Scyla
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Well the Bandai products where already payed before Yamato went belly up. And MP-11B was released this month. expensive expensive.
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The urge to buy a VF-17S is getting stronger and stronger but I have to wait until I get more funds. Expensive months coming up with the VF-171CF (+ Armor Parts), the YF-29 30th Anniversary Super Parts and the RVF-25 Renewal. Oh I should actually be happy about the amazing toys that come out over the next months including one that is similar to the VF-17.
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My VF-19S pilot seems to be one solid piece of flexible plastic. The others seem to be of the same type so they don't have any points of articulation. I assume you could turn the head with enough force due to the nature of the flexible material but you're clearly not supposed to to that. Don't do that because it will stress the material resulting in a headless pilot figure!
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You mean the base Valkyrie itself? I wondered that too after I saw how many units of the VF-25F Renewal reissue are going to be shipped by NY and seeing that stock of the YF-29 30th Anniversary is still available. On the other hand that seems only applies to NY because the other on-line retailers seem to have gotten the same amount units judging by the time the preorder slot was open. The HLJ (and another shop I can't remember which) had an extended preorder window but that might be due to opening in the middle of the night in East Asia,
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Without checking: Anime Export and Tokyo Hunters are places where you could other Tamashii Webshop Exclusives in the past. So I would recommend to check those out. Also somewhat earlier in this thread there where shops mentioned where you could order them iirc.
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True but I wrote that post with no limitations in funding and availability in mind. If the SDFM VF-1J is to far off you could always customize one with a VF-1J kit. If you know the right people and/or have enough money you can get a pretty good result. But since the shutdown of Yamato these thoughts are pretty silly because right now rule #1 is: buy what you can still get. I would love to have a Yamato Mcaross Plus collection with an updated YF-19.
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I think the best varying Macross line to collect would be M7 there you have: VF-19Kai which is as close to a updated YF-19 you can get, the VF-19P would be a closer match due to the leg fins and color scheme but is not in the main show so I prefer the Kai VF-19S without canards and stubby wings VF-17S Gamlin Type VF-11C cannon fodder VF-1J Miria Type VF-22S Max Type So you get five different types of Valkyries all with a different transformation scheme. In Macross Frontier you only get two transformation schemes (the VF-25/27/YF-29 and the VF-171). The only down side for me is the fact that the VF-19 toys are cast in a glossy plastic and don't fit in very well with the other Valkyries. Also if you like to display your VFs in Battroid-Mode the VF-19 looks a little bit small compared to the VF-22S and the VF-17S.
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It does. I saw a screenshot in the VB-6 thread that showed the landing gear of the Koenig Monster.
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It had no landing gear! I don't need a VF-6 Renewal but a reissue of the old mold would be awesome. Also I can't see Bandai doing a Quarter Renewal because the last iteration seemed not have been sold very well. But nonetheless I would love to see a new Quarter that locks together tight in Carrier mode and has a vibrant paint job because the current Quarter looks kinda drab. As for a good Frontier Valkyrie to start with I would recommend any of the VF-25 Renewals because they are the main VF-type in the show. If you cannot stand MF just choose the one with your favorite color scheme. If you're a fan of the add-on packs and you want one on your VF-25 be aware that the Armored Packs (the bulkier add-ons) are and will only be release for Alto (the white plane with black and red markings) and Ozma (the gray plane with yellow and black markings). The Super Parts are only available for Alto and Ozma but should be releases for the other two VF-25s (the blue and the pale green one) in the future. As a side note. I can't understand how you can judge Macross Frontier from the first 15 Minutes because there it's mostly High School drama and no Valkyrie action. It is a good show but some episodes are hard to watch if you can't stand some of the more "popular" themes in current Anime. Plus it can't rival my love for M7 (and Plus ).
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Did you discover the SMS markings?
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Without the shut down of Yamato (is it confirmed that they went bankrupt?) I wouldn't have bout my VF-19S. Not at a bad price. I don't feel bad about it because without the Yamato crash I would bought any Yamato Valkyries because I need the funds for Bandais Renewal line. On the other hand. I love M7 and now that I have one Valkyrie I feel that I need more for a proper display. So if Arcadia is releasing the M7 line I might have the urge to buy a VF-19 Kai, VF-11C, VF-17S, VF-22S Max type and a VF-1 Miria type. So I'm not sure that I'm happy that the Macross line from Arcadia shows some life signs or that I'm now into the Acradia toy lines. So much mixed feelings inside of me because the VF-19S is awesome but expensive.
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Yeah the Skull and Crossbones is on the Wing of the Super Parts released next month. On the wings of the YF-29 30th Anniversary is a white SMS logo on white surface. The Skulls on the Super Parts should pop equally.
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
Scyla replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
Just great now it can't be unseen. And to top it of know I have the Muppet Babies theme song in my head. This is a sad day. -
I thought Australia is using the Euro..... ... I'm such a troll.
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I just had a second thought about the color of the armor parts. A company that is capable to print white Skull and Crossbones on white plastic is capable of any other absurdity that I can imagine!
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A screenshot with a good view of the head would be nice because I assume it is different from the YF-29 Alto Custom. Also: black is beautiful!
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The interesting moral question that arises is the following: does the intended customer base suffer from NYs business practices?
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I think these are anti capital ship reaction missiles and thus have a larger size.
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Veef from CDX has made two videos. One with the review and transformation from Fighter- over Gerwalk- to Battroid-mode and one from Battroid- to Fighter-mode. Check out CollectionDX: http://www.collectiondx.com/
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Couldn't someone who can write Japanese write an email to Bandai and/or Kawamori to point out that the armor panels have the wrong color?
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In your original post it seams that all CDX reviewers have no idea what the do besides 70s Super Robot toys and Star Wars. I wanted to point out that today almost all Macross related stuff is done by Veef but the original Macross Quarter review was done by Adam. Also it is good do hear a critical review when you thinking about ordering a high priced item (maybe not so high priced since were tanking here about the Quarter after all). Sure your copy of the toy might hold the flight deck and gun straight but that might vary (and it will since its from Bandai). If I order something from Amazon I always read some user comments that gave a bad rating because I want to know whats the worst case.
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I'm sure all their suppliers are gladly selling them all their stock if NY can sell them for the asked price and make profit. $_$ If this continues the next the whole production run of the VF-25S reissue will be shipped via NY.
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Cheer up. I like your reviews. *waves a little CDX-flag*
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I think that depends on the putty you're using but I'm no modeling expert so maybe check the modeling board here they might offer some advice. I thought you know more about modeling than I do because I always admired your customs. The putty I used was pretty robust but also brittle. Just to clarify things. There is a screw that goes from the fuselage into the intake area of the legs. This screw attaches the leg to the fuselage but also is a pivot point for the sideways leg movement. On your toy the mounting point for said screw is broken. So you need cylinder that has the same diameter as the round recess in the lags that has a screw thread in the middle to attach it to the fuselage. If so that should be easy to create with a CAD program and a screw tap or you could cut it out of a piece of sturdy and flexible plastic (some old pieces made out of ABS or so). Don't get me wrong I'm a novice regarding modeling and my model builder days are long over just had that thought on my mind and tried to figure out a way do fix my VF-19 if it breaks someday. *knock on wood*
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MacrossJunkie wouldn't it be easier to create the part with modeling putty (instead of shapeways) and glue it in. A cylinder with a screw hole should do the job. As far as I see it the broken part is not visible from the outside so it doesn't have to look good. Maybe I'm getting the wrong expression from the pictures but for me it looks doable.