Jasonc Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 13 hours ago, Bolt said: 1/60 Monster is Crazy talk ! Having a 1/72 monster is more than enough..🤔 Not crazy if you take it out for walks. All kidding aside, there was an old prototype of one early on. It was glorious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmkjr Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Jasonc said: Not crazy if you take it out for walks. All kidding aside, there was an old prototype of one early on. It was glorious. The same pic used forever of that prototype. Gonna need to throw in a cupholder attachment: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiotheforsaken Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 At the time that thing felt so enormous and impossible. But now we live in a world with 1/6 scale Batmobiles, Lego Millennium Falcons that you have to build a coffee table around, and 1/4 statues that, with the base and flourishes and posing, are basically the half the size of an adult human. The 1/60 Monster doesn't seem that obscene anymore (or maybe I've just lost my mind). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I love how idealistic Macross fans are. The HMR Monster is an incredibly excellent toy but it didn't seem to sell very well based on how long it was available and even on sale at some places. Now, we are saying there should be one almost twice the size and probably end up costing more than twice as much and comparing it to the Batmobile and Millennium Falcon to justify it? How many more times do you think there are people that know what the Batmobile or MF are compared to a HWR-00-MKII let alone fans who would buy such things? I mean, I'd buy it but I know I'm insane and in the vast minority in the world of toy collectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiotheforsaken Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Oh I'm not arguing it's a viable product lol. Just arguing that size wise it seems more reasonable than it did when the picture first appeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, kaiotheforsaken said: Oh I'm not arguing it's a viable product lol. Just arguing that size wise it seems more reasonable than it did when the picture first appeared. If I can't get in it, it's not big enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewPoint Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Now that I see that picture again, I really think that something that size should have spring loaded missiles and projectiles. Because why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqidd Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 6 hours ago, DewPoint said: Now that I see that picture again, I really think that something that size should have spring loaded REAL missiles and projectiles. Because why not? Fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 14 hours ago, Slave IV said: I love how idealistic Macross fans are. The HMR Monster is an incredibly excellent toy but it didn't seem to sell very well based on how long it was available and even on sale at some places. Now, we are saying there should be one almost twice the size and probably end up costing more than twice as much and comparing it to the Batmobile and Millennium Falcon to justify it? How many more times do you think there are people that know what the Batmobile or MF are compared to a HWR-00-MKII let alone fans who would buy such things? I mean, I'd buy it but I know I'm insane and in the vast minority in the world of toy collectors. At least no one suggested 1/48.......yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 46 minutes ago, Big s said: At least no one suggested 1/48.......yet Let’s just go straight to 1/6 and get it over with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Man, imagine if we got a 1/48 Monster, eh? 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podtastic Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) Imagine if we got a 1/48 Boquomouxy Quel Quallie. It would the better part of 3 m in length.😆 Edited April 28, 2022 by Podtastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 latest from ac... https://twitter.com/ARCADIA_Co_Ltd/status/1519598369642999808?cxt=HHwWgMCr_c-q2ZYqAAAA intriguing comment-replies by Arcadia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Arcadia Cheyenne would be great, but I’d settle for a phalanx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemanoeuvres Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I have been picking up the yamato's here and there but PO'd an arcadia as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 6:22 AM, spacemanoeuvres said: I have been picking up the yamato's here and there but PO'd an arcadia as well. With some of the fixes incoming for this toy, I'm very excited to get a new one. I hope Arcadia is hinting at making the Phalanx, since it does share the bulk of the bottom half with the other 2 releases, and would require minimal design because of that. Also, I remember seeing some hints that it was in design already, so if Arcadia got those, then it wouldn't be too much work to get it done. I'd love to see a 1/60 Spartan, as well as the Cheyenne, but TBH, Xigfrid's Cheyenne design was really good. JUST MAKE ALL OF IT, ARCADIA!!! (I know, it's not realistic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 (edited) I should also add that image that Yamato was teasing years ago... Edited May 11, 2022 by Jasonc Duplicate post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2011? The 1/60 Destroid Phalanx Hybrid kit? It has been that long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 What kind of fixes did Arcadia make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 https://twitter.com/Mrk_arcadia/status/1524534680338321409?cxt=HHwWgsCi1dyNnqgqAAAA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 https://twitter.com/ARCADIA_Co_Ltd/status/1524689299341340672?cxt=HHwWgMCjgd615KgqAAAA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 ^ These boots are made for walking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Nice to see the joints can hold that pose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Nice tight joints… Maybe Arcadia’s applying Kiki for every release copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 That looks way better than the HMR version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewPoint Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 I don't think it has been brought up, but I really do hope that they are using the waist/torso locking system from the Defender. That or an improved version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podtastic Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 8:18 PM, Jasonc said: JUST MAKE ALL OF IT, ARCADIA!!! (I Do you mean ALL of it or just the UN Spacy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqidd Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Now I'm considering getting a few of these. I've been poking around on the usual sources and I really can't come up with a bottom line cost because they will either charge you later (possibly losing the exchange rate advantage) or they don't quote shipping while checking out. What do you guys think the best source for these are right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 2 hours ago, sqidd said: Now I'm considering getting a few of these. I've been poking around on the usual sources and I really can't come up with a bottom line cost because they will either charge you later (possibly losing the exchange rate advantage) or they don't quote shipping while checking out. What do you guys think the best source for these are right now? I went with Hobby-Genki for this. It's my first PO with them; they appear to have the best price for this, and they have the flexibility of payment & shipping. When making the PO, for most stuffs (including this Tomahawk) you can choose to pay upfront or pay later when item is released. If you specify the pay later option, you can dabble with a bit of currency speculation as you are allowed to pay anytime between your order date till item release. So this might be useful to you. For shipping, you can also specify pay up front, i.e. ship immediately upon release, or put in into private warehouse. Their private warehouse system works a bit differently from others, in that it is not time but space-based (1 m3). From what I see, paying for shipping upfront on PO's is a bad idea, because for this Tomahawk, they seem to estimate a very large/heavy box (my personal estimation is Yamato's Tomahawk box size) so the upfront shipping rates look somewhat gouge-ey (not unlike the old NY or currently LP). I have tested in-stock items for shipping rates, and thankfully they are at par with the normal postal rates. So for this Tomahawk, I'm expecting actual shipping rates upon release to be lower than what they are charging upfront now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqidd Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 2 hours ago, MKT said: I went with Hobby-Genki for this. It's my first PO with them; they appear to have the best price for this, and they have the flexibility of payment & shipping. When making the PO, for most stuffs (including this Tomahawk) you can choose to pay upfront or pay later when item is released. If you specify the pay later option, you can dabble with a bit of currency speculation as you are allowed to pay anytime between your order date till item release. So this might be useful to you. For shipping, you can also specify pay up front, i.e. ship immediately upon release, or put in into private warehouse. Their private warehouse system works a bit differently from others, in that it is not time but space-based (1 m3). From what I see, paying for shipping upfront on PO's is a bad idea, because for this Tomahawk, they seem to estimate a very large/heavy box (my personal estimation is Yamato's Tomahawk box size) so the upfront shipping rates look somewhat gouge-ey (not unlike the old NY or currently LP). I have tested in-stock items for shipping rates, and thankfully they are at par with the normal postal rates. So for this Tomahawk, I'm expecting actual shipping rates upon release to be lower than what they are charging upfront now. So they will let you pay up front but pay shipping later? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 13 minutes ago, sqidd said: So they will let you pay up front but pay shipping later? Thanks After signing-in and try a preorder process, yes, you can actually pay the item upfront and pay the shipping later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 52 minutes ago, sqidd said: So they will let you pay up front but pay shipping later? Thanks That is correct. However, the release date is Oct. If Arcadia’s current trend of delays continue for the rest of year, you might be out of PayPal’s protection period if you pay now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 10 hours ago, Podtastic said: Do you mean ALL of it or just the UN Spacy? ALLLLLLLLLLL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwhangchoi Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 please re-release weathered Tomabird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqidd Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, no3Ljm said: After signing-in and try a preorder process, yes, you can actually pay the item upfront and pay the shipping later. 5 hours ago, MKT said: That is correct. However, the release date is Oct. If Arcadia’s current trend of delays continue for the rest of year, you might be out of PayPal’s protection period if you pay now.. That's what international/travel credit cards with 1.5% cash aback and unlimited chargeback potential are for. So if I'm wagering that exchange rates are as good as they're going to get and I want to save the most I can on shipping paying fo the item now and shipping later is the hot setup then? Thanks for your help. Edited May 14, 2022 by sqidd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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