MacrossJunkie

I'm not sure what it is with the clear tips or what they're made of, but they don't so much leave residue themselves as they eat away the paints and clearcoats of things placed on them. The black rubber tips of the original types posed (no pun intended) no problem. I recently checked a couple of the toys I had on the original flexistands where the black tips were touching painted surfaces and I saw no residue or paint stuck to the tips. The new clear tipped versions are problematic. They don't grip well compared to the black ones and from my own experience they ate through the clearcoats I put on some of my toys and turned the coating into a sticky substance. Until now, I didn't know they also reacted with the paint Yamato uses as well. I wish they would go back to using the black rubber tips as they didn't really look distracting and they were more functional and not so detrimental to the paints.

I think that's still a prototype. The final product will likely be the same semi-gloss textured finish that we see in the most of their releases. The YF-21 prototype was also shown with a high gloss finish as well at one of the toy shows.

If previous weathering releases can be used as any indication, at least double the cost. Say hello to the $800 Weathering Edition SDF-1. That panel lined SDF-1 looks very good. Looks like the person used some thinned paint rather than a pen.

You might as well just list every single VF. There will always be someone out there that doesn't like a given valkyrie.

When you click one of the pics to view, just click the Save button/link below the bottom right of the picture.

Well, just do what the government does and toss the Quarter into da fence budget. With how much a new fence costs, an extra $100 won't be noticable The Quarter is pretty awesome.

Doh! Why spend money on the fence? A roll of duct tape should fix that right up >.>

I think you mean the Quarter, right? And as Radd said, it's not actually all that pastel as pictures make it out to be. The "robot lying down" opinion is due to the fact that it still has a vaguely humanoid shape with arms and legs and, to a lesser extent, torso still fully distinguishable as such. Where the SDF-1 is arms down, legs down when viewed from the top, the Quarter is more arms held out front and legs bent backwards like some sort of crazy contortionist. Fully understandable though. You don't want a capital ship that has a lot of people running around inside it to get spaced or smashed from a ton of parts separating or coming together during transformation. That said, the New Macross class carriers manage to look more like carriers while still maintaining a relatively simple transformation. They look a bit like Uraga class carriers on steroids. If one of those were made into a toy, I'd have a harder time deciding what mode to display it in.

It doesn't seem like the Quarter sold very well. It was heavily discounted so early on and nearly continuously in so many stores which seems to indicate that retailers were just trying to get rid of existing stock since it wasn't selling. I too am wishing for a Battle Frontier, but if Bandai uses the quarter's sales as an indicator, it doesn't seem very likely. It's a shame because I thought the Quarter was done fairly well with respect to the line art and design of the toy itself aside from suffering from loose joint syndrome that has been plaguing their frontier DX toys.

I just did my usual of using the tamiya weathering kits. I haven't done a clearcoat yet because I'm just not happy with it. I may clean it all off and try something else. Somehow it just doesn't look as good to me as my Max 22S. It may just be because of the color of the valk.

I am the same way. I use 100w equivalent CF bulbs, but I have the light reflecting off the walls and ceiling rather than shining directly on anything. I keep most of my macross collection particularly anything white in the glass display cases. A lot of my 1/48s are around 7 or 8 years old now and there's no hint of yellowing yet.

I had been searching around ideas for how I should detail it and thought the movie color edition of wave's sdf-1 was neat as well if not unsubtle. I've already been grabbing screenshots from DYRL and the macross plus movie for extra reference in anticipation. Haha, I think the shipment tracking sites will be thinking someone is doing a DDoS attack on them with all the people hitting F5 repeatedly.

Sadly, I think you're right in some respects. I used to be all "wtf" with price tags over $100, then I started collecting the 1/48s when they came out which were around $120 at the time for me (back when the exchange rate used to be pretty awesome). Then prices slowly climbed up to the $200 range for things like the original release of the 1/60 YF-21 and SV-51. Now I'm paying almost $400 for a frickin toy... A TOY. I need to get my head checked. I tell myself that this will be the one and only toy I will ever buy at this price since this is the titular ship of the Macross franchise and granddaddy of all that came after it (TV series version notwithstanding but basically supposed to be the same ship). But then I think what if Bandai came out with a same scale NMC Frontier or Galaxy (sans city)? Ok $300 for that probably... but no more than that!

I wish Milia's VF-22S in M7 wasn't so pastel pinkish red. If she stayed with the darker, richer shade of red as her 1J or her DYRL style Q-Rau, I think it would have looked much better. The toy just looks so out of place next to the other valks in my cabinets. Even Luca's mint green is not so jarring in comparison. I guess I just didn't think it would bother me until I actually put it in the display. I tried doing some light weathering on it to see if it helps my perception of it and now it looks even stranger to me Edit: Actually, by itself, it doesn't look too bad.

Just sent my payment. About ¥31330 which paypal converted to $388. What a crappy rate. After reading through Graham's review of this thing, I can't wait. It looks fantastic.

Haha, so much for "drawing the line". You drew that line and did a running pole vault over it

Looking at the design, it doesn't look like much of the old DX 25 molds can be used here. Much as the VF-19 is similar to the YF-19 but nearly every piece is different (aside from the A variant). Frankly I'm a little surprised, but glad, that the VF-27 came out. It pretty much required an entirely new mold still, has few variants, and mainly only used by a support character. Back when the VF-25 DXs first came out, I thought the chance of seeing a DX VF-171 was higher than seeing a VF-27 next. In comparison, the 171 is seen quite often throughout the series, is used by both the main character and a supporting character with respective custom colors, and has at least 4 different versions they could release (Alto's, Luca's, the other 171EX's in Alto's squad, and the regular blue 171's). They could make and sell super pack accessories for it as well. Not to mention the VF-171 just looks pretty awesome. I really hope Bandai doesn't just end their Frontier effort with the release of the YF-29 and pass over the 171. That would be sorely disappointing.

I really wish they would have spent the development effort on an Alto custom VF-171EX. They could make a Luca one as well using the same mold but just stick a radome on it. with small tweaks, they'd be able to release a standard VF-171 also. Seems silly that they would put all this effort in a one off unless the whole squadron will be using this... and that thought terrifies me more.

I just got my Milia 22S today and the canopy is floppy and doesn't stay up for mine either. In fact, out of the couple YF-21s, Max 22s, Gamlin 22S, and the Milia 22S, The Milia one has by far the worst QC I've encountered. - The left wing flops down and won't stay up in fighter mode. (fixed it by taking the wing off and putting glue in the joints) - The tail fins are somewhat loose. - The faceplate in battroid mode is floppy and likes to slip back up. - The white stripe on the right tail fin is painted badly and a whole chunk of the white strip was missing as if something else was blocking the surface when it was painted. - The swivel portions for the leg covers in the leg were loose and did not keep the leg covers in place where I posed them. I had to take off the legs and take apart the assembly that held the ball joint and clean off the ball joint and the rubber piece because they seemed greasy. Seemed better after that. - And finally The leg cover attachment point to the little bar are really loose (the part where the little gray bar sticks out from the underside of the cover), causing the covers to flop around in battroid mode. Popping it out to get more clearance from the leg does not help at all. I had this same issue with my Gamlin 22S, but not on my YF-21s and Max 22S. The YF-21 and Max 22S are by far the ones that have the best QC and pretty much no issues for me.

That's basically how that works, yeah. They'd hold it and wait for payment. If you don't pay on time, then it goes back into available stock and they presumably put you on their blacklist.

LOL yeah... pretty much. The gist of what I got out of the translation is that Step 1, they decided to make a 1/2000 macross prototype because the 1/2000 scale let them have a better sense of scale and detail. On Feb 22, 2009 they announce plans to sell it. say they still want a macross now, so they decide to make a limited release of the 1/2000 scale model. The planned to make 5- Step 2, They find that it was impractical to sell it in 1/2000 scale with all the features, quality and size, but people10 sets out of HDP, each individually inspected and sell them for 210,000 yen. Each time, the release a batch, it sells out and it seems to have made it worth their effort. Step 3, they shrink it down and make it viable for mass production. It is going to be longer than the sv-51 (400mm vs 320mm). Some redesign was needed due to the size shrink.

The item has been available for pre-order for some time now and almost all of them are cheaper than the suggested retail price listed there. As for the translation, it's hard to understand what Chrome is showing me, but you can get the general gist of it (taken from the actual page on Yamato's site): Step 01 "Macross ship" during the development of the scale of the problem is listed in the configuration first. To balance and sense of volume and location of hand when, a first / trial made a 1/2000 appearance on a scale setting. This trial in detail before making Komu and shape of each part gimmick, held on February 22, 2009, "Binary Space Los macro expression" at the show after it was announced along with the commercialization of their production in plants was used for study. Step 02 While promoting gimmick, and form design, a result of review and negotiation at the plant, size of finished goods to the conclusion that this is also impractical in terms of price and quality standards. The charm of this exceptional size, however, is driven by a voice I want to get a little faster, a replica of the prototype model, an industry first in the specification / implementation model 1/2000. The company has asked a prototype system to deliver special-order parts inspected one by one to adjust the craftsman's premier products that range from 5 to 10 sets per month. Fabricated using a special material for the industry, "HDP Kit" This model is billed as 210,000 yen (tax included) but that price, a book filled with minutes already delivered in April 2009, at 12 months great response. Macross "completely transformed" Ukagae expectations for the fans, "Yamato" was an event feel tremendous self-confidence and responsibility. Monthly production still accepting orders, has been sold out and reward each time. Fabricated using a special material for the industry, "HDP Kit" This model is billed as 210,000 yen (tax included) but that price, a book filled with minutes already delivered in April 2009, at 12 months great response. Macross "completely transformed" Ukagae expectations for the fans, "Yamato" was an event feel tremendous self-confidence and responsibility. Monthly production still accepting orders, has been sold out and reward each time. Step 03 The final size of the finished product is a result of various studies / decision in 1/3000. Yamato Macross is still on, was the best ever, " 1 / 60 Perfect Transformation SV-51Γ "of more than 340mm, Length 400mm! The maximum size of the finished product updates. No one is 1/2000 design, only 1 / shrink even as the molded hold since 1/3000, according to the size of course redesign is necessary. Here, "Yamato" is gone, "redesign of the mechanism," not just "one more / shape and appearance appropriate to 3000, painted as a value" could be reviewed again. The left image, WF 2010 held in July 2010 [summer] what was posted on. 1 / 2000 has been achieved, "the leg of residential areas" adding gimmicks and adopted in full as it is for holding the magnet and the outer shape of the minor changes as well as considering the scale effect, a gimmick to add Takashi Seki has incorporated. Yamato Macross far, several mock-up design and fabrication, and Repurikakitto and "Macross" created by the incorporated feedback from fans who love, 1 / 3000 Macross finished product, by all means your collection a!

The only thing they're really meant to be mounted on is the VF-0.

I'm always impressed all over again each time I see your maintenance bay diorama. That thing is awesome.

I wish HLJ had some more of those mighty block stands for sale. After buying some items from this sale, I need some more stands and I'm liking the flexistands less as of late because I found the clear rubber(?) tips eat right through both the acrylic and lacquer clearcoats I've tried using and turn the contact points into a sticky goo. I can at least get around the mighty block shortcomings by gluing the swivel points in place.