ScrambledValkyrie

Agreed. That is some beautiful work, @wm cheng.

2 from NY for me!

1 hour ago, sh9000 said:

Yes.

Saw this on Tenjin’s instagram.  Crossing fingers that it’s for future HMR box art.

Scoopda! 

The N-Ger was teased by Bandai a long time ago, right?

Does anyone recall which shops allow multiple quantities for preorders? I'm thinking about getting 2 of the VT-1 and would like to get them from the same place  to help with shipping.

14 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

I was wondering... is there a toy for the destroid that looks like it has 2 giant barrels containing missiles instead of arms? Not sure what the mech is called.

Sounds like maybe you're talking about the Tomahawk? Except they're particle beam cannons not missile launchers. If this is what you're after, it hasn't been released in HMR yet, but is available in other lines.

That is a sweet custom. The Hikaru 1J makes a great blank canvas. Putting the super parts on is an interesting idea. 

I would think all variants would be done eventually though it might take a while. I'm betting that @sh9000 will make a VF-1D custom out of a spare VT-1 before Bandai makes one.

I've learned to avoid SM records through my experience in game soundtrack CDs.

Another similar label to steer clear of (if you want the original print version) is EverAnime.

30 minutes ago, SuperDimensionalDave said:

Well two sets of figures means I'm def getting two. One for armored fighter mode with Minmay passenger and one for unarmored gerwalk mode with Misa and I'm going to make a tent to put under. I'm silly like that. 

Not sure I'd make the tent, but now I'm thinking about getting 2 myself.

34 minutes ago, seti88 said:

9720yen so abt 7900yrn at n-y?

 

I'd guess more like Y7000, judging by their pricing for the recent VE-1 and VF-1A. MSRP is same as Elint Seeker, which NY priced at Y6980.

2 minutes ago, jenius said:

HMR release news is so odd. I'm always happy for whatever we're getting while simultaneously let down it's not something else. C'mon Bandai, pick up the release pace! One every 4 months will not suffice!

Agreed that the pace has been pretty slow this year. And I was fully expecting something else, like the Tomahawk. This makes 3 DYRL valks in row, I think.

But certainly not complaining about the VT-1!

Oh yeah! Agreed that it's about time, but THANK YOU Bandai!

And nice to get confirmation that they're including 2 sets of removable figures (Hikaru/Minmei and Hikaru/Misa).

So when is the PO? I'm ready.

3 hours ago, borgified said:

 

@ScrambledValkyrie: I'm going to team up with @Slave IV and further nudge you to get a 1/48 valk.  I've got the Fast/Strike parts already and have decided on which of the 1/48 valks to acquire in a few months time.  

 

Haha! Thanks, I think. The thing holding me back from a 1/48 at this point is the fact that Yamato never made a VF-1S with super packs. To piece together my ideal 1/48, I'd need to get a VF-1S Roy, and also a VF-1J Hikaru for the super parts and the pilot. Of course, I could likely find someone here to take the bare 1J off my hands. 

On 3/20/2018 at 11:09 AM, Shizuka the Cat said:

No offense taken.

You are just passionate. As lovers of over-priced plastic toys from Japan, I think we all are pretty passionate people.

This comment wins MacrossWorld for me today. 

Welcome, @Shizuka the Cat. I'll echo what's been said before that Yamato's V2 and Bandai's HMR are both excellent. I only have one 1/60 (at the moment anyway) but have gone pretty deep into HMR due to the much more manageable size and somewhat more manageable cost. 

Instead of settling on one scale, you could also pick your favorite Valkyrie models or paint schemes and get as many different scales as you can of each. For example, I have a TV Super VF-1S in 1/60, 1/100, and 1/250 (non transforming). Thinking about a 1/48, or maybe a Joke Machine...

26 minutes ago, Acteon said:

I picked up another Messer 1S at Nakano last month for 4,000 yen. I like the deco so for that price, it was rude NOT to. Half what I paid when it came out as I recall. I now have the Max variant (6,000 Yen, Mandarake) and Myria on the way (11,000). It really pays to shop around in Japan!

I am getting quite addicted to this toy though, I may need help.

I don't think you'll find much "help" around here! 

But seriously though, this is a fun (and addicting) line. And it's always great to find good deals.

4 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Plastic Cretins sent me a pic of the Rabbit that I’ll be receiving.

Complete with Misa and Kaifun, it would seem. Now you really need that HMR VT-1. (And a few N-Gers...)

Nice comparison. Though to be fair you should equip the VF-1 with super parts since the VF-2 has the SAP. 

On 3/5/2018 at 3:26 PM, jvmacross said:

I hope they don't move onto non-Macross Saga characters too soon.....the line would die....want this line to survive long enough to get Lisa, Max, Millia, Roy,  Claudia, Gloval and Ben.....then if it survives those waves....Breetai, Zentran Soldier, Exedore, Bridge bunnies....

Heck....I'd take a Yotchan before they start thinking about Southern Cross or Mospeada...

They could do a sub-line of just Minmei alone, for all the different outfits she wears.

I doubt I'll be getting any of these (not enough money or space, plus I'm more into the mecha than figures) but I will agree these look cool, and it's always nice to see more SDFM stuff coming out.

11 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said:

If they release the Tomahawk I need to order like 5, got a couple of bit Battletech fan friends who'll want a nice warhammer figure.

I'll admit that some of my love for the Tomahawk comes from my Battletech (or Mechwarrior) experience, which was years before my knowledge of Macross.

10 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Nice pic.  Who do you have piloting the VF-1S?  I’ve got TV Hikaru inside of mine.  And I agree with @Slave IV.  The background just happened to work well with the VF-1S in front of it.

Thanks. TV Hikaru is piloting mine as well. 

4 hours ago, Big s said:

I don’t doubt any releases of items we have seen as prototypes. Bandai seems ok with pulling out odd xabungle items no one ever asked for, so I think items that have been shown off rather completed like the tomahawk and phalanx are just a matter of time. 

Has the Phalanx actually been teased or shown yet? I didn't think it had...

That's an incredible TF collection, @Blue Meanie! Definitely takes me back. The sad thing is that I used to own at least a third of those, but not any more. I sold off my TFs waaaay back when, probably after I had moved on to Nintendo games. I used to store the toy back in the original box when I was done playing with it, and most the boxes lived in a row under my bed.

So I finally opened up my Defender. It's solid, great looking, and really fun to pose. Plus it rounds out the collection well. This was my first destroid, and it makes me really look forward to the Tomahawk. I would love for that to be next release, since we've had 2 valks lately, and it's been teased since forever.

8 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Thanks.  Did you paint the rest of the Milia’s side leg armor red and Max’s blue and their visors darker gray?

No, I just swapped super parts around. I was hesitant to do anything non-reversible on them, especially for Milia as I only have one of her.

Here's a photo from a ways back:

44 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

First time putting the Super Parts on them in Fighter mode.

Cool. That's the way I've been doing their super parts as well. I don't think I ever used their included gray parts. 

Did you also paint the gray areas white, like on the nose? I really wish Bandai had just gone with white on the pair from the factory.

@arbit, I just found this thread, and think your work here is really impressive. Reminds me of when I put LEDs in the light bar of a 1/24 model police car as a kid back in the '80s, but this is way cooler. I'll be looking forward to seeing how this progresses.

22 minutes ago, Delta said:

Sadly there's a black paint smudge on the other side of the nose.  What would be a safe way to take that off?  Just a bit of rubbing alcohol?

I think you'll need something quite a bit stronger. I was trying to strip an HMR (the tampo, which might be tougher) and 90% isopropyl alcohol wouldn't touch it.