Along with details about the new VF-4 toy, new pictures of the Destroid Phalanx conversion kit was released in the new May edition of Hobby Japan.
Tag: Yamato
Wonder Festival 2012 continues as Noel’s photos — via Graham — this time reveal Yamato’s plans to reissue the 1/60 VF-1S Roy Focker, VF-1J Hikaru Ichijo and the VF-1D Trainer, this time with “option parts”, i.e. side-covers and elevating seats for Battroid mode.
Price 10,290 yen, out April (VF-1D) and May (VF-1S), 2012.
Images here:
Cf18 posted a recent interview at the Japanese site, GA Graphics, with the toy engineers that is currently designing the 1/60 VF-4G Lightning at Yamato. Accompanying the interview is a good number of renders and CAD drawings. Some we’ve seen before, but now with much more clarity.
More images after the break.
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VF-17 Super Pack
2012 marks a special milestone for the Macross franchise. 30 years ago this October, Super Dimension Fortress: Macross was debuted on Japanese TV. Since then it has spawned sequels, movies, OVAs and countless merchandise including the unforgettable classic, the Takatoku 1/55 VF-1 Valkyrie.
To celebrate the anniversary, Bandai visual is releasing 2 box sets of SDF: Macross in Bluray. One as a standard set and the other is called the complete edition. Yamato has also announced that they are releasing a web shop exclusive of the long awaited VF-4 valkyrie in 1/60 scale. Stay tune we wait for more merchandise announcements through out the year.
Happy Anniversary from Macross World!
I first read about it HERE ON MECH9 but I wanted to wait for another source.
A couple of days later MW member sketchley posted about it in the Movie and TV scoop thread here. he also provided the scan. It’s still not confirmed officially. Stay tune for more details on these possible “30th Anniversary” kits.
Scooped by MW member Charger69:
All we know is that it’s going to be exclusive through their web shop. Everything else is speculation. Stay tune for more and watch the thread in the link below for more news.
It’s 2012!!! Where’s my real one!?!
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Graham’s 1/3000 SDF-1 Review
Graham was able to handle the SDF-1 before it was released in December 2010 and provided us a detailed write up. Take a look back at this review here.