Spark-O-Matic Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 2 hours ago, Convectuoso said: No. Probably won't ever get released, like the Tomahawk or the Regult Scout Never say never! She is a Piloted Fembot, those are all the rage right now Lol. In all seriousness Bandai needs to allow crowd funding like Hasbro has done. as long as they know they are covered with funding then a Tomahawk or the Regult Scout should be no problem. I know your pain, I'm praying for a once in a lifetime anniversary G1 Jetfire this year or next . when pigs fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 (edited) Whether it gets released or not, it won't look anything like that prototype. I'm genuinely concerned about them attempting to make that into a transforming VF-11 derivative, because it shares almost nothing with the source design, and I have no idea how it will hold together in fighter mode with completely round arms and legs. Edited April 14 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 19 hours ago, Spark-O-Matic said: Never say never! She is a Piloted Fembot, those are all the rage right now Lol. In all seriousness Bandai needs to allow crowd funding like Hasbro has done. as long as they know they are covered with funding then a Tomahawk or the Regult Scout should be no problem. I know your pain, I'm praying for a once in a lifetime anniversary G1 Jetfire this year or next . when pigs fly. Bandai is an unpredictable beast at times. There could be a completed prototype of a popular character or robot, but then they may never release it. As far as female toys, I still remember the Faye Valentine from cowboy bebop. It looked really great, had all the joints and paint, all they had to do was get them on the shelf. She was a wanted character and what was showed was amazing, but all we got was a tease. Other times they go wild and overproduce items nobody gives a damn about like Kyoukai Senki toys and models and nobody buys them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 4/13/2024 at 12:16 AM, Spark-O-Matic said: Has there been any new info about her since last year? It's not a mold that can be milked. Likely they won't touch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Ya know, while that's true, Bandai has done plenty of bizarre things in the past. So likely they won't touch it but.... if that's your thing, you can hold out hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, Mommar said: It's not a mold that can be milked. Likely they won't touch it. That’s probably the case, but as said above by jenius, they’ve picked some oddballs. They did do the Monster and Glaug. Not too many examples beyond those in hmr though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Man. I wish Bandai were as big as Hasbro and the like so they could churn out pallets of awesome Macross toys on a regular basis. 🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmkjr Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 21 minutes ago, MisaForever said: Man. I wish Bandai were as big as Hasbro and the like so they could churn out pallets of awesome Macross toys on a regular basis. 🙁 Bandai Namco is bigger than Hasbro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 49 minutes ago, wmkjr said: Bandai Namco is bigger than Hasbro. Seriously? So what keeps them from churning out Valks left and right to vendors? Do they not have the market to do so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, MisaForever said: Seriously? So what keeps them from churning out Valks left and right to vendors? Do they not have the market to do so? Hasbro is almost going broke by taking too many gambles. They cut a lot of jobs lately and have had many other companies handling their licenses. Too many toys in the clearance isles I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, Big s said: Hasbro is almost going broke by taking too many gambles. They cut a lot of jobs lately and have had many other companies handling their licenses. Too many toys in the clearance isles I guess Literally the only profitable part of the company is Wizards of the Coast, which makes D&D and Magic:The Gathering. The Toy and Board Games divisions are just anchors right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 47 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: Literally the only profitable part of the company is Wizards of the Coast, which makes D&D and Magic:The Gathering. I’ve been hearing that they’re having some problems as well, not sure how bad though. I kinda paid more attention to the toy stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Big s said: I’ve been hearing that they’re having some problems as well, not sure how bad though. I kinda paid more attention to the toy stuff https://hasbro.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-financial I suppose more accurate to say the most profitable and only part of the company that's growing is Wizards. More profitable than the "consumer products" division overall, despite only having a third of the net revenue. Edited April 15 by Sanity is Optional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted Thursday at 07:44 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:44 PM On 4/14/2024 at 9:38 PM, MisaForever said: Seriously? So what keeps them from churning out Valks left and right to vendors? Do they not have the market to do so? Of course not. The market for all the other franchises Bandai deals in dwarfs the demand for Macross. They aren't going to produce a bunch of shelf warmers and take up factory resources when they can get sell outs in higher quantities from other brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted Thursday at 09:41 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:41 PM 1 hour ago, Slave IV said: Of course not. The market for all the other franchises Bandai deals in dwarfs the demand for Macross. They aren't going to produce a bunch of shelf warmers and take up factory resources when they can get sell outs in higher quantities from other brands. I'm not expecting them to line shelves at Walmart, but the demand for Macross merchandise far exceeds their supply. That's my point. Can they not do something about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted Thursday at 09:53 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:53 PM 5 minutes ago, MisaForever said: I'm not expecting them to line shelves at Walmart, but the demand for Macross merchandise far exceeds their supply. That's my point. Can they not do something about that? It actually doesn't. There are some popular items that sell out instantly and are in high demand but when we say "high demand" Macross, that number probably tops out around 10k, 20k maybe at most for the top items. While they probably have other items that can easily double to 10 times that amount. Obviously, I don't have actual numbers but I think I have a fair estimate based on how I've seen the market move in the last couple decades. I love Macross Valks more than any other toys but the passion of a relative few does not dictate business moves by one of the biggest toy manufactures in the world (Bandai is only 2nd to Lego last time I checked?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted Thursday at 10:04 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:04 PM Wake me up when SV-51's & VF-11B/11C's are announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisaForever Posted Thursday at 10:12 PM Share Posted Thursday at 10:12 PM 17 minutes ago, Slave IV said: It actually doesn't. There are some popular items that sell out instantly and are in high demand but when we say "high demand" Macross, that number probably tops out around 10k, 20k maybe at most for the top items. While they probably have other items that can easily double to 10 times that amount. Obviously, I don't have actual numbers but I think I have a fair estimate based on how I've seen the market move in the last couple decades. I love Macross Valks more than any other toys but the passion of a relative few does not dictate business moves by one of the biggest toy manufactures in the world (Bandai is only 2nd to Lego last time I checked?). Hmmm, I suppose I see what you mean. It just stinks that there's so much potential from all Macross universes for merch and hardly anyone other than those in Japan can get to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrambledValkyrie Posted Friday at 01:29 AM Share Posted Friday at 01:29 AM On 4/13/2024 at 7:50 PM, Convectuoso said: No. Probably won't ever get released, like the Tomahawk or the Regult Scout I'm still holding out hope for those two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthurius Posted Friday at 01:29 AM Share Posted Friday at 01:29 AM I just found out today that there was preorders for the VF-19 Kai, so obviously i missed out on a preorder, and this is a big one for me as need in my collection (was sad i had to sell my 1/60th, but needed to downsize, and 1/100 is the perfect scale for me) Need recommendations. Wait for Mandarake? Wait for 1 month before release and check in every day with CD Japan and HLJ and Amiami? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted Friday at 02:09 AM Share Posted Friday at 02:09 AM (edited) It's available to preorder from Nin-Nin-Game for 12870 JPY with private warehouse and pay later option. https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/hi-metal-r/122609-hi-metal-r-macross-7-vf-19-custom-excalibur-fire-valkyrie-bandai-spirits-.html Edited Friday at 11:50 AM by sh9000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted Friday at 03:43 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:43 AM 2 hours ago, Arthurius said: I just found out today that there was preorders for the VF-19 Kai, so obviously i missed out on a preorder, and this is a big one for me as need in my collection (was sad i had to sell my 1/60th, but needed to downsize, and 1/100 is the perfect scale for me) Need recommendations. Wait for Mandarake? Wait for 1 month before release and check in every day with CD Japan and HLJ and Amiami? Thanks in advance. If you do not care waiting until after it's released outside of Japan, you can probably get a discount on it come Xmas time later this year.....outside of Japan, I doubt this particular VF has enough recognition and demand to maintain current US retail pricing....guessing it will dip below 100 USD soon after domestic release.... https://www.amazon.com/TAMASHII-NATIONS-Macross-Valkyrie-Hi-Metal/dp/B0CZQKGSQ6/ref=sr_1_9 https://www.eknightmedia.com/macross-7-vf-19-custom-fire-valkyrie-hi-metal-r-action-figure-by-bandai-tamashii-nations.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiYOxBhC5ARIsAIvdH50huzpFAZIOwtAw-qXRRvIt5ZXxlLL6JNrQK_Hk-qQBxU49ZqSRT3UaAjutEALw_wcB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthurius Posted Saturday at 12:49 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:49 AM 22 hours ago, sh9000 said: It's available to preorder from Nin-Nin-Game for 12870 JPY with private warehouse and pay later option. https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/hi-metal-r/122609-hi-metal-r-macross-7-vf-19-custom-excalibur-fire-valkyrie-bandai-spirits-.html Thank you very much, preordered from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeboo1211 Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago On 4/19/2024 at 2:04 AM, 505thAirborne said: Wake me up when SV-51's & VF-11B/11C's are announced. So... you gonna sleep forever then? 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 22 minutes ago, leeboo1211 said: So... you gonna sleep forever then? 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago On 4/19/2024 at 1:04 AM, 505thAirborne said: Wake me up when SV-51's & VF-11B/11C's are announced. Likely the SV will rely a lot on how well the Vf-0 did in sales. In Japan, they sold well, but in the American market, they seem still quite available. Perhaps another deciding factor will be the Zero streaming by Disney... ??? Undoubted, it will be a typical Bandai shame to leave out at least a canon fodder SV... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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