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Hey Neova, Any idea of the numbers you're going to need to fill before you can justify moving ahead with just a standard VF-1S recast and if so, how many orders you'll need for the Head to have an LED light option? I'm sure if you can list a ballpark estimate, more people would be intrested in signing up for orders.?

Actually I 've done a 1/60 GBP and posted at the custom forum a while ago. But it seems that post has been out of the pages. I am reposting them again. 377039[/snapback] Right on! Nice take on making a custom CF GBP. You planning one for a 1/48 GBP?

Thats a pretty damn good job for your first custom heh! Alot better than anything i could do with an airbrush. Nice Work.

I don't know it looks pretty good on the LV. 2 but other than that i think this GBP repaint is a one trick pony. I'm might not be completing my collection of every 1/48 Valk and Accessory there is after all.

Off topic Alt. Prime is the single worst idea they've had for the BT/Alt. line so far, i think only Battle Ravage comes close to rank in how awful of an idea this was for a character. As for the QC issues with the past yamato 1/48's i really doubt we'll be getting much better than what we've been seeing. It's all hit or miss unfortanetly and if they haven't taken a serious stance on it by now i really don't have a good feeling that they'll take the issue anymore serious with the next releases... unless of course they have to have mass recalls because of a glaring problem, but i'd rather they just have shoddy QC here and there than something major befall an entire release of valks. It's just a shame that we have to pay so much for one of them, when the one you pick up just happens to be one of the misses.

NO TALENT here Just lucky enough to have made a few friends on the board over the years that were willing to put together my custom collection. Most of the ones I have on display were done by Kurt. Jung did the Blue CAMO Blue Rose and one of the MM Gaurd and Anasazi did the dark blue Blue Rose. I wish I could display the rest of my collection but just don't have the time to put them all together and lack of shelf space!!! Someday... As far as dust goes! I know i've been neglecting to dust in my office I'll see if I can post more pix tonight w/ some close ups. The detail on these things are amazing!!! I say you should own atleast one custom if you are a true Macross collector or at the very least dress them up w/ Anasazi's decals. Here's a few more pix of customs I was able to snag a few years back. Most of my customs are on the custom forum so i'm sure you guys have seen these; if not hope you enjoy! Gene 375660[/snapback] Those customs are amazing. I'm even more amazed at the fact that only one person owns so many of them. I'm envious but impressed at the same time.

To tell you the truth i'd be all for just the standard straight recast heads, but i'm not sure what everyone elses opinions on this are.

On a similiar note i remember someone putting a 1/55 GBP on their 1/60 Yamato way back when even before the 1/60 GBP and for that matter the 1/48 were even announced, the proportions were all off, but it still seemed to fit in an odd way. Wish i still had that pic.

I hear yah, the Mac 2 Valks and Mecha Designs were all pretty top notch, but i just don't think there's enough of a Fan Base to warrant them making a large quantity of high quality toys for it. Which a damn shame, but also the bitter truth.

Since Rohby's been MIA for awhile what about just recasting standard 1S heads with different color lens (blue, green, yellow, clear etc)? No matter the case, I'd def. be intrested in picking up at least a couple of these either way (with or without LED) since i broke off one of the lasers on one of my old heads and need a replacement that isn't super glued, plus it would be good to get some spares too.

You know i was kind of hoping that we saw the last of the 1/48's so that the line could just slowly go down as history as one of the best toy lines ever and more importantly i could start saving some money again . Now what ever happened to the 1/60 Monster?

More Links to Wonderfestival stuff: http://toynewsi.com/news.php?itemid=8863&catid=228 Can't seem to find any macross pix though. Did Yamato not feature any of their upcoming macross releases (1/48 Stealth, Low Viz 2, GBP 2, hell even the 1/60 VF-0S)?

If its a straight up rerelease of the original i don't think i'll be getting but like others have pointed out if they at least make the effort to change the heads, or hopefully even the heads ill be one of the first in line. I'm actually more intrested in what this stealth valk is going to look like...

If it cost a little less than buying them seperatly i could justify the giftset, but otherwise, i don't see anything special at all about that set like others have pointed out. I guess for whatever reason TRU thought it would be easier to sell these off together as an exclusive than seperately.

I have to admit that this figure has grown on me the more and more i see of it and i'll be picking up at least one, maybe two depending how much they are that is...

Noice pictures and thanks for the review. Boy am i happy we're not getting a reissue of the mess that the 1/60 GBP was. I hated even getting near mine, i was afraid even the slightest change in the enviorment would have armor pieces falling off.

Noice! Any word on how well the parts hold onto the valk? I always have problems with the 1/60 GBP, stuff falls off with the slightest touch. I'm hoping this is a different story.

That's a neat little idea. I'm sure everyone's looking forward to the final products.

Noice! really well done mate! Time to make a mold and repro them now

Haha, that isamu is awesome, what did you make it from?

Welcome to the hobby, heh, it gets a strangle hold on my bank account every once and a while so you gotta be prepared heh. Like godzilla said, its still up in the air about anything new in the 1/48 line other than the annouced GBP. Figuring that they made just about every valk in the 1/60 line, it would only be likely that they would do the same for the 1/48 line, but as of now, theres 4 valks that i can think of off the top of my head still missing with no sign of them on the horizon. VF-1D VT-1 VE-1 VF-1A (Cannon Fodder/Brownie) Here's hoping at least one or two of them are released eventually, but theres no guarantees. Even the Brownie which requires not really much more than a new paint job hasn't been hinted at, so its all speculation from here if well ever see any new 1/48's.

Hmm that version of fire convoy is super rare now, but 185 is nuts, I wouldn't say it is super rare I just saw one recently for much less than that MISB too. Honestly unless it is the Limited Super Black Fire Convoy from RID I don't see the point in getting the Takara version when the Hasbro version is a)cheaper, b)just as good, and c)readily available. Hmm not so much the toy, but the box. Most super fire convoys were released in the regular non-windowed box. The ones that were released in the G1 Style windowed box are much harder to come by even though its essentially the same toy as the other super fire convoy. And if you can find a black super fire convoy for that price thats a steal compared to how much they usually go for and how rare they are. I'd lay down 185 in a heartbeat for one heh

Hmm that version of fire convoy is super rare now, but 185 is nuts,

You are correct, sir. The only DYRL 1/60 that will accept FAST Packs is the 1S Strike you've got. I'm not counting the VE and VT because they can't take the Strike Cannons and Mini-Missile Launchers from the other valks. I thought that the only ones that could not take FAST Packs without modifications were the VF-1A CF and the VF-1A Max? Hmm i just tried putting the packs on 1A Hik and nothing, unless later releases changed that? Cuz they were going to come out with 1/60 fast packs up until a while back right?

Well, at least its still in the works... heh Any idea how the 1/48 gbp is going to be packaged yet? Will it only come individually or are they also going to make a vf-1j set w/gbp like they did with 1/60 version?