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Hello.

My name is Shizuka, and I am a Macross-holic. It has been an hour since my last purchase.

Hee hee.... I am new here. This is my first post to the forums, in fact.

I have been a long-time fan of Macross. As a child, I owned the Matchbox SDF-1 and a Takatoku 1/55 VF-1A Hikaru Ichijo valkyrie.... both of which my mom threw out when I went off to college. *sigh*

Back when laserdiscs were a thing, I collected the Macross LD Memorial Box, as well as the "Ai Oboetemasu ka"/DYRL LD box and the "Flashback 2012" LD. Later, I got the DVD box set by Animeigo, and the Macross Frontier blu-rays as they were being released.

Recently I come across the amazing Macross toy review videos by anymoon.com, and my desire for Macross mecha rekindled in a big way. I needed valkyries... badly.

So earlier today, I decided to take the plunge and get my first valkyrie... or 13.

 

First, I ordered 8 valkyries from Toynami's 1/100 Robotech line. Namely....

1. VF-1S + GBP (Roy)

2. VF-1J + GBP (Rick)

3. VF-1J + GBP (Max)

4. VF-1J Super (Rick)

5. VF-1J Super (Max)

6. VF-1J Super (Miria)

7. VF-1A (Ben)

8. VF-1D (Comic-Con 2016 edition)

 

I also ordered 3 Arcadia 1/60 scale valkyries...

9. VF-1S Strike Valkyrie (Roy)

10. VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Max)

11. VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Miria)

 

I also ordere 2  Yamato 1/60 scale v.2 valkyries...

12. VF-1A (Max TV color)

13. VF-1A (Kakizaki TV color)

 

Help.... I think I might have an addiction. I just spent like $1600 on toys in 1 day. 

But, but... this is my childhood... my nostalgia! I must collect more... maybe after I am no longer a poor grad student.

*cough* Anyone got a Yamato v.2 Elintseeker they want to get rid of? 

 

Nice to meet you all,

Shizuka

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1 hour ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

Hello.

My name is Shizuka, and I am a Macross-holic. It has been an hour since my last purchase.

Hee hee.... I am new here. This is my first post to the forums, in fact.

I have been a long-time fan of Macross. As a child, I owned the Matchbox SDF-1 and a Takatoku 1/55 VF-1A Hikaru Ichijo valkyrie.... both of which my mom threw out when I went off to college. *sigh*

Back when laserdiscs were a thing, I collected the Macross LD Memorial Box, as well as the "Ai Oboetemasu ka"/DYRL LD box and the "Flashback 2012" LD. Later, I got the DVD box set by Animeigo, and the Macross Frontier blu-rays as they were being released.

Recently I come across the amazing Macross toy review videos by anymoon.com, and my desire for Macross mecha rekindled in a big way. I needed valkyries... badly.

So earlier today, I decided to take the plunge and get my first valkyrie... or 13.

 

First, I ordered 8 valkyries from Toynami's 1/100 Robotech line. Namely....

1. VF-1S + GBP (Roy)

2. VF-1J + GBP (Rick)

3. VF-1J + GBP (Max)

4. VF-1J Super (Rick)

5. VF-1J Super (Max)

6. VF-1J Super (Miria)

7. VF-1A (Ben)

8. VF-1D (Comic-Con 2016 edition)

 

I also ordered 3 Arcadia 1/60 scale valkyries...

9. VF-1S Strike Valkyrie (Roy)

10. VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Max)

11. VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Miria)

 

I also ordere 2  Yamato 1/60 scale v.2 valkyries...

12. VF-1A (Max TV color)

13. VF-1A (Kakizaki TV color)

 

Help.... I think I might have an addiction. I just spent like $1600 on toys in 1 day. 

But, but... this is my childhood... my nostalgia! I must collect more... maybe after I am no longer a poor grad student.

*cough* Anyone got a Yamato v.2 Elintseeker they want to get rid of? 

 

Nice to meet you all,

Shizuka

Damn! That's some way to start a collection as a poor grad student! I hope you aren't as poor as you let on because that would be some odd but understandable priorities. Anyways, welcome and you can be sure we will do nothing but feed your addiction. You should really look into the Hi-Metal R line as it's probably the most playable and collectible line we've ever seen for Macross. 

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1 hour ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

Hello.

My name is Shizuka, and I am a Macross-holic. It has been an hour since my last purchase.

Hee hee.... I am new here. This is my first post to the forums, in fact.

*snip*

Nice to meet you all,

Shizuka

Nice to meet you too. That's a great list of one day purchase. ;) :good: 

Welcome to MacrossWorld! Enjoy your stay here. :drinks: 

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48 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Damn! That's some way to start a collection as a poor grad student! I hope you aren't as poor as you let on because that would be some odd but understandable priorities. Anyways, welcome and you can be sure we will do nothing but feed your addiction. You should really look into the Hi-Metal R line as it's probably the most playable and collectible line we've ever seen for Macross. 

Oh, believe me... $1600 on valkyries is going to hurt. Can a person survive solely on ramen and sliced bread? I wonder...

I did ponder getting the Hi-Metal R line. But, since the valkyrie I had as a kid was a 1/55 scale, I kind of wanted to get something of similar size. That largely left me with the choice of going with a Takatoku or Bandai re-issue 1/55, a Robotech Masterpiece 1/55, a Yamato 1/60 v1, and a Yamato 1/60 v2 or Arcadia 1/60.... as far as I could tell.

I ruled out the Robotech Masterpiece line because they look a bit strangely proportioned to me. I hate that the Yamato v1 line required you to disconnect the legs from the body in order to transform. So, I debated between the Bandai re-issue or the Yamato v2 / Arcadia.

I noticed looking on eBay that the old Takatoku and 2002 Bandai re-issues seemed to suffer from yellowing with age.  White just don't seem to stay white. If these "chunky-monkeys" did not yellow so much, then I might have gone that route. I did consider going with the more recent "Origin of Valkyrie" Bandai 1/55 line, but there are only 4 valkyrie models out so far for that.

(Can you tell I have been going thru anymoon.com's VF-1 valkyrie toy reviews non-stop for the past few days?)

So I decided to go Arcadia. The valkyries look nice, and the 1/60 line is still in business. I just could not help get the Max and Miria Super Valkyries... they are my favorite characters from the original TV series. Plus, I am hopeful that I can more easily acquire new models of Arcadia's run as they come out, rather than spend a premium on out-of-print releases.

I may go for the Hi-Metal R line at some point. But they just seem so expensive for their respective size. At least a mech from the Toynami 1/100 line is not much more expensive than a couple of nice dinners out. 

Admittedly... the Hi-Metal R release of the VE-1 does taunt me to no end. *sigh*


Please Minmei, Sheryl Nome, Ranka Lee, and Fire Bomber.... give me strength to resist buying more. I have 2 cats to feed.

Oh... someone is selling a fairly pristine-looking Takatoku/Bandai 1985 release of the 1/60 VT-1 Superostrich. *drool*

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1 minute ago, no3Ljm said:

You can hit up @jenius, he's the Anymoon guy. ;)

 

Actually, we started exchanging emails a couple of days ago.

He was the one that warned me away from the Yamato v1 1/60 line. He also pointed out to me that some of the early Yamato v2 1/60 line should also be avoided, due to structural integrity issues in the shoulder and stuff.

@jeniusis amazing!  I am forever his fan!

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1 hour ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

Oh, believe me... $1600 on valkyries is going to hurt. Can a person survive solely on ramen and sliced bread? I wonder...

I did ponder getting the Hi-Metal R line. But, since the valkyrie I had as a kid was a 1/55 scale, I kind of wanted to get something of similar size. That largely left me with the choice of going with a Takatoku or Bandai re-issue 1/55, a Robotech Masterpiece 1/55, a Yamato 1/60 v1, and a Yamato 1/60 v2 or Arcadia 1/60.... as far as I could tell.

I ruled out the Robotech Masterpiece line because they look a bit strangely proportioned to me. I hate that the Yamato v1 line required you to disconnect the legs from the body in order to transform. So, I debated between the Bandai re-issue or the Yamato v2 / Arcadia.

I noticed looking on eBay that the old Takatoku and 2002 Bandai re-issues seemed to suffer from yellowing with age.  White just don't seem to stay white. If these "chunky-monkeys" did not yellow so much, then I might have gone that route. I did consider going with the more recent "Origin of Valkyrie" Bandai 1/55 line, but there are only 4 valkyrie models out so far for that.

(Can you tell I have been going thru anymoon.com's VF-1 valkyrie toy reviews non-stop for the past few days?)

So I decided to go Arcadia. The valkyries look nice, and the 1/60 line is still in business. I just could not help get the Max and Miria Super Valkyries... they are my favorite characters from the original TV series. Plus, I am hopeful that I can more easily acquire new models of Arcadia's run as they come out, rather than spend a premium on out-of-print releases.

I may go for the Hi-Metal R line at some point. But they just seem so expensive for their respective size. At least a mech from the Toynami 1/100 line is not much more expensive than a couple of nice dinners out. 

Admittedly... the Hi-Metal R release of the VE-1 does taunt me to no end. *sigh*


Please Minmei, Sheryl Nome, Ranka Lee, and Fire Bomber.... give me strength to resist buying more. I have 2 cats to feed.

Oh... someone is selling a fairly pristine-looking Takatoku/Bandai 1985 release of the 1/60 VT-1 Superostrich. *drool*

Understandable. If your focus is on getting the best Valks, the Yamato V2 and Arcadia releases are the best VF-1s ever made. And nice you hear you are a fellow M&M fan. My favorites! The thing with HMR is it seems to be heading towards a very complete line that includes enemy mecha, destroids, effects and hopefully more supporting parts. They other thing is, despite their size, they are very good quality with lots of detail, especially the non transforming mechs. Way better than the Toynami figures you bought. But again, understandable as a new collector. It took a while for me to be convinced to buy anything in the HMR line when there are so many options including the unbeatable 1/60 Valks. Problem is, once I got one HMR, I was hooked and had to have them all and now it's one of my favorite toy lines of all time. Anyways, you can't go wrong as long as you're happy with what you get and have fun with it. Enjoy!

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Understandable. If your focus is on getting the best Valks, the Yamato V2 and Arcadia releases are the best VF-1s ever made. And nice you hear you are a fellow M&M fan. My favorites! The thing with HMR is it seems to be heading towards a very complete line that includes enemy mecha, destroids, effects and hopefully more supporting parts. They other thing is, despite their size, they are very good quality with lots of detail, especially the non transforming mechs. Way better than the Toynami figures you bought. But again, understandable as a new collector. It took a while for me to be convinced to buy anything in the HMR line when there are so many options including the unbeatable 1/60 Valks. Problem is, once I got one HMR, I was hooked and had to have them all and now it's one of my favorite toy lines of all time. Anyways, you can't go wrong as long as you're happy with what you get and have fun with it. Enjoy!

Forgive me for asking, but what is "M&M" in this context? I assume you don't mean the chocolate candies that melt in your mouth, not in your hand.

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5 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

Forgive me for asking, but what is "M&M" in this context? I assume you don't mean the chocolate candies that melt in your mouth, not in your hand.

Max & Millia. And no, they're not the ones that melt in your mouth. ;) 

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7 hours ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

*snip*

I also ordered 3 Arcadia 1/60 scale valkyries...

9. VF-1S Strike Valkyrie (Roy)

10. VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Max)

11. VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Miria)

 

I also ordere 2  Yamato 1/60 scale v.2 valkyries...

12. VF-1A (Max TV color)

13. VF-1A (Kakizaki TV color)

 

Help.... I think I might have an addiction. I just spent like $1600 on toys in 1 day. 

But, but... this is my childhood... my nostalgia! I must collect more... maybe after I am no longer a poor grad student.

*cough* Anyone got a Yamato v.2 Elintseeker they want to get rid of? 

 

Nice to meet you all,

Shizuka

Wow that is an epic haul! Though I don't know how many 'poor' grad students can drop $1600 on toys all at once. ;)

I think once you start going deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole, you'll probably end up throwing out the Toynami stuff and replacing it all with Bandai/Yamato/Arcadia valks. :rolleyes:

IMO, I think the single best valkyrie you can get (if money is not a big concern) is the Arcadia VF-0S. The regular edition is long out of print, but the premium finish version is still available. But it ain't cheap! (I hope you're sitting down before you click the link.)

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/23826-macross-zero-1-60-kanzen-henkei-vf-0s-phoenix-premium-finish-limited-edition.html

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4 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Wow that is an epic haul! Though I don't know how many 'poor' grad students can drop $1600 on toys all at once. ;)

I think once you start going deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole, you'll probably end up throwing out the Toynami stuff and replacing it all with Bandai/Yamato/Arcadia valks. :rolleyes:

IMO, I think the single best valkyrie you can get (if money is not a big concern) is the Arcadia VF-0S. The regular edition is long out of print, but the premium finish version is still available. But it ain't cheap! (I hope you're sitting down before you click the link.)

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/23826-macross-zero-1-60-kanzen-henkei-vf-0s-phoenix-premium-finish-limited-edition.html

The only reason I think I am able to resist the VF-0 is because I was not as big a fan of Macross Zero as I was of the original Macross or Macross Frontier. Those two shows in particular really sang to me. So, I would probably pursue getting a VF-25 before I go after a VF-0.

At the moment, I am lusting after a Yamato v2 1/60 scale VE-1 Elintseeker. Why in the world are they so expensive? The VT-1 Superostrich too? I see them listed on eBay for many times their MSRP. I can understand if they were the old Takanoku/Bandai chunky monkey 1/55 releases, being vintage products, but the Yamato v2 line?

*sigh*

As for being a poor grad student, that is true. I am a full-time student and currently make no income. I bought the valkyries from my food/living expenses budget. God, I need a summer job.

It hurt my heart when I got the final bill for 3 valkyries from Jungle in Japan. $85 in shipping?! Ouch!

The 2 Arcadia Max and Miria Super Valkyries hurt a bit, because I bought them AFTER I saw someone post a 15% eBay coupon on the MAcross World forums. My timing sucks.

Worst yet, that coupon taunts me into wanting to buy another valkyrie. Waste not, want not. 

Again... Help! I am a Macross-holic. It has been 12 hours since my last valkyrie purchase, but I feel I am just waiting for 2 more hours to pass by so that the coupon code goes into effect.

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As for being a poor grad student, that is true. I am a full-time student and currently make no income. I bought the valkyries from my food/living expenses budget. God, I need a summer job.

 

OK...sorry -- I'm gonna have to say something here--

Not to sound like an old man and an ass here...but what you need is a reality check, AND A MONEY MANAGEMENT CLASS... spending your PARENTS money on toys when they are paying your way through college. You MAKE NO MONEY and you are spending THEIR money.  Wow..words fail me on just how spoiled you are man.    A lot of guys here busted ass to to get through college and still bust ass to have money for our families AND toys. Sorry -- had to vent.-- i'M OUT.  Back on topic. 

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OK...sorry -- I'm gonna have to say something here--

Not to sound like an old man and an ass here...but what you need is a reality check, AND A MONEY MANAGEMENT CLASS... spending your PARENTS money on toys when they are paying your way through college. You MAKE NO MONEY and you are spending THEIR money.  Wow..words fail me on just how spoiled you are man.    A lot of guys here busted ass to to get through college and still bust ass to have money for our families AND toys. Sorry -- had to vent.-- i'M OUT.  Back on topic. 

Actually, I am paying my own way thru grad school. I decided I wanted to get my Ph.D. after having worked for a number of years. So, I took a hiatus from my career and started school last fall. Kind of living off of what I had set aside over the years, to pay for tuition, mortgage, and living expenses.

You are right though. I do have a bit of a money management issue, and that I am getting carried away in this collectible toy euphoria. I really do need to budget my money better, if I am going to be able to afford 2 - 3 more years as a full-time student.

Thanks for speaking up, by the way. While you are incorrect about me spending my parents' money, I do appreciate that you cared enough to be concerned.

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The only reason I think I am able to resist the VF-0 is because I was not as big a fan of Macross Zero as I was of the original Macross or Macross Frontier. Those two shows in particular really sang to me. So, I would probably pursue getting a VF-25 before I go after a VF-0.

At the moment, I am lusting after a Yamato v2 1/60 scale VE-1 Elintseeker. Why in the world are they so expensive? The VT-1 Superostrich too? I see them listed on eBay for many times their MSRP. I can understand if they were the old Takanoku/Bandai chunky monkey 1/55 releases, being vintage products, but the Yamato v2 line?

*sigh*

As for being a poor grad student, that is true. I am a full-time student and currently make no income. I bought the valkyries from my food/living expenses budget. God, I need a summer job.

It hurt my heart when I got the final bill for 3 valkyries from Jungle in Japan. $85 in shipping?! Ouch!

The 2 Arcadia Max and Miria Super Valkyries hurt a bit, because I bought them AFTER I saw someone post a 15% eBay coupon on the MAcross World forums. My timing sucks.

Worst yet, that coupon taunts me into wanting to buy another valkyrie. Waste not, want not. 

Again... Help! I am a Macross-holic. It has been 12 hours since my last valkyrie purchase, but I feel I am just waiting for 2 more hours to pass by so that the coupon code goes into effect.

Haha, using your lunch money for Valks...a true fanatic! You are at the right place indeed. 

As for why these things are so expensive? Because people like us want them, they are out of print and limited. Simple economics. Macross toys are very niche in the whole scheme of things, very difficult to make good toys of so they are expensive and low volume. In this game, it's best be be there and be ready to preorder the items you want because if you don't, they are likely to sell out fast and the price could go up almost immediately. 

You might not think you want the VF-0S or dip into the HMR line now but you eventually will and by then, get ready for some sticker shock. So basically, buy them now while you can!

Hows that for enabling?:D

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Fair enough, didn't mean to come off brash, I know all to well how addicting and wallet damaging Macross collecting can be!  My apologies if I offended.  I should not have assumed to know your situation.  Happy Valk collecting!  :D

No offense taken.

You are just passionate. As lovers of over-priced plastic toys from Japan, I think we all are pretty passionate people.

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Haha, using your lunch money for Valks...a true fanatic! You are at the right place indeed. 

As for why these things are so expensive? Because people like us want them, they are out of print and limited. Simple economics. Macross toys are very niche in the whole scheme of things, very difficult to make good toys of so they are expensive and low volume. In this game, it's best be be there and be ready to preorder the items you want because if you don't, they are likely to sell out fast and the price could go up almost immediately. 

You might not think you want the VF-0S or dip into the HMR line now but you eventually will and by then, get ready for some sticker shock. So basically, buy them now while you can!

Hows that for enabling?:D

Oh god no... Please no... Help? 

For now, I will try being content with the Arcadia/Yamato v2 1/60 and Toynami 1/100. The former for its quality and visual appeal. The latter because they are cheap and there are not many models of them, so it is easy to get them all and keep up with their releases.

My big worry about HMR is that there are a lot of models released and they are kind of pricey, making it hard to get caught up. But I know that if I start getting one, I will feel compelled to get more.

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and yes...you really should get a VF-OS, it is a remarkable toy even if you don't care for Zero -- which many of us don't.  The HM-R line is a MUST for destriods and bad guys!!! Every Macross fan should have at least one HMR Monster and Glaug and Regults and and and and...:D

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Hello again.

My name is Shizuka, and I am a Macross-holic. I have relapsed. It has been 1 minute since my last toy purchase.

So... I was bad. I just ordered a Yamato v2 1/60 VE-1 Elintseeker. Dang eBay coupon...

I think this will be my final purchase for a long, long time... at least until I finish my doctoral dissertation in hopefully 2 - 3 years.

"blink blink*  Why is my credit card smoking?

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6 minutes ago, derex3592 said:

I don't even want to THINK what you paid for that ELINT Seeker! :lol: Congrats though!  IMHO it's the pinnacle of the Yamato V2's. You are going to love it!  

About 3x the original MSRP... after the coupon took off $50.

Normally, I would never shell out that much for a single toy. But, as you say, the VE-1 is the pinnacle of the line. 

I would also have a weakness for the VT-1... but I saw from anymoon.com that the Yamato v2 of the Super Ostrich is on the avoid list.

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