Spiff

Yes, they work very nicely and seem to be popular with members here.

Current state of the collection, just what I have on display right now. I have sold off a bunch and still have a bunch of stuff in boxes in the garage. Loved looking at all the rest of the collections. As far as what others think. I dont care what others think, I have them on display front and center and dont care who sees them. My house, my interest, get over it if you have an issue.

Here's a nice one I just spotted.

EPIC FAIL, I hope no one get conned by this jack ass! http://cgi.ebay.com/1-55-scale-Bandai-Macross-VF-1S-/220700675458?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3362c90d82

Translation of above text because I dont read japaneese:

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I am missing something! I dont see the edit button or the other, do you have to be signed into google to see them?

Dont get me wrong I do like the vf-2ss valk mode aswell. Just like I said though over 90% of my collection is displayed in battroid. So.....

Very nice, I like it. I especially like the skull squad emblem on the base.

There is a clear winner here. I am a battroid guy, the vf-4 just looses me, while the vf-2ss is damn sexy in battroid.

After much consideration......

I CHOOSE YOU VF-2SS!

Sorry vf-0d

Yamato are now considering making sonme accessory sets andhave asked me to do some research on what peripherals people would like. I will be putting up a poll soon.

Graham

I have always dreamed of making a display of a VF with all the possible armaments laid out around it like they do at the dealer shows. Ground crews, ground vehicles, battroid side covers, more 1/48 fast packs....

like this:

The vf-4 to me is just a big no. I can see why so many like the fighter mode, it is unique and fits more into macross than the 17 and 19 in design. But I just cant get past the battroid mode.

The vf-17 and vf-19 are also out of the question, the whole sound force thing is just silly and the valk designs are just as silly. I tried watching M7 and could not get into it at all.

I am really torn between the vf-0d and the vf-2ss. The 0d is probly a good choice as it shares most of its frame with the 0a and 0s so making a 0d should be cost effective. The vf-2ss while the fighter mode is sleek and sexy I can see why some say it does not fit macross cannon. Battroid mode I just love. It reminds me so much of the vf-1 and to me is a logical progression in design. The sap I can live with or with out.

Going to have to ponder it further.

We need captain america to the rescue! Make us up a whole line of valk accessories, please!

I was really disappointed.

There are so many holes in this story you could drive the mothership through. The ending to me was an obvious teaser for the second movie. Which also explains all the huge holes in the story, cause they will be "answered" in the next movie, District 10 perhaps.

I could keep going but you get the point. These are all rhetorical I don't really expect anyone to answer.

This is killing me.. I had to sit through GI SUCK tonight when I really wanted to see District 9. Grrrrrrrr...... Good news is I get to see it sunday, yea me.

and it will suck

Couldn't be worse than the ending of moore's bsg...

looking for someone to build and sell me one printed in color in 1/72 scale. please let me know. thanks.

I made this one, not sure what scale it is. But it is alot of work, took me over 2 weeks to put it together.

he's referring to the new 1/60 version and not the 1/72 that you've posted spiff cause if they were the 1/60 i'll be all over that ish

I completely just realized that!

I don't have 1/60's for sale here, CLICK ME.

Not to brag but I probly have over 100 pieces from big to small. It would take me a few days to go through them all and compile a list. Which I have thought of doing but it is just so daunting to me that I never have. My point is just this for all those of you who feel you have a small collection dont despair. I have been collecting Macross toys since 1986. Many of you are younger and will come into your own. Again I am not bragging, just dont lose sight of where you are in life in comparison to others collections.

I am actually at a point now where I have decided I have too much and am working on thining down the herd to a more managable size. Too much of a good thing perhaps.

As far as the shoulder articulation I am talking about the joint refered to by the pink arrow in the picture below. When I say shoulder I dont know what else to call it, the upper arm shoulder joint? If the shoulder holds the horizontal plane (blue line), and the arm holds the vertical plane (red line) when you move your arm up from your side that would be the shoulder joint to me. Now if you bend your arm at the elbow that would be another point of articulation. All other vf toys have a shoulder joint, IIRC. Did bandai over look this joint? I just dont understand how there is no articulation there. Yes I see all the articulation in the whole shoulder aparatus. But it is still not the same as what I am wanting/expected a shoulder joint.

I appreciate the input from each of you. I must have got a lemon.

If I were to rate the firmness of the groin tab locking on mine on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being "good god I am going to break something trying to get it apart again". Mine is maybe a 1. Possibly a .08. When the tab goes into the hole there is a slight hint of connection being made. But any slight movement or pressure makes it pop out and turn into a floppy mess. I am going to have to do the nail polish trick or get in there and wedge something on each side of the tabs to give it a positive locking grab on the tab.

I figured out what you guys were saying about the hip bars and moving them forward which helps with keeping the intakes from rubbing on the fuseloge.

I love the vf-25s design, in all three modes, it is the best thing since sliced bread!

Now that I have tried transforming the dx I just got, I am seriously disapointed with it. Talk about a floppy mess. The waist lock does not lock in and unless I lean the battroid way far forward it flops apart......... What is up with the shoulder design? Why is there no articulation in the shoulder??? It is a solid piece until you get to the elbow. The lack of shoulder articulation is really super disapointing. If they had just made it so the hips could slide down to the anime position the dx could have way better posability and not have a problem with paint rub on the fuseloge.

I am seriously torn about this toy right now. I want another to display one in fighter mode and one in battroid. But after paying $150 to HLJ to get this toy I am thinking it is a $80 to $100 toy and not $150. I may try a 1/72 model version.

I really dont see how through all these pages there has not been any complaints about these issues (or I missed them). If I had seen those issues I might not have bought one. Did I just get a defective one where the hip mechanism doesn't lock in.

Also has anyone translated the instructions? That might be of some help to some me.

Don't worry. Yamato isn't planning to drop this monster (not to be confused with the Monster Mk II) until around this time next year. So clear your schedule and bank account for Q1 of 2010. There hasn't been any new information pertaining to the MSRP---last rumor was 50,000 Yen. The good news is that, as of 3:30pm EST today (March 11, 2009), the currency exhange between the US Dollar and the Japanese Yen is 1 USD = 97.3826 JPY. This has lowered the price to $513.44...down from $535 the week Yamato announced the SDF-1's release. The bad news is that its STILL over $500! lol

I can totally see myself ordering this when the exchange rate goes to like 300 yen to a Dollar! Other wise, meh! I will stick with my Matchbox version. It does a totally cool daedelus (?) attack pose!

For those mathmaticaly challenged that would be 50,000 yen divided by 300 = $166.67.

Got my DX Ozma today, yea, have a couple of questions.

1. Is the knife supposed to stow in the shield? Or is that a 1/72 model feature I saw?

2. There is a card included in the manual showing a stand with a release date of 12.25.08 (I think). Has that come out? Is it for the 1/60?

So how many of you saying you want a 1/60 Regult own a 1/60 Q-rau? If you don't and really want a Regult, go buy a Q-rau now and prove your sincerity to Yamato..

You do realize the size of a 1/60 Regult? about 2.5 X the size of a valk in battroid........................ Standing fully erect! On its tippy toe's!!

Dont get me wrong, I want to see more enemy mechs too (yes I own a V1 Q-rau). Had a Matchbox one (meh) got the Revoltech one (very cool). Just not sure they should be in 1/60 scale, they are quite large.