Big s Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 8 minutes ago, KOG Water Dragon said: 1/72 VF-1D battroid I have a feeling it will be a while before hasegawa does this one since MaxFactory is already having theirs coming pretty soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG Water Dragon Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 2 minutes ago, Big s said: I have a feeling it will be a while before hasegawa does this one since MaxFactory is already having theirs coming pretty soon. Maybe. Probably? But I want a Hasegawa version that won't look out of place with my other Hasegawas. Maybe the fact that Hasegawa went down the 'realistic' route and Max Factory went the other way with anime styling and detailing will keep the chance of a Hasegawa version alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 4 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said: Maybe. Probably? But I want a Hasegawa version that won't look out of place with my other Hasegawas. Maybe the fact that Hasegawa went down the 'realistic' route and Max Factory went the other way with anime styling and detailing will keep the chance of a Hasegawa version alive. I sorta get the feeling that the two companies are trying to awkwardly co exist. Max Factory put out a movie version VF-1 fighter in 1/72 and easily could’ve done a movie battroid to go with it. Then not too long after Hasegawa did a slightly updated movie Battroid VF-1s and Max Factory went with a tv 1J. There’s also the announcement that Max Factory is doing a VF-19 from 7 battroid while hasegawa is doing the YF-19 from Plus. I’m not saying they won’t cross over and Max Factory do a movie Battroid VF-1 and a YF-19 while Hasegawa does something Max Factory had put out, but I think they may give eachother some time on the projects so they aren’t directly competing with eachother. Maybe a wait time of something like a year or two. But who knows for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG Water Dragon Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 57 minutes ago, Big s said: I sorta get the feeling that the two companies are trying to awkwardly co exist. Max Factory put out a movie version VF-1 fighter in 1/72 and easily could’ve done a movie battroid to go with it. Then not too long after Hasegawa did a slightly updated movie Battroid VF-1s and Max Factory went with a tv 1J. There’s also the announcement that Max Factory is doing a VF-19 from 7 battroid while hasegawa is doing the YF-19 from Plus. I’m not saying they won’t cross over and Max Factory do a movie Battroid VF-1 and a YF-19 while Hasegawa does something Max Factory had put out, but I think they may give eachother some time on the projects so they aren’t directly competing with eachother. Maybe a wait time of something like a year or two. But who knows for sure. Ya, I doubt Hasegawa will do a battroid 1D around the same time as the Max Factory kit comes out. Going to have to wait a while. I don't get why they didn't do one already though. They did the 1D gerwalk pretty quickly after the first gerwalk releases. I know the battroid line probably didn't get a ton of love. There's only been a couple special re-issues like the Minmei Guard and the special scheme armored battroids, compared to the numerous special re-issues of the fighter kits. But then again, the gerwalks have NO special re-issues, but still got the 1D right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said: Ya, I doubt Hasegawa will do a battroid 1D around the same time as the Max Factory kit comes out. Going to have to wait a while. I don't get why they didn't do one already though. They did the 1D gerwalk pretty quickly after the first gerwalk releases. I know the battroid line probably didn't get a ton of love. There's only been a couple special re-issues like the Minmei Guard and the special scheme armored battroids, compared to the numerous special re-issues of the fighter kits. But then again, the gerwalks have NO special re-issues, but still got the 1D right away. I think the big thing for Hasegawa has always been aircraft. They have done more robotic type stuff here and there, and recently have become a bit more adventurous. That’s probably why they tend to focus on the fighters for Macross. The fact that they even attempted Zentraedi mecha at all was a real surprise to me. Up until that it was mainly the battroid kit of the VF-1 and Zero a few Virtual On kits and a bit of Ma K stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG Water Dragon Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 22 minutes ago, Big s said: I think the big thing for Hasegawa has always been aircraft. They have done more robotic type stuff here and there, and recently have become a bit more adventurous. That’s probably why they tend to focus on the fighters for Macross. The fact that they even attempted Zentraedi mecha at all was a real surprise to me. Up until that it was mainly the battroid kit of the VF-1 and Zero a few Virtual On kits and a bit of Ma K stuff. And the SDF-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 2 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said: And the SDF-1. Sorry, forgot about those, although that still isn’t much more to the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Q Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 18 hours ago, electric indigo said: After the TV Q-Rau plz. I really want this too but when they did the TV sdf-1 they just gave us the DYRL version with the TV colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 25 minutes ago, Gabe Q said: I really want this too but when they did the TV sdf-1 they just gave us the DYRL version with the TV colors. That’s something I’m a bit worried about as well. It would definitely be a dealbreaker if they pulled that move again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG Water Dragon Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 13 hours ago, Gabe Q said: I really want this too but when they did the TV sdf-1 they just gave us the DYRL version with the TV colors. I probably am not familiar with the differences enough, but what did they mess up? From eyeballing it, it looks like the main guns, arms/shoulders, and command tower are different. Are there bits in the main body and legs that should have been different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KOG Water Dragon Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 23 minutes ago, Gabe Q said: I see. Partially correct. Partially incorrect. I think they at least changed the most important parts. I'm not too bummed about the rest. I've already bought all 4 Hasegawa SDF-1 kits so it is what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMBounty_Hunter Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On 4/9/2024 at 4:38 PM, Big s said: I sorta get the feeling that the two companies are trying to awkwardly co exist. Given the Macross Modelers initiative I'd say the coexistance isn't awkward at all but is actively coordinated. Hell, even Fujimi just joined so who knows what they will make from the franchise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Had this in the mail today: And yes, it has the Macross Display stand in it. here the fold booster parts and FAST packs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago New promo photos for 1/72 YF-19 Battroid. Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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