Knightdramon

Up until a month ago, I'd say keeping the 1/48 VF1J Max\Millia giftpacks would be ideal for a re-sale, but their september re-release sort of remedied the prices I'd seen them go for. 1/48 Low Visibility ver 1 is valuable as it's a limited release 1/48 Cannon Fodder is sold out at stores I frequently shop at 1/48 Hikaru's VF1J with fastpacks gift set AND the stealth 1/48 giftset are also discontinued and not that likely to be re-issued. I doubt any of the other figures are as valuable as these...

Thanks for your replies! I'm not looking forward to playing with them; however, I am looking for a model that can be put in a lot of poses and look good at the same time. I'm used to painting kits to bring up details [got some practice with the 1/144 seed line in terms of painting] so it's not really going to be a problem. I hope

The yamato jets are a bit cost-prohibitive for me, so I'm checking the smaller battroid kits that hasegawa made. The pictures on the boxes surely do make them look much better and well proportioned when compared to the yamato valkyries, but how's the overall quality? How many articulation points do they have, and how do they look with minimal painting? Thanks in advance

So I've gathered enough money to warrant myself one of the yamato goodies...I've already placed a pre-order for Max's VF1-J, but I'm going to get another one at the moment. I'm torn between a 1/48 VF-1 [probably Roy's version] or the VF0 Shin version. Roy's should come off as cheaper even when including shipping, and there's this whole lot of extra stuff to get for it [striker packs and armour if I get bored]. Plus, it'll look great next to Max's when I get both. I considerably prefer the looks on the VF0 and from what I've read, the figure is an improvement in all aspects except perhaps durability, which Shin's version is rumoured to be. After that, I'd only need the VF0S [waiting for a fixed re-issue] to complete a set. Which one would you pick? I'm torn about this for quite some time, and it goes without saying that if I eventually pick the 0's, I'll probably cancel Max at some point. Any opinions will be appreciated

Actually, the shipping cost varies from what you see. It might be a bit more expensive [say, 4950 yen] but two items together will definitely not cost 9000+. They combine shipping and depending on the weight difference, it could be cheaper than you expected. I once had three HCM Pro figures shipped together, expecting a shipping charge of about 4000 yen. It only cost 2000 yen. On topic-just got Max for myself. Having the set is nice, but paying that obscure amount for two identical moulds is too much.

Sure they do go through customs, but I don't pay taxes for all of them. The bigger and more expensive the package is, the higher the chance I'll pay. Following that mindset, two large macross packs are BOUND to get you charged for them...

Dante-do you really want those two orders to be combined? Either of these items are large enough to be held up at customs, but both of them are BOUND to get held up and you having to pay ~50 euros for them. I'm thinking about ordering the SV-51, but...very expensive toy + all these posts about faults on first editions + near inability to exchange it = I think I'd better pay 5-10 more euros and get a second edition version later on...

First of all, greetings to all members of the forum. I've only found this site a few days before I registered. As a child I had a few experiences with robotech, but my latest experience is with Macross Zero and Plus. I watched these two series almost back to back. Since I've got a few savings, I can afford one Yamato figure within the coming month. Problem is, as I'm reading, most of them have QC problems. I'm not sure if I should get the new 1/60 YF-19 or one of the 1/60 VF0s. So far Roy's and the cannon fodder version are available. The cheapest option is the 1/48 VF-1A Hikaru ver, but I'm not really liking what I'm seeing. Plus, of the VF1s, I prefer Max's. I've already read reviews for most of the mechas, including QC problems and all. Is there any reason I should prefer an 1/48 to one of the 1/60's I mentionned? Since these are the newest [and match what I've seen so far on video] and they are in scale with my existing collection [PG Strike and MP Starscream], I figured I'd get them. Not too keen on oversized planes. Any and all opinions are welcome. Thanks in advance