DX VF-1S Roy Armored Valkyrie

[sh9000]

https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15546/

Edited August 7 by sh9000

[dtwn]

Ooh, tempting. Just a reskin, but at least it's pretty different.

Wonder if this means the Max version will be released as well.

Is there any information on pricing? Did some Googling but couldn't find anything.

[lechuck]

It's a Club Tamashii Memebers release, so it's probably going to be difficult and pricey to get one.

[seti88]

Last seen during the pandemic..which in macross years...not too long ago!

Should be in the same bundled box configuration with valk and armor facing each other on different sides..

Edited August 7 by seti88

[MikeRoz]

Bandai has several canon Macross DX product lines unfinished, and they go with this instead...

[Big s]

9 minutes ago, MikeRoz said:

Bandai has several canon Macross DX product lines unfinished, and they go with this instead...

Yup. Basically just take the preexisting thing and recolor it and call it new

[nightmareB4macross]

Cool release but, talk about being late to the game.

This should have been released right after the first GBP-1J release as interest was hot for this custom scheme.

Not sure I even care for this release. 

Oh well.

[MikeRoz]

1 hour ago, Big s said:

Yup. Basically just take the preexisting thing and recolor it and call it new

Everything I was thinking of is a recolor too:

• RVF-25 Revival
• All the unreleased VF-31 supers
• VF-1A Hikaru
• VF-1J M&M

Difference being all the above were actually shown on screen.

[Big s]

20 minutes ago, MikeRoz said:

Everything I was thinking of is a recolor too:

• RVF-25 Revival
• All the unreleased VF-31 supers
• VF-1A Hikaru
• VF-1J M&M

Difference being all the above were actually shown on screen.

Yeah, this one definitely fits in the fan fiction area 

[Bolt]

Must've been from a Macross The First release we never saw..

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Easy pass for me. Already have Roys 1S and the GBP.

[MKT]

What I like about this variant is that it's not a straight color swap of the red bits to yellow. There's a sepia-like tint applied to all the colored bits of the armor which works quite well to my eyes.

What I don't like - it's another one of those BS lottery schemes to obtain one. Not sure if I wanna pay the almost certain hiked up secondary prices for it. 

[nightmareB4macross]

The packaging.

[Froy]

Pass.

Still waiting for:

VF-1A mass production 

M&M VF-1J, supers or stand alone

Or

VF-1A TV Kakizaki

[grogall]

I will definitely try to get one! At least we know now the line is not dead! 🤗

 

Edited August 7 by grogall

[derex3592]

1 hour ago, MKT said:

What I don't like - it's another one of those BS lottery schemes to obtain one. Not sure if I wanna pay the almost certain hiked up secondary prices for it. 

This.

[grogall]

So I take it, It's the same kind of lottery that was done for the Mechanical Edition?

 

Edited August 7 by grogall

[Shawn]

Holy Nichimo/Takani packaging tribute! Awesome!!
Can't wait, love that packaging (I'm the model guy at heart!)

[grogall]

13 minutes ago, Shawn said:

Holy Nichimo/Takani packaging tribute! Awesome!!
Can't wait, love that packaging (I'm the model guy at heart!)

-Snipe-

True packaging is really neat as well...

[Corrinald]

Glad to see they are actually releasing this one!

Unfortunately it's going to be very difficult and expensive to get so that's a turn off.

[grogall]

16 minutes ago, Corrinald said:

Unfortunately it's going to be very difficult and expensive to get so that's a turn off.

I Didn't find it all that hard to get the last lottery VF-1S Strike Valkyrie (Mechanical Edition) after all I got 7, But it was kind of expensive 🤪

[Pyroness]

Nice to see them release roy again and the armor looks cool. Getting this thing is going to be very rough. Luna Park already has it up and is asking for 59,800 yen. Overall price, even without Luna Park markups, is just not enticing enough for me. I'll be saving my money for a release that's new. Still holding out hope they release the Max and Milia VF-1J Valkyrie pair with super parts

Edited August 7 by Pyroness

[Froy]

35 minutes ago, Corrinald said:

Glad to see they are actually releasing this one!

Unfortunately it's going to be very difficult and expensive to get so that's a turn off.

Kinda hard to tell.

Mechanical edition at fist were very hard to spot in mandarake. A couple have been sitting there for some time

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1306152847&ref=list&keyword=Vf 1&lang=en

[Corrinald]

That's true I forgot the Mechanic Edition was a lottery item. I did later give in and get one for not too bad of a price 

[davidwhangchoi]

Does it come with missiles like the recent vf-1j repackage?

[grogall]

2 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

Does it come with missiles like the recent vf-1j repackage?

Nope! 

[davidwhangchoi]

Just now, grogall said:

Nope! 

pre-order cancelled

[davidwhangchoi]

I wish there's a stand alone armor set. 

I have too many roys. prob will skip it.

[grogall]

Honestly If they ever release this version I'd go nuts! 🤪

[MKT]

2 hours ago, Shawn said:

Holy Nichimo/Takani packaging tribute! Awesome!!
Can't wait, love that packaging (I'm the model guy at heart!)

Forgot the colours are based on Takani’s art, which makes it even more cool to me now.

[grogall]

16 hours ago, MKT said:

Forgot the colours are based on Takani’s art, which makes it even more cool to me now.

Looks like they did the sides as well 👍🏻

 

Edited August 8 by grogall

[jenius]

Well, at least it's more exciting than a straight reissue.

[magicsp00n]

The model box art tribute is great, but I'd have loved to have seen a tribute to the old Takatoku gift set.

[Shawn]

The DX GBP was a 'loosely' based on the Takatoku GBP release=the sharp angled upper corner and the tab at bottom center.
I agree they could have leaned more retro in the first DX GBP release

 

Toynami went all in with their 1/100 retro version, so maybe Bandai saw that and did the pivot to the Nichimo box style.
I'm personally very happy with their choice, I love the Nichimo kits and it really gives it a retro look in my eyes.

[grogall]

I really liked the VF-1J Combo pack that Bandai did, Not everything these day has to have a retro vibe to it! And some good effort was put into the GBP package!