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  1. 11 hours ago, jenius said:

    As was pointed out, no Hikaru pilot figure because they'll make a VF-1S that says H. Ichijo on it down the road. Always gotta save that double-dip potential. Think of it as good news if you couldn't grab a Focker.

    Is this something they said during the livestream?

  2. 16 hours ago, tekering said:

    I'm actually shocked by the difference between paint jobs...  :blink:

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    Roy's VF-1S looks perfect, consistently dirty and realistic.  :good:

    Hikaru's VF-1J looks like a goth vampire painted it up for Halloween.  <_<

    I wonder how consistent these weathering jobs turned out...  Did all Roy's look as good as this one, or did it depend on who was doing the work?  Did all Hikaru's look as bad as this one, or was it just the "luck of the draw?"

    Hikaru’s actually looks “pre-shaded”, where some initial weathering is laid down generously on the panel lines but meant to be painted over either with the base coat and/or brighter paint later instead of the excess being washed/wiped off.

  3. Hoping this Tomcat Tales documentary has a lot of previously unseen footage. Aside from Speed and Angels, the various Fighter Flings, Top Gun and Final Countdown, the best footage I’ve seen is from the 70’s compiled I think on a Grumman DVD. Periscope film has clips of it on YouTube.

    I’d love to see stuff from AIM/ACEVAL.

  4. 2 hours ago, derex3592 said:

    I'm just gonna say this...Compare the old Yamato 1:48 AT IT'S TIME OF RELEASE to a similar time frame Bandai release.....nuff said.  Yamato was waaaay ahead of the game on the 1:48 and 1:60ver 2's.  For the DX line, Bandai took an already great idea and updated it slightly with new materials and engineering methods in some areas, then in other areas it takes a step back IMHO. 

     

     

     

     

    Yea if you compare the Yamato 1/48 on release in 2002 to their V1 1/60 VF-1, it was a huge jump. Even that 1/60 VF-1 compared to the Bandai HCM was a huge jump in sculpt.

    The DX does some things better than the 1/48 and I do prefer it. It's just not the advancement I would've expected, the jump forward isn't like the long shot between the Yamato 1/48 and V1 1/60, when we know it could've very easily been.

    Stuff I would've liked to see on the DX, would've been stuff unique to Bandai's HCM; like missles that can stay on in battroid when wings are swept all the way back(yes the HCM had a gap to enable this but this 30 some years later, I'm sure Bandai could figure out an aesthetically pleasing way to incorporate that). Knees that can bend back beyond 90 degrees(like on their other mecha toys where they incorporate spring loaded doors to make way).

    Since the DX did copy the way the Yamato V2 1/60 VF-1 FAST packs attached, I wish the internal details would've been retained as well. The colors are the only things I like more on the DX FAST packs.

  5. On 6/28/2019 at 1:57 PM, Dobber said:

    You know, I forgot to look...is the Max 1A head accurate for the TV style? If so...then we would still need the DYRL style 1A.

    Chris

    I think it's inevitable since the super/strike parts set has the Skull Team roundels(with specific modex numbers) for the VF-1A's Hikaru/Max/Kakizaki flew in DYRL?. I can see Hikaru's 1A as a mass release with the other 2 being TamashiiWeb. I'd be very surprised if either Kakizaki VF-1A ends up as a mass release.

  6. 13 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

    I'm certain it played a part, but I'm actually surprised this was the valk we heard them mention customer complaints about.  Like.. not the 171, which tended to shatter in the box, but this one, that I've never actually heard any reports of anyone breaking?

    I'm trying to remember if we heard similar admissions of complaint around the first VF-25 release.  The cries about that one were loud and intense for other reasons, but I don't remember ever hearing Bandai admitting fans were complaining about it, because it seemed beyond obvious that it needed improvements.

    I don't remember Bandai mentioning customer complaints about the DX VF-25 1.0's either. When they started their shpiel about the Renewal they were mainly hyping how they brought over the 1/72 VF-25 model designer over from Bandai Hobby to Tamashii Nations to design the Renewal DX VF-25.

    For the DX SV262 there were some reports of the thumb breaking off when transforming back to Fighter. I mainly remember because Bandai pointed out a specific way the fingers or thumb have to be folded in to prevent breakage. 

    If the DX SV262 is harder to transform than the DX VF171, that may be why the complaints about the complexity of it from fans, was mentioned by Bandai. It was mentioned due to Bandai wanting to point out how much easier the DX VF-1 would transform. So in that respect, it would make sense to mention the 262 instead of 171(if the latter is easier to transform...I'm not sure that it is since I've never transformed a 262).

  7. On 5/22/2019 at 5:44 AM, seti88 said:

    Bandai needs to release the fast packs for every 31, especially the A!

    cmon bandai are you sleeping!?:5:
     

    btw i wouldnt mind a vf-171 from planet thundera....i mean voldor....

    I wouldn't mind it, only if they retooled it. The triangle transformation and other aspects(like the hand retraction!) were overengineered. If Bandai simplifies the mold and especially re-engineers the lower body/waist to lock in SOLIDLY I'd be ready to buy an Alto EX and cannon fodder 171 all over again.

  8. On 6/7/2019 at 5:41 PM, Chronocidal said:

    I do think it would benefit them to make a retool of the design, just to remove a few of the redundant hinges and articulation points in the spine.  The model kits use a much simpler design to accomplish the same transformation.  I'd love to see them slim it down a bit too, closer to how the Hasegawa kits look. :) 

    The real question is whether the lousy 262 sales were from the messy design, or just lack of demand.

    Honestly I think it was due to messy design. Bandai normally doesn't mention customer complaints when it comes to interviews with their Macross toy designers, but they did mention it for the DX SV262(with regards to transformation) which was a first to me. 

  9. On 6/5/2019 at 2:06 AM, DewPoint said:

    I got into this hobby right before Delta aired.  I really like Frontier.  By the time I even considered getting a VF-25 they were like 8 years old and (arguably) not ageing well.  The plastic failures worry me more than the yellowing.  It's what kept me for hunting them down.

    What bothers me about the breakages(I have pics on the page before I think), is that the pieces cracked are made of POM(almost sure due to the texture, it's dense and grainy, lacks the gloss that the ABS parts have). So you'd think they wouldn't crack. Those pieces are found in the landing gear bays(for the landings gear hinges) and also the torso for transformation. Best scenario in the future is for Bandai to make those pieces in diecast as the spring pins used will have a much harder time cracking diecast apart.

    On 6/5/2019 at 2:01 AM, DewPoint said:

    I looked at that.  It is my last resort before going to replacement parts.  My major issue, as you all know, is that the part need to widen to go back in place.  Major stress on the re-bonded joint.  My co-worker is a Machinist by hobby.  He has milling machines, lathes, 3D printers, laser engravers, etc.  Dosen't hurt to ask!

    What you can try(this is tedious but has worked for me on similar breakages before), is to leave the hinge clip on the bar, apply Krazy glue to the hinge clip and broken piece of the clip, press the hinge clip and broken piece together to bond. Then, keep moving it frequently before it dries. That's the tedious part as the pieces will bond to the bar if you're not moving the clip frequently. It doesn't help that these pieces are quite small.

    You can also try this with Loctite or that glue that uses UV light to set/bond.

  10. I'm down for 1/60 kits  but I can see Arcadia being apprehensive since it makes things a lot easier to KO(and there's already KO's of their stuff) and the Yamato kits seemed to sit until Yamato went out of business.

  11. On 6/3/2019 at 11:39 AM, HardlyNever said:

    You might be aware, but you can get the leg missile pods in the Lill'Draken accessory kit.  Just make sure you get the one for the SV-262, not the movie one that they made for the VF-31 (it only comes with the lil drakens).  They were a TWE, so unlike they Draken itself, there were a lot less made relative to demand, so they tend to hover above MSRP now.

    As far as not coming with missiles, unfortunately this is a trend with the DX line now.  Only the VF-31S came with missiles on it's own.  The DX 1/48 V-1 line does not come with missiles (you have to buy them separately).  Not sure why Bandai switched to this model, but it seems to be here to stay, for now.

    As far as future DX SV-262, my personal opinion is that it is extremely unlikely to ever happen.  If you're following the preorder madness for the 1/48, one thing should be very clear: Bandai absolutely despises the idea of their product warming shelves and selling under MSRP.  The fact that you can still get the SV-262 under MSRP is pretty much the nail in the coffin for this mold, imo.

    I think what may happen is that the mold may either be extensively retooled or redone from the ground up. The DX VF-1's simpler transformation(by comparison) was made in part as a response to fans in Japan complaining about the DX SV262 transformation to Bandai(this was stated in an interview with the designer of the DX VF-1J last year). Given that the DX 262 also seems dated compared to the DX VF-31, I think those are enough reasons for Bandai to consider in making either a retooled 262 or all new mold in the same scale. I can especially see this happening if the 262 happens to be prevalent in the next Delta movie.*

    *They even made a Renewal VF-27 when some thought it wasn't needed/in-demand so who knows

  12. On 5/29/2019 at 5:45 PM, jenius said:

    The articulation is definitely where the biggest improvements could be made. Think of the articulation on the Bandai DX VF-1 being done a VF-11 toy... that'd be amazing.

    Screen accurate, bigger vertical stabilizers please...

  13. 1 hour ago, General Rasp said:

    I have to watch the movie again and decide how many packs I want. Definitely two for Hikaru and Roy. But I don't remember Max using the packs in the movie, only in the TV series. And I don't remember the whole skull squadron in the movie with packs either. Personally I going toward DYRL for Hikaru and Roy, and TV for Max and Milia. Then calling it good after that.  

    And to add my two cents to the "buy now or wait" discussion, I imagine Bandai re-releasing variants. At roughly $190 per figure they are priced to sell. Plus the different variations of the VF-1 are heads and paint. Most of the tampo would be the same also. With the exception of the brownies they could easily re-release the current figures later on. It might be three or five years from now, but they could do it. 

    If they re-released SOC Voltron what is stopping them from re-releasing VF-1. With a basebody the makes up 90% of the VF-1 and all three figure selling out, they are printing money at this point.  

    Max and Kakizaki both had the packs in the beginning of the movie, each Skull Team member onscreen in the beginning had them. You can see them when they get in formation; Hikaru was the only one seen jettisoning the armor.

    Oddly enough, the skull roundels in the DX super/strike parts for Hikaru only have his "001" modex number for his VF-1S. This leads me to believe a DX VF-1A Hikaru Super Valkyrie is planned down the line.

    2 hours ago, Ipsquitch said:

    Any guesses which VF they'll release next? I'm guessing a Max or Milia -1J, since they don't seem to be following any particular order.  I think they're trying to get us hooked on the different teams with the hope that if you buy 1, you'll want to complete the set.

    Since Bandai is on a Hikaru kick, maybe the VF-1D since:

    -it's never been done before in 1/48 scale

    -it's the 1st VF-1 Hikaru used

    -it's incentive to buy the inevitable VF-1S if Bandai makes the VF-1D cockpit/forward fuselage detachable and arm mountable in gerwalk/battroid modes

  14. -Subtle grey(not black) weathering 

    -Ability to swing wings back for battroid while keeping missles attached(like the HCM)

    -Universal ratchet joints for the shoulders and hips

    -Universal ratchet joints for the ankles

    -No spring pins used at all

    -Fixed ventral fins

    -Integrated waist swivel with more range than the 1/48

    -Double jointed knees enabling the knees to bend back more than 90 degrees 

  15. 2 minutes ago, jenius said:

    Before the end of this year?? That would be truly surprising as a second release hasn't been teased yet and Bandai seems to make such announcements like six months in advance. I definitely hope you're right!

    I forgot the 6 months in advance but this year is the 35th anniversary of DYRL so I expect more releases than not

  16. On 1/30/2019 at 10:42 AM, Foblander said:

    Do Bandai DX joints generally get really loose the more you play with it or stay relatively stiff enough to still hold poses? I want to play with it more but a little reluctant due to fear of joint looseness. My Yamato 1/60 YF-21 couldn't even stand on its own after a while :( How about Arcadia VF-1 toys (might as well ask lol)? Thanks guys!

    Yes specifically with ball joints on Bandai DX valks. They don't use washers to increase friction, it's all  direct contact from the ball joint to the socket. 

  17. I think if Arcadia were to make an all new 1/60 VF-1 they would've and should've, done so by now.

    I think it's more likely that Arcadia won't renew their 1/60 VF-1 license and that Bandai will swoop in and get the 1/60 license to make a DX VF-1 in 1/60 scale based on their current 1/48 but simplified.

  18. Another KitzConcept VF-1 review from a Chinese fan. This might be the same guy that reviewed the Minmay figure early and had a VF-1 prototype in the background. He put the missles on backwards(different reviewer did the same thing not long ago)...

     

    https://youtu.be/yRiB8L1ZXNQ

     

    Aside from that, things I noticed from the review:

    Heat shield seems like it's made from PVC

    Shoulders are ball jointed, he popped them off a few times

    Elbows have a soft ratchet

    Thighs/knees/ankles are ratchets

    Even when lower legs extended, seems like thigh swivel and forward knee bend is limited hence leaving the guardian mode not being as dynamic as it could be(I was worried about this since the 1st promo shot of guardian mode was shown)

    You don't have to unclip the hip bar when transforming the arms(to give the arms clearance to swivel and tuck underneath) from Battloid to Fighter/guardian mode. There are only 3 transforming VF-1 toys that do this; this, the recent DX VF-1 and the HI METAL R

    Shoulder hinges don't seem to swivel 90 degrees in Fighter mode for transformation, they instead seem to stop at 45 degrees which actually makes transformation easier/smoother(since you don't have to unclip the hip bar to make clearance for the arms to swivel)

    Panel lines toned down considerably since the 1st promo shots.

    Stand didn't seem to need adapters for each mode. Good but the stand itself looks cheap....would've been better molded smoke grey with the UN SPACY kite painted on

    Overall it seems like a hybrid of VF HI METAL/HI METAL R VF-1 transformation with Yamato style heat shield transformation and an easier arm transformation going from battloid to guardian/fighter. The detachable gun handle is due to the barrel LED and is something I could do without. I'd rather have a collapsing handle.

     

    I did see some comparisons on Facebook and it's a few centimeters shorter than the Yamato/Arcadia VF-1. For the Robotech crowd this is the best VF-1 toy to be offered domestically yet. For fans of Japanese Macross toys his will probably work as a mid-tier figure and possibly an alternative to HI METAL R. At $90-100 this gives you a perfect transformation VF-1 at 1/72 scale, a scale we haven't seen a transforming toy in for over 30 years(Bandai HCM) and also a display stand.

     

    I'm more tempted to get it now. 

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