Spacerat53 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I have a Robotech Masterpiece Collection VF-1J in Max's colors. However I'm looking for my first Macross toy/model. However I'm looking for something that's good quality but not at a ridiculous price. Maybe within the 20$ to 100$ which is pushing my upper limit based on some research for my range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent-GHQ Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 You're gonna have to ditch those crappy made masterpiece because its not even near close to being a masterpiece, its complete garbage! Stash aside $200-$300 for the Yamato 1/60 and you'll be hooked like the rest of us on plastic crack!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froy Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) Sadly you won't find anything good for your price tag. And now that Yamato is gone it is going to be worse. But maybe if you like build model kits, you can just wait for the Bandai 1/72 variable valk thats coming. Edited April 15, 2013 by Froy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Bah don't listen to those guys, they are being super Emo.. Here, both around or under 100$, one might be slightly more with shipping.. http://www.hkcollectibles.com/macross-robotech/6814-vf-1a-mass-production-tv-version-1-60.html http://www.hkcollectibles.com/macross-robotech/6815-vf-1a-hayao-kakizaki-tv-version-1-60.html the second one should be like 98$ shipped to the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightCastle Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) Where do the links take you? The first one takes me to a $729 item. The second one takes me to a $599 item. April 1st was two weeks ago. Edit: My bad, the prices had a US symbol but were HK prices. Edited April 16, 2013 by NightCastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Magnus Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 HK Collectibles is your best bet! Where do the links take you? The first one takes me to a $729 item. The second one takes me to a $599 item. April 1st was two weeks ago. Edit: Oh, you must mean that the shipping is less than $100! Those are HK dollars be sure to convert it to US dollars first. Use google to convert the amount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 HK Collectibles is your best bet! Those are HK dollars be sure to convert it to US dollars first. Use google to convert the amount There's actually a button in the top right hand corner to convert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Magnus Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 There's actually a button in the top right hand corner to convert. The HK page looks so busy I didn't even notice. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightCastle Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Thanks. Is there not a different currency symbol for the currency of Hong Kong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Wow, I hadn't checked HK in awhile. Even Max and Kaki's DYRL 1A's are gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) Thanks. Is there not a different currency symbol for the currency of Hong Kong? But... They're both dollars, dude. It's just that one's HK and one's US. Hence "HK$" clearly labelled. Want your mind blown? Australia, Singapore and yes, CANADA use the dollar as well. Edited April 16, 2013 by Renato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scyla Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I thought Australia is using the Euro..... ... I'm such a troll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF18 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 The basic: Yamato the toy company was closed recently. Some of their products were taken over but a new company but the status of their Macross product is unknown, so the price of many Yamato made Macross toys had shot up significantly. Current best transforming toys: VF-1: Yamato 1:60 version 2, Yamato 1:48, Bandai 1:100 VF-hi-metal. Made sure you don't carelessly bought a Yamato 1:60 version 1 from eBay. VF-11: Yamato 1:60 VF-11. VF-11B can still be found at good price at hkcollectables.com and eBay. VF-19: Yamato 1:60 VF-19. VF-19S and VF-19Kai can still be found at good price at hkcollectables.com and eBay. VF-17: Yamato 1:60 VF-17. VF-17S can still be found at good price at hkcollectables.com and eBay. I would not recomment YF-21/VF-22 to new comers. The others are too expensive now. VF-25/YF29/VF-171: Bandai DX renewal series. They are well made but due to Bandai being run by fools they are hard to find at reasonable price. There are older version of Bandai DX VF-25 - they are OK but probably not worth the price most sellers are asking for. If you just want some non-transforming action figures, HLJ is still selling some GN-U Duo at give-away price. Model: If you have the skill to build military jet model, there are many VFs from Hasegawa. If you want a toy-like model that is easy to build, let's wait for Bandai 1:72 VF-1 that is coming out in June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightCastle Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 But... They're both dollars, dude. It's just that one's HK and one's US. Hence "HK$" clearly labelled. Want your mind blown? Australia, Singapore and yes, CANADA use the dollar as well. Well, I guess that speaks to how often I get out of the US! It has been over 17 years since I left the country. I focused in on the "$" not the "HK" and read $729. Relative to your other points: Ah, but are their dollars exactly equal to the US dollar amount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Well, I guess that speaks to how often I get out of the US! It has been over 17 years since I left the country. I focused in on the "$" not the "HK" and read $729. Relative to your other points: Ah, but are their dollars exactly equal to the US dollar amount? If you look at current exchange rates, USD, AUD, and CAD are all within a few cents of each other. As for the others, 1 USD is about 1.24 SGD and 7.76 HKD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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