! https://myfigurecollection.net/item/708772 Based on the link, it's for grabs in September.. Fairly accurate? Edited July 30, 2018 by borgified Quote
kajnrig Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 Are these all based on in-show/movie costumes? Or illustrations/artwork? Or original designs? Quote
eggy99 Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 I find the Sheryls a bit strange looking in the face. The eyes or nose (something) is off. Quote
GabrielV Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 I just got the Sheryl EXQ figure this weekend. It has some good points and it has bad points one would expect from a prize figure. I think it looks better in pictures than in person. What bugs me about it is that in person it doesn't look like Sheryl's face. It looks like someone has grabbed Majell Barrett circa 1968 and stuck her head on there. I didn't know about that first one no3Ljm shares above. I'll need to get that one. Quote
Lolicon Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 Getting Sheryl's face wrong has been a staple of Macross figures since 2008. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 After looking the EXQ over, I think it's the eyes, they're a different shape from the other Sheryls on this page, Quote
eggy99 Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 I feel like the more premium figures have done a good job on her face. Maybe not perfect, but at least attractive. The one with her kneeling over the bullet had a well done face, but not a figure suitable for my collection. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) Considering the price I paid (2500yen), I'm pretty happy with the one Sheryl I got. https://myfigurecollection.net/item/5637 https://myanimeshelf.com/figures/185164_Ichiban_Kuji_Premium_Macross_F:_Sheryl_Nome Edited July 30, 2018 by Sanity is Optional Quote
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