Alberich

i am still waiting for hlj to fulfill my YF-29 order ; ;

I'm in the same boat, also because of this I can't pull the trigger in something else.

I agree, Herman would have some impact on Bogue and make him more of an a-hole, unlike the evil twin brother or the other big lug. Keith can't die, he has to repent and see the error of his ways in the end and become redeemed. (aka Brera)

But if a member of Aerial Knights has to kick the bucket, then it is also reasonable that someone in Delta must eat a pineapple salad.

Dozo Yoroshiku Kakizaki-san

I figure it's him or possibly Messer, but Messer is a bit too obvious to further the rivalry. Chuck here though meets all the requirements.

- Not too important to worry about losing... check

- A VF color scheme that isn't too dissimilar from one of the grunts... check <--- Not really also the big radome makes his valk something pretty different, also you will need a new Delta 03 pilot

- Has a family that will cry at his untimely demise, and thus engendering feelings of sadness and anger in the main cast... check

- No girl friend to be devastated when he dies... check

- A big lug like a certain fatty in the original... check

There is an outside chance of Arad dying, but I also like the idea of Mirage biting the dust. MIrage dying would set a precedence at many levels... kill off a potential member of the triangle, kill off someone with direct relations to the original series, kill off a Jenius (unthinkable), and if Kawamori can pull the trigger there, it'll really set Delta apart. I know it's not likely, but I can hope. (but it would also not be surprising given her medicore piloting skills, but it would be funny if it brought out either granny or grandpa for revenge, in which case, the Aerial knights can expect to last all of three seconds)

Mirage? Is not going to happen and you know that. Is like me wanting Bogue and Keith dead, but is not going to happen... the only way to kill Keith is in a double KO with Messer and Bogue is going for the cliche path of a redeemed evil pilot XD

realistically how competitive will these preorders be (for the more popular fighters like mirage, messer, hayate)

will this be like early amiibo where theyre gone in 10 seconds? or hopefully a little more grace period?

The problem is that amiibos got more re-issues, as far as I know Valks only have one re-issue or two. So is going to be a pain I remember when I tried to get a YF-30 PO and was gone in a period a some minutes with me not being able to get one. I hope that Bandai produce more units for the Delta Valks, than what they produce of Frontier Valks.

Someone got some mail for the may re-issue? I still have my order but no invoice until now, someone with may re-issue PO already got an invoice?

Well I only have my first valk (YF-25), but the first objective of my collection is getting one of every major Valk model from Frontier and Delta, so right now it means that I need to collect at least:

VF-171 (any)

VF-19 Adv

VF-25 (any)

VF-27 (any)

YF-29 (Alto Custom PO)

YF-30

Then the RVF's of the VF-171 and VF-25 and finally any preorder I can get this time from Delta XD

Ah figured as much. I was tempted to try an opened item from Mandarake. It was going for 12kY, but man this thing is pristine! Somehow I feel like buying an opened one in Mandarake is better because they could check if there are defects or not

Normally even their "used" goods are in very good condition, unless it is something really noticeable. I only have my YF-25, but I have a large collection of Myth Cloths (Saint Seiya) and normally their "used stuff" is basically new.

Awaiting the larrazabal Bandai DX VF-171 version...

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*yea it might be a long wait depending on how much prominience this guy would have*

Alberto Larrazabal... so the Voldorians adopted spanish surnames and names...btw that surname sounds like mine and that is my middle name XD, If they do a Larrazabal custom they got another client XD

Yup, mine is still there also.... probably HLJ is trying to do something to acquire all the units needed to cover the pre-orders (or at least the most they can) from Bandai before doing something about the orders,

New Build Fighters Gunpla:

HGBF 1/144 ZZ II

HGBF 1/144 Gyancelot

Wait? we are getting a new season of Build Fighters?

I dislike the ending song and really don't get why people are saying it has a Mac 7 vibe..............no way!

Graham

I agree that music is the weakest point of Delta until now and I also only remember the catchy Giri giri ai of Ikenai Borderline and Bokura no Senjou (Insert song ep 03).

As for why people says that the ending have a Mac7 vibe is more related to what we see in the animation (real footage mixed with animation), rather than the songs being similar.

Anybody here know if GSC will release figma of the girls from this property?

It's out 11/27 in japan...

This could be interesting, but still I am waiting for those MiG's to appear in the A3 or TMC line of Volks.

A sneak peek of what Super Seigfried looks like. Note that this is the 1/72 kit and not DX. I'm just sharing it here.

Those images are not only interesting for the Super Packs, but also because they seem to give us the pairing between pilot/idol of the Delta squad?

I hope this isn't too saucy for MWF. I couldn't help myself...

Wow, that image of Misa is pretty good... great finding.

Looks like the artist copied Eureka in Eureka Ao having a baby.

This! When I first saw the image, I feel that I already saw it, but I forgot the name of the anime, thanks for make me remember the name. Also there is a "Bogue version" in 4chan.

Well my PO is also from april 23... lets see what happen with this, I can wait to see if I can get one. If not well i will get something else from another shop as I'm still missing almost all the DX releases

Loved this episode! Go #TeamMirage!

Though.... >_>

There is also a Bogue version XD, If I remember right this image is based in another from other anime but I don't remember which anime,. still I saw both versions in 4chan (original and Freyja) XD

Pretty good work Duymon

The wallpaper is amazing Saburo, I hope that you can share the file

Master File isn't, strictly speaking, "official material"... the books are disclaimed with a statement that they're not official setting material.

Probably shouldn't count Supika III either, as it was destroyed.

Is there some list of what is considered "official material", I was really thinking that things like master files are, but now that you tell me that they are not, is even more difficult to know what can be considered an official statement in a universe where even the series and movies are both considered canon.... and not. They really need to do something to get more setting materials as the Macrossverse is so rich and diverse.

C'mon Kawamori let the ideas flow or give some restrain and let other people make more material (a la Star Wars) D:

Updated list of planets in Macross:

Airberl (Protoculture ruins- Ruins of Stig Stania, Invaded by Windermere)

Alfhiem

Al Shahal

Anthem III (Invaded by Windermere)

Avalon

Avemaria

Banipal(?, there are coal mines there, so presumably some settlement exists)

Bellfan

Beneb

Cristania

Dahan

Eden

Eden 3 (not the same star system)

Elysium (abandoned)

Endebald

Ganymede (also a moon)

Gregor

Hue (Basara visited this planet on a Tousugeki Love Heart video)

Hydra

Ionideth

Iota

Jupiter (multiple satellite cities)

Listania (Invaded by Windermere)

Luna (technically a moon, but hey)

Mars

Neo York

Neptune (satellite city)

New Asia (Declared bio hazard)

Ragna( Homeworld of Ragnans)

Randall

Rax (Supposed to be colonized by Macross 5 but blew up.)

Salvation

Saturn (satellite city)

Sephira (Leon Sasaki's home colony)

Susia

Ouroboros

Vajra Homeworld (Colonized by Macross Frontier)

Varauta colony

4th "Ice" Planet in Varauta system. Formerly Arsenal Planet and origin world of Protodevlin and Supervision Army turned prison world.

Veil

Venus ("satellite city" orbital colony)

Voldor (Homeworld of Voldorans, Invaded by Windermere)

Vulcan

Windermere (Homeworld of Windermereans)

Zola (Homeworld of Zolans)

All official material can be used to add planets to the list? as there are some other planets named in the Squadron Section of the Variable Fighter Master Files of the VF-19 and VF-25 and they are:

Well probably in that department and as I know the YF-29's have enough gimmicks and pseudo tornado parts in its design so probably you can feel it less lacking. And as far as I know the VF-27 is not bad but is not a total renewal like the 25's, still if you are like me and you are starting your collection, the VF-27 "renewal" is a good option if you want a valkyrie with super parts for a nice price. You can also see the YF-25 with Michael super parts is a good combination (Saburo and Spanner took some pretty nice pics of this combination) or the VF-25A as you can find super parts for a good price.

I'm still sure to get the C,F and J variants but i think that i will only try to get super parts for the F (Messer). Also I need to see the A in battroid mode D:, we have only seen the fighter and gerwalk modes. Also i think that they go with this type of super pack to avoid problems with the A.

Very good episode some interesting things...

There are some other pics from Macross E that I found.

And this one where the new head design of this VF-171 is seen in all its glory.

Some people have reported the legs crumbling. More info can be had in the VF-171 CF thread:http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=37652

Thanks wmkjr that was a lot of help and is also another good display of photos of the VF-171

The leg problem gets worse with handling. Deploying the legs out of fighter mode puts A LOT of stress on the joint because you have to pull the legs off the super tight pegs by pretty much pulling the lower leg. There's just not enough space / leverage to pull the thighs out by only touching the thighs.

Out of 12 CF's 4 have shattered legs. Those are the four you see in fighter mode in my collection pic 1 in 3 is not good odds

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Well those are really bad odds, seems that having the CF version is more of a torture than a pleasure D:, but at least for what I have been reading in this thread and the one cited by wmkjr it seems that the Alto, Maruyama and Luca versions don't have any problem like the CF version, so it seems that they are a better choice to be my first 171.