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The good old Macross design. With the current onslaught of VF-25, 171, 31 and everything in between, I almost forgot all these good old Macross design.
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Shoji Kawamori's Juushinki PANDORA (Spring 2018)
Firefox replied to sh9000's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Does this have transforming mechas? If not, I'm out -
This one seems to suffer some budget cut. Most of them didn't actually showed transforming, except for Megatron. Otherwise, when they were about to transform, the camera cut away. If you slow down the clip where Nitro Zeus transformed into Gripen, the jet parts just pop up put of nowhere. The overall design of the transformers seem to make CG easier to create and render rather than realistic and believable. It would be really great if some can reboot the whole franchise using the G1 like design.
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Has the bootleg actually in the market? How's the quality and pricing then?
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The single seater is essentially the same as the two seater but with the second seat replaced by the fuel tank. Thus, they all look like two seater.
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Hopefully it's a DX VF-31A
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The Unlicensed Third Party Transformers Thread
Firefox replied to slaginpit's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Not bad at all. Long live the seeker. -
The airplane that Charlize in is rather cool. Looks like a modified 787. Anyone has more pictures on it? Can't seem to find much on Google.
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Very well said. Licensing cost money but I believe there's other factors. I read from other thread in this forum that Arcadia has a lot of wastage during production, around 60 to 78% wastage. Perhaps that is the reason for the high price. I have not seen any toys reissue having such a price hike. Yes, there's inflation and increase in production cost. But one of the most expensive cost, the initial mold making cost is not there anymore. Thus it should balance off the other increase in cost. Anyway, if one is Arcadia's fan and willing to pay the price, that's fine. It's his/her money.
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I'm appalled by the waste Arcadia made. Perhaps this is the reason they put up such a high price? I think they really needs to work on the QC process. Passing on wastage cost to customers is not the way for long run. China makes most if not all toys. Thus, if the particular manufacturer can't reduce the waste, shouldn't Arcadia get another one? Hopefully Arcadia can reduce the waste and then reduce the price.
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Looks like MW forum is having a class war. I can feel for those who are being forced out by the pricing. I've been a Marcos's fan since the 80. When the news of 1/48 VF-1 comes out, all the fans were thrilling and drooling. And more importantly it was not that expensive and hard to get one. There wasn't any crazy pricing and crazy hours for pre-ordering. Everyone gets their pie then. The good old days. Some where along toward the demise of Yamato and step in from Arcadia, the pricing starts to go crazy, go way beyond 20000 yen a piece. While no one know the actual reason of the exponential price hike, there is always ones who thinks the hike is the result of those who keep paying regardless the price, just like Sydney properties market, if you live in Australia. There's also a sense of betrayal as they are part of those who supported Yamato's humble beginning in Macross journey only to be kept out of reach now. Luckily, Bandai steps in to fill the gap (15000 to 25000 yen). The only problem is it hard to get and that pushes the price up. For the quality and engineering efforts required by the toys, I don't think it is possible to go below 15000 yen but I don't think it worth more than 25000 yen either. For those who still think it is too expensive, there is or will be bootleg. I haven't actually seen one. I have a bootleg Ramjet and a Thrust masterpiece. The bootleg uses slightly more elastic type of plastic in those masterpieces, but it actually enhances the playability and durability. They cost half the price of the original . So, who knows, if the VF-1 bootleg follows the same route, it could be good for those who have limited disposable income. As a Macross fan, I hope anyone that loves Macross can have at least one of their favorite toy regardless of their income. Happy collecting!
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The CAD photos of this link look like Bandai rather than hasegawa. Why does it need hip hinges, unless the Hase kit can transform?
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No money for Harmony Gold...
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The Unlicensed Third Party Transformers Thread
Firefox replied to slaginpit's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Anyone know if this KFC EAVI Metal Phase 11 Stratotanker ever going to be released? Paid a small token for the pre-order and this release date keeps postponing. Is KFC in some sort of trouble?
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With the current low entry point of 3D scanning and printing, plus the high prices of the Arcadia's products, it just a matter of time bootlegs show up. I'm sure their quality won't be as good. But if the bootlegs can achive 80% or more of Arcadia's quality with half the price, I can't see why the collectors with average income that was shunned by Arcadia's pricing, won't buy the bootlegs. Not sure why Arcadia price the way the price now. If it's licensing issue, I hope BW don't get too greedy and kill off another company that is willing to make great Macross toys.
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The clear canopy is not as clear as their own model kit. I wonder if it's cost cutting or they want to put more elasticity in it, knowing toy will be handled rougher than model. The clear canopy from the model kit is harder than the toy.
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I hope they eventually made a 31A. That's the only 31 I would buy.
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Just got mine from CD Japan this morning. One thing good about paying full during the pre-order. They shipped right away the moment it released.
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Transformers, more than meets the eyes
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Still available. But I pre-ordered from CD Japan. Already paid. Too much trouble to cancel and re-order. Too little too late...
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Mind if I ask where did you get the scan from? Can I get the name of the book? And I would say yes, this is where the SV-154 gets its idea from
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The 104 valk will be a must buy item. Hopefully Bandai is like VE-1 all over again and bring us the 104 valk.
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Bandai absolutely kills Acadia. They have nothing interesting for a long time. If they have not been pricing themselves out in the begining, things could be slightly different.
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Looks like the Israeli will still have to depend on their trusted F-15 to do the heavy lifting in the future
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Thanks spanner. Got my 262 from Cdjapan 😁