Cybergig1 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I'm definitely wanting to pick this one up (wow first post in this section) anyways I did some digging but didn't notice. Where do you fellas usually pick up yours from online? storewise I mean. I did some searching and found quite a few places. But with prices for the Alto scheme going from 109 all the way to 230 o_O which was just wild. So just wondering a good online retailer you would recommend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Try Hobby link Japan or OverDrive. good prices on both counts. or for an american retailer try The big Bad Toy Store. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterryno Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Its around the same size class as the Zero valks and Macross Plus valks Exactly what I was looking for. THANKS MATE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterryno Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 or for an american retailer try The big Bad Toy Store. Chris or laftoys.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergig1 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Excellent thank you both for the suggestions, I did run across the big bad toys one as well so glad to see theres lots of options. Now if November or whenver they are released would just hurry up >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 If they push these back till December or later, then I'm probably gonna cancel my preorder with Overdrive and put my money on the 1/60 VF-1D since it's supposed to be out around January if I remember right. -Kyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I'm betting on a 2009 release for this thing now. Weather it's an accurate point of reference or not I'm basing my assumption on Bandai's SOC line where they typically show a production model or near-produiction sample several months before it hits the street. We've been looking at finished photos of Daimos now since April or May, if not longer, and that still isnt' due out until the end of this month. Bandai hasn't shown anything for the VF25 that looks even remotely close to finished yet, so I can't imagine how they'd be able to finish the sculpting and tooling, send it to the factory and get thousands of them produced and packaged by December. Of course they could just be keeping this under wraps and it could be in the factory right now for all we know. That doesn't seem like Bandai's style, but maybe they're doing things differently with the Macross franchise. Isn't speculation fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergig1 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 haha very true I was sorta thinking it might not be out anytime soon. and D'oh already sold out at overdrive :\ guess I'll pony up the extra 30 bucks or so to get it from BBTS I need to go ahead and pre-order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowyunskinny Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 or laftoys.com I order a lot from Lost and Found and I'm sure the shameless plug is appreciated Misterryno, but Carlos has not listed the 1/60 Bandai's for pre-order Which is why I had to pre-order it with Big Bad. Otherwise, LAF would have been my first choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Of course they could just be keeping this under wraps and it could be in the factory right now for all we know. That doesn't seem like Bandai's style, but maybe they're doing things differently with the Macross franchise. Isn't speculation fun? No one saw the VF100s line coming, so Bandai may be much further along than we think. At one point, we only thought the 1/100 line was only for the 25, then we barely hear anything, then tiny pics in magazines, then Bandai comes out of nowhere with an ad hinting at future releases all over the f^&*cking place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterryno Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I order a lot from Lost and Found and I'm sure the shameless plug is appreciated Misterryno, but Carlos has not listed the 1/60 Bandai's for pre-order Which is why I had to pre-order it with Big Bad. Otherwise, LAF would have been my first choice. Shameless plugs are the ONLY way to go . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechinyun Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Im starting to jonez for a Vf-171.... more i see them the more I like it better than the vf-25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sucker4meltrans Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 to those that complain about the legs. go look at a yamato 1/60 yf-19 that thing is all leg in 4 out of 3 modes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 (edited) to those that complain about the legs. go look at a yamato 1/60 yf-19 that thing is all leg in 4 out of 3 modes. Yeah, and it's primarily for that reason I don't care for the 19 toy either. I think it's to a lesser degree than the 25, but both are residents of Leg City. Ironically the reason I can't warm up to the 21 is because it lives too far away from Leg City. Edited September 5, 2008 by eriku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Could this be the reason we all love the VF-1 so much? Not too much, not too little, but just right? -Kyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuinJester Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Yeah, and it's primarily for that reason I don't care for the 19 toy either. I think it's to a lesser degree than the 25, but both are residents of Leg City. Ironically the reason I can't warm up to the 21 is because it lives too far away from Leg City. If you want to talk residents, The 51 is lord mayor of Leg City. Unsurprisingly, my favorite valks include the SV-51, YF-19, and the VF-25. What can I say? I likes me some legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impreszive Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Could this be the reason we all love the VF-1 so much? Not too much, not too little, but just right? -Kyp I think it is simply all about the classics, my man. I could go VF-1 all day long. I like the 19, but it isn't the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Dex Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 If you want to talk residents, The 51 is lord mayor of Leg City. Unsurprisingly, my favorite valks include the SV-51, YF-19, and the VF-25. What can I say? I likes me some legs. Nothing wrong with that, legs are sexy. I think the VF-25 looks just great, I just don't want to nitpick as long as I get a VF-25 toy that is nice looking and despite little gripes of some people that is pretty good looking, probably get better by release anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 If you want to talk residents, The 51 is lord mayor of Leg City. Unsurprisingly, my favorite valks include the SV-51, YF-19, and the VF-25. What can I say? I likes me some legs. Heh, yeah the 51 has them all beat. I'm really not intending to complain because I still like the 19, the 25 and the SV51. They're just not as eye-catching to me as others. Sort of like how I like all apples but I find some are tastier than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Well, it's a valid complaint with the yf-19, the toy is pretty off from the line art but the sv-51 had long ass legs in the anime, so it's not that wierd that the toy would as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Who cares about the legs. Worry about the hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Who cares about the legs. Worry about the hands. please elaborate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumdumgai Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Pet peeve of Macrossworld = hands too small. Like carnival clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-Zero Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 (edited) Great i pre-ordered Alto's VF-25F. I hope it's as good as yamato's 1/60 valkyries. Edited September 6, 2008 by VF-Zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Great i pre-ordered Alto's VF-25F. I hope it's as good as yamato's 1/60 valkyries. I hope so too. However unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daflip702 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Great i pre-ordered Alto's VF-25F. I hope it's as good as yamato's 1/60 valkyries. I'm getting Ozama's....Alto is acting like a real p*ssy, besides, that skull insignia is Uber Pwnage....RAH-JAH DAT!!!!!. Also Bandai makes pretty sturdy toys so at least we sure can vouch for that(crosses fingers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Also Bandai makes pretty sturdy toys so at least we sure can vouch for that(crosses fingers). While Bandai generally makes quite durable toys, they are not without their share of breakages also. Two breakage-prone Bandai toys that spring to mind are the hips on the first Soul of SPEC EVA and the extremely fragile shoulders on the New Material Model Turn A toy. Cross fingers the 1/60 DX VF-25 will be sturdy enough. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 While Bandai generally makes quite durable toys, they are not without their share of breakages also. Two breakage-prone Bandai toys that spring to mind are the hips on the first Soul of SPEC EVA and the extremely fragile shoulders on the New Material Model Turn A toy. Thats true but for the most part, they make very high quality toys with high durability. Thats why I am optimistic. They have made duds but the majority of their toys aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Train Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Hiya guys. I'm new to the site (but long time lurker). I'm interested in pre-ordering the 1/60, but I'm confused about something. Why do people call the 1/60 "chogokin DX"? Is that some sort of specific line of Bandai Products? I'm not too familiar with the Bandai products. I just ask because I wanted to get a feel for the materials of the 1/60, but it sounds like a combination of die-cast + some plastics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuinJester Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Why do people call the 1/60 "chogokin DX"? Is that some sort of specific line of Bandai Products? I'm not too familiar with the Bandai products. I just ask because I wanted to get a feel for the materials of the 1/60, but it sounds like a combination of die-cast + some plastics? That's pretty much right. "Chogokin" is a term that has been used for a while to describe die cast/plastic combination toys, first used by Popy (who later became part of Bandai), and goes back for years to the eras of Shogun Warriors and Jumbo Machinders. Bandai uses it a lot as a descriptor of their high end collectors lines; Soul of Chogokin, Super Imaginative Chogokin, and so on. Nowadays, "gokin" has sort of become synonymously associated with die-cast Japanese toys and gets used by several other companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTF1 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I don't know which to get first..Ozma? Alto? Alto? Ozma? What I really want is some Revoltech Macross: Frontier figures!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-Zero Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 (edited) I'm getting Ozama's....Alto is acting like a real p*ssy, besides, that skull insignia is Uber Pwnage....RAH-JAH DAT!!!!!. Also Bandai makes pretty sturdy toys so at least we sure can vouch for that(crosses fingers). Hey, don't diss the princess. I will probably get Ozma too, if the quality setisfy me. Edited September 10, 2008 by VF-Zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 The skull insignia does look baddddd assssss!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carzooyah Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Hopefully it'll be ready by November as advertised and not delayed by more than a month or so. I can't wait to get it. Not too optimistic that Bandai will improve the sculpt to look as good as the model though >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badboy00z Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 If making it look as good as the model means it will be delayed, I'd be more than happy to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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