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This is the first COOL chrome kit that i see.

I was surprised that Yamato didnt make the wings swappable. 

Actually i'm afraid that the yamato didn't that as its the only way to have the correct lenght wings in fighter mode without oversize wings in battroid ç_ç watch an hasegawa vf-0 to understand how the long wings change the look.

This is an old pic of the old sculpt vf-0S near the 1/100 koenig monster, the angle of the shot is very nice, i must admit that the nosecone isn't that bad as I thought, in fighter should be about 18 cm long.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/uploads/po...-1087302030.jpg

I'm not afan of transformers, but i watched them when i was a Child, I found this movie funny, its really well done too.

The wings should bend foward a little bit more to match the art.

About posability, the thing that i love in the 1/48 legs is the possibility of rotate completely the legs near the knee section its a little invisible thing but it is fantastic, besides the battroid posability it helps a lot to achieve a better gerwalk pose.

OMG, I want that vf-1s suit!

The human size gu-11 is nice

Here Graham, hope this is what did you want. ;9

I dindn't any change to the wings lenght, just made the narrow part longer and give the wings a slimmer look.

Its possible to you try to do swappable landings gears instead of no landings gear at all like the SHE yf-19?

What do you plan to do for that (IMO orrible in fighter mode) groin piece?

Sorry Graham , sometime I have a bad time with the English, now I Understand, however if you look at the CG Vf-0S the narrow part is shorter as the yamato's, I agree that the longer narrow part is nicer but i don't know if its fattible make the narrow part longer and the other part shorter without change the wings overall lenght, i'll try with photoshop.

Maybe they have to do swappable wings too

Even despite the Lego like design of this toy, I'll still be happy as long as they change just two things: -

1) Resculpt the wing trailing edge.

2) Change the head lasers so they are not angled out so much.

I can live with all the other inaccuracies

Graham

I can stand the wings, its not a Yamato fault, there is a lot of anime magic involved in the VF-0 wings, they are really short in Battroid mode., i think they just used the first CG model of the Vf-0S for sculpt the wings as they are shorter that the actual wings in the oav. What i'm not happy is the nose, its too small and they have not excuse for this! The head isn't a problem i'm sure it can be fix, remember that we'll get the "A" variant too. And remember that the 1/48 vf-1 shapes aren't perfect too

I'm pretty sure that there isn't (or very little) anime magic in the vf-0D delta wings, so make that damn D variant!!!

I can't understand this perfect transformation smania, will you really play with a 150$ PT toy? even if the 1/48 have PT the transformation isn't really fast and I need a table to do it without damages and avery time I have to detache fastpacks and weapons, it have stability problems due to its size too. This Vf-0S is a posable action figure that you can assemble as fighter, gerwalk or battroid, if you are going to just expose it what change swap or PT?

Every time I look the Yamato vf-19a/yf-19 I thinks that is orrible but I must admit that customized FP vf-19a is nice.

You are doing a good work Pat S, keep it up!

The kit Im working on its going to be a resin cast kit of a destroid monster 1/60scale. I think I´ll finish it for december and in january I will put some copies for sale between 60 and 80usd

I´ll send some picks soon for you to rate my work.

60 - 80 usd sound very cheap to me for a 1/60 resin monster kit

A 1/48 monster will be around 45 cm high and 85 cm long if i'm right HUGE!!!

Maybe after the Monster apparition in Macross zero and the 1/100 KM and vf-0 they will reduce the Monster scale to 1/100.

After close study of the actual pic in the magazine, as it's a bit clearer than the scan I did, I think you are correct that # 11 & 12 are hands.

Graham

Part 10 and 11 number 12 is too big for an hand

So if we are right:

1. FAST Packs.

2. Gunpod.

3. Battroid mode neck piece.

4. Battroid left and right mode shoulder joint sockets.

5. Battroid mode 'collar bone' piece (fits between chest and back plates).

6. Battroid mode nose/hip joint piece w/heatshield.

7. Closed hands.

8. Front landing gear door for gear-up mode.

9. Rear landing gear doors for gear-up mode.

10. Hand for the gunpod 1 (left hand IMO)

11. Hand for the gunpod 2 (Right hand IMO)

12. Clip for Yamato stand???

Graham if you have time, may you do an higer resolution scan of this single photo if it will be clearer?

http://www.anime.net/macross/production/an...irst/index.html

Watch the episode title in the compendium, Maria is refered to Komilia Maria Jenius not at millia as in Robbotech

http://www.anime.net/macross/characters/j/...liaMariaFallyna

The banpresto valks scale is under 1/120 for sure the 1/100 Vf-0 is probably more the twice the size of a banpresto and it's NOT a VERY cheap game prize, however we will not pay what we payed for the expensive 1/48 line, i Just wish that the small scale will help to make also the vf-0D, SV-51, complete weapon set for sv-51/vf-0, destroid Cheyenne and maybe the M0 monster, this time I want enemy mecha and destroids!

It's really a beautiful kit, i'm really afraid that i cannot build it. Congratulation!

PS

Why who made the review talk about the episode N. 30 of SDF Macross and uses the robotech episode #30 title? LOL!

the toynami boxes are cool i guess but i don't have any MPC's so i wouldn't know.

the only thing i want yamato to do is decrease the size of ther boxes so it won't cost me an arm and a leg to get them from HK. shipping is way too expensive all because of the ridiculously oversized boxes that they use.

I AGREE, never repeat the vt-1/ve-1 mostruosity!

I don't care about books package i care about the toy.

Blackaces reported on his last visit with Yamato that the 1/60 monster will be coming out in 2005.  I thought this was common knowledge. No official date release but 2005 is when it will happen.

Will it be able to support it own weight? So we are getting a 1/100 and a 1/60? The 1/60 will transform right?

The 1/60 will not transform cause is the original monster and its not variable, the VFX-2 1/100 koening monster yes.

The monster is huge but it is not a variable mech so will be easier balance the weight.

I suppose it will cost between 200-250 bucks.

Wasn't there pictures of Yamato's 1/60 monster here? I can't seem to find it.

Why doesn't someone work on the 4 destroids? 1/48 scale would be phat!

You search for this?

Number 10 looks like the hand for holding the gunpod to me, it can't be a landing gear anyway, we saw the landing gears from the hobby expo and they are bigger and completely different. Number 11 can be another hand as well, probably it have a 4 hand set, notice that N 10 and 11 are placed near the gunpod.

Number 12 can be a clip for the yamato stand, we never saw that piece, judging by the position it can't be something related to the chest, its placed near the gunpod so or it can be something ralated to it, but it loks something extra to me.

This Vf-0S looks like with landing gear down this explain why we see the landing gear hatchs used for landing gear up pose and no landing gear at all.

I have 4 of them just for the HLJ sales, 3 of them are now broken cause i wanted to stiffer the hip joints and I broke 2 of them, they are really weak, then I managed how to dissasemble the hips without risk of broke them. One of them had a broken leg when i take it off the box .

Mine only perfect banpresto is a Hikaru vf-1a W fastpacks with some mods suggests by the forum's people, i must say that they looks good only in battroid mode.

Issues:

1- floppy joints in all valks (fixed with nail polish)

2- Broken leg

3- wrong assembled feet in one leg (fixed)

4- poppy heatshield, front landing gear and arms super parts (fixed with sticky stuff)

5- One CF valk with deformed parts orrible in gerwalk and fighter.

I'm happy with:

1- Battroid mode

2- paint job

3- good fastpacks colors for dyrl valks

IMO: They are little, VERY cheap and cute toy, I'm happy to have some of them, a nice gadget. 6/10

PS:

Wich valks came with an heatshield? I know: Hikaru Vf-1 w FP, CF w FP, Roy colors w FP tv (series).

I'm from a small city in Nord Italy.

Thanks for the tips i'll be more patient the next time.

Any advice on the thinner ration however?

but it just screams out "Don't touch me!!".

As my 1/48 battroid with the fastpacks on.

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ahhh... comparison pics!

It isn't bad looking at all, the wing are wrong and the nose is a bit weird but it's no bad for the first Vf-0 toy hope the yamato will get better with the sv-51 and the Vf-0D (delta wing, single laser cannon will us get a very good toy?) other valks were not so lucky.

There is anime magic in the vf-0 wings porportions in battroid mode? this can justify the yamato wings.

Still no missiles I'm thinking that Yamato will releses a weapon set ala Hasegawa with standard missiles, drone and other...

I'm wondering if the lasers are just posable or gummy as the banpresto's. (I hope someone wil adapt the hase awesome head if it is so bad)