TheFrenchOne Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Good news! Right by the time i was thinking to get more GBP, will wait to get those new color schemes. thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die, Alien Scum! Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'd almost recommend people take the chest piece apart (screwdriver required) and put the missiles in with the chest piece disassembled. It was that delicate! After reading about the few mishaps with this part, that's exactly what I did. It's a quick and easy way to avoid doing any damage. One thing that really pisses me off is when I break a brand-new toy, so I wasn't taking any chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) yeah, thanks to this thread, Im able to avoid from breaking that little part. 1/48 GBP looks awesome. Thanks Neova for the fast shippin! and everyone who contributes to this thread Edited February 10, 2006 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) Just got mine from Kevin at VEX (pre-ordered before he decided to close shop... my first, and last purchase from him I'm sad to say; his service will be sorely missed). After opening the extremely well packed box I'm faced with the 1/48 sized box (major overkill, but what the heck) I see all these wonderful bits; this thing is hella impressive, absolutely gorgeous in all it's attention to detail. In keeping with the warnings posted here about the fragility of the chest missile rack lever I decided to take the thing apart to brace the pallets from behind as to avoid any mishaps; that's, by far, the safest way to insert the chest missiles. The ability to easily disassemble the chest ameliorates, somewhat, the poor choice of material and fragile design of the lever bar, but this part should have been die cast, or at least been designed to be more robust and with large (1.5mm +) fillets where the arms join the body of the piece to reduce stress fatigue and failure. However, this should be an easy part to repair, and as previously mentioned the addition of a metal pin will make this part supper strong. I'm so glad I got this thing that if the rumors of a Low Vis. version proves correct I'll definitely be picking that up too. Edited February 10, 2006 by mechaninac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALKYRIE-EXCHANGE.COM Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I am sure this has already been said but just in case....Yamato appears to have upgraded the boxes on the GBP1S. The box is alot thicker and thus makes it alot sturdier. Damn thing weigh even more than a 1/48 in the box which killed my estimate on the overall shipping weight... -K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonz Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 yamato should take some time to reconsider their packaging design.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I think they do it on purpose! It makes people feel better to get a big box after laying down so much money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Maybe the big box gets more attention. People will notice it more in the store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALKYRIE-EXCHANGE.COM Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Maybe the big box gets more attention. People will notice it more in the store? 369134[/snapback] Yeah, but it takes up shelf space and even storage space. -K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonz Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 that may also mean that yamato is getting us to spend on buying bigger shops and houses...... how evil...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macross73 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 (edited) i just received one today and your're right this thing is huge and really heavy. I would have preferred a smaller box and a sturdier one for the 1/48 Valks. Man this thing is awesome edit : haven't opened it yet but i will tomorrow it supposed to snow all afternoon so i'll locked be locked in at home with my new GBP set. Edited February 11, 2006 by Macross73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowyunskinny Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Detail Up GBP - A little more info on the "Version 2" armor parts. It seems the main upgrade is the addition of lots of lush interior detail. 369204[/snapback] Zinc Panic.com - Detail Up GBP news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 (edited) This has to be the greatest one put out so far.......... I just can't stop looking at it.. Edited February 12, 2006 by DyNo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-18S Hornet Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 ALL FIXED! Okay, first, a close-up of the damage. Here's the chest piece all disassembled (very easy to do). As you can see, I broke the left side (valk's left). I have removed the missile panel from the left side while I glue the "bar" back together. But you can see on the undamaged right side how the bar pushes the back of the missile-endowed panel. A red arrow marks the fracture point. This image is post-glue, However. So, all that's left to see of the damage is the white line where it broke into two pieces. If I had to mount the missiles again, I'd seriously consider just taking it apart like this and applying supporting pressure to the back of the missile panels while I pushed the missiles into the panel. Awaiting the results of the operation. . . BACK IN ACTION! And not a moment too soon as a Meltrandi cat appears to be about to cause trouble! Eyes that glow like that can only mean evil. . . Seriously though. . . some super glue seems to do the trick in this case. It's not like the infamous BP8 where is needs to endure a lot of stress. Once the missiles are in, it barely gets any force applied to it. Best, H 368041[/snapback] More like he wants to play with a new friend his size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 (edited) I know youre all tired seeing all the GBP pics that have been posted before...but here's mine after being decal-ed aaajin Edited February 12, 2006 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die, Alien Scum! Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Well, I finally got around to putting one of my GBPs onto a valk today and noticed a QC problem. The inside of the right leg armor is missing some material near the top; I assume from not having enough plastic in the mold. It's pretty minor and I didn't even notice it when I initially put it on, but it does look a little funky. I checked my other one in the box and it's fine, so hopefully this isn't a major problem in their production line. Anyway, this slight blemish doesn't detract from the overall coolness of this kick-ass addition to the 1/48 line. I guess I'll just consider it "battle damage" and leave it at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1994cobra Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 aaajin, Those are some sweet pics! The decals look awesome.. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die, Alien Scum! Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Okay, I found a good pose that hides the blemish on my leg armor. Whatcha think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Man all you guys with stickered up pics are really makin me sad.... I can't wait for Anasazi to make the GBP decals so I can get to work on decalling and detailing mine.... it's just such a gorgeous toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC Valkyrie Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Got my GBP-1 a couple of weeks ago. I watched DYRL with my son to show him the brief 1.5 seconds the GBP-1 VF-1J appears in the film. He found it quite neat to see dad's new toy on TV shooting all those little missles. I noticed that the tips of the missles are yellow in the movie. The tips are red on the toy. Is this a mistake?, or are the missle tips red in the TV series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I think they were red in the series, but I could easily be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die, Alien Scum! Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 White in the series, yellow in DYRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan_f_davis@yahoo.com Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I know youre all tired seeing all the GBP pics that have been posted before...but here's mine after being decal-ed aaajin 369371[/snapback] HOT DIGGITY DAWGG with ice cream. I was not going to put the stickers on my GMP, but oh sweet sweetness of all that is sweet. That looks...propitious...for lack of a better word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonz Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 i think i should start doing mine...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 A little more info on the "Version 2" armor parts. It seems the main upgrade is the addition of lots of lush interior detail. From zincpanic. Hey isn't there a wonderfest coming up? Or was that in fall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Hmmm... sounds interesting. I wouldn't mind one to display san's external shell. Or maybe an exclusive clear armor covers set like the FPs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I wonder if they meant actually molded/sculpted detail, or stickers/panel lining. Im betting on molded though!~ And man....this thing looks AWESOME!!!! I envy you boys who bought this monster. VERY intimidating....and it can fit on the flexi stands!!! BRILLIANT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Zin Panic's info is wrong. There is no added internal detail. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Ah, alas the armor is detailed to hell anyways. I wonder if version 2 has a metal chest brace rather than plastic?(the part that broke in the chest that some members suffered breakage with). The other reasoning I think could be that retailers sold out of the GPS-1 sold out very fast and this is simply just another run. Or perhaps its just the low viz that matt alt spoke of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 So basically Graham already knows what it is but can't tell us unless we guess correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I'm hoping to have more info and have clearance to release that info by tomorrow. Stay tuned. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_vandermeer Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Sweet. Looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante74 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I'm hoping to have more info and have clearance to release that info by tomorrow. Stay tuned.Graham 370445[/snapback] Staying tuned,... HLJ states they wil have a februari restock. I wonder if that wil be the rerelease. I missed out on the first productionrun, so I'll be getting it when it becomes available again. I was never particulary fond of the looks of the GBP, but after seeing the pics in this thread I'm sold! To bad my brand new VF-1J wil be almost completly hidden within the armor. Ho well, to bad, I'll just need to get another one of those. *ponders on how to break the news to GF* If Yamato keeps comming with cool stuf like the GBP/new low vis/stealth I'll never get around to buying a VF-1S Roy. damnit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Hey guys, i notice both the armour pieces that go on the air intakes of the valk have holes on the inner side. They don't seem to serve a purpose and i'm wondering if they are QC problems or everyone has it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 I'm hoping to have more info and have clearance to release that info by tomorrow. Stay tuned.Graham 370445[/snapback] Please do! I am deciding on whether to buy those on the shelves now or to wait for the second release! Thanks! Hey wait! Graham is back in bed with Yamato? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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