Slave IV
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1 hour ago, MKT said:
The suit looks really great, almost indistinguishable to the original.
Original show or original Yamato release?
Either way, I'm really happy to finally have the set together. I've had the suit for a few years and no proper Valk to wear it.
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I was planning to wait for 3Z to release one of these but not sure if /when that would ever happen and this was cheaper anyways so I finally got a 1/60 Max 1A to add to the collection:
And one of the main reasons I wanted one was because I had this suit waiting for it for years:
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11 minutes ago, Lolicon said:
No, not yet. I'm currently in the process of assembling my newly arrived set of moducases to house the rest of my collection.
Magnets worked great on Yamato's releases... when they didn't screw up the assembly. Didn't a few people get copies where the magnets were installed incorrectly and it repelled their fast packs instead?
That was for the armor ejection gimmick😉
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I was about to ask if that stand was included in an official release since I've never seen it before.
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17 hours ago, Radioguy said:
Go back in this thread, and Valkyrie Factory did tease a CF, as well as an Angel Bird. Haven't ever seen them though. They seem to have gone all in as Fugu here on the Jetfire.
I preordered those around 3 or more years ago. Finally cancelled the order and got a refund earlier this year or maybe last year. Either way, the timeline of those are in years so they gave up on that initial release and moved on to more profitable ventures as we see with the Jetfire release
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On 5/11/2025 at 11:33 PM, sh9000 said:
No. The black adapters are the ones that come with the AFC. I flipped the Tamashii stand arm upside down so that the thicker peg connects to the adapter and the thinner peg connects to the base.
Clever trick! Thanks for sharing.
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On 5/8/2025 at 8:38 PM, sh9000 said:
Updated. Fear the Bones.
Is that an adapter to use Tamashii stages for Air Fighter Collection models?
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On 3/15/2025 at 8:38 PM, Alex GS said:
I just realize the Arcadia soon to be release VF-0A cost as much as the reissue of the SDF-1, I really have no idea in what they based their decisions for their price tag, but size is not one of them that's for sure, the VF-0A a more complex figure?, who knows maybe some here owns them have a better take on this, in my opinion it should cost like 10000 yen less than the SDF 1.
Another thing it grabs my attention is that for the VF-0A it seems POs are sold out, something you don't see very often for Arcadia Valks, nonetheless I have POd both cause is being a while I wanted these two, the other ones I hope some day appear for POs as well are a Arcadia YF 21, VF-19p, and VF 0D Pheonix Non-premium(for the lower price of course).
but one thing is certain that the shipping cost for the SDF-1 will be one heck of price tag.
There is also more cost involved for Acadia with the VF-0 since it is a new design that is a V2 compared with the old Yamato whereas the SDF-1 is a straight reissue.
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Yamato 1/48 is still the smoothest perfect transforming Valk and one of the best looking in fighter mode. Only main drawbacks are the hands and floppies when you start adding the optional parts to it.
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That is a fantastic collection. I loved this toy and brought it with me everywhere as a kid.
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12 hours ago, m0n5t3r said:
I keep staring at Max's face sculpt and comparing it to the face sculpts of Hikaru 1.0 and 2.0 and I feel like KC took a step backwards and used the more cartoonish features (eyes, nose and mouth) of flight suit Hikaru instead of the updated face sculpt.
It’s not the greatest and I was looking at how the glasses connect with the hairpiece but overall, it’s fine for me. Luckily, I’ve never been one to let small details that I can only really see up close bother me so I won’t be staring at Max’s face while admiring my collection. I’m more concerned with the overall look when standing back and seeing a whole shelf since that’s how I see my collection more than 90% of the time.
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2 hours ago, Steady said:
That's a very informative site. The comparison photos are great.
Regarding the Harmony Gold thing, and I don't want to derail the thread, so I'll be brief. I just feel that Harmony Gold's Robotech products are inferior in every way to the official Big West Macross products. Yes, the Macross toys are expensive. So I don't buy many--but when I do, I buy the real deal. The classic Takatoku 1/55, and 1/48 Yamato/Bandai toys were designed with Kawamori's input and have his endorsement. That carries a lot of weight in my opinion. Anyway, that is my stance.
That VF-1S Mechanical Edition just looks insanely awesome.
For the most part, yep totally agree again. Especially those Toynami Valks, lol. But…
38 minutes ago, rocketblast said:that's how I feel about it. we wouldn't have seen macross or mospeada without robotech. also as long as the toys are good, doesn't matter a whole lot to me if it says macross or robotech on the box. the toy itself is what it is.
Yep again. A good toy is a good toy. I don’t have one yet but @Steady you should check out the reviews on anymoon comparing the ThreeZero VF-1. It combines some of the best things about the Valks that came before it while having its own drawbacks but another one of its strengths is that it might be the best value in all the available VF-1 toys today.
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43 minutes ago, Steady said:
I just checked out the Unix Square version...Nope. LoL. And I'll never support anything with a Robotech label on it.
I don’t disagree with the HG hate but also see the other side that most people outside of Japan got introduced to Macross at least initially through Robotech. The Unix Square VF looks aesthetically the worst out of all the options in the last several decades but until we know more about it, I’m giving it a chance. Based on its looks, I feel like they may be going more for playability over looks and if it does end up to be the modern take on the chunky in terms of a hefty figure with simplified for fun transformation, I can justify at least one for my collection. But I also don’t have to worry about choosing as someone just getting back into it as I have plenty of 1/55s, Yamato 1/48s, Yamacadia 1/60’s, plus every HMR and DX release. And those also happen to be what I consider the best VF-1s ever made, all for their unique reasons.
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why he comes with an Xbox controller as the lone accessory, I have no idea but his greatest weapons are his Valks so I’m good. -
Got my KC Max figure the other day. I like it, it's good but I get the criticism. I don't mind the cloth at all but this is a pretty bare bones figure that comes with a modern XBOX style game controller and nothing else. Even if it isn't the right outfit or whatever, a knife, rifle or some kind of weapon would have been nice. Anyways, his greatest weapons are the Valks he pilots so it will do just fine posed with some of those.
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On 2/6/2025 at 8:28 PM, Steady said:
Hey all...I feel like I'm a bit late to the party on the Bandai 1/48 line of toys. The 4K DYRL release has gotten me back into a Macross mood.
When I was a kid, my favorite toy was the Bandai 1/55 Jetfire toy. I knew it was from Macross. The design is timeless. When the 1/55 reissues came out, I finally had a chance to own some real Macross Valkryies so I bought 3. The VF-1S, Vf-1J, and the tan colored VF-1A.
Then Yamato released the 1/48 series and they were crazy expensive. But I eventually caved and decided to get only one. So I got what I thought was the best one--the VF-1S red/black Hikaru model from DYRL. I also bought the Super and Strike parts. I figured these Yamato Valkyries were so elaborate and detailed, they would be definitive and I would not felt like they couldn't be topped. What was I thinking? Ha ha.
Well, now the Bandai DX-Chogokin Valkryies have been out for a while now, and I am starting to get the urge again. Will one of these make me forget about my Yamato 1/48? I always disliked the hands on the Yamato toys. It looks like Bandai addressed that. Happy that all the decals are pre-painted. I feel like if I don't pull the trigger now, I may never be able to get one.
Forgive me for a few questions--I did some searching, but this is a long thread. How's the yellowing been on these new Bandai 1/48s? Do they stay white? I've had my Yamato in storage (in the original box). Last time I checked, it was still looking good.
I understand the missiles do not come with the Valkyrie. Do they come with the Super and Strike parts?
Thanks!
The 1/48 Yamatos still haven’t been topped in some ways even after these decades! It still has the smoothest transformation of all the modern perfect transformation VF-1 toys and it arguably has the best fighter mode. Plus it has the most extensive roster of variations and is the basis of all modern VF-1 toys designs. The worst thing about the Yamato are the hands that you mentioned and the fiddlyness when you start adding extra parts to it. the DX does have the best hands to ever come on a VF-1 but I’ve seen some complaints about it from some people. I think they are fine. It has its own quirks, most famously, the hip bar design that most people hate. The main gripe I have with it is overall, it’s a sloppier build compared to Yamatos (especially the V2 1/60 versions). Parts just don’t fit and tab together as well. Overall though, it is pretty great though and definitely has a place as one of the best VF-1 toys.
There are several very good choices out now, all with their own merits. The newest one to see how it turns out is from Unix Square, which might be a modern take of the 1/55 chunky we all love from the way it looks so far.
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Got my first and only Tiny Sessions figure
It’s cool and all and I’m glad I finally got the one I wanted for a good price to check these out but one is enough for me. -
8 hours ago, djivaldi7 said:
As it's been awhile since I've explained the value prop from premium membership at Tokyo Otaku Mode... Getting mine for $198, free surface delivery, plus puts another almost $50 onto my TOM points balance. So...effectively $149 total!
From the perspective of a loyal "TOM-boy"....They do let you daisy-chain purchases, did that for multiples of the DX Chogokin VF25 armored, VF25 tornado, YF-21 etc. The SV262Hs at one point was a whopping 66% cash back, others were similar around 50% points back during pre-sale intro periods and Black Friday events. (This Arcadia VF1A is a more modest 25%, but I'm not holding out because of my own FOMO w. Arcadia) And while the final cashback % earned comes AFTER applying TOM points from your prior orders, you still get decent points earned depending on how well you time these promo periods. Annual TOM premium membership is like $50. I amortized that quickly with a few of those DX orders, plus the 75- 90% off members get on some of the TOM clearance events. Insane values there.
Next best is Mandarake "lightly used" a year or two post-launch.
That’s cool but just pointing out its less of a difference when you consider the $350 starting price is already about $100 more than the actual price of the item. Sure, you get “free” shipping but that cost is essentially built into the price.
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WWM is a Bandai thing but I get you mean the overall licensing changes. Whatever the case, WWM has been a complete non-factor due to the local markups so it’s still better to just preorder anything from Japan if you want the lowest price.
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2 minutes ago, Shawn said:
I see it says Marking Sticker on the product page
Aw crap, I missed that part. So that probably answers any thought of this being PF unless it is some optional decal but I don’t remember that ever being a thing included with previous PFs.
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It’s interesting that the Reactive Armor won’t fit when the 0S was already an improved version so this means they made additional changes on this one. So it’s kind of like VF-0 Ver 2.2 at this point and maybe the others will get similar treatment?
Also, the description does not mention decals so maybe this is a PF but they decided to take some input and not make separate versions?
The other thing that I don’t care about but I know people do is even though the other two were released with PF versions, they were different levels of PF where the 0S just had all the markings tampoed and the 0D had that plus weathered painting. So no matter what, you won’t have matching looks from all three. If this 0A is PF, looks like it will be the same PF as the 0S though.
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On 11/22/2024 at 11:15 AM, jenius said:
I think Arcadia was routinely in the 1000-2500 range. Yamato published a few times of having production runs as low as 500 units. I think the Double Nuts and Bird of Prey YF-19 toys were 500 units though maybe my memory is faulty.
Wow, that's a bit worse than I expected but not surprising at all. Take that and consider how many of those sat on clearance without moving shows us just how low the demand and fanbase for high end talks truly is.
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On 11/22/2024 at 12:30 PM, sh9000 said:
Bandai 1/55 VF-1S Strike Valkyrie. This was an impulse buy but I have no regrets.
Congrats on getting the best release of the best toy ever!
On 11/23/2024 at 1:19 PM, Test_Pilot_2 said:Waited such a long time for this exquisite toy... Thank you @Corrinald. If this is not my #1 Macross toy, it's trading blows with it... Truly spectacular.
Also congrats on one of the best releases of any Valk ever.
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8 hours ago, djivaldi7 said:
Does anyone take an educated guess at Arcadia lot sizes? SV-51 Nora seems substantial, but I'm hearing for other types it mat be under a few 1000 globally? Not sure yield per mold based on tool quality. I mean, Yamato and Arcadia struck me as larger than a garage shop, studio or low tier licenser, but I'm starting to wonder if we'll get the chance at a VF5000G if a few K get snatched up quickly in the "primary market" of Japan?
My guess for Arcadia and Bandai for high end Valks (DX in Bandai’s case) are in the low 5 digit range for the most popular releases. Probably most in the mid to high 4 digit range for the less popular releases. I’d be willing to bet I’m very close to correct based on watching the history of these toys and seeing the trends of some models selling out instantly while other very similar but less popular variants shelf warming. Whatever the case, it indicates very low relative numbers compared to top tier popular franchises.
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No worries, I was just wondering which you were talking about and good eye! It is the KO of the Yamato suit! And like I said, I was thinking of waiting for the possible 3Z release but after putting the suit on this figure, I realize it may not even fit the 3Z since it does really fit like a glove.
Wonder if anyone has tried fitting it or wants to try if they have either version of the suit and a 3Z valk?
Haha, I noticed that as I was reviewing the pics and someone else also pointed that out but too lazy to do a better setup or retake the pics so it can remain a fun easter egg.