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Super Ostrich is next. Yesss!
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Scheduled to be released on May 2024. @Raikkonen you got your wish.
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I can only think that figures like Dana, Battlepod & the VF-1 Armored add-on have received only very little PO quantities, so notwithstanding KC having their own factory, they are unwilling to go ahead with their internally costed minimum production numbers they have set to avoid tying funds & saddling themselves with stock afterwards. They are probably just wanting to slowly eke more PO's up to an acceptable number before production actually begins. How else can they be soooo far off targeted release date with umpteenth delays? Still, for better or worse at least they continue to iterate & improve on the prototypes whilst waiting for these PO numbers. VF-1 releases seem to be more consistent in meeting promised dates, and as we have seen, they sometimes even produce variants before opening PO's for them. I guess having the valks painted means it's easier to commit a base molding run then spread them out across the different paint variants. This is why we see KC opening PO's for new variants when they haven't sent out previous VF-1 orders yet - they just want to get as much total VF-1 orders as possible before they start producing.
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For the earlier Delta shows, Bandai seemed more adventurous with their model kits, giving us schemes that never came out in toy form. For the most recent movie though, nary a SV-303 in sight even for a model kit, so hope is more distant for a Chogokin SV-303.. Lol.. but if looking at the announced parts & the instruction manual @Shawn posted earlier, there will be the normal colour covers included to swap out the clear ones with.
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Thanks @seti88
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Bit of a short downer that the prototype Kakizaki colors were better lol. Watch Bandai announce new HMR to be the VF-19 Kai on this coming weekend's live-stream.
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More and more awesome! Gerwalk really looks cool.
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Agree on this. I’m occasionally conflicted on how the Yamato 17 turned out. The 21 had gorgeous Fighter at expense of Battroid, whereas for the 17, Yamato sort of went midway between both modes. I like the 17 in Fighter as it is, but sometimes when I look at the line art the front end / nosecone of the toy is just so different in comparison!
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Akai Koudan Zillion & The Acquisition of a Grail
MKT replied to Valkyrie Hunter D's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Tri-charger delayed by a whole year from Nov 2023 to Oct 2024.
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I like this idea lol
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Angel Birds VF-1A & VF-1J: https://www.kitzconcept.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=128 https://www.kitzconcept.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=127 It also looks like KC incorporated their own logo / insignia for the Angel Birds, different from the Chogokin lol..
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Looks like a fun sequel, pretty excited for this one.
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Thanks @Shawn. Would love it if Arcadia made a PF version of this.
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Before heading back to the display cabinet..
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No premium finish was released. But Arcadia did tease them last year, and we are hoping they follow through with it: https://ameblo.jp/arcadiaac/image-12758085033-15158689129.html
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Apprently, a reissue. But looking at the release date, they are most likely old stock? https://www.hlj.com/1-60-scale-macross-mbr-04-mk-vi-destroid-tomahawk-reissue-aca82160-2
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Something weird is happening at Mandarake. For longest time the 0S is sitting at Yen 11k, and 0D at Yen12k respectively. Then last week, new available listings of them went up by Yen 1k each, which I assume to be the prices having turned the corner, but then I find it has been retrospectively applied to all the sold listings in their other stores too. For eg, the 0S being at Yen 11k sold at their multiple stores, is now suddenly Yen 12k sold in all of them.
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Who knows, maybe when it is eventually released, it will feel very much impressive in hand that the other faults we are seeing now in images will be overlooked. It has certainly happened to me in the past. The fact that is 'not for sale' makes it highly coveted.
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MOSPEADA Inbit Revival Part III: Gamo doppleganger?
MKT replied to captain america's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
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The transforming Osprey chopper is pretty cool too.
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Blasting off straight and true.. As sure as an arrow shot from a bow.. From some angles, the engine housings look overly large. But once I realized that the housings each compose of individual turbine & rocket engines, I thought it was such a cool idea - a VF that combines Super / Fast packs into such a sleek hull. The semi-recessed missiles being part of the design is also a great touch.
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VF-4G is among my earliest collection, just about outside the first handful of valks in the collecting journey. I got the Arcadia reissue when it was still very much available at retail, so it happened to have been the best time to get it especially when Yamato's first issue was going at about double the prices just prior. These days the VFX VF-4G seems a bit overlooked, especially with the release of the FB2012 VF-4A normal & premium versions mixed in with the HMRs in the intervening years. I've had this sitting in my display for years, never taken out of Fighter and I don't think it will ever be. So, just further appreciating it in Fighter mode for now.. It may look a bit drab in this colour & with minimal tampos, but in hand it just feels soooo good. The tactile feel of the plastic, the very fine panel lines & the weight makes it feel that it is very well put together. This valk has so many control surfaces - wings, fins, canards and stabilizers but they all come together nicely as a nice coherent whole. I actually like fiddling with the moving fins, because there is the nice stiffness & consistency to the whole range of motion from one end to other, again great tactile feel. Favorite design element: the curvature of the nosecone.. As much as I like to think how all the panels come together mostly flush, this is actually the first time I notice the rear cowlings of the upper booster nozzles don't meet the bottom thruster housings nicely. The nozzle cowling seems to be a bit too wide and it shows on both sides. A minor annoyance but doesn't detract from overall how sleek the VF-4 design is. More flight shots to come in future post..
