Plasticgoose

I saw this at WF and I thougth it was beautiful. The lines, color, and detail. Plus it looked like the issues that were present in the Yamato VF-0S/0A models were gone (such as the gap that was present under the weight of valk just above the jet inlet which led to the hanging gun pod). One thing I noted was each wing had 3 hard points. The two AIM missiles present on the outer most pilon and then there were two vacant hard points. The display showed two missile pods. I am not sure if Arcadia was trying to show that you will only get two pods total, so one for each wing, or if there will be some other weapons like we saw in the YF-19 that were not present.

So I attended the show and talked the Rep at the T-Rex booth. I showed up at the open of the event and went straight for the booth. I will upload pictures later and honestly these parts were awesome (I even asked if there was a way to buy the display models). Anyway come to find out the going price was 13000 Yen ~$130 per set, which in my opinion was not that bad. Yet through our discussion I come to find out that they only made 40 sets! The license agreement they had were only for 20 units. They ended up making 20 in a blue/grey and 20 in a brown/tan color like the YF-19 gun pod in order to squeeze out more units legally with the one day license they had.

Long story short the rep says they would love to make and sell more and that they do read the macrossworld forums; yet due to the BIG WEST and some other convoluted licensing issues and manucturing/distrobution (Ban Dai came up in the discussion) and some other business/legal talk, they can only make 20 per year. They talked about maybe next year making another 20, but that is it. So if the 4 units they had on display counted as part of the 40 they made, only 36 people in the world got these, and they were gone in under 10 minutes! Like I said I will upload pictures later, but these truely were amazing.

YF-19 super parts sold put on 10 min.

I was checking hlj every day for the past two weeks, and it never popped up. Even under the discontinued items nothing. If anyone is feeling like they bought too many, I am interested. Stupid browser. I was even waiting for this to restock to have ship with my other items.

VF-0S is still for sale along with the VF-1D Yamato Kit

I got some PM's so stand by for responses over the next few days.

Some of these are from a previous post in February that was updated but I added some new items. Anyway I am moving and need to let some duplicates go to help with the move.

I have for some Yamato V2 valks. These are all MIB, opened for inspection only, and have all stickers and instructions. The boxes are in great condition. The VF-1D Virgin Road and Tomahawk are the only used valks with stickers professional applied (See comments below). PM me if interested. I accept pay pal and gift pay pal, else add 4%. US buyers only and buyer pays shipping. On average shipping is about $20 USPS w/tracking & insurance. I will combine shipping too.

- Tomahawk Destroid Defender Used/stickers professionally applied - $150

- VF-1D Virgin Road Used w/no sticker sheet/some stickers professional applied/included instructions - $250 SOLD

- VE-1 30th Anniversary - $285 SOLD

- VT-1 Used w/sholder issue/Unused sticker sheet - $300

- VF-1A Angel Bird - $275

- VF-0S MIB - $200

- VF-1 1/48 Low Viz/Unused Sticker sheet/Complete - $280 SOLD

- VF-1 1/48 Stealth Super Strike Parts - $160 SOLD

Any question please ask. I am on the straight shooters list. Willing to partial trade for a 1/48 MIB Urban Camo GBP set.

CAO: 6 Dec 2014

Saw one for 45000 yen at a store in AKIHABARA

Where you live? I might be willing to part with one as I need to prepare for a move.

Well $300 for call and armor is about right. I live in Japan and the valk is about $150. The armor parts are about the same price. Now the super armor parts are expensive like $190 now. I hope ban dai does a reissue.

anyone got one for sale or willing to trade?

I am looking for the same thing.

Title says all. I am looking for preferably a MIB Urban Camo GBP set. Looking at spending around $100 US, but not sure what these are worth these days.

Message sent

I can say this: At a minimum you are in for three to four valks. Reason being is that you buy one, then you realize how cool it is but then you want to display it in the other modes. Then you decide you want to have one with super parts and naked, hence the four. If you like a particular series then you can be satisfied and stop with control. I started with Macross Plus which only has three valkeries so it was easy to stop. Then I moved to Japan and well let me just say I am been stimulating the economy here. Finally, I cannot be satisfied because I am a collector that sees these like art. I am always amazed at some of the engineering that goes into these models. Hence every model to me is a must. I am not one of the people that has the VF-1 V2, and the same VF-1 V2 that was boxed with super parts, and the same VF-1 V2 that came with option parts; I only have one VF-1S. Yet to each his own. The only known here is you will definitely buy more than one.

So I wanted to through in my two cents on the why the VF-0D. Yes it is not a hero valk but my reason for this would be because Arcadia needs to establish itself as company that can attract new collectors and old. They also need to show that they can be innovative and not just produce remolds. The Macross Zero line is probably due for an anniverery (which helps), and the VF-0D is new. I also think that if the VF-0D is a solid build and fixes the issues with the VF-0S/A lines, then not only will this attract new collectors but also old as well. Plus the design of the VF-0D and VF-0S are very similar so design improvements should carry over easily. I also think they are going with the VF-0D as way to rethink the Ghost for the VF-0S. As we have seen, Arcidia has not allowed for the old fold booster of the YF-19 to work with the new one even though it would only take new mounts. They are probably doing something similar with the Ghost. It will be easier to build one valk versus two. Finally, the VF-0D, just like the VF-1D, VE-1, and VT-1 were always the ones that people passed on until they became rare. Makes sense to start with a non hero valk to get people thinking, "I should buy this now knowing it will not be made again." Once they hook you on this non-hero valk, we are more inclined to buy the hero valks to accompany them.

Stupid question but the only reason yamato at the time never built frontier Valks was because ban dai owned the license. So would thisnnotnbe a vf-0d? Plus the aniversary for the macross zero is coming up even though Japan likes to make anniversaries for everything.

I got one for sale. Checkout my posting in the for sale section.

Nice will take a look. Although I think Arcadia will release a new one.one.

do you have a link to the shape way parts?

Bump.

I saw this guy down at the Volks in Akihabara last weekend and it looks amazing. I really wanted to see the missile bays in the legs. It has the feature but with the fastpacks on the bird, you cannot use them. I am so excited for this valk. It looks tight and the color is great and the wing hardpoint really add some bulk and cool factor the valk. Also the model is not glossy but flat.

nope, it's the TV version, white and beige/cream/light tan colors.

Sorry then. I get this mixed up with the cannon fodder version since the look so much alike. I will keep an eye out for you. Living in Japan I usually see a lot of 1/48 for sale at the otaku stores and shops which are in excellent condition. What is your comfort price range and where would it ship too?

Not sure if this is the right place to post but I figure people could help me. I am looking for a VT-1 V2 from Yamato. I know this valk is rare and also has about 99% chance of having cracked shoulders. With that said, I know the going rate and prices, but I wanted to see what people were offering or what is a good deal. I came across a complete pretty MIB one for $265 but am wondering if this is a good deal given the known defects. I am hoping like many Arcadia will re-release the VT-1 (would make sense since the VE-1 molds are pretty much the same), price will probably be around $200+, yet just curious if people can help me decide or even have one to offer at a reasonable price. I am not looking to transform it as I like to display certain valks in fighter mode.

Again, sorry if this is the wrong forum to post this question.

I might be able to help. This is the green one right?