New Yamato 1/48 GBP Pics

[Graham]

Here's the latest pics of Yamato's upcoming 1/48 GBP armor from the just published May 2005 issue of Dengeki Hobby magazine.

For the first time, we get to see an actual physical sculpt of the shoulder and forearm armor, rather than just CAD drawings.

It looks like all the missiles from the shoulders and forearms will be removable. There's some nice detail on the inside of the missile bays.

Although the VF-1J in the photo is shown with DYRL type hands, from the pics of the forearm armor it looks to me that the TV bubble type hands should fit as well.

I'm still not too happy that just like it's smaller 1/60 scale cousin, the larger 1/48 version still has to use false shoulder covers in order to fit the shoulder missile launchers. I guess we have no choice but to live with this . I notice that the false shoulder covers seem to have a small sliding cover on the side.

One thing which I find very interesting is the addition of side armor to fill the gap between the battroid's chest and back plates.

Graham

[Graham]

Now for some close-up scans of the armor.

Graham

[Graham]

And a close-up of the filler piece between the chest and back plates.

Graham

[Veritas]

Well, at least its still in the works... heh

Any idea how the 1/48 gbp is going to be packaged yet? Will it only come individually or are they also going to make a vf-1j set w/gbp like they did with 1/60 version?

[chowyunskinny]

Wow thanks for the Scans Graham.

The TV bubble hands might make it look more proportional, especially with the bulked up armor and false shoulders, but looks like the 1/48 skinny upper arms are gonna stand out bad.

[shinohara]

Thanks for the pics Graham....

It looks great .. can't hardly wait

[Hurricane29]

Hot damn, that looks awesome. We need a drool smilie.

[Lynx7725]

Err, I dunno. Shades of missiles dropping all over the place comes to mind. Otherwise, looks good.

Is it my imagination or did the Valk lose a finger in the big scan?

[zeo-mare]

i so want this, this is got to be the best upcoming product yet , if only they would consider doing a 1/48 CF or a Elint it would be perfect.

chris

[Myersjessee]

interesting...it looks like the shoulder piece is built into the shoulder armor..?

[jonwayne]

Great news. Thanks Graham.

Next questions:

1) How much?

2) How will it be marketed? Bundled with VF-1J or sold separately like the FAST Packs?

[zeo-mare]

wow i cannot wait to see the customs this site comes up with for this. it looks like this one so far will be a lot more sturdy and less likley to fall off like the 1/60 version was.

chris

[Graham]

it looks like this one so far will be a lot more sturdy and less likley to fall off like the 1/60 version was.

chris

Don't speak too soon, we haven't seen the 1/48 groin armor yet!

Graham

[valkyrie312]

WOW! Neato!

I guess I'll have to bite the bullet and get a 1/48.

Can't wait!

David

[promethuem5]

Droooooool..... that looks great. I can live with false shoulders. The side armor looks great. I can't wait seein as this is the reason I bought a Hikkie 1J as my first and only 1/48 thus far.

[zeo-mare]

hopefully they have learned from the 1/60, the lower arm piece looks like it is going to hold pretty well with those tabs i hope they can do something like that for the groin.

chris

Edited March 28, 2005 by zeo-mare

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

Looking forward to buying this.

The 1/48s are all females just like the skinny banprestos.

Err, I dunno. Shades of missiles dropping all over the place comes to mind. Otherwise, looks good.

All my fast pack missiles seem pretty secure, I just had to rearrange them so that tight missiles go to loose holding places, while loose missiles go to tight holding places.

Maybe they should make the missiles out of rubber like the clown hands this time? It could be worse: they could have went all Qrau lazy on us and had swappable pieces. ie one shoulder with the cover closed, another shoulder with cover open; with fixed misiles molded together as a single plastic piece.

Edited March 28, 2005 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker

[Osean]

Good to hear that progress is being made on the armor, so how much longer do we have to wait for this?

[promethuem5]

Years

[twich]

Graham, was there any mention of the VF-0S in the magazine? I am still holding on hope for that.

Thanks for the info Graham, lookingforward to seeing more pictures.

Twich

[Radd]

There's hope yet at least. Too bad they didn't design the 1/48th with the GBP in mind, so that the shoulders wouldn't need a cover piece in order to fit the shoulder missle launchers. Ah well, at least it looks absolutely gorgeous, with tons of detail. I hope they release a set that comes with a VF-1J (as well as one without for those that already have it).

[Jawjaw]

As expected, it's looking pretty good. I know it's going to be expensive so the quality better be good. I know Yamato isn't known for top-notch quality but the 1/48 armor better at least stay.

Something else I just thought of. With all that detail, how heavy is this armor going to be? The 1/48 is pretty sturdy so I hope it can support the weight.

[Gabe Q]

It looks better than I thought it would. All those people that skipped the 1/60 GBP are feeling pretty good about themselves right about now. I thought they wouldn't release this in the bigger scale.

[promethuem5]

I ALMOST held out on teh 1/60 lol..... but I found one cheap and for the price I can't really complain. I was expecting this one too. I hope it doesn't end up too heavy. The hips could be an issue if it ends up really big assed... and general balance. Hopefully it wont be a problem tho.

[Hurricane29]

Waits for someone to post the Thunder Hammer pic, you know its on its way.

[1994cobra]

Thanks for the pics.. Looks great so far.

[Dat Pinche Haro!]

my only complaint is the adapters on the shoulders...i didn't like them on the 1/60 and i don't like them on this either...

[TheLoneWolf]

It's good to see that his product has now gone past the vaporware stage

Looking good so far except for the shoulder covers. Gotta give some props to the old 1/55 chunky-monkey for not resorting to that After looking at those forearms, it seems that Eternal D's custom block hands will compliment the GBP perfectly. I just wonder if Yamato will throw in their own custom block hands, the regular mickey mouse hands, or nothing?

[UN Spacy]

Thanks for the great scans Graham!

Heck. When I see the words Macross and Yamato in the same sentence. ANY news is good news.

I think the 1/48 GBP Armor is looking great.

Graham. How do you think they'll attach that side armor?

[Matt Random]

Great news! This will be a welcome addition to my 1/48 shelf.

Looks like I'll have to resort to the foam rubber trick again to eliminate the need for the shoulder covers.

The rubber missile idea that was mentioned earlier in this thread would be great. I have a lot of missiles on my fast packs that just won't stay in place even after I've swapped them around numerous times.

[Cdr Fokker]

OMFG.

I need to start saving for some of these. Now.

[Graham]

Graham, was there any mention of the VF-0S in the magazine? I am still holding on hope for that.

Nope, no news of the 1/100 VF-0S. It's been 6 months now since any of the hobby magazines had any new pictures or info. Add to that the fact that Yamato did not have the VF-0S on display at last month's Wonder Fest, then I have a nasty feeling that it has been dropped from their production schedule.

Graham

[Fortress_Maximus]

Looks pretty nice, when will they be officially released? Thanks!

[drifand]

Shoulder adaptors on the 1/48? (shrug). From the CAD diagram, it seems the too-long nosecone will also have to be "adapted" as well. Shows insufficient forward-thinking, but excellent detailing and gimmicks otherwise.

[Apollo Leader]

Even though Graham's not in Yamato's back pocket anymore, Graham pulls through in getting us the latest and greatest in Yamato Macross news and developments!

Sucks that Macross Zero is getting the cold shoulder from Yamato.