MacrossJunkie

Why are there two threads of basically the same topic from the same person? The other being Post a pic of your absolute favorite Macross toy Could have just said to post the pics in here also Anyway... I thought about this one and it came down to the YF-21, Max's VF-22S, and the 1/3000 SDF-1. I had to rule out the SDF-1 because while it is awesome, it isn't a valkyrie and valkyries are the main reason I got into Macross. While I like the neat armored canopy and face plate of the YF-21 better, I don't like how it looks with the gunpods attached as it spoils the sleekness of the fighter's profile. Whereas the 22S looks sleeker with the integrated gunpod covers. So I guess my pick is Max's VF-22S. I like its color scheme a lot along with the added stripe on the tail fins, plus I put much more effort into that one than I did with the YF-21 so it holds more value to me. Also, Max. 'nuff said. I don't feel like taking it out to snap some new pics so I'll just repost a couple that I have already shown before.

Great googly moogly! $1,053?! That seller is off his rocker. Lost his marbles, he has.

Yes. I keep hoping they will announce a 171. Before they announced the VF-27, I was thinking they might do the 171. Then after the VF-27, I thought, alright the 171 is next for sure! Then they came out with the Macross Quarter, VB-6... and so on. Sigh... I'm especially partial to the EX variant, but at this point, I'd settle for a regular Nightmare Plus.

Anyone know if the VF-17S is selling well on pre-orders? It doesn't seem to be in any danger of selling out anytime soon it seems, based on the number of stores that still have it available for pre-order. I don't expect it to sell out quickly like the renewal VF-25's which are half the price and are the featured valkyrie from a more recent show, but sometimes I worry that if the 17S doesn't sell well enough, they might not go ahead with the 17D which it sounds like so many more people would rather get, especially at this price where many can only justify choosing to either get one or the other.

Since they based the design on the VF-19 master file version, couldn't they use some of the color schemes featured in that book? I don't have the book so I don't actually know what other squadron colors they feature in there. I know it isn't supposed to be canon, but it's probably the closest you'd get. Was that the one with the swing action arm and light up eyes? My sister had that.

I'm pretty much the opposite. The fighter mode is sort of alright to me, but it's the battroid mode that I really like for this particular valkyrie. That 36,790 is a good deal compared to this price I saw on Amazon Japan: http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B004PEHWDU/sr=1-2/qid=1320901031/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1320901031&sr=1-2&seller= 61,980! I'm so glad I got mine during pre-order for 12,320. Who knew that the price would have skyrocketed?

I guess that depends on how long you want to wait to review the other stuff

A lot? No. I've seen now and then when someone tries to troll. Sorry about that. One never knows when someone is just trying to instigate responses. Perhaps I've been on Reddit too much lately also.

Hmm, well personally, I think Docker is at least comparable to the 22S Gamlin figure or the VF-0S Roy figure. I'd probably give a slight edge to Gamlin or Roy. What do you guys think?

It's debatable. I'm under the impression that the pilots that came with the VF-0 releases are better still, but I'm not at home right now to look.

Yes and no on the stand. You can sit the VF-27 on the stand, but the pegs that secure the VF-25 in place won't work on the VF-27, so it's just there by gravity alone. Also, the large beam gunpod won't fit through the hole. The hands will not work either since the renewal VF-25 and YF-29 have the ball joints on the hands instead of coming from the arms. Edit: Further clarification on the stand. By secure, I mean it will keep the renewal VF-25 from sliding off if you tilt it forward or backwards. It will still fall off if you turn it over by 90 degrees or more. The VF-27 will sit on the stand okay and you can give it some tilt side to side a little, but there's nothing to keep it from sliding off other than whatever little friction you get with plastic on plastic and if you lean it forward or back. Plus you risk scraping off paint on the legs of the VF-27 if you don't have it clear coated with something a bit more durable.

That looks awesome... but sooo shiny. I'm definitely gonna cover that sucker in a flat or semi-gloss coat when I get mine. Looks way glossier than Bandai's latest VF-25 release.

I'm just curious, has this happened to anyone else? I contacted HLJ. They said they would try to get me a replacement from Yamato. Hopefully they are able to.

D'oh! At least the D variant's head looks awesome.

There was a restock last week, but those already sold out it seems. The only place I can find it in stock is http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0058LT9GC/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=asedaruma-22&camp=1027&creative=7407&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B0058LT9GC&adid=05ZSXA16Z4Q562V7J0EW& But it's at close to a 50-60% markup of the pre-order prices that most stores had.

I could still use a set of replacement shoulders for my VT-1 as well.

Yep. That's the renewal version. Couple more pics with the included Alto in Ex-Gear figure.

Yeah, forget Overdrive. I bought my Ostrich from them and saw that the shoulders had cracks so I emailed them and they never replied. They replied to inquiries before the purchase, but after they had my money, they would not respond. I had stopped buying anything from them after that.

Bandai went pretty heavy with the blue on theirs. I'm good with the colors Yamato went with for the overall valk, but it seems to me that the intake covers ought to have at least a subtle tinge of blue to them.

The panel lines? I used a gray enamel paint highly thinned out with enamel paint thinner.

Gave my 25F a semi-gloss/satin finish. Painting the edges also helped the look as well since the white in the gaps annoyed me a bit: versus Other pics:

Wow... I don't even The derp is strong with this one.

So why doesn't the YF-29 have any variant designations? There are clearly different variants already as shown by Ozma's having a different head unit than Alto's. Is it because they are still prototypes?

I personally wouldn't bother to buy one or at least it wouldn't be very high up on the "to buy" list. I still need to buy the Hikaru 1J before I would even consider the low vis version. And even then, the up coming current releases supercedes that and they are pretty expensive so that leaves little money left for yet another VF-1 with another paint scheme.

That is true. The turret is a different shade of red than the other red plastic parts, or at least the back half of it is. I can forgive the painted areas being a different shade. I just think it's dumb when they can't be consistent with the color of the plastic.