Arcadia VF-5000G

[djivaldi7]

8 hours ago, Impeesa said:

The Strike Valkyrie reissues were delayed closer to two years, definitely two years from preorder date if not original release date. But the Hikaru did finally release in October and I have it in my hands. Technically the further delay of the Roy one is the first news from Arcadia about 2026. 

So if we think about when they teased about the SDF-1 and how long it took from then to arrive at market release, when would the VF5000 come out if following a similar timeline? 

[Graham]

The Arcadia VF-1 and SDF-1 toys are most likely made using the old tooling from Yamato days. So basically, Arcadia just needs to get enough money from pre-orders to pay whatever factory they are using in China for the material and labor to make the toys and then get them shipped from the factory.

Whereas the VF-5000G is an all new design and requires new tooling which is a major manufacturing expense.

If as I expect, Arcadia is stuggling financially, it take them a long time to save enough funds to get the tooling for the VF-5000G made.

[David Hingtgen]

Releasing a non-premium VF-0D, but with proper "slate blue and pale grey" base colors (instead of deep royal blue and pure white), would cost them almost nothing and bring some quick sales.  

[M'Kyuun]

I wonder if they and Bandai would ever consider a partnership. Bandai obviously has the finances, and Arcadia has the passion for Macross. If Bandai absorbed them and let them do what they do, that'd be a win for everyone.

I appreciate that they were a nice bit of competition for Bandai, but with their offerings coming at a glacial pace these days, I'd prefer to see them come under Bandai's umbrella rather than their becoming insolvent and merely remaining one of the greatest footnotes in Macross toy history.

One way or the other, I hope they find a way to produce the VF-5000. I'd rather have the VF-500B in M+ game colors over the G's teal and yellow, but I'd rather have a VF-5000 toy than not, and since Arcadia has had the design lying around since about 2022, they've had plenty of time to tweak it so that if the means to produce it come about, it should be a well-studied design by this point. But I'd also be happy if they licensed or outright sold the design to Bandai; if nothing else, I'd love to have it in HMR scale.

[Sildani]

Honestly? The 5000 is niche enough that they should release the M7 version, then release an Assembly Kit version. It should be cheaper for them since they don't have to pay for assembly and paint, and the hard-core fan would get the scheme they want.

[M'Kyuun]

8 hours ago, Sildani said:

Honestly? The 5000 is niche enough that they should release the M7 version, then release an Assembly Kit version. It should be cheaper for them since they don't have to pay for assembly and paint, and the hard-core fan would get the scheme they want.

That's great for the accomplished kit builders, but some of us lack the the skills to imbue the polish that a finished toy provides. I'm an untalented painter, so I'd rather pay for a finished toy that looks good.