jvmacross

Yes...extremely biased....VF's at 1/60 is it for me and if there is any remote chance that Arcadia is even looking at this site...I just want to make sure they know what the people expect out of any continuation of their beloved PT Valk line...

So is the price point for this just about right for a bundled version?....Or does it reflect the fact that there is no other alternative purveyor of PT valks at the moment?

Added a poll regarding scale switching for the PT Valk line from Arcadia (if it does indeed resume)....Let's see how we really stand on the issue....

Issue 18: http://deagostini.jp/mcr/backnumber.php?id=38469&issue=18 Wow! Hey Arcadia....need a Macross Plus version!

.....and that's where the 3D artistes thankfully come in..... perfect candidates for "made to order" wares....I do hope that happens!

Well.....thing is....how many V1 VF's were out by the time Yamato decided to reboot?...not as many as were actually released in V2 form.....so it was a bit easier to swallow I think....thus it can be argued that the "investment" into the V1 VF line wasn't that big of a deal..... Now as for the Bandai V1 -25's.....yeah.....many just were plain cornholed on that debacle.....and with the "difficulties" in attaining the "renewals"...it just added salt to the wound.....but still....4 valks isn't all that bad to replace.... So it makes sense to redo the YF-19.....many want that....but to redo the V2 VF-1 when no one is really asking for it....would be a bad move for Arcadia....they need to finish off the 1/60 VF line and then see if it is worth it to re-invent that wheel again....

Oct 5th eh? Coincides with my other vices.....Nightmare Before Christmas "takeover" at the Disneyland Haunted Mansion......Hmmmmmmm......

1/60 or let it RIP.....no more yanky my wanky Arcadia!!!

I think most collectors of Yamato valks are too invested in the 1/60 scale to start messing with any other scale at this point.... I do hope that if Arcadia does start back up with valk releases....that they slow it down and utilize the "made to order" approach on valks that clearly would not have a mass appeal (for example, the rest of Fire Bomber) ....we'll see I guess... Still have hopes for a TV 1/3000 SDF-1, FB2012 VF-4, VF-14, and Varuta valks....

Maybe the "Arcadia" 30th version is just a build it yourself decal set for the VF kit.....no need for a PT VF license for that..... ...but who would ruin a VF with decals like those?

well....DYRL's 30th Anniversary is in 2014..... if they could slap 30th stickers onto the boxes of DYRL valks...nothing should stop them from doing the same with TV valks during DYRL's 30th in 2014....

yes....kind of...bandai is more like an expensive toy....Yamato PT valks were more like adult collectibles.....warts and all....

So is this 30th VF-1 going to be released by Arcadia or is it being built for someone else as their "exclusive"? Wonder if someone, say DeAgostini, paid for a particular license, would they just contract Arcadia to build it for them?..... Keep. Hope. Alive!

Well, VF-4 was labelled a VFX version...so in theory that license is worth less I guess...so if Arcadia were to be limited as far as the SDFM TV and DYRL VF-1 license, then it should start cranking out more VFX VF-4's, as just one run would be kind of like leaving money on the table.... I still think the upcoming VF-1 model kit from Bandai is just a trial run for an improved 1/55 scale DX.....crossing fingers....but based on the past, I do not think Bandai has the love it takes to do with the franchise what Yamato did....that said, the value of Yamato's PT Valks should hold if not rise even more...

The license to all VF's or just the VF-1? Guess it would makes sense for just the VF-1...other than the VF-19...it's was a very prolific mold for Yamato....

Thanks!!! That is exactly what I needed..... Curse you B19!!!!

No one knows or they are not saying.... I for one hope Bandai will re-release the 1/55 Hi-Metal VF-1S Strike Hikaru (maybe an all new Roy version?), the VE-1 and the VT-1 for the DYRL 30th anniversary in 2014......If Arcadia still does not have it's Macross PT Valk plans ready by then...it would be the perfect time for Bandai to do this.....a fool's hope, I know...

Thanks for the tip.... Anyone have a scan of the 1/60 kit showing the assembly of this particular part? Want to make sure I do not break it when trying to pull it off of the tail assembly.....thanks!

http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h175806205 Add postage and proxy fees and you are just about at the "free" postage mark.....

Maybe some enterprising fellow can make this available through shapeways....oh and the Miria in "potato sack" figurine too!

Yamato 1/60 VF-1A DYRL Kakizaki Type: http://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMATO-MACROSS-KAKIZAKI-VALKYRIE-TYPE-VF-1A-1-60-PERFECT-TRANCE-FIGURE-AQ1923-/281088648022?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4172306356&nma=true&si=pEpeEVPxpku9Z3%252F2VxKT1qSy62s%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Yamato 1/60 VT-1 Super Ostrich V2: http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/167186272 (cracked shoulders) http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n124196400

1/48 TV VF-1S would have been easy for them to crank out....and a 1/48 VF-1D would have been an instant must-have..... Hmmmm....anyone have pics of a Hasegawa 1/48 YF-19 next to a 1/48 Yamato?

My only hope for more 1/48's was via some DeAgostini Macross Chronicle exclusives....but that hope is all but gone now....

not sure if this belongs here or in the "Workshop" thread.... anyway.....has anyone ever encountered an issue with the backpack hinge being loose...basically not locking in place as shown in this pic... If so, what did you do to resolve it....or what would you suggest? Thanks!