Scream Man

ill go home and loosen those screws tonight. Thanx Alex Ill also take a few sets i imagine. Do u have an estimated cost? Oh, and u never replied to my pm.

Doubtful. Yamato gets Kowamori to approve their designs, and Macross 2 was done without his or anyone at Big Wests imput. I could see another company MAYBE making them, but not Yamato.

I just paid $75 us for my 1/60 1a Max, but that included shipping to Australia. They're pretty cheap. They look ok. I wouldnt say they're awesome, but they are far from terrible. Im hoping Yamato will redo some 1/60 VF-1's, but thats an argument thats been had across multiple threads already. Id say get em if u can find em.

This would just be restarting an argument again..... anyway, a hovertank would be bigger than 4inches surely.... It'd be shorter than a 1/60 vf-1 but not by much. I dont remember space hovertanks. then again ive only seen SC in Robotech, so maybe they left that out.

Me too man, no 2 ways about it. I htink a grey 19 would look a little flat, though it would depend on the trim. a black and red schemed 19 would looks AWESOME!

My 1/48s have taken tumbles. I had a head laswer break on my low viz 2, ands thats about it. i have this weird plastic thing happening on the hip of the max j, whihc Ill try n get pics of sometime. its like the plastic is almost seeping out the hip socket. Despite that Ive transformed it a few times and it seems fine.

and almost as entertaining!

i always liked those southern cross hovertanks.... in 1/60 scale they wouldnt be huge and expensive either

Up till this year id had a good run. I may love the zeros, but they have had their issues! The garland was just a problem form the start. I dont know anyone who has transferred theirs who hasnt had the shoulde rbreak

i stand corrected.

see, now THATS a Zero custom!

ive owned alot of Yamatos. and I have only had 3 types break: Garland broken twice. the first one, and its replacment. oa: broken tail spikes, both arms shattered in diff spots os: first had pins fall out of the shoulder joints, and a crack developed in left shoulder. otherwise ive done fine., I STILL have a 1/72 with FPs thats in good shape. 6 1/48,s, a bunch of the 1/60s, all the Mac plus stuff....all of it was fine.

Doesnt Kakizake just fly a CF in the series?

PMed ya Kensei Id also go for a Stealth or Low viz 2 over the DYRL schemes. They look totally different and are very cool toys in their own right.

yeah my wing joint is loose, but it doesnt bother me hugely. Its a toy, and stuff like that happens to toys.

notice all the pics are in fighter mode?

Im not made of money either mate. Im married and only just got a fulltime job. I spend a lot on these guys, but its money i dont spend on whatever else. it all balances out. 2 points i think: 1) What's 'definitive'? How do u define definitive? Best? Coz if so the 48 is debateably thye best of the vf-1s. Its certainly the best to me. Maybe not to everyone though. Some people love the 1/60s. thats their definitive valk. The bringing out of a new VF-1 in another scale, no mattr what scale it is, doesnt make it definitive unless u like it more. 2) i dont know yet if Yamato IS phasing out the 1/48s. Its slowed, yes, but the kakizake and angel bird are....what at most 3 months old? and we still have the urban camo gbp. I dont recall seeing the stealth or LV2 all that long before they came out. theres life in the old girl yet. Heck, in Grahams interview he said Yamato was considering rereleasing the max n milia. if thats true, that will be more new ones on the way. and the tirade was a general one, not specifically at you.

hence I might just stick to one black, one nora and then leave the 51 line alone

And the 1/48 line has never had 2 seaters, and to my knowledge has neevr publicly said they intend too. We WANT them to, but that doesnt always mean we will get them. Its this talk of the line being 'obsolete' that gets me. the 48's arent obsolete if they do a nw 1/60, the same as the old 1/60 isnt obsolete now. Are the old 1/55's obsolete completely because of yamatos work? Of course not, they're just different scales. At the time Yamato did the best work they could on the 1/60's and they had some great results. I remember how fond I was of those planes, and remained so till I was forced to sell hem for money and space just before i got married. Heck, Im now trying to find myself a Max 1/60 to have ina display against my Milia Q Rau. Yamato has achieved new level of detail and design with its recent work. Id love to have a vf-1 in the scale and detail of the yf-19 and zero. And i think if they released them, many others would agree.

I dont understand this feeling of betryal. They're toys, and Yamato is a toy company. They started in 1/72 scale, but no one seems to say "Those bastards! they changed scales!" about the 1/72's when we jumped to 1/60. To me its like 1/48 vf-1s and 1/100 vf-1s. If yamato made those little ones, no one would say "No! Now I have to collect a whole new scale! Oh woe is me!" You arte NOT morally or financially obligated to buy anythijng yamato puts out. Personally, Id be all over a 1/60 vf-1. Id get a 1's. 1j Max and 1j Hikaru, and if they did a stealth or LV2 id get those as well. If u dont want to get em, thats fine. There are....what 10 or 12 variations on the 1/48 scale? not including FP kits and GBPs? The line has had a good run, and personally im yet to see evidence they wont do more. Returning to matters at hand, I have never heard of Orguss, and the mechs dont do it for me, so i wont be too upset if it isnt that. However i cant think of a big transforming mecha show BW might have other than that or Mospeada, so I guess it'll be one of the 2.

So did mine. After awhile i stopped pulling them down. It wasnt worth the effort.

Can the CM max figure fit in the Qrau as the CM pkt seems to indicate

i have the opinion Im bummed coz i want a bunch of these;) i dont know about varients, Id just go for ones that fit together. Put basara and Mylene in one, Roy and Hkari, Misa and Minmey, Max and Milia....

i dunno if a grey YF-19 would look as good. a black one maybe....

No breakages in japan huh? This is gonna be totally wrong Im sure...but could it be something in the shipping? something about being flown around the screws with the pressure or temp and the plastic reacts? I mean that probably cant happen, but it would explain why the japanese dont have the issue as much as we do. SV-51 is good; expensive is bad. 19 FPs are ok, but no word on price. diff schemes for the 19 is GREAT! Thanx for all that Graham.