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Fret not, I'm sure Disney will do as good a promotional job as they brought to bare with John Carter. -
VF-25A is back in stock at HS as well, but CDJ's price is better.
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That would depend on the car, wouldn't it?
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I sure hope the movie, if there is one (guaranteed to happen, I know), will not be the end of the Yamato remake journey; Voyage to Iscandar may be over, but there is still Comet Empire and Bolar Wars that I'd like to see come to fruition.
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Damn you! Got myself a second one to deck out with the upcoming Super Parts... if only the exchange rate were more favorable this would've been a real bargain, but at about $133.00 USD shipped via SAL, I guess I can't complain too much.
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You're a glutton for punishment? Or is it a case of having to laugh to keep from crying?
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You'd think that with those massive wings flipped back, angel like, they'd be able to fold in such a way as to block the cockpit from view from the side; Kawamori's, not Bandai's, fault, however. Another thing I'd like to see is functional wing hard points to share ordnance with the VF-171; heck, I wish Bandai and Arcadia would integrate hard points by default.
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wonky battroid or not, that fighter looks way too badass to pass up... kind of like the VF-4 in that regard.
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Oh, come now... don't you know that Overtech solves all? I do agree, though; the folded-back-from-smallish-hinges wings motif of the Frontier YF-24 derived designs would be extremely fragile in real life, and look very back heavy to boot... not that the hip hangers on the VF-14 and YF-19/VF-19s are any better with regards to fragility.
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Hot diggity damn... and here I thought this had become vaporware.
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Definitely Stuka inspired, with, maybe, a little Shturmovik thrown in.
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Here Unfortunately, the RVF-25 packs are not currently available for preorder... you may have to wait until after release and pay a markup.
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Definitely subjective, and a matter of personal preference. Personally, I could care less for transformers, but I adore VFs and other variable, and non variable mecha. To the uninitiated, they're one and the same, but I don't like silly looking sentient alien cybernetic beings that turn into Earth style vehicles in order to camouflage themselves among the natives; my preference lies in non-sentient machines, usually weapons of war, piloted by individuals, that fulfill a somewhat logical function by transforming into other forms, including giant humanoid robots. I also draw the line at combiners and super robots... they also trigger by too-silly-to-consider button.
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Agreed. Otherwise, what's the point of having a detailed cockpit with removable pilot?
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Mo-Suu-Pii-Dah Inbitoh in 1/48
mechaninac replied to captain america's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
You, sir, have my attention. Payment just before shipment or upfront, partial or in full? Price includes shipping? Also, any chance for a Ligaa in 1/48 also, or better yet - 1/18? -
If only Beagle hadn't gone under when they did...
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...and BiJ has it for 26250, if you don't mind paying in full, EMS included, upfront (30950 Yen). Six months in advance! Reread what I wrote. I was talking about MSRP, not discounted preorder prices that vary from retailer to retailer, and HLJ clearly shows the YF-19's MSRP as 32800 Yen. Using MSRPs of similar (both the YF-19 and YF-29 are built-to-order as far as everything I've read) products is the only way to conduct an honest and fair comparison; hence, the full price of Arcadia's YF-19, which will come with fast packs and ordnance, against the full retail price (N-Y's, anyway) of Bandai-Tamashii's YF-29 Isamu, which will come with a stand, plus an educated guess of the MSRP for the sure to come fast packs (N-Y's price, again)... actual Tamashii MSRP would be even better for comparison, but -- full disclosure -- I didn't feel like researching that and figured N-Y's price was close enough to illustrate my point.
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This frickin' thing is EPIC!
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Sure Yamato/Arcadia's Macross engineering, execution (much prefer matt to gloss finishes), and sometimes QC, are arguably better than Bandai's Macross efforts; but is that difference worth around a 8700+ Yen premium (comparing the price, at N-Y, of the upcoming YF-29 Isamu + VF-25G's super parts* = ~ 24100 Yen vs. HLJ's stated YF-19's 32800 MSRP)? Who am I kidding though? As much as I may think the price for the new 19 may be absurd, I will end up preordering a copy... I had the exact same opinion of the 4G and ended up getting one. In the end, these things are worth exactly as much as we are willing to pay for them. * closest current analog since the YF-29 30th's is retailing well above original price.
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Yeah, base price on the renewals and VF-171s is 14000 Yen, but all/most of the latest ones have been available for less than full retail; of course, once you add the purchase of the accessory packs, but only if you do buy them, the prices get much closer to the 20000 yen mark at which the VF-27 1.5 with fast packs is MSRP'd... still a whole lot less than the VF-4G and this new YF-19.
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That's because Italian ergonomics are, well... Italian.
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There have been several PE sets, and even some resin ones if I' not mistaken, for the reboot Galactica and Pegasus, so I'd say it's a safe bet that upgrade sets will be made for TOS Galactica as well.
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The new GX-64 (Chogokin 2199 SB Yamato) is listed as approximately 425 mm on AmiAmi; that makes it just shy of 16.75 in, or 1.39 ft.
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Why does the feet of the SV-51 look so close in design to the VF-27?
mechaninac replied to YF-29 Durandal's topic in Toys
And rechristened the VF-191 Pelican, in honor of it's gullet.