HardlyNever
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Yeah... I'm trying to get more into this mentality. I still have nowhere near what your collection was at its height, but as mine grows the reality that either: A) I have to sell things or B) I have to stop collecting is setting in. This is more of a personal approach, because I could just keep getting things and storing them and what not. But I don't really like that; if I own it, I want to be able to display it. So I'm starting to think that you keep things for a while, then after you've enjoyed it, eventually sell it and move on. Maybe keep a few of your absolute favorites. I'm still a-ways away from having to sell things, but I'm getting more used to the idea. Or I might just sort of freeze my collection in time, and move on to something else.
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What are Everybody's 3 favorite & 3 least favorite Macross toys?
HardlyNever replied to Graham's topic in Toys
Best: DX Chogokin VF-1J. It's new, we're biased, but it really is the best VF-1 ever. This thing gave the rest of my collection an existential crisis. DX Chogokin VF-31S. I'm not a fan of the show, but the design of the valk, and the toy are just awesome. Nearly flawless execution. Arcadia PF SDF-1. Not the most fun toy, but still looks amazing. Makes a great centerpiece, and transformation is still pretty easy. Worst: I rarely buy anything that I don't like, but I'll try: HMR Defender. Might get some hate for this. It isn't that it is a bad Defender. It is that the Defender is a boring toy compared to basically every other mecha in the Macross world. Lill Draken accessory kit for SV-262. Ok, this isn't bad, I actually even like it, but it is simply overpriced. It was overpriced when it was released, and the aftermarket prices are stupid. The sword, shield and missile pods are great; the Lill Drakens themselves are where this goes wrong. They are the most expensive bit of the kit, and the least interesting. Evolution toy VF-2SS. The only thing on this list that I don't own, but my god, this thing looks terrible. I really wish people would stop buying anything from this company, so they would either get their act together, or go out of business. I genuinely wouldn't have this in my collection if someone gave it to me for free. It looks like actual garbage that just takes up precious space. -
PS2 90001 and Super Dimension Fortress Macross game compatible?
HardlyNever replied to Swooshiex's topic in Games
It doesn't really play like Virtua On. It is more like an Ace Combat game, just with Valks. You shouldn't need a translation, as most of the menu options are in English. If you know the plot of the show and movie, it will be easy to follow. And you can figure out what you need to do with only an absolutely minimal understanding of Japanese. There are a few English walk-throughs floating around out there, if you get stuck. -
Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
HardlyNever replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
My 1/48 finally arrived from AmiAmi. I had read the reviews, seen the pictures, but I still wasn't quite prepared for how big it is... It's making the poor SDF-1 look small.
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A DYRL Hikaru 1A with super parts (probably sold separately) is a lot more appealing to me than another Roy VF-1S. But that is mainly due to the gaps in my personal collection, more than anything else. So, I'd be a buyer of the vf-1a over the vf-1s next. But I'm probably in the minority, and I'd still put money on either a TV or DYRL VF-1S being next.
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Eh... too little too late for me. Bandai already got my VE-1 money, as it were. 2 years ago I would have been all over this, though. I'd still be interested in a 1/60 VF-1A of some variety, if they ever get around to it.
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I was going to make some of the ones I used on my 1/60s. I don't have my 1/48 in yet, but I made some in 1/48 scale for the Yamato 1/48 (for another member). I'm not sure how I'm going to do deal with the peg, though. I may just reuse the peg it comes with (and take the plastic one off the rings). If someone wants to do the peg that plugs into the gun on Shapeways or something, that could be useful.
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Keep in mind, the DXs tend to loosen up pretty quickly. I didn't need to use any oil or anything. While the hips were tight, they loosened up after a few transformations. One of my shoulders is already getting a bit too loose for my liking. If you use any kind of oil, you'll be accelerating this process, so do so at your own risk (of course, not using anything has risks of its own). Transformed and handled mine a bit today. I think the army cannon is definitely one of the best single accessories for any Macross valk.
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No problem. Do note, there ARE 1/60 VF-1s out there. Arcadia currently makes the best 1/60 VF-1s (using a Yamato design). So if you are looking to collect in 1/60, there are 1/60 VF-1s out there. But the DX 1/48 seems to have taken the crown of the "best VF-1 ever," at least for now.
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The VF-1 is smaller than most of the other valkyries in the Macross universe (at full scale). Because of this, companies can make a 1/48 VF-1 that doesn't feel "too big," that is roughly the same size as a lot of other valkyries at 1/60 scale. Most of the other valks are done in 1/60 scale (or 1/100ish if they go smaller), with 1/48 being "too big." To answer your question, there will almost definitely be more 1/48 VF-1s. But it is very unlikely someone will make something larger than 1/60 for any other valkyrie type. (There are some exceptions to this, like the VF-11 isn't that much bigger than a VF-1, and could probably work in 1/48. But it generally isn't popular enough to get the 1/48 treatment.)
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New Macross TV Series in 20xx (sometime this decade)
HardlyNever replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
How does that fit in with him knowing Hikaru and Hikaru's family? Is all that before he goes to college? I'm surprised there wasn't some kind of Ichijyo cameo in Macross Zero, even if very brief. Like you see Focker talking to Hikaru's father, or maybe even showing a young Hikaru (even if it is just in a picture in the background or something). That seemed like a missed opportunity for some reasonable fan-service. Or is there something there that I missed? -
I would love a mini-documentary about the whole VF-31A thing. I bet it would reveal a lot of information about the manufacture and distribution of these things; perhaps information Bandai and the manufacturers don't necessarily want public. Unfortunately, I think this is such a small incident (in the grand scheme of things), that no one with serious credentials would actually investigate it. Two things stand out in my mind, that I still can't figure out, and make me think there is/was something sort of shady going on: 1. A lot of retailers canceled their customers' pre-orders outright. I think it is highly probable that word got out, either officially from Bandai or through less official channels, that there was something wrong with the production run and that there would not be enough supply to meet projected demand. What I don't understand (and I think where the real story is) is that NY didn't do this. They seemed pretty confident that they could meet all of their pre-orders, but would not communicate why they believed this, nor did they give a time-frame to their customers. What did/does NY know or have that the other retailers didn't know/have? I think that is where the story is. 2. To my knowledge, there hasn't been a shortage of TWE products before or since the VF-31A. Maybe during the days of the Frontier valks there was something sort of like this, perhaps someone could clarify (and I'm not talking about just "standard" pre-order madness). But if there were practices like rejecting entire production runs, why hasn't this kind of shortage happened before or since? I'm not saying QC rejects don't happen, but it hasn't seemed to cause a shortage any other time. Either way, I think Bandai would be dumb to not do another run of the VF-31A (either a straight re-issue, or an Arad's version), as there is clearly demand for it. But I don't think we'll ever know the full story behind this event.
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That's one for the ages, right there.
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Macross in the weirdest places
HardlyNever replied to yellowlightman's topic in Movies and TV Series
A lot going on here... feel like there is too much to say anything... But I think it qualifies for this thread, because of the VF-1J on the packaging. FYI it is "fake" (someone intentionally made it to be ridiculous). But I think it is still funny. -
I'm not in the plastics field, but I believe that is for more "disposable" types of plastic, for things like plastic bags and packaging. I think high end toy ABS is made to last longer.
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Isn't that a false equivalency, though? The original takatokus where designed to be daily play toys for kids. I don't remember the recommended age for them (did they even have one?) but I can guarantee that they were thinking somewhere in the 7-10 y/o range (minimum) for those toys. The modern toys are specifically marketed to adult collectors. Most boxes have 14 or 15 as the recommended age, but the marketing and price shoots even older than that. Of course I would like a little bit more durability (or just QC, as this is probably more of a QC issue than durability), but all things have a price.
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In the "Miss Macross" episode, Hikaru gets in the GBP vf-1j with the battroid-seat thing. I feel like it makes an appearance somewhere after episode 27, as well, but I'm not sure.
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I don't have my 1/48 in hand yet, so I'm just going off of other peoples' pictures, so I can't do a side-by-size comparison. Looking at @manfred17 pic, it looks like 1/60 Isamu and 1/48 Hikaru are roughly the same size, with Isamu being perhaps slightly larger (how they sit in the cockpit could affect this. A a side-by-side comparison would obviously be better). The macross wiki has TV Hikaru's height at 175 CM. It has Isamu's height at 183 CM (I don't know where they got these numbers, I'm willing to accept others if people have sources). By my calculation, 1/48 Hikaru should slightly less than 0.6 real-life CM taller than 1/60 Isamu (someone check my math on this, I could be way off). I think Bandai made their SDFM pilot small again, but I can't commit to that opinion until I have my 1/48 in person.
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Bandai perpetually has the idea that the TV pilots are ridiculously small. I'm not sure how or why they got this idea, but if look at the HMR valks, they always make TV pilots smaller than DYRL pilots, in the same sized cockpits. I'm guessing they just continued this same trend into the DX 1/48 line, for reasons unknown.
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Based on what I've seen, Bandai doesn't care that much about focusing either TV or DYRL; it is all one shared universe to them. I'm not saying they aren't aware there are differences between TV Macross and DYRL, but I don't think that really factors into their decision making process. They package DYRL-style hands and missiles with what are obviously TV-style valks. When it comes to enemy mecha, I think they'll make whatever they think will sell best/looks best to them. If they think they can make money on both versions of say, an n-ger, they will. However, I think we'll only be getting the DYRL version of that particular mech (just a hunch). I was thinking the same thing. But looking at the Macross Mecha Manual line-art, there is quite a bit of deviation between the two designs. They might be able to get away with re-using the jet-pack thing. That looks to be about it.
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I got mine from AmiAmi, and I went with SAL, so I'm going to be super late to the party on this one. I appreciate all the reviews and first impressions. The more I see of this, the more I'm thinking I just want the one. It looks good, but I might be at the point of vf-1 fatigue, at least personally. I'm going to wait until I've had it in hand for a while, but for now I'm thinking this might be a one-and-done line for me. The size is also an issue for collecting multiples.
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I have mine in a detolf. You are basically restricted to a cannons-in-the-air artillery-style pose(if you want to close the door), but it can fit.
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Payment requests from AmiAmi are going out.
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It's looking great; I'm not going to nitpick something that does so many things right. I like the fatter feet (compared to the v2) and the Gerwalk antenna. I stand by the idea that you can't make a flawless (in all modes) perfect or near-perfect transformation vf-1. Still no notification from AmiAmi, unfortunately. But I'm excited to get this next year. I think it will be worth the wait.
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The one on the right is a v2 1/60 . Looks yamato, as it looks slightly off-white and has a rainbow canopy. I believe the the one on the left is the Bandai 1/72 model kit, but not 100% sure on that.
