Arrived early this morning in Shanghai and looked over the parcels that arrived while I was in Japan.
Found 2 kits that had badly done vac-formed parts.
Now I got the option to send to the makers and order new parts and possible pay for them. Naah.
Later on today I will pull out the vac-from box and the trusty vacuum cleaner and redo those parts plus make a few spare parts for a few other kits that I got in the stash.
After that I will cut my own circle templates for a few upcoming builds.
So you finished your time in Japan, eh? Hope you had a good time here! Too bad you didn’t get down to Osaka. Glad you made it back to Shanghai safely.
Good luck fixing the parts (I know, I know, it ain’t luck: it’s SKILL!).
What all did you get while you were here?
Not that much in kits, mostly stocked up on supplies like paints, putties, Books, etc.
Kits:
3x Wave 1/12 Powered Armor
1x Wave 1/24 Krauser Domani(giving me a total of 2 kits)
Picked up a few second-hand anime resin figure Kits at Mandarake and Yellow Submarine as well as a few older SF items.
Most of the vac-formed parts seem to be easy to duplicate so I will make new masters of the existing parts and go from there.
Not that much in kits, mostly stocked up on supplies like paints, putties, Books, etc.
Kits:
3x Wave 1/12 Powered Armor
1x Wave 1/24 Krauser Domani(giving me a total of 2 kits)
1x Volks 1/8 Scopedog Resin Kit + Upgrade kit(made to order)
Picked up a few second-hand anime resin figure Kits at Mandarake and Yellow Submarine as well as a few older SF items.
Most of the vac-formed parts seem to be easy to duplicate so I will make new masters of the existing parts and go from there.
Ah yes, I recall you said you were quite ill around Christmas. Hope you’re OK now!
Sounds like you got some good stuff while you were here. Since your mini-review of the Powered Suit, I’ve been quite interested in getting one, but have yet to come across one yet. Just not going to the right shops, I guess!
Speaking of shops, what’s the state of the hobby in Shanghai? Good shops? Good prices?
HLJ just started lsiting the kit as “Just in” so it appears that I might have gotten the inital release which is often limited.
There are a few shops, prices are decent. Most of the stuff I get I order directly from the makers due to my interests, supplies and others I tend to get from HLJ.
Being in Shanghai means lots of work for me as it is my current base of Operation from which I get to go on trips to other countries.