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Thank you but that belongs in the Hi-Metal R thread. I'll probably be moving on to DX VF-19Kai material in a few weeks.
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Toyrise is merely an imprint of TakaraTomy. They've been manufacturing transformable toys for nearly 50 years, and control a large segment of the Asian toy market. They can well afford to experiment with unorthodox designs. 😋
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I doubt Japanese law allows multiple companies to produce the same products, at the same scale, from the same IP. Otherwise, it would probably happen a lot more. 😉
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Don’t forget that Kotobukiya Hannibal at 1/72 as their only humanoid entry. Then there’s all the random vehicles at all kinds of scales I think their track record is pretty bad with the franchise, this may be just a one off, or there may be a variant. But I wouldn’t keep your hopes up. But at least it’ll keep the trash bag buddy some company
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Looks pretty cool, but kinda weird they went with 1/48. They usually do something more like a smaller scale for RG kits to be closer to hg size. I think the mg ones were 1/35 if I’m not mistaken and the kit they did for the live action trash bag joint kit was 1/48 and I think their old kits were 1/72, but my memory is a little fuzzy on these. Looks like they’re doing the hard plastic joints on this one rather than trash bags. Overall I think it looks better than the render for the actual upcoming show or movie or whatever. I think that one made the legs look too straight and dull, while this kinda gets the roundness back
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Transformation guide for the Bandai VF-19 by our helpful guide @jenius 😉
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Nice, 1/48 is a good scale for Patlabor that I can get behind and the RG kit looks like a fun build.
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Game of Thrones: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
505thAirborne replied to sh9000's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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oooh new Bandai RG 1/48 Ingram plus It looks great. Just kinda frustrated that everyone currently making patalbor are doing them in different scales XD Good Smile Moderoid is 1/60 Aoshima ACKs is 1/43 Kaiyodo Artpla and Threezero Robodou are 1/35 Now Bandai RG at 1/48 Also I pray Bandai doesn't ditch the line after only 1 or 2 releases. oh wait who am I kiddin ☠️
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We're practically neighbors, I could swing by :). It's looking absolutely glorious.
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Maybe when you finish this one, you wrap it up and send it off to @jenius for one of his toy reviews! It would be great seeing this in HD video going through all the improvements over the base 1/55.
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2.0? I'd "Tanya Harding" everyone here and their grandmother to be first in line...so long as the modifications and updates preserve the spirit and build quality of the original. I'm really looking forward to the "missing link" VF-1J to be released this year.
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What if there was an actual 1/55 v2.0 produced today?
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lol Metal Structure VF-1J Hikaru $1000 USD optional missiles $150 Fast packs $300
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Yeah! Bring the 1/35 line in already! https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/43122-bandai-135-dx-vf-1/page/7/#findComment-1234156
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thanks! I did get it for under 250 so i guess it's a good deal then. I had about 70 in credit and paid about 170 the difference. complete with a non creased manual.
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They're already kinda doing it by reviving the 1/55s. Probably still gauging the max money they can make off of nostalgia and how to promote/market it similar to those TF missing link stuff... limited production, marketing it as some "collector grade" will-become-vintage type of figure... before collectors either "get tired out" or just die out 😅. Still miffed that the latest VF-1S release is region restricted here in Asia (where both Japan and China are located, doh!) and preorders here from local dealers are at TWE level prices ($290++) for a retail release! I just want to get one to get to experience it, even though I've restricted myself to 1/60s and HMRs for Macross stuff. Tempted to preorder one I saw online from a JP "indent" seller, but it's still at $215. On a different note, there was a DX YF-21 available from a similar JP seller for only $175, but yesterday only. Scared off by the potential broken parts out of the box and that it's only really good for one mode.
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That Tucano looks great @electric indigo! The amount of intricate detail on that are incredible @Papa Rat!
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It's going to take me a minute to commit the variants to memory. To level set: AFC-01X Legioss Omega - purple/yellow AFC-01X Legioss Delta - green/orange AFC-01X Legioss Alpha - grey/white I was surprised by the unorthodox wing design of their Delta. I figured Toyrise et al. would follow the typical playbook and release three or four color variants of the traditional Legioss and that would've been the end of things. And being a new product line from a company unfamiliar to me, I didn't expect the second variant, the Delta, to be announced before I had my Omegas already in hand. And now the Alpha's been announced. I want to take this roll-out strategy as a sign that the companies behind this line have a lot of faith these figures will resonate with fans and move lots of units: I'm certainly doing my part to help. Bring on the rest of the Greek alphabet!
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Hikuro replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Matrix needs a chain. That's an easy mod! I think it will probably be a preorder. Astrotrain looks better now that we see the PROPER Robot mode achieved with a neat little G1 figure touch, also adding those train linkages moving while the vehicle mode rolls....that's cool. Would I buy it? hm.........that's hard. It looks better now that we see it in all its light, but I still can't say 100% I'd want it. Kranx....gosh, it's hard for me to justify with their current pricing to get 1 time shown characters. Like I never bought Alpha Trion in any of his releases and I dunno if I'd bother with Kranx. I think he's cool, it's great he gets an actual figure but the jet mode is such a cobbled together thing that I don't think I'm feeling it. Of course, Wheeljack, Sunstreaker again, I already got them, I really don't see a point in getting any others. Not to mention WFC Wheeljack released forever ago still looks better in my opinion. The SS86 and those before hand just are lacking in details for me. -
inb4 bandai stops making 1/48, leaving completionists in rage and starts making a new-new vf-1 toy series in another scale, and starts all over with TV Hikaru 1J. ☠️
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I always feel like privately owned aircraft gets a nice wash and clean, while the military stuff tends to show more dirt and grime, but that may be due to dull paints.
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I really love this one. The propeller effect piece really sells it. It makes me believe it’s really flying around the room.
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sh9000 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
