eugimon Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 oooh, I really like the canopy effect, that's just nifty. I still think the 1/48 fighter mode looks better but that Battroid is damn sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegablue Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 That 1A is too sweet! But I'm still too scared of that white plastic turning yellow... I keep my hopes in a grey, blue or red 1J... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuinJester Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 The chest looks .... REALLY puffy. Like it bulges out a LOT. Is the chest seriously supposed to be that bulbous? I know people keep saying "it's just because it's not locked down" on all of these photos, but it's so consistent that I really think that's the way it's designed. Still, the 1A looks awfully pretty. If I'm getting one, that's the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 The waiting game begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterryno Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 The chest looks .... REALLY puffy. Like it bulges out a LOT. Is the chest seriously supposed to be that bulbous? I know people keep saying "it's just because it's not locked down" on all of these photos, but it's so consistent that I really think that's the way it's designed. I normally would back the whole "not locked down" part....but I am starting to wonder myself if that's really the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recon Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Damn it looks real good, The looks compartment has a mixture of hasegawa like battroid/fighter similarities. Defintely considering a VF-1S Roy/Hikaru, VF-1J Max/Millia, VE-1 Elintseeker and VF-1 Super Ostrich, maybe a VF-1J GPB if any was ever made. With yamato going into the 1/60 scale, i do hope they give us a VF-4G as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I normally would back the whole "not locked down" part....but I am starting to wonder myself if that's really the case. I'm going to stick with the "not locked down" explanation since that's exactly how the vf-0's chest looks if you don't lock it down right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF5SS Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I do love a busty Valkyrie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuinJester Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 The new 1/60 VF-1's are envious of the YF-19's mono boob. "I must, I must, I must increase my bust" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nani?! Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Yamato is really impressing me with this line. Very well done. They seem to have put a lot into this new line to make one last run with the vf-1's and by golly, they got my money. I'm glad I either held off or sold most of my 1/48's. The skull squadron + my low vis is sufficient. With this line, I'm planning to reclaim the all-inclusive collection I once had with the original 1/60 line. The only thing I can possibly hope for with this is that: - it's QC'ed to the max, - the GBP doesn't look sumo like the 1/48, - dual seaters that have a nice extended canopy. - includes stands?? perhaps I'm pushing my luck. Lookin Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I like how the chest bulges out!! Agent One would be proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun029 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Man, I don't know. I'm a fighter mode junkie. I just can't get over the difference in the shape and length of the nose cone/fuselage area. Maybe it's the angle of the shot or maybe it's just me but the 1/60 looks almost stubby when compared to screenshots from the series and movie. And with the FAST packs, proportionally...it just looks a little off to me. I'll still problably wind up getting one or two but there's no way in heck I'm getting rid of my 1/48s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqidd Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Man, I don't know. I'm a fighter mode junkie. I just can't get over the difference in the shape and length of the nose cone/fuselage area. Maybe it's the angle of the shot or maybe it's just me but the 1/60 looks almost stubby when compared to screenshots from the series and movie. And with the FAST packs, proportionally...it just looks a little off to me. I'll still problably wind up getting one or two but there's no way in heck I'm getting rid of my 1/48s. I imagine that you could find a screen shot of them with long and short noses if you looked long and hard enough. It is animation after all. I'm sure the scales, etc are all over the place a little bit through the entire series. My $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun029 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I imagine that you could find a screen shot of them with long and short noses if you looked long and hard enough. It is animation after all. I'm sure the scales, etc are all over the place a little bit through the entire series. My $.02 You're probably right. Still prefer the birds with the big beaks, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 (edited) I must add something that i been thinking of lately and i believe Yamato's sculpts and Animated canon (not lineart) go hand in hand. I believe Yamato's sculpts make the Valks look better than what the animation did in some ways. everything has an ugly side, it's all about the angles. Edited June 21, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor One Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Man, I don't know. I'm a fighter mode junkie. I just can't get over the difference in the shape and length of the nose cone/fuselage area. Maybe it's the angle of the shot or maybe it's just me but the 1/60 looks almost stubby when compared to screenshots from the series and movie. And with the FAST packs, proportionally...it just looks a little off to me. I'll still problably wind up getting one or two but there's no way in heck I'm getting rid of my 1/48s. Just saw this pic, the nose looks pretty good from this angle I must say. Also that 1/60 VF-1S pic is of the resin prototype, those always look weird lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javabean Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) I think the "bubble like" canopy is the cause of that bulging chest. By right, VF-1 not supposed to hv modern type bubbled canopy. Edited June 21, 2008 by Javabean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vifam7 Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) Just saw this pic, the nose looks pretty good from this angle I must say. Also that 1/60 VF-1S pic is of the resin prototype, those always look weird lol That's a good angle. I'm also a fighter mode guy but I'm starting to warm to this shorter nose VF-1. I think many of us are simply so used to the long nose 1/48 that our perspective on how the VF-1 nose should look like gets bit warped. Also I think the big bubble canopy tends to make the nose look shorter than it is. It's a million times better than the nose on the old 1/60. That's for sure! Edited June 21, 2008 by Vifam7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) Very very nice. If the 1A gets Strike i'll grab it. Edited June 21, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connor99 Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) Very very nice. If the 1A gets Strike i'll grab it. Me and you both, but here's hoping YAMATO's not going to limit the STRIKE CANNON/TIP for this 1/60 version to the 1S Variant, just like they did for the V1. Edited June 21, 2008 by connor99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) when compared to screenshots from the series and movie. This part of the robot I think is anime magic. In battroid mode the nose squashes and goes blunt in the anime. One thing I will be interested in is how this affects the crotch piece of the GBP if they get to that. Will we get both long and short crotch pieces? Poor owners of 1/48. I reckon they check this thread everyday and are tempted to sell them all and start the whole collection again so they have to justify to themselves why they should keep them now that yamato has abandoned them and didn't go through with the two seaters? Wasn't there like a guy who had 10000000000000000 million of them? What's going to happen to them? Anyway these will look good next the Qrau in battroid fighting poses. Same with destroids. Edited June 21, 2008 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Mancini Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Man, I don't know. I'm a fighter mode junkie. I just can't get over the difference in the shape and length of the nose cone/fuselage area. Maybe it's the angle of the shot or maybe it's just me but the 1/60 looks almost stubby when compared to screenshots from the series and movie. And with the FAST packs, proportionally...it just looks a little off to me. I'll still problably wind up getting one or two but there's no way in heck I'm getting rid of my 1/48s. The VF-1 is a stubby airplane. It's not just the 1/60 rendition. Also notice the placement of the pilot in the anime compared to the 1/60. The forward positioning of the pilot is a big part of why the nose looks stubby. If the pilot was positioned more towards the middle/rear of the cockpit the nose would look a lot longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Even as a 1/48 lover, I have to admit the 1/60 battroid looks fantastic from a 3/4's view. It's got a great bulging chest profile with the heatshield angling like it does in some of the anime and art. I'm still disappointed about the shape of the intakes and the upper legs, the unnecesesary bulge in the canopy, and the rainbow canopy is entirely gratuitous, gimmicky, and doesn't look right at all-- but from certain angles in certain modes, the 1/60 has its own charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I'll mostly leave my 1/48's in fighter mode and display the 1/60's in battroid anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Shoud be a flawless, problem free first release. Everything's nice and tight. It locks ogether amazingly well in all three modes. Tons of Tampo printing as well. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor One Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) Me and you both, but here's hoping YAMATO's not going to limit the STRIKE CANNON/TIP for this 1/60 version to the 1S Variant, just like they did for the V1. It's up for preorder on the Overdrive site. Says it comes with Super & Strike parts. Don't know how reliable that info is though... Edited June 21, 2008 by Raptor One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 It's up for preorder on the Overdrive site. Says it comes with Super & Strike parts. Don't know how reliable that info is though... Thanks for that, i do hope that's right, afterall, it would be a pain to not include it, making a new plastic packing sheet an all, and we all know how yamato likes to keep their pakcing as un-original and samey as always. And it would have to be cheaper! ;-) So that's good, we'll get our max 1A DYRL? with Strike/Super FP's, as well as Hikaru's 1S of course. Maybe a CF-1A Strike/Super/FP? That's gonna be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nani?! Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Shoud be a flawless, problem free first release. Everything's nice and tight. It locks ogether amazingly well in all three modes. Tons of Tampo printing as well. Graham I love, LOVE, that they finally got the kite tampoed. Looks like I finally can cross off "tampo all important markings" off my yamato to do list. Hand size looks great too, as well as the inclusion of fixed posed hands. With the upgrade we've been begging for, along with the pleasant new bonuses, this is the vf-1 series TO GET for me. I left something out in the things I can ask for list I mentioned above and yes indeed, - SIDE COVERS. With the level of detail they got going so far, it almost degrades the beautiful battroid mode which, otherwise would be perfect. This shouldn't be included with a future GBP set which if they do, would only seem like it'd be a business decision to include an added incentive to purchase that set. Slick, but unnecessary. I'd still get this regardless, no doubt... but I hope they take the road that will give them massive kudos by their fans. The GBP will sell itself if it's sleek and beautiful like its model counterpart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterryno Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Shoud be a flawless, problem free first release. Everything's nice and tight. It locks ogether amazingly well in all three modes. Tons of Tampo printing as well. Graham Thanks for that info Graham. I am totally excited for this to be released. Can you tell us if in the pics that we have been seeing of the Battroid mode is the bulged out like that or did whoever not transform it correctly? PLEASE let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 Some people may not like the gimmicks like the mirror canopy, but I think it's great that Yamato decided to go all out with the V2 1/60 VF-1 series. Definitely gonna get the Roy, but will hold off on the Hikaru 1A till they come out with the 1S version. -Kyp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 i'm just hoping this gets actually released this month as scheduled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobotFool Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I wish yamato would stop using the bubble canopy on the VF-1... I like my canopy nice and smooth, make for a sleeker bird IMHO. The bubble canopy fits even less with how yamato has slimmed down the rest of the fighter... Still its the best rendition of the VF-1 so far. so until bandai makes a PG this is what I'll end up picking up to represent my VF-1 in 1/60th scale. Though I am definitely keeping my 1/48's around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I wish yamato would stop using the bubble canopy on the VF-1... I like my canopy nice and smooth, make for a sleeker bird IMHO. The bubble canopy fits even less with how yamato has slimmed down the rest of the fighter... Still its the best rendition of the VF-1 so far. To be honest I like the bubble canopy, as its fitting with modern fighters, especially since the late 70's-present. It may look better not to have it, but a bubble canopy is almost always necessary for fighters, for dogfighting. Also there are some drawings were Kawamori does draw the VF-1 with a slight bubble canopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun029 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) Judging by the last photo, the nose doesn't look that bad after all. Stubbier than the 1/48 but still not bad. And I don't have a problem with the canopy except that in battroid mode it makes the chest bulge out more than I would like it to. But in fighter mode, it'll work fine. I imagine in dogfighting it would be valuable to be able to look behind at your six o'clock to see if someone's there instead of letting your 'lock-on' warning signal tell you that someone's there. I guess the bubble canopy can help with that somewhat. Edited June 22, 2008 by shogun029 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kensei Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 to be honest, I was hoping that they would fix the nose so that it doesn't fall off. Now that the fuselage can retract during battroid mode, the long schlong that 1/60 advocates were so jealous of with the 1/48 is no longer a problem, even when putting on the future GBP Armour. I would have at least did that, so that the VF looks closer to the anime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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