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Next VF-1 DX ...top gun version...1st April....
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English voiceover promotion video, they're targetting international fans apparently.
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No pilot/maverick included?.... Boo!! Height Approximately 250mm (in Battroid mode) Material ABS, Die-Cast, PVC Contents • Main body • 3 pairs of interchangeable hands • Gunpod • Assault knife • Dedicated pedestal - Fighter/Gerwalk compatible display stand set
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A nice fantasy repaint, and I quite like the scheme especially the light grey. I only wish they had gone with the 2-seater YF-25 variant - I feel that mold needs more appreciation.
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Yes I need it!
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Not sure if i want this to be real or not... but being a fan of both i gotta say yup!
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Given they are citing an actual IP, they would be risking legal ramifications were it a hoax, but the timing, even if coincidence, invites doubt.
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nice touch on the helmet homage to maverick though....does break the paint scheme a bit in fighter mode...but.....for fan's of both franchises!
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if indeed it is one..well played bandai! we shall see on april 3rd when the pre-orders open?
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Um...just shy of April Fool's Day as well.
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This..... was not on my bingo card..... I'm 1/2 thinking this is an early April Fool's joke.
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https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15598/?wovn=en Bandai be calling for your moneh...
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Amazing! 😂
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My ever-growing mountain of plastic crack [which ALSO includes all the original vf-25 releases] will include at least 1 Tornado... No, thank you, I do NOT have a problem...
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Cool. I‘m glad it’s not completely lost. I plan on doing a wash and panel lines later. Hopefully it brings it all together nicely and doesn’t overpower the surface variation too much. This is a fun super simple little build so far.
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I can see it in the final image when I expand it to full-size. Looks good, nice and subtle like OTEC materials and paint should imo.
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
sh9000 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Full views.
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Medicom/Hot Toys and all 1/6 scale figures
sh9000 replied to EXO's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Daredevil.
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Got the main color down on the VF-1 Alaska. Tried out some pre shading in a black metallic over a gray primer, followed by an off white, then went in with the poly fill scraps like my previous build and filtered a very light gray in areas. It’s so subtle and difficult to photograph on my phone. Maybe you can see it in the final two images? Anyway, I’m not sure if it’s effective. Maybe higher contrast would be better? Anyway. I’ll mask off tomorrow and get the green down. This one’s coming together quick. It has so very few pieces and the masking on this color-way is very minimal. edit* wow there is a bunch of dust and crap on the surfaces I will need to buff that out. It always finds a way to get stuck on my painted pieces. I’m cursed
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If anything, Bandai should've been smart enough to look at Yamato's sales history, and tried to avoid their mistakes. I don't think anything past the initial Fire Valk release was that much of a hot seller, and I think most of their Macross 7 lineup eventually went on clearance. They were just too expensive for Yamato to develop and produce effectively. Honestly? Bandai may have made the right move financially by not investing in the changes to make a proper VF-17 mold, but we'll never really know if the sales would have been better if it had been good, because Bandai is relegated to playing second fiddle to Yamato for every release. Most of the people who really really wanted those valks in 1/60 already scratched that itch, and that includes the international market. I do think the DX Fire Valk is a slight improvement over the Yamato in fighter mode, but I think the market performance is just putting on broad display that it's not enough of an improvement to garner any real attention. Bandai is just 15 years too late, and they're not doing anything differently enough to stand out from what people already have. They should have stuck with what they had going for them, and finished the 1/48 DX VF-1 line. Even without being able to officially sell them internationally, they would have had a much larger demand, and sold out easily, instead of their fleet of Nightmare Minuses headed to the clearance bin. Yeah, I'm gonna just call it that.. it's a Nightmare Minus.
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Hey guys who would have guess that Bandai would revive Yamato level discounts, except that Yamato's VF-17 was actually good
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Yeah, the toy-ness is why I'm actually not all that worried about the gear clearance, and finer details like the weird arm design. It looks like a really solid toy to fiddle with and casually transform back and forth, which is the opposite of the Sentinel version, and I'm happy to have both. I just shipped my pair earlier today, and I'm glad I got two for the extra parts it'll give me to mess with. I'm almost tempted to go and order more of the other versions if I still can.
