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1 hour ago, sh9000 said:

HMR Tomahawk

HMR Phalanx

HMR Regult Scout

HMR TV Queadluun-Rau

HMR DYRL Queadluun-Rau

HMR DYRL Nousjadeul-Ger

HMR VF-0A

HMR VF-0 Reactive Armor

DX VF-1A TV Kakizaki

DX YF-21

I would be on board for most of these, but add the DX VF-19Kai Fire Valk and Hi Metal R VF-19 Kai Fire Valk and others from Macross 7.

Twich

upon further reflection, I would like to see Bandai do a DX Chogokin VF-4A.  So not base it on their Hi Metal R design, but do their own thing and maybe make it a little bit more posable!  I am excited for a DX Chogokin VF-19Kai Fire Valk.  Wouldn't mind a VF-19S, VF-17S and VF-11C.  Also, do the tamponed printing thing of all the details plus some to better the Premium Finish models of the Arcadia Valkyries.  I would like to see some competition so that maybe Arcadia will be a little more affordable.  I know that Arcadia is a small company and is doing all this as love of the content and the fan, but it is nigh on impossible to find the YF-19 Full Set Pack, and looks like they are having breakages.  I would like to get a lot more Valkyrie toys, but I have to be so selective due to price, that I want the biggest bang for my buck!  I do have an old Yamato YF-19 Bird of Prey, that still is sitting in Battroid mode, and it looks great, but would really like to get so many more Arcadia toys without having to spend a small fortune, or sell off my first born son, to afford it.

Twich

While I prefer all designs by Kawamori, I also have love for all transforming robots. Wonder how this transforms?

Twich

So, it has been a few months, any word or details for this title?

Twich

15 hours ago, jenius said:

Bandai works in mysterious ways... we have a DX VF-1A Angelbirds but we don't have a DX VF-1A DYRL Hikaru. So, while I would think us lucky to get a full run of the main cast... sure, a cannon fodder might actually happen before Ozma. If all the reissues are super bundles... I wonder what that means for armored parts. I want my Ozma armored!

I too would like a VF-25S Armor set, as I never got either Version 1 or 2 and would really like it. Wonder how much Bandai will charge for that beast?

Twich

On 3/28/2023 at 3:39 PM, optimuspint said:

Does anyone have any insight on if these are going to be offered stateside like the Tomahawk and SV-51’s ?

Yes, I too am curious if sites like BBTS with get this to sell.

Twich

34 minutes ago, MKT said:

Great to see @jenius’s reviews are back, starting with the VF-25 WWM! 
 

https://anymoon.com/blog/?p=5279#more-5279

 

 

Glad to see you back Jenius!

Twich

13 hours ago, Anasazi37 said:

Grabbed this from the Tamashii Nations site. It normally loads in English for me, auto-translated from Japanese on Bandai's end. Looks like they recently changed how the site works, though, because when it loaded tonight only the WWM releases showed up. Pro tip: just above the language selection button is a small greyed-out region selection button and you have to select Japan for everything to show up. Turns out that when you select English, the site assumes that you don't care about anything sold outside of the US. Bad assumption on their part. 

Awesome! Thanks again! That picture reminds me what a good looking bird the VF-25F Alto custom is!

Twich

26 minutes ago, Anasazi37 said:

Theoretically, by the end of this month

Thank You!

Twich

I know when the Bandai DX Chogokin VF-25F Alto Super Revival release is due at BBTS(June 2023), but when is this being released in Japan?

Twich

Saw this Thursday afternoon with my 14 year old. I had so much fun watching it and loved how it drew in the feeling of my youth playing 2nd edition D&D while incorporating elements from todays 5th Edition rule set. I absolutely thought that the story, the fight scenes and the effects were top notch, and if they continue with this formula, can see this turn into a franchise for Wizards/Hasbro.

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4 minutes ago, Kinjin said:

+1 for DYRL Max, and a Miria too please & thanks. I'd also love to see a VF-0S as a 1/48 DX Chogokin, but I doubt that'll ever happen; I feel like the Hi-Metal R is the closest we'll get

If you would like a Bandai DX Chogokin VF-0S, I would like a VF-0D or VF-0S/A Final Battle set with the Ghost Booster! I can dream, can’t I?

Twich

I am hoping that we get WWM releases of all of their valkyries except for the VF-1 mold that can be sold on places like Amazon and BBTS. I know the SV-51 Nora is available at BBTS, but not for $444

Twich

I am wondering if we are starting to see mold degradation, since this has how many different repaints from the original and Macross 30 releases, then add the recent revival Alto Full Set Pack and now Max. My Revival Alto Full Set Pack is flawless, but my Max has some QC flaws that are kind of annoying, since this is supposed to be the representation of the most rare, ultra powerful Valkyrie in the Macross Universe, that we know of.

Twich

2 hours ago, Rhubarbarian said:

The Nexx has his specific gunpod and an accompanying armor part that lets him store it. Paint's obviously different, pilot is different but also wrong, IIRC? I think he looked like Hibiki's civilian Valk flightsuit. I actually really like the VF-2SS and I think the HMR is a pretty sweet toy, but the heatshield annoyingly doesn't close all the way in battroid mode unless you remove the cockpit canopy. Just a couple minor gripes to be aware of.

Also, you really probably want a Tamashii stage act trident stand if you want to display it with the bits. It looks great with all the bits displayed, but it's an extra ~40 bucks probably so you might want to price that out first.

While I absolutely love the Hi Metal R VF-2SS, it just leaves me wondering how awesome a Bandai DX Chogokin VF-2SS would be and hope we will see one someday soon!

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3 hours ago, Convectuoso said:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CpC73KFPT0M/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

 

Link is broken

5 minutes ago, Bolt said:

As this a WWM release, I expect it to be widely available. I doubt it will be exclusive just to that event. That would be losing too much potential revenue.

I agree! Especially since they went to all the trouble of branding the tamashii stage act 5 with the worldwide Macross branding.

Twich

So correct me if I am wrong, but it looks like this will be on sale at the event, on the day they are there. So April 28th in NYC USA for $140. I hope that this doesn’t remain exclusive to the event only. Hopefully more details will follow.

Twich

8 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Still hoping we get these some day....

Would BW have the cajones to release as a MacF-tied WWM release?

Well, I think that they have plenty of opportunity to play with, as we see the VF-1 show up in Macross 7, Macross Plus, Macross Frontier, and of course with these designs/colors of the VF-1EX for Macross Delta.

Twich

I really like this! It definitely gives the same Worldwide Macross vibe as the VF-25F they did. When is the preorder for this?

Twich

8 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Based on Macross Mecha Manual, the debut appearance is Macross Dynamite 7 Episode 1 for the Captain’s head. The other one is Episode 2. The videos below featured some scenes of various VF-5000 from the Dynamite series.

 

 

Thank you for linking those, I guess that I never noticed the different one seat heads, just that the VF-5000G-T had a different head with 2 head lasers.

Twich

I seem to remember there were different heads on the one seat VF-5000 and the 2 seat version, but not different heads between one seat versions. Do we see this in the animation?

Twich

8 minutes ago, jenius said:

Have you transformed it to GERWALK and back? It looks like a misalignment of the legs.

Yes, I have transformed it several times to try to work out any kinks, plus had it on display in battroid mode for a week.  The wing joint does not like to articulate at all.  It is probably the most stiff wing joint of any VF-25/VF-27/YF-29 toy that I own, and I have followed the instructions and watched your video on transformation to make sure that I was getting it right.  Can't wait to see videos from you on the VF-25F WWM, YF-29 Max, VF-31AX Hayate, Mirage and Bogue customs.  Hi-Metal R VF-0S.....have I missed any releases?  Hope to see a new video soon!

Twich

I too wish that they would have a release schedule and pricing so that I can plan ahead.  I am also hoping that this will be available for those outside Japan(specifically USA) to order from Arcadia direct, or available at US e-retailers like BBTS or Amazon.  I really enjoy Arcadia designs, but the prospect of having to pay 50000 yen plus 15000 yen shipping if I want to get a USED VF-0D Premium Finish version is just too expensive for me.

Twich

so, I was looking through my pictures on my computer, and I found on the official photos released for this toy, the same problem that I am having with the folding wing roots fitting flush with the hip guns, as I had previously posted is a problem on my release of the toy.  I have the YF-29 Durandal Alto full pack set release and it does not have the same problem.