eriku

Fantastic! So good to see the whole thing in better lighting. It's beautiful.

Rivet detailing.

Thanks for the photo, I added it to the first post.

I love the rivet detailing, really lends a lot of visual dynamics to show what a big machine/toy this is.

Hopefully we'll see more than the leg soon.

It's sure to have optional hands just like 99.9999999% of everything Bandai releases, and yeah the hands that are shown look pretty good.

And the lights are a big ole "Meh" - all it does is evoke feelings of Toynami. Give me real features in a Valkyrie that size.

-b.

Fortunately it seems the light doesn't make the entire head glow like the Toynami.

I brightened it a bit.

The fists do look big, but if you look at the base of the fingers it appears they may be individually jointed, so taking that into account those big mitts could easily fold up into the forearms.

Yeah, it definitely has the proportions of a transformable toy.

Woah! Thank you for the photo! I'll add it to the first post.

I wish I could find the post where I basically outlined this idea. Deluxe chogokin VF-1 with some premium features.

It's a no brainer though.

It's a shared dream - many of us have outlined similar ideas over the years which is why this is so cool to see as a possible reality. I remember as far back as early 2000's people daydreaming about a toy of this nature, listing all the extra features and accessories that they'd like to see. When the 1/48 came along with its removable nosecone, larger size, opening hatches and other details it felt like a step closer. My personal daydream was a little different in that I always specified the more unwieldy 1/18 scale, but I'll take this one gladly.

Where does it say it is a VF-1J? Was there a pic posted somewhere?

It says VF-1J right in the article that was linked to and posted a few posts up. No photographs were allowed so no pics yet.

Thanks! But how about the other mentioned Valks in 1/100 scales such as the VF-2SS, VF-0A, and VF-4G? Any truth i. that to be released in HMR? Thanks again in advance.

Yeah, ANN reported on those as well so I would assume it's true. From the same link:

"Even as Macross moves forward, it still has an eye on the past -- here are some of the variable fighter and enemy mecha toys teased in its 1/100-scale Hi-Metal R line:

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross/Macross: Do You Remember Love?: Regult (February 2016), VF-1S Strike Valkyrie (Hikaru in November, Focker in April 2016), Glaug (May 2016)

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, Again: VF-2SS Valkyrie II (Nexx and Silvie with SAP)

Macross Zero: VF-0A Phoenix

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012: VF-4 Lightning III

In its larger 1/60-scale DX Chōgōkin line, Bandai will offer:

Macross Plus: YF-19

Macross 7: VF-19 Custom Excalibur (Basara Nekki Special)"

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Nevermind the hyperlinks, they're just general links to ANN info pages and not links to the items that were teased.

Scroll down past a few photos on the link and it says,

"It also teased (with no photographs allowed) a 1/35-scale DX Chōgōkin VF-1J Valkyrie Battroid that stands 14 inches (36 centimeters) high with light-up sensors and lights. The largest transforming VF-1J fighter toy was "only" 10.4 inches (26 centimeters) high at 1/48-scale."

Where's the link to the article? Thanks ahead eriku!

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-10-29/bandai-teases-giant-26-inch-sdf-1-macross-14-inch-vf-1-valkyrie-toys/.94775

I originally had Dengeki in the post, which was incorrect. Too many windows open at the same time!

I do have a little trepidation over what the price will be, but at least it's Bandai and not Arcadia.

If this was Arcadia it would be $1000 minimum. I'm guessing/hoping Bandai will keep this under $300.

I'm also hoping that at this larger scale they use ratchet joints.

As per the ANN article, Bandai teased a mammoth 1/35 scale DX Chogokin VF-1J that stands 14 inches (35cm) high in Battroid mode with working lights.

What are you guys hoping for with this? I'm hoping it features articulated pilot figures. 1/35 is about the scale of Transformers Masterpiece toys like MP10 Optimus, so theoretically the pilot figures would be around the same size as the MP Spike & Daniel figures.

Here's the link to the article:

www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-10-29/bandai-teases-giant-26-inch-sdf-1-macross-14-inch-vf-1-valkyrie-toys/.94775

they totally are. What a tease.

Are those VF-1 silhouettes for the 262 Battroid & Gerwalk?

You're welcome.

Cmon, no jar jar or anakin on the poster?!

Be careful with what you ask for.

Interesting...

Why is there a character missing from that poster? In fact, that same character seems to be strangely absent from all the trailers so far. Or am I way off here?

I don't know what you mean, I see him on the poster.

Not a bad price for the Cloud Optimus. If you don't mind how the big panels on the arms look then you should be pleased with the toy, it's pretty great overall. Solid, fun to transform, lots of joints, cleverly desiged weapons. It was also re-released last year in a Toys R Us "Evolution" 2-pack with Evasion Optimus. They're long gone from the stores but on Ebay the 2-pack is cheaper than Cloud Optimus. It's the same toy as Cloud, similar deco and you get a bonus Evasion toy with it.

Here's one on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Evolution-2-pack-/121787984033?hash=item1c5b2128a1

Want to get a decent 6" Prime figure, what are the best recomendation, since I have only THS 02 Convoy and Legend Prime

If you want a nice looking G1 style Prime that is bigger than the two in your photo I recommend Robotmasters Convoy, who is about 5" tall. Another good one is the Classics Deluxe Optimus who is also around 5" tall. Both of those however have alt modes that are about equally as wonky looking as the THS Convoy. The Classics Deluxe also has a spinning feature that is kind of lame.

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For something larger than those to, all of the previously mentioned figures are great, although I don't personally really like the Combiner Wars Optimus figure at all.

Guess I'm the only one (apart from the Takara execs) who like this Hotrod.

Nope, it looks gorgeous to me in both modes. It's the only upcoming MP I'm truly excited about.

The legs on mine have a full range of movement without anything coming off.

Also the head laser is totally straight.

No issues yet with mine, aside from paint scratches. >_<

Regarding the triangles one, my only advice is only watch out the shoulder armor once you tuck it back in going to fighter so that they will not have any contacts to the triangle. Otherwise, it's gonna scratch some paint. So what I did was fold the shoulder armor upward and somehow used my fingers to guard the part while rotating it so that it's not gonna hit the triangle.

I was wondering what scratched my shoulder armor after my first transformation! After I transformed it again I paid more attention to those triangles and it was totally those. As you say, unless you are really careful the triangles scrape right across them.

Still loving this toy but the incredibly delicate paint is kind of a bummer. Regardless, it's just gorgeous and the deco looks so good on my shelf o' robots.

Actually, you can get them off. I popped mine off so that I could start panel lining. Just took a little more force than you think you'd need. The pegs are very short, so there's little chance of breaking them. Also Shin ejected his as he approached the birdman in the last episode, so having them off is just as legitimate, although it does expose ugly holes in the chest.

Good to know, I'll give it another try.

By the way, can you please confirm if the Fast Pack is using magnets or not. Thanks.

No magnets, there are two tabs that snap into corresponding holes on the legs.

When the wings fold back for battroid mode, there's a lot of scraping involved and there's signs of scratching on the factory paint from it.

I didn't fold my wings all the way for fear of scratching them. I DID end up scratching the paint on the shoulders just from transforming to battroid and back. There is so little room to work with that the shoulder rubbed against each other and now they're both scratched. Doesn't seem like the paint should scratch that easy, it's like there is no protective coating on it.