Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.

[nightmareB4macross]

2 hours ago, Slave IV said:

Messing around with this thing and I noticed

 

Gerwalk mode!

OK, stock on this thing just rose 1000% for me!

Haha. Good pose!

[Slave IV]

11 minutes ago, nightmareB4macross said:

Haha. Good pose!

Thanks! And thanks for getting me into these. I’m loving it more and more. Already ordered two versions of their Jazz now too. 
 

I don’t want to got too deep in this game but they remind me of the displayability and playability of HMR.  Very dangerous. 

[nightmareB4macross]

44 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Thanks! And thanks for getting me into these. I’m loving it more and more. Already ordered two versions of their Jazz now too. 
 

I don’t want to got too deep in this game but they remind me of the displayability and playability of HMR.  Very dangerous. 

Too true.

But oh so fun!

[Slave IV]

1 hour ago, nightmareB4macross said:

Too true.

But oh so fun!

Yeah, I’ve been letting my kids play with it along with some other high end toys lately and they love this stuff!

[nightmareB4macross]

43 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Yeah, I’ve been letting my kids play with it along with some other high end toys lately and they love this stuff!

Awesome.

Look into the Insecticons set. These little critters are ultra fun. Kids like bugs and if you make it transform it’s an instant win in their book!

Pure creepy and delightful fun.

[Slave IV]

19 minutes ago, nightmareB4macross said:

Awesome.

Look into the Insecticons set. These little critters are ultra fun. Kids like bugs and if you make it transform it’s an instant win in their book!

Pure creepy and delightful fun.

I’ll check them out but again, never planned to get into this line. I did hear they come with energon cubes so that is an incentive. 

[sh9000]

5 hours ago, Slave IV said:

Messing around with this thing and I noticed



Gerwalk mode!

I like this pic.

[Slave IV]

5 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

I like this pic.

Thanks! I can’t believe I’m getting sucked back into TFs. 

[DYRL VF-1S]

Finally got this grail out of the box. Now to find someone to do the repro labels and a 1A heat shield.

[Slave IV]

3 minutes ago, DYRL VF-1S said:

Finally got this grail out of the box. Now to find someone to do the repro labels and a 1A heat shield.

Worthy of another drool. 

Edited April 27, 2020 by Slave IV

[borgified]

High museum quality piece right there @DYRL VF-1S, plus encased in a proper shrine with proper lightening for all to see! 

Can we all give you a bottle of Hibiki/Hakushu/Yamakazi for admission fees after this worldwide quarantine is over?    

Edited April 27, 2020 by borgified

[Lolicon]

3 hours ago, DYRL VF-1S said:

Finally got this grail out of the box. Now to find someone to do the repro labels and a 1A heat shield.

DX quality really slipping.

j/k it's a pretty neat find from the before times. 

[hachi]

On 4/17/2020 at 1:00 AM, Shizuka the Cat said:

Thank you very much!  

Must resist temptation to pursue a graduate degree in mathematics next. 

*sigh*  I must be allergic to making money  *sigh*

Congrats Shizuka!

Look at it this way. When you earn money, you can buy a lot more valks instead!

 

(Enabler mode off)

Seriously, my hobbies are my inspiration to keep on working. Although with Covid-19 I've really been just scratching off a lot of items on my buying wishlist. But once I'm done with some insurance payments next year I'm gonna be back to my shopping spree online!

[sh9000]

Upcoming AFC 1/100 releases:

Volume 52 Saudi Air Force Tornado IDS 2008

Volume 53 US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle 366th Fighter Wing 391st Fighter Squadron 2010

Volume 54 JASDF F-4EJ Kai 302nd Squadron Final Marking (Black) 2019

[DYRL VF-1S]

11 hours ago, Slave IV said:

Worthy of another drool. 

 

10 hours ago, borgified said:

High museum quality piece right there @DYRL VF-1S, plus encased in a proper shrine with proper lightening for all to see! 

Can we all give you a bottle of Hibiki/Hakushu/Yamakazi for admission fees after this worldwide quarantine is over?    

 

7 hours ago, Lolicon said:

DX quality really slipping.

j/k it's a pretty neat find from the before times

Thanks guys!  Right @Lolicon ?!  I was bamboozled when I bought this DX. haha. 

@jenius My decal/sticker sheet wasn't die-cut/kiss-cut.  Do you (or anyone else) happen to know if that is a thing with some of these early 1/55's or do I have some kind of manufacturing mistake?

[Rogueload]

11 hours ago, DYRL VF-1S said:

Finally got this grail out of the box. Now to find someone to do the repro labels and a 1A heat shield.

@DYRL VF-1S What case is that? So sweet!  Need a link to purchase some. 

[Sauce Dog]

My younger brother has finally had nostalgia hit him hard for all the Robotech he grew up watching, which has led both of us to consuming every single Macross show in existence. While we both decided to aim for collecting higher end figures ( DX CHOGOKIN VF-1J shall be mine one day!), I could not resist buying this 'masterpiece' for fairly cheap (MIB for $60us, shipping included) to see how it compared to the Jetfire I owned.

So yeah, these guys do feel like garbage in hand (and of course the light electronics no longer work) but decent for the times and for what I spent on it. 

[DYRL VF-1S]

11 minutes ago, Rogueload said:

What case is that? So sweet!  Need a link to purchase some.

Thanks man!  I got lucky and purchased gently used on eBay, but here are two links to purchase new:

https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/lighted-display-case-legend-studio-902152

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/5440

[Slave IV]

9 hours ago, Lolicon said:

DX quality really slipping.

j/k it's a pretty neat find from the before times. 

I would argue that the quality of that figure is better than the current DX...at the expense of overall looks and articulation. I could bludgeon someone to death with that figure and transform it afterwards with no issue. 

[Lolicon]

1 hour ago, Slave IV said:

I would argue that the quality of that figure is better than the current DX...at the expense of overall looks and articulation. I could bludgeon someone to death with that figure and transform it afterwards with no issue. 

Maybe, but I don't think that's really on anyone's checklist. 

[Slave IV]

15 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

Maybe, but I don't think that's really on anyone's checklist. 

Times is tough and weapons can be hard to come by.

[Sanity is Optional]

Quality means different things to different people when it comes to figures.

For some it's weight/heft, for some accuracy to various manuals or on-screen depictions, for some it's aesthetic appeal, for some durability, or ease/quality/accuracy of transformation, or articulation, or other measures.

[Slave IV]

9 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Quality means different things to different people when it comes to figures.

For some it's weight/heft, for some accuracy to various manuals or on-screen depictions, for some it's aesthetic appeal, for some durability, or ease/quality/accuracy of transformation, or articulation, or other measures.

True, but based on that it was unfair to say DX quality is dropping in that example. Anyways, we are having fun casual talk here so NBD.

[sqidd]

15 hours ago, DYRL VF-1S said:

 

OMG, you took that 8 million dollar MISB unit out to display?!?!?! I told you to do that to see if you would!! Kind of like, "I'll bet you won't jump off that bridge........wuss".!

j/k, that sucker needs to be on display. So awesome.

[DYRL VF-1S]

1 hour ago, sqidd said:

OMG, you took that 8 million dollar MISB unit out to display?!?!?! I told you to do that to see if you would!! Kind of like, "I'll bet you won't jump off that bridge........wuss".!

j/k, that sucker needs to be on display. So awesome.

LMAO.... yuuuup.  Way to enable.  Pretty sure that @Slave IV has done the same in the past.  Really glad I did btw.  LOVE it there in that lofty display case.

[Lolicon]

If it was an original Takatoku I'd keep it in its box. But it's the Bandai reissue, so go ahead and bash it around like it was meant to be. 

[crackpot]

13 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

If it was an original Takatoku I'd keep it in its box. But it's the Bandai reissue, so go ahead and bash it around like it was meant to be. 

I don't think there is a Takatoku issued 1/55 DYRL VF-1S Strike Valkyrie. 

Edited April 27, 2020 by crackpot

[DYRL VF-1S]

28 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

If it was an original Takatoku I'd keep it in its box. But it's the Bandai reissue, so go ahead and bash it around like it was meant to be. 

 

15 minutes ago, crackpot said:

I don't think there is a Takatoku issued 1/55 DYRL VF-1S Strike Valkyrie. 

Yeah...there is no reissue and it was only Bandai.  This is an original.  It was perfectly sealed in pristine condition.  I've had it for about a year like that and finally decided to open it.  I typically live by the mantra that collectible toys are meant to be displayed and played with.  Though this one will likely stay in its display haha.  And I'm not going to mess with the decals.  Hopefully, I can find a quality repro at some point.  The decals were in such great shape (no bubbles, etc.) that I was able to get great scans at 600 dpi.

Edited April 27, 2020 by DYRL VF-1S

[spanner]

I purchased a Yamato v2 VF-1J from Mandarake reasonably cheap!

Has the later hip joint version, no cracked shoulder joints and no obvious signs of yellowing.

It's definitely good to have one of these little beauties again! Feels sooo much smaller than the 1:48 DX toys.

[Slave IV]

28 minutes ago, spanner said:

I purchased a Yamato v2 VF-1J from Mandarake reasonably cheap!

Has the later hip joint version, no cracked shoulder joints and no obvious signs of yellowing.

It's definitely good to have one of these little beauties again! Feels sooo much smaller than the 1:48 DX toys.

Looking good!

[vlenhoff]

 @spanner  

Funny, for a sec there i thought the Yammie was a 1/48. My eyes...

@sqidd That Chunkey Monkey got a vey nice display. Mine are in their boxes 

Edited April 28, 2020 by vlenhoff

[Lolicon]

12 hours ago, spanner said:

I purchased a Yamato v2 VF-1J from Mandarake reasonably cheap!

Has the later hip joint version, no cracked shoulder joints and no obvious signs of yellowing.

It's definitely good to have one of these little beauties again! Feels sooo much smaller than the 1:48 DX toys.

Spanner! Stop selling off all your valks just to turn around and buy them again! 

[spanner]

On 4/28/2020 at 10:13 PM, Lolicon said:

Spanner! Stop selling off all your valks just to turn around and buy them again! 

Hehe! I know right! I definitely have regret letting certain stuff go. I would like to get more 1:60 back again but I think I would rather focus my efforts and funds towards the newer 1:48's.

I was happy to get the VF-1J again as it was one of if not the first v2 1:60 Valkyrie I got way back in the day. Definitely miss having one of these little gems!

[PsYcHoDyNaMiX]

I got the MB astray in yesterday and opened the shipping box today (sprayed it down and let it sit for a day). I got the creality 3d cr10v2 in last week and been playing/tinkering around with it since then. 

[sh9000]

AFC 1/100 F-117A Gray Dragon.

Marvel Legends Winter Soldier.

Marvel Legends Crossbones.