Shizuka the Cat

I am not really a fan of mecha shows. If I had to choose, I'd rather go with piloted mecha like Gundam instead of sentient robots like the Transformers. But even then, shows like Gundam don't really interest me. But from a young age, I have always liked airplanes, particularly fighter jets. At first, I thought it would be cool to grow up and fly them. Then, around middle school or high school, I thought it would be cool to build them. I applied to MIT, Caltech, and Purdue because they had strong aero/astro programs. Ultimately, I went computer science after the undergraduate aero/astro weed-out course kind of kicked me in the butt. CS was, frankly, a much more easy major, and I could still do aero/astro related studies in CS, like avionic and navigational computing. But, getting to my point... Macross' jet designs were kind of the gateway for me to enjoy a mecha show. Admittedly, if you notice from my collection pictures, I never keep my toys in robot mode. They are pretty much all in fighter mode... because that looks the best! Gerwalk mode is kind of interesting. While I have so many problems with the physics behind it, in regards to thrust vectors and shifting centers of gravity in both a space and atmospheric setting, I do greatly appreciate the VTOL concept behind it. In the end, you love what you love. Valkyries appealed to me in a way that other mecha did not. If Macross did not use jet designs for their mecha, but instead used mecha like Gundams... I probably would not have been all that interested in the show. I hope that makes sense...

You can get the same look with the VF-1S Strike valkyries, since they include both Super and Strike parts.

YAY! I found a part-time summer job to do, for when my spring semester soon ends. Ordered a few things to celebrate.... Arcadia VF-4G, Armored parts for Yamato v2 1/60 VF-1, and Arcadia YF-19. So... when is the Bandai DX YF-19 pre-order party?

I am kind of doubtful. Given that Bandai barely delved into the Macross 7 with 2 VF-19 models in their Hi-Metal line, before discontinuing HM in favor of HMR, and going back to the drawing board of doing VF-1 series toys, who knows if they will ever get around to doing the Macross Plus models like the VF-11, YF-19, or YF-21. I am rather surprised there is even an HMR of any Macross 2 model. At least HMR bothered covering 2 seater variants of the VF-1, like the VE-1 and VT-1, and the armored valk, going beyond what the Hi-Metal toys covered. So there is always hope.

I was wondering... when was the arm cannon used in the show? Not during the episode 4 fight, I don't think.

*cough cough* You are telling me! *cough cough*

PURRfect!

I am imagining the Matchbox 1/3000 SDF-1 being punched by the Yamato 1/3000 SDF-1, whuch is being punched by the Arcadia version, which is being punched by the Bandai DX Macross Quarter, which is being punched by the Arcadia premium finish version, which is being punched by the Matchbox one!

Yamato 1/60 VF-19 Fire Valkyrie Kai - 13,000 yen from YJA.

Good point. So, knock off $51 or so from the total, given that is how much one of those uniforms sold for on eBay recently... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Macross-Zentradi-uniform-for-1-60-Yamato-Max-VF-1A-/183151337261

Arcadia VF-4G just sold for 32,000 yen, before shipping, from Mandarake https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1065462163&ref=list Yamato 1/60 VF-1A TV Max just sold for 42,555 yen on YJA, not including any shipping and processing fees. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/x536899236

Ahh, oops, thanks!

Yamato 1/60 VF-1A TV Max just sold for 42,555 yen on YJA, not including any shipping and processing fees.

Arcadia VF-4G just sold for 32,000 yen, before shipping, from Mandarake https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1065462163&ref=list

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-038897&page=top http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-038898&page=top

*cough cough* You are witnessing the evolution of a Macross toy collector before your very eyes *whistles innocently* I actually don't mind the Toynami 1/100 scale toys. I don't think I'd want to touch their earlier releases, but wave 6 releases onward seem decent to me for their price. I am pretty anxious for BBTS to ship me the 3 GBP set, but am waiting for the Kakizaki VF-1A pre-order to come out so that they can all be shipped together. But I have to admit, the HMRs have more heft to them and feel a more sturdy... except for their feet, which always feel loose to me. I was originally going to avoid the HMRs, until I discovered they had released the Elintseeker and were going to do the Ostrich. With no Toynami counterparts, I decided to dive into the deep, deep pool of quicksand known as HMR. *sigh*

*clenches fist and shouts out to the heavens* MANDARAKE!!!! Why no stand?!

OMG... where have these been all my life?

Meow?

My first duplicate HMR arrived, the VF-1S Strike Roy, with a special stage that did not come with my first Roy?

Oh dear... will the YF-19 be my first foray into the world of Bandai DX Macross toys? I guess I have 2 days to decide?

Will do. I remember liking the Lucky Star anime when I was in high school, so cheap $5-ish figures of them cosplaying as Macross Frontier characters was just too cute and cheap to pass up. I just found this unboxing video on YouTube... Apparently, these figures came out back in 2009 and were part of a lottery called Ichiban-kuji Premium. One drawing cost 800 yen, with the odds of winning a figure being 4%. I am so happy that they are so cheap to obtain nowadays. P.S. Just finished watching the above open-boxing video, and Youtube autoplayed this as a follow-up...

I cosplayed a little bit during my high school and undergrad years. Some of us from MIT would dress up for Anime Boston, Halloween, and some themed parties. But, other than wearing kigurumis as pajamas at home or some other costume to spice things up in bed, I have not really cosplayed in public since graduating. Nope... not married. But dating.

Which do you folk reckon will be better, the Bandai DX YF-19, or the Arcadia?

I should stop looking at Yahoo Japan auction site. This is just a bit tempting... https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d280075387 (though, the material for the jacket and skirt seem a bit thin, as the yellow blouse can be seen thru the white.)