Astro_BS-AS Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Hi Everyone I´m starting this thread because I´d like to know more about Yamato weathering (or weathered?) Valkyries. There´s a proxy in my city wich has a 1/60 Hayao Kakizaki DRYL weathered (it should be a v2.2, according to Anymoon - http://anymoon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Yamato-V2-Table-2.jpg ) for a quite unreasonable price, but here in Argentina no price is a reasonable price... so.... I was looking in the forums here, doing my searches, and I couldn´t find a "personal" pic of any weathered VF-1, but the official pics. I saw one of a 1/48, but it was modded too.... Anyone has or had one to post a pic or giving some advice? I´m not modder, and there´s no way I could do something like that at home (and with two children, you can imagine....). btw, please excuse my caveman english. Thanks in advance pd. The link to see te exact valkyrie is from hlj... can I post that? Quote
raptormesh Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 You mean this? No harm. Is your proxy more expensive than getting it from HLJ +shipping+customs? Quote
Kicker773 Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Ill take a picture of the weathered sets when I get home for you. Quote
Astro_BS-AS Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 You mean this? No harm. Is your proxy more expensive than getting it from HLJ +shipping+customs? Yes. Exactly that same one. I have to admit that "my" proxy is quite a good one. It adds a 10 to 15 % of the "online store", and he brings everything to my very home. And here in Argentina if you don´t have LOTs of luck (or a convenient friend) in the customs office you are doom to pay a 50% of the price....At least here in Buenos Aires. In other cities isn´t that bad. It´s hard to be down here... believe me... Ill take a picture of the weathered sets when I get home for you. Thank you very much, Kicker773 You can "fold" them whenever you like Quote
raptormesh Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 10-15% on top of HLJ's price isn't bad at all. Shipping itself maybe more than that. Quote
Dimis Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Hi there, In this thread you can see some in box close ups i had posted. scroll down to post 15 http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=37294 Edited May 21, 2013 by Dimis Quote
Astro_BS-AS Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 Hi there, In this thread you can see some in box close ups i had posted. scroll down to post 15 http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=37294 Hi Dimis I´ve seen that post yesterday. The "problem" is that everything´s on the box ! Even so, they look really beautiful . Thanks ! Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 mmm...Kakizaki looks good with that strike packs Quote
Valkyrie Magnus Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Here are some pictures without the fast packs Btw have you tried HLJ.com they have it for a good price Edited May 22, 2013 by Valkyrie Magnus Quote
Astro_BS-AS Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 Here are some pictures without the fast packs Btw have you tried HLJ.com they have it for a good price God that´s a pretty bird ! Amazing ! Have you done some mod or it looks like that just out of the box? It´s seems like a really great paint job. Thank you very much for the pics Valkyrie Magnus. Yes, it´s from HLJ that my proxy friend orders. Only it´s the version w/o the fast pack included. I think that I´m ordering this Valyrie just now... pd. What a collection you have behind in that pics ! Quote
Valkyrie Magnus Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 God that´s a pretty bird ! Amazing ! Have you done some mod or it looks like that just out of the box? It´s seems like a really great paint job. Thank you very much for the pics Valkyrie Magnus. Yes, it´s from HLJ that my proxy friend orders. Only it´s the version w/o the fast pack included. I think that I´m ordering this Valyrie just now... pd. What a collection you have behind in that pics ! Thanks Astro! This is how it came out of the box I did not modify it at all. This is my favorite Kakizaki Valkyrie. Quote
grymg Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Man, the yen is pretty weak right now, tempted to pull the trigger on HLJ for this. Quote
Gakken85 Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) I like the weathered destroids, as they should be a bit dirtier than their flying counterparts. I think it makes the Valks just look.. dirty and old. Personal preference of course. Edited May 22, 2013 by Gakken85 Quote
Dimis Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 I like the weathered destroids, as they should be a bit dirtier than their flying counterparts. I think it makes the Valks just look.. dirty and old. Personal preference of course. To be fair the lighting of the latest post with pics is yellow and transfers on the white. The one before, i don't think it looks aged as such. The 1/48 VF-1S Hikaru weathering version did look as if they'd dragged it across a whole desert, but these ones are not that weathered. The Vf-1J 1/60 i remember was quite a lot. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Here are some pictures without the fast packs Btw have you tried HLJ.com they have it for a good price damn everytime i see your collection w/ the weathered valks i keep dreaming of finding a max version Quote
Astro_BS-AS Posted May 23, 2013 Author Posted May 23, 2013 Took only valk pictures with weathere FP. Oh, I couldn´t see the pics on my job.... but now ... What a plane ! And the amazing amount of Valkyries and figures that you have behind... thanks, Kicker773 ! btw, is that your "personal" collection? Do you have 4 YF-21 ??? Man... amazing I like the weathered destroids, as they should be a bit dirtier than their flying counterparts. I think it makes the Valks just look.. dirty and old. Personal preference of course. Gakken85, my wife said exactly the same... and I´m saying this in a positive way. No pun intended. She loves Valkyries and "the brighter the better"... I have to agree with you that Destroids HAVE to be weathered. But seeing the weathered Valks I admit that they look "less toy - more plane" . Excuse my caveman english, I struggle to try and say something coherent ! haha Quote
Kicker773 Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Yep personal collection. 5xYF21 one on display and everything else in boxes in their respective release versions. Quote
Astro_BS-AS Posted May 23, 2013 Author Posted May 23, 2013 Yep personal collection. 5xYF21 one on display and everything else in boxes in their respective release versions. Amazing.... If you weren´t in Barsoom... about 40 millon miles away... (haha) I´ll try and go pay you a visit to "look around a little" Thanks for sharing the pics. Quote
Gakken85 Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 You're english is great astro, better than some americans here! Haha Quote
Astro_BS-AS Posted May 23, 2013 Author Posted May 23, 2013 You're english is great astro, better than some americans here! Haha Thanks ! And I´m "American" too, haha. Only a little south Now that all of us are watching the "Arcadia returns" post, I´m a little confused on what to do.... Quote
Valkyrie Magnus Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 damn everytime i see your collection w/ the weathered valks i keep dreaming of finding a max version Lol I know what you mean I feel the same when I see other people's collection and I see the Valkyrie I want Quote
flopers88 Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 I have to admit that "my" proxy is quite a good one. It adds a 10 to 15 % of the "online store", and he brings everything to my very home. And here in Argentina if you don´t have LOTs of luck (or a convenient friend) in the customs office you are doom to pay a 50% of the price....At least here in Buenos Aires. In other cities isn´t that bad. It´s hard to be down here... believe me... Hi Astro,... I´m from Argentina too and want to ask you for your proxy here to get some macross stuff,.. if it is possible of course. Thanks in advance, Flopers Quote
Astro_BS-AS Posted May 23, 2013 Author Posted May 23, 2013 Hi Astro,... I´m from Argentina too and want to ask you for your proxy here to get some macross stuff,.. if it is possible of course. Thanks in advance, Flopers Hi Flopers ! It´s quite funny to be talking in english, isn´t it? Contá con eso. En un rato te mando un PM con el mail del flaco, o contame que necesitás saber y le pregunto. Es muy macanudo y es de acá de Baires. Abrazo y la seguimos x PM ! Quote
flopers88 Posted May 24, 2013 Posted May 24, 2013 Hi Flopers ! It´s quite funny to be talking in english, isn´t it? ...True...true.... Ok,...espero tu PM y la seguimos por ahí Astro. Muchisimas gracias y estamos en contacto...un placer... Flopers Quote
barurutor Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 thread resurrection! Do the VF-1A/J/S weathering valks have more tampo printing (similar to the CF TV 1A) compared to the regular versions? Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Nope!, they're the ones that started the water slide decals trends on Yammies. Quote
barurutor Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 So the promo shots showing SDF-1 on the vertical stabilizers don't apply to the toys? That sucks. Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 I believe the promo shots are with the decals placed, not sure. Quote
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