HardlyNever
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Eh... too little too late for me. Bandai already got my VE-1 money, as it were. 2 years ago I would have been all over this, though. I'd still be interested in a 1/60 VF-1A of some variety, if they ever get around to it.
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I was going to make some of the ones I used on my 1/60s. I don't have my 1/48 in yet, but I made some in 1/48 scale for the Yamato 1/48 (for another member). I'm not sure how I'm going to do deal with the peg, though. I may just reuse the peg it comes with (and take the plastic one off the rings). If someone wants to do the peg that plugs into the gun on Shapeways or something, that could be useful.
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Keep in mind, the DXs tend to loosen up pretty quickly. I didn't need to use any oil or anything. While the hips were tight, they loosened up after a few transformations. One of my shoulders is already getting a bit too loose for my liking. If you use any kind of oil, you'll be accelerating this process, so do so at your own risk (of course, not using anything has risks of its own). Transformed and handled mine a bit today. I think the army cannon is definitely one of the best single accessories for any Macross valk.
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No problem. Do note, there ARE 1/60 VF-1s out there. Arcadia currently makes the best 1/60 VF-1s (using a Yamato design). So if you are looking to collect in 1/60, there are 1/60 VF-1s out there. But the DX 1/48 seems to have taken the crown of the "best VF-1 ever," at least for now.
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The VF-1 is smaller than most of the other valkyries in the Macross universe (at full scale). Because of this, companies can make a 1/48 VF-1 that doesn't feel "too big," that is roughly the same size as a lot of other valkyries at 1/60 scale. Most of the other valks are done in 1/60 scale (or 1/100ish if they go smaller), with 1/48 being "too big." To answer your question, there will almost definitely be more 1/48 VF-1s. But it is very unlikely someone will make something larger than 1/60 for any other valkyrie type. (There are some exceptions to this, like the VF-11 isn't that much bigger than a VF-1, and could probably work in 1/48. But it generally isn't popular enough to get the 1/48 treatment.)
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New Macross TV Series in 20xx (sometime this decade)
HardlyNever replied to Tochiro's topic in Movies and TV Series
How does that fit in with him knowing Hikaru and Hikaru's family? Is all that before he goes to college? I'm surprised there wasn't some kind of Ichijyo cameo in Macross Zero, even if very brief. Like you see Focker talking to Hikaru's father, or maybe even showing a young Hikaru (even if it is just in a picture in the background or something). That seemed like a missed opportunity for some reasonable fan-service. Or is there something there that I missed? -
I would love a mini-documentary about the whole VF-31A thing. I bet it would reveal a lot of information about the manufacture and distribution of these things; perhaps information Bandai and the manufacturers don't necessarily want public. Unfortunately, I think this is such a small incident (in the grand scheme of things), that no one with serious credentials would actually investigate it. Two things stand out in my mind, that I still can't figure out, and make me think there is/was something sort of shady going on: 1. A lot of retailers canceled their customers' pre-orders outright. I think it is highly probable that word got out, either officially from Bandai or through less official channels, that there was something wrong with the production run and that there would not be enough supply to meet projected demand. What I don't understand (and I think where the real story is) is that NY didn't do this. They seemed pretty confident that they could meet all of their pre-orders, but would not communicate why they believed this, nor did they give a time-frame to their customers. What did/does NY know or have that the other retailers didn't know/have? I think that is where the story is. 2. To my knowledge, there hasn't been a shortage of TWE products before or since the VF-31A. Maybe during the days of the Frontier valks there was something sort of like this, perhaps someone could clarify (and I'm not talking about just "standard" pre-order madness). But if there were practices like rejecting entire production runs, why hasn't this kind of shortage happened before or since? I'm not saying QC rejects don't happen, but it hasn't seemed to cause a shortage any other time. Either way, I think Bandai would be dumb to not do another run of the VF-31A (either a straight re-issue, or an Arad's version), as there is clearly demand for it. But I don't think we'll ever know the full story behind this event.
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That's one for the ages, right there.
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Macross in the weirdest places
HardlyNever replied to yellowlightman's topic in Movies and TV Series
A lot going on here... feel like there is too much to say anything... But I think it qualifies for this thread, because of the VF-1J on the packaging. FYI it is "fake" (someone intentionally made it to be ridiculous). But I think it is still funny. -
I'm not in the plastics field, but I believe that is for more "disposable" types of plastic, for things like plastic bags and packaging. I think high end toy ABS is made to last longer.
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Isn't that a false equivalency, though? The original takatokus where designed to be daily play toys for kids. I don't remember the recommended age for them (did they even have one?) but I can guarantee that they were thinking somewhere in the 7-10 y/o range (minimum) for those toys. The modern toys are specifically marketed to adult collectors. Most boxes have 14 or 15 as the recommended age, but the marketing and price shoots even older than that. Of course I would like a little bit more durability (or just QC, as this is probably more of a QC issue than durability), but all things have a price.
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In the "Miss Macross" episode, Hikaru gets in the GBP vf-1j with the battroid-seat thing. I feel like it makes an appearance somewhere after episode 27, as well, but I'm not sure.
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I don't have my 1/48 in hand yet, so I'm just going off of other peoples' pictures, so I can't do a side-by-size comparison. Looking at @manfred17 pic, it looks like 1/60 Isamu and 1/48 Hikaru are roughly the same size, with Isamu being perhaps slightly larger (how they sit in the cockpit could affect this. A a side-by-side comparison would obviously be better). The macross wiki has TV Hikaru's height at 175 CM. It has Isamu's height at 183 CM (I don't know where they got these numbers, I'm willing to accept others if people have sources). By my calculation, 1/48 Hikaru should slightly less than 0.6 real-life CM taller than 1/60 Isamu (someone check my math on this, I could be way off). I think Bandai made their SDFM pilot small again, but I can't commit to that opinion until I have my 1/48 in person.
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Bandai perpetually has the idea that the TV pilots are ridiculously small. I'm not sure how or why they got this idea, but if look at the HMR valks, they always make TV pilots smaller than DYRL pilots, in the same sized cockpits. I'm guessing they just continued this same trend into the DX 1/48 line, for reasons unknown.
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Based on what I've seen, Bandai doesn't care that much about focusing either TV or DYRL; it is all one shared universe to them. I'm not saying they aren't aware there are differences between TV Macross and DYRL, but I don't think that really factors into their decision making process. They package DYRL-style hands and missiles with what are obviously TV-style valks. When it comes to enemy mecha, I think they'll make whatever they think will sell best/looks best to them. If they think they can make money on both versions of say, an n-ger, they will. However, I think we'll only be getting the DYRL version of that particular mech (just a hunch). I was thinking the same thing. But looking at the Macross Mecha Manual line-art, there is quite a bit of deviation between the two designs. They might be able to get away with re-using the jet-pack thing. That looks to be about it.
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I got mine from AmiAmi, and I went with SAL, so I'm going to be super late to the party on this one. I appreciate all the reviews and first impressions. The more I see of this, the more I'm thinking I just want the one. It looks good, but I might be at the point of vf-1 fatigue, at least personally. I'm going to wait until I've had it in hand for a while, but for now I'm thinking this might be a one-and-done line for me. The size is also an issue for collecting multiples.
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I have mine in a detolf. You are basically restricted to a cannons-in-the-air artillery-style pose(if you want to close the door), but it can fit.
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Payment requests from AmiAmi are going out.
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It's looking great; I'm not going to nitpick something that does so many things right. I like the fatter feet (compared to the v2) and the Gerwalk antenna. I stand by the idea that you can't make a flawless (in all modes) perfect or near-perfect transformation vf-1. Still no notification from AmiAmi, unfortunately. But I'm excited to get this next year. I think it will be worth the wait.
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The one on the right is a v2 1/60 . Looks yamato, as it looks slightly off-white and has a rainbow canopy. I believe the the one on the left is the Bandai 1/72 model kit, but not 100% sure on that.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
HardlyNever replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
My lil' Macross Xmas haul:
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If I had to guess (and this is just an educated guess, based on the info I've seen), there will be a more "general" release that does not come with the extra display stand. How much that one will cost is anyone's guess. It is also entirely possible they skip a reissue and just go to the next version they want to make (VF-1S in all likelihood).
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Did the same, I finally caved. I hope Bandai doesn't do something like include missiles in the super parts bundle or something, or I'll just feel dumb. I already feel less than great about what I paid for two sets. If I only end up getting 2-3 valks in this line (which is probably what is going happen), I might not feel so bad, as I probably ended up saving money on the valk itself. Being TWE kind of sucks for us foreign buyers though, as it basically just inflates the price on something that is already a bit inflated.
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You would think with the price being what it is, and the fact that they are selling missiles separate at all, that Bandai would at least give us a set of red and a set of yellow tipped reaction missiles. But Bandai doesn't seem to have a problem with mixing DYRL and TV ordinance, going by HMR, at least.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
HardlyNever replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
These guys are messing with you. I'm hoping this is all in good fun (and I'm going to assume it is), and not some back-handed "no girls allowed" BS (it can be hard to tell on the internet, sometimes). But they are actually Transformers. Sorry to ruin the fun.
