Dabookerman
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YES!
That's one complete collection
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YES!
That's one complete collection
Canti said:
buenos aires (argentina)
The preorder I mentioned goes for U$S 100. All things considered, it's not that expensive, but the 3 month delay kinda bothers me
I considered getting it through playasia. Never dealt with them before, so I'm a bit worried about damage during shipping (or it getting "lost")
Import charges might be in rape-riffic, too
I just relisted the Zero Suit Samus figure on Ebay - previous winner said his kid bid on it without his permission.
Click here for Ebay auction
Click here for Ebay auction
Hey guys, aside from HLJ, do you guys know another online store that sells kits?
A co-worker and me ordered a bunch of kits from HLJ (I got some SRWOG kits + a Gundam, he got 2 Gundams) and while generally the kits themselves are rather cheap, the shipping costs are MASSIVE, probably because they're in Japan
I'm just looking for another retailer that sells those kits. You know, the "level 2" stuff from HLJ, that doesn't require painting or glue but does require assembly. It's fun stuff to build them, but I suck at painting and glue and all that
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A co-worker and me ordered a bunch of kits from HLJ (I got some SRWOG kits + a Gundam, he got 2 Gundams) and while generally the kits themselves are rather cheap, the shipping costs are MASSIVE, probably because they're in Japan
I'm just looking for another retailer that sells those kits. You know, the "level 2" stuff from HLJ, that doesn't require painting or glue but does require assembly. It's fun stuff to build them, but I suck at painting and glue and all that
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http://www.rainbowten.co.jp/english/index.htmlTimeKillr said:Hey guys, aside from HLJ, do you guys know another online store that sells kits?
A co-worker and me ordered a bunch of kits from HLJ (I got some SRWOG kits + a Gundam, he got 2 Gundams) and while generally the kits themselves are rather cheap, the shipping costs are MASSIVE, probably because they're in Japan
I'm just looking for another retailer that sells those kits. You know, the "level 2" stuff from HLJ, that doesn't require painting or glue but does require assembly. It's fun stuff to build them, but I suck at painting and glue and all that
I got the following for myself:
they are about 20% cheaper than hlj and ship and respond a lot faster.
plus you only have to pay for the actual shipping cost. (same for hlj but hlj shipping costs always end up beeing higher than r10 for some reason...)
you can choose between SAL Air and EMS shipping and SAL is pretty cheap.
MindCollizion
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Do Happy Meal toys count?
yea, they don't have any pics and you have to order trough mailTimeKillr said:Thanks a bunch.
I'll probably order something from there, once, as a little test. It looks kinda of weird for an online store, but they have pretty good prices on a bunch of stuff.. That 1/60 Gundam Exia looks very, VERY tempting
so the best way is to look up what you want on hlj and then order it trough r10.
just make a list of what you want and mail it to them to get a shipping quote, they usually answer within less than a day.
I and many others i know have orders tons of stuff from there, highly recommend that shop.
Cardon
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shuri said:
The Star Wars statue/maquette thing is from the Ralph Mcquarrie line. Ralph was the main artist on the original Star Wars films and that was a piece of art he did of Luke fighting Darth Vader. I'm not sure how many other products are planned in that particular line of art based statues.
S. L. said:
Yeah well I asked for a quote on that 1/60 Exia. It's the weekend over there so I don't expect to get an answer until monday, but I'm anxious to see how it'll go. They seem pretty reliable, from what I've seen all over the site, and very legit. I haven't laughed this hard at incredibly fun engrish, like the the president of the site who likes the picture he put up very much because you don't see his big belly
I found this Yamato Toys 1/7 scale GITS SAC Motoko action figure yesterday. Never saw it anywhere when it came out, just pre-order slips (for a figure?!) months earlier. Was it that limited?
Looks really posable, but I don't know if I am going to take it out of the box.
Plus this Ikkitousen FIGMA. Following the Ikkitousen theme, there are included ripped shirt and skirt to be changed out for the normal ones. Only in Japan! :lol
Looks really posable, but I don't know if I am going to take it out of the box.
Plus this Ikkitousen FIGMA. Following the Ikkitousen theme, there are included ripped shirt and skirt to be changed out for the normal ones. Only in Japan! :lol
shuri said:
Star Wars figures are from original concept art from the films. Its a scene that never made it into the first trilogy. The breathing mask is awesome. I would have loved to see that on film.
Turtles have long necks! No wait... turtles have short necks and tortoises have long ones...
I'm actually trying to find those figures. I wish I had picked them up when they first came out now.currently in the process of building this, will probably take me 1 or 2 days, the parts are killing me, spend 3 hours, only managed to finished a pair of hands
sorry for crappy picture quality but you can see the complete figure here
http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYVI-22
sorry for crappy picture quality but you can see the complete figure here
http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYVI-22
The Take Out Bandit
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hteng said:currently in the process of building this, will probably take me 1 or 2 days, the parts are killing me, spend 3 hours, only managed to finished a pair of hands
sorry for crappy picture quality but you can see the complete figure here
http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYVI-22
If only they were releasing these figures back when I was still interested in AC.
One of my pals sent me an AC model recently. I need to pawn it off on someone. My contempt for that franchise and the utter failure it represents is more powerful than a thousand suns. >:|
They're not really figures so much, but sort of along the same lines. I've recently begun buying these Forces of Valor 1:32 military vehicles just because I've always been into military hardware and the WWII stuff looked pretty neat.
So far I've got a Tiger, Sherman and a Stuka. Sadly, the Sherman has this weird roller thingy mounted to the front, which I assume to be some sort of mine-clearing device. I thought they looked too neat to be kept in their boxes, so I unpacked them and they're all sitting on top of my monitor (except the plane that is, too nervous about that falling off)
Edit: Oh, and my best friend has bought me a lot of actual figures for my birthday/Christmas presents in years past. Among the more interesting ones were a Psylocke mini-bust, Faye and Julia figures from Cowboy Bebop, Mai and Launch from Dragonball.
So far I've got a Tiger, Sherman and a Stuka. Sadly, the Sherman has this weird roller thingy mounted to the front, which I assume to be some sort of mine-clearing device. I thought they looked too neat to be kept in their boxes, so I unpacked them and they're all sitting on top of my monitor (except the plane that is, too nervous about that falling off)
Edit: Oh, and my best friend has bought me a lot of actual figures for my birthday/Christmas presents in years past. Among the more interesting ones were a Psylocke mini-bust, Faye and Julia figures from Cowboy Bebop, Mai and Launch from Dragonball.
I preordered mine months ago and still haven't gotten it yet. >:\hteng said:currently in the process of building this, will probably take me 1 or 2 days, the parts are killing me, spend 3 hours, only managed to finished a pair of hands
sorry for crappy picture quality but you can see the complete figure here
http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYVI-22
The Take Out Bandit said:
man i don't know why you hate the franchise so much but Shōji Kawamori's mecha designs (macross plus/zero/frontier, eureka 7, escaflowne) are always awesome works of art. If you look back at page 5 you can see my collection of AC figures
this should be out at the end of July yet i just received it today (almost end of august), the stocks are apparently very limited in numbers, these things sell out fast but takes alot of time to produce given the complexity of it's parts.
I'm trying to preorder these too
http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYVI-28
http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYVI-24
The Take Out Bandit
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hteng said:
Kawamori was awesome, and AC4 and forward is weaker for From Software letting him get away.
My main beef is how From/Agetec dicked around US player WRT online play.
AC4 finally gets online play, but it's rudimentary at best.
Ultimately it doesn't matter, any Japanese developed game that refuses to acknowledge the larger world market will remain niche, or die.
AC4:A looks a lot easier on the eyes than AC4, which was extremely high contrast and laden with awful, awful "BRAND SPANKING NEW NEXT GEN VISUALS". Like an old girlfriend I'd welcome AC back in the house; but first it needs to prove it's not going to screw me over again.
The Take Out Bandit said:Kawamori was awesome, and AC4 and forward is weaker for From Software letting him get away.
My main beef is how From/Agetec dicked around US player WRT online play.
AC4 finally gets online play, but it's rudimentary at best.
Ultimately it doesn't matter, any Japanese developed game that refuses to acknowledge the larger world market will remain niche, or die.
AC4:A looks a lot easier on the eyes than AC4, which was extremely high contrast and laden with awful, awful "BRAND SPANKING NEW NEXT GEN VISUALS". Like an old girlfriend I'd welcome AC back in the house; but first it needs to prove it's not going to screw me over again.
ok good you just hate the games ;p that i understand.
I'm for one welcome most of the new changes (in terms of gameplay and whatnot), even the new designs, the Rayleonard and Hoghire AC designs were very very good imo. Shoji's design has started to worn out in the series, they seem to always repeat the same designs, crest (blocky) vs mirage (round smooth).
however, shoji has made a comeback in AC4A, too bad he's only designed one mech, which is the poster AC WhiteGlint, it'll definitely be made into a figure, just a matter of time. btw i think ubisoft's getting the english localization for AC4A.
hteng said:currently in the process of building this, will probably take me 1 or 2 days, the parts are killing me, spend 3 hours, only managed to finished a pair of hands
sorry for crappy picture quality but you can see the complete figure here
http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYVI-22
I'm a complete noob when it comes to building kits, and my first one was my Cybuster from SRWOG.
It's a Kotobukiya kit, like the AC ones. I figured I had trouble with it because I was a noob.. Took me a few hours and my Cybuster's back fins and such have trouble staying still and the joints are kinda crappy.
Today I built the Gundam I ordered from HLJ at the same time.
Took me 3 hours for a 1/100 kit, it looks AMAZING, is very solid and most of the joints are rubber instead of hard plastic. It really, REALLY made me fall in love with Bandai's kit quality - I still have a Altesein to build, so I'll see if it's just that Kotobukiya that does lesser quality kits or of I was just lucky...
Rindain said:I am selling this rare Zero Suit Samus figure / statue on Ebay:
Click here for Ebay auction
This is Samus from Zero Mission. The figure is by Yujin and was released in 2004. It is 15 cm tall.
I posted this over on the Buy/Sell/Trade thread, but thought there might be more interested people over here as well.
You know, I bought this toy for my girlfriend while in Tokyo in 2005... For 1500 or so Yen... Now it's opened and on her desk at work.
TimeKillr said:
Kotobukiya's kits are very complex and detail, always top quality but they don't product alot like bandai. Each AC kit took me at least 8 hours, there's just too many parts. I've since gave up on gundam kits though, there are just too many of them.
a lil update on nineball seraph, main body's done, working on wings, here's a comparison with a normal AC, sorry for crappy image, i like the back because there are alot nice complex parts there
hteng said:Kotobukiya's kits are very complex and detail, always top quality but they don't product alot like bandai. Each AC kit took me at least 8 hours, there's just too many parts. I've since gave up on gundam kits though, there are just too many of them.
a lil update on nineball seraph, main body's done, working on wings, here's a comparison with a normal AC, sorry for crappy image, i like the back because there are alot nice complex parts there
I'll agree that the quality looks nice, but plastic joints instead of rubber joints kind of killed it for me...
In any case, I'll probably get the rest of the SRWOG kits but it'll stop there. I'm not that interested in AC kits, so.
Figures have always been in the realm of things I thought looked really awesome but were too expensive for me to buy. I had a couple Gundam models when I was younger but they'd get knocked over or something. Never stayed together that well.
But now...I've taken the plunge.
Soon it will be mine.
But now...I've taken the plunge.
Soon it will be mine.
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i have a shitload of vintage starwars.........
I didn't purchase one, but there is.CcrooK said:Please tell me there's a Yoko that comes with him
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wait what?... show me please....Alpha_eX said:
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Alpha_eX said:Very old picture when I first started collecting, I have much more than this now, going to make a garden display for them all.
thanx, that's awesome! i love pikmin.. didn't even know there were figurines...
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navii said:i just got my first and second last model i will ever get:
Where and how much?
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