seti88

6 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

From what I know Chogokin is their old original diecast line which carries anything in-between. No dedicated series or line even though they featured old Super Robots in the line.

Soul of Chogokin which was introduced back in the 90's to update previous releases from the 70's and 80's with features. And is mostly dedicated to the Super Robots genre. With some stuff in-between like Tokusatsu series.

However, Chogokin releases also got improved to a point where you cannot distinguished anymore from each line. A Chogokin Gundam will probably look like a Metal Build Gundam displayed together until you inspect it closely due to differences in features.

In the end, no matter which Chogokin line, there's more plastic than diecast in the end product.  

Was catching up with the old wire series and what you explained above sounds familiar..🤭

sounds like bandai trying to rebrand but unsure what to do with the old legacy brand. 😆

19 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

@recon, I think this is just standard Chogokin line. Not Soul of Chogokin.  

Ok you got me. Whats the difference between chogokin line and soul of chogokin line.

7 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

 

 

hmm the first thing to try it out ....

With EV tech nowadays sci-fi is becoming closer to reality.....now add on the lightning sparks out of the wheels and its an instabuy! 🤪

hope they include a matching bike cover..useful to hide it otherwise 'tetsuos' will come check it out where ever you park it...

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

VF-11B?

VF-1D Virgin Road? YF-19 Mechanics? Pass. 

 

you are a true macross connoisseur 🤭

12 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

 But for future/upcoming series, not sure if I'm going to continue.  

VF-11 DX? Virgin Road DX? 😂😅 

YF-19 DX mechanics edition? 😆🤪

5 hours ago, tekering said:

What if Bandai came up with a larger scale than the Arcadia?

Say, 1:48? 😝

😂😂 oops pop goes the arcadia hype!

or hold the arcadia closer so that it looks bigger..  🤪 

no sicko jokes pls..🤣😂

4 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

I'll pass. 

I hear you...bandai's got to pull out some more magic for the VE-1 since arcadia has the premium version VE-1...

What if bandai came up with a rainbow canopy for the DX?

1 hour ago, magicsp00n said:

I vote they include gunpod and arm armor as an homage to the 1/55.

wow i totally forgot that the arm armor was in the old 1/55...i so wish i had taken care of it better....

and nothing will ever match the iconic box of the 1/55 VT-1...

5 hours ago, 26662 said:

I’m such a hypocrite.  I forgot I wrote this.  What did I do the other night?  Ordered one from Luna.  🙂

Well...you could sell your VT-1 in the future and get back some opportunity cost on the IRA interest.....😂

6 hours ago, Robin-11 said:

Looks absolutely stunning!!! Do we already know where can we can pre-order it from?

Various shops around the net...like below...Am not that familiar as i don't usually buy third party...

5 hours ago, Grey728 said:

https://gundamit.com/pre-order-solomon-1-100-mg-rx-78gp02a-gundam-physalis-model-kit_p4677.html

 

Friend of mine doing gunpla mentioned abt LED's not listed in the product pages. But from the unboxing LED and motor seems to be included.

So will have to see along the way or release day if the LED's and motors for bazooka included.

Hopefully bandai doesnt get a whiff of this and shut it down before that.

2 minutes ago, Felix said:

Done and done at Anime Export. I'm headed to bed. Good Luck to everyone!

Make sure you paid it. Otherwise its not done.

I CANT BELIEVE THIS. INSANE. CRAZY!!

FANBOI MOMENT!!!! 🤪

MADNESS!!

8 hours ago, derex3592 said:

Got the Yamato V2 1/60. Easy pass for me. Never one of my favs, but good luck to all going for the DX! 

Still on the fence whether to skip this or not. 

Within few months...DX BUYS on the YF-19, 2 yf-21's, snagged a VF-1 mechanic edition on mandarake and now this....

GAH!! This VT-1 would make it 4 or 5(?) DX buys in january alone! 

8 minutes ago, Alex GS said:

but isn't this one Tamashii Exclusive?, so you will have to pay right away , more chance for savings for june  

savings in june but no savings in jan? 😂😂

4 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

Unfortunately PO madness extends even to web exclusives, because Bandai hates their customers.

I guess savings would be if the pre-order madness was too intense and got cart jacked! 😂

wow another DX PO within the same month is a surprise indeed! 

yf-21 DX release in June, and then the VT-1 DX in July!! wallet 

On 1/23/2024 at 11:16 PM, seti88 said:

Hard to believe, call it product photography magic 😗 

A supporting bracket just like what the chronos had for stability would be nice, but it’s not mentioned in the parts list for the 21.

Maybe need to relook at the product demo video again, which was shown last year, was battroid standing on its own?

Looking from the side, the stand definitely fills the huge gap in-between the back wings pack and torso.
The top of the stand is acting as the fulcrum...

Mmmm....a brace to stiffen the shoulders would definitely be welcomed to not have the back wing pack sag..and also not to have to rely on the stand too much..

Well we are speculating based on pics  but who knows how bad err good it might turn out to be 🤪

Worse case, just admire the tampo from king of tampo, bandai..🤪

seriously where are you gonna get a Macross valk like Bandai’s…even if the pirates could pirate the molds, I think they would have a hard time replicating the tampo(not impossible but cost wise at a quantity and quality?), me thinks 🤭

P.s. whether you like the tampo is another matter🤪 hey it’s art!😁

18 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

Considering the massive depth of the shoulders on the DX, no, I don't think there's any way you're ever getting that kind of angle out of it without the backpack sticking out an obnoxious amount, possibly to the point that the stand won't even support it.

Bandai's doing an admirable job of distracting from the thick torso in most of their shots, but this thing's body is really deep.  I don't believe for a second it's standing unassisted in any of their pics.

Hard to believe, call it product photography magic 😗 

A supporting bracket just like what the chronos had for stability would be nice, but it’s not mentioned in the parts list for the 21.

Maybe need to relook at the product demo video again, which was shown last year, was battroid standing on its own?

14 minutes ago, MKT said:

Nice observation & agreed, the angle of cockpit is down to the amount of lean. It at least points to the design being stable enough to do so, even at prototype stage, while I'm recalling my VF-22 Battroid can only stand at a specific lean angle otherwise it will tumble down. 😅

Ah yes, but the proof would be in the pudding...when it comes out..because that nice lean in the fuselage, angled chest intakes/back wings are helped by the stand in both mag and early prototype pics..

can the lean be adjusted without the stand i wonder...

Just watched cucuruz island. Late am sure.

But boy i enjoyed it..and the ED another classic gundam song imo...

Sometimes you just have to sit back, admire the animation, feel the tropes/storyline and take it as it is....lovely...

p.s. and what an entry of the gundam by the top of the volcano..

15 hours ago, treatment said:

 

The cockpit/fuselage of the DX seems to protrude a bit much in Battroid-mode that it looks floaty.

Like some kind of a bizarro crotch-thrust..

 

 

5 hours ago, MKT said:

Perhaps it was mis-transformed? The thrust doesn't look as prominent in Bandai's official pics..

 

Or is it? 

From the prototype pics late last year, it would seem the torso can be more vertical eliminating  lessening the crotch thrust.

However, notice that the backpack sits higher up on back and at an angle. 

Might mean that the backpack underside is too thick, pushing the torso and/or crotch forward.

Maybe a forward lean would resolve to a better vertical torso appearance, which results in the backpack resting at an angle like the HG.....

and lastly a comparison with the OG prototype before they had to adjust the model..

i think the chest intakes would need to be positioned to angle downwards, somehow, to move the backpack away from the torso.

A fully tampo-ed 1/60 scale DX of a yf-21 by Bandai. 

Whatever the tolerances bla bla..still hard to believe. The first ever yf-21 DX by Bandai, since Macross plus came out in the 90s.

i read somewhere along the lines, 2024 looking back to 1995 (when plus was out), is like in 1982/3 (when Macross aired), looking back to things in 1954…

Hit me kinda hard when I thought abt it..

On 9/5/2023 at 1:09 AM, jvmacross said:

Yamato VF-19P......New....122,000 JPY

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o1100404567

everytime a 19P listing pops up, i kick myself for passing out on a 19P listing on jungle, way back then for approx 20k ++ yen.... 

goes to show, sometimes you just got to follow your gut instinct... i knew the 19P listings were running out but still...well was not too into M7 but i dug the 19P design...