Gakken85 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Not feeling the purples and greens that show up on the fighter from the head. Seems to break up the colors of the fighter scheme too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Liking the SV-262's uniqueness much better...but I know I'll get this one too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor One Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) something else I just realized that makes me want this even more but also makes me kind of sad: this is probebly the closest were going to get to a 1/60 scale VF-19ACTIVE I was thinking the same thing but didn't want to say it. I'm guessing the research data from the ACTIVE went towards this valk. I don't see how Bandai can resist such a milk heavy property as Macross R though, the VF-19 repaints alone! Still hoping for an OVA eventually Edited October 29, 2015 by Raptor One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Not really a fan of the head unit and a little disappointed it lost the hardpoints that the YF-30 had. The CG render they showed of the battroid mode still looked like it had the hardpoint on the arm, but the toy doesn't. Still looking forward to it otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'll take the Black one, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Well, according to Sketchley's translation of the official page, the armaments are: Armaments Head Laser 2 Gun Pods built into forearms (shell firing) 6 micro-missile launchers (3 per leg) 4 wing hardpoints (2 per wing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I love the look of the craft, but I don't know if I can get over the AKB48 turns Macross squadron thingamajig. I think I may end up like.... forgetting about Macross Delta's story completely, buy the cheapest (aka the "luka") of the VF-31's and then go crazy with my airbrush and the inevitable copy of VF-31 Master File. I will then put some of my spare CF-171 pilots on the cockpits and imagine I never saw Macross Delta (if it ends up being what I think it will end up as....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) I wouldn't expect that prototype to look anything like the final product, it looks barely half finished. Looks like a quick paint-up using 3D printed components, and possibly chunks of previous valks. Those arms really are tiny though.. like, skinny little stick arms. The only thing giving them any bulk is the chunk of wing attached to them. The final version will probably be very different, and include the hardpoints and features that everyone has come to expect. As far as the missing pod goes though, I'm actually expecting something a little different than the helicopter one on the YF-30. Watching the trailer, and the silhouette from the battroid at the end, it looked more like the pod flipped around, extended, and possibly split into two over-the-shoulder cannons, which is a huge improvement over the stadium light mount. Aside from that though, as much as I like the VF-31 overall, I wish they would just ditch the stupid pod system. I don't know if it's just lazy, or what, but the implementation as of now looks like ass. It really looks like they just jammed that pod in there without a second thought to even trying to blend it into the design. I took a look at the teaser poster from a couple months back, and it looked nothing like that, completely smooth like the YF-30.. maybe it was just early concept art? Edited October 30, 2015 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I think I agree with your earlier assessment that it looks like the back of the YF-29 with the gun deployed. I'm guessing it's designed to fit something else over the top of the gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Arms Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Hopefully they will wisen up and the initial release of the toys will feature wings that come ready for hard point attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I think I agree with your earlier assessment that it looks like the back of the YF-29 with the gun deployed. I'm guessing it's designed to fit something else over the top of the gap. Can you say super/armour/speaker parts?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Honestly I think this is an early sample of the toy myself. If you look at the chest and nose, the areas that should have clear plastic parts are just painted in (Hoping they don't cheap out and go that route). I personally like the tonfa style guns built in to the arm. I am getting a YF/VF-19 meets YF-30 vibe off of this valk in fighter mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Honestly I think this is an early sample of the toy myself. If you look at the chest and nose, the areas that should have clear plastic parts are just painted in Definitely, when you look at the fighter mode example from below the nose, it's clear this isn't a transforming toy yet. Some of the joint lines are merely lines at this stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Another good thing is no more glossy plastic, thank God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm a bit disappointed that the translation of the official site spec says the arm cannons are shell firing, not beam guns. Now I've nothing against shell firing cannons, in fact I personally think they are cooler than beam weapons. But in the context of Macross weapons technology development, this seems to be a technological step backwards to go back to using shell firing cannons, as for the VF-27, YF-29 and YF-30, reliable rapid fire beam-gunpods had beam developed and replaced standard shell firing gunpods. Also, on the VF-31, the arm guns are only single barrel, so will have a slower rate of fire than multi-barrel gunpods, this reducing their effectiveness in fast moving aerial combat. Secondly, as seen from the attached picture, the arm gun pods are pretty small and this will lack space to carry much ammunition, so will run dry quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoexcaliber Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm a bit disappointed that the translation of the official site spec says the arm cannons are shell firing, not beam guns. Now I've nothing against shell firing cannons, in fact I personally think they are cooler than beam weapons. But in the context of Macross weapons technology development, this seems to be a technological step backwards to go back to using shell firing cannons, as for the VF-27, YF-29 and YF-30, reliable rapid fire beam-gunpods had beam developed and replaced standard shell firing gunpods. Also, on the VF-31, the arm guns are only single barrel, so will have a slower rate of fire than multi-barrel gunpods, this reducing their effectiveness in fast moving aerial combat. Secondly, as seen from the attached picture, the arm gun pods are pretty small and this will lack space to carry much ammunition, so will run dry quickly. That gives Bandai the option to sell us the weapons pack. I'm guessing they'll be including super/armored parts in the show for extra firepower but that also depends on the whether its for space or atmospheric use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptormesh Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Well they might have self guided rounds this time, so as to not need the high firing rate anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaction Warhead Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm a bit disappointed that the translation of the official site spec says the arm cannons are shell firing, not beam guns. Now I've nothing against shell firing cannons, in fact I personally think they are cooler than beam weapons. But in the context of Macross weapons technology development, this seems to be a technological step backwards to go back to using shell firing cannons, as for the VF-27, YF-29 and YF-30, reliable rapid fire beam-gunpods had beam developed and replaced standard shell firing gunpods. Also, on the VF-31, the arm guns are only single barrel, so will have a slower rate of fire than multi-barrel gunpods, this reducing their effectiveness in fast moving aerial combat. Secondly, as seen from the attached picture, the arm gun pods are pretty small and this will lack space to carry much ammunition, so will run dry quickly. Yeah, I want them to be beam weapons too, and double up as beam swords for close combat. Sort of like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Yeah, I want them to be beam weapons too, and double up as beam swords for close combat. Sort of like this. The next thing we gonna see is someone doing a mashup of gundam head on a macross battroid wielding beam sabers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm a bit disappointed that the translation of the official site spec says the arm cannons are shell firing, not beam guns. Now I've nothing against shell firing cannons, in fact I personally think they are cooler than beam weapons. But in the context of Macross weapons technology development, this seems to be a technological step backwards to go back to using shell firing cannons, as for the VF-27, YF-29 and YF-30, reliable rapid fire beam-gunpods had beam developed and replaced standard shell firing gunpods. Also, on the VF-31, the arm guns are only single barrel, so will have a slower rate of fire than multi-barrel gunpods, this reducing their effectiveness in fast moving aerial combat. Secondly, as seen from the attached picture, the arm gun pods are pretty small and this will lack space to carry much ammunition, so will run dry quickly. well they could be energy enriched projectiles!?!? yeah ok so im talking out my arse with that one.. yeah is a little strange they chose that approach. Yes its like they are going backwards a bit. I don't see how projectile weaponry would have any advantage over an energy weapon..? And then them being only a single barrel also is kinda silly.. much lower firing rate and not to mention the heat management issue.. and yes the ammunition storage issue! Again it makes far more sense to draw energy from the main engines to power the weapons thus eliminating the need for ammo storage.. I don't play around with my Valks very much but if or when I do then im just gonna pretend that they are energy weapons instead! its just as easy to make laser sounds with your mouth as it is conventional gun sounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I wonder if they took the weapon pod off the display Battroid, to hide the fact that it is actually a Sound Booster.......Hahaha Listen to my song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaction Warhead Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I wonder if they took the weapon pod off the display Battroid, to hide the fact that it is actually a Sound Booster.......Hahaha Listen to my song! I thought they said the Valkyrie girls are not actually pilots? They're there to support the pilots by blowing their ear drum singing in the back seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) I wonder if they took the weapon pod off the display Battroid, to hide the fact that it is actually a Sound Booster.......Hahaha Listen to my song! Storage case for a battorid sized musical instruments perhaps? LOL Edited October 30, 2015 by Saburo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I wonder if they took the weapon pod off the display Battroid, to hide the fact that it is actually a Sound Booster.......Hahaha Listen to my song! nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we.just.don't.need.another.sound.booster.valkyrie.damn.it. That's not even funny Graham.. you shouldn't joke like that or give them any ideas they simply don't need! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Funny question, what were the hip guns on the VF-25? I know the ones on the VF-19 were supposed to be lasers, but it's getting hard to tell the difference in this universe. And even if the arm cannons are projectile weapons, I still bet they'll have a gunpod of some sort to carry around. Otherwise, you can't have those cool sakurahime poses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) Storage case for a battorid sized musical instruments perhaps? LOL oh dear god I can see it now.. wait guys let make love not war! then out comes the valkyrie sized guitar, keyboard and drum set.. then lame arse music and valk dancing begins.. kill me now. Edited October 30, 2015 by spanner76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaction Warhead Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) Storage case for a battorid sized musical instruments perhaps? LOL This please. Edited October 30, 2015 by Reaction Warhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) oh dear god I can see it now.. wait guys let make love not war! then out comes the valkyrie sized guitar, keyboard and drum set.. then lame arse music and valk dancing begins.. kill me now. Not sure it would even be legal given those Delta girls' apparent character-design, uhmm, age... Edited October 30, 2015 by treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaction Warhead Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Not sure it would even be legal given those Delta girls' apparent character-design, uhmm, age... Age of consent in Japan is 13. So, they're all legal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I reckon they're gonna play it safe coz, you know, AKB48'ish idols cannot have lovelife and stuff. They must be pure... Dear lordy, I'm puking my guts already even recalling memes this new Delta anime is gonna hit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twich Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Looking at the picture of the VF-31, it appears to have fold quartz on the fuselage in fighter, on either side of the head turret. Didn't someone say that there was no more fold Quartz? Maybe I'm wrong, but why is it on the Valkyrie? Twich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Looking at the picture of the VF-31, it appears to have fold quartz on the fuselage in fighter, on either side of the head turret. Didn't someone say that there was no more fold Quartz? Maybe I'm wrong, but why is it on the Valkyrie? Twich I forgot who mentioned it. But I remember from what he meant on the Fold Quartz is that on some of the recent DX Valks releases, the Quartz is just 'painted on' instead of using 'clear-colored plastics' on the toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey-Pi-Ron Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Ew... What an ugly back... It's don't look very sturdy... Also, funny buttplug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Ew... What an ugly back... It's don't look very sturdy... Also, funny buttplug. Count on it that there will be brackets included just like with the YF-30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaction Warhead Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I reckon they're gonna play it safe coz, you know, AKB48'ish idols cannot have lovelife and stuff. They must be pure... Dear lordy, I'm puking my guts already even recalling memes this new Delta anime is gonna hit... Wasn't one of their member got caught sleeping around or maybe she was with a boyfriend, and then the girl in question cut off all of her hair and had to publicly apologize to her fans? Japanese idol business is serious business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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