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  1. Mechapilot77
    that does look pretty cool! someone is selling a custom max/mirria wedding one on here too IIRC. even though these sets never existed, the box style and art really take me back! i kinda want someone to make custom boxes styled like that to display some yamatos in. lol. how aesome would tha tbe?
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    where are you getting the 99/2000 number? IIRC, macross zero came out in 2003...just 5 years before the release of frontier. i have no knowledge of when those designs were penned but my guess is about 5 or less years apart more or less coinciding with the development stages of those 2 series/OVA.
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    BEST VF-25 color scheme yet!!! actually looks good naked....whereas the other decos seem to need super or armoed packs
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    obvious answer....they were designed by the same guy, kawamori. also frontier was the first series after Zero so more or less there is some continuity in design. the VF-27 is clearly a design evolution from SV-51. Heck pretended my SV-51 as a VF-27 for a while. Also, look at the head of a VF-25F, does it not more closely resemble the head of a VF-0S moreso than a VF-1S, or anything from M7? i think its just where the designer was in his design aethtic at that time...granted i'm sure certain aspects of the continuity definitely influenced some decisions (for example the VF-171 derived from the VF-17 because teh VF-25 was too much a a hero looking valk to be used as cannon fodder) but sometimes the simplest most obvious answer (i should say oftentimes) is the actual answer.
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    good god that is glorious.....don't feel so bad about spending the money now.
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    has anyone gotten an invoice from NY yet? i have not....
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    although i love the SV-51 design, i cannot recommend buying the current toy unless you don't mind floppy loose joints. i have the nora sv-51 and while its a great looking piece i almost NEVER want to handle it because its a fiddly mess. the vf-27 renewal is the more solid choice IMO. also i bet the SV-51 will get redone as arcadia seems to be starting with macross plus if the upcoming yf-19 is any indication.
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    plenty of time to save up is right but there is a question to me of "worth". granted i've spent more on things that are worth less to me BUT, those were bad decisions. lol. A comparison to MP TF's is n real one at all. None are in the same price range (not even the most expensive MP-10 which probably has a larger parts count and overall size by far), plus there costs and market niche is very different. Being that this is not bandai in terms of availability, I think I'm only going to spring for this if preorder discounts are heavy OR....sorry to say folks....wait for a sale. I'm expressing my opinion as to the lack of value for money spent with my wallet which will remain closed as MSRP levels for this thing ($350ish plus shipping so minimaly $375ish?). i mean, i got the damn yamato SDF-1 for less! wait, do we KNOW its made to order or is that pure speculation? sorry if there has been confirmation already...i must have missed it.
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    I haven't unboxed mine yet but, if its painted...it ain't POM. POM aka acetal, aka delrin pretty much can't really be painted. amont affordable materials its one grade away from teflon in terms of being relativcely fricitionless. yes there are many grades of POM but i doubt there is one that is good to paint, so like i said if there is paint on that bar, it ain't POM.
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    there is a WHOLE world of valkyries now!! get thee to anymoon.com to read up on them! yamato's valks havent needed to remove the legs in a VERY long time...like a decade or so. I think you will love the current (2008 to current) yamato "v2" 1/60's (yamato is now arcadia so the current releases and thus upcoming are now branded arcadia), or the older (early to mid naughts) 1/48 scale valks.
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    dang, thanks for the link but horrible timing. too many toy purchases already this month. is the price generally stable? also i see from your other post in the relevant topic that there is a new one coming out? any more info on that one?
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    cool thanks...just hit ebay for a price check. wowzers!! that thing went from an MSRP of 260 to something olike 700+ now on the market!!! i can see why. its friggen awesome. too rich for my blood though.
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    what is that glorious looking red robot?
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    man i wish i would have splurged on the regult back when they were availbale for around $400....back then it was "unthinkable" to spend so much on a macross toy for me but in retrospect....totally should have done it and comissioned someone skilled to build and paint it. lol. i think my macross collection will never be complete without one now. haha.
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    wow that 1/72 is pretty bad. no thanks bandai! we don't need a VF-1 DX to look anything like that.
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    no doubt its not good "value" for money, i do think it looks neat though to highlight a single item, and have it be lit up like that. they DO have a nearly two foot tall one for $15 more. same dims except height is 23.3.
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    Highlighting a single valk...anyone use one of these? Legend Studio Dispaly cases? I think they'd look nice on top of a detolf (detolfs are short in my opinion, they could use a "topper") only downside seems to be cost and its made from acrylic instead of glass (glass has some measure of built in UV protection usually). http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=legend%20studio
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    that effect is pretty awesome. makes me wonder....when is bandai gonna start putting LED's in the larger guns. that'd be pretty sweet. Oh also...don't have mine yet. Anyone know if they improved the wrist from the V1? anyone experiencing limp wrist on their vf-27 after holding up that big gun?
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    yup mine has been since monday japan time...so 2.5 days...or 3 whole work days for them. usually doesn' t seem to take this long.
  21. Mechapilot77
    after seeing these pictures....i'm even more excited. looks great!! antares 1 is awesome!
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    so basically it IS a renewal (even if it isn't up to some people's standards for what it could have been), upgrading things most people complained about, the hips probably being the primary one. The shoulders neck and hands certainly look better. perhaps the detailing is a let down but i can't see how this isn't better in almost every way than the V1 (even if they did reuse certain parts) so i'm still considering this a renewal. Anyway, seems I'll keep my V1 (unless you guys think i really could get something for it) and leave it in fighter mode and have this one in battroid. it'll make a nice display that way i think.
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    wait, i thought this WAS a renewal model (it looks different, no? at the hips etc), not just rerelease with fast packs? did i miss something? haven't really kept track since i preordered.
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    wait so the stand is grey? not clear/frosty? major bummer if so. i'm hoping thats just a grey resin prototype and not the final deco. i'd prefer at least the arm part of it to be crystal clear. was thinking icy/frosty clear might be ok. grey? no F-ing way.
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    value smalue. enjoy your stuff. i only worry about purchase price.
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