Loop Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Paid up, now the wait begins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrain Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Paid for my 2, and it gave me free shipping. WIN =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Just received my shipping confirmation....thanks evilcat!!! Hope this is a successful release for you and MasterMade! Looking forward to news on the next big release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Oh nice, got my shipping confirmation. Glad you chose another carrier besides USPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I just paid! Can't wait for this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisugit Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Just picked up my preorder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsim Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Watch out, it has a chocking hazard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Great packaging! Seems like a high quality product. Definitely the most unique Macross toy offering this year. And with the lowest cost too! Macross 2014 Toy of the Year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Paid! evilcat, can you please ship mine via matter transporter? I'd like it right now instead of waiting a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilcat005 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Paid! evilcat, can you please ship mine via matter transporter? I'd like it right now instead of waiting a few days. Ah yes, the good old matter transporter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I just paid for my pre-order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F360 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 woohoo , got my shipping confirmation,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Ah yes, the good old matter transporter! No! Don't choose the MT option! The toy plastic degrades and there's a slight yellowing. Box condition is pristine though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 No! Don't choose the MT option! The toy plastic degrades and there's a slight yellowing. Box condition is pristine though! Drat, I knew there would be a catch with the MT! Perfect for the Schrödinger's cat collectors though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLion Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 After examining this toy, I found it to have an incredible amount of detail and the assembly is excellent. Having been involved in toy design for many years now it is good to see a product that utilizes excellent molding techniques. You will find no screws on this toy everything has been press fit or glued to insure a seamless design throughout. I would love to get an un-assembled version of this to study the craftsmanship! Some of the areas of molding had me stumped because I couldn't find the parting lines, then I realized that it contained several molded pieces placed together. Be Very Careful, as all of the pieces are molded from hard plastic!!! The antennas and other parts on not out of a flexible PVC, so they can break easily. Watch out for the bridge antennas on the big bridge and on the ARMD's! Also the little antennas that stick out from the base at the back of the head! Take extra care when transforming this toy and be patient. It is a pretty straightforward transformation and easy once you get the hang of it. My wish for all of the new VF's that they would be simple to transform. Now a days you need a PHD in transformation to successfully go from mode to mode! Over all awesome toy!! I would love to see their version of a non SD SDF-1 TV version and Movie!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilcat005 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Hi to all Pre-order payment request have been out for couple of days now. If you did not receive it, check your email. If you know your pre-order it from me, just go ahead and complete your pre-order. The pre-order dead line is also coming soon. For all those who have yet to complete their pre-order please complete it soon before 11/8th. Once we pass Nov/8th, your pre-order is consider forfeited, and there will be no refund of your $5 deposit. Please do not wait on it!!! Any one want to extend their Pre-order, please contact me!! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechapilot77 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 can't wait to get home! this is waiting for me there! woot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilcat005 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 can't wait to get home! this is waiting for me there! woot lol those who live in Jersey get it days earlier than those who live in Cali Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raya1823 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Im in Virginia, so It should be any day now. OH YEAH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Got my tracking! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Got my tracking number and FedEX says 11/17 delivery? Edited November 5, 2014 by Saburo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Las Vegas Dad Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Mine says the 14th delivery, that's pretty slow for FedEx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F360 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 It's fedex smart post so the delivery date is really a estimate due to the final delivery from the U.S. postal service. no worries it shouldn't be that long , probably early next week unless your postal courier likes to deliver doortags instead of packages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I should be getting mine tomorrow. It's pretty close now, but it didn't have to go all that far anyway. Thanks, evilcat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 weathered SD SDF-1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 weathered SD SDF-1? Really? I guess I could. I hadn't initially intended to since it's an SD and meant to be cartoony, but it might be kind of funny like telling an anti-joke. I was planning on using some left over glow in the dark stuff from the SDF-1 kit at the very least. I guess I'll add this on my to-do list. Now if only Badger would respond to one of my emails I've sent them about my broken airbrush... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 heh, I just realized that since I just moved into a new place the other day and all of my toys are still in storage, the MAKUROS will be the very first toy I put up for display when it arrives tomorrow. One tiny capital ship, all alone, waiting for his fleet to arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilcat005 Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Just got mine as well from robot Kingdom with 4 pack of TF cards and one hologram card. Very Nice indeed! The detail is exquisite!! However no Minmay figure??? Please pardon the crappy phone picture as it doesn't do the toy justice at all!! Not sure why the photo uploaded tilted?? Just want to cleared a few thing about this Minmay myth. Minmay does not come with this figure. The photo is just to show off that people can swap Goodsmile's nendoroid Pete head with the Mini VF figure. I'm sorry if the photo confused people. for those who already have Minimay, enjoy this feature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Mine arrived today along with my RVF-171. The Makuros was the first thing I opened between the two Overall, I love it. They did a great job on detailing this thing and the articulation isn't bad at all considering that it's SD and the Macross isn't exactly the most articulated thing to begin with. It's fantastic how much detail they crammed on the head/in the bridge. Transformation wasn't the easiest for me despite it being very simplistic. Some parts were stuck and I was afraid I might break it. Eventually, I got it to budge accompanied by a sigh of relief. Cruiser mode is definitely the weakest of the two modes with a number of inaccuracies unrelated to proportion. Still, the fact that it transforms at all and the cruiser mode is still recognizable is a plus. Paint application seems to be clean and pretty well done with the exception of some spilt paint splotches on the gun on the back of the right leg on mine. It has at least as much tampo printing as Yamato/Arcadia manages It's a little surprising that with the attention to detail they paid to this thing, they got the 01 and 02 on the ARMDs swapped on the wrong sides. Most of the joints are fairly tight on mine which is good. However the starboard main gun is floppy in contrast to the port side gun which clicks as you move it and stays in place nicely. There is no such clicking on the starboard gun. I don't know if anyone else's is like this or not. The little VFs are articulated reasonably well. The legs are attached via ball joints. The shoulders swivel up and down and the arms swivel horizontally. The head is on a ball joint also. I can't tell if the head lasers are articulated or not. They look like they might be, but I can't get mine to budge and I'm afraid I might break it if I try any harder. If I have enough glow in the dark stickers left over, I think I will apply some on this guy. Otherwise, I might look into mixing some of my own glow in the dark paint. I'll give this thing an oil wash to bring out the details also. I'm still deciding if I want to weather it like EXO hinted What do you guys think? Should I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edi Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I got mine today as well. There is quite a lot of detail. I haven't had time to transform it yet since I'm at work, but I did take it out of the box to play with it. All the joints move around nicely. The only thing scary was while taking it apart to put it back in the box, the stand and mount was really stuck. After a couple of minutes, I finally managed to pull it apart. Other than that, I'm liking it so far! I just need to find a place for it... *ketchup packet for size reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsain Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I love it, but the giant hole in my yard says no... Thanks for the scale pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Mine arrived today along with my RVF-171. The Makuros was the first thing I opened between the two Overall, I love it. They did a great job on detailing this thing and the articulation isn't bad at all considering that it's SD and the Macross isn't exactly the most articulated thing to begin with. It's fantastic how much detail they crammed on the head/in the bridge. Transformation wasn't the easiest for me despite it being very simplistic. Some parts were stuck and I was afraid I might break it. Eventually, I got it to budge accompanied by a sigh of relief. Cruiser mode is definitely the weakest of the two modes with a number of inaccuracies unrelated to proportion. Still, the fact that it transforms at all and the cruiser mode is still recognizable is a plus. Paint application seems to be clean and pretty well done with the exception of some spilt paint splotches on the gun on the back of the right leg on mine. It has at least as much tampo printing as Yamato/Arcadia manages It's a little surprising that with the attention to detail they paid to this thing, they got the 01 and 02 on the ARMDs swapped on the wrong sides. Most of the joints are fairly tight on mine which is good. However the starboard main gun is floppy in contrast to the port side gun which clicks as you move it and stays in place nicely. There is no such clicking on the starboard gun. I don't know if anyone else's is like this or not. The little VFs are articulated reasonably well. The legs are attached via ball joints. The shoulders swivel up and down and the arms swivel horizontally. The head is on a ball joint also. I can't tell if the head lasers are articulated or not. They look like they might be, but I can't get mine to budge and I'm afraid I might break it if I try any harder. If I have enough glow in the dark stickers left over, I think I will apply some on this guy. Otherwise, I might look into mixing some of my own glow in the dark paint. I'll give this thing an oil wash to bring out the details also. I'm still deciding if I want to weather it like EXO hinted What do you guys think? Should I? Thanks for the review, I can't wait to get mine. I think you should weather it. I got mine today as well. There is quite a lot of detail. I haven't had time to transform it yet since I'm at work, but I did take it out of the box to play with it. All the joints move around nicely. The only thing scary was while taking it apart to put it back in the box, the stand and mount was really stuck. After a couple of minutes, I finally managed to pull it apart. Other than that, I'm liking it so far! I just need to find a place for it... *ketchup packet for size reference Nice and I like the use of the ketchup packet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Got mine today, thanks Evilcat! I love it. The overall fit & finish and tactile feel reminds me of a Yamato toy. This thing is very high quality. To anyone on the fence I'd say grab one now because my gut tells me the secondary market price will go up quickly once stores run out and word gets out how nice this thing is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raya1823 Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 AAGGGHHH!!!!! Mine might be lost somewhere, it shows leaving NY on the 6th but no updates. The worst part another item went through the same PO on the same day and arrived with no issues. AAAGGGHHHH!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaoticYeti Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I just got mine. It was scheduled for a Monday delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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