no3Ljm

You guys can talk about the Orange Armor all that you want. I'm just more excited for this.

1 hour ago, Vifam7 said:

We're getting off topic but it looks like the Bat-Shu from L-Gaim. I hope I'm wrong.

Yeah. Silhouette kind of looks like Bat-Shu. But it doesn't make sense knowing they already released it via Robot Damashii line. Was this silhouette part of the HMR display or RD to begin with?

If it's in the HMR display then we're not off topic. 

With all these announcements, I'm just happy and excited. It's a magical time to be a fan of Macross. 

13 hours ago, chyll2 said:

The stand arms prediction is true. Haha it will come with four to support it.

Called it.  

13 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Haven't watched the movie yet, so is it supposed to be all white like that? All that plain white with no additional details or markings looks pretty bland. 

Based on the movie and the Blu-ray cover it is indeed white. I just don't get the orange color thought for Arad's. 

11 hours ago, seti88 said:

Got to take care of that that knee joint! It looks a bit fragile since its a HMR...

10 hours ago, Ignacio Ocamica said:

If it's metal like the inner structure of the VF-2SS it should be OK, but you are right, considering the size of this HMR, we need to be careful with the joint.

You know the drill, guys. It's why we need to buy 4. One for each form. And one to keep it MISB.

11 hours ago, seti88 said:

No modex seen on the rudders! ... break out the rubbing alcohol! 

As if that we've seen big NETFC and UNSpacy on the wings of YF-19 in some anime shots? But it's still there. 

7 hours ago, easnoddy said:

I don't think so.  Its not red, and doesn't have the shoulder restraints.  Giant Gorg perhaps?  Maybe L-Gaim Mk II?  Probably neither.

6 hours ago, seti88 said:

Wow for a moment there...then I suddenly realised it could be a L-gaim..

Giant Gorg. I like what you're thinking.  But I don't think it is since the blurred image shows a big of a shoulder is. I don't think it's the L-Gaim MkII also. Even if it was L-Gaim MkII, why the transition from Robot Damashii to Hi-Metal R? Knowing that the MkII is seen cheaper on any secondary hand stores.

6 hours ago, Lord_Of_Tetris said:

It seems that Bandai is using the same marketing tactics of the third-party Transformer companies, which reveal frustrating "teaser" images that are intentionally blurred, pixelated, or ridiculously zoomed in so all you see is, like, a hinge and a joint.

That figure could be anything. Tekkaman Blade?

Bandai's been doing that ever since with their Gundam figures.

7 hours ago, seti88 said:

 I saw some empty blue display cases behind the vf-4 display...perhaps going to be used this Sunday for the public...

if I recall correctly it was a Sunday when Bandai unveiled the vf-4 prototype and the vf-2, etc but absolutely no photos were allowed..and I thk there is a separate building/hall for that

just wait and see...

Looks like some photos have some displays blurred out too...

What a beaut. Finally, an FB2012.  

Btw, the one in the background with blur. Another VF-1 type? 

4 hours ago, ArchieNov said:

Eeew, that knee hinge looks horrible

I hope they just bent it at the wrong point. Seems like it's double-hinged.

That's how it is also on YamArcadia. Double-hinged. It's how it folds in Fighter mode.

11 hours ago, seti88 said:

Sorry to hear that, hope you get your money back, mark them in the MW blacklist....

Thanks Seti. Like I said to my post, I just got too excited for the price. Hahaha!  

5 hours ago, RealJayDee said:

no3Ljm that sucks! Good thing is you will get your money back.

My only ebay valk encounter was a v1 armored vf 25s combo.

What I ended up receiving was a regular v1 vf 25s.

Seller offered to refund 50% but hell no!

It took weeks to convince the seller to refund me for returning the package to asia.

Since then, no more macross from ebay.

Thanks RealJayDee! TBH, I didn't have problems buying Macross stuff from eBay. I got both my YF-21's for like $180 each. Which at the time, it's too cheap for the price it was asking for. I just find this experience funny is all.  

10 hours ago, General Rasp said:

And after the white Astrea, are their any more Exia variants they could do or are they finally done? I think Bandai got their moneys worth out of the Exia frame/mold. 

Oh yes, 00 Gundam continuity-wise there's still one more sir! Presenting 'Graham Gundam' (Gundam Exia Repair IV) from MSG 00 Festival 10 "Re:vision". Piloted by Graham Aker. And the armaments has been reversed since Graham is left-handed.

I'm not saying there's an MB figure planned for this. But you never know. I'm still in for this version no matter what.

Unless ofcourse Bandai decides to do the Amazing Exia and the Exia Dark Matter from Gundam Build Fighters instead of the one above. 

White Astraea! Nice!

There's something off about her face. Not sure if it's the eyes or her face. Her face should be a little bit narrower(?).

8 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

I thought the VF-19 Advance was actually a customized VF-19EF model that Isamu had tweaked to restore it to the same specification as the prototype?

On that note, can we start yelling at Bandai to tweak their mold in the reverse direction, and give us this beauty?

Bandai also need to do the VF-19 Nothung. They have more money than Arcadia to pay some copyrights to produce. 

3 hours ago, VF-Zer0S said:

That’s nuts

next time check the feedback before it’s too good to be true lol. Same thing happened to me back when amiibos from Nintendo were a craze. Bought one thinking it was a steal turns out I get a toothbrush. Easily got my money back. 

Hey VF-Zer0S. Don't get me wrong. I do read his feedback before buying it. I probably just gave him the benefit of the doubt since the seller has somehow a 70/30 ratio of good feedback. And I'm kind of got excited on the price tag too. Can't blame me there.  

2 hours ago, MacrossMania said:

Basically my worst nightmare.  Thank god for ebay's buyer protections though.

Yeah. I'm super thankful of that. And I took photos of it too. So hopefully I'll get my refund soon so I can pay my CC for getting that VF-31A at YJA.

2 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Yup, that's what I first thought of when we started getting reports of broken lasers. 

Bandai: The broken head lasers are there so people can recreate this scene! 

And we're like: We can recreate the scene, Bandai?!  That means you're making the DX YF-21?!  

This is on you, Lolicon. Let's knock on wood.   

5 hours ago, jvmacross said:

I'm sure you'll get your money back.

What is "funny" is how ebay keeps allowing these Chinese scammers to open accounts.   Ebay must be making so much money from legit seller fees that they can absorb what must be a relatively small amount of losses from the scammers.  Of course, the buck certainly gets passed onto us all...especially for sellers, ebay seller fees are ridiculous.

Hey JVM. Thanks! Yeah, let's hope I'll get it back. It might take awhile. 

It is really a wonder but the mere fact that eBay wouldn't know a scammer and have it re-open a new account. I hope they do enhance their security measure like if the notice that you're using the same address or same paypal account or something. Anyways, let's hope for the best.

48 minutes ago, Ignacio Ocamica said:

I'm not familiar with this Char figure, scale, maker? It really looks awesome

It's made by MegaHouse. 1/8 scale Gundam Guys Generation (GGG) static figure. Released last year. It's just too bad it's becoming a little bit pricey on a second market.

But Nippon-Yasan (and posted by Dizman, HLJ has it too) has it for a preorder for Feb 2019. But it's a different paint application version. I'm thinking of getting one this time.  

Stay away from this eBay seller: chenchenchenhui

Here's my story from the DX YF-19 thread. 

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Ok. I guess, it's my turn to vent out something. Well, it's more of like a funny experience to me. I think. First time happened to me.  I know at the end of a day, it's a little bit frustrating since it involves a big amount of money. But I just don't want to think about it too seriously. So I'm keeping my cool. 

Three weeks ago, I bought the cheapest DX YF-19 I could find over eBay at $230 shipped from China. Last I checked my tracking it was delivered at my work's mail facility last Saturday. After not getting it from Monday to Tuesday, I panicked. So I browsed My eBay last night and check it again. Yeah, it was shipped and delivered according to it. So now, for curiosity sake, I went back to the seller's feedback page and see if there's anyone besides me who bought the rest of his '5' DX YF-19 units who left some feedbacks. And lo and behold, there's one stating 'Paid $230 figure but the seller send me a small plastic box. Cheater!'. I now have to panic, right? Nah. I still need to think positive. Besides, if I get it, it's going to be one cheap YF-19, right?  

Today, Wednesday morning. The reception said, there's a 'letter packet' that was waiting for me in the mailroom. I was like, a 'letter packet'? And when I saw it, it is indeed a 'letter packet mailer padded envelope'. (Say that 10 times faster.  ) With the same tracking number that I'm following. Instinct kicks in. I said to myself I have to shoot a video while opening this and took pictures of it at the same time. And when I opened it... it wasn't a 'plastic box' like the other buyer received. It was a freaking Disposable Plastic Raincoats. That's right with an 's' coz I got two! For $230, I got 2 Disposable Plastic Raincoats. It would've been nice if the raincoats have printed Makina pictures on it.  

Anyways, the ending is that, I already did file for a Full Refund. And if the seller didn't respond up to Oct 30, then eBay will take over.

Ok. I guess, it's my turn to vent out something. Well, it's more of like a funny experience to me. I think. First time happened to me.  I know at the end of a day, it's a little bit frustrating since it involves a big amount of money. But I just don't want to think about it too seriously. So I'm keeping my cool. 

Three weeks ago, I bought the cheapest DX YF-19 I could find over eBay at $230 shipped from China. Last I checked my tracking it was delivered at my work's mail facility last Saturday. After not getting it from Monday to Tuesday, I panicked. So I browsed My eBay last night and check it again. Yeah, it was shipped and delivered according to it. So now, for curiosity sake, I went back to the seller's feedback page and see if there's anyone besides me who bought the rest of his '5' DX YF-19 units (6 got sold within a day or two when I purchased mine.), assuming they already received theirs ahead of me has left some feedbacks already. And lo and behold, there's one stating 'Paid $230 figure but the seller send me a small plastic box. Cheater!'. I now have to panic, right? Nah. I still need to think positive. Besides, if I get it, it's going to be one cheap YF-19, right?  

Today, Wednesday morning. The reception said, there's a 'letter packet' that was waiting for me in the mailroom. I was like, a 'letter packet'? And when I saw it, it is indeed a 'letter packet mailer padded envelope'. (Say that 10 times faster.  ) With the same tracking number that I'm following. Instinct kicks in. I said to myself I have to shoot a video while opening this and took pictures of it at the same time. And when I opened it... it wasn't a 'plastic box' like the other buyer received. It was a freaking Disposable Plastic Raincoats. That's right with an 's' coz I got two! For $230, I got 2 Disposable Plastic Raincoats. It would've been nice if the raincoats have printed Makina pictures on it.  

Anyways, the ending is that, I already did file for a Full Refund. And if the seller didn't respond up to Oct 30, then eBay will take over.

On a side note though, I woke up this morning with an email stating I won a bid for an opened DX VF-31A last night at YJA. Once again, it was the 'cheapest' one I could find. And yes, I did check the seller's feedback and it's a 75/25 ratio. So cross fingers. 

6 hours ago, Ignacio Ocamica said:

Finnally a Metal Composite Zaku, thanks for the news Noel!!!

Hey Ignacio. Actually it was @eXis10z who posted it first.  

6 hours ago, eggy99 said:

It also says it's Char Zaku II!!!! WOOOOO! Will go lovely with the RX-78 The Origin

I'm definitely preordering this beauty! Need more Char love.

And you can display it with this figure. Because, why not? Right? He looks awesome. 

1 hour ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

I had completely forgotten that the YF-19 wings were supposed to be able to fold upwards...

The wing is detached for repairs. You can tell it even if the shot has a perspective. The wing root housing area is a little bit higher from the lower part of the folded wing. It would've made more sense if the folded wing is a little bit or positioned leveled with the wing root housing (the plane center body horizon line).

8 minutes ago, eXis10z said:

That's from the new December issue of Hobby Japan magazine, right?

Now, I regret not getting the RX-78 Origin. Hehehe.

These Macross Frontier 10th Anniversary In Art really looks cool. If we could only have a clear and bigger shot of the red signature on the bottom, I'm pretty sure that's the name of the artist.

Or you can ask Seto. Maybe he knows.

Life is short is all I can say.

21 minutes ago, s_i_t_h_l_o_r_d said:

Has anyone try to install the Yamato's fold booster onto the DX-YF-19? Just wondering. I have yet to get mine in the mail.

I don't think by using Yamato's Fold Booster's adaptors is not going to fit on the DX YF-19. Both have different sets. I think the safe best if you want to use Yamato's Fold Booster is to make your own adaptors.

A new Metal Robot Damashii (along with a GFFMC figure) to be revealed at the Tamashii Nations 2018 Event this weekend October 26-28, 2018.

http://blog.livedoor.jp/nation2018/archives/12809821.html

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METAL ROBOT魂より、本イベント初公開新展開のヒントとなる画像を公開！ 闇の中、禍々しい炎を背に佇むのは…！

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From the soul of METAL ROBOT, open the image which will be a hint of the first public release of this event! In the darkness, standing behind a violent flame ...!

1 minute ago, Raya1823 said:

Any word on pre-sale date??

Everyone are just waiting and speculating. Like I said a page or two ago, it might be before, during, or after the Tamashii Nation event which will be held this weekend.  

I rather see something that both companies hasn't touched yet. VF-5000 Star Mirage. VF-3000 Crusader. VF-9 Cutlass. In DX forms.