BlueMax

I agree... but maybe its just for the 1J and not the 1A, to differentiate it top side.

Actually I liked the action portion, especially when they are all done without wire-fu (well, at least not that I can really see anyway) But yes..... the story.... what was it about again? lol~!

Now that you mention it, yeah.... I wonder why this is so as well.... did they consult the Hory Froating Head or was it a case of simple memory error, just like the orange UN spacy symbol on the GNU VF-11 and how they almost almost made the same mistake on the 1/60 VF-11 if not for Graham-sama's intervention...... Hm... maybe Graham-sama can help to shed some light on this case instead. Anyways, having said that, i'm not too bothered by this, just found it strange that Yamato had it nailed at the prototype, but made the change subsequently.

Damn.... its out already?! looking real sweet! Heh..... I need mine now!!

Congrats on your purchase. These 2 will be the seeds of many more to come...

Glad you like it! is this your 1st VF? If it is....then be very scared: There will be more to come....!

Very nice..... like you collection of aircrafts>>> i suppose you've assembled and painted them yourself?

Despite the anime showing the zentrans the same size as battroids, fact is that zentrans are noticeably smaller than the VF-1, so the Qrau was probably ok

Hm....actually i thought those were pretty ok, just that the Millia's was on the slightly loose side... but anyway.... HELL YEAH I want those Regults, Glaugs and Nousjadel-Gers!

http://www.hlj.com/product/YMT00050 Still there..... for now anyway, so make your move if you really want it fast.... but i suggest that you might wanna pick up a few other items that you've always wanted to defray the shipping costs.... apparently quite a few things are on sale... so shop to your hearts content

And flight crew! I want the rainbow sideboys in 1/60!

Glad to be of assistance, but sorry man, shipping is not free unfortunately. the cost I've mentioned does not include shipping since it varies by region as well as type of shipping.

sorry to all who are thinking of selling their Version 1s, but my advise is that for $75 with the 1/48s and the new 1/60s? It is simply too expensive. Pay abit more and I'm sure you can get a 1/48. In fact just a few days ago, you could get a brand new 1/60 V2 for only about $66USD (no including shipping of course)! So, if you really want a good deal, my recommendation is to wait for a sale from HLJ or anywhere else, or just a grab a 1/48 at reduced price (Angel Birds @ 5920yen HLJ, is a steal no matter how you look at it). Whatever it is, don't waste your time effort and money to start your collection with a V1. 0But of course, that is just me. You might think differently.

Please visit the link for a comprehensive list of releases from the last 10 years http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=29393 The Version 2s (starting from Roy Focker, please see the list in above link for the subsequent releases) were only out July last year. You can check out HLJ for some of the box arts. but basically, all the V2s have a cover flap at the front of the box which the version 1s did not have, so its very easy to differentiate versions 1 and 2s.

Just confirmed it was in episode 24. Yes, he was wearing the ex-gear, just that as it was not in combat mode, the ex-gear helmut was not covering his flight helmet

The 1/48 line of VF-1s, for all intents and purposes is now EOL. There are not likely to be anymore of them released, other than the Kakizaki version which is going to be shipped in Sep. The 1/60 V2 VF-1 is a new line which has only started just last July. there are a lot more colors coming (canon and non-canon i guess), and have quite a bit more variety than the 1/48s. Both to me looks great and are more or less anime accurate and has both their advantages and flaws as well. Whatever you do, unless you are very sure of what you are getting, I wouldn't advise a V1, unless it is going for really dirt cheap. The biggest draw of the 1/48 is the size, and its fighter mode. Of course, now that it is EOL and more or less replaced by the new 1/60 V2 line, prices have started to come down somewhat, it is pretty much value for money, just look ard to check out the prices. The 1/60 v2 has quite a bit of variety and feature the 2 seaters that the 1/48s never had, thus a more complete line if you ask me and more to come! Anyway, it all boils down to whether you just want one for display, in which case I'll recommend a 1/48. If you a completist, then you probably be more happy with the 1/60 v2. But trust me. you won't stop with just one.

That is why I love visiting MW. You can learn something out of no where! I appreciate the insight into backroom operations for warehouses.

It was at 50% off....

Think some of the items were quite hot and HLJ has already taken them off the discount page..... so if you are in the market for a Roy 1/60 VF-1S (still listed the last I saw it), there's not better time than now!

Very nice indeed!

haha... yeah, but most of the time, these are just painted prototypes.

Actually, at the kind of prices they are selling for right now, it really begs the question of whether yamato is really over-pricing these toys.... I mean, if the prices were right, there should have been (i presume) so much left-over stock for clearance..... and at the levels it is clearing for, I mean, I'm sure they don"t price it below cost, so the mark-up up can be as much as 100%?

I was thinking..... probably it would only be feasible to have maximum 2 detolfs with the supposedly conjoined side's glass pane removed. Imagine you are trying to to put 3 together... that means\.... the center detolf would have both the sides removed. Now, the erason why the detolf can stand upright is because at the front or back pane would be supported by the left or right pane! So...... if both left and right panes are removed....... Well, i'm sure some with carpentry skills can advise how to get around this problem...

That sure looks great! Hope it ain't too hot in there though

From what I remember: Shawn's the one who is maintaining the forums... not just technically, but also financially.... well, bandwidth costs money, and I'm sure that is what we had quite a bit of when Mac F was airing. Other than that, he's also more into model kits instead of toys.