davidwhangchoi Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 On 2/1/2023 at 1:49 AM, Shawn said: Ex-squeeze me? You got the 5 set!? Ok...you are now on deck to do some pics of the entire squadron when you get them! Expand Just came in. Since there’s pics just going to stack this box in a corner of my small room and put my clothes on top of it Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 6:55 PM, davidwhangchoi said: Just came in. Since there’s pics just going to stack this box in a corner of my small room and put my clothes on top of it Expand Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 I wonder if Bandai will take a roll and sell CF-1As with discounts available for purchasing bundles of 6 or more. Quote
Radioguy Posted February 3, 2023 Posted February 3, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 9:58 PM, nightmareB4macross said: I wonder if Bandai will take a roll and sell CF-1As with discounts available for purchasing bundles of 6 or more. Expand Well, if Costco starts selling "Family Size" DX Valk packs, I might actually join. Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 Have to share this pic from Kin. He’s a member here, I just can’t recall his handle. Quote
Radioguy Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) That's just great. I love the angle of the picture obscuring the number of the surplus plane. 😆 Smart move buying a case though! What's he gonna do with his Yamato's? Edited February 4, 2023 by Radioguy Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 9:21 PM, Radioguy said: That's just great. I love the angle of the picture obscuring the number of the surplus plane. 😆 Smart move buying a case though! What's he gonna do with his Yamato's? Expand Anything he wants. Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 For my first purchase with Hobby-Genki I'm going to give them a solid review. I received my process info on Thursday morning, then a tracking number Friday morning and here she is, nicely packaged and zippo issues! I also give them credit in that the DHL I initially payed for was apparently waaaaaay more expensive (which I had anticipated), so instead of charging me extra they simply sent it FedEx Express and it got here ultra fast!! I might... I might actually get one more of these, it looks really good in person!! Quote
Radioguy Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 9:53 PM, nightmareB4macross said: Anything he wants. Expand I have a very warm and spacious mailbox. Quote
Anasazi37 Posted February 4, 2023 Posted February 4, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 9:21 PM, Radioguy said: That's just great. I love the angle of the picture obscuring the number of the surplus plane. 😆 Smart move buying a case though! What's he gonna do with his Yamato's? Expand I just noticed that the #5 is upside down. The OCD in me is having a real problem with that. Good thing he has replacement Bandais for all of them now. I think the 5 is rightside up on that one. Quote
Froy Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) On 2/4/2023 at 10:45 PM, 505thAirborne said: For my first purchase with Hobby-Genki I'm going to give them a solid review. I received my process info on Thursday morning, then a tracking number Friday morning and here she is, nicely packaged and zippo issues! I also give them credit in that the DHL I initially payed for was apparently waaaaaay more expensive (which I had anticipated), so instead of charging me extra they simply sent it FedEx Express and it got here ultra fast!! I might... I might actually get one more of these, it looks really good in person!! Expand Weird. Have somebody noticed Bandai threw in DYRL fix posed hands? Edit: Never mind. All TV series released so far have them. Edited February 5, 2023 by Froy Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 10:45 PM, 505thAirborne said: For my first purchase with Hobby-Genki I'm going to give them a solid review. I received my process info on Thursday morning, then a tracking number Friday morning and here she is, nicely packaged and zippo issues! I also give them credit in that the DHL I initially payed for was apparently waaaaaay more expensive (which I had anticipated), so instead of charging me extra they simply sent it FedEx Express and it got here ultra fast!! I might... I might actually get one more of these, it looks really good in person!! Expand awesome! I had a similar experience, the shipping they initially estimated and charged during pre-order was way below the actual shipping cost but they sent it express anyways without asking me to pay anything additional. congrats! Quote
sh9000 Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 3:56 AM, nightmareB4macross said: I would have figured you would buy a dozen. 5 MIB, 5 to open, 1 1S custom, and 1 1J custom. Sure. Why not.😊 Expand Oh like this? Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 8:32 PM, nightmareB4macross said: Have to share this pic from Kin. He’s a member here, I just can’t recall his handle. Expand I believe it’s @xoxokin. Quote
orbitalharvest Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/5/2023 at 1:55 AM, no3Ljm said: I believe it’s @xoxokin. Expand great pic!!! Quote
orbitalharvest Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/5/2023 at 2:58 AM, treatment said: Expand man, so beautiful! blue stand is so dope! Quote
orbitalharvest Posted February 5, 2023 Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/5/2023 at 12:29 AM, davidwhangchoi said: awesome! I had a similar experience, the shipping they initially estimated and charged during pre-order was way below the actual shipping cost but they sent it express anyways without asking me to pay anything additional. congrats! Expand yes, there's talk they might be ny resurrected, but if so... they also treat me well Quote
enphily Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 Nin-nin asked additional 3100 yen after original 5100 yen i already paid for airmail, oh. I always hated those additional bandai's stands Quote
Froy Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 5:55 PM, enphily said: Nin-nin asked additional 3100 yen after original 5100 yen i already paid for airmail, oh. I always hated those additional bandai's stands Expand This is what keeps me off from bitting the bullet with them. Angel Birds is not a really must get to me. If I can grab one at mandarake I'd be happy. Quote
Chronocidal Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 Honestly, anything's better than Bandai's standard "Let's make a generic mechanical-looking hexagon and include it with every release going forward." The mounting systems are bad enough, but they used to care enough to make matching bases, back when they did the SMS logos for the VF-25 series. Once they made the generic base for the 171s, they stopped doing anything else. I'll be curious to see if they bring back the SMS bases for the VF-25 re-releases. Quote
enphily Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) On 2/6/2023 at 7:13 PM, Froy said: This is what keeps me off from bitting the bullet with them. Angel Birds is not a really must get to me. If I can grab one at mandarake I'd be happy. Expand I'm always afraid that i'll pay even more if i'll wait. And there is some other circumstances. But maybe it was my first and last order at nin-nin due their policies. As for stands, i'd prefer cheaper valks with lighter and slimmer packages without stands at all. But it's just me. I think all of my basic bandai stands somewhere in storage Edited February 6, 2023 by enphily Quote
Chronocidal Posted February 6, 2023 Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) On 2/6/2023 at 8:09 PM, enphily said: As for stands, i'd prefer cheaper valks with lighter and slimmer packages without stands at all. But it's just me. I think all of my basic bandai stands somewhere in storage Expand Compared with Yamato/Arcadia, and their (almost) complete lack of stands, I understand why Bandai made them standard, but given the differences in approach, I still would much rather trade their ugly stands for some missiles for every release. I know it's a personal preference, but I would use missiles a lot more than any included stand. I keep mine primarily in fighter mode, so my "stand" tends to be the landing gear. If the stands weren't a visual abomination on the shelf, I might actually use them, but I neither appreciate their looks, nor trust their ability to actually hold anything stable. The first time I tried to stick my DX Roy on the fast pack stand mount, the adapter cracked, and I threw it back in the box forever. I would gladly pay Bandai extra to design an integrated stand mount that didn't require a pile of adapters for every mode. I can't believe it would actually be that difficult for them to just install a socket and pin system that'll mount the thing on a metal peg. And that goes for both Bandai, and Yamato/Arcadia. The adapters are just ducking fugly no matter how you slice it. Edited February 6, 2023 by Chronocidal Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 i like p-bandai brown shippers they look cool i wish all releases had them Quote
Froy Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) A horribly crooked kite on his copy Edited February 7, 2023 by Froy Quote
Special Sauce Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 On 2/7/2023 at 1:41 PM, Froy said: A horribly crooked kite on his copy Expand Little stuff like that doesn't bother me that much. But I guess with what they cost there should be better QC for stuff like that. I worry more about breakage and the moveable pieces working properly. Also fit and finish. Quote
Rhubarbarian Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) On 2/6/2023 at 7:18 PM, Chronocidal said: I'll be curious to see if they bring back the SMS bases for the VF-25 re-releases. Expand Both of the Frontier re-releases so far that I've gotten (Alto YF-29 and the WMM VF-25) had the black hexagon, so I doubt it. They seem to have made a permanent switch. I'm a battroid fan generally so I like having the stand for at least basic flying poses, especially now that good alternative stands have become so hard to come by. I don't understand why Arcadia doesn't constantly re-release their Simple Display Stand when they don't include stands; I have a few of the launch arms but they don't really make sense canonically with anything aside from the VF-1 and maybe the VF-4. Technically it doesn't make sense with the VF-1 either, seeing as how it's upside down and all. But then, Bandai released that missile pack once and only once, after I think a single VF-1 release, so they both make decisions that baffle me. Edited February 7, 2023 by Rhubarbarian Quote
Shawn Posted February 7, 2023 Posted February 7, 2023 It looks like an interlacing artifact trying to pause and frame advance from my old beta tapes Quote
jvmacross Posted February 8, 2023 Posted February 8, 2023 On 2/7/2023 at 10:32 PM, Shawn said: It looks like an interlacing artifact trying to pause and frame advance from my old beta tapes Expand KitzConcept QC Dept: Hold my beer.... Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 So now that AngelBird has finally released…what’s next? Quote
Slave IV Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 11:54 PM, nightmareB4macross said: So now that AngelBird has finally released…what’s next? Expand Strike Set with clear parts and actual internal details to see? My hope is the DYRL Max 1S or any CF. Quote
Radioguy Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 I wish the next were a VE-1 or VT-1. Quote
orbitalharvest Posted February 10, 2023 Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) On 2/10/2023 at 2:18 AM, Radioguy said: I wish the next were a VE-1 or VT-1. Expand oh hell yeah! have we ever seen a 1/48 / dx scale in either of these? Edited February 10, 2023 by orbitalharvest Quote
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