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This is still going on?!? Craaazzzzy!

Seeing these absurd prices/auctions actually makes me want to hold on to my Yamatos even more.

Yeah, got one of these last month myself to replace my old one... but i was thinking about the guys who's preorder for this from HKC got canceled.

can't believe nobody's scooped this up yet. Pretty good price considering all the absurd ebay auctions for Yamato valks lately.

Not too worried about the decals... I believe they're just that, decals/stickers for customizing.

Too many stripes though. I get the homage to Focker, Hikaru and Max (Fokarius valk???), but... Thank god there's no green stripe though... Kaki gets no love yet again

this one that never see the light

Nice. I really like valks done in grey, like the VF-X. Plus the low vis kite looks really good on it..

wish Yamato's VF-1 kits were made grey instead of white. I would've bought some if they did.

Is that your custom valhary?

Yeah, 1/60 YF-19 v.2, 1/60 VF-1 Stealth and real low-vis, 1/60 FB2012 VF-4 in that order.

Oh, and 1/3000 SDF-1 TV...

Where's the preorder button...

Shoulders iffy...

Late '08/early '09 hikaru 1S bundled set. Came after Roy 1S set and Hikaru 1S and 1j sets, iirc.

I still have that box (only)... Sold the contents separately and upgraded with the 30th anniv. release.

Saw a YF-19 from a private collector on Amazon for 205.99 shipped. Took one look at the pics he sent me and snapped it up instantly

Never thought my 1/60 YF-21 would have its archrival in the display case

first thing you should do is loosen the screw by the right metal hip bar... or this might happen to your YF-19 - http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=35649&p=1038990

It's cheap now... But six days from now???

I'd bid on it, but i'm pretty sure the price is going to go over my budget pretty quickly.

Hey all,

here's my score from last week, and came in the mail today. have a weathering special kaki from hlj stored in private warehouse:)

Congrats... Awesome haul. Love those old flip-top boxes... love the VT-1.

Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but has anybody ever thought about making the whole diecast lerx part of the v.2 VF-1 with Shapeways? I mean, the plastic lerx of the 1/48 works just fine and it's so frustrating when the paint chips on the diecast during transformation.

If someone can make this to match the color of the DRYL and TV VF-1s and have a smooth finish, i'd definitely buy 1each for all my v.2 valks. I would definitely consider this an "upgrade part".

Everything diecast is painted white - except for that swing bar ball joint part.

Painted already out of the box.... That was cool of Yamato.

How about if you'd want to repaint the diecast lerx part of a v2 vf-1... What kind of paint will be least prone to paint chipping?... and how to get it to match wil the off-white color of the DYRL valks? TIA.

Quite night at home.....got a few valks out of the case to mess with....the "come get some" armored bunch..... Figures by EXO

one of the best displayed collections here on MW.

armor is good!... and I recently nabbed a set for my Max 1S. Here are my Super Max vaks.

seats are good too... used the spare for my 1J w/ GBP-1S

on a side note, i noticed a slight discoloration on the shoulder part (the part that attaches to the shoulder hinge ball joint) of my VF-1A Max. It looks like it's made of POM not ABS. DYRL off-white seems immune to this discoloration...

i knew i should have gotten one when it was selling for less than $100 a few years ago. I saw boxes of this while I was in HK and Japan... tsk tsk tsk...

http://www.ebay.ph/itm/Yamato-Toy-Macross-Perfect-Trance-VF-1D-Virgin-Road-1-60-figure-free-shipping-/181123758028?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item2a2bd137cc

HKC sent an email saying that the VF-1A Hikaru 30Th w/ OP is being canceled, because they can't seem to get anything from Yamato's distributors. (maybe holding product because of the BR?)

Panicking now!

I needed one to fix my broken VF-1S SS set.

http://www.ebay.ph/itm/Yamato-Macross-Scale-1-60-VF-1S-Hikaru-Ichijo-30th-Macross-Anniversary-Limited-/400441901663?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item5d3c32825f#ht_1030wt_922

Better act fast. I think its their last one. They previously sold 2 for ~$135

Edit - there's also a TV Kaki for 80 bucks!

Holy crap, what a score! What do the local VE-1's and VF-4's cost?

I know! I didn't bother asking myself if i really needed another set or not, i just grabbed it.

I think the store didn't bother to up the price on this since its technically not a VF toy (????)

VE-1 is @ ~$260+ and VF-4G @ ~$500

Are the diecast parts of the vf-1 kit unpainted? I noticed that the swing/hip bar looks unpainted.

I'm looking for a type of paint that will match the DYRL white and will not chip off easily during transformation. These diecast parts endure a lot of heavy contact with the plastic during transformation w/c makes them prone to paint chipping.

Again, awesome custom.... Very nice clean lines.

Very nice looking custom!

kinda having thoughts about selling my -17D w/FP's & -19Kai now...

unless you really need the money or really hate Mac7, keep 'em.

............

I found this just lying around at a local store (got it for $60):

now my Max 1S can also sport his own SSPs.

don't want to give anyone any false hope or anything but there's a tweet by arcadia from 4/12 that quotes a mr. k saying "i look forward to our continued relationship"

https://twitter.com/ARCADIA_Co_Ltd/status/322615526583070720

there's hope for an updated YF-19 and a TV SDF-1!

Plus, like others have mentioned, i do regret not getting a couple of obscure valks that got little screen time (VF-1D VR and Hikaru's VF-1J training valk)... but I do have all the valks that really matter to me.

...and what about that $466 VT-1... craaaazeeeeee! I'm glad I bought 3 cheap for me and a couple of other Macross collectors here years ago.

VF-1J w/GBP-1S armor Grey goggles for 394.86, a recent purchase.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ .

There should be another category for "what's the most you paid for a marked-up, oop macross toy." Kinda like the days of $1000 takatoku/bandai vf-1s. Especially now that there are $1000 Sdf-1s, $300 Max Vf-1S, $500 VF-1D, etc.

1/3000 DYRL SDF-1. Totally worth it though.

Awesome centerpiece.

Just bought a 30th anniv. VF-1S Hikaru to replace my old one (old crotch, tinted canopy and slight discoloration) w/c i sold off a couple of weeks ago. Got it for ~$125 w/c is pretty good considering the crazy prices these days.

I really wish we had gotten a new YF-19 before Yamato went under. It was the only valk i was waiting for them to make.