jvmacross

Well....you said you were a problem solver....maybe you just unknowingly revealed the real reason why no one can find sheit on the site....we all suck at spelling!!

You must be one of them "psychotic problem solvers"... Too bad you went and solved the first problem, I was really looking forward to hearing back from "Sean"!

That is happening already.....that would be an unfair complaint for this new thread......the abundance of pic threads is a whole other issue.....again, without mod involvement, it just slides into a free-for-all.... But, yeah....pics of the DX VF-1D would be fine here......again, it is up to the mods or a general consensus as to what type of pics should go into which thread.....however, the point is that by keeping toys separated into their own thread....they do not balloon into 700+ page beasts...even with all the pics....but at least you would know where to find purely DX VF-1D pics!

It depends....since it still has not been released and the PO is technically still open....that would be something that we can all come to a consensus about.....Personally, I think prior to Release date...it will be OK to post availability links here, since eventually the plan would be to close the PO night thread after a few weeks of a Macross product's initial PO night...if that happens, then that thread will not be available to post sale links on, so we can either use the dedicated toy thread or use the existing "item of interest" threads......I think once it is released, it would be best to post directly onto the "item of interest" threads..... So... Pre-release...post links to item availability on the dedicated toy's thread....or the PO thread while it is open/unlocked... Post-release....post links in the "item of interest" threads Again, this is an evolving experiment.....perhaps there can be a period of a few weeks post-release to post availability links on the toy's dedicated thread....then after the acceptable time window closes...all future sales post would need to be placed into the "item of interest" threads or related "for sale" threads... Thoughts?

It's actually quite simple.....going forward...if you want info on the DX VF-1D....you will simply go to the DX VF-1D thread.....if you want info on the future DX VF-1J Max you will search in that thread......if you want info on the original DX VF-1J, VF-1A Max TV, VF-1S Hikaru, VF-1A DYRL Kakizaki, or VF-1S TV Focker....well, you will be ecstatic because it will not change....you will still have the pleasure to be fooked because you will need to find whatever you are looking for across the 700+ pages of the current DX VF-1 Mega Thread which will eventually die........like most other past releases of any Macross toy or collectible....the threads eventually get fewer and fewer posts because it no longer discusses the latest and greatest release....interest falls and fewer post for it get made....why keep the current DX VF-1 thread going with new releases? Want to see it grow to 1400+ pages? If kept separately, at least you know where to look and have way less pages to go through or perform a search on to find what you may be looking for....if nothing else...it keeps things in order and there is value in that alone...but seriously, regardless of how easy or not a search will be...there is no way to argue that searching across 30-50 pages (check older dedicated Macross product pages, they have never grown to be much larger than 50 pages) will not be better than searching through a 700+ page behemoth....and before anyone suggest to "archive" the current DX VF-1 Mega Thread and start a V 2.0.....why would you eventually want to go through potentially 1400+ pages of info? That method only works for topics like "PIC" threads and random discussion threads like the "What anime are you watching?"....specific Macross toy threads naturally just die and do not balloon to an unusable/unsearchable size....eventually they disappear from memory waiting for years in complete solitude until someone randomly necromances it back from the depths of purgatory for a brief foray with relevance.... This is the way....

Ultimately, nothing will work if it does not get validated by Shawn and/or the mods.....without the needed "street cred" and the "understood" repercussions of going against accepted forum guidelines, written or not, you will always have someone wanting to do the complete opposite and thus derail threads, purposefully or not... As for your specific example on "general" observations....I think, as is mostly done today, such observations seem to be posted regarding the latest and newest releases....but in either case, whatever keeps total page counts down would work in the long run.....for example, let's say Bandai finally decided to "fix" some of the missing markings on the DX....I am not sure what value would be served by needing to reference an old VF-1J post if the observation is that the latest release fixed a past error on all DX VF-1's release so far.....or something along those lines.....we would be making the observation on the latest release because it was missing on all past releases.....essentially it was a known "issue" that has now been addressed.... Trying to think where that may be an issue....perhaps if something that had worked all along on prior releases, suddenly getting Bandai'd on the most recent release? Then there may be a need to go back into another thread to provide evidence of this? But still, it would be the same thing, just reversed...the older releases were known to be fine, but not the newest release, thus all discussion of the newly discovered issue would best kept within the confines of that specific release's thread/topic? I think it is worth coming up with something better than what we have now....I think things were working fine before, but it all changed, starting with the HMR line, when we seemed to have collectively drifted to combing everything into a single product line thread....perhaps we thought it would die quickly so why bother? I sort of feel similarly about the "current" Macross DX VF-1 line...how far can it really go? But still, I do feel separating out releases going forward will be beneficial and will re-establish how we should proceed with any future Macross product release...

If Shawn or the mods are willing to give this experiment a try....it may also be useful to "pin" it...

Another mixed-media recreation made possible by the awesome pics from @sh9000

DX Super Alloy VF-25S Armored Messiah Valkyrie (Ozma Lee) Revival Ver. Appearance title: Macross F Price: 36,300 yen (including 10% tax) 33,000 yen (excluding tax) Sales method: Tamashii Web Shop Reservation start date: June 06, 2024 RIGHT NOW! Release date: November 2024 Dedicated thread here: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/51632-dx-chogokin-vf-25s-armored-ozma-lee-revival-ver/page/2/#comment-1703188 HI-METAL R VF-4 Lightning III - Flash Back 2012 https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14948/?wovn=en Series: The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Flash Back 2012 Price: 14,300 yen (incl. 10% tax); 13,000 yen (excl. tax) Type of Sale: Retail Product WWM Release Preorders Open: June 3, 2024 Release Date: October 2024 Dedicated thread: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/51589-hmr-macrosss-flashback-2012-vf-4-reissue/#comment-1702084 HI-METAL R VF-19 Kai Fire Valkyrie WWM Release Series: Macross 7 Price: 14,300 yen (incl. 10% tax); 13,000 yen (excl. tax) Type of Sale: Retail Product Preorders Open: April 5, 2024, 4PM JST Release Date: August 2024 https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14852?wovn=en Dedicated Hi-Metal R Fire Bomber Discussion thread here: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/50436-hi-metal-r-fire-bomber-vf-19-fire-valkyrie-vf-11-maxl-vf-17t/page/3/#comment-1694827 POST PO NIGHT PRICING DATA with Approximate Shipping Costs.......courtesy of @sh9000 Nin-Nin-Game about $80 Hobby Genki about $82 Anime Export about $94 HLJ about $85 Amiami about $92 CD Japan about $85 Yoyakunow about $98 Estimated shipping (DHL, Fedex, UPS, Registered Air) $25 Estimated shipping through Surface would be cheaper. DX CHOGOKIN VT-1 SUPER OSTRICH Price: 35,200 yen (incl. 10% tax); 32,000 yen (excl. tax) Type of Sale: Tamashii Web Shop - NOT A WWM RELEASE!!! Preorders Open: January 26, 2024 Release Date: July 2024 https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14813/?wovn=en Dedicated DX VT-1 Discussion thread here: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/51130-dx-chogokin-vt-1-super-ostrich/ DX Chogokin YF-21 (Guld Goa Bowman machine) WWM Release Series: Macross Plus Price: 38,500 yen (including 10% tax) 35,000 yen (excluding tax) Type of Sale: Retail Product - WWM Preorders Open: January 10, 2024 Release Date: June 2024 https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14740/?wovn=en Dedicated thread for discussing this release available here: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/47527-bandai-160-dx-chogokin-macross-plus-yf-21/page/59/#comment-1683751 HMR VF-0A PHOENIX(SHIN KUDO USE) ＋ QF-2200D-B GHOST https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14700/?wovn=en Series MACROSS ZERO Price 17,600 yen (incl. 10% tax); 16,000 yen (excl. tax) Type of Sale Retail Product Preorders Open December 1, 2023 Release Date May 2024 Dedicated HMR Macross Zero VF-0A Shin Kudo Use + QF2200D-B Ghost thread: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/51129-hmr-macross-zero-vf-0a-shin-kudo-use-qf2200d-b-ghost/page/2/#comment-1680586 TINY SESSION VF-19 CUSTOM FIRE VALKYRIE with BASARA NEKKI https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14679/?wovn=en&sa=JAPAN Series Macross 7 Price 5,500 yen (incl. 10% tax); 5,000 yen (excl. tax) Type of Sale Retail Product Preorders Open November 21, 2023 Release Date April 2024 "Tiny Sessions" dedicated thread here: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/50231-bandai-tiny-sessions-sd-macross-toy-line/page/6/#comments VF-171EX Armored Nightmare Plus EX (Alto Saotome Machine) Revival Ver. Series - MACROSS FRONTIER Price: 30,800 yen (including 10% tax) 28,000 yen (excluding tax) Type - Retail Product World Wide Macross Reservation start date: September 01, 2023 Release date: January 2024 https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14559/ Dedicated Thread is here: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/51022-dx-chogokin-vf-171ex-alto-revival-ver-wwm-release/#comment-1671578 DX CHOGOKINYF-19 EXCALIBUR(ISAMU ALVA DYSON USE) Series - MACROSS plus Price - 26,400 yen (incl. 10% tax); 24,000 yen (excl. tax) Type - Retail Product World Wide Macross Preorders Open - July 03, 2023 Release Date - December 2023 https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14470/?wovn=en Contents • Main body · Gower parts • Gunpod • 3 pairs of interchangeable hands (L/R) · 3 pilot figures - Stand set Effect parts set HI-METAL R VF-1A Valkyrie (Maximilian Genius use) https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14457/?wovn=en PO 5/19/2023 4PM JST......yes...tonight! HI-METAL R VF-1A Valkyrie (Hayao Kakizaki) https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14455/?wovn=en PO 5/19/2023 4PM JST......yes....tonight!!! Dedicated thread here: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/50434-hi-metal-r-vermillion-platoon-tv-vf-1a-max-vf-1a-kakizaki-and-vf-1j-hikaru/#comment-1661567 VF-25G Super Messiah Valkyrie (Michael Blanc Machine) Revival Ver. https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14354?wovn=en PO Date: April 06, 2023 4PM JST Release Date: September 2023 HI-METAL R VF-0D Phoenix (Kudo Shin machine) WWM Release https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14330 Japan PO date: March 01, 2023 4 PM JST....it is a WWM release so you can skip the "madness" and oder at your leaisure anytime after the initial PO window Release Date: August 2023 HMR VF-0D discussion thread here: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/50432-hmr-macross-zero-vf-0d-shin/ VF-31AX Hayate Custom REISSUE PO Date: FEBRUARY 2 (Japan)/3 (Everywhere Else), 2023 Missed out on both a PO and your sleep during the first VF-31AX Hayate Custom release? Now you have a second chance to get one....this time with more WWM!!! Not in Japan? Skip PO Night and wake up refreshed on PO Morning and support both a local retailer and BW's WWM campaign! *Note* This will be a "Regular" Edition....not the 1st release "Limited" Edition (w/Stand)... https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14281/ VF-1J Armored Valkyrie (Hikaru Ichijo) Revival Ver. https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14259/ General Release (PO Madness eligible!) HI-METAL R VF-1J Armored Valkyrie (Hikaru Ichijo) Revival Ver. 13,200 yen (including 10% tax) 12,000 yen (excluding tax) Released in May 2023 PO Starts January 12, 2023 4PM JST Product spec Height about 140mm material - ABS, PVC, die-cast set content - ・Body・GBP -1S (armored parts) set・ Valkyrie TV version replacement wrist left 5 types right 3 types・ Gun pod・ Chest detail parts Nose bottom, left and right) ・ VF-1J Valkyrie (Hikaru Ichijo) head for reproduction ・ Shutter open air intake left and right ・ Missile x 4 ・ Rifle grip 3 types ・ Canopy ・ Complete set of joint parts for Tamashii STAGE ・ Auxiliary bar ・ Armored Valkyrie version Replacement wrist left and right 2 types each Discussion Thread here: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/50439-hi-metal-r-vf-1j-hikaru-armored-valkyrie-revival-version/#comment-1647710 VF-31AX Kairos Plus (Hayate Immerman Machine) Compatible Super Ghost Set https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14235/?wovn=en PO Open Now..... https://tamashii.jp/item/14151/ PO date: 10-03-2022, 4pm JST (TBD)...outside of Japan soon after Price: 28,600 JPY Release: April 2023 WWM release....should be available on US retailers sites sometime on the week on October 3rd...should be another easy PO day... DX VF-25F Super Messiah Revival Ver (Alto Saotome) WWM Release Discussion thread here: https://tamashii.jp/item/14105/ Price: 12,100 Yen Release date: Feb 2023 Pre-order date: Sept 01, 2022 HMR Super VF-1S Hikaru Ichijo Use dedicated discussion thread.... https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/50298-hmr-super-vf-1s-hikaru-ichijo-use/ DX 1/48 VF-1A Angelbirds - Tamashii Web Exclusive (TWE) Release Date - January 2023 PO Starts - July 28, 2022 Y20900 https://tamashii.jp/item/14111/ Discussion Thread: https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/50247-bandai-dx-vf-1a-angelbirds-twe/#comments Tamashii Web PO....6-24-2022 4pm JST VF-31AX Kairos Plus (Hayate Immelman machine) compatible armored parts set UPCOMING PO: HMR Macross Zero VF-0S Phoenix WWM Release 10/2022.... PO Begins on 5-26-22...traditionally they start at 4pm JST.... Outside of Japan, WWM POs have been starting a day or so later....so hopefully by Friday, 5-27-22...WWM PO's have been fairly easy, with the biggest decision being who to place your PO with.... Previous POs: Macross Delta Zettai Live!!!!!! YF-29 Durandal Valkyrie (Maximilian Jenius Use) Fullset Pack - to be released 9/2022 - PO Details coming 4/25....Note -This will be a Worldwide Macross release, so you have the opportunity of securing one on PO-"DAY" instead of PO "Night"... VF-31AX Kairos Plus - Bogue Con-Vaart Use PO Available Now! TWE release... DX Chogokin VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie WORLDWIDE Anniv. PO Nov 22 4PM JST DX VF-31AX Kairos-Plus Mirage Type..........PO Date 11-2-2021 4PM JST DX VF-31AX PO August 2 4PM JST CLOSED..........some sites may still have available PO's... https://tamashii.jp/item_character/macross_series/ Movie version VF-31J Siegfried (Hayate Immelman machine) [Fold projection unit equipment] - GENERAL STORE RELEASE https://tamashii.jp/item/13624/ PO Starts on 6/3/2021 at 4PM JST First Round PO for the GBP Parts set will be on 4/23 16:00 JST CLOSED https://tamashii.jp/item/13632/ Second Round of the GBP stand-alone set: CLOSED https://tamashii.jp/item/13637/ GBP stand-alone set PO links: https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/japanese-import-hobbies-toys-bandai-premium/47601-dx-chogokin-macross-vf-1j-compatible-armored-parts-set-limited-edition-bandai-.html https://hobby-genki.com/en/dx-chogokin/1152-dx-chogokin-compatible-armored-parts-set-for-vf-1j-macross.html https://kuramatoys.com/dx-chogokin-armored-parts-set-for-vf-1j/ https://www.biginjap.com/en/completed-models/25535-macross-dx-chogokin-armored-parts-set-for-vf-1j.html https://anime-export.com/index.php?product=51951 https://www.lunapark.store/product-page/dx-chogokin-armored-parts-set-for-vf-1j-japan-version https://okini.land/en/24944-dx-chokokin-armored-parts-set-for-vf-1j-bandai-spirits.html PO Madness Night is upon us........OVER!!! Starts TODAY at 4PM JST..... ....3AM EST ....2AM CST ....12AM PST PO for the VF-1J Armored Valkyrie will be on 4/28 16:00 JST CLOSED - Although history has shown that some availability does materialized from time to time in the days after PO night.....and then again as we get closer to release date....so keep your eyes open! https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-126636 https://www.lunapark.store/product-page/dx-chogokin-vf-1j-armored-valkyrie-ichijyo-hikaru-japan-version https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/macross/47602-dx-chogokin-macross-vf-1j-armored-valkyrie-hikaru-ichijyo-bandai-.html https://hobby-genki.com/en/dx-chogokin/1226-dx-chogokin-vf-1j-armored-valkyrie-hikaru-ichijyo-macross-4573102614513.html https://kuramatoys.com/dx-chogokin-vf-1j-armored-valkyrie-hikaru-ichijyou-custom/ https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10779941 https://www.hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-1j-armored-valkyrie-hikaru-ichijo-bans61451 https://www.loopaza.com/dx-chogokin-vf-1j-macross-armored-valkyrie-ichijyo-hikaru-custom.html Discussion can be found here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/49214-bandai-dx-gbp-tv-armor-coming-soon/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-1576563 PO for the ARCADIA SV-51 Nora Polyansky Type is Coming soon.....to be released June 2022 Discussion can be found here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/44538-arcadia-160-sv-51-ivanov/ CURRENT OPEN PO: CLOSED Bandai DX VF-1D...July 2021 release..... https://tamashii.jp/item/13540/ ****this is a Tamashii Web Exclusive, you must use a proxy to purchase this item or find an online retailer that has it available for direct purchase.... Visit the following threads to find out or ask for a suggestion or recommendation on which proxy or retailer to use to purchase this PO item: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/49031-bandai-dx-vf-1d-july-2021/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-1568959 http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/45206-bandai-dx-chogokin-148-vf-1/page/704/?tab=comments#comment-1569745 Arcadia YF-19 "Re-issue"...August 2021 release.....STILL available at some online retailers....for more info visit the dedicated Arcadia YF-19 thread...... http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/49066-arcadia-yf-19-re-issue-and-new-premium-finish/?tab=comments#comment-1569756 Arcadia YF-19 "Premium Finish"...September 2021 release........Arcadia Web Exclusive.....SOLD OUT.....May stil be available at some online retailers....will either need a proxy to order it or wait for it to be made available on some retail sites for direct purchase (TBD).......... https://arcadia.ac/products/detail.php?product_id=311 More info can be found on the dedicated YF-19 re-issue and PF thread: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/49066-arcadia-yf-19-re-issue-and-new-premium-finish/?tab=comments#comment-1569756 This thread should be only used on PO nights for ANY new Macross release and should ONLY be used exclusively on PO night and for as many weeks as necessary after PO night....I am thinking 2-3 week window starting with PO night.....this window would be exclusively used to post ONLY PO info, but namely direct members to "spottings" of PO's at various online retailers as they become available bth during PO Night and 2-3 weeks post PO Night.... Going forward.....we would all come back to this thread for the next PO night and any future PO nights for ANY Macross-related PO product.... Additionally, mods can decide if it is worth locking and unlocking this thread as appropriate..... I think this experiment can work if we all stick to these guidelines...more importantly, it will eliminate dozens of pages of PO related posts in the "regular" DX and other Macross product threads that are currently available or can become available going forward..... Good luck Macross Worlders....I know you can do it! Suggestions/Ideas before the first PO Go-Live: 1. List pertinent info regarding the PO in the Subject line 2. Open thread a few days before the confirmed PO go-live date to try and capture and respond to FAQs 3. Come to a consensus on how long to keep it open after PO night....suggestions? thoughts? 4. The PO Night thread will be a recycled thread that will open/close with each new Macross product's PO announcement 5. The PO Night thread is mainly for PO that last for "one night only" (mostly Bandai)...however, any Macross PO will be listed here when info becomes available

I had already suggested this to Shawn yesterday along with some other things....so I agree this would help control some of the problem... I would go further and just make a permanent PO Night thread that would be exclusively used on PO nights and not a new PO thread for each release.....if the mods wanted to, they can even go as far as locking and unlocking it as appropriate.....I would say it would be fair to unlock it for each PO night for any new Macross product and then keep it unlocked for a few weeks after.....with only PO related info to be posted, mainly links to sites that list product as it becomes available.... I also think we really should go back to separate topics for each separate Macross toy....as soon as we hear of something new, open a new topic and start posting anything related to it in that topic (minus PO night chatter and links to sales posts).... The problem of having things the way they are now is that the newer toys will always be heavily weighted on the front-end....while info about past releases within the same toy line will get buried 100's of pages back....making searches very difficult...at the moment, I don't even bother searching within the MW site and instead search MW via Google for better results....still, it would be great if searches within the site were more productive...

Bandai DX VF-1D topic....we can either start using this as soon as the VF-1D is released in July 2021 or start posting VF-1D info starting now. Once a new DX VF is announced OR some other new Macross product of interest....someone can open a new topic for it and post info related to that specific item into that new topic thread. NO PO chatter should go into any specific DX or other Macross release's thread...additionally, try to post sales links here sparingly or not at all******. There are several "Item of interest" threads already created...please use them....and if you want info on sales links...please subscribe to them... ******** regarding links to online retailer sales posts******** Pre-release...post links to item availability on the dedicated toy's thread....or the PO thread while it is open/unlocked (2-3 weeks after PO Night)... Post-release....post links in the "item of interest" threads or you can post them on the toy's dedicated thread for 2-3 weeks after initial release....

Someone could reach out to Julian Oreska and find out if Macross HMR is dead...

Haven't had a chance....it'd be funny if both were from the same episode...

Works well enough for me....ymmv

Thanks! Keep posting your great shots!

Awesome toy and pro pose courtesy of @sh9000!!

Or if they just stuck to Macross....

No worries....if this thread wasn't over 700 pages long perhaps it would not be a big deal. Honestly, I am not sure what the point is in keeping every DX release confined into a single topic thread.....I think the practice started with HMR releases, which is also a mess...if the search function was any good it would be fine, but it is not and when you find the need to research specific info it is not easily done....personally, I would start a new DX VF-1 topic with the VF-1D release and go from there and keep future release topics for any new VF, etc. separate going forward....

Same here.....quit distracting this thread with constant sales posts.....it's "distracting" and you obviously know where they belong and should be posted...once in a while is fine, but you go beyond that fairly regularly

Another addition to the Macross handkerchief collection....

Toy and pose courtesy of @sh9000

Awesome Great Mechanics G Autumn 2018 cover pose!