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16 hours ago, Reïvaj said:

Holly crab!!!

How can the HG YF-21 make it work width wise but the DX can't? Not to mention the beefy forearms either 

**sigh**

On 1/15/2024 at 1:15 PM, MikeRoz said:

15% off at USAGS today with code MLK-15. That works out to $51 on their price of $339.99.
https://www.usagundamstore.com/collections/new/products/macross-plus-dx-chogokin-yf-21-guld-goa-bowman-machine

I will not add a PG Perfect Strike pre-order, I will not add a PG Perfect Strike pre-order, I will not add a PG Perfect Strike pre-order...

@wm cheng

not sure if this helps but you can you add it to cart via the USA Gundam store and with a discount

4 hours ago, betocc said:

Yeserday I got this from Animota. I had never heard frrom them before the YF-21 PO, but I took the risk of ordering a couple of YF-21 from them and see what happens... well, this is what happened. 

https://animota.net/products/animota-e-pre4126

Dear XXXX,

Hello, this is animota support. First of all, thank you for using animota.

We are writing an e-mail about the product you ordered. We received a notification from the manufacturer regarding the following pre-order items that you recently ordered.
"DX Chogokin "Macross Plus" YF-21 (Gard Gore Bowman machine)"
Since orders for this product exceeded expectations in Japan and overseas, the product was sold by lottery at the last minute instead of by pre-order. Therefore, we are unable to guarantee that we can provide the product.

Generally, we do not allow cancellations of pre-ordered items, but in this case, we will accept cancellations, and we would appreciate it if you could let us know. We are very sorry to inform you of this situation despite your order.

We appreciate your understanding.

Best regards,
animota support

 

so not a WWM release anymore?

Darn it guess id better secure one somewhere asap

Thx~

What are the chances that places like AmiAmi, Genki Hobby, HLJ, and others would re-open their orders at the same price?

3 hours ago, PointBlankSniper said:

Should playback at the relevant timestamp there

 

what is this? I've never seen this before

9 hours ago, WhatBoutMyStar said:

I think every DX WWM valk that's been on Amazon US has been discounted/on sale at one point or another, and some by a lot. That includes all of the 25s, Hayate's 31AX, and Max's 29. The 19 is still in preorder status on Amazon, yet it's already been discounted by $30+. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it goes under $200 on a sale at some point after it's released. Likewise, I wouldn't be surprised to see the 21 get discounted on Amazon at one point or another both in preorder status and also after release, and actually I expect it.

Should I risk not pre-ordering then.... hmmmmm🤔

12 hours ago, MKT said:

This being Macross World, let's analyze more pics.. 

Battroid is supposedly much improved over Yamato's, mainly due to the bulkier legs. But coincidentally, there is another YF-21 developed by Bandai, which is the HG kit. So comparisons are inevitable:
 

I think most of us can agree the HG looks fantastic, it has ideal proportions. On other hand, we can see the DX's nose is comparatively really long, and the hips are ultra-Urkel right up to near the chest, giving it unusually long legs. It's as if Bandai, in its clever ankle rotation engineering, overshot the lengths of the legs to make it as long as possible compared to Yamato's. But of course, this is not a fair comparison as the HG is a parts-former vs the DX that has to be perfect transformation.

However, if Bandai implemented Yamato's nose shortening mechanism, and just reduced the height of the top of the hips, we can get something like this:

In the edited pic, I've shortened the nose by about the same amount as what Yamato did for their Battroid YF-21. I've also lopped off a little the tops of the hips, without moving the hip joints or side skirts. The edited proportions now still nowhere near the HG, but I do feel it is much better than what it is now and in fact, the top of the hips can be lowered even further.

The way I see it, Bandai should be able to make both of these changes without adversely affecting other modes at all, so it is a bit of missed opportunity as Bandai have been teasing this mold for so long compared to other DXs. 

The DX VF-19 Advance / YF-19 never had so much controversy. They took what worked for Arcadia - from what I see the high-speed mode wings, and the thigh filler engineering from S.H.E kit, and even improved the sculpt a bit in areas and made an excellent toy out of it as whole. 

Here they did their own clever engineering solutions for the DX YF-21, but just kind of missed the mark in some key areas that could easily be fixed.

Anyway, this exercise is kinda moot, because this also being Macross World, I will still join the PO come Jan 10. 

Thanks for the awesome photoshop / comparison pictures! I really like the beefy arms/shoulders on the HG. I wish they could do that for the dx especially since those parts are not being swapped in the HG (correct me if im wrong).

I kind of wish they could tilt the nose a bit inward instead of it feeling like peeking pee pee. I'm still down to get 1 for PO though

7 hours ago, enphily said:

The head looks like it's sitting so low that its in his own chest, limited rotation due to it sitting between its boobs? 😅

Return of the bad photoshoper, camera angle is slightly different....

looks like extra spacing near the front nose / sensor

rear rectangle thrusters look shorter?

I'm a terrible photoshoper but if this is anything to go by, it looks closer to old yf-21 nose length. Not to mention the wing just looks massive

The angle of the video might change the dimensions slightly 

Credits to https://anymoon.com/blog/?p=2477 for having these pix for me to reference to

Had a great experience with @DYRL VF-1S 

Got one, please delete

On 5/22/2022 at 6:59 AM, Anasazi37 said:

Back in 2007, for the original Yamato YF-19, I made two sets. One was a conversion of the stickers to waterslide decals. The other was a resize of Hasegawa Option Decal #1, from 1/72 to 1/60. That sheet had some relevant markings on it, like the "Super NOVA" one.

Back in 2014, a MW member commissioned me to do a conversion of the original Arcadia YF-19 stickers:

I'd have to ask the person who commissioned them if it's okay for me to print another set (probably fine), but the bigger issue is that I retired from printing decals several years ago because my work keeps me extremely busy. I occasionally produce small sets that address oversights or mistakes made by Arcadia and Bandai and take on unique/challenging commissions, but right now the waiting list is pretty long. There are folks on it who have been waiting patiently for more than a year because of my limited free time.

Any chance this waiting list still exists, if so I'd be happy to be put on it for several sets? 😅 

23 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

For the things that have been shown to break, I believe both versions can be fixed by adjusting the screws holding the shoulders.  The recent one that twisted off the entire pauldron should be able to be fixed by loosening the screw under the shoulder mount like I did, and the previous ones can be accessed after removing the arm from the shoulder by that same screw.

If the arms are so tight that they're breaking after loosening the screws, I think that'll be an entirely different level of issue.  But for now, just play it safe, and don't try and force anything to move if it doesn't want to.

Edit: As a reminder, given it's been a while.. keep in mind that you may need to do things to protect the paint around the spine and front of the cockpit.  The black panel behind the canopy can get scratched by the spine rubbing it, and the place where the cockpit fits behind the head under the coverplate with the 4 thrusters on it can scratch the black paint on either side of the very front of the cockpit. 

I filed the hinges (metal) of the backplate so they wouldn't scratch on either side of the canopy, and put a piece of masking tape on the spine to cover where it can be scratched in battroid.

Ooo nice! Is there a post on where to file so could i do the same? 

On 12/6/2022 at 8:38 PM, nightmareB4macross said:

What part of the feet broke?

Do you have pics to share?

Oi didnt get a notification for this reply. Primarily my yf19 arcadia ankles broke. Even the little half plastic ball came off. So anything ankles and down

On 11/21/2022 at 12:34 AM, nightmareB4macross said:

All the Valkyries listed suffered breakages?

oops missed your message. No just see what i can use as a base for my yf-19 legs. If it's one of those other valks maybe ill try to frankenstein the ankles onto the arcadia

Looking for broken vf-25, vf-30, vf-31 and yf-19

Mainly looking to transplant feet to my broken valk

I don't know why.... But the mono eye looks like a bird beak with green eyes.... 

11 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Oh, it's both? My apologies if I misunderstood the first post. Maybe there's a way to glue one together and do the recast once you refine it? I know it's more work than doing 3D printing but maybe it's worth a shot in case no one replied regarding to 3D print it for you.

Just an option.  

thanks ill have to look up some tutorials on youtube

12 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Sorry to hear about your YF-19 feet.  

I haven't done this process, but I'm thinking maybe it's possible to do DIY recast of the other feet using resin?

unfortunately they both were super brittle when i transformed it and both are in shambles

 my arcadia 1/60 yf-19 feet self combusted.... is there anyone I could comission to 3d print me a set of feet?  

On 7/29/2022 at 8:20 PM, no3Ljm said:

Max always was a A head type to me, the J head type doesn't feel max'ish

Sorry to resurrect this from the dead just wondering if any of the macross plus were done by any chance  had an urge to watch macross plus but when I loaded up my old manga DVD's the quality was just unbearable to watch and couldn't find any to purchase with the original manga dub for episode 4

Thinking about letting go some of my 1/48 valks

Price check on bnib 

Vf-1j stealth with fast packs

Vf-1j max and milia with fast packs 

Yf-19 Yamato gullet version?