wwwmwww Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 (edited) I probably should have done this in the other thread, but here goes.... Carl,Incredible collection! Thanks. Have you built any of these yet? No. Just don't have the time currently. Are they all really 1/100 scale or as some has said, fluctuates between 1/72 and 1/100? The ONLY two kits with ANY scale info on them at all are the two YF-21 kits in the black and while boxes. One claims to be 1/100 and the other 1/75. However both kits are identical. Technically I'd call them ALL non-scale. I believe the true scale for most is somewhere between 1/75 and 1/100 however probably closer to the 1/75 scale end and I also don't believe they are all in scale with each other. I'm so envious. If I won the lottery, I would have all these kits mass produced again, albeit scaled up to 1/72 at least! This brings up an interesting point. SHE did do a "Thank You" rerelease of several of these kits. I passed as I already had them from the first release. I've now learned there are some differences between the original release kits and the "Thank You" rerelease kits. Aside from having the "Thank You" rerelease kits I think my collection is complete. I doubt I'll go after the "Thank You" release kits but does anyone know the best way to tell the diference between the "Thank You" rerelease kits and the originals? Are the boxes identical between the two? I think they are. Anyone remember which kits he re-release in the "Thank You" rerelease? Thanks, Carl Edited January 18, 2005 by wwwmwww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Check this out. http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e42437535 Look familiar? The guy who made this posted up pics of his works in the Fanworks section here. Now some guy in Japan is selling it off as an "exclusive limited edition Macross product from overseas". What's the story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeo-mare Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 I do not really know what the story is, though it is a very nice peice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkiyo Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hi Carl, The ONLY two kits with ANY scale info on them at all are the two YF-21 kits in the black and while boxes. Actually, the YF-19, PHEYOS, YF-21 (colored box) and the VA-3 all have 1/100 scale listed on the box as well. I think they stopped doing this once they realized their scales were off. They probably started listing 1/100 scale on their boxes after the YF-19 was introduced due to it's similar size to Bandai's variable VF-19 kits (which claim to be 1/100 scale). This brings up an interesting point. SHE did do a "Thank You" rerelease of several of these kits. I passed as I already had them from the first release. I've now learned there are some differences between the original release kits and the "Thank You" rerelease kits. Aside from having the "Thank You" rerelease kits I think my collection is complete. I doubt I'll go after the "Thank You" release kits but does anyone know the best way to tell the diference between the "Thank You" rerelease kits and the originals? Are the boxes identical between the two? I think they are. I don't think there any any differences between the re-release kits and the originals box wise (at least none that I have been able to make out). I've only been able to tell the difference based off of the kit itself and this is only with the YF-19 & 21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwmwww Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 (edited) Actually, the YF-19, PHEYOS, YF-21 (colored box) and the VA-3 all have 1/100 scale listed on the box as well. I think they stopped doing this once they realized their scales were off. They probably started listing 1/100 scale on their boxes after the YF-19 was introduced due to it's similar size to Bandai's variable VF-19 kits (which claim to be 1/100 scale). Sure enough... I had to dig out the large version of my SHE picture. http://www.wwwmwww.com/pics/SHE_big.jpg I stand corrected. I don't think there any any differences between the re-release kits and the originals box wise (at least none that I have been able to make out). I've only been able to tell the difference based off of the kit itself and this is only with the YF-19 & 21. Thanks. Could you post the differences again? I believe you've told me before but I'm not sure where that email is at the moment plus others might be interested. Also are you saying the other re-releases are identical to the originals or that you just have the YF-19 & 21 re-released kits? Do you remember which kits SHE re-released? I'm thinking it was the YF-19, YF-21, VF-5000B ver.2, and the VF-4G but I'm now not sure. The fast pack set for the YF-19 and YF-21 might have been re-released too come to think of it. Carl Edited January 20, 2005 by wwwmwww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I do not really know what the story is, though it is a very nice peice Here is the thread from the Fanworks section. It is the same thing. It was produced by Valk009 here. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...=10633&hl=glass I'm not sure if I should write to the seller or not. I suppose he/she could either be an elaborate scalper or just some person who bought it and now no longer needs it so is selling it off.. I dunno. ========= Wait, too late. I just checked the auction again and it's over. Wonder how much it went for. Still, I think something is very fishy about that auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robokochan Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 It went for 7350 yen. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkiyo Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 I don't think there any any differences between the re-release kits and the originals box wise (at least none that I have been able to make out). I've only been able to tell the difference based off of the kit itself and this is only with the YF-19 & 21. Thanks. Could you post the differences again? I believe you've told me before but I'm not sure where that email is at the moment plus others might be interested. Also are you saying the other re-releases are identical to the originals or that you just have the YF-19 & 21 re-released kits? Do you remember which kits SHE re-released? I'm thinking it was the YF-19, YF-21, VF-5000B ver.2, and the VF-4G but I'm now not sure. The fast pack set for the YF-19 and YF-21 might have been re-released too come to think of it. Carl Some of this is speculation and some personal experience: The main way to tell the difference between early release YF-19 & 21's from any later re-releases is the resin type used. The earlier kits are molded in a yellowish resin and later releases in white. It is also interesting to note that I've seen the YF-19 packaged 3 different ways. The first is where the kit was molded from yellow resin and included a clear resin canopy (first gen kits). The second was molded in white and also included a clear resin canopy (second gen kits). The last kit I saw was a 'Thank You' re-release and was molded in white, but included a vaccuformed canopy. If you look at all of your other SHE kits which include a canopy, they are all vaccuformed. The early YF-19's are the only kits which include resin canopies (that I have seen). As for the other kits I have seen muliples of, they all look the same with the exception some coming in a gatefold type box while others come in a standard type box with removable cover. Whether or not this indicates when a particular kit was released, I'm not sure. Here's a list of the SHE kits which were listed as part of Studio Halfeye's Thanks Campaign re-release according to the Macross Compendium: 1/100 YF-19 Perfect Variable Garage kit Designer: Hajime Takashima Full-action transformable, poseable Resin-cast Requires polycap joints (sold separately) Height: Approximately 200 mm (Battroid mode) Limited production of 50 units (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) Studio HalfEye 1997 April 15 2001 September 15 - December 31 (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) Y21000 Y22050 (tax included) 1/100 YF-21 Perfect Variable Garage kit Designer: Hajime Takashima Full-action transformable, poseable Resin-cast Requires polycap joints (sold separately) Height: Approximately 200 mm (Battroid mode) Limited production of 50 units (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) Studio HalfEye 1996 January 29 2001 September 15 - December 31 (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) Y21000 Y22050 (tax included) 1/100 YF-19/21 FAST Pack Set Garage kit YF-19 FAST pack and YF-21 FAST pack/gunpod/hand/leg detail-upgrade parts kit Designer: Hajime Takashima Full-action transformable, poseable Resin-cast 43 parts Limited production of 50 units (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) Studio HalfEye 1997 August 2001 September 15 - December 31 (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) Y7000 1/100 VF-4G Lightning III Perfect Variable Garage kit Designer: Hajime Takashima Sculpting: Satoru Suzuki Production Supervision: Shoji Kawamori Full-action transformable, poseable Includes commander head unit Resin-cast Requires polycap joints (sold separately) Height: Approximately 200 mm (Battroid mode) Limited production of 50 units (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) Studio HalfEye 1998 December 15 2001 September 15 - December 31 (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) Y21000 Y22050 (tax included) Y20000 (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) 1/100 VF-5000B Perfect Variable Garage kit Designer: Hajime Takashima Full-action transformable, poseable Bundled with FAST Pack (Wonder Festival Summer 1998 release only) Resin-cast Height: Approximately 200 mm (Battroid mode) Limited production of 50 units (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) Studio HalfEye 1998 June 1998 August 25 (Event-only FAST Pack release) 2001 September 15 - December 31 (Studio HalfEye Thanks Campaign re-release) Y22000 Y23100 (tax included) This information may be incomplete since I can't find any release information on the SHE VF-22 (and we know this came out for sure). By the way Carl, you SHE collection makes me sick. Aloha, Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 How rare is the 22...come to think of it Ive only seen it a couple times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwmwww Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 By the way Carl, you SHE collection makes me sick. Aloha, Robin Thanks for the info Robin. I try. Aloha, Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwmwww Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 How rare is the 22...come to think of it Ive only seen it a couple times... I'm not sure. I haven't seen it at auction very much either. It was more then just a WonderFest release as it was listed at HLJ. http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?SHE014 However HLJ also lists the VF-11 Fast Pack kit: http://www.hlj.com/scripts/hljpage.cgi?SHE018 and that was a "Limited production of 100 units". Though seeing as that kit is listed at the Compendium and the VF-22 isn't it's certainly possible it saw an even smaller production run however at the time it came out I don't recall it being billed as a "Limited Production" kit where as the VF-11 Fast Pack kit certainly was. Based on just that I'd guess there are atleast 50 VF-22's out there but that is just a guess. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Here's one that's got me a bit baffled... A Japanese Minmay doll... Not the 15th aniversary Yellow Submarine one, but one almost on par with the old Robocrap one http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n9016046 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valk009 Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 That Minmay doll is also available in one of the vinatge toy shops here in Hong Kong and also selling at sky high prices! To be honest, the doll looks really crap and if you really want one go for the Yellow Submarine version instead. Andy PS It is not a Robotech licensed doll but some jap company I have never heard of, probably went bust producing such shoddy dolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Here's one that's got me a bit baffled...A Japanese Minmay doll... Not the 15th aniversary Yellow Submarine one, but one almost on par with the old Robocrap one http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n9016046 oh hey, that's one of those hella rare dolls. Here's the ad for it in the macross ad section: Minmey dolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xstoys Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 (edited) I've only seen that doll one other time ... I believe it was in my own collection with the exception that Mari Iijima autographed mine. Edited January 31, 2005 by xstoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneakers Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I've only seen that doll one other time ... I believe it was in my own collection with the exception that Mari Iijima autographed mine. Â Â Â Â are the dolls that rare, I thought the yellow submarine ones were much rare, now i'm not sure.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valk009 Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 These dolls are far older, produced in the mid '80s rather than the '90s more common Yellow Submarine ones! They do however have three variants in oppose to two of the Yellow Submarine! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I've only seen that doll one other time ... I believe it was in my own collection with the exception that Mari Iijima autographed mine. show off. (says I with much envy! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I've only seen that doll one other time ... I believe it was in my own collection with the exception that Mari Iijima autographed mine. Â Â Â Â show off. (says I with much envy! ) yup, good ol' xstoys loves to chime in when it's about a rare macross item that's being sold and that is also in his collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xstoys Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I've only seen that doll one other time ... I believe it was in my own collection with the exception that Mari Iijima autographed mine. Â Â Â Â show off. (says I with much envy! ) yup, good ol' xstoys loves to chime in when it's about a rare macross item that's being sold and that is also in his collection! Sup' Patt, Oh, did I mention that I also have both the Yellow Submarines variant Minmay dolls autographed by Mari Iijima too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 A friend of mine has a bumper sticker that reads "Whoever dies with the most toys wins" Sounds like your in the lead XS...but watch your back, Im not quitting yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xstoys Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 A friend of mine has a bumper sticker that reads "Whoever dies with the most toys wins" Sounds like your in the lead XS...but watch your back, Im not quitting yet! Come on Jesse! Bring it! I welcome the challenge. Then you can join me in the poor house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 A friend of mine has a bumper sticker that reads "Whoever dies with the most toys wins" Sounds like your in the lead XS...but watch your back, Im not quitting yet! Come on Jesse! Bring it! I welcome the challenge. Then you can join me in the poor house. I'm afraid if I try and join you in the poorhouse my wife will see me moving into a mausoleum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I've only seen that doll one other time ... I believe it was in my own collection with the exception that Mari Iijima autographed mine. Â Â Â Â show off. (says I with much envy! ) yup, good ol' xstoys loves to chime in when it's about a rare macross item that's being sold and that is also in his collection! Sup' Patt, Oh, did I mention that I also have both the Yellow Submarines variant Minmay dolls autographed by Mari Iijima too! why yes, yes you did!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 ORIGINAL TREAD BATTLOID!!! LINK only 9 hours left...just saw it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 hi, just found this..anybody knows who manufactured these stuff? kinda cool IMO YF-19 Phone strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 hi,just found this..anybody knows who manufactured these stuff? kinda cool IMO YF-19 Phone strap i'm pretty sure that's made by banpresto. Most if not all of the keychain and gashapon type of macross products that came out were all made by banpresto. Is that yours or is that an auction your bidding on? I want's me one of those!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 (edited) nope...that's not mine nor Im bididn on it...just saw it...too bad I cant bid...need help from my fren then~! aaajin Edited February 7, 2005 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Nice low starting price on a 5000 Battroid LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 VF-1S Hase Variable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 (edited) Another one...VF-1J Hikaru &..theyre not mine...just found em Edited February 13, 2005 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaHX Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Looks like the guy who did the VF-0S couple months back... I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaHX Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 (edited) Whoa... check out his other kitbashes... Edited February 13, 2005 by AlphaHX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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