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This? I believe that was a Yamato display...sort of a tease of what was in the "pipeline"....so perhaps the transparent red and blue armor meant some special "clear" fast pack re-issue, "extras" to come with the M&M VF-1Js....or just a hint that the M&M VF-1Js were going to be re-released soon..... Of course, that all died with Yamato.....who knows what Arcadia's business plans are...other than what we already know is coming.....although they are resurrecting the 1/60 FB figurine set....

VT-1 last few sales - prices in JPY/before proxy and shipping fees: http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w102352987 32500 http://page3.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c459427693 25999 http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m118219828 27100 SV-51: http://page19.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/x335095568 16500 http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f135117230 15000 http://page21.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j280019522 12055 http://page23.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o35995010 13112 http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m124071283 15000

YAMATO 1/60 VF-X - Macross Chronicle exclusive - 17,300 JPY (before proxy fees and shipping to your country) http://page3.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c459427663

It's all about the thrill of the hunt!

Did Nora Polyansky get redesigned or is this a new female character? I also appreciate the addition of color throughout the story panels..... And when can we expect an Arcadia SV-51 - Macross the First edition?

Nice...finally we see the MtF SDF-1 in color....sort of looks like a hybrid of both the DYRL and SDFM scheme.....looks good!

YAMATO 1/60 VF-1S Max-type - 30,000 JPY (before proxy fees and shipping to your country) http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1357488.html

heheh.....Dug!

Pretty sure she ate the 1/60 FB prototype figurines!

Indeed....pulling the nostalgia card can be a powerful marketing tool.... We'll find out soon enough how powerful it is when it involves shelling out 30,000+ JPY for essentially a non-canon repaint in order to indulge in such nostalgic reminiscences...

LOL....would have been great for you to have said this back on page 21 of this thread!

Actually, that is exactly the subset of customer that will need to be motivated enough to buy this "repaint"....anyone who wanted one should have one by now.....the glut of available Kai's is due to either overproduction or just lack of interest......the point is you can find one in Japan if you are in the market for one and you will pay less than MSRP for it....so why would the average collector, you know, the collector who makes the argument that he/she is being "priced-out"...that Macross is becoming too expensive.....are they going to buy this re-issue now that it will certainly be way more expensive with the addition of the booster pack and 1/60 FB figurines set?.....unlikely Thus the only customers left are the hard core collector/completist.....and the regular collectors that never got one in the first place...either due to lack of interest or difficulty with justifying the price....if lack of interest...why get one now?....If price...well, I am pretty sure it will be way more expensive now....plus there are plenty of lower priced original releases to choose from..... I have a feeling this will be a very limited release...thus potentially making it a "hot" item....so Arcadia may be taking the Bandai route on this release...we'll have to see what happens.....It would not surprise me to see this release go either way.....hot collectible or another shelf-warmer......

Issue 74:

If Arcadia would have bundled the sound bazooka with this upcoming release it would have forced my hand into buying one....so at least there is still some hope of the sound bazooka being released separately or perhaps as a webshop exclusive. I'm curious as to what sort of success the repaint Kai will have....I'm guessing the only way it can "sell-out" is if it is released in very low numbers.

Actually, I would prefer it in 1/60 scale to match the Yamato and Arcadia 1/60 Macross toys...maybe someday?

Don't want to muddle up the existing Episode 7 thread with non-official news...so starting this thread with interesting speculation found on the webs...or as a spot to post ideas anyone may have concerning the plot or anything else pertaining to the new Star Wars ST that is not official confirmed news... Since it is speculation....spoiler tags not required...however some of this stuff may actually come to pass....so viewer discretion is advised! So, anyway...found this....and it sounds very convincing.... http://www.starwars7news.com/2014/05/speculation-case-for-darth-plagueis-in.html?m=1

Whether in the "target Japanese market" or not...... Gold pimp accents and a 1/60 FB figurine set..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apl7RhwMW0E

I asked....http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=41029&p=1118223 Perhaps if there are many sales at the current scale, other scales will be considered....

Well, considering that Bandai will most likely have the monopoly on the production of such merchandise for the next TV series, it's not hard to imagine that they will produce as many or as little as they see fit.......judging by their late entry/realization of demand for PT VFs, for a 7 year old show they hold sole license for, I think it's obvious they now know the demand for Macross transforming toys did not completely disappear and they'll probably be much quicker about releasing PT VFs for the new show....in whatever amounts they think the market can handle.....

Yes, of course they are more expensive...but as I pointed out...when a show sponsor like Bandai holds exclusive rights....with no one able to compete with them (currently and specifically to the argument: the MF PT VF license)...they would be foolish not to exploit the demand...But read Renato's post....it basically supports what I have been saying all along....the market for transforming Macross toys is not dead....Bandai realized it late....but they realized it nonetheless....so let's stop the illusion that any Macross TV show will ever not include all three pillars of Macross...especially transforming mecha...and especially now that we are seeing Bandai the giant awaken from such a long slumber and is now producing quality Macross toys that fans seem to actually want and purchase....don't think Bandai will want to stop that source of revenue and will certainly want to continue it on the coming new Macross TV show....

So I guess someone out there is buying enough transforming Macross mecha to force Bandai to give a "crap"....which is why that "pillar" of Macross is staying put no matter how many units of CDs outsell units of toys....

Huh? So Bandai is chagrined at being relegated to produce everything and anything related to their Macross licenses??? Why in the world would they not milk their license to produce anything, including PT VF's, to maximize total aggregated profits? When did Macross F air? 2008? And Bandai is still "begrudgingly" cranking out PT VF toys from that series....with no end in sight...well...until the VF toys from the new show come out I guess.....right?

Gamlin Kizaki....

What about the secondary market in Japan? Does that count? http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k178083623 http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m121193002 http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k178083623 http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w99447457 ..and some closed auctions....at MSRP or below it....... http://page17.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/v345619316 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/183836559 http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h188249232 ..and I won't get started with Mandarake listings and sold VF-19 Kai's.....well, what the heck! http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-738429.html http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1281291.html http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-738428.html http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1409880.html http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-738538.html http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1121389.html http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1152625.html http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1140640.html So I guess VF-19 Kai's are readily available even in Japan....... The point is that Japanese collectors will go through the same lengths that the rest of the world does when it comes to collecting this junk......they will comb the internet and any other source to get what they want......until it is all ravaged and the only stock left, if in extreme demand, is selling in the after-market at way higher than MSRP prices...... are there any VF-19 Kai's warming some Japanese brink and mortar shops or resale shops? Probably (well, yes, actually)....but I'm not going to fly the friendly skies just to prove it (use the internet Luke!)..... Are there any VF-4's doing the same?..........HECK NO!!!! And I do not need to go to Japan to feel pretty good about that assertion! BTW I like Macross 7!!!

Dang...when I saw that pic I thought maybe those Terminus basterds already started nibbling on his pinky!