HardlyNever

This was my first attempt at early morning bandai pre-order madness. Looks like it wasn't really necessary. Oh well, at least I got one from my preferred vendor.

I was just thinking yesterday that I might be interested in something that was not a vf-1, but didn't want to pay $200+ for some of the other 1/60 valks. This might be a good compromise, although the price does seem a tad high. I'll probably be a buyer.

Got my spartan today. Set up a little modern vs vintage (the deadly oversized zentradi).

Definitely no full lock on any of mine. The TV Hikaru vf-1j probably has the most distinctive hinge/slide movement out of mine, but it is still not a full lock. I am a little worried about the stiffness of that hinge fading over time. Right now, everything is holding up fine, but I had my Max in a sort of falling away backwards shooting pose, and I felt that leaving it like that for an extended period of time might wear out that hinge. Hopefully the hinge will always be still enough, but I would like a full lock for some of the more extreme poses.

I've paid, not fully processed, though. Edit: Just got the shipping notice from HLJ.

This is why I ended up passing on them. The "stand" they come with is just re-used tamashii display stand stuff (glaug comes with the same thing). I'm not a huge fan of reaction missiles, they are ok, but they weren't selling me on the set. The only thing I really liked was the missile pod effect, but there were only 2 of those. I wasn't going to pay $50+ for something I was only interested in 1/3rd of. The more I looked at it, the more I realized it simply wasn't worth it, to me. It's a shame, like you said. Something like this could really help pull off the iconic missile-heavy fights of the show, but it seemed like they half-assed it. If they released only the missile pod effects, in say a 4 pack, I'd be all over it, but I doubt that will every happen (maybe 3d printing, someone?).

Ok, thanks for the responses. Looks like it is nothing to worry about, albeit an odd design choice from yamato. I think I'll leave the knee as-is, it can still stand up, and if it isn't hurting anything, it isn't a problem for me.

I was transforming this earlier today and noticed some stress marks and even minor bending near the hip joints. Is this a pretty common occurrence with these? I've only had mine a couple months, and this is the first I've noticed it. I did get it second-hand, however, so it may have come to me like this. Anything in particular I should be wary of in gerwalk/battroid mode that is putting extra stress in this area? One of the knees is really loose on mine (it came like that), so maybe that is putting extra stress around the hips? I've got it displayed in fighter mode now, but I'm wondering if there is anything I can do when I've got the legs out to mitigate this. Maybe I'll just use the display stand for every mode now. (On a side note, does anyone know how to attach the display adapter in battroid mode? I haven't messed with it much, but I couldn't seem to get it to line up).

As a potential buyer, I'd say hold off (maybe?). I was somewhat interested in getting at least one 1/48, but had several reservations. I was hesitant to pay that much money for something that was 10+ years old, when I could get something much newer (albeit smaller) for a similar price. And the more videos I saw of them, the sort of loose/floppy construction compared to the v2 1/60s started to put me off. I still might be interested, but now with Acadia really ramping up out-put, I'd definitely wait until either I've gotten everything I want out of them in 1/60 or they start slowing down before I'd consider a 1/48 again. Of course, bandai could always release that 1/35th scale they teased, that might wreck the 1/48 market... but that is just speculation.

Anime-Export has their PO deadline for 5/31, but that is just company specific. As others have said, it might not be set in stone.

Man, this Arcadia Millia release announcement has me stuck in a terrible logic loop. It goes something like this: 1. Just get the HMR Milia, you already have the HMR Max, and you've been saving a spot right next to him on the shelf. 2. *Goes online to look at HMR Millias.* These prices are kind of high... maybe I'll pay like $60 more and get a 1/60 Millia. There is nothing quite like getting a new 1/60. 3. But... I'm running out of room. I don't want to get a 1/60 Max as well, I don't have the space. I already have a 1/60 vf-1j, just save the space for something more rare like a VE-1, VT-1 or VF-1D in 1/60. That would look way better, and Arcadia is bound to make it... right? 4. Ok, I'll just get an HMR Millia 5. "Goes and looks online* Man, these prices are kind of high... Rinse and repeat.

For me it is like... 80% nostalgia. These are the toys I wish existed when I was a kid, so having them available now is sort of a dream come true. But I'm only really interested in SDF Macross/DYRL. Zero is decent, I haven't tried M+/7 or Frontier, so I can't comment on those(I probably will get to them one day). I tried to watch an episode of Delta... nope. I might buy one vf-31 because they seem to be really well made toys, but I can't see myself ever even watcing that series. So, for me it is "worth it," but I basically only care about the show I have nostalgia for. I'm rewatching SDF macross now, and it still holds up IMO. Having the toys there that I wish I could have had when I was a kid in the 80s... it's about the best nostalgia trip I could ask for. It's worth the price, to me. But I don't have that feeling about any of the other shows, so I do balk at the higher prices I see for stuff that isn't so nostalgic to me.

I don't think that is japanese, it is some version of chinese.

I'm pretty new to the scene myself, but I believe it is quite rare for manufacturers to release official versions of this exact combination. You can get a Roy vf-1S (with super parts), and you can get a Hikaru pilot for the same scale and combine the two (I've done it in 1/60 scale ), but to actually get the TV skull squadron vf-1s (with the yellow and black) packaged with the tv Hikaru pilot is not something yamato/arcadia or Bandai has ever made. Again, I'm pretty new to the hobby, so someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Went home for the holiday and was digging through my old toys. I thought I got rid of this guy ages ago in a garage sale or something. His visor and thumbs are long gone, but I was super excited to see one of my very first Macross toys again (he even sort of fits in with the HMRs)!

This might have been true prior to the announcement of the KO's. Now we do actually have a choice... how valid of a choice we don't really know yet (since we've yet to see the actual quality of the KOs).

Ah, ok. I'm not that worried, as that would be a guaranteed buy for me, if it is the 1/35 scale. I wouldn't collect in that size (if they did more than one), because that is simply too huge, but I'd definitely get one. I'll probably pass on the Arcadia M&M anyway, unless the preorder price is within $50-60 of what HMR Milia is going for now.

Is this a confirmed thing? Is this like the 1/35 scale they showed off, or a DX style 1/60 scale vf-1?

I prefer the TV series more, overall, but there are somethings that DYRL does better. Roy's death in SDFM is... stupid. The DYRL death fits his character way more. There are a couple other things I like more about DYRL, but I think the TV series has a much more cohesive story (for obvious reasons).

at everyone afraid of the Arcadia white/pink after the Hikaru vf-1j. I'm going to have to stop coming to this thread, or I'm going to break down and get a pair of these... those TV style armor super parts...

It's pictures like this that are going to make me break down and buy the Arcadia M&M...

Essh, really on the fence about this one. I only really wanted one set of M&M, and I've already got the HMR max, been scouting around for a decent-priced milia... But they are 1/60s and cool. But I'm running out of display space fast... and I still need to fit the HMR monster somewhere... I really don't know. I'm glad Arcadia is making them either way, but I might have to pass on these.

I'm a pretty big Blizzard fan, so I decided to grab these up while they were on sale. Got these four for under $40 USD, shipped (kinda makes you feel bad for paying so much for Macross stuff, for just a second).

Similar to Boobytrap, I've only been collecting for less than a year, and my collection is downright minuscule compared to a lot of the older members. I'd second that patience is key; don't jump at the first price you see something at, as it is probably overpriced. Do some research on each item before you buy, and see what they are really worth from different areas in the market, and when you find one that is at or a little below a fair market value, go for it. As always, beware of things that are too good to be true. I'd recommend setting a priority list of things you want, and a budget that you can stick to. Doing this, I've been able to get all the previous releases I really wanted, and am now focused on current/future releases. Last, definitely look at the For Sale forum on this site. Some of the best deals I've gotten have come from there, just make sure the seller has a good reputation (check the straight shooter thread). I've gotten several new or almost new items for well below what I've seen anywhere else from sellers here, and you won't have to pay middle-man fees.

Did those defender's guns look kind of warped in that video? I hope that is just a pre-production issue.