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    No worries, toys are "Brand New" and "Mint in Box" only until the moment you take them out....so you may as well have enjoyed full tranformation at least once!
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    yep...the next date that gets changed!
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    Well, here is what I am thinking may support the idea that the VF-1S was actually different all this time..... As you know, the VF-1A head is the only one that was undeniably different between the TV and DYRL version.....however, is there anything out there that may provide clues as to why Kawamori did this? What if Kawamori actually wanted to switch up all of the VF-1 heads for the DYRL film but just couldn't come up with something for each or ran out of time? Another bit that may support this is the fact that the last 2 remaining head variants that did not get a makeover (if you accept that the VF-1S was already "different" in DYRL, just as the VF-1A) since their TV appearances were the VF-1J and the VF-1D...but that was finally accomplished with their makeovers in the Macross the First manga. So that would mean that all VF-1 heads have now been tweaked from their original "TV" versions... Again, Kawamori has made it so that there is no way of really knowing which is the "in-universe" correct VF-1 head unit...making it an ideal way for the likes of Bandai to keep pumping out new "versions" in the future.....this is Lucas-level type of marketing genius Sadly, Bandai opted to go with a dedicated "TV" release for their ROY-1S, instead of just packaging the dang "TV and DYRL" heads in one box.....they were gracious enough to do just that with the HMR VF-1A release....but I suppose the larger 1/48 size means they can tampo TV and DYRL specific markings......so getting more detail now just means you have to pay twice for more or less the same figure
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    Just curious....is there any other company that has used the term "Roy Focker Special" for their VF-1S Roy VF-1S product? I am wondering if this is a Bandai thing inherited from the old ARII/IMAI days, which I think they bought up a while back....I don't think Yamato or Arcadia uses it either The only one I can think of is the upcoming MasterFiles book for the VF-1S "Roy Focker Special"....
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    I wonder if the "Roy Focker Special" designation was originally created as an IMAI/ARII marketing device for their VF-1S Focker kits.....the original Takatoku toys don't seem to use it...and I think the Nichimo kits just refer to it as "Special" but not as "Roy Focker Special".....I do not think Hasegawa uses it either.... Does Bandai now actually have some sort of exclusive rights to the term "Roy Focker Special"?
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    The place where your order actually goes through...
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    Yes, that is what I brought up before. The site actually seems to imply the change is merely an "interpretation" of the difference in looks between the TV and DYRL head units. Again, that could be written off as animation "style" differences. There is some precedence, as Arcadia also went out of there way to release a VF-1S "Roy Focker Special Movie Version" and then proceed to mold it in bright white plastic (well maybe pinkish white )...so implying "Animated Movie" Version........before "off-white" indicated DYRL VF-1.... I suppose it is ultimately all a ploy to make collectors buy yet another VF-1S Roy Focker....for me it is useless to resist the collector siren call.....
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    @Seto Kaiba....ok, there wasn't much info in the new site for the DX VF-1S, mainly just a quick announcement....and it mostly covered the change to the stand and, of course, the head change....so for now...there is no mention of lineart or any info claiming that Kawamori designed the DYRL to be any different than the TV version....it just states that the new head is a new "interpretation" and that the neck is also new.... Hopefully, this is not just another instance of Bandai changing things just for the sake of changing them.....this mostly happens with color selections that do not match what is seen onscreen...it could also be a Tenjin tweak...he did that with the pilot name scripts on these DX VF-1's, which look awful in my opinion...prefer the more traditional stencil or plain bold printed fonts used on past toy releases and on the actual show.....
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    It is a running gag on MF books regarding their initial release dates.........not to mention anything from Mikimoto!
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    https://tamashii.jp/special/macross/vf-1s_RFS/ I have not read what is posted on the special DX VF-1S site, so perhaps this "change" is explained beyond the "it looks different to us" rationale....
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    Maybe November to coincide with the Bandai DX VF-1S! lol
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    So maybe the DYRL VF-1S head is indeed "different" from the TV head....and not simply just a more detailed version of it.... The only VF-1 head that was undebatably different between TV and DYRL versions was the VF-1A. However, thinking more about it, the other 2 of the 4 VF-1 head units already received a "makeover" via Macross the First...the VF-1D and the VF-1J. So, if the VF-1S was actually not just a more detailed version of the VF-1S head we saw during the TV series, then we actually already have every VF-1 head reconfigured since their original TV debuts......Perhaps that was Kawamori's original plan for DYRL, but only got around to doing the VF-1S and VF-1A...assuming the DYRL VF-1S was indeed "all-new" at the time....
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    @Seto Kaiba I figure you would have an answer to this question.....has there ever been any information that implies a difference in the head unit on the VF-1S between the TV and DYRL versions? I have always thought it was the same and have never seen it brought up as one of the few differences between the two incarnations during past discussions on the topic of differences between DYRL and TV VF-1's.... However, it now seems that Bandai, via their upcoming DX VF-1S "TV" Roy, may be retconning a difference....really? Personally, if there is any difference, it is caused by the medium in which it is being presented...one being a TV animated series....the other being a high quality theatrical presentation........the lineart, however, for the VF-1S is the same, in particular for the -1S head unit...so can you shed some possible light into this?......Is Bandai actually delivering on something that no other toy and/or kit company has done before...or is it simply a Macross the First style retcon? I am hoping that the Tamashii Special page for the DX VF-1S Roy may actually have something from Kawamori about the change.....although he is also the same guy who says there is no real Macross canon....so I guess everything is possible...
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    So after years of thinking the only differences between the TV and DYRL VF-1S Roy were the hands, cockpit instrumentation/controls, cockpit canopy, seat color, and shade of white...we can now add the VF-1S's head? I can only assume this change has Kawamori's blessing because it is the first I ever heard of it. Hope to get more info on this change on the Tamashii VF-1S DX page... Not a fan of the new "TV" head...it looks kind of squashed to me...like the V1 Yamato's VF-1S head...just not as pronounced...still getting it though because....
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    yep...old news.... http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/29133-macross-books/?do=findComment&comment=1519049
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    Thanks, I'll try and dig up that issue.
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    Hi-Metal R

    jvmacross replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    The problem is not the original tease...they delivered! It's the handful, but important teases that came after.....
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    Hi-Metal R

    jvmacross replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Based on recent DX Macross release news...Is there any hope for a Macross HMR release by end of year?
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    Macross the First.....reboot of the SDFM TV series....in MtF, the mecha is mostly the same with some modifications to things such as head units on the VF-1D and VF-1J and the "clown" hands are dropped in favor of the DYRL style hands for all VF's.... The TV style SDF-1 is also dropped and replaced with a DYRL style SDF-1, however, the Prometheus and Daedelus are still kept....thus creating a hybrid of sorts....in MtF, the VF-1S looks the same with the exception of the hands and a redesign of the cockpit canopy, which all the VF's in MtF receive...visually, Hikaru's VF-1J received the biggest makeover....
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    The hands give it away....it's a MtF edition!
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    Pray to all of them...
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    Would have been nice of them to actually point out the specific magazine they are referring to....anyone know? https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s751077842
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    Macross Cassette Index Cards by Animate planned by Movic..... Perfect for those Macross mixtapes!
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