sqidd Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 5 hours ago, DYRL VF-1S said: Picked up some canon fodder for under $100 on Manda. Other than the box being a little worn this thing is near mint. How many Chunkies do you have now?
Mazinger Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) Initially I had 4 Jetfires and 1 chunky KO which I started customizing. 3 of which were junkers that needed fixes of one sort of another. 2 customs were finished - a Roy and a VF-1D. Then last October I dropped a chunk of change to buy someone's collection which included 6 of the Bandai Reissues. I've yet to photograph the collection. The only chunkies which elude me (and I'm fine with that, really) are the VE-1 and VT-1. Long live the chunkies! EDIT: Sorry, didn't see that the question was being asked of someone specifically. Edited March 28, 2020 by Mazinger
DYRL VF-1S Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 5 hours ago, sqidd said: How many Chunkies do you have now? I have a sealed DYRL VF-1S Strike, and then 7 of the 2001 & 2008 re-issues, plus 1 Jetfire (if we want to count him). I prefer the re-issues because of the tampo and the grey tones on the 2008 series (preventing yellowing). 58 minutes ago, Mazinger said: The only chunkies which elude me (and I'm fine with that, really) are the VE-1 and VT-1. Long live the chunkies! Yeah I'm in the same boat. Don't really care to hunt down the VE-1 or VT-1. The DYRL VF-1S Strike cost me an arm and a leg (maybe even my first born...verdict is out on that) so I don't want to pay out the same for those.
sh9000 Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) I love the 1/55 reissues and wish they put out more releases. Mine are all still MIB and since the boxes have no tape I carefully opened one of my CFs and gave it an extra VF-1J head before returning it to the box. Edited March 28, 2020 by sh9000
sqidd Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, sh9000 said: I love the 1/55 reissues and wish they put out more releases. Mine are all still MIB and since the boxes have no tape I carefully opened one of my CFs and gave it an extra VF-1J head before returning it to the box. You're killing me over here! I want!
DYRL VF-1S Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 50 minutes ago, sh9000 said: I love the 1/55 reissues and wish they put out more releases. Mine are all still MIB and since the boxes have no tape I carefully opened one of my CFs and gave it an extra VF-1J head before returning it to the box. I have all of these minus the Max 1A. Just haven't been motivated to get him yet though I'm sure that I will eventually. I've been dying to open my VF-1S Strike, but I don't want to do it until I can get someone to do a solid repro sticker sheet for me. I've attempted to get Toyhax (Reprolabels) and TFKingdom to do it as custom to no avail. I've also reached out to individuals to no avail. *Sigh* One day. Or I'll just find another Strike that is open and in good shape. I love to open my collection so the Strike just seems too naked without the decals for my tastes.
Mommar Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 57 minutes ago, Lolicon said: Upgraded myself from the lame SHF version. Be careful, that release has extremely brittle joints on the mechanical arms.
Slave IV Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 Nice 1/55s @sh9000! I'm not sure how many I have but it's my all time favorite toy, period. So, I should probably get some more someday. I still think we will get reissues at some point.
68whiskey Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 Wow.. How did I not know they had a knight rider hot wheels *heads over to ebay*
sh9000 Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 8 hours ago, sqidd said: You're killing me over here! I want! 8 hours ago, DYRL VF-1S said: I have all of these minus the Max 1A. Just haven't been motivated to get him yet though I'm sure that I will eventually. I've been dying to open my VF-1S Strike, but I don't want to do it until I can get someone to do a solid repro sticker sheet for me. I've attempted to get Toyhax (Reprolabels) and TFKingdom to do it as custom to no avail. I've also reached out to individuals to no avail. *Sigh* One day. Or I'll just find another Strike that is open and in good shape. I love to open my collection so the Strike just seems too naked without the decals for my tastes. I would get another Strike Valkyrie to open and keep the other one mint. 5 hours ago, Slave IV said: Nice 1/55s @sh9000! I'm not sure how many I have but it's my all time favorite toy, period. So, I should probably get some more someday. I still think we will get reissues at some point. Thanks. This one is still my favorite 1/55 KO. 1 hour ago, 68whiskey said: Wow.. How did I not know they had a knight rider hot wheels *heads over to ebay* Yeah there’s a regular release KITT and a Retro release KITT, KARR, and KITT SPM.
derex3592 Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 2 hours ago, 68whiskey said: Wow.. How did I not know they had a knight rider hot wheels *heads over to ebay* This!!!
Kicker773 Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 6 hours ago, Mommar said: Be careful, that release has extremely brittle joints on the mechanical arms. Goes and checks ...
Lolicon Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Mommar said: Be careful, that release has extremely brittle joints on the mechanical arms. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be careful when I take them out. 1 hour ago, Kicker773 said: Goes and checks ... Very nice!
nathans82 Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 Got some Valk goodness in. DX Chogokin SV-262 Keith and Yamato 1/60 VF-1S Hikaru with Super & Strike Parts. I blame @Slave IV @borgified & others for getting me into Delta Valkyries, but they are are great birds!
Slave IV Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, nathans82 said: Got some Valk goodness in. DX Chogokin SV-262 Keith and Yamato 1/60 VF-1S Hikaru with Super & Strike Parts. I blame @Slave IV @borgified & others for getting me into Delta Valkyries, but they are are great birds! Haha, who me? Congrats on some nice pickups! If I had pics of my SV-262 with Super Parts, I’d totally use them to try to convince you to get those too.
Lolicon Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, nathans82 said: Got some Valk goodness in. DX Chogokin SV-262 Keith and Yamato 1/60 VF-1S Hikaru with Super & Strike Parts. I blame @Slave IV @borgified & others for getting me into Delta Valkyries, but they are are great birds! They are! Hopefully you can find the ones you want at a reasonable price. Prices for Mirage and Arad are a bit out of hand...
borgified Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 2 hours ago, nathans82 said: Got some Valk goodness in. DX Chogokin SV-262 Keith and Yamato 1/60 VF-1S Hikaru with Super & Strike Parts. I blame @Slave IV @borgified & others for getting me into Delta Valkyries, but they are are great birds! 53 minutes ago, Slave IV said: Haha, who me? Congrats on some nice pickups! If I had pics of my SV-262 with Super Parts, I’d totally use them to try to convince you to get those too. Someone has got your back @Slave IV (plus one additional from me as well.) Will this push @nathans82 over the edge?
Lolicon Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, DYRL VF-1S said: Finally got these two up over the weekend Are those the PF editions? Crazy me thought of buying the old Yamato editions and swapping out the front fuselages for the rainbow canopy, but that would cost a lot and the Yamato white wouldn't match the Arcadia white. Got my Mark XLV set up. It's my least favorite Iron Man suit (outside the "House Party" suits) but Hot Toys really made it look amazing. Hope they reissue the other suits I missed out on. The aftermarket on those are even crazier than Bandai stuff. Edited March 30, 2020 by Lolicon
DYRL VF-1S Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 8 minutes ago, Lolicon said: Are those the PF editions? Crazy me thought of buying the old Yamato editions and swapping out the front fuselages for the rainbow canopy, but that would cost a lot and the Yamato white wouldn't match the Arcadia white. Yes, sir! I'm really enjoying them. And if anyone can do those customs it would be you! haha. But, yeah I think the different whites would drive me nuts. Considering the cost and time to do it, it doesn't sound like it'd be a satisfying project. I get pretty OCD with stuff like that. That's why I don't even mess with custom stuff. I don't have a steady hand for any of it. Even when I get stuff looking ok, I see too many flaws in it. Sooo, I just admire your stuff and others' from a distance haha.
Lolicon Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, DYRL VF-1S said: Yes, sir! I'm really enjoying them. And if anyone can do those customs it would be you! haha. But, yeah I think the different whites would drive me nuts. Considering the cost and time to do it, it doesn't sound like it'd be a satisfying project. I get pretty OCD with stuff like that. That's why I don't even mess with custom stuff. I don't have a steady hand for any of it. Even when I get stuff looking ok, I see too many flaws in it. Sooo, I just admire your stuff and others' from a distance haha. No it would cost too much and take too much time, and would make my PF versions obsolete. Also, I already finished Miria so I don't want to do that one all over again. I'll just have to live with no rainbow canopies for M&M.
Chronocidal Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 In theory, you could pop off the pieces holding the canopies, and just swap those, but it would depend entirely on how much glue Arcadia used on that part. I don't believe they use anything stronger than CA glue, so I don't think the parts should be molten together, but you still risk breaking things trying to get them apart.
jenius Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 OMG you saw humans today? I miss humans. Some of my best friends were humans. Unfortunately, even in the best of times, about 50% of humans are below average. Sorry it was an unpleasant experience. I know we're all looking forward to having some feeling of normalcy. In the meantime, at least we have Animal Crossing on the Switch. I purchased a VF-4G Focker from CDJapan. They shipped it to my old address. It got shipped back to Japan just as things were going from bad to crazy bad. CDJapan re-shipped it to the correct address two weeks ago and it's still hasn't moved beyond "in collection." Bummed but it is giving me time to get caught up on some other reviews.
vlenhoff Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) This was a gift, and I like it more than I thought I would. A friend saw pictures of my Swordfish II, and he gave me Spike for my birthday Edited March 31, 2020 by vlenhoff
kkx Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 3 hours ago, vlenhoff said: This was a gift, and I like it more than I thought I would. A friend saw pictures of my Swordfish II, and he gave me Spike for my birthday Sweet! You have a very nice friend.
vlenhoff Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, kkx said: Sweet! You have a very nice friend. Yes Sir, and i don't take them for granted. I had gifted him several One piece Medicom figures, and I even made an illustration of him being Luffy, and printed it in a big canvas. He has one of the biggest Medicom collections I have ever seen! I am actually in the process of repriinting it, as i am not happy with some of the proportions. Edited April 1, 2020 by vlenhoff
anubis20 Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 March stuff, sold a lot of gunpla and bought more Just decided PGs were not for me and got rid of almost all of them.
Sanity is Optional Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, anubis20 said: Just what the MG Full Armor Thunderbolt needed: EVEN MORE WEAPONS! I kid, but seriously beware of "weapon fatigue" if you do this at the same time as the rest of the suit.
sh9000 Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 17 hours ago, vlenhoff said: Yes Sir, and i don't take them for granted. I had gifted him several One piece Medicom figures, and I even made an illustration of him being Luffy, and printed it in a big canvas. He has one of the biggest Medicom collections I have ever seen! I am actually in the process of repriinting it, as i am not happy with some of the proportions. Nice artwork @vlenhoff. I need to get back to doing more painting and drawing. More Hot Wheels.
anubis20 Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 59 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: Just what the MG Full Armor Thunderbolt needed: EVEN MORE WEAPONS! I kid, but seriously beware of "weapon fatigue" if you do this at the same time as the rest of the suit. I really like the hangar to display the armor off the Thunderbolt Im definitely not building it at the same time as the kit... its probably why i have been putting off the Psycho Zaku. That backpack is like an entire kit on its own
Sanity is Optional Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, anubis20 said: I really like the hangar to display the armor off the Thunderbolt Im definitely not building it at the same time as the kit... its probably why i have been putting off the Psycho Zaku. That backpack is like an entire kit on its own Yup, it looks good. Working on my Thunderbolt right now, definitely going to take a break and do something less complicated after though rather than move on to the Psycho Zaku.
anubis20 Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Sanity is Optional said: Yup, it looks good. Working on my Thunderbolt right now, definitely going to take a break and do something less complicated after though rather than move on to the Psycho Zaku. Same here im working on Lunamaria's Gunner Zaku and the Aegis.... The Aegis is a crazy build full of tiny parts. After those two im doing a Wing kit, those are simple enough
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