xstoys Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I'm not sure if anyone has posted about this yet. Wave is putting out a transforming Diecast/ ABS 1/5000 scale DYRL SDF-1. It's length is 240mm. Pre-order price is 15,540 Yen. http://www.hobby-wave.com/pickup/macross/index.html Here is the translation:       ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Culture is exceeded and "Song" that keeps being universal is TV animation "Empty fortress Macross of super-time" in the maximum theme in 1982 to gain popular by novel series development like love stories etc. of heroes who flow to situation and the basis of combat with different Hoshihit and reformative mechanism designs. It becomes the title, and stage of the story and space warship for the becoming it combat "Macross" appear as a product of ..high quality.. Can model. The model is empty fortress ..theater version ".. Macross of super-time that receives the smash hit of the TV series, and was open to the public in 1984. ††The version that appears in Do it love and do it remember?" is faithfully reproduced. A possible transformation is possible without the replacement of parts from "Fortress warship" to "Tsyoseme type". Moreover, the feature of this final product maximum model must use ABS and the die cast for most of the exterior parts. ABS that the reproduction power is high is used for parts for which a detail exact though the die cast is used to obtain the weight feeling when having it in the hand is necessary. Various materials are adopted according to the usage. After all, Mecamono was particular about the material though the action figure and Toi were general made of PVC of a hard feeling.     W.H.A.M. ! ( WAVE HIGH ADVENCED MODEL ) SDF-1  Macross SDF-1 MACROSS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 20061/5000* scales the end of December of age - ABS/final product made of die cast (made of PVC partially) model Pre-bid price Â¥15,540(including tax) - 1Superprecision model who thoroughness reproduces SDF-1 Macross of "Do it love and do it remember?" version of the theater version by/5000 scales (About 240mm: At the fortress warship). - Hybrid model who uses various materials such as die cast, ABS, and PVC according to shape and gimmick - It is possible to transform from the fortress warship to the Tsyoseme type and to transform it from the Tsyoseme type to the fortress warship completely moreover. - Special stand attachment that can correspond to of fortress warship, Tsyoseme type, and of each ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ©1984 Biccuest ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unauthorized use and the reprint without permission of sentences and images are prohibited. ©WAVE CORPORATION  e-Mail :info@wavecorp.co.jp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 that translation says nothing, but the pictures rule!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Whoa. [/Neo] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_vandermeer Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 THAT. IS. AWESOME. And diecast?! DAMN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonz Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 fantastic but 240mm at 15,540yen is too expensive for that size..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Page displays kinda funky on Firefox and Opera so I did some resizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 THAT. IS. AWESOME. And diecast?! DAMN! I'm guessing that it's same amount of diecast as the old Taka. Just for transformation purposes. I gotta say though, ABS and Diecast for that price is very very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) Now the question due to the statement that its a model, so do we have to paint it or does it come prepainted. If its prepainted, taking into consideration that it's of diecast and abs construction, then i would say the price is just about right for me. Cheers Edited October 19, 2006 by recon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 So a little over US$130 (before taxes and shipping). So does the 240mm mean from feet to head or from feet to the tips of the main guns? Personally, I'd still like to see the Macross in a scale that makes it slightly (but noticeably) larger and bigger than the 1/48 Valks. Gotta make the namesake of the series stand out in the display! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Page displays kinda funky on Firefox and Opera so I did some resizing. you dont need to resize, the frames are just off: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKWIND Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Just tell me where to preorder it from and its mine. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 think it should be around the height when displayed in battroid (erm did i get that wrong) along side that of the 1/48 VF-1 (w/o Fps), 1/60 Vf0 and 1/60 YF19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensei Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 This is awesome adn the price is not bad either. I'd get only three at most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) If we're talking the 240mm (24cm) being measured from head to feet for the Macross, then yeah it probably is comparable to the 1/48 VF-1's. But if the 240mm measurement is from the top of the big guns to the feet (with the guns in the position they're in in these pictures), I'm guessing it would look "smaller" than the various Valks that recon mentioned. Edited October 19, 2006 by Mog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowyunskinny Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) smaller pic of fortress mode with stand [attachmentid=37327] and the other pic with kanji [attachmentid=37328] 240mm is about 9.5 inches damn, too bad it's not 1/3000 like the old Taka (tapping foot waiting for the Alpha Counter from Yamato) Edited October 19, 2006 by chowyunskinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cube Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 yea, i imagine the height would be from the top of the guns to the feet...making this thing...small looks perty though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) Wow! Hmm... so we got the YF-19, possibly the 1:1 TV Style helm.. i can't afford this and them! Whats the chances of them releasing the TV style SDF not far after this one? $130 US..... When does this hit the streets? Edited October 19, 2006 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Could this possibly be the item graham is hinting about? From the description, i can see "ABS" and "PVC" but not sure about die cast. You guys sure bout this? Even if there's diecast, i'm sure its gonna be bare minimum to hold some joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 whooott!! this is great news! I hope this comes out as a toy rather than a model cause Im too lazy to build one...but since its from Wave, I wouldnt set my hopes too high this would be nice as a backdrop for 1/48's photoshooting...as if the SDF is at a distance away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Max Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) Could this possibly be the item graham is hinting about? From the description, i can see "ABS" and "PVC" but not sure about die cast. You guys sure bout this? Even if there's diecast, i'm sure its gonna be bare minimum to hold some joints. If Graham knew about this then he shouldn't have had to hide it being as it has nothing to do with Yamato. Either way it's pretty awesome, I will look into affording it when it comes out. btw, anyone esle think the acronym for the line is hilarious? Edited October 19, 2006 by Fort Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isamu_dyson Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) as said in the description (post 1): About 240mm: At the fortress warship . so it'll be a little bigger in "attacker" mode. Edited October 19, 2006 by isamu_dyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Well, it'd wanna be for the price tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 What is PVC doing on this thing! It looks good in the pics. But if it needs painting...nah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 prolly to save some money on paint color because PVC's are normally in that shade of grey rite? just my thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF18 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) From what I can read, it's a completed product - i.e. constructed and painted. Source of thes pics: http://happy.ap.teacup.com/runchickens/255.html Edit: Adding two more slightly different pics from HK newsgroup. Are the 'legs' of DYRL Macross suppose to be that far apart in ship mode? Edited October 19, 2006 by CF18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensei Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Crikey, things are moving fast on this product. Next thing you know we have preorders going up by tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghadrack Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) That picture in CF-18's post, on the right, is that a 1/60 VF-0s next to the SDF-1? If so, ummm, yeah I like this scale..... Edit..... Wait I am an idiot, if thsi is Wave's table then that would likely be their 1/72 Vf-0S Battroid kit. Still, I think the scale is not terribly small and I'd buy one or two for that price if I am not mistaken. ~Edit number 2, OK I was under the incorrect assumption that the Wave kit was 1/72.....Doh, every time I look back at the thread it keeps getting smaller. Time for me to shut up and get out a ruler Edited October 19, 2006 by Ghadrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isamu_dyson Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 their battroid valks are not 1/72 .. they are non scaled, 15cm high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) ...btw, anyone esle think the acronym for the line is hilarious? I have no idea what you mean... WHAM! This SDF-1 is like a bolt out of the blue, isn't it? It is a bit pricey, but it looks so good that if it is confirmed that it is fully transformable, and pre-painted with minor assembly, I'm very tempted to pre-order one. Does anyone know if HLJ will be carrying this thing... the 5% early bird discount will make the deal a little sweeter. Edited October 19, 2006 by mechaninac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 F'n sweet, and for 150 that isn't too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isamu_dyson Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Adding two more slightly different pics from HK newsgroup. Are the 'legs' of DYRL Macross suppose to be that far apart in ship mode? not quite sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechwarrior Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 So this is the same mold as the Yellow Submarine model, I wonder how durable it is, since the model itself is resin and kinda heavy i hope this does not break as soon as it is transformed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isamu_dyson Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 (edited) the wave model is made of diecast + abs + pvc (for details). i think it's more durable than resin i dont think they'be used the yellow sub mold. it's 1/4000 and this one is 1/5000 ... and the proportions are quite different : http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models...macrossdyrl.htm Edited October 19, 2006 by isamu_dyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do not disturb Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 shazam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batou Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Oh wow. I just peed a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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