seti88 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, jvmacross said: From SDCC 2023.... How does this compare with Bandai's DX 1J...lets see.. I see...fuselage, nose proportions on the DX are sleeker...neater(?)/detailed tampo's on the DX(?), Legs more proportional to body on the DX(?) Three-zero has the 1J panel lined of course.. Edited July 20, 2023 by seti88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 56 minutes ago, seti88 said: I see...fuselage, nose proportions on the DX are sleeker...neater(?)/detailed tampo's on the DX(?), Legs more proportional to body on the DX(?) Bandai's -1J head is actuallly faceted like it is supposed to be instead of round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) After these images, pass. It's fine, but step backwards overall from what Yamato and Bandai achieved. Edited July 20, 2023 by Raikkonen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoneWolf Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 It looks ok to me. My biggest gripe is that the neck is too long in battloid mode, hopefully the length can be adjusted according to people's preferences. And only battloid pics? I guess ThreeZero isn't too confident in its fighter/guardian mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spark-O-Matic Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 21 hours ago, jvmacross said: From SDCC 2023.... I see Crunchyroll in the tag, are they going to make a cartoon series based on these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 They told everyone to use those tags for anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 The linebacker beefcake-ness is starting to grow on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF18 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 https://www.threezerohk.com/product/robo-dou-vf-1j-veritech-rick-hunter/ Official page up, 4th quarter 2023, no price yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoebarry Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, CF18 said: https://www.threezerohk.com/product/robo-dou-vf-1j-veritech-rick-hunter/ “ROBO-DOU VF-1J Veritech (Rick Hunter) is a high-fidelity collectible figure designed to capture the appearance as seen in the original anime series” Gonna need to go rewatch some episodes to compare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 26 minutes ago, CF18 said: https://www.threezerohk.com/product/robo-dou-vf-1j-veritech-rick-hunter/ Official page up, 4th quarter 2023, no price yet. Nice.. And they also copied Bandai's boring black stand design lol. Official pic gallery: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewPoint Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) Is it just me? The "perfect transformation" hands do not appear to be able hold the gun? Edited July 25, 2023 by DewPoint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 It's going to be $149.99 and go on sale in 2-6 weeks. Everything about it, with the exception of the leg panel that allows a bit more foot movement, looks like a mini DX toy. Maybe this will convince KC to stick to the $99 price point going forward. The KC perfect transformation hands look terrible so maybe that's why they just went with good looking fists instead. Depending on where that measurement goes to, that's about 1/60 scale, less than a cm shorter than the Yamato V2 (21 cm) and .6 cm taller than the KC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, MKT said: Nice.. And they also copied Bandai's boring black stand design lol. Official pic gallery: The head still looks utterly derpy. And the oversized popeye-arms are bulging out in fighter-mode that it looks like already sagging. Wonder how much ground-clearance will it have when parked with the attached gunpod and the landing-gears deployed. Also, no articulated hands, it seems. Don't the KC have articulated hands? Edited July 25, 2023 by treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, treatment said: The head still looks utterly derpy. And the oversized popeye-arms are bulging out in fighter-mode that it looks like already sagging. Wonder how much ground-cleararnce will it have when parked with the attached gunpod.and the landing-gears deployed. Yeah, those arms are drooping hard, and you can the gun has a tilt to it like the HMRs do. Funny they did Bandai one worse with the landing gear.. forget metal, they just made them black. (Probably a dark metal if they expect to have any stability at that scale, but still.) Edited July 25, 2023 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 33 minutes ago, treatment said: Also, no articulated hands, it seems. Don't the KC have articulated hands? They do but they don't compete with the Yamato V2 articulated hands... very thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Ah so the arms hangs down a bit low in Fighter, like the old Yammie 1/48s. That's a bit of shame. The intakes in Fighter looks to be on the larger side, although not as much as current KC's VF-1. But still looks acceptable at moment from the angles shown. Rear horizontal stabilizers apear to be fixed pieces, and at first I was wondering if they will interfere with any eventual Armored leg pieces? But then the HMR VF-1 with its fixed stabilizers wear the Armor pretty fine, as opposed to Yammie & Chogokin's folding pieces. In Threezero's link, there an estimated packaged weight of ~ 1.2kg. That's smack into Chogokin packaged weight territory, with around the same number of accessories including the stand. It hints that this VF-1 is gonna be pretty heavy for its size.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 I would be surprised if some kind of hands that can be stowed away during fighter mode are not included...otherwise it's technically not perfect transformation.... I like how it looks...looking forward to having it on-hand....never bought anything from Three-Zero before so not sure what to expect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Interesting that Three-Zero removed any mention of their VF-1J being 1/72.....did the figure design change or KitzConcept complained? https://www.threezerohk.com/robotech-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) I imagine it's just because the math doesn't support 1/72... But it doesn't for KC either. Three zero used to be known for beautiful paint on fragile toys but I hear they've come a long way. Edited July 25, 2023 by jenius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 If this ends up being more 1/60 than 1/72....perhaps we will finally get our 1/60 "DX"... ...and Bandai will be forced to 1-up the Three-Zero with their 1/35... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 40 minutes ago, jvmacross said: Interesting that Three-Zero removed any mention of their VF-1J being 1/72.....did the figure design change or KitzConcept complained? https://www.threezerohk.com/robotech-2/ errr, they haven't removed anything: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, treatment said: errr, they haven't removed anything: No, they did....I added the link to the original product announcement from Three-Zero.... The latest makes no mention of scale.... https://www.threezerohk.com/product/robo-dou-vf-1j-veritech-rick-hunter/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, jvmacross said: No, they did....I added the link to the original product announcement from Three-Zero.... The latest makes no mention of scale.... https://www.threezerohk.com/product/robo-dou-vf-1j-veritech-rick-hunter/ Oh, ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protoman Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Something about this has me digging it. It does look kinda "derpy" or imperfect but so did the toon most of time, and actually a lot of the models. I own the DX and I feel like this isn't trying to be that, and I'm okay with that. Count me in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 So, it's about an inch shorter than a Yamato 1/60... which basically points to it being some oddball middle point about 1/67. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 1:39 PM, jenius said: It's going to be $149.99 and go on sale in 2-6 weeks. This sounds to be a good price point. Basically a 1/72 or potentially larger scale for price of an 1/100 HMR VF-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zplus Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Great that they are finally launching it. The heavy weight seems to indicate more metal parts perhaps. I am looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twich Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Plus the whole “internal metal frame that ThreeZero is known for” bit has me intrigued. If it is a good design, with good durability, I don’t really care if it is branded Macross or Robotech, as long as it is a good toy. I know that a good toy, with the potential of being available to any and all that want it is nothing more than a win-win for fans. If the price is only $149.99 plus tax & shipping, then this is about the same as a hi Metal r VF-1 on various e-tailers. I’m optimistic for this along with the new Alpha/Legioss and Mospeada from Pose+/Toynami. Twich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) A HMR at MSRP is about $60 before shipping at the current exchange rate and shipping will be less. After market prices are higher, and armor adds to them of course. A much closer comparison are the KC toys. Edited July 26, 2023 by jenius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 If it's closer to 1/60...maybe it should be compared to the Yamato-Arcadia in all aspects... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampeed Valkyrie Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Dumb question time... Why the gimmick with the nose cone? Did I miss something,, I know that some vendors you could remove the nosecone and have a radar thingy (tech term). This one just points down cause dragons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Stampeed Valkyrie said: Dumb question time... Why the gimmick with the nose cone? Did I miss something,, I know that some vendors you could remove the nosecone and have a radar thingy (tech term). This one just points down cause dragons? Don't have access to the lineart at the moment....but based on this screen grab....should open to the left? For me, as long as they work, the more gimmicks the better...perhaps this was the only way Three-Zero could make a nose cone work without becoming a floppy mess?...still, by adding a good magnet I am sure they could have gotten it to open and stay closed in the proper direction....perhaps on version 1.x! Edited July 26, 2023 by jvmacross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 12 minutes ago, Stampeed Valkyrie said: Dumb question time... Why the gimmick with the nose cone? Did I miss something,, I know that some vendors you could remove the nosecone and have a radar thingy (tech term). This one just points down cause dragons? The tip of the nosecone opens downward so it can fit the GBP Crotch Armor. The armor will sit too low if they removed it. They probably did in case they will make the GBP down the line, if not, then atleast there's some details inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF18 Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Shown at ACG HK 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 No matter what sculpt it is, Roy's 1S colour scheme makes it look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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