calvin

hey all, in todays world of plazma t.v.'s and tft computer monitors certain companys are now offering a spray that creates a lightfast(anti fade/yellow/uv )spray that is non-aggresive and non- fogging(on plastics,like what crazy glue does)I used this spray on some of my acrylic painted statues awhile back, none have faded or yellowed and I even sprayed a VF-1A when they came out and it's still very white, now my enviroment is almost all windows so my collections get atleast some sun(two+hours) directly everyday! some might want to try this solution, the product I bought was uv-tech clear. been about a year or so but found it at a tech shop, good luck

thanks, UN SPACY cool pics, must have or I will expolde! ..............

any pictures?....................any pictures?..............are we there yet?..................any pictures? couldn't find any.............maybe I'm blind, any links available would be cool, thanks - calvin

okay they do look cool, But I think clear is wishful thinking here! more like special "sorta clear more frosted" fastpacks I was really hoping they were crystal clear acrylic then what they are owell I'm glad everyone that got them is happy

godzilla, your crazy(in a good way )how many of these toys do you need?.......................................................

I would think that the entire line of 1/48 and 1/60 kinda play off of each other? with both lines going forward with releases, Yet not releasing the same thing at the same time, I think that except for a few the non-valk mecha(destroid and enemy)will stay in the 1/60 line? Although I'm hoping for 1/48 destroids? so I think that as of right now the macross line kinda needs these various sizes/scales. I do think the 1/48 sells faster now, but for how long? they(yamato) seem very content with three or four scales at the same time, wich gives them a great degree of flexibility. they can come in with a budget line at one end and a collector type grade at the other or diffrent licenses for different scales ect. I do think it would be a shame if they failed to complete the 1/48 line as I think it would really frustrate a large percent of the current customer base, also I think so far yamato has come thru on alot of levels that as fans/consumers thought were just pipe dreams, so this alone gives me hope

holy bag of flaming bat guana!! why so many? man I'm already feeling better about my spending habits, those boxes alone must also double as a magical fort for you to live in! cause that's all I would have(wife would kill me) if I blew that much in a month!

holly crap I found a good max today, found it at a import shop, very cool! anyway, after all that I got one with almost perfect paint and no construction flaws, it's the 5th try for me but I just wanted a near perfect one........I can't do custom work to save my life! hope all get a good quality max

okay guys Iwant to change my vote to "hell no!" 4 bad max's for me...no more!

I'm noticing my bad luck! o'well life is just like that? all the other yamato toys I got are great........maybe it's karma,you know it will get ya! maybe i shouldn't trip old ladies and pretend to hold doors for people! (joke!,maybe!) o'well I'm going to go floss my brain

just got my forth max 1/48 vf-1j today and well, I give up they are all bad,very bad those that got the good ones are lucky! this one is going back...............fast, it's heat sheild is cracked,the front of the left knee gaurd is scraped(like 40% of the paint is off,like it peeled) and one head lazer is bent w/ stress mark.....plus the paint thing! I hope the big red release is better............... I'll buy one from kevin,that's most likely it for the millia 1/48 unless this is fixed? *edit.............looked more closely at the paint and it looked like oily residue under the part that didn't stick(knee paint)? man I get tierd of these things........

dam!!! what the hell did they do change assembly locations? this isn't good! it's hit and miss,a mine feild in the yamato playground, look below... it's the end of quality as we know it:o .................save the children Alright...the first 1/48 Super VF1J Max I crack open has two right shoulder plates aseembled. As a result, my left should plate is showing the screws in the front. Anyone who has two left shoulder plates, I'd love to do a swap...Please PM me... -Kevin

I'm glad to see some of you took the time to vote, thankyou! I was doing this poll to see just what the impact of this toy is on all of us? it's a repaint as with most of them, So I just wanted to see what people were doing?.............and for the people who hated this poll, thankyou for keeping me amused and voting anyway if I was to ask this poll agaian it would be something like this: will you buy this max 1/48? •are you angry? •atleast one! •two or more! •I'm a crack head(help me!!) •hell no! •waiting for a CF......c'mon damit I'm waiting! •I wont take part in your little plan! •my mother said no! •I hate polls!!!! •I see dead people! •Voices in my head said yes, the ghosts in my closet said no and my invisible friend said wait for the reviews!

please vote, thanks *edit if you already have one ...telll us a little about it.........."hi my name is bob and I have a max vf-1j and it's........"

after reading the comments............how many people are going to pass or wait for a second edition?

you know I think you have to take into acount that the images I posted were not of mine! they were an example... for owners to look in the areas? anyway I bought three! I have good and bad spots on all three, my point was quality in the manufacturing of the product> as in consistency! not as in "gee mine suck boo hoo" I find that in the high rez photo's(nice shots! ) that yours was better quality than all three of mine, So It is a perfect example of inconsistant production that I was adressing my biggest complaint was that I expect the manufacture to keep with quality. For example I pre ordered a vf-1j (H-red&white) and it's perfect as I hoped so three months later I thought gee I'll buy more, and guess what? it was perfect as could be, and then I thought I'll get two more again perfect! ya!!! Now I won't say I feel that I'm discouraging anybody to buy one(max rocks!) I'm just saying three for three were sloppy, So be aware of your spending, I know money is a hard earned item so I was trying to alert people to my senerio so they could make an educated buying desicion anyway I hope all get high quality max because he is an important part of the story and any collection would be incomplete without> buyer beware -calvin

last one.....on all three of mine paint chipping! first time ever with any of my 1/48's

next....if you look on this one even you can see the paint sloppiness

okay I don't have my nikon...so I'm using photos already up to illustrate the areas to look at on the max.... the areas that are circled are the problem spots, so look on yours to see

I would say poor, really poor compared to all other curent 1/48 releases....... edit* listen I want to make sure I'm not saying this "poor" thing without explaining it, I just feel that $200 for a yamato with shipping is fine, but when I pre order something it's because I have experiance with the product! I do not spend blindly, I also have come to know yamato as a fine supplier of products(macross) that I want and am willing to pay for! I do get frustrated when a preordered product(pre-paid in some cases) shows up and is sub par from the rest of my collection, this is what frustrates me,now I tend to stock up on items I like and this(max vf-1j) isn't going to be one of them! and in the future because of this event i will wait to pre-order my 1/48 macross until somebody else gets it and rights a review(an unbiased review that is)

Okay I just got the third max in the mail.........................opening...................looking........... ten minutes later....he's in battroid, damit!!! same thing on the shoulder area with the white paint, sloppy, see thru and fuzzie.................oh and the legs on this one are worse <_<great now I have three that are not great quality, I'm going to take the best parts and mix them together for one good one!!! then I'm going to give the others to my 5 year old he's a lucky kid, back when I was 5(insert b.s. here!) all we had were sticks and snow five feet high and no shoes.............blah blah blah no more max's for me after this! * edit..........okay maybe one more

Okay I went and compared more closely the DYRL fastpacks and All the T.V. fastpack... and yes the sprue marks are more sloppy on the tv ones, all 6 sets I have and the dyrl ones are clean and flush so quality is either worse or yamato changed factory builders or went to a union based employee system(damm unions) so I really don't think I'm seeing a lighter/more visible plastic thing, it's quality, so I just want to say that something is up with them but I will completly hold my judgement until my 3rd max arrivesw monday to see , thanks about the paint it's like the paint was still wet when the put it in the box that is not good

the plastic is mostly blue with white paint on it but the lower legs are white with blue paint

hey, I just got my second max 1/48 tv and I have to say that I am noticing that yamato is slacking in the paint and trim department!!! I noticed on the blue on both of mine there is white paint marks, like they didn't dry the thing before putting it into the jet mode! Anyway I know I'm bitching but!, I have noticed some things lately that make me wonder what is going on? for example I have noticed that the trim points(sprue marks)are getting more sloppy(jagged)! also on both the paint lines are less crisp and in some cases(few)the paint is see thru, I can fix that!, But should I have too? so I am wondering if anybody else is having these issues? anyway I will keep these and am going to try to get another one(3rd time charm crap) what I have noticed: DYRL F/P fine on the trim points T.V. not fine on the trim points paint getting worse?