Nani?!

lol, Along with the OVA Nora version with correct colors~ hehehe

ROFL! Nice description.

WOW! That looks magnificently retarded. They use the same crappy nudist default tan color for all their cfs and the knees, ankles, face, hands, etc are all still not colored black. Seriously they need to crucify the guy who decides the colors at yamato.

there's nothing wrong with macrossworld~ It's yamato's policy with the pics that are the problem.

I think in the short sentences he's already said pretty much covers the 1%. Like the fact that the magenta parts of the sv-51 are still not changed and might not be in the production version, and that lots of great stuff is coming out to haunt our wallets.

I think they're just being lazy with the vf-1d... It's proven by our own members here that it's possible. They want to do a better job of it but they have a lot on their table now and they've pushed it off so far. I THINK though... it's very possible we might see vf-1d's next year. oh and I didn't switch the ghost because it's a non transforming easy toy to make... and for marketing sense just release it with the last transforming valk out for Macross plus the vf-11b. the reactive armor is a long shot at least next year, I think... which is why it's last.

Right, good catch. I meant to switch off between macross plus and zero except for the ghost and reactive armor and in my haste it's off. Thanks. Correction yf-21 vf-0d vf-11b m+ ghost reactive armor

Aside from repaints (finally a green Qrau?), Totally new stuff for 2008 will most likely include yf-21 vf-11b vf-0d M+ Ghost M0 Reactive Armor Prolly in that order.

It's personal preference but if you like/love Macross Zero and you already have a vf-0s (with ghost or not) and you miss out on the Nora, then well what's the point in collecting Macross ZERO stuff????? IMHO, you dont have an sv-51 if you dont have the Nora!

As soon as Graham answers the questions he CAN answer (the 1%) I say close the thread. All topics have their own respective threads so the little morsels we are allowed to know I guess, can be discussed there. Also, it's not like what Yamato will let Graham say would be a surprise to us anyway~ Usual expected answers: In reply to stuff about fixes in current releases: Yamato: "Factory QC fault, we're looking into it". Graham: "I think it's fine, you guys whine too much (which is true, hehe)" In reply to color issues: Graham: "I let them know about it" or Yamato: "Don't look at us, look at Kawamori-san." In reply to future stuff: Graham: "All I can say is it's some cool and expensive stuff comin out guys, GET EXCITED but zzzippp, can't say nothin".. I'm not trying to be mean or anything... A bit sarcastic, yes, but not mean. It's just the way it always was ever since the Yamato temper-tantrum info lockdown. Graham was, at one point, pissed at yamato too for leaving him out of the circle while still banking on the free press they continued to get here. Graham's now somewhat content towards yamato because he's in again (genuine cheers for him) but we're still out... We find out about stuff only when mags come out and not a minute sooner. It kinda sucks because usually in any other fan base forum, meetings like this means we're in for some exclusive tidbits of info. But meetings with Yamato these days are generally for Graham's pleasure and his alone. It's like buddies going out, chatting about some confidential stuff and having a couple beers................................ which is cool, but what's the point of mentioning such a meeting here? Oh dudes by the way, I went to my girls place last night. Good meeting. Questions? Let 'er rip, but oh hey, I can't tell you 99% of what happened. My bad guys, my girl would kick my balls for each detail I slip. **This is a rip on Yamato's crazy policies with fans. Graham, you know we love you~

LOL Sorry for laughing Graham, but I just don't see the point in announcing a meeting and requesting questions like this for both your sake and ours. The real interesting stuff is only for your eyes and ears only anyway (99.9% of the questions asked are about them)~ so what's the point of the foreplay as if you'll come back victoriously with an exclusive scoop to tell us? (I say that jokingly) Just go when you do, find stuff out and let us know about the stuff we are "allowed" to know. It's only more tedious for you to have to back track 10 pages of questions, 95% of which you can't answer anyway. The tediousness of the task of looking at all those questions alone willl put you off and delay you putting up the stuff you can talk about. I really say this constructively, but whatever works for you, just my two cents.

yea... its really quiet here but really there isnt much to talk about since everyone is waiting for protopics to discuss anything. The yf-19 gullet and all was discussed to death around this stage in the yf-19's development, only for it to emerge awesome as it is today. The usual skeptics like myself have conceded yamato the benefit of the doubt as far as the CAD. but Prototype pics need to come out this month's mags!.... which will showcase the legs a bit better for our scrutinizing eyes.... then the debut pics of the painted resin proto ones soon after... THEN we can discuss and debate the color to death! muhahaha yippeee~

HaHaHaHaHa~ LOL Thanks for the laugh~ The sad part is... I wouldn't be shocked if they do exactly what you said.

I think it'll only take one picture of a well done gold canopy actually on the toy for people to say "ooh, ahh!" The clear canopy does look good I agree, but I'd go with accurate... I really bet that the accurate gold tinted canopy would look kick ass if they do it. Cmon yamato, you know it's easy~ so do it! PS- Thanks charger69. That pic nicely sums up all that needs to be black. OH! and see what else needs to be black. The gunpod should be black. observe the color of wing missle pods on the toy and then the gun pod on the toy. THEN observe the color of the wing missle pods on the battroid pic and the gunpod of the battroid pic. Should be much darker. **image readded on this page for convenience:

The nora pilot figure looks awesome, mini boobs and all. I hope the final gold on the plane is more matte to prevent it from looking brown in certain angles... and yeah the face, hands should be corrected and if I'm not mistaken shouldnt the neck extention also be black or dark grey? I'm liking this a lot.

Nah, it's not a comeon, just sounds like he enjoys watching Graham play with his toys~

These are 25th anniversary valks that are made to celebrate and commemorate 25 years of macross... so the whole celebratory markings only go along with it all. If you think about it... gold trim on a black valk also defeats the purpose of a black colored bird if not for the celebratory nature of the paint. I think it's cool~ Lovin the yf-19.

I agree. BUT it does make people salivate and talk about it more... Complaints or praise, there's a definite buzz by taking the step by step approach in revealing info.

yea, so I guess they can increase the solid color in the solid:metallic ratio. It looks muddy in many angles... MUDDY. yeah... that's the word... Come to think of it... THAT's what it looks like! it looks like a magenta sv-51 took a nose dive into a mud puddle and then ignited it's afterburners, went mach speed and then the mud dripped backward from the speed and dried.

I like the gold when it's in the right angle where light hits it and it's bright but 95% of the time it's not... and when it's not, it looks almost copper-ish. I really would have to see one in my hands to see it well but yeah... I dunno, IMO I'd tweak it so it'd look right in any angle and under normal lighting. However for the canopy, gold appearing in certain angles would look reaaal nice... it'd be awesome if they could do a f-16-ish golden canopy.... clear straight on, but gold when viewed from an angle. But with yamato's limited painting tech, they probably wouldnt be able to pull it off correctly, which in the case of such doubt, I'd be fine with a plain clear canopy.

Those hands dont look like the standard chicken paws. Graham, can you confirm that they're made specially for the yf-21? The more I look at the frontal shot of the battroid the better it's looking to me. Looks like we got something really special to look forward to.

thanks for the heads up halfan, The hands look nice. Legs still look small but I'm really wondering how this think looks in 3D. I wonder when they'll release the proto pics.

DND, I'm throwing a BIG peace sign right out front before you think what I will say is some sort of insult to you. Just continuing where you left off with a slight counterpoint, dude. Don't you go transform into Haterist now. Mark ups from sellers are a problem, no doubt... but some sellers also mark down, which frugal buyers like yourself and I take advantage of. Yamato's retail price for a sv-51 is 22,890 yen.... that's $197.45 that they're asking us to dish for this stuff. Good deal or not on it's WORTH, that's ultimately decided by the opinion of the buyer. (I think it's worth it, barring serious QC issues). Despite the variety of opinions we have here regarding what these toys are worth, there is an median overall expectation, especially regarding polish, that people here have of when yamato demands $150+. Our expections should not be based on the $50 sweat shop dollars yamato pays it's contracted factories per valk... Our expectations on the quality of their products should solely be based on the hard earned 197.45 dollars YAMATO thinks we should pay for their products and polish. When the discrepancy between what they think $197.45 should buy and what consumers think it should buy increases to their favor, that's when we got a problem.... Personally for me, for the money yamato on average charges for valks, these things should be AT LEAST design-defect free. NO MATTER WHAT. Factory QC defects, maybe... depending on how serious. In the case of the sv-51... so far so good.

Eugimon, was this always your point of view?? 'Cause.... I could have sworn you came four words short of "STFU!!!" anytime anyone "battied." (Dude, you know I'm joking right? ) Yeah, Squidd. I make a decent living with decent amount of "disaposable" $$ but that doesn't mean that a personal financial situation changes what yamato products are: TOYS. You want to call them ART, fine dude... I call my goods different names too, but the techinical description of what they are sans emotional attachment and fanaticism is: TOYS. It also doesn't change the fact that $150+ is money anyone, rich or not, SHOULD throw around or take lightly... but I'm not here to tell you how to manage your money... And it sure as heck wont change the fact that expectations for a $150+ toy will be high... $150-200 for a toy by any standards is a lot. It's PREMIUM or, "ART" caliber money as you call it. Premium stuff should not require at home QC. With yamato's stuff... it's not too far fetched to say that we need nail salonist licenses with all the nail polish, sanding, clipping, and cutting we do on them. This time though I think yamato did everything they can on their part. They did everything possible to make this package kick ass... and credit should go where it's deserved. Same with the reprimanding... Somebody needs to visit that toy plant in China and whack some workers upside the head~

aww.... We gotta finish the job of checking and fixing the toy again? I hate being yamato's QC dept... The worst part is I'm PAYING to work... sigh.... Is this problem universal guys?