Slave IV Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 3:23 AM, locidm said: I think you should be very proud of your self control! Expand Haha, I would hardly consider buying almost every 1/60 that has come out in the last few years self control but thanks! On 5/12/2018 at 3:30 AM, Shizuka the Cat said: I started my Valk shopping around March 17th, so I am almost at my 2 month anniversary! Expand I can't even imagine the hit on your account for that. Especially because I'm only buying new releases at preorder discount price and you are digging for older Valks and paying a premium even though I know you are finding good deals.
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 4:10 AM, Slave IV said: Haha, I would hardly consider buying almost every 1/60 that has come out in the last few years self control but thanks! I can't even imagine the hit on your account for that. Especially because I'm only buying new releases at preorder discount price and you are digging for older Valks and paying a premium even though I know you are finding good deals. Expand It hurt.. it hurt a lot. But it felt so good. On the bright side, if I get really really desperate for money, I hear that healthy girls with Ivy League education and no history of drug use can make a lot of money donating their eggs. Like $5K per donation. I saw a flyer at the Student Center a few days ago saying that one could make as much as $60K a year doing monthly egg donations. That can buy A LOT of valkyries.....
Slave IV Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 4:18 AM, Shizuka the Cat said: It hurt.. it hurt a lot. But it felt so good. On the bright side, if I get really really desperate for money, I hear that healthy girls with Ivy League education and no history of drug use can make a lot of money donating their eggs. Like $5K per donation. I saw a flyer at the Student Center a few days ago saying that one could make as much as $60K a year doing monthly egg donations. That can buy A LOT of valkyries..... Expand Haha, sounds better than selling kidneys! Hmmm...maybe I can get my wife to look into this to help my Valk funding.
seti88 Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 4:18 AM, Shizuka the Cat said: It hurt.. it hurt a lot. But it felt so good. On the bright side, if I get really really desperate for money, I hear that healthy girls with Ivy League education and no history of drug use can make a lot of money donating their eggs. Like $5K per donation. I saw a flyer at the Student Center a few days ago saying that one could make as much as $60K a year doing monthly egg donations. That can buy A LOT of valkyries..... Expand egg prices vary based on ivy league education criteria? Big hmmmmm.......
RED WOLF Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 4:18 AM, Shizuka the Cat said: It hurt.. it hurt a lot. But it felt so good. On the bright side, if I get really really desperate for money, I hear that healthy girls with Ivy League education and no history of drug use can make a lot of money donating their eggs. Like $5K per donation. I saw a flyer at the Student Center a few days ago saying that one could make as much as $60K a year doing monthly egg donations. That can buy A LOT of valkyries..... Expand Just so you know it's not like you go to the shop and they take the eggs out and you're done in 5 minutes. It's a very lengthy process and becomes very emotional. Plus you'll have to do self injection shots for a period of time. How do I know? My sister did it. Not for a shop, but for a couple that couldn't have kids. Just something to think about.
RED WOLF Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 6:03 AM, seti88 said: egg prices vary based on ivy league education criteria? Big hmmmmm....... Expand Yes. The more educated you are on paper the more desirable you become. Athletic? Tall? Fit? Those are all wanted traits when having a baby. Basically you are marketing your potential baby to couples that want to have kids.
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 6:44 AM, RED WOLF said: Just so you know it's not like you go to the shop and they take the eggs out and you're done in 5 minutes. It's a very lengthy process and becomes very emotional. Plus you'll have to do self injection shots for a period of time. How do I know? My sister did it. Not for a shop, but for a couple that couldn't have kids. Just something to think about. Expand Shots? Needles? Nope nope nope nope... so much for that idea. Really though, as much as the money would be nice, I am not seriously considering selling my eggs. While I admit I spent way more on valkyries than I should have... by A LOT... I am kind of counting on my future self to hopefully be making a decent income once I finish my PhD in hopefully a couple of years from now. Hopefully... *gulp* *nervous look* *holds up cardboard sign* Will do frequent itemset data mining for food... and valkyrie
seti88 Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 6:47 AM, RED WOLF said: Yes. The more educated you are on paper the more desirable you become. Athletic? Tall? Fit? Those are all wanted traits when having a baby. Basically you are marketing your potential baby to couples that want to have kids. Expand Yup, they are free to sell it however they want to. Such a pity Oprah's mother's eggs wouldn't have even made it to the list.
RED WOLF Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 7:00 AM, Shizuka the Cat said: Shots? Needles? Nope nope nope nope... so much for that idea. Really though, as much as the money would be nice, I am not seriously considering selling my eggs. While I admit I spent way more on valkyries than I should have... by A LOT... I am kind of counting on my future self to hopefully be making a decent income once I finish my PhD in hopefully a couple of years from now. Hopefully... *gulp* *nervous look* *holds up cardboard sign* Will do frequent itemset data mining for food... and valkyrie Expand I didn't want to scare you, but rather somewhat educate you. Honestly it's an admirable thing to do for those that make that choice. I'm sure you'll be just fine On 5/12/2018 at 7:02 AM, seti88 said: Yup, they are free to sell it however they want to. Such a pity Oprah's mother's eggs wouldn't have even made it to the list. Expand There's a lot to be said about what you can't write down on paper. I know tons of very educated idiots. It's a sad world sometimes lol
Sanity is Optional Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) On 5/12/2018 at 7:00 AM, Shizuka the Cat said: While I admit I spent way more on valkyries than I should have... by A LOT... I am kind of counting on my future self to hopefully be making a decent income once I finish my PhD in hopefully a couple of years from now. Hopefully... *gulp* *nervous look* *holds up cardboard sign* Will do frequent itemset data mining for food... and valkyrie Expand Datamining? That's a hot field, good one to get into. That or machine learning (there's a bit of overlap as I understand it). Edited May 12, 2018 by Sanity is Optional
gochow Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/3/2018 at 6:56 PM, Shizuka the Cat said: A couple of new arrivals in the mail today. 2. Yamato v2 1/60 VF-1A TV Max I hope CD Japan does more of these outlet deals. The price is great, and I don't see any problems at all with the outlet HMR valk I just received. Expand If you don't mind me asking, how much was the Yamato v2 1/60 VF-1A TV Max? I've been looking for that one, but haven't seen it for less than $450 (currently on ebay).
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 7:23 AM, gochow said: If you don't mind me asking, how much was the Yamato v2 1/60 VF-1A TV Max? I've been looking for that one, but haven't seen it for less than $450 (currently on ebay). Expand Yep, somewhere in that range. TV Max consistently sells for about $400 on YJA before shipping and proxy costs.
rdrunner Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 Hi guys I was starting to fiddle with the VF-25F renewal when all of a sudden this piece dropped out (or at least I am hoping that it’s not broken). I was like holy crap, and for the life of me can’t figure out where it should go. I watched some of Jenius’ transformation guides but the transformation was so quick and smooth in his vids, I had no clue what I did wrong LOL. So is it broken or can I put it back, if so where should it go? Thanks much!
Xigfrid Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 It looks like the back of the head that snapped off when you tried to pull it out. I don’t know if it is supposed to detach or not though but no big deal anyway just glue it back
rdrunner Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 4:47 PM, Xigfrid said: It looks like the back of the head that snapped off when you tried to pull it out. I don’t know if it is supposed to detach or not though but no big deal anyway just glue it back Expand Thanks @XigfridI’m going to take a look when I can later tonight.
Saburo Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) On 5/11/2018 at 9:13 PM, rdrunner said: Thanks Saburo, I have been a fan of your Macross shots for years and they are absolutely gorgeous!! Just realized the previous owner had the head mis-transformed and the head fin on mine is facing the wrong way. I wonder if that's why I have larger gaps than expected on the chest/back pieces in fighter mode. Expand Thank you @rdrunner I appreciate the support and glad those pics help. Edited May 13, 2018 by Saburo
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 13, 2018 Posted May 13, 2018 My Lucky Star figures cosplaying Macross Frontier characters finally arrived! YAY!
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 OMG! I just got back my term paper grades. YAY! I'm going to maintain my A average. Time to add a Yamato v2 1/60 Hikaru VF-1J with Super Parts to my shopping cart!
no3Ljm Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 1:58 AM, Shizuka the Cat said: OMG! I just got back my term paper grades. YAY! I'm going to maintain my A average. Time to add a Yamato v2 1/60 Hikaru VF-1J with Super Parts to my shopping cart! Expand Good for you and advance congratulations on your upcoming Super VF-1J purchase. You’re really in the right path.
ArchieNov Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) Lego 75181 UCS Y-Wing. This thing is massive and impressive! 2 feet long. Edited May 14, 2018 by ArchieNov
tekering Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 Damn, your LEGO Y-Wing is almost as big as the studio-scale bird I'm building!
rdrunner Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/13/2018 at 7:38 PM, Shizuka the Cat said: My Lucky Star figures cosplaying Macross Frontier characters finally arrived! YAY! Expand That's a really impressive collection you have built up in only a few months!
rdrunner Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 Not sure if this is an appropriate place to ask this question, but does anyone know if the Takatoku 1/55 GBP armor will fit with the 2002 Bandai reissue 1/55 Valks? I know from Jenius' review that the shape of the arms have changed a little bit so that the old super parts don't fit on the arm, but not sure if this is also the case with the GBP-1? I have a VF-1J from the 2002 reissue and wanted to get a set of GBP armor for it. Thanks!
no3Ljm Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 4:50 PM, rdrunner said: Not sure if this is an appropriate place to ask this question, but does anyone know if the Takatoku 1/55 GBP armor will fit with the 2002 Bandai reissue 1/55 Valks? I know from Jenius' review that the shape of the arms have changed a little bit so that the old super parts don't fit on the arm, but not sure if this is also the case with the GBP-1? I have a VF-1J from the 2002 reissue and wanted to get a set of GBP armor for it. Thanks! Expand Not sure what's the answer but we have lots of thread related to that subject. But for quick FAQ's, check the one below.
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 4:47 PM, rdrunner said: That's a really impressive collection you have built up in only a few months! Expand 2 month anniversary of Macross collecting this Thursday the 17th! Time to toss all the receipts and blank my mind to how much I spent in only 2 months.
ArchieNov Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 1:04 PM, tekering said: Damn, your LEGO Y-Wing is almost as big as the studio-scale bird I'm building! Expand I’m sure your scale model will look 100x better than the LEGO version once you’re done. And your photography skills will enhance it even more Thanks for sharing the pic. It reinforces my thought that the LEGO version is appropriately scaled to the astromech droid, but too large for the pilot minifig. Shame as I got it because I thought it would scale with the Slave 1 and Millennium Falcon.
rdrunner Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) On 5/14/2018 at 7:28 PM, no3Ljm said: Not sure what's the answer but we have lots of thread related to that subject. But for quick FAQ's, check the one below. Expand Thanks very much @no3Ljm for all the info. It's also unclear to me whether old Takatoku GBP armors will fit on the Bandai reissues. The closest I have come to is this picture on Jenius' review: You can see that the shape of the forearms are slightly different, and I think some people have mentioned that the super parts forearm piece won't fit perfectly because of this change. I used to own a GBP as a kid and remember that the GBP forearm armor just slides on to the arm, but am not sure if the slight change in shape will affect the fit. Edited May 14, 2018 by rdrunner
SuperHobo Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 9:23 PM, CrossAir said: Yay, my first Gundam ever has arrived today : Expand Beware of the small clear plastic adapter pieces! They're very fragile.
CrossAir Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 9:38 PM, SuperHobo said: Beware of the small clear plastic adapter pieces! They're very fragile. Expand Thanks for the hint. Gonna take care.
Slave IV Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 9:23 PM, CrossAir said: Yay, my first Gundam ever has arrived today : Expand Ever? Ever ever? Nice and congrats!
CrossAir Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 9:42 PM, Slave IV said: Ever? Ever ever? Nice and congrats! Expand Right now? Ever ever. Never planned to get a Gundam and stick to Valkyries only, but now I couldn't resist any more. I fear what comes. Same happened with the DX Valks: Planned only to get one and by now I don't have as much display space as I wish for.
Slave IV Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 9:56 PM, CrossAir said: Right now? Ever ever. Never planned to get a Gundam and stick to Valkyries only, but now I couldn't resist any more. I fear what comes. Same happened with the DX Valks: Planned only to get one and by now I don't have as much display space as I wish for. Expand Haha, sounds like a familiar story and I hear Gundam MB collecting is just as bad. I'll be getting my first Gundam MB when the Aile Strike comes out.
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