Saburo Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) Box of fun received this week Awesome Haul! Gilgazamune is an awesome figure and the VF-0D is so nice, I wish I had one. that's a huge macross canon! It just looks that way. Very nice saburo! First full frame for you? Yes, I was shooting with a 7D and wanted to go to full frame for a long time. Just needed to set aside funds to make the jump. Edited June 19, 2015 by Saburo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmkjr Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Wow! That's a nice camera Saburo. I can't wait to see the pics shot with that! Now you must redo all your shots in the same poses so we can do a camparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bomber Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I GOT IT, I OPENED IT, AND I TRANSFORMED IT!!! BOMBA!!! took a pic from it, half assed tranformed, since i dont have shelve for it, didnt had the heart to fully transform it to battloid. guess ill have to hire a carpenter again to make a new shelf just for macross toys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Awesome camera Saburo! I think Millia is a great name for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadon Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Great purchases, guys! Very nice camera, Saburo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Wow! That's a nice camera Saburo. I can't wait to see the pics shot with that! Now you must redo all your shots in the same poses so we can do a camparison. Thank you. I already know which Valk will be the first photographed with the new camera. Just have to wait for it to be released. Which should be soon. Hahaha! I have been considering reshooting all my Valks... I just might. I GOT IT, I OPENED IT, AND I TRANSFORMED IT!!! BOMBA!!! took a pic from it, half assed tranformed, since i dont have shelve for it, didnt had the heart to fully transform it to battloid. guess ill have to hire a carpenter again to make a new shelf just for macross toys! Out of space build more shelves! That's how its done. Awesome camera Saburo! I think Millia is a great name for it! Thanks Spanner, I am still going through names. Milia is the front runner. Great purchases, guys! Very nice camera, Saburo! Thanks abbadon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Wow I'm anticipating what you'll do with your new full frame camera!!! Your pictures already are very high quality with zero noise!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamutzyro Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 some more of my money wasted! lol JK i love this hobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Arms Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Nice scores Baha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bomber Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 some more of my money wasted! lol JK i love this hobby! wow the Maraj from silverhawks! i had that toy when i was a kid, i still have in somewhere in the attic, not in the best of shape, but still very useable. its a sturdy piece of 80's goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkeyjavajunky Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) Last fighter in my VF-1 squadron. Edited June 20, 2015 by funkymonkeyjavajunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sildani Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Just got this from HKCollectables. Very nice. Using EXO's stand adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Great hauls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microtree33 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Got my first valkyrie yesterday, one of the Yamato 1/60 V2's. I must say I was surprised at how good it was. I was expecting it to be pretty good, like maybe a step or two above Robot Spirits, but this is probably one of the nicest collectibles I own. The tampo printing was very sharp, there were lots of clicky joints and the transformation was quite intricate. This isn't just a feat of engineering; it's a work of art. I really like the minimalist vibe it has and, for a robot, it feels kinda classy. The only 'problem' now is that I'm starting to wonder what the point of 1/48 is. The 1/60 is plenty big for my taste and from what I've read the 1/48 isn't quite as polished. I also can't seem to find the 1/48 I was looking for on sale in North America so maybe it's for the best. Maybe the Arcadia GBP set instead? Not so sure how much articulation is possible with the armor, but I don't have a VF-1J yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Got my first valkyrie yesterday, one of the Yamato 1/60 V2's. I must say I was surprised at how good it was. I was expecting it to be pretty good, like maybe a step or two above Robot Spirits, but this is probably one of the nicest collectibles I own. The tampo printing was very sharp, there were lots of clicky joints and the transformation was quite intricate. This isn't just a feat of engineering; it's a work of art. I really like the minimalist vibe it has and, for a robot, it feels kinda classy. The only 'problem' now is that I'm starting to wonder what the point of 1/48 is. The 1/60 is plenty big for my taste and from what I've read the 1/48 isn't quite as polished. I also can't seem to find the 1/48 I was looking for on sale in North America so maybe it's for the best. Maybe the Arcadia GBP set instead? Not so sure how much articulation is possible with the armor, but I don't have a VF-1J yet. Congrats on your first Valkyrie! Curious, which variant did you get? They certainly are a very well designed toy and extremely pleasant to handle and transform. Like any toy nothing is ever completely perfect and they have their vices for example in the earlier releases suffered from cracking or breaking shoulder joints and improperly locking and fiddly crotch mechanisms but in most cases you learn to live around the issues and the later versions were revised and corrected. The 1/48 came into the scene a few years earlier so in certain aspects aren't quite as polished compared to the later v2 1/60's but the 48's have a charm of their own and although sharing many similarities from a visual point of view they did were different enough to be unique.. especially being a larger scale. Until I first saw a 48 I wouldn't of thought they were as big as they are and the size difference is quite impressive! In fact the size really makes up for many of their short comings such as small hands, too long nose cone when in battroid and the upper torso section looks a little too broad. But this is how they are and many love them that way! Though for me they just don't look quite right so my collection is 100% centered around the v2 1/60 scale toys. Maybe if they released a v2 version of the 1/48 line before the v2 1/60 hit the market then things would have been very different! But I guess in many ways the 1/60 are big enough and are engineered so well they pull of each of their three modes perfectly! I guess Yamato knew this and decided not to continue with or develop further the 48 line. Sadly you have come in to collecting these things at the no so best of times as Yamato now long gone has made many variants of the 1/60 v2 line rare and expensive. There have been a few re-issues by the new company Arcadia as you are most likely aware but they have been slow and far between not to mention a little odd of their choices of what to re-issue.. Some would say they were just testing the waters before jumping right in. But things are slowly creeping back up and more variants will start coming our way. So far the most significant VF-1 they have re-issued is the GBP set but I would say in your situation it would be a very wise choice to pick up! Being a hero valk (Hikaru) with the additional armor parts makes is sound purchase! For what you get its pretty good value as they aren't terribly expensive either. Yes you would be correct that the GBP armor parts do limit the articulation some what but you can still pull off some impressive poses regardless! There have been plenty of photos posted up in here for you to see! Other Valks from Plus, M7 and Zero that Arcadia have renewed or re-issued have so far been quite a bit more expensive and in some cases have generated mixed reactions. We don't yet know what VF-1 variant will be released next but its going to have to be a something a little more interesting than what they have chosen previously bar the GBP set.. Im sure an announcement will be made soon enough so it will be very interesting to see what is coming our way next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Got my first valkyrie yesterday, one of the Yamato 1/60 V2's. I must say I was surprised at how good it was. I was expecting it to be pretty good, like maybe a step or two above Robot Spirits, but this is probably one of the nicest collectibles I own. The tampo printing was very sharp, there were lots of clicky joints and the transformation was quite intricate. This isn't just a feat of engineering; it's a work of art. I really like the minimalist vibe it has and, for a robot, it feels kinda classy. The only 'problem' now is that I'm starting to wonder what the point of 1/48 is. The 1/60 is plenty big for my taste and from what I've read the 1/48 isn't quite as polished. I also can't seem to find the 1/48 I was looking for on sale in North America so maybe it's for the best. Maybe the Arcadia GBP set instead? Not so sure how much articulation is possible with the armor, but I don't have a VF-1J yet. Welcome aboard, microtree33! Hope you'll enjoy your stay here. And spanner is correct, you should try and get the Arcadia VF-1J/GBP set as well since it's Hikaru's plane and has that famous armor in it. And not too mention, it has a 'grey' colored visor. Which everyone loves. And yes, this valk is totally different from Robot Spirits since most of the Robot Damashii figures don't transform. With Macross, you'll get 3 forms in 1 toy. Cool huh? Kidding aside, this new hobby of yours is going to be expensive. And most of us here always gripe when it comes to prices esp the new released ones and the upcoming ones. But that's the fun of collecting it. Anyways, just to give you heads up, the recent released in the market were Bandai DX VF-19 Advance, Arcadia VF-0D, Arcadia VF-1J/GBP. The next release in the coming week will be Bandai DX YF-29B Perceval. In the coming months, it's Arcadia VF-0A Shin Kudo. Late this year or early next year will be Arcadia VF-0S Roy Focker. For sure, if I miss anything here, other guys will fill you in on other cool stuff as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfinkel Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 You missed the Bandai web exclusive VF-27y Grace/CF in August :-P Is been a good few weeks for me, Arcadia VF-1J Armoured, Yamato DYRL Roy 1S and Megahouse armoured Klan. Only took parcel farce three weeks and two phone calls to deliver her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 You missed the Bandai web exclusive VF-27y Grace/CF in August :-P Is been a good few weeks for me, Arcadia VF-1J Armoured, Yamato DYRL Roy 1S and Megahouse armoured Klan. Only took parcel farce three weeks and two phone calls to deliver her. 20150622_141150.jpg Nice! standard fare for PFarce, I know my vf-19 will suffer similarly at their hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) You missed the Bandai web exclusive VF-27y Grace/CF in August :-P Is been a good few weeks for me, Arcadia VF-1J Armoured, Yamato DYRL Roy 1S and Megahouse armoured Klan. Only took parcel farce three weeks and two phone calls to deliver her. 20150622_141150.jpg Nice lot Garfinkel! I have been umming and ahhing getting that very Klan figure its just her huge boobs which put me off a bit.. not that i dont like those parts of the female anatomy, its just hers look disproportionate to the rest of her body.. maybe i will still get her? She still looks pretty hot as! Edited June 23, 2015 by spanner76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Great purchases Garfinkel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggy99 Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Some goodies I picked up during my holiday in Japan (April/May). Excellent Model 1/8 Ranka Lee Cinderella Nendoroid Ranka Lee Good Smile 1/8 Asuna Kinights of the Royal Blood (this was hard to find - glad I didn't have to pay too much mark up) Monster Hunter Felyne collection Vol 3 I'm leaving the additional space on the left for Valkyrie goodness, all of which are currenly at home waiting to be weathered, panel lined and stickered. Also picked up lots more stuff during the trip, but didn't take good photos of them. Here is a photo of the haul when we got home (mixed in with goodies my wife bought) Notable mentions: - HGBF Bear Guy III Family - Nendoroid Levi - SH Figurarts Cardcaptor Sakura - Zaku Machine Gun and Gundam Beam Rifle water pistols - Monster Hunter plushies - Ichiban Kuji Aldnoah Zero premium poster (my wife won this in a raffle when we visited Akiba) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 huwaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoosh Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 New custom made display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Nice figures eggy99! Loving that Asuna Knights figure!! Wouldn't mind her in my collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadon Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Man, I really need to get some Macross figures to liven up my collection. Maybe I'll go ahead and get one of those Ranka and Sheryl figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamutzyro Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 just picked this up today!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwynne Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) So I bought my first Bandai DX valk from Subie81 here on the forums. After seeing pictures and reviews of the Frontier valks I had very little interest in collecting any of them, but with the announcement of Macross What's It Called I figured now, if ever, would be the time to buy one. I am actually pretty happy with it. Yeah the intakes are joke but over all the toy is pretty solid in fighter and gerwalk mode. But holy hell, batroid mode is a pain in the ass. It looks good, but I have to be doing something wrong right? I can't really seem to get the chest and back area to lock in, it just shifts around while handling it. And those thigh covers constantly pop off just about every time you try to move the legs. But it's not all bad. I think I might try to find another 25 or 29 to compliment it. Edited June 24, 2015 by Gwynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) @Gwynne it looks pretty good from the photo.. they are a little fiddly to transform and they dont really lock into place. But it looks like you got it pretty much right! You can pull out the fore arms a click or so and those folding thigh cover panels on the upper leg are meant to sit out than be folded rearward.. i think.. i guess its up to how you prefer it. Congrats on getting your first DX valk! Im sure there will be many more to come! Edited June 24, 2015 by spanner76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 So I bought my first Bandai DX valk from Subie81 here on the forums. After seeing pictures and reviews of the Frontier valks I had very little interest in collecting any of them, but with the announcement of Macross What's It Called I figured now, if ever, would be the time to buy one. I am actually pretty happy with it. Yeah the intakes are joke but over all the toy is pretty solid in fighter and gerwalk mode. But holy hell, batroid mode is a pain in the ass. It looks good, but I have to be doing something wrong right? I can't really seem to get the chest and back area to lock in, it just shifts around while handling it. And those thigh covers constantly pop off just about every time you try to move the legs. But it's not all bad. I think I might try to find another 25 or 29 to compliment it. Congrats on your purchase, Gwynne. Regarding your concern on the chest and back area. What you can do is, those shoulder parts, you can still bend those towards the back more. Remember there's 2 hinges connecting that shoulder part. The chest area and the back plate where the wings are connected. So the hinge on the back just folded more towards the back and it will make that area tight and lock somehow. Give it a shot and let us know. Just remember not to force it though. Just bend it little by little until you feel that the back part is not that moving or feel loose anymore. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwynne Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Congrats on your purchase, Gwynne. Regarding your concern on the chest and back area. What you can do is, those shoulder parts, you can still bend those towards the back more. Remember there's 2 hinges connecting that shoulder part. The chest area and the back plate where the wings are connected. So the hinge on the back just folded more towards the back and it will make that area tight and lock somehow. Give it a shot and let us know. Just remember not to force it though. Just bend it little by little until you feel that the back part is not that moving or feel loose anymore. Hope that helps. You're talking about these right? I saw in the instructions and pictures that they were supposed to be angled, sloping down the back a bit. I've managed to get them to end up there by shifting things around and it would seem to snap together. But, then the chest did not sit right and they would pop back up as i tried to get chest angled down. Looking at the instructions again, I don't think I was ever able to get the tip of the cockpit to sit right in the neck piece. I bet that was my problem, I will try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) I'd suggest referring to transformation videos to be safe. I know i referred to Jenius's anymoon videos. Edited June 24, 2015 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 You're talking about these right? I saw in the instructions and pictures that they were supposed to be angled, sloping down the back a bit. I've managed to get them to end up there by shifting things around and it would seem to snap together. But, then the chest did not sit right and they would pop back up as i tried to get chest angled down. Looking at the instructions again, I don't think I was ever able to get the tip of the cockpit to sit right in the neck piece. I bet that was my problem, I will try again. Yup. I was referring to those. Check Hacchaka's photos. You can see that the shoulder plates are sloping down towards the back. Here's some pics: Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Interesting, looks like I have been transforming my VF-25's wrong this whole time. I like how those panels look when they are on the shoulder rather than sloping down its back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) I myself prefer the shoulder plate sections to be either more flat or even slightly forward facing as pictured above in Saburo's photo.. but hey to each their own.. like this! Edited June 24, 2015 by spanner76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwynne Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) @Gwynne it looks pretty good from the photo.. they are a little fiddly to transform and they dont really lock into place. But it looks like you got it pretty much right! You can pull out the fore arms a click or so and those folding thigh cover panels on the upper leg are meant to sit out than be folded rearward.. i think.. i guess its up to how you prefer it. Congrats on getting your first DX valk! Im sure there will be many more to come! Good eye on the the arms. I managed to over look that as well. Going through the instruction manual again, Bandai was very thorough and did a good job. It's that reading comprehension that's not so good and the kid in me rushing things. I don't need instructions to tell me how to play with a toy! And I was folding them out of the way before pulling the legs off the back of the plane. It was just once they were folded out, and even behind the leg, they kept popping off. I'd suggest referring to transformation videos to be safe. I know i referred to Jenius's anymoon videos. I looked at his video and he kinda flys by that part. Plus there is super armor in the way. Yup. I was referring to those. Check Hacchaka's photos. You can see that the shoulder plates are sloping down towards the back. Here's some pics: 84ffd2fb.jpg 5e7c2f06.jpg Hope that helps. I gave it another shot and success. The pictures helped and I paid more attention to how the cockpit sat in the neck piece. Much better results. Interesting, looks like I have been transforming my VF-25's wrong this whole time. I like how those panels look when they are on the shoulder rather than sloping down its back. Yeah, there is nothing wrong with the way it looks, just how if shifts and flops around Edited June 24, 2015 by Gwynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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