nightmareB4macross Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 would love the following done 1) 1/60 VF-17 D/S 2) 1/60 VF-4G 3) 1/60 VF-22S/J 4) 1/60 SV-51 5) 1/60 VF-0D 6) 1/2500 SDF-1 (TV/DYRL) 7) 1/60 VF-11B 1/60 YF-21 lastly, limited variants of 1/60 VF-1S/J with perfect transformation so that it would blend in with the 1/60 line Cheers I agree with your list of wants. But, why oh why, would you want a re-visted VF-1 1/60 line? As it is most of us would just like Yamato to complete the 1/48 line with two-seaters. Graham, are you reading this? C'mon, only you can make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante74 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 1/48 two-seaters? Not gonna happen. read this post from Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 1/48 two-seaters? Not gonna happen. read this post from Graham. Oh well, no more Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 (edited) I agree with your list of wants. But, why oh why, would you want a re-visted VF-1 1/60 line? As it is most of us would just like Yamato to complete the 1/48 line with two-seaters. Graham, are you reading this? C'mon, only you can make it happen. Erm cos a perfect transformation, highly detailed 1/60 VF-1 would nicely blend in with the current line of 1/60 from the M+ and M0 line, its doesnt have to be every single variant..just the leading characters versions like VF-1S Hikaru/Roy, Vf-1J Hikaru/Max/Millia and probably VE-1 and SO. But here's to hoping cos its very unlikely that yamato would redo the Vf-1 in 1/60 scale cos they would probably realise we are quite sick of them already. If that happens, i would just have to make do with the current 1/60 VF-1S Strike and VF-1S Super. Edited December 11, 2006 by recon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Well, while we are on the issue of things that could happen, those GBP hands look incredible! If valks came standard with the posabel transforming hands, and a set of really nice looking mechanical fixed pose that would be great. Yamato already has the means to do it. And, while we are on the subject of pipe dreams that could never happen, I would love to see the 1/48 VF-1 or 1/60 VF-0 or YF-19 planes come in kit form. Basically, everything you get in a three figure toy, in a box, on runners, fresh from the mold. For those of use willing to put some hours of work into a kit, you could cut the cost of a Yammie at least in half. And, since Yamato has publicly admitted, with the inclusion of ABS canards in the YF-19, that people love to customize, they know they have a market for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Now that's a really great idea, but only if they could add more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excillon Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 All I want are some serious price reductions...I pay to much for these little quirks in their products. Also, can we please get some more variety?! Like a VF-2 or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensei Posted December 11, 2006 Author Share Posted December 11, 2006 I don't like the VF-2, one it's very similar concept to the VF-1 and also it's a little ugly. When with the SAP, it only looks satisfactory to me. Hope the summary posts gets to Yamato someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisuki Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 1/48 or 1/60 vf4G and vf5000. complete line of mac+ and mac 0 vf17 1/48 or 1/60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFT Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 (edited) My Max and Kakizaki BOTH have crooked skulls. Boo-urns Yamato. BOO-URNS. My reissue Hakaru 1A (my only 1/48) has the same thing too. are there any recent DYRL paint job 1/48's that don't have this? Edited December 11, 2006 by RFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Maybe Kawamori has said that crooked skulls are official! Did ya think of that huh? Well, did ya? Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Maybe Kawamori has said that crooked skulls are official! Did ya think of that huh? Well, did ya? Graham Well then, I suppose I'll revise my complaints to address the UN-OFFICIAL-NESS of my straight skull Valkyries! Doesn't look like Yamato is going to win -- does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Ah, but the straight Skulls were the special limited edition version and will henceforce triple in price on Ebay! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Don't ya know that Roy had a tradition of painting all the skulls himself on the tails of the Skull Squadron Valks. Being that he was usually dunk, he always painted the skulls crooked. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanata67 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Oh well, no more Christmas. I'd settle for a 1/48 single seater seeker and ostrich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Ah, but the straight Skulls were the special limited edition version and will henceforce triple in price on Ebay! Graham Careful! Someone may take your statement seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Careful! Someone may take your statement seriously. Actually, if I was selling a DYRL 1/48 on Ebay and it had straight skulls, I would probably mention it in the item description, in the hope that idiots buyers would bid a bit higher. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 From the issues pertaining to the breakages of plastic in the bicep and shoulder seen in the VF0A, graham issit possible for you to feedback yamato to cast the bicep/shoulder as one solid ABS piece instead of two plastic pieces joined together or use pom plastic for the shoulder/bicep areas. Its terrifying to see plastic break so easily especially for a high end toy product. Hopefully we can see these imporvements incorporated in the upcoming VF-0A with Ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensei Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 As Yamato will be meeting up with Graham in just over ten days or so, I'm considering making an opinion survey with questions that address issues such as the ones in this thread and having you assign numbers based on importance. What do you guys think? What do you guys want that is not on this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macross73 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 i read thru the thread and everything I want fixed is already here. other than production of certain valks/mecha alot of whats here is about Panel Lining and Tampo Printing and better Stickers and QC issues (toy testing) and Smaller Boxes. QC is my biggest gripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante74 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 As Yamato will be meeting up with Graham in just over ten days or so, I'm considering making an opinion survey with questions that address issues such as the ones in this thread and having you assign numbers based on importance. What do you guys think? What do you guys want that is not on this thread? I'm going to start a poll about panellining. There's been a lot of debating about whether or not Yamato should panelline their products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 (edited) I'd say more stringent testing on the plastic used and not necissarily the toy. It looks as though the plastic is the real issue here. For example, take a look at where the metal swing bar locks in place during transformation of fighter, yup, you guessed it...STRESS MARKS! Edited January 2, 2007 by nightmareB4macross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Panel Lining and Tampo Printing and better Stickers and QC issues. They are all equally important, IMO. -Kyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 just please don't forget to ask about a VF-4 in some form, that's all I ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Actuaslly on the issue of hands.... the 19 has hands with a peg to help hold the guunpod, which is a REALLY good idea from Yamato. Any chance we'll see similar changes to the hands on the VF-0? Hell, Id love em on hands for the 1/48s as well, but im also realistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Actuaslly on the issue of hands.... the 19 has hands with a peg to help hold the guunpod, which is a REALLY good idea from Yamato. Any chance we'll see similar changes to the hands on the VF-0? Hell, Id love em on hands for the 1/48s as well, but im also realistic well, since I brought up the peg idea back with the original release of the 1/48, it might take a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 bummer. indeed. seemed like a no brainer to me, since the handle already has a hole drilled in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Actually, I like the 1/48 hands just the way they are with the exception to the size. It could have been scaled just a little larger and it would have been perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Actually, I like the 1/48 hands just the way they are with the exception to the size. It could have been scaled just a little larger and it would have been perfect. true, if it was a little bigger, the pinkie would better anchor the handle. As it is, it's only the index finger and thumb that really hold the gun in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Would it still have fit in the arm cavity though? It can be tought to get out sometimes as it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Would it still have fit in the arm cavity though? It can be tought to get out sometimes as it is... there's a thread here with people ordering master grade gundam posable hands for the their 1/48s while retaining transformation... so I think a little bit bigger wouldn't hurt too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodler7 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Hi Everyone, How about tighter joints on the ankle/booster leg connection so that the valkyrie doesn't wobble when the table or bookshelf shakes...but I'm sure this note has been brought up already. More importantly, the boxe size and quality are what I'm more concerned about. For the amount that's being charged for these figures, I'm not asking for Yamato to lower the price, but upgrade the box a little bit for future products. I take pride in owning these 1/48 and 1/60 scales, and I would definitely feel a lot more satisfied if the boxes are more compact, solid and sleek! I'd like to see the box size minimized by at least an inch or more in all sides. I'm too lazy to take measurements. How about box measurements similar to a Takara MP-01 Convoy? Secondly, with minimizing the size, hopefully the cost will go towards better quality box materials? Personally, corrugated boxes with matt printing in the outside...stamp foiling on specific lines and logos and spot lamination. Keep the box background to solid colors; from dark gray, dark blue, dark reds to matte black. Again, sorry to bring it up, but the Takara MP-04 is the best looking box in the outside that I've gotten a hold of from all the toys that I've purchased. I don't know the look of the inside of the box because I've yet to crack it open. But the box feels solid. There also something about the better feel of a matte surface versus the glossy/flooded varnish on the current yamato boxes. On a matte finish, there's a roughness and "edginess" that somehow say "elite" or "upscale." Glossy print with flood varnish represents club flyers, mass mailers and flimsy magazines. Lastly, Yamato can try to better the graphic design on the boxes. The VF-0 series and YF-19 boxes are actually pretty good in terms of layout and color usage. They're a lot better than any of the 1/48 valkyries. The first 1/48 GBP armor box with the slightly textured background look the best in my opinion. My request or recommendation; please don't try to print images on every side/flap of the box with unappealing graphics of the figure. And if Yamato's designers are to do so, don't ruin the photo of the figure by masking or placing it under photoshop textures. I know that sometimes there's last minute requests on box artwork gets the best of the designer and marketing...but get a head start. I don't know, maybe it's just me, getting old...but the only other packaging goodness that I can think of that may be suitable for the 1/48 & 1/60 scales are the Apple boxes...from the flat screens, the tower boxes to iPods. What do you guys think? Hey Kensei and Graham, didn't we not have a box art contest before? I know some of us don't work for free, but I'm sure there's plenty of Illustrator and Designer MW members who can show their skillz; show some box samples and artwork. I'd most likely to do it, and I'd think about the service as a returned investment...great box, wonderful figure, and definitely a collectible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Let's see if Haterist...oops I mean, Do Not Disturb chimes in and schools us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom64ss Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Smaller boxes. We've been crying for this for years and the boxes keep getting bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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