blacklotus

How's this for making the most of a Detolf?

The one on right in 1st pic is not Detolf but I did buy it from Ikea.

I see you have the Daiki Tama-chan, the cowgirl, and Chino+ stuff as well.

wow those detolfs are really stuffed! Imagine the extra figures you could stuff if you took out one of the glass sides with your detolfs side by side like that... haha

So i've been slowly taking out my collection each night from all boxes i had from moving and man it's a pain in the butt getting everything out after i spent so much time packing them up.

Since i have so much space, i wanted to display my collection nicely, but in doing so i found that i ran out of space really fast in my display cases. Le sigh... it's actually been frustrating figuring out how i want to display everything. I'll take a picture of it and show you guys soon.

Tell me about it. Most of the toys I bought are still minty in the box since I don't enough shelf space to display them properly. Guess I should have saved up for a new apartment instead of buying toys instead.

I was referring more so to the kanji that precedes the model description which is more about the toy category than model itself. Although if I'm not mistaken the one following it is more spec than type but I'm sure I'm missing some nuance.

マクロス 1/60 完全変形 VF-1S ロービジビリティー仕様

Time for a little Mandarin lesson (pronunciation in brackets):

完全 = Complete (Wan Quan)

変形 = Transformation (Bian Xing)

仕様 = Type (Shi Yang)

Cheers

Oh I think the economy can get much worse.

More and more gov spending coming, higher and higher taxes too I'm sure.

I'lll wait a little while longer . . .

Well, if my sources are correct, it's gonna be Lehman part 2. CIT's in trouble already. And this time, the commercial property sector is being hit hard. BTW, commercial property > residential property (round 1). So your guess's as good as mine when things will actually recover.

In order of my preference:

YF21/VF22s, VF11b, YF19, VE1, VT1, VF1s Roy's LV, VF1d M&M Virgin Road.

p.s. I had an overdose of VF1 back during my 1/48 collector days. So, I will just get those VF1 that never came out during those days. I make an exception for the VF1s LV Roy. I like that color scheme.

I'm hoping, personally, that part of the premium paid for Gamlin was that it was a limited release. Maybe, if they get around to the M&M VF-22S, the price my fall a little closer to the VE-1 and VT-1.

Well, most webshops did state the VF22s is a limited item. (The number varies though...)

Finally got mine today. Delayed at the local post office for almost a week because their computer system didn't capture my delivery advices twice. Got to do the manual way and speak to a human. Yeah, getting a functioning computer tracking and delivery system will bankrupt the local post office...

Still in the box as I'm working today. Will perform a close inspection tomorrow.

Yeah, and Southern Cross mechs!!!!!!!

(that's a joke).

Hey, I'll buy a few of those Sparta tanks to pose with the Destroids.

VF2SS huh? KIV till my wallet's refilled and I got my Macross SDF-1 first. The Quarter's already pre-ordered. So are a number of new Valks (VT, VE, M&M 1D, Roy's LV).

Anyone know how tall exactly is the Macoss Quarter is going to be?

About 30cm (1 foot) in robot form. 45cm (16 inches) long in cruiser mode.

To: Lonely Soldier Boy:

So far so good. My Aquarions, Gunbuster and Getter Robos from Bandai's Chogokin series are still standing tall after years of posing.

Ahh sweet as!!!

Perhaps they will release a VF-1D Hikaru special without Minmay but with a two seater retracted add on?

I think it's sold by another company as an optional accessory pack for 3000yen. See the link in the blog to http://www.t-rextoys.co.jp/index.html

So I don't know if Yamato will release it under a partnership scheme. I can always hope.

Correction: I think T-rextoys is the sub-contractor for Yamato that does the CAD design for the Valks

See the link: http://www.t-rextoys.co.jp/contents.html

Getting interesting. Hmm...

Well the katakana there reads "ro-bizubiritei-" phonetically. Which I'd wager is supposed to be low visibility. The Kanji in the header seems to be superfluous to the actual model type.

The kanji just means "Type". So kata+kanji = low visibility Type.

Anyway, I just consider this a special VF-1S (maybe the first?) that's issued to the Ace pilot, Roy. Just like the Red Baron Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen.

Yeah mate, thanks for your site, this one will be in the top 3, alongside ToysDaily and www.1999.

I guess I will buy the Nyan Nyan Ranka Lee to accompany my cheong-sam dressed Miss China (Spirit of Wonder). But with so many other hot stuff coming along down the pipeline (VFs galore, Queens Blade galore), I have to pass on the petite ones.

Thanks for the news! Are they all super deformed figures?

From the name of the products, I believe so. They're either SD (petite) or kiddie (harf "half" age) version.

No problems ruskiiVFaussie. I was also looking for the pics. Hobbysearch sometimes post the pics a day later after the pre-order listing.

actually no. Darkly colored plastic actually has just as much pigment as lightly colored plastic and are therefore just as susceptible to discoloration.

Thanks. I guess I have to avoid letting direct sunlight shining on them too.

http://www.1999.co.jp/search_e.asp?Typ1_c=...p;itkey=macross

ton of new stuff coming out and i have noidea what they are (no pics)

But very interesting list -

Petit Chara-Land Macross Frontier We are Open! Nyan-Nyan Restaurant 10 Pieces (PVC Figure) PVC Figure

Manufacturer : MegaHouse Release Date : Late Oct

Harf Age Girls Macross Heroine : 10 pieces (PVC Figure) PVC Figure

Manufacturer : Bandai Release Date : Dec

Prop Plus Petit Macross Frontier The Movie (PVC Figure) PVC Figure

Manufacturer : Bandai Release Date : Nov

Goto www.amiami.com for the Megahouse product pictures. No pictures yet for the Bandai stuff though...

http://www.amiami.com/shop/?vgform=SearchP...evious=Previous

http://www.amiami.com/shop/ProductInfo/product_id/129277

http://www.amiami.com/shop/ProductInfo/product_id/129274 (Warning: Avoid this link if you are prudish and wants to avoid seeing a naked breast bun.)

how many of you are getting this?

Definitely getting this. I like the dark tones. And this will make it the 4th non-white Valk in my new 1/60 collection. So far, I've not bought any whites in 1/60 scale yet.

At least, there's no worry of the yellowing problem of white plastics, right?

Except that the reason why my display is so awesome is because it's dirt cheap and costs WAY less than those custom glass cabinets. I was looking into getting some and like you said they were $600-$700 bucks per cabinet whereas each Detolf only cost $60 bucks. My entire display room cost $650 (8 detolfs x $60 = $480 + $170 brackets and mending plates = $650)

hehe... no way i'm spending over $500 on display cases anymore

Thank you for a GREAT idea. Practical and CHEAP. I'm definitely raiding IKEA for a dozen Detolfs soon. I have the tools to modify the wooden shelves too. (Bought a number of power tools for my PC case modding hobby last time around)

Here's a link to the blog that indicates all the difference between all VF-1 toy up to date, very detailed side by side comparison.

http://anymoon.com/blog/2008/09/22/vf-1-to...omparison-post/

I don't know about any of you, but Yamato certainly win my heart, and the V2 is what I will go for in term of accuracy, price point and size.

Thank you for the lead to a very informative post.

The inspiration for the Angelbirds paint scheme was school girl uniforms in Japan, it was kind of an in-joke and that's what Roy Focker is referencing.

All of a sudden, all those kicka$$ mecha anime with strong women character leads come to mind...

now that they finally have the radar sits flushly with the valkyrie.

That's a prototype. It's meant to be perfect to "con" us into pre-ordering.

Let's just hope the actual product Yamato sells to us is 80% close to the prototype and fault free.

Anyway, I've already pre-ordered mine, and the VT as well. Soon to add Roy's dark grey VF-1S to the list once it's open for pre-order.

God, I've never been to a wedding that started on time, white, asian or black. Any other stupid stereotypes you'd like to throw out there Agent Mencia?

Hmm...thanks, I thought having late guests for wedding dinners are just a Chinese tradition. I didn't know other races practise this too.

Anyway, I guess the delay is inevitable due to this economic crisis we're having. Factories are still laying off workers and cutting overtime costs in China. As an example, the toy figures I pre-ordered to be released in June have already been been delayed to late July.

Right back to Kakizaki... how the heck does he get 2 valks out before milia gets 1?

But seriously, now that both versions are out, is there anything left to talk about? I have a feeling we won't be seeing any more Kakizaki valks, unless we get a weathering version, or if they decide to make a "what if" kakizaki 1S. (I have a feeling everyone else is going to hate both these ideas.)

Because Kakizaki's more Japanese than Max? You know, Japanese tend to dislike being standouts in a crowd. Max definitely stands out in a crowd as a blue-hair genius. Kakizaki's just your average big, food-loving cuddly bear - just like sumo wrestlers.

Anyway, I'm only looking forward to the grey Roy Focker version. At least no more obvious yellowed white plastic. And recently, all the valks I got to replaced my sold/given-away 1/48 white valks are in blacks and greys. (YF-19 25th anni, VF11b, VF22s)

Soon to add some yellow and orange to the mix. (VT)

Asian people has a tendancy to delay things....i.e., show up late.

Especially at wedding dinners. Sort of like VIPs being always the last to show up.

Anyway, I'll have the VF22s and VF25s-armored to tie me over. I'm growing more fond of these grey and black valks I bought recently compared to the white ones I had the last time around.

Sure. As long as I get my SDF-1, Monster, Regults and Glaugs first.

Hehe, thanks for the shout out!

.....Just wanted to add that the hands on the Max and Millia are cast from an MG Sazabi kit.

Woah...Thanks for the info. I have a MG Sazabi 1/100 kit still in the box. Guess it's time for me to do some minor mod to my VF-22S. Let's see if it'll fit the 1/60 toy.

Saw the VF-22 in Hong Kong today. Going price is HK$1119 (c.US$143). It says limited to 500 pieces (not sure what that means). The box is pretty compact and similar in size to that of the VF-11 (kudos to Yamato for learning) but it has no stand.

Still, I think it looks awesome!

Wow! Good price. Cheaper than most if not all online shops I frequent. Looks like this Gamlin model is a limited run. Then again, Hobbysearch put the figure as limited to 1000 pcs. So I don't know if the 500 is limited to HK and 1000 is limited to Japan or are the limited number for 1 production run.

Anyway, don't bother with the limited thing. Just buy it if you like it.