jvmacross Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) Per the Three-Zero website release schedule....says April 2024 https://www.threezerohk.com/shipping-schedule/ Edited April 1 by jvmacross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26662 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 26 minutes ago, jvmacross said: Per the Three-Zero website release schedule....says April 2024 https://www.threezerohk.com/shipping-schedule/ All hail jvmacross, the light bringer! Appreciate the share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26662 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 If anyone lives around Los Angeles, you can visit the Little Toyko Mall and see the VF-1J in person until 14APR: Would love for someone to have a look and share impressions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterstar_343 Posted Friday at 02:48 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:48 PM They apparently have them on display at the Animecon in Hong Kong this weekend. Photo credits to D-Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted Friday at 06:43 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:43 PM The more I see these "on display"....the less I am impressed by them... They seem a bit too stocky... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26662 Posted Friday at 07:57 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:57 PM 1 hour ago, jvmacross said: The more I see these "on display"....the less I am impressed by them... They seem a bit too stocky... There's a lot that I like about them, honestly. The panel lines have grown on me a bit which is surprising given that I'm usually not into that embellishment. If I have a concern, it relates to the width of the chest: I recall seeing an image of the VF-1S in which the chest appeared disproportionately wide relative to the rest of the body. Still, I'm keeping all of my preorders alive (of course, threezero's preorder terms appear designed to prevent me from getting any sort of refund even if I wanted one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted Friday at 08:12 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:12 PM 11 minutes ago, 26662 said: There's a lot that I like about them, honestly. The panel lines have grown on me a bit which is surprising given that I'm usually not into that embellishment. If I have a concern, it relates to the width of the chest: I recall seeing an image of the VF-1S in which the chest appeared disproportionately wide relative to the rest of the body. Still, I'm keeping all of my preorders alive (of course, threezero's preorder terms appear designed to prevent me from getting any sort of refund even if I wanted one). The heavy-duty panel lining was one of the things that was a complaint about the first KC VF-1S release....it was considerably toned down on future releases....guess ThreeZero must have been a fan of that "look"... But that's just paint apps which can be fixed....the mold can't be fixed for this release if it turns out as bad as it looks...maybe it's just bad camera angles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted Saturday at 03:09 AM Share Posted Saturday at 03:09 AM Displayed at Anime-Pro Festival 2024. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26662 Posted Saturday at 03:24 AM Share Posted Saturday at 03:24 AM I'm not familiar with Threezero or their other releases. Are they known for right-shifting product releases? These figures appear to have remained unchanged, as far as I can tell, for a LOOOOONG time. If I'm correct, the delayed release is puzzling. Someone mentioned way back when that there were rights issues that were holding up the release. Anyone have any current insight on the matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twich Posted Saturday at 06:13 AM Share Posted Saturday at 06:13 AM looking at these pictures, the feet look like they were almost a direct copy of the Banda DX Chogokin VF-1 designs, with the all metal construction, but this is not a dis, I really like the feel of the all metal feet. I even like the look of the stand. I just hope that these will be available in good quantities, and not some obscure, limited run of 1000 pieces, hurry now! Twich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago On 5/4/2024 at 11:24 AM, 26662 said: I'm not familiar with Threezero or their other releases. Are they known for right-shifting product releases? These figures appear to have remained unchanged, as far as I can tell, for a LOOOOONG time. If I'm correct, the delayed release is puzzling. Someone mentioned way back when that there were rights issues that were holding up the release. Anyone have any current insight on the matter? I have a few Threezero items, and their construction & engineering is great, with smart use of metal in places to give a nice feeling of heft without compromising durability or posability. They usually punch above their price point compared to established Japanese brands like Bandai. From what I see online here and there, there's very little quality issues on modern Threezero products, but as with other brands, sometimes it does rear its head and its usually due to tolerances errors rather than outright engineering or design incompetence. Was expecting reviews to have start to come out based on previous info of April release, but their latest update is that release have been pushed to this month. So, anytime now I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago I have one of the original Threezero Patlabor figures, and it gets an A grade from me. Even has fabric joint covers that look good. Hefty, solid, poseable, gimmicks, hits all the right notes. Only company I've been more impressed with is CCS (specifically their Gurren Lagann, which is amazing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twich Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago I think that Amazon USA website lists the item as releasing on May 22, 2024. So take this with a grain of salt, as I have no idea how official this date may be. Twich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Photos from Anime-Pro Festival 2024. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted 7 minutes ago Share Posted 7 minutes ago I really like the colours they chose, and the chunky design doesn't bother me. I might have to get one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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