jenius Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I don't care about the optional leg pieces but I also wish the neck cover was integrated. I look forward to owning the toy and finding out why that would have been so hard to pull off and why the toy MUST have a big gap on the front of the chest. What's the Macross universe reason for the Kai having two different faces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badboy00z Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I don't care about the optional leg pieces but I also wish the neck cover was integrated. I look forward to owning the toy and finding out why that would have been so hard to pull off and why the toy MUST have a big gap on the front of the chest. What's the Macross universe reason for the Kai having two different faces? In the show there are covers that open to show the mouth when he sings. They probably could have integrate the neck cover but it wouldn't be flush with the rest of the fuselage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Ooooooooookay... but the lips don't move right? What purpose would that serve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptormesh Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Maybe the mouth slit houses the erm...song energy dispenser. As I've got a hard upper limit of 200 dollars for a toy I'm gonna have to pass on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negotiator Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 No, he is right, there is a neck shield. Press the antenna/ head laser back and it pops out enough for you to use a fingernail to pull it out the rest of the way. Doesn't completely cover everything up, but is does make it look a bit more sleek in fighter mode. Other then the gullet in fighter mode and it being a touch fiddly, I am a big fan of the current design...With that being said I pre-ordered the Kai It don't agree that the new one is a parts former though. None of the extra parts are necessary for transformation, just optional if you want to use them. By that logic a VF-1 2.0 is a parts former because it comes with optional anime hands I like the extras personally, if you don't like them you don't have to use them. never knew this, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actar Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 What's the Macross universe reason for the Kai having two different faces? Basara's taste? It is his own customized VF-19 after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GU-11 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 never knew this, thanks! Something else you should know is that [for the current 1/60 version of the YF-19, at least] the neck shield is known to be a little hard to pull out from the head. The one on my YF-19 DN was so tight that I had to fricking gouge it out with a pair of tweezers, leaving marks on the neck shield. And when I finally got the damn thing out, I had a hard time putting it back in. Left it up there ever since. The one on my YF-19 "original color version" is similarly tight. Hopefully, they'll make the necessary improvements on the neck shield in the Fire Kai and the later VF-19's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I have to say I’m kind of surprised nobody’s complained about the pinkish shade of red of the toy’s definitive sample. When we saw the first coloured prototype at the Yamato Open Showroom we also learned that, even being faithful to the show, that colour wouldn’t be the definitive one and they showed us some options. The new one is nothing like any of those… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Personally, I'm more worried about the prices this items are reaching lately. It was always clear to me that as the license gets older, the merchandising would be more scarce and more expensive, but I never thought this would happen so soon. Macross seems to be turning more and more a niche license very rapidly due to the high prices, dividing the collectors between the rich people that can afford these items and the middle class folks that will have to give up on them sooner or later. And Yamato seems to be contributing greatly to it. As you can guess I'm way behind in Macross toy collecting right now, but I'm cool about it. I am. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 That's why Bandai Hi-Metal series is there. Less than $100 and still sweet. We still have choices. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptormesh Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 That's why Bandai Hi-Metal series is there. Less than $100 and still sweet. We still have choices. - QFT. Waiting for them to make valks from Plus and Zero...I probably shouldn't hold my breath. I have the 1/60s(but cutting back on new releases bar sales) but would like something that I can fiddle around with while doing something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) I have to say I'm kind of surprised nobody's complained about the pinkish shade of red of the toy's definitive sample. When we saw the first coloured prototype at the Yamato Open Showroom we also learned that, even being faithful to the show, that colour wouldn't be the definitive one and they showed us some options. The new one is nothing like any of those… I'm not actually sure if the color is actually pinkish, or if that's a combination of the plastic's texture with the blue background. The close-up photos with less reflection seem a little less pink. Edit: On second thought, I dunno.. I still want to see it photographed against a white background, but it actually looks kind of purple. Edited April 12, 2011 by Chronocidal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I'm not actually sure if the color is actually pinkish, or if that's a combination of the plastic's texture with the blue background. The close-up photos with less reflection seem a little less pink. Edit: On second thought, I dunno.. I still want to see it photographed against a white background, but it actually looks kind of purple. Actually, I think you’re probably right, that’s what I thought when I first saw the pictures. But then if you have a look at the Yamato’s site Photozoomer there’s still a pic of the old painted resin prototype (it's the 2nd one) where the blue canvas they always use looks darker and less cyan, so I guess there could be some colour balance, hue/saturation and vibrance photo edition issues involved around the newer ones. That’d be very amateur of them but I still hope that’s the reason… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 From Yamato's site. I think there's nothing new here. Source: http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/release_088/index.html?infolnk=index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaOne Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 So I take it the back-of-the-hand armor plates are not going to be black with red grills like it shows in the anime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) So I take it the back-of-the-hand armor plates are not going to be black with red grills like it shows in the anime given that it's just more pics of the painted resin prototype that we saw weeks/months ago, there's no way to say one way or another. Edited April 20, 2011 by anime52k8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javabean Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Just made my preorder with my local dealer. Looking fwd to the release! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker773 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Anyone pre ordered from hobby search? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badboy00z Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 So I take it the back-of-the-hand armor plates are not going to be black with red grills like it shows in the anime Is that really a problem? It looks fine with it being all red IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaOne Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Is that really a problem? It looks fine with it being all red IMO. I can see where you're coming from, but I feel that with as much emphasis is being placed on making the Vf-19 have an "official" color, they should at least get which parts get what colors correct - everything the Vf-19 Kai was in had the hand plates black with red grills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger69 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 (edited) I can see where you're coming from, but I feel that with as much emphasis is being placed on making the Vf-19 have an "official" color, they should at least get which parts get what colors correct - everything the Vf-19 Kai was in had the hand plates black with red grills. I've remembered first official Yamato SV-51 images back then, hands and joint sections are not painted correctly in these images but the final product was in a correct color scheme. Most probably the same thing will happen... Edited April 15, 2011 by charger69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froy Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Will be the sound booster pack sold apart? again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Yes, the sound booster is to be sold about two months after the YF-19 separately (for about the same price as a V2 VF-1 if I'm not mistaken). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macross_Fanboy Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Pre-ordered mine, can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Hey guys, quick question. I have never pre ordered from Amiami before, I was wondering if they charge you when you place the pre order of if they charge you before they ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 (edited) Nevermind, the link to the FAQ was causing an error but I got it to load. Just put in a pre-order. Edited April 20, 2011 by Loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaOne Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 They only accept paypal for orders outside of Japan, and they'll send you an e-mail requesting payment after they have it in stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I've remembered first official Yamato SV-51 images back then, hands and joint sections are not painted correctly in these images but the final product was in a correct color scheme. Most probably the same thing will happen... The hand thing on the 19 actually bothered me quite a bit for a while, not just because it's coloured wrong -- it seems to me like it's actually molded wrong. Those red grills on the knuckles aren't even on the toy, as far as I could tell, so it wouldn't be just a case of re-painting it. That said, I've learned to live with it. The 1/144 kit didn't have them, either (it just used a stock Gundam set of parts for fists and elbow joints, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 The hand thing on the 19 actually bothered me quite a bit for a while, not just because it's coloured wrong -- it seems to me like it's actually molded wrong. Those red grills on the knuckles aren't even on the toy, as far as I could tell, so it wouldn't be just a case of re-painting it. That said, I've learned to live with it. The 1/144 kit didn't have them, either (it just used a stock Gundam set of parts for fists and elbow joints, etc). nope, they're molded correctly. It's actually reusing the VF-11's hands, which does have the band on the knuckles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 nope, they're molded correctly. It's actually reusing the VF-11's hands, which does have the band on the knuckles. Really? That's odd, I could've sworn otherwise... but OK, that is good news then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Yeah, anime52k8 is right, just compare these pictures: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-18S Hornet Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I actually started saving up money on my paypal account just two or three more to go before the release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 DECULTURE TIME!!! VF-19 final test. Seriously, Yamato rules! Source: Yamato’s blog: http://www.yamato-toys.com/blog/index.php?infolnk=index See also http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yamato-toys.com%2Fblog%2Findex.php%3Finfolnk%3Dindex&act=url Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker773 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Damn chicken hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 wow, look at how deep that knee bend is. most impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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