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VF-1D be like:
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I share your pain. I FOMOed and took out a second mortgage to buy my first. If it’s any consolation, I promise to offer you the one I keep MISB at (cost-15%) if I end up hating the one I open.
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You rock! Picked up another one myself. Thanks for the heads-up.
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"The shape of the nose is one area where previous fan designs (and even Matchbox) have bested you." "...the shape of your nose is all wrong here." "I surely hope that's not how you're intending to attach the arms. Not only does it look wrong..." "I know you can do better..." There's so much line art/animation magic (read: inconsistencies) frame-to-frame that the points raised above are nowhere near my radar. I love what you've done thus far, and I'm honestly jealous that I'd have to resort to countless hours of CAD and CNC milling to get even close to what you've produced. I consider myself a very strong maker, but there's just no way I could replicate what you've shared to date. 🙂 And no disrespect to @tekering because I’m certain the comments above are sincere, but I hope you avoid pursuing someone else's idea of perfection, and instead, just focus on actualizing what feels/looks right to you. Outside perspectives and constructive criticism can be helpful...until they aren't: I know quite a few makers (myself included) who've chased third party perfection only to lose their way and ultimately abandon what was once a really promising (and fulfilling!) passion project. Looking forward to seeing more!
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Gah. Didn’t see this until after my post. I dig the packaging.
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I’ll add a little more info:
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Threezero is shipping product: “We would like to inform you that your order “ROBO-DOU ROBOTECH VF-1J Veritech (Rick Hunter)” has been dispatched. Tracking number: HVCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX”
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I don’t fault him. The similarities are remarkable.
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It’s annoying. I stayed up late to preorder 2 directly from ThreeZero as soon as preorders went live for a total of ~$338.00. My records say that was 23JUL23. I’ve read the fine print since then and learned that ThreeZero has a no-refund policy. This situation combined with my having waited in vain for more than 2 years for 2 pre-paid Gigapower Dinobots that were never produced has me looking at non-exclusive pre-orders very differently. [And many thanks to TFSource for giving me a full refund on the Gigapowers rather than forcing me to take store credit.]
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"I hate everything about them. I'M BUYING TWO OF EACH!!!!!" /s Jokes aside, I like most everything about them and I am buying 2 of each. I'm giddy that at 50 years old I'm still able to buy modern Macross Saga bots. I'm a huge OG 1/55 collector and I can't believe as a community we've been able to keep the Macross Saga alive. Retail prices aside, as a diehard mecha fan it feels like I'm living my best possible life. Pinch me!
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I'm not familiar with Threezero or their other releases. Are they known for right-shifting product releases? These figures appear to have remained unchanged, as far as I can tell, for a LOOOOONG time. If I'm correct, the delayed release is puzzling. Someone mentioned way back when that there were rights issues that were holding up the release. Anyone have any current insight on the matter?
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There's a lot that I like about them, honestly. The panel lines have grown on me a bit which is surprising given that I'm usually not into that embellishment. If I have a concern, it relates to the width of the chest: I recall seeing an image of the VF-1S in which the chest appeared disproportionately wide relative to the rest of the body. Still, I'm keeping all of my preorders alive (of course, threezero's preorder terms appear designed to prevent me from getting any sort of refund even if I wanted one).
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The Unlicensed Third Party Transformers Thread
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Hahaha! I had to look that up. You're not wrong! -
The Unlicensed Third Party Transformers Thread
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Can anyone speak to the quality of these? I swore off Bandai’s HMRs for a number of reasons and these look like those HMRs (or the early 2000’s Yamatos).
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If anyone lives around Los Angeles, you can visit the Little Toyko Mall and see the VF-1J in person until 14APR: Would love for someone to have a look and share impressions.
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And why are they highlighting only Myria on the splash screen? Don't get me wrong, I love Myria, but there are plenty of other notable females in the series. I hate having DEI shoved down my throat every where I turn so this isn't a rant about inclusion; this is just an observation that there are plenty of notable women in Robotech that are worthy of being highlighted.
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[I don't know where this post should live so I'm posting here.] What is the story behind "robotech.com?" Has it been abandoned? Feels like the owners are holding onto it...just because... Waaaaaaaaaay back in the day, I used to love swinging by it (and Macross World and Valkyrie Exchange) to get a dopamine hit before diving back into my thesis. Fast forwarding to the present, it's just really sad to check on robotech.com and see what it's become.
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Same. Bought all of the Hi-Metals available at Mandarake for nearly a month. Finally got around to opening them a couple months later, transformed two of them, and promptly noped out and sold the lot. Just not my thing, unfortunately.
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All hail jvmacross, the light bringer! Appreciate the share.
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Threezero's response in late December to my request for an update regarding the release of the VF-1J: ”We are sorry that there is a delay with the release of ROBO-DOU VF-1J Veritech (Rick Hunter) and the estimated shipping date would be in the 1st quarter of 2024. Best Regards, Threezero CS” They wouldn't provide an update until I gave them proof that I had ordered at least one VF-1J. It was a polite exchange, but I'm not eager to ask them again. Someone want to volunteer this time?
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I’ve got half a mind to buy one just to figure out how close the dimensions are to the original. But I haven’t pulled the trigger because of how disappointed I was back in ‘98 when I bought a Joon’s.
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First time visiting AliExpress (sp?) today. Look at this “hotness:” https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805682214535.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller.2.64acwa4rwa4rpX&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.354490.0&scm_id=1007.40050.354490.0&scm-url=1007.40050.354490.0&pvid=f033c9eb-45e4-43b7-a658-96393fbdb237&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.354490.0,pvid:f033c9eb-45e4-43b7-a658-96393fbdb237,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238110%231995&pdp_npi=4%40dis!USD!44.89!32.77!!!323.41!236.09!%402101c59117112949507156050e7270!12000034639414008!rec!US!!AB&utparam-url=scene%3ApcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller|query_from%3A
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Interesting that the discount isn’t revealed until you visit the product page.
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Same here! [I say that knowing full well that I've got some thinning of my own to do.]