xrentonx Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Just put in my order with HLJ ...they better not release a grey goggles version down the road! Edit: They probably will! Edited January 4, 2015 by xrentonx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) I ended up avoiding the old Yamato grey goggle release due to the fact I found the web exclusive one with launch effects, and that the VF-1J that was packed in apparently had some yellowing out of the box. I was going to go back and get the standalone "grey goggle" VF-1J but I was not sure if it was affected by the pre yellowed parts and it sold out before I had a chance to get one. Edited January 5, 2015 by Loop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I don't think 'pre-yellowing" is the right way to put it. They took old stock VF-1J Hikaru toys and put a brand new head on them. The new head was cast slightly whiter than the previous head. I don't think it was a case of yellowing but more like if you go to the paint store and get two cans of the same paint, they're not always 100% the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyness Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I don't think 'pre-yellowing" is the right way to put it. They took old stock VF-1J Hikaru toys and put a brand new head on them. The new head was cast slightly whiter than the previous head. I don't think it was a case of yellowing but more like if you go to the paint store and get two cans of the same paint, they're not always 100% the same. ....weren't there shoulder issues aswell with that release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 ....weren't there shoulder issues aswell with that release? Yep, because they were reusing the first VF-1J Hikaru toys which had the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechapilot77 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Yep, because they were reusing the first VF-1J Hikaru toys which had the problem. thanks to your reviews i ended up getting the "good" (aka safe) release of that years back. its one of my favorite pieces (and yes it has grey goggles for those that are curious still), so much so that i have this one (identical except the lack of grey goggles apparently) on order. i'm actually thinking of putting the armor on a vf-1s as for some reason i remember seeing that combination as a kid. the other option would be to comission it to have it painted as an urban camo version (always like that 1/48) or some other deco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Gotta have one for each of these!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrinG Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 "Look class, this is how you milk a mold . . ." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Gotta have one for each of these!!! Are you going to buy and customize 8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) "Look class, this is how you milk a mold . . ." I wish Arcadia would have the good sense to release the armor parts ONLY already painted either grey or the blue that they are AND ALSO as like a "no-paint" edition so you could custom paint them any color you wanted. I know I would buy at least 4 sets. I think they would sell well. Edited January 5, 2015 by derex3592 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Are you going to buy and customize 8? Heck no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 I'd be down for a "No Paint" set, or hell even an armor kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyness Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Luv dat tanned coloured VF-1A GBP!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 The one thing that I love about the 1/48 armor is at least we got 3 color options instead of just the canon blue set. I still have all 3 of mine on display to this day even though they look a bit bulky. I would be down for a few armor kits. Not that I have the skills, but I would love to have them for commission work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly!! Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 The one thing that I love about the 1/48 armor is at least we got 3 color options instead of just the canon blue set. I still have all 3 of mine on display to this day even though they look a bit bulky. I would be down for a few armor kits. Not that I have the skills, but I would love to have them for commission work. You get paid to build model kits??? I'm starting to really get the urge to switch careers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I read that as he would love to have some handy so he could commission someone else to customize them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Magnus Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I actually caved in and threw one in the cart for pre-order, even though I said I would not. I guess having 2 of these is not that bad a thing. I think I might do that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyness Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 2?....don't encourage me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 With the Yen as cheap as it is... why the hell not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Now seeing the price of this one, I don't know what to do with my extra VF-1J. I don't want to add this to my PO's since I also PO'ed Orguss. Hehehe. I'll probably wait if Arcadia will release a GBP separate release. If not, I can live without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly!! Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I read that as he would love to have some handy so he could commission someone else to customize them. hahaha! oh yeah! i guess that was me projecting my own wishful thinking there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 With the Yen as cheap as it is... why the hell not? So, those who are playing the waiting game to pay for the preorder, have you guys paid yet? I'm no expert in forex forecast, but seems like its on the uptrend/plateau now. Is it safe to pay now or expect it to be weaker in the days to come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 So, those who are playing the waiting game to pay for the preorder, have you guys paid yet? I'm no expert in forex forecast, but seems like its on the uptrend/plateau now. Is it safe to pay now or expect it to be weaker in the days to come? This made me search a little bit. It seems like Japan is actually trying to stabilize the yen value to its current value now. The stronger yen before somehow affected their export business before. Anyway, most of us are no analyst so I will pay if there are any signs of increase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Would love to buy this but short on money for now. What are the chances there will still be some after the preorder period? Hikaru is major character so I hope these will still be available to us folk who have to save up still. edit: Oh yeah and does this transform into all 3 modes? Just kidding Edited January 13, 2015 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Gotta have one for each of these!!! With all this love for gbp I am sad that we never got full armor for vf-11. No respect for the cannon fodders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 It would have been amazing if this was a VF-1D with GBP gift-set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) It would be good if they did a SDFM side story movie showing those guys fighting in GBP all the time against regults and glaug. it would be a docu-drama of "the untold heroes of space war 1" who died fighting the losing battle before the laser bombardment of earth and their last minutes of life before the great destruction. (kinda like the characters in Halo Reach) It would be told from the last surviving cannon fodder dressed up in a GBP who was safe because he was late to battle due to technical problems with his valk which delayed him. He'd be like kakizaki in reverse. He would be always getting into trouble but lucky to get into minor trouble because it would prevent his death if he was standing in the wrong place at the wrong time if he'd be like the average cannon fodder pilot and march to his death. And he'd be the only cannon fodder you'd see in a macross anime that never gets killed because he is too crazy to die. Unlike Dyson he wouldn't survive based on skill but only on luck. And yes his fave colour was brown. Nobody respected him but he would live to tell the tale of the other stupid guys who thought they were going to kick alien butt, but who were ordered to go into losing fights by their superiors that didn't care about their men because they didn't have fancy red stripes or skulls on their cockpit heat shields. Edited January 13, 2015 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 It should be done as an ultra depressing show where each episode focuses on a different destroid pilot because each one dies at the end of their focus episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I ended up pre-ordering two of the GBP set so I can have an extra VF-1J displayed bare and I'll use the armor parts on a TV VF-1A which I think will look super cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyness Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I ended up pre-ordering two of the GBP set so I can have an extra VF-1J displayed bare and I'll use the armor parts on a TV VF-1A which I think will look super cool! ...I'm getting a mass movie VF-1A soon, thinking about doing the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 the only thing I can promise, my GBP armor wont stay the same canon color for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 ...I'm getting a mass movie VF-1A soon, thinking about doing the same! I reckon its gonna look crazy good! Can't wait for the GBP set to release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 the only thing I can promise, my GBP armor wont stay the same canon color for long. Could you promise lots of photos too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 with Yen climbing up at 10k Yen = $85 (previous low was $83), anybody paid their PO at NY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Could you promise lots of photos too? yes I will, by the time I finish it @aaajin I am tempted to pay now but no "panic button" yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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