Nani?!

oiy, its official. I think I'm just going to get a konig re-release (or current version if rumors are false) instead of the GBP. It looks retarded. Too retarded even for me to buy just to have one. Ah well....

The armor is mounted right, at least compared to earlier photos. Looking back at the very first GPB pic we saw, I think angles will make a very big difference with this one... none of that 45-degrees elevated position for this baby! The reason I fell in love with the 1/48 series is because it looked good in all angles. However with the GBP, it's like trying to find the angle where you look least fat. The chestplate needs to go in about .6 to .8 cm and down from the head about .3 to .5 cm. The groin should also be slightly pushed in to look less "happy." The legs would look better if they were just slightly thinner but I wont push my luck here any further. I'm guesstimating it a bit but I think given the dimensions of the valk within and the size of the individual armor pieces, these changes are possible. but what am I saying? They probably made the molds by now. oh well.

haha fat suit. Reminds me off these suits here:

Keep the face that you created for the first man. Correct me if I'm wrong but you drew the "anime-style" face here (probably because of all the "anime-style looks better comments"), and it lacks the personality you captured with your first drawing. it looks more generic now. also, the lines you have on the hair seems a little inconsistent with the rest of the piece. You can also try extending the hair a bit, probably right around the stomach area to show where it ends. Your choice. Your stuff looks great man... You're making me wanna go back to my drawing days.

Great stuff Isamu, Dude, I gotta agree with all of bake art's comments. Go with your style. A lot of these dudes are just so fixated on what the original anime art looks like, that they have little room left to accept different styles of art work. Frankly, I like the face type of first rendition (with the addition of the larger hands) the best. If I had to imagine millia, who is a killer ace pilot, and in some ways a cocky "I-know-I-can-kick-your-ass" kinda girl, that face with the smirk and grin you had fit's much better than the cutsy "anime style" these dudes are wailing about. And guys, it's really rude when you edit other people's art. Especially slapping on original stuff and saying it's "better". It's HIS ART and HIS RENDITION... The original is the original.

Woah. What's with all the snobby faces when a new member makes a mistake? He was trying to give a heads up. "dad of twin boys", Welcome to MW.

As graham mentioned, it's already too far into production to change anything. As far as what looks better IMHO, I like the left by far. I believe there is an equilibrium between size and intimidation factor. The yamato one just looks plain doofy... like an opera house valkdiva. Thanks for showing the comparison, seeing it side by side really makes one thing loud and clear: Yamato likes gigantic breasissts and thick ankles. We need a 200kg, opera singing Minmay to go along with it and it'll be perfect! sigh.... At least yamato's making macross stuff~ I'll buy one... but my fastpacks will remain on my hikaru 1S.

YOu never treat your FRIENDS that way. And fans of a company>? Thats a different story. LIke I said they are out to make a buck, not friendships. Whether you got screwed over with a broken 160, they could care LESS, they got your money and they ain't givin' it back holmes, plain and simple. And besides if they really LOVED us before like you are getting at, then why is it none of their english speaking officials posted here themselves? Yea they really LOVED us. Oh man. hearts and stuff everywhere. I still cant figure out why a lot of you act like they owe us something. They cant even cater to our market DIRECTLY, why would they focus on us? And macross zero did not do so hot in japan, so im really not surprised yamato didnt do anything with the license.(and dont even say i DIDNT want a VF-0 youo ALL saw my polls from the past 2 years!) woah woah woah, shin.... hold up.... I believe half of what you just said in the quote was things I did NOT say nor imply.... I never called you a dumb ass... I called yamato a dumbass... and I never said yamato "LOVED" us before.... they love money just like any other company. But before I continue, dude let me make this clear... I respect YOU and everyone here in Macross world. PLEASE read my post over again and see if I directed ANYTHING at you or other mwers.. I actually said, I give you guys credit for being so kind to yamato... I also said I've never seen a community so sturdy in support... BOTTOM LINE: I was in no way attacking you... if you misread my post then I'm sorry. PEACE Anyway to continue... I never said yamato loved us.... I've heard the "they are a cold hard business" argument many times and I assure you... I know they are a business... EVERYTHING you said about the kawamori and stuff, I agree. The only thing I didnt agree with you is the suggestion that YAMATO is an intelligent company crunching out genius marketing strategies that people were giving them credit for. I personally think they're just doing what's obvious and fool proof with the GBP and as in the three examples I've mentioned they fail to even do that sometimes! Anyway, nothing more about this man! People are probably already grumbling "who cares?" so yeah I dont care either... havent cared since the 19 went vapor. PEACE Shin, really... if I caused any offense, I'm sorry, I sure didn't mean to.

You guys are giving yamato more credit that they actually deserve. It's you good men that are pulling these loose ends together that are smart, not yamato. They already made their money when they sold their initial run of vf-1J's to the retailers. Unless they re-release another run at vf-1Js, this marketing "ploy" doesn't really benefit them. They're simply going for a sure thing, the 1/48 GBP, an item high above the Macrossworld's most wanted list. I really got to hand it to you guys.... One helluva fan base for being so kind! Seriously, this community is one of the sturdiest I've seen. If you objectively examine many of their decisions to date however, not a lot point to "smart marketers." Yamato already tipped the scale for good when it comes to bad decisions... examples: - Letting their licenses for the Mac plus valks (specifically, the yf-19 fp) expire while pouting over a fake pic from fans who've been understandably deprived of any news of it for more than a year! You can't get any more of a sure hit than a improved kick ass yf-19 and they still won't do it. Also, what happned to the VF-0? for all we know it's quite possible the license for that probably expired as well... Yamato smart? nah... - Making the q-rau and using millia's red color for it's debut was dumb. Sigh.... Setting it's price for almost the cost of a 1/48 was also retarded. Judging even by millia vf-1j's both 1/60 and 1/48, millia never did too hot. A green Qrau would have gotten them the returns they wanted... The poor sales of the red qrau as we now know, is one of the reasons Yamato is producing less Macross items. yamato smart? nah... - Totally shielding itself from the very fans that helped it become as big as they are now? Cutting off stalwart devotees like our very own Graham who by the way gave tons of free publicity for their products! You never treat your fans that way... Yamato smart? nah.... These three are just examples that are clear cut and already transpired. If I were to start stringing loose end theories, gosh I'd be here forever. Seriously for me personally, if a good honest company came along and produced quality macross products then I'd be there in a heartbeat. All thanks to yamato's "smart" marketing! thank you YAMATO! You smarty pants, you! *cough*dumbasses*cough*

I love the pair of 1A's. almost all customs nowadays have weathering and it's refreshing to see something clean and slick like what you got here. It looks really refined. like a fighter fresh off of assembly and ready to join a squadron. Awesome!

wow Thanks for the Pics Graham. I guess this will be my next yamato purchase (if they really cancelled the VF-0) I have the same tiny gripes Graham has but I guess we'll have to wait and see the final to really say anything. Look great so far IMO.

My vote's for max. Overall, like shiyao said, it looks right. And the blue aint bad... it's just max's blue... just as bright like the series.

you guys think a 1/48 VF-0 would be big? puhahahah check this out 1/18 Hornet It's not a model but a elite force toys and it's roughly the length of a person's arm. Most interesting however, is that despite it's enormous size and detail, it's only about $80 US. Yeah, I know, it doesn't transform, but it's still a helluva lot of BANG for the buck. Anyway, To remain on topic, a 1/48 VF-0? Come on guys lets be real... a huge VF-0 wont be on their to-make list for a loooong time, if ever... Also regarding an older post by Shin about yamato being smart: I ask in no disrespect... what's wrong with right now? How did you come to the conclusion that right now is "not the time"? Who said the demand took a nose dive? Anyone got cold hard stats? People are buying liquid stone 1/100 unpainted YF-19's for $900+, I'm sure the demand's not in dangerous lows. Even if they release a slightly modified yf-19 with plastic fastpacks slapped on to it, THEY WILL SELL.... Yamato smart? nah... I think they're just ignorant.

given the anime craze right now in the US, I agree... Yamato could revitalize their macross business if this were the case... People here (like me) buy this stuff even when it takes an arm and a leg to ship it, I can only imagine more if it was as cheap(er) as it is in HK. but yeah.... I suppose HG will never let that happen.

the cheapest and at the same time the most expensive is on ebay. Just ignore the price jackers and you can find good deals there if you're patient. I go there because for me 10-30 dollars makes a huge difference. but I've also bought from Tam @ tmpanime (coincidentally the 1/72 yf21 fp) and the service there is great. I heard Kevin @ Valk Exchange is also good along with Neova.

Same here... I doubted the 1/48's price:value ratio when I had all my 1/60's, but once you get that first 1/48...................... The only non-1/48's I have are the 1/72 plus valks and only because they aren't made any bigger... if yamato finally realizes that it's a smart decision to make a bigger scale Mplus line (at least a yf19) then well, bye bye 1/72.

given the high demand for one just in this forum alone, you would think releasing a redesigned YF-19 FP would be a no brainer. I guess Yamato doesn't come by MW anymore. Seriously Yamato, I'll buy two if you release it. I promise. ...and I'm sure a lot of the members here will buy squadrons of them, so hold off some of those crappy SIF figs for now, and get to it! Gosh... this is so futile, it's funny...

Slightly wounded? He got hit in all the vital parts! Again, truly awesome stuff Kurt!

I guess the topic changed a bit. well, in that case... I'll drop down on my knees and say: Please yamato. Release another yf-19 FP. I promise I'll buy at least 2.

Well I'm with ya as far as wishing for one, but I'm afraid the chances are slim as can be. I still think the biggest chance we got is with Yamato (however small that is) Given that we know they actually worked on it at some point, perhaps someday they'll stop acting like the grinch and actually hear our cries and finish it. but yeah... then again, the chances of that are presently extremely slim.

wow awesome work omega one. remind me of how much I want yamato to make 1/48 two seaters. sigh~~

bloody hell, looking at all the pics you guys posted, I'm starting to reconsider and thinking about getting one. dammit. my wallet is going to kill me.

hmmm. I just checked them out and they look damn close. I think I might pick one up for the hands. thanks for the suggestion.

fixed hands are cool. The potential pain in the ass the poseable ones can bring, I'd rather have the fixed...

so this is why.... Yamato, if any of y'all read this, all I gotta say is... I've always known, but it's now affirmed.... You're full of sh*te. (at least the new heads) You guys act like you're designing a confidential government funded super stealth plane or something. You're a t-o-y c-o-m-p-a-n-y, figure it out. The stuff you make are copies of what's already out there~~ Whatever doodes!