Chronocidal
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Apparently AmiAmi doesn't do replacements at all unfortunately. A few people have given up buying from them just because of this. HLJ has a much more dependable policy, and will replace things if they're damaged. On the other hand though, if the damage isn't bad enough to prevent you from transforming or displaying it, I wouldn't worry about it. It's not fun having to live with damage, no, but a lot of people do because it's easier than getting a replacement. A lot of us will try and repair things ourselves if it's possible, and it often is to an extent. I'm guessing the piece is the big shoulder hinge though? That is tough.. it's a heavy duty joint, so it might be tricky to fix. It might be one of those things that's just best covered up by using fighter/gerwalk mode, or you could attempt to glue it.
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Ick.. wish this was a couple years ago. Won't be the first time I shell out that much, but it might be the last. That's pretty close to the super-packed VF-17D bundle. Hopefully this will get a wider release, and the prices will drop a little later, but I will at least get one.
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Well then. Anyone up for making replacement hips in something that's NOT DIECAST? Freaking bandai.
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Macross Zero Valks - any chance for 30th re-releases?
Chronocidal replied to lechuck's topic in Toys
This feels kind of funny to say, but I actually would prefer reissues to a new mold, just because of the cost involved. If Yamato needs to retool everything, it's going to drive the cost up fast. The cost of a reissue is going to be high enough as it is compared with the original cost, but a new mold will likely put them up into the $300 range. And I really don't know how popular the VF-0 even is. I guess the real question here.. assuming all the material problems for the VF-0s were fixed, what else needs improvement? I know you could generally tune up a few features in terms of how well they work (the feet especially), but they're already pretty much spot-on in terms of how they look. Would Yamato sell enough of a new mold to make it pay off? For a VF-0D though.. looking through Kurisama's project thread, would Yamato be able to make their own "conversion" kit? They'd need a new nose section, new head, new head flaps, new wings, and new legs.. maybe a new backpack design with no tail mounts. The question is whether they'd be able to manufacture new parts to match the old VF-0 molds. If they did that, they could just release the replacement parts, or combine them with another production run of the VF-0, and put them together themselves. Painting would be an issue though, since the VF-0D had a unique paintscheme. But, what would be even better.. what if they decided to release an unassembled VF-0 kit? It's essentially the same transformation as the VF-1, it's easy to take apart, and there's really nothing difficult about the way it goes together. It'd make converting one to a VF-0D TONS easier as well. Graham, if you get the chance to pass on the idea to Yamato.. I think a lot of us would love kit versions of everything. Some things might not be feasible due to complex assembly methods, and I don't know how well the VF-1 kits have sold compared to the completed versions, but letting people buy unassembled valks seems like it's to everyone's benefit. Yamato can just print out blanks, and box the parts up, saving money on painting and assembly labor, driving the price of the kits down, and fans are able to buy more of them to do what they want with them. Honestly.. I love building mechanisms. I've taken apart most of my valks to see how they work, and even if I never paint the VF-1 kits I have, I'll be building them and taking them apart to fiddle with them for years to come. I'd love to be able to do that wth more than just the VF-1. One thing about kit versions though.. if they do happen, and if it's possible, I know a ton of people would love to get them molded in more colors than just pure white. Even if it's only two or three colors, a VF-0A-ish gray and a VF-1D tan would probably be cause for much rejoicing. Holy cow that got longer than I realized. Apologies for the wall of text. -
Macross Zero Valks - any chance for 30th re-releases?
Chronocidal replied to lechuck's topic in Toys
I wouldn't count on a redesign, the originals are already pretty darn accurate, they just suffered from serious material issues. I really don't think you'd get much better shape-wise, at least not better enough to warrant purchasing completely new ones. I also wouldn't worry about the custom VF-0C/D kit being a waste, because it's very unlikely that they're going to release it now. It's not impossible, but it's kind of the issue that Bandai faced with its original VF-25 DXs. Once the VF-27 came out, and the quality was so much higher, they decided the originals were worth redoing. I just can't see Macross Zero being that popular that they'd invest in making a set of new toys for it right now. If they did decide to make a VF-0D, it'd blow away the quality of the old ones, and make them look pretty bad by comparison (the YF-19 is already suffering from that due to the the new VF-19 line, not to mention the other Macross Plus valks). They can easily re-release the old ones with little effort, and capitalize on them again, but making new molds for a VF-0D at this point seems like there just wouldn't be enough demand to justify it. What this does however provide, is a good solid source for getting spare VF-0s to use with those custom kits. -
Macross Zero Valks - any chance for 30th re-releases?
Chronocidal replied to lechuck's topic in Toys
Well... I suppose that would be an awesome opportunity to round out my Zero collection and finally get an Ivanov and a NotFake Shin. I skipped those first time around, because I didn't feel like getting the first release of Ivanov, and didn't want a Zero until they fixed the re-release. I've got enough ghosts already, but having another one of the SV-51 stands could be handy. -
Ick, you know, I just realized I had it backwards.. and yeah, this plane may be entirely physically impossible. If the vents underneath are for lift in gerwalk, then I have absolutely no clue how those engines are ducted. Frankly, it looks entirely impossible, because you'd either need a microscopically small engine, or you have to be generating thrust directly out the bottom of the engine itself... as well as out the actual exhaust. I had figured the vents underneath were how the engines got air in battroid.. but then again, they don't really need air, since none of the other valks seem to need it. I also easily forget that the YF-21 doesn't have main engines in its feet (though I bet it doess have thrusters of some sort). I'm tempted to try drawing a diagram to show this, but I might lose my mind.
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I think that head is actually the 1/48 resin version that someone has been making. I can't begin to guess what the 1/35 ones are though..
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You know.. I honestly saw that "BD" as a face. I need to cut back on my internet consumption. So much stuff.. one of these days I hope to have a room to fill with my junk.
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Good point. It's weird in the opposite direction though.. I mean, most sci-fi involves technology that gets around physics. This might be the same thing, but it's really hard to imagine something having all those effects at once without causing much more destructive damage than is seen.
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I can understand that they want to do a plot like this, but if you're going to rewrite the laws of physics, at least have fun with it. I'm sure there are tons of ways that technology in general could be wiped out, but I'm worried that the method they're going to wind up going with is something they haven't thought nearly enough about in terms of unexpected consequences, and the resulting mass facepalm will shift earth off its axis. I don't claim to be up to date on physics and eletricity and everything.. but going from what I remember, I don't think there is anything that would cause all the effects they show... well.. not without disrupting the nature of matter, and possibly.. you know.. having the entire universe dissolve, as all electrical activity ceases, and atoms lose their cohesion... or something. Or, who knows. Maybe they're going to just decide that suddenly, the polarity of matter reversed, and now electrons turned positive. Still wouldn't change the fact that they would still flow... but it might explain why nothing works as people expect. And if they do happen to use this idea? I will find a way to eat my own face.
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If they do make a Millia VF-17S, it won't be shiny, since the molds are already made with a dull finish. The red cast one was a practice shot with plastic I think, but I hope they go with a deeper red than that. The pinkish color used on the VF-22 was really light, and I don't think it would look good at all with the yellow stripes her VF-17 had. I keep hoping they'll just ignore canon, and give her white stripes. Still don't know why she kept the yellow. If they make that one, I'll have 3 VF-17s, and be fine with that, but if they release a VF-17T, especially if they release the orange and white trainer version seen in Macross Plus, all bets are off. I'd probably grab the Sound Force one just to have the complete set in case the MAXL happens, but I might be tempted to get multiples of that trainer, or repaint a Sound Force one that way.. I'm a sucker for orange and white schemes.
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The YF-21's engines are entirely located in the humps on the back.. there really wouldn't be anything in the intakes but a deep duct. It's why those vents under the backplate exist. In battroid/gerwalk, those open up to get better airflow to the engines.
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Nah, they could be fake people you know... actually they'd have to be! Since.. if electricity can't exist, then all life on earth would cease as we know it. You know, because neurons would stop firing, your synapses would fail.. hearts wouldn't be able to beat anymore..
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I guess what makes me facepalm the most.. did electricity somehow get erased from existence? EMP type effects wiping out electronics, sure, but are they saying that nothing makes electricity anymore? Like.. are we saying that physics have been re-written and you no longer get shocked from walking across carpet in socks? Or that turning a crank on a generator won't generate a charge? Or that even nature itself has been reformed, and thunderstorms don't exist anymore? Seriously. And then somehow, someone has a working computer?
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Ok. I must give them props for using part of probably the most epic piece of music I've ever heard for that trailer. However.. Yeah. Sense. This concept makes none.
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Also, I thought all the VF-19 versions had the slots for the sound booster? I haven't seen it mounted on any other versions, but I thought the pieces with the slots were universal across all the separate releases.
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Is there an official definition for what the name stands for, or are they leaving it as an ambiguous reference to both "Flashback" and "Fire Bomber?"
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Honestly, I'd probably just chalk it up to sloppyness. Given how off-model every picture of the fighter mode seems to be, I don't think they were paying much attention to past reference material when they drew it. I'd almost think they drew the fighter mode partly based on the 1/65 Bandai toy of the Fire Valk. They obviously corrected the nose length, but the chunky shapes don't look anything like the Fire Valk's art did. The blocky wing glove shape especially looks bizarre, as does that weird scoopy mess of a shape they drew for the intake. Good point about the wing glove stripe continuing though. Even though they didn't draw the second half of the stripe, it looks like the outline for it is there, just not filled in.
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I'm not too concerned about them being removable, since they are shown to rotate. We at least know they're a separate piece. How they're plugged in, or whether they stay in has yet to be seen.
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Wait, what? I've had this preordered with NY for a while, I wonder if they're just sending out the payment requests now. No note from them on my end, since I paid ahead. Also, youch, that was fast, order stop at HLJ already.
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Battroid isn't bad either. It could potentially use a bit more black striping on the shoulders I think, but this is a very minimalist approach, not painting over any large chunks of the aircraft to avoid the possibility of scratching the paint. I do wish they'd get a consistent color of yellow on it at least though. I'm guessing it's from the oddball painting process on the prototype, since it wouldn't make sense to cast those parts in separate colors for the actual release.
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Ok, I got an easy solution. Minimal painting, easy custom, and epic results. I just sold myself on this one. Maybe for 2.
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I dunno.. I just did a quick paint mod to it.. the yellow isn't quite perfect, but I'm more excited than ever for this one. I just need to do a decent shop job to share my plans. This thing just got 1000x more awesome looking.
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I just hope they decide to go with the close-up details in the cel, rather than the crazy nonsense shown in those other pics. Cuz.. you know.. going by the higher detail resources would make sense. This is one of those amusing cases where canon disagrees with itself. In cases like this, you just have to have the sense to go by the version of canon that isn't so freaking ugly. In this case I kinda don't care one way or the other about canon as long as it looks good. Actually.. on second thought.. You know what? The ugly red will be easy to fix/strip/whatever. But that yellow plastic will be a pain to fix.. unless I decide to make use of it. I dunno about anyone else.. but that nice green visor has me seeing bones.
