KiriK Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 yeah.... dayam it... the more i see comparison pics...and pics of the actual toy...and everything.... i... i.... i can't resist!!!! ok.... this is REALLY gonna be the last valk i buy.... sigh... i can see the money floating away from my wallet already.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 (edited) I agree that is pretty close to the model. Whatever nitpicks there are over the shape, these are made up for by the improved gimmicks and stuff. A toy that looks close to a model for display, but with sturdy plastic and perfect transformation (decent look in all modes) so as not to snap in half when you handle it. Although as I mentioned in the other thread about skinny valks, I tend to like the sleek but delicate look of a valk over the heavy and chunky look due to the nature of the robot as a jet that mostly fights in the air. (with the exception of GBP which beefs it up like a destroid) crotch pieces being long in battroid isn't that much a problem with me. They did a good job hiding it with the 1/48 GBP imo. Skinny legs might translate into more space for forearms which can hold beefier hands which in turn can support the beefy gunpod. Edited February 17, 2006 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLYC Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 (edited) Hah, some people get so conditioned to the over elongated crotch on the 1:48 that they perceive it as the ideal proportion. From the side this Yammy fighter mode looks just as good as the Hasegawa. However, it's the battroid look that attracts me since I always like the robot mode more than the other two. You can always go out to buy a good looking plane model, but can you readily buy a VF-1S battroid? 370945[/snapback] err...ya....hasegawa makes the normal battroid, TV strike battroid, and DYRL strike battroid models...and next month the VF-0S battroid comes out i'll be getting the model and not the toy. granted it's a nice toy...but i just want the proportions and detail to be perfect. the model is also 1/5 the price of the toy...so i can buy a battroid, a fighter, and custom make the gerwalk with money left for 2 more battroids to be customed to my own liking....and that's enough work and fun to last at least 1 year. with toys i find that the rush ends too fast. Edited February 17, 2006 by JLYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danth Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Agh! What the hell is that thing?! It's beautiful! Where did it come from? Where can I buy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 (edited) and that's enough work and fun to last at least 1 year. with toys i find that the rush ends too fast. if bandai were to make PG snap fit macross models cheap and they could transform, that would be so cool. Edited February 17, 2006 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra Large Mumma Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Hah, some people get so conditioned to the over elongated crotch on the 1:48 that they perceive it as the ideal proportion. From the side this Yammy fighter mode looks just as good as the Hasegawa. However, it's the battroid look that attracts me since I always like the robot mode more than the other two. You can always go out to buy a good looking plane model, but can you readily buy a VF-1S battroid? 370945[/snapback] err...ya....hasegawa makes the normal battroid, TV strike battroid, and DYRL strike battroid models...and next month the VF-0S battroid comes out i'll be getting the model and not the toy. granted it's a nice toy...but i just want the proportions and detail to be perfect. the model is also 1/5 the price of the toy...so i can buy a battroid, a fighter, and custom make the gerwalk with money left for 2 more battroids to be customed to my own liking....and that's enough work and fun to last at least 1 year. with toys i find that the rush ends too fast. 371012[/snapback] Thanks for the reminder of the Hasegawa battroid kit. It totally escaped my mind because I've been thinking about and looking for a completed battroid. Actually, I had worked on Macross model kits for several years. With family expansion and the need to keep everybody safe from the fume, I had to forgo this hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 (edited) Agh! What the hell is that thing?! It's beautiful! Where did it come from? Where can I buy it? ohhhhh you missed on that one? poor you...theyre all sold out now Edited February 17, 2006 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichterX Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I need to get a job soon so i can start buying toys again. Zero looks so sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostryder Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 That's cool, I see alot of elements from this that went in to the Zero. Imagine if they had more time before "Boobytrap" to put all the xperimental technology from the Zero plus reaction engines into a production VF, it could have looked like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danth Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Agh! What the hell is that thing?! It's beautiful! Where did it come from? Where can I buy it? ohhhhh you missed on that one? poor you...theyre all sold out now 371085[/snapback] Meanie. Okay, thanks for confirming that it's a custom valk and not available for purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 (edited) Well maybe if they make a movie version with a proper ending to macross zero, they can say these were the experimental designs the anti-un stole from UN, which after the UN started raiding one of thier bases and taken it back, (post macross zero ova event) then had the reaction engine put inside and used. ...But no, they didn't end up being the production version because after they put reaction engines in them, they were stolen again by anti-un. (ie like the constant gundam-jacking and swapping of the gundam mk II in zeta gundam ) So that's why the VF0 came about: all that lost tech meant they had to start again. Eventually the SV51 (the rival to these vfex valks in the pics) won out in performance and these were used by the anti un instead. Edited February 18, 2006 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Speaking of the '51, at some point I'm sure we'll end up seeing Yamato's take on that design... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Pinche Haro! Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 (edited) Speaking of the '51, at some point I'm sure we'll end up seeing Yamato's take on that design... 371583[/snapback] I actually wouldn't care if there was some part swapping so it looks good in all modes... it probably would have to be that way or the toy would look like a stick figure that's as hard to to transform as a rubix cube Edited February 19, 2006 by Dat Pinche Haro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I was wondering if the '51 would be eligible for the "perfect transformation" treatment. If there's anyone that can figure that out, it would be Yamato... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullsixx Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 My small collection. More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 My small collection. More to come... 371687[/snapback] And what does this have to do with the VF-0S? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullsixx Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 oops... posted in wrong thread... sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macross73 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 That grey VF-E looks great. I'd llike to see that as a 1/60 or better yet a 1/48 whatever scale is more appropriate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlenhoff Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Hi guys, just to let you know that toy-wave.com has the VF-0S on pre-order for 150.00!!! Pre-order now if you haven't done so! Yep, infomercial... Ken from toy-wave has been really nice to me, and I just feel like returning the favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowe Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Man, when the final payment call is up for my pre-ordered Low-Vis, Stealth & now this little baby, Yamato is going to suck me dry and I'll be eating peas for the coming months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlenhoff Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Man, when the final payment call is up for my pre-ordered Low-Vis, Stealth & now this little baby, Yamato is going to suck me dry and I'll be eating peas for the coming months. 373026[/snapback] What? who has these on pre-order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostryder Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Man, when the final payment call is up for my pre-ordered Low-Vis, Stealth & now this little baby, Yamato is going to suck me dry and I'll be eating peas for the coming months. 373026[/snapback] What? who has these on pre-order? 373131[/snapback] Samurai Monkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Ugh...Don't remind me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortress_Maximus Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Someone ought to create a listing of the cheapest places to buy the zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Someone ought to create a listing of the cheapest places to buy the zero. 373157[/snapback] You've got BIG BAD TOY STORE (174.99), HOBBY LINK JAPAN ($141.74), TWIN MOONS ($151.99), and MW'ers TOY WAVE, NEOVA, SAMURAI MONKEY. Did I miss anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Wow, looks like twin moons is tough to beat at the moment (if you live in the US and consider shipping). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante74 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Wow, looks like twin moons is tough to beat at the moment (if you live in the US and consider shipping). 373241[/snapback] It doesn't matter if you live in Europe, ad 20% taxes + a lot more shippingcosts. I'll go with HLJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macross73 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 (edited) you're right it definately depends on where you live. Twinmoons does seem to have a lead at the moment. plus if you have coupon code from Twin moons, its even sweeter Edited February 24, 2006 by Macross73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Liquid Fox Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 you're right it definately depends on where you live.Twinmoons does seem to have a lead at the moment. plus if you have coupon code from Twin moons, its even sweeter 373493[/snapback] any coupons out there for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 you're right it definately depends on where you live.Twinmoons does seem to have a lead at the moment. plus if you have coupon code from Twin moons, its even sweeter 373493[/snapback] any coupons out there for them? 373544[/snapback] Also, for anyone interested, Tamim has a pretty cool referral program going. If you have not ordered with Twin Moons before, you can save 10% on your first order at TMPAnime.com. Use coupon code DRVAN10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Liquid Fox Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Thanks UN Spacy...if he gets the Stealth I'll be placing a mega order with him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowe Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 you're right it definately depends on where you live.Twinmoons does seem to have a lead at the moment. plus if you have coupon code from Twin moons, its even sweeter 373493[/snapback] Am I missing somenting here? I thought SAMURAI-MONKEY has a pre-order deal of $160 (including shipping to most area) http://samurai-monkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=75 . samurai_m correct this post if I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Someone ought to create a listing of the cheapest places to buy the zero. 373157[/snapback] You've got BIG BAD TOY STORE (174.99), HOBBY LINK JAPAN ($141.74), TWIN MOONS ($151.99), and MW'ers TOY WAVE, NEOVA, SAMURAI MONKEY. Did I miss anyone else? 373166[/snapback] Pretty sure amenbo will beat that lot. Including shipping which you can see up front. Amenbo has always been cheaper then HLJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy's Blues Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 you're right it definately depends on where you live.Twinmoons does seem to have a lead at the moment. plus if you have coupon code from Twin moons, its even sweeter 373493[/snapback] Am I missing somenting here? I thought SAMURAI-MONKEY has a pre-order deal of $160 (including shipping to most area) samurai_m correct this post if I am wrong. 373559[/snapback] Samurai m had a preorder for the VF-0S up in Jan. for 160.00 shipped. There was not much interest a the time because of the lack product photos. Only about 5 or 6 members ordered (I was on of them ). He has an preorder up on his forums Samurai Monkey For another order, but I will arrive after the intial release, and the price may change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 (edited) I preordered mine through HLJ way back when they first had them up for preorder, but I could swear that the price was less (like $125 or so) then what they are advertising now. Does anyone else remember that? My account doesn't show a price, but if it was a lower price do I get it at the first price or the current price? I sent them this question also but haven't got an answer yet cause it's only been a day. I preordered yesterday with Twin moons just incase because after shipping it would be about the same price only infinately faster shipping! but now I'm probably WAY down on the preorder list. Just need to know who to cancel with. Chris Edited February 25, 2006 by Dobber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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