mechaninac
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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. -
Got the shipping confirmation email from HS this morning. Now the nail biting begins.
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It's like printing money...
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It is that expensive, and then some. Ever since the VF-19s, prices for Yamato, and now Arcadia, 1/60 VFs have been getting more and more out of reach of anyone but serious collectors with, at least, adequate disposable income; the VF-4G was just the worst offender, and now the YF-19 is pushing the envelope of what we as consumers are willing to pay... apparently Arcadia has not yet hit the price point at which everyone except the truly committed just throws up their hands and say "FU Arcadia, you can keep it". Even people as frugal as I consider myself, make excuses, justifications, adjustments in order to explain why a hunk of plastic and die-cast, regardless of how impressive it may look, can be worth around $300+ after shipping; and I'm as guilty of this self-delusion as everyone else... I too talked myself into purchasing one VF-4G after initially balking at the MSRP (and did not regret it, but still think it was way too much), and, although I have not yet preordered the new YF-19, I find myself giving it serious consideration while still trying not to choke at the price.
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Same here, paid on Friday and just received the acknowledgment email from HS a few minutes ago; I'll just chalk it up to it having been close to the weekend. Let's see how long it'll take them to send it out, but I'm not in any serious hurry... chose unregistered SAL to save money, after all (last two purchases shipped quickly after payment confirmation and took only about a week to arrive at my doorstep via the same shipping method).
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Add to what has already been mentioned the economic realities of higher labor cost, higher tooling cost, higher energy prices, higher production line rental/ownership cost, higher price of raw materials like die-cast alloys, plastics, paint, printing, etc., as well as the increased cost of a myriad other large and small factors; coupled with the need to make a sizable profit margin to make the venture worth their time and effort, specially given the small production runs that niche properties get, and you begin to realize that this YF-19 could not help but be one hell of an expensive date.
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Looking at that picture, two things strike me: 1) This new TOS Galactica by Moebius looks great and shall be mine, and 2) Hot Toys really needs to make a 1/6 figure of Julie Newmar's Catwoman...
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I understand the desire for a new and improved VF-0 line. The original was perfect in terms of line-art accuracy, but it was a limp noodle in terms of fit and posability, and with disintegrating upper arms/shoulder parts; but unless Arcadia goes into it with the intent of producing the VF-0D variant in Shin's and CF colors, and Roy's Armor add-on, I'd just as soon they didn't bother, and instead focus on producing stuff we haven't seen in toy form before: VF-3000, VF-5000, VF-9, VF-14, SDF-1 TV, VF-2SS, VF-2JA, etc.
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At almost 3 ft. (91 cm) tall on its base?... An overly sexy midget? And something impossible to hide and/or explain away...
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Well, it is supposed to be a recreation, at least in part, of San Francisco inside the colony biosphere, cable cars and all...
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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
I like to look at it this way: In Universe, the designers of the VF-27 "rediscovered or reinvented" the feet configuration of the SV-51; it's not that the SV-51's design was any more advanced or revolutionary than the VF-0/VF-1, but since the UN side of the Unification Wars came out on top, the technology employed by the Anti-UN block nations fell into disuse. Later on, engineers from General Galaxy (YF-21 and VF-22 -- both have 3-paddled main thrusters) and Macross Galaxy VFDA (VF-27 -- 3-toed feet/main thrusters) would revisit some of those designs for their latest variable fighters. Also, the YF-24, and consequently the VF-25, VF-27, and even the newer YF-29, show quite a bit of design lineage to the SV-51 in many respects.