2024 October channel update

[@2Old4Toys]

I know of Book Off, but Book Off Plus??? I need to look out for those.

[@stevethefishdotnet]

Book Off Plus is like a Book Off and Hard Off put together. The closest one to me is in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. Incidentally, KZbin modeler Kino Kousaka will have a modeling event there tomorrow. There's another one in Ohta, Gunma Pref.

[@2Old4Toys]

@stevethefishdotnet so is the "plus" actually better for having the 2 in 1 or actually weakened for being neither one nor the other... Curious

[@stevethefishdotnet]

Oh no, it's both combined, without detracting. These stores are fairly large. They aren't quite as huge as a Kanteidan or Mandai Shoten, which are typically two stories tall.

[@cometempire]

Isn't that Solo kit the old Screamin' mold? Great update vid Greg

[@stevethefishdotnet]

Apparently not. I wasn't aware of the Screamin' Han Solo kit, so I just looked it up. That is 1:4 scale; mine is 1:6 scale.

[@cometempire]

@ Sreamin also did the 1/6 kit, but the box has the Kaiyodo logo on it as well, I’m guessing the origin

[@stryderprime]

All my raw files that I work with I keep it in a 2nd disk and create the final file on the main disk. Once I upload it to YT I delete my raw files and keep the copy of what I posted. I am so glad I didn't get the MENG kits. not that I am not liking them but its really small to my taste. OST of Space Harrier for the Win! I remember seeing this at WiseGuyshobbies, the Nautilus. kicking my ass for not picking it up at that time! I wish I can get those sets of paint that is dedicated to a kit like Yamato.

[@stevethefishdotnet]

Yeah, the Yamato paint sets are OOP, unfortunately. Apparently they do not make any new runs of those paint sets. The mini Meng Dune kits are alright, but they have released 1:72 scale versions of the Ornithopters. Pretty incredible.

[@jebstuart1323]

Greg do you guys have a Mr.Hobby leveling thinner shortage? Everybody is sold out here in the U.S., the usual scalpers have it on Ebay. We just went through this like a year ago.

[@Lacunan]

I know you didn't ask me, but what I've heard is that thinner and paint are sent in batches every so often to countries and after that runs out there is a drought until the next batch is sent.

[@jebstuart1323]

@Lacunan Gaianotes is famous for that..2 shipments max per year to the states. They say they sell enough in Asia that it doesnt matter to them.

[@stevethefishdotnet]

I've heard about Gaia Notes doing that. My friend Franco who watches this channel has mentioned about that. I know that Bluefin is a distributor for Mr. Hobby products as they specialize in Japanese modeling goods. Plenty of Gunpla and such. I've heard of a site called GundamStore that sells paints and such. There's no scarcity of leveling thinner here for sure.