HardlyNever
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The way I see it, Arcadia's options are: 1) Abandon the vf-1 completely (for the foreseeable future), and focus their efforts where there is little/no competition like their Macross Zero line. Maybe move into Macross 7, or other less-common valk designs (from video games, etc.). 2) Keep making their (soon to be outdated) vf-1s, but focus on the rarer birds. Things like the vt-1, ve-1, vf-1d. Maybe go back to custom/weathering versions. But even with that, I think they would need something to sweeten the deal, whether it is premium finish at current non-PF prices, or some really killer bundles. 3) Try to beat Bandai to the punch with a v3 1/60 that incorporates a lot of the improvements of the upcoming Bandai 1/48, and maybe more. I personally don't think Arcadia has the resources to do this, but it would be great to see. I do think Arcadia has seen this coming for quite some time (even before November 2017, when the Bandai 1/48 was first announced), so I imagine they have a plan internally. I'm sure they will still release the Max VF-1J PF, and the anniversary valk (that no one wants). But what comes after that will definitely be interesting to see.
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Price is great, I'm in for at least one. Where are the missiles, though?
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I want to love this thing, but I just kind of like it. I still haven't seen any shot or feature that got me really excited. I think we're at the point with the vf-1 that any new mold is just going to be a small improvement over the last, with its own set of compromises and quirks, rather the huge jumps in quality that occurred last decade. I'm only 2 deep into the v2 1/60 vf line, so I wouldn't be opposed to collecting more in this scale, but I just can't get that excited about it. I'm also worried about the price per unit. I'm in for one, but I won't know if this will actually be something I want to collect until I have spent some time with the first one.
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With all that detail they can't fill in that one line on the heat shield? Seems a bit lazy... It looks like we finally might get "modern" articulated hands, though, which we sorely need on a vf-1.
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Looks like AmiAmi has their Paypal issues sorted out. I just successfully paid, if anyone is still waiting.
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I like the turrets poking through . I'm thinking about doing some from the pachinko machine animations (is that what this is from)? There is a lot of good original mech action in those animations for most of the pilots.
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AmiAmi requesting payment for the 31S now.
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The reality of the vf-1 is any designer is going to have to make compromises and concessions in one mode or another (unless they want to do some seriously extreme parts swapping). There is just way too much inconsistency between modes to get a perfect transformation toy to look anime-correct in all 3 modes. I think the yamato/arcadia v2 has a very screen accurate (for the most part) fighter mode. The battroid mode is overall too slim, but I still think it looks aesthetically pleasing, just not really accurate to how the vf-1 battroid is generally depicted. It looks like Bandai is focusing a bit more on battroid mode with this one, which is fine with me.
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Too lazy to do a better job. Maybe Noel will step in.
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Looks good, I'm excited. I'll probably be one of the last to get mine, as I'm mid-move and need to get mine sent to my new address, but at least I'll save a bit on shipping. The colors look better in toy form than animated, imo. Also glad to see the reaction missiles made it.
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Still waiting here.
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This was teased at Tamashii Nations late last year, but I still agree it is surprising this announcement came without any other previews. What we saw at TN was met with a pretty tepid response, at least here. It does look like they tweaked the chest plate, and the gunpod looks smaller to my eyes. They may have done more, but it is hard to tell with such low-res pictures. Meanwhile, we're still waiting on products that have been shown multiple times at various shows (cough HMR tomahawk).
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I just got home and I'm already looking at my Arcada vf-1s with "inferior" eyes. I'm not really sure what to do, as they still are very attractive molds. Fortunately, I only have two, so I'm not too invested in the line. I wonder how their prices will hold up after this new one comes out? I'm afraid to get rid of them before actually getting this in-hand.
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Wait, are you saying I can't throw my valks out of a window, then blame the manufacturer when they break? Sigh... Arcadia always cutting corners...
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I'm pretty sure additional releases will depend on how well this one sells. That said, I would say it is highly unlikely Bandai made this new mold with the intent of only making one. If this one does even moderately well, I'm pretty sure we'll see more. You can also see Bandai designed places for super parts (because that is basically standard practice for any new VF-1 at this point). So they will probably make super parts at some point. To answer your question more specifically, I don't think you ever see Max's VF-1S with super/strike parts in DYRL, just his VF-1A. Bandai generally only sticks to on-screen appearances (even if they make changes between the toy and how it looked on screen).
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Can't believe we didn't get a second look at this thing before pre-orders were announced. No real info, just "here it is, buy it." I don't have a Yamato 1/48, so I'm willing to give this one a try. Hopefully we'll see a little more before pre-order.
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Are we even getting the fuel tanks and bombs on a standard release? I hope Arcadia doesn't try any shenanigans with something that probably won't be a hot seller... Give us everything up front.
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Are the explosion effects available for pre-order yet? I'm having trouble finding them through the usual retailers.
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Yeah, I specifically went with the VF-31S for the armor parts. If the one they are releasing this month can't wear the armor parts, then I guess I'm not getting armor parts. I'm not giving Bandai money for that kind of skulduggery.
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It sounds to me like you bought it "as-is," so you're kind of stuck with what you have. If you bought any kind of product checking/validation service from FromJapan, then you might have a leg to stand on with them (depending on their interpretation of what it is you bought). If you skipped on that, then I'd say you're definitely SoL. But you could always try contacting them, see what they say. Again, I'd caution pushing too hard if you want to use their service again.
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I'm not sure about a refund, you'd probably have to go through whatever proxy you used. But honestly, I wouldn't even bother (but that is me). There is this part in the description (from Google translate): In regard to second-hand goods, although we perform product checks, there may be fine dirt, damage etc. other than the description. The value of the state differs, especially depending on the viewer, of second - hand goods. Please refrain from your order if you are looking for nervous people and goods. I'd say that leaves you basically screwed, depending on the exact wording. Again, you're not really missing much without the instructions. You got a pretty good price (unless shipping/fees were really high), so I wouldn't feel too bad about it. I seriously doubt they will give you any kind of a partial refund for no instructions. I'd say if you want to use that service again, don't mess with it, as it is going to get you labeled as a "problem customer." If you have no intention of using either service again, knock yourself out.
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You could try to get a refund, but I'd say that is pretty unlikely given the condition. Moreover, I wouldn't worry too much about the instructions, as they aren't even that great for this particular valk. @jenius' transformation video for this is pretty good: If you get stuck on a certain part I could maybe help out. I could also take picture of a particular page of the instructions, if you really need that. The hardest part by far is getting the gerwalk bracket-thing together.
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Reselling previous releases is all well and good but... I hope we actually get some new info from Arcadia at Wonderfest. Right now, I'm a little bit worried.
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Judging by the prices, it looks like the Regults actually did pretty well. The Glaug... not so much. Maybe the lesson for bandai is that obvious army builders are the way to go, so maybe we won't see a DYRL Miria Q-Rau, and just a tv green one. I'd be fine with that.
