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2 hours ago, lavinrac said:

Robotech is approved by this child, on Christmas morning with the only gift he really cared about and still has to this day,  who turned into me, now aged 47 and with a massive collection of macross and a reasonable collection of Mospeada:

this kid would not see DYRL in motion for another 3-4 years, or Macross  TV in Japanese for. god.. mid 90's?? Anyhow. I would not have begged my parents to take me to Smith Brothers Hobbies in Lancaster CA (outside Edwards AFB) or Fuji Oriental Market (Palmdale) Or Books Nippan (LA) if not for Robotech... I can't hate it. Now HG on the other hand.. they can **** right off the planet. 

 

I need to see a reenactment picture of a middle aged man holding the Hikaru DX VF-1S with the Chunky monkey left at the back.

NY is preparing my order, 7045xx.

With these transforming macross toys that we've seen over the years, the key is always finding the balance between fighter and battroid modes with the good engineering that each manufacturer has at its time.

26 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said:

 

So far IMO the Yamato still looks a lot better in fighter mode. The Bandai still needs some work. 

The angle of the Bandai one in the picture is way too off, so I'll wait until we can see the actual side profile.

19 hours ago, enphily said:

 

 

 

From twitter

The YF-21 is still a painted prototype probably over resin cast parts, so it's definitely not final.

The good thing about MW is we have all the best animators, producers, designers, commenters, followed, artists, engineers, manufacturers and many more.

what a beauty.

22 minutes ago, Pulltoeject said:

I personally think they are both one and the same. 

Those that pass QC are sold as legit, with their respective boxes , stickers and manuals....whereas the lower QC are passed off as KO and sold as such at a lower price point. Anyhow, I really don't care, as long as they look good, I dont transform any of mine, just leave them in fighter mode. 

Are you sure this is the case? There is a huge difference between a rejected good and counterfeit copy.

24 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

ShowZ has the 1/60 SSP set for sale at $46.07.

https://showzstore.com/valkyrie-factory-1-60-super-space-part-ssp-for-vf-1s-valkyrie-marcoss-upgrade-kit-arcadia-compatible_p1033.html

 

Max and Millia also is up for preorder at $129.99 each.

https://showzstore.com/pre-order-valkyrie-factory-vf-1-60-vf-1j-vf1j-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom-macross-robotech-blue-version-w-super-space-part_p1565.html

https://showzstore.com/pre-order-valkyrie-factory-vf-1-60-vf-1j-vf1j-valkyrie-milia-f-jenius-custom-macross-robotech-red-version-w-super-space-part_p1566.html

Guess I paid around that price when the M&M were first released by Yamato.

4 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Let's just hope that people will not complain this time since it also has that 'perfect blue' prior of it got released.

 

You'd never know, this is MW after all.

3 hours ago, seti88 said:

yeah it looks too good to be true, doesnt it?!

but there is a way to display it...on a special display box on its own.. away from all the other "regular" valks.. 

Or just look to collect panel lined valks (customs) from now on! 

Yes, too good to be true. I remember people were complaining the shade of blue when it first came out years ago, now it's looks perfect.

Am I reading the NY shopping experience thread now? 

1 hour ago, dragonstar1982 said:

Just got an email from NY, saying they had the strike pack in stock. Was able to get one finally get one.

I just placed an order too, and now it says payment is in process. Gosh I hope I got one.

1 hour ago, Lolicon said:

The UN Spacy on the gunpod is upside down. 

You can't have it the correct way in all 3 modes. Hasegawa makes a compromise by having one side for each mode.

16 hours ago, DYRL VF-1S said:

Here's the update from Macross.jp:
 

http://macross.jp/news/?id=1107&category1=4

The strike pack does look larger than the lineart, but I have no complaint.

4 hours ago, ScrambledValkyrie said:

 

As great as it looks, below is the VF-1S I'm hoping Bandai eventually makes:

 

I'm pretty sure it's a matter of time.

This is by far the best representation of the VF-1 in toy form.

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Ok. So is it just me or the skull emblem placement on the heatshield is a little bit too high like their HMR VF-1S.

 

Yes, it's too high for me. It'd have looked much better if the clearance on the top and bottom is the same, IMO.

Not my best attempt, but you get the idea.

1 hour ago, enphily said:

https://www.taghobby.com/archives/342076

This game is getting old fast.

Just saw this on FB, and I'm sorry if it's been posted before. Pictures attached for those who don't agree with Mark Zuckerberg.

Available at NY....

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/25676-super-dimensional-fortress-macross-dx-chogokin-vf-1j-valkyrie-ichijo-hikaru-custom.html

1 minute ago, amptor said:

You guys are spending a lot on a KO imho.  Neat that they make it but the price is pretty steep.

Couldn't agree more. 

I'd probably snag one of two if they make low vis color scheme or some other schemes that never get released by Arcadia/Yamato, but that kinda defeat the purpose of the KO's intention.

I like the color, it’s off white.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1634344926780505/permalink/2262347270646931/

2 minutes ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

amiami not working for me...."please wait"  :/

same

They price it like they are paying royalties to BW, and tariff to other countries or taxes to the origin country.

Keep that up and I'll appreciate Yamato and Arcadia more.