Hiriyu Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 9 minutes ago, jenius said: Man I saw 'first valk in a long time' and 'vf1A hikaru HMR' and assumed your welcome back was doing to include screwed up leg armors, glad it was a happy ending. As am I. I only read through the last 10 pages of this thread *after* having ordered it, of course. Very happy to have had no issues and particularly in light of my sourcing. A very happy 'welcome back', all things considered Now for Gerwalk! Quote
apptt4 Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 37 minutes ago, Hiriyu said: I just received my first modern Hi-Metal toy of any kind this afternoon, a Hikaru 1A Super ordered via Mykombini on Ebay. I hadn't purchased any Macross toys for about 7-8 years, and had sold my sizeable collection in mid-2015. I had missed out on the earlier 1/100 Hi-Metal toys as I had been pretty deeply ensconced in the Yamato ecosystem and hadn't really seen the point of them back in the day due to the then-current price/scale factor, but nowadays that situation seems to have been inverted (Will wonders never cease? Smaller-scale toys are now available for less money than their larger-scale brethren? Wow!) Of late I've really been feeling the itch for a VF-1 to mess with on desk duty, and the HMR seemed just the ticket. Pardon the superlatives, but what a great little toy this is! I had watched a few video reviews of the recent releases (thanks as always Jenius!) but still didn't know what sort of experience really awaited me in terms of handling and aesthetics. I am very pleasantly surprised and impressed by the quality of sculpt, detail, and the rather nice sense of heft and tactile feel from this little valk in full-dress Super form. In my opinion it is every bit as nice to play with as a Yammie 1/48, and maybe even a little nicer! The jointwork is all nice and tight, and the "heft factor" versus size recalls the original Hi-Metal 1/55s and even the 1/60 V.1 Yamatos. This little valkyrie looks great on my desk and is so far a joy to handle. Job very well done, Bandai! I doubt that I will ever become a valk-squadron completionist again, but I think that I can now understand why a lot of people are in relation to this series... How I wish that we had these 15 years ago. I'm happy to report no issues with my leg armor, although they were assembled backwards as received - thanks to all of the posters in this thread for your observations and anecdotes in alerting me to potential issues - it is much appreciated. HMR was my intro to collecting, they're amazing bits of kit. and so affordable comparatively haha... Quote
sumyumgoy Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 I love me some HMR, they are perfect for the desktop! You can get some really fun poses out of them. Quote
amptor Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 I just ordered my 10th VT-1 Super Ostrich yesterday. Bring em on, Bandai Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, amptor said: I just ordered my 10th VT-1 Super Ostrich yesterday. Bring em on, Bandai Wow. You were downvoted for getting your 10th ?! I equalize the downvote with upvote Hehehe. Anyways, congrats on your VT-1 Squadron! Edited July 6, 2018 by no3Ljm Quote
amptor Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 9 hours ago, no3Ljm said: Wow. You were downvoted for getting your 10th ?! I equalize the downvote with upvote Hehehe. Anyways, congrats on your VT-1 Squadron! I think I know why that is, lol. But people LOVE to be negative online I mean, it is free after all. I prefer to go with the positivity as well. Negativity makes people live less long. haters gonna hate. Now I'm just wondering when they will come out with the VF-1D Quote
amptor Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 I get downvoted while I"m supporting your guys' hobby lol okayyyyy Quote
tekering Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, amptor said: I get downvoted while I"m supporting your guys' hobby Ignore it, it's meaningless. 1 hour ago, sumyumgoy said: ^^Wow, looks great! 57 minutes ago, Saburo said: That's awesome @tekering! Thanks, guys. Here's the rest of the shoot: Edited July 7, 2018 by tekering Quote
Saburo Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 Amazing!! You should paint deck crew member Tekering and have him in the display. Quote
ScrambledValkyrie Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 Very impressive, @tekering. That Monster really fills out the place. Makes me wish I could find space for one of those. Quote
tekering Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 Much appreciated, gentlemen. 8 hours ago, Saburo said: You should paint deck crew member Tekering and have him in the display. I'm afraid my alter ego will have to suffice, for the time being... Quote
derex3592 Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 Zentranbear!!!! but yeh...that is AN AWESOME setup dude! the little figures add so much to it! I love it! Quote
seti88 Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 The lighting is so befitting a hangar. Is it difficult to setup? nicely done... Quote
Saburo Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, tekering said: Much appreciated, gentlemen. I'm afraid my alter ego will have to suffice, for the time being... Love this shot, great work @tekering! Edited July 7, 2018 by Saburo Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 4 hours ago, tekering said: Much appreciated, gentlemen. I'm afraid my alter ego will have to suffice, for the time being... Watch where you’re going, little people! There’s holes on the ground. Btw, I really love your factory setup, Tekering! So gorgeously built. Love the CF-1J too. Quote
F360 Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 1 hour ago, amptor said: Thumbs down time! Guess what this is: hmm .. is this your VF-1a? Quote
amptor Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, F360 said: hmm .. is this your VF-1a? Yup now here comes 10 thumbs down: Quote
tekering Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 Looks good to me, amptor. 8 hours ago, seti88 said: The lighting is so befitting a hangar. Is it difficult to setup? Nah, I just bought a bunch of USB-powered LED strips... ...and then plugged them into a USB power supply. The overhead grating the lights shine through in the ceiling are repurposed panels from The Ubiquitous diorama sets. Quote
amptor Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 thanks tekering. it's currently one of my favorite valks. I liked the beginning scene of the movie. cool stuff. now they just gotta release the max version Quote
seti88 Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 3 hours ago, tekering said: Looks good to me, amptor. Nah, I just bought a bunch of USB-powered LED strips... ...and then plugged them into a USB power supply. The overhead grating the lights shine through in the ceiling are repurposed panels from The Ubiquitous diorama sets. Gosh that's inspirational and easy! That was a very good re-use of the sets, i didn't know they existed, it adds such a nice sci-fi look to the hangar.. thanks for the insight, i might look for those diorama sets or similar! Quote
Gundam@EFSF Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 你鍾意邊隻多啲? http://gundamatefsf.blogspot.com/2018/07/hi-metal-r-vf-2ss-valkyrie-ii-sap-x.html Quote
Saviant Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 21 minutes ago, Gundam@EFSF said: 你鍾意邊隻多啲? http://gundamatefsf.blogspot.com/2018/07/hi-metal-r-vf-2ss-valkyrie-ii-sap-x.html Nice photos of the Vf-2ss, it is one of my favorite mecha designs from Macross Quote
Mommar Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 It’s odd they decided to scale up the Gerwalk in the side-by-side photos with Battroid. Quote
sh9000 Posted July 8, 2018 Posted July 8, 2018 The Battroid is HMR and the Gerwalk is Evolution Toys. It would be nice to see both in Battroid mode or both in Gerwalk mode. @Gundam@EFSF the pics are stretched vertically. I think every time they are posted. @tekering nice hangar. Your 1/144 scale city was great too. Do you have plans to make a city in 1/100 scale? Quote
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