ZDZIYO Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) I have to admit that I do like the weight of it, although transformation was painful. It feels great when you hold it in hand. This makes me wonder how many people would love their valkies to be little bit heavier and actually kept a few v1s for this reason, or one of the reasons. Edited December 13, 2014 by ZDZIYO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 They were decent in fighter mode but the metal led to chipping paint which was no bueno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryoma Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I have to admit that I do like the weight of it, although transformation was painful. It feels great when you hold it in hand. This makes me wonder how many people would love their valkies to be little bit heavier and actually kept a few v1s for this reason, or one of the reasons. I totally agree with what you say. Not only i kept few of my old vf-1 1.0 but i i still prefer some of the old models to the v2. Specifically the super ostrich and the VF-1J max and millia(except for the pilots). Plus, the legs. I mean the legs of the V.2 are just terrible. In general i feel that the battroid version of the v.1 feel more "mecha" than the v.2, whom are great for posability but they always looked too "human" to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) The v.1 VF-1 the ugliest, most wretched abortion of a toy I've ever had the misfortune of owning, bar none. They are the worst representation of the VF-1 ever shat out of Satan's butthole, and I'm including the Toynami MPC and super poseables in that statement. I would rather have a rotting human placenta festering on my shelf than a v1 VF-1. Also, I don't like them. Edited December 14, 2014 by anime52k8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Please don't mince words, tell us all how you really feel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 The v1 are pretty kewl and quite pretty... Only kept the M&Ms, tho, since I missed out on the M&M v2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Found some old pics from 2003. I posted these back in the old MWF. Damn! More than decade ago, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 The v.1 VF-1 the ugliest, most wretched abortion of a toy I've ever had the misfortune of owning, bar none. They are the worst representation of the VF-1 ever shat out of Satan's butthole, and I'm including the Toynami MPC and super poseables in that statement. I would rather have a rotting human placenta festering on my shelf than a v1 VF-1. Also, I don't like them. Hehe! Gotta say i pretty much feel the same about the v1.. Glad i sold em all off.. no regrets! The v2 were such a radical step forward that the first time i held one im my hand i was light headed for days from all the blood rushing to my old fella and away from my brain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Ugliest not really, it`s acceptable but the weight of it feels nice, better than V2 but the plastic was cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froy Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Haters gonna hate, but it is not that bad. Super variant in fighter mode is for sure the best. At less it does not have the ugly swing bars showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I don't own a V1 so I can't comment on any part of that, I will say concerning the "weight" comment that I don't necessarily equate weight with something feeling quality. I honestly like how the V2 VF-1 and VF-11 feel so light, really. They're easier for me to pick up and flip around versus some of the heavier toys in the collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I don't own a V1 so I can't comment on any part of that, I will say concerning the "weight" comment that I don't necessarily equate weight with something feeling quality. I honestly like how the V2 VF-1 and VF-11 feel so light, really. They're easier for me to pick up and flip around versus some of the heavier toys in the collection. QFT Pretty sure I still have a couple MISB Yamato v1 1/60 VF-1's somewhere around the house but I have no desire to find or open them. That said they were good releases for the time and still significantly better than anything Toynami came out with. I'm very happy that Yamato came out with the v2's and I sure do wish the days when they were being released on a regular basis. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Version one Yamatos. Well what can you say about them. How about.They were ground breaking for their time. They were the newest "perfect transformation" valks in decades. The best thing before them were the Bandai chunky monkeys, BLEH. They ushered in a new era of valk pricing, collecting and new interest in the franchise.Were they perfect no, Yamato did open up a whole new world for us and I am grateful. If I had to give up all but one of my valks, I would keep my V1 VF-1J supa. Love that toy in battroid more than any of the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 They were not perfect transformation, they were very far from it, so far that I offered the Toynami MPC, glad things got better from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Poor V1....thanks to the Yamato 1/48 and V2...it has become a footnote most want to forget in VF toy history....... http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=41794 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Version one Yamatos. Well what can you say about them. How about. They were ground breaking for their time. They were the newest "perfect transformation" valks in decades. The best thing before them were the Bandai chunky monkeys, BLEH. They ushered in a new era of valk pricing, collecting and new interest in the franchise. Were they perfect no, Yamato did open up a whole new world for us and I am grateful. If I had to give up all but one of my valks, I would keep my V1 VF-1J supa. Love that toy in battroid more than any of the others. But, isn't that a V2 you've got in that pic? If not, I really need to read up on the differences. I thought they were much more profound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 But, isn't that a V2 you've got in that pic? If not, I really need to read up on the differences. I thought they were much more profound. you are correct....V1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Nice catalogue! So they didn't bother with the TV style arm armor, even? Wow. I know so little about the older siblings to my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Perhaps due to the lack of any other alternative at the time, folks may have been more forgiving back then..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barurutor Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The 1S head looked really bad on the V1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Perhaps due to the lack of any other alternative at the time, folks may have been more forgiving back then..... hehe! yeah I guess that was the case.. I'll admit they were pretty cool back in the day and definitely a better proportioned Valkyrie than the 1/55 were but there were a few things that bugged the crap outta me about them.. mostly the transformation which was I always thought was a step backwards compared to the older 1/55.. especially the leg system for battroid mode was not cool.. but hey there's no point living in the past as we now have way way waaaayyyy more cooler toys to enjoy so who cares right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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