The Old Man Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) I always take the shoulder paultrons off before transforming my VF-171 because I have the feeling that rotating the shoulders around 270 degrees and try to align everything in Fighter-Mode causes too much stress at the black triangles. Good advice thanks. One has popped off on me anyway! Put the pauldrons back on and one is looser than the other. Assume that's just a bandai-ism. Edited June 26, 2014 by The Old Man
abbadon Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Finally! One of my Grails have arrived! Man this thing is amazing!
chyll2 Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 ^drools* grail one finished successfully unlocked Grail two successfully unlocked Grail three successfully unlocked Grail four
abbadon Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 ^drools* grail one finished successfully unlocked Grail two successfully unlocked Grail three successfully unlocked Grail four Haha! Yes it never seems to end...
Saburo Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Finally! One of my Grails have arrived! sdf1.JPG Man this thing is amazing! IMG_2459.jpg Congrats! One day I'll have one too...
DyNo Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Finally! One of my Grails have arrived! sdf1.JPG Man this thing is amazing! IMG_2459.jpg Where from?
abbadon Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 Congrats! One day I'll have one too...Yes get one soon! It's a great display piece and fun to play and mess around with.Where from?Mandarake.
spanner Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 just bought me one of these skeleton kits! something different..
Ignacio Ocamica Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 Post pics of your build!! Awesome kit you bought there!!!
technoblue Posted June 27, 2014 Posted June 27, 2014 My Yamato VF-1A CF arrived from hkcollectibles today. I was notified of a stock error earlier in the week and was expecting a delay, but hkc fixed it up quickly and upgraded my shipping from airmail to EMS at no cost. This is the 30th anniversary DRYL type, and my first VF-1A. I'm really impressed with the paint and do not mind the missing ARMD-01 tampo on the tail fins (vs Prometheus for the TV type). Revisiting this design has me hooked all over again.
Gakken85 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) Holy crap! I thought my Prophecy showed up today but my Milia was already here Jungle rocks Edited June 28, 2014 by Gakken85
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 Holy crap! I thought my Prophecy showed up today but my Milia was already here Jungle rocks ... -b. nice stuff guys!!
spanner Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 Holy crap! I thought my Prophecy showed up today but my Milia was already here Jungle rocks whaaa!? you find this at Jungle!? I mustn't have looked hard enough.. cant find Milia or Max anywhere.. ((cries))
arrow Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 I'm on vacation in Japan. Went to Nakano Mandarake and picked up a RVF-25. Good day.
Kanedas Bike Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) nice stuff guys!! Thank you sir! I'm on vacation in Japan. Went to Nakano Mandarake and picked up a RVF-25. Good day. Jealous. Japan is certainly on my wish list of places to visit one day (soon). -b. Edited June 28, 2014 by Kanedas Bike
sreichma Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 (edited) I bought a bunch of tampo printing and it also came with a Valk! A solid list of what is tampo is below and i added some pics. 27 Total Tampo MarksEjection seat warningRescue arrow on noseYellow square door on noseUpper and lower intake warningsDanger intake text above the red warningYellow warning squares on the nose sensorsYellow warning squares on the waist gunsYellow warning square on the chest thrusterRescue arrow on the chestRed compressor square in the legActuator warning on the backpack near the right tail fin UN Spacy on Legs UN Spacy Kites Edited June 28, 2014 by sreichma
The Old Man Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 ... IMAG0220.jpg -b. Wow. Mega haul! Did you use your spleen or a lung to pay for the VF-4. Very very nice. Me want. Holy crap! I thought my Prophecy showed up today but my Milia was already here Jungle rocks Gorgeous. Haven't seen these anywhere.
Gakken85 Posted June 28, 2014 Author Posted June 28, 2014 I got it on Jungle back on Monday or Tuesday. Mine was brand new and smelled plasticy fresh. Another one popped up on Man Thursday night for a bit less money but it had been opened. It was pretty late at night so.
Tking22 Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 Jesus I remember when I had a chance to buy 2 different sets of the M & M 1Js, I personally didn't like them, I mean they were cool but I just don't double dip on molds and I don't buy repaints, but looking at them now, they would have been a very wise investment, they are selling for some pretty stupid, crazy, ridiculous prices.
Gakken85 Posted June 28, 2014 Author Posted June 28, 2014 I paid about 40 above what the new retail will be if they re-issue it., and then normal EMS shipping + 10 bucks. I don't think that's astronomical. Considering Arcadia asks $150ish for a valk now, and super parts trend around $110 dollars or more, and if they throw in extras... it could be $260-300 easy for a reissue + shipping. Plus, they might leave out something Yamato added to save or cut costs like they did with the Focker and Hik releases. I overpaid a bit but it's worth it in my mind as it could be another 6 months before we even get M&M's from Arcadia. Anything in the 400+ range would be a bit crazy imo.
Tking22 Posted June 28, 2014 Posted June 28, 2014 I paid about 40 above what the new retail will be if they re-issue it., and then normal EMS shipping + 10 bucks. I don't think that's astronomical. Considering Arcadia asks $150ish for a valk now, and super parts trend around $110 dollars or more, and if they throw in extras... it could be $260-300 easy for a reissue + shipping. Plus, they might leave out something Yamato added to save or cut costs like they did with the Focker and Hik releases. I overpaid a bit but it's worth it in my mind as it could be another 6 months before we even get M&M's from Arcadia. Anything in the 400+ range would be a bit crazy imo. It definitely sounds like you got a hell of a deal, anytime I see either M&M they are usually going for 500-700$ each.
Gakken85 Posted June 28, 2014 Author Posted June 28, 2014 I think I did ok. The one that went up on Man in the middle of the night was only $220 but used. And as I posted earlier in the thread I saw one sell close to that on YJ with some fading/paint missing. Either way I'm just happy to have one. I've been wanting one for close to a year hahah
funkymonkeyjavajunky Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 I finally ordered a VF-171EX Alto (from Mandarake). I grabbed the 16000 yen one.
dapro Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 (edited) Gakken85, you going to display your Milia? if you have it flaunt it. Edited June 29, 2014 by dapro
Gakken85 Posted June 29, 2014 Author Posted June 29, 2014 Oh for sure! Just can't decide if I like batroid or fighter mode better That looks great btw. I gotta rework my macross shelf haha
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 I bought a bunch of tampo printing and it also came with a Valk! A solid list of what is tampo is below and i added some pics. 27 Total Tampo Marks Ejection seat warning Rescue arrow on nose Yellow square door on nose Upper and lower intake warnings Danger intake text above the red warning Yellow warning squares on the nose sensors Yellow warning squares on the waist guns Yellow warning square on the chest thruster Rescue arrow on the chest Red compressor square in the leg Actuator warning on the backpack near the right tail fin UN Spacy on Legs UN Spacy Kites image.jpg great catch
Kanedas Bike Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 Wow. Mega haul! Did you use your spleen or a lung to pay for the VF-4. Very very nice. Me want. Gorgeous. Haven't seen these anywhere. Ha! Thank you very much, purchased with the proceeds from the piggy bank I started at age 6. Love the VF-1J CF, sreichma. Looks great. Agree, the VF-1J Cannon Fodder was one of Yamato's best VF-1 releases in my opinion. I wish I'd picked up more than (1) when it came out. I paid about 40 above what the new retail will be if they re-issue it., and then normal EMS shipping + 10 bucks. I don't think that's astronomical. Considering Arcadia asks $150ish for a valk now, and super parts trend around $110 dollars or more, and if they throw in extras... it could be $260-300 easy for a reissue + shipping. Plus, they might leave out something Yamato added to save or cut costs like they did with the Focker and Hik releases. I overpaid a bit but it's worth it in my mind as it could be another 6 months before we even get M&M's from Arcadia. Anything in the 400+ range would be a bit crazy imo. Been thinking about this, and I swear I'm not trying to throw any shade on your purchase - I think it was a good buy. That said I don't think an Arcadia Max and/or Miria VF-1J with Super Parts will be that much (heck, the originals retailed for 12,800 JPY). I think (read hope) at the most they will be around 22,000 JPY. Arcadia retail for the the VF-1S's: 16,800 JPY (Yamato was 9,800 JPY) - the difference in cost being attributed to the stand and option parts (craziness) Yamato retail for the TV Super Parts: 3,800 JPY Yamato retail for the Stand: 3,900 JPY At any rate, again a good buy Gakken. I hope that if/when Arcadia re-releases any bundled fast pack versions they don't go crazy pricing them. -b.
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