RedComet
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Yellow head marks are for DYRL, black for TV. I think it has been accepted that the first preview shots simply had an error in them.
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Yeah the things that show up as pale yellow are marked as “lights“ in diagrams I looked at, just like the two darker red circles by the ankle or the metallic red on the wing and tail tips. As someone who stressed out a lot over what color Roy yellow should be, I still want to emphasize that I am 95% confident that they used “Reaction Missile Tip Yellow” for the Roy Special trim.
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She actually does talk about the yellow and black being his special colors FWIW
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That may be the MWF understatement of the year
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I am coming out with a DX 1S Max by August if you want one you can also get it with weathering and/or panel lining!
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Well, you would have one or two options to deal with that. You could make a set of waterslide decals to cover up the old rank and name, which I know works, because I have done it. Or you could just pretend that Hikaru was sentimental and kept Roy‘s name on there.
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I mean, with your username, how can you not get this one?
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My last and strangest package to get caught up in this mess, after spending 2 months not moving an inch in Japan, finally got on a plane then spent 2 weeks in Chicago then is finally moving again. Absolutely no explanation on that one!
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I feel like they could REALLY make a lot more money by charging an extra 5000 for this one (because release stand? Who really acres about their rationale) they must have some idea what the Hikaru 1J sell for in the aftermarket? Hate to say it, but they seem to be putting it too far below what people are perceiving to be its market value, and THAT is what really opens it up for the scalpers.
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Or you can just get one from me
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Also, I'm no slave to animation accuracy (and really it's not like the series didn't have a ton of inconsistencies anyway, though still a head above Transformers), and really think the Micky Mouse Gloves look bad. That said, maybe there is a market for such hands? Perhaps someone like Keith's Fantasy Club would make them if enough people wanted them and committed to buy for $25 a pop. Though Bandai seems a lot more on top of stopping 3rd Party Stuff than Takara, I don't think there's anything about Balloon hands with a certain size ball joint for the wrist that would be copyrightable.
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Actually, it seemed like it really WAS the only 1S you ever saw on the TV show. They were common enough in DYRL but on TV there was really just the one 1S a couple of 1J and a whole sea of 1A.
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This made me go back and see if they wear space suits in space turns out they do! Funny though, if we get 2 different Isamu with a YF-19, why not 2 pilots with the TV Version Figures? Makes sense for DYRL since it's just the one space suit, but not for TV
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Yeah, that’s a difference between DYRL and TV figures. The 1J says “Vermillion Leader” in the same spot. The Hikaru 1S says nothing.
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I think I see what they did with the color of yellow (assuming that the pic with the black arrows is direct from Bandai/more accurate, cause the magazine yellow looks totally different haha). It seems to me that they just straight up used the paint they had lying around from the tips of the reaction missiles. I strongly considered matching that more orangish yellow on my customs, but looking at the source material and paint codes, ultimately opted against it. I see what they did though, wanted Roy to not clash if he was sporting some non-radioactive nukes.
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I will be turning a whole batch of DYRL Hikaru 1S into Max 1S over the next month. If you want to get in on that LMK
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I don't think the authors of the piece were Bandai in the form of a press release, more like the magazine just got pictures and a release date to do a teaser.
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I think the key here is the headline (which wasn't in the google translation) which is "What is going on/going to happen with the option parts?" and based on the rest of the tone of the paragraph that follows, it's just pure speculation (which may be lost in translation).
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If you( or anyone else) only want to wait a month for a DYRL Roy, you can get in on next month's batch. You can also have it weathered and panel lined with SSP and even missiles to match
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Depends on how OCD you are. Some of the decals, like the the "Prometheus" on the tail and the small "skull leader" near the nose aren't on the Hikaru DYRL 1S
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To everyone commenting about the noticeably larger figure, Roy was way bigger than Hikaru. More than a head taller FWIW
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If you still really want a DYRL Version of Roy, and even SSP weathered and/or panel lined to match, I will still make you one Now I figure it will be a long time before Bandai makes another Roy haha
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Well this was quite a thing for me to wake up to here in pacific time! Looks like most people who ordered one of my Roys went with the DYRL version anyway, probably because they were going to get a DYRL pilot regardless. And hey, I really did anticipate exactly what the cockpit name/rank markings on the figure would look like. So that's pretty good right? Well, the next announced figure from my little venture is a DYRL 1S Blue Max, and I really don't think Bandai will now turn around and announce they are going to make that... unless @sqidd orders three.
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Here's a question I have had kicking around my head for a while, and this is as good a place as any to ask it I figure. I collected MP transformers for a while but that world is just lousy with knockoffs of varying quality. It made it difficult to get an MP TF from anyone except maybe a forum member with a sterling reputation. My question is this, with what Bandai DX figures (overall, not even just Macross) sell for, why haven't there been knockoffs?!? Don't get me wrong, I am GLAD there don't seem to be any as that's a huge headache for most collectors. But what is it that makes the difference? Are transformers just an order of magnitude more popular? Does Bandai just have really aggressive lawyers that Takara lacks? Any info, or even wild conspiracies would be great
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April 2020 from Nin-Nin Games, I think they are Japan Based, but it's my first time using them.
