Roy's VF-1S 3rd Reissue

[do not disturb]

haha... I hate to keep breaking the bad news, but...

I didn't open it but it looked like the hard plastic ones.

If you guys want TV pilots PM Rohby, he has the mold for them.

aww shucks. the gummy pilots are so much better.

TV pilots? i forgot about those, i should've picked up a few for my roys.

i just got the pencil sharpener standing pilots(after seeing yours) today. hopefully steady hands will prevail and they'll come out nice.

[RichterX]

My shipment is coming in this weekend but it still has to clear US customs. I expect to ship around 12/15. While I got allocated on my initial order, I have enough coming to fill all preorders. I also had to buy more from another supplier to get extra stock but at a higher price.

-Kevin

Just before the holidays, eh?

Must resist buying 1/48, been doing fine so far...

Must resist

[cyde01]

Whoa! I did not even realize the TV pilots were made of a different material until I checked just now!!

[mechatek]

I expect to ship around 12/15.

-Kevin

Thanks for the good news Kevin. This will be my X-mas gift to myself, From: Me, To: Me

[aaajin]

Whoa!  I did not even realize the TV pilots were made of a different material until I checked just now!!

whoaa...really? is it of different color? or is it just the material?... any pics?

Edited December 7, 2004 by aaajin

[Evanta]

so,these 3rd releases are having issues w/ the bp8 breaking easily or broke upon arrival? i've yet to get a yammie w/ any qc issues,just lucky i guess.you guys must handle your valks like a gorrilla to be breaking that backpack piece.i consider myself rather rough w/ my 1/60 & 1/48 valks & i've yet to break a hip or backpack piece

Didn't break them, but saw warnings about it plastered all over, so wanted to make sure I know what it is, and be careful with it. First timer 1/48 here after all.

[Draykov]

If you guys want TV pilots PM Rohby, he has the mold for them.

Coolio. Thanks, Exo.

[EXO]

bad news guys, I just spoke with Soze and he informed that he just sold out on the 1Ss.

At least Kevin has some more coming in. I think their prices were the same. Good luck.

[do not disturb]

bad news guys, I just spoke with Soze and he informed that he just sold out on the 1Ss.

At least Kevin has some more coming in. I think their prices were the same. Good luck.

actually VE had them for a little less...

1S pre-order

i pre-ordered mine through kevin right after i heard the news.

the people that got in late on the pre-orders had to pay $134.99.

[EXO]

bad news guys, I just spoke with Soze and he informed that he just sold out on the 1Ss.

At least Kevin has some more coming in.  I think their prices were the same.  Good luck.

actually VE had them for a little less...

1S pre-order

i pre-ordered mine through kevin right after i heard the news.

the people that got in late on the pre-orders had to pay $134.99.

yeah... but that's the preorder price, the ones he got from another contact will be more. I got my order in in the nick of time too...

[Ali Sama]

My shipment is coming in this weekend but it still has to clear US customs. I expect to ship around 12/15. While I got allocated on my initial order, I have enough coming to fill all preorders. I also had to buy more from another supplier to get extra stock but at a higher price.

-Kevin

thanks kevin

[Godzilla]

Wahoo! I cant wait to get more!

[Valk-1S]

Just got my Roy from Neova. Execellent packaging (heaps of bubble wrap) and super fast delivery. Shipped on the 3rd Dec received today the 8th Dec. Thanks Neova.

Ok back to the topic. So far two QCs problem on mine. Firstly Crooked Skull on tail fin. Not as bad as the first issue but it's slightly crooked. Guess Yamato gone back to their old habits. Secondly crooked pilot seat, like some reported on the Max 1J. Other than that everything seems fine. Cross finger and hope nothing else.

Edited December 8, 2004 by Valk-1S

[Dat Pinche Haro!]

i was finally able to send payment to Kevin at VE...so now it's time to play the waiting game

[Doctor Paragon]

i was finally able to send payment to Kevin at VE...so now it's time to play the waiting game

Same here, just got my confirmation of payment from Kevin yesterday.

I expect it by the 20-23 of December, mail here in the states during the holidays

sucks.

Edited December 8, 2004 by Doctor Paragon

[Dat Pinche Haro!]

well...i live in california so it wouldn't take more than a couple days for me to get mine...but i did send payment kinda late so i might get it like a week after VE (Kevin) get 'em in

[Hitman]

I see there are quite a few Roy 3rd editions sitting on the shelf in Toy Market Exchange in Mong Kok. The price is $899 hkd~

Edited December 14, 2004 by Hitman

[Scream Man]

Mine arrived today. It seems to be ok overall, nothing serioys. One of the wings has a greyish stain on it, I didnt notice it at first, but on close examination spotted it. Its not something Im to upset about anyway.

the only thing that bugs me a bit is that the head and chest/nose/cockpit sections are very loose, moreso than my other 48s. Ill have tohave a good look at it, I might have to glue it togetehr abit tighter.

but overall Im happy

[do not disturb]

Mine arrived today. It seems to be ok overall, nothing serioys. One of the wings has a greyish stain on it, I didnt notice it at first, but on close examination spotted it. Its not something Im to upset about anyway.

the only thing that bugs me a bit is that the head and chest/nose/cockpit sections are very loose, moreso than my other 48s. Ill have tohave a good look at it, I might have to glue it togetehr abit tighter.

but overall Im happy

where did you get yours?

if you don't feel like blowing up anyones spot, just PM me.

[Scream Man]

From Neova.

i managed to fix the loose fuselage section by tightenign the screw just inside the nose joint.

[Neova]

Hi all,

All of my stock has been sold out and one thing I noticed right away was the way the Yamato boxes were put together. The flaps were not always inserted properly or inserted at all. Its OK if nothing is wrong but my batch were definately rushed and pushed in while misaligned, resulting in some bent tabs.

I'm very sorry to hear of crooked skulls, crooked seats, and loose panels. I shipped almost everything out as fast as they were paid for but never had a chance to open one for a look see.

For those of you who ordered from the states, please check your packaging and the contents. I know my batches definately had QC issues since the outer box was fine shipped over from Japan. Big sigh...

I'll be talking to my source about this and see if the feedback will get through to someone so Yamato can improve their QC issues before any more toys slip out.

[Godzilla]

Well I inspected my first case of VF-1S. On the right side, you can see the skull is crooked. On the right, the skull looks more leveled. I cant complain too much though. Hopefully my 2nd case doesnt have that problem.

[VALKYRIE-EXCHANGE.COM]

For thos who preordered from me, I am waiting for these babies to clear customs as of today. The timing isn't the best though due to the holiday traffic of goods coming into the country. US Customs is extremely backlogged I don't know how many days to clear the shipment and schedule delivery.

[do not disturb]

[VALKYRIE-EXCHANGE.COM]

I feel the same way...

[Draykov]

Thanks for the heads-up, Kev.

[EXO]

I'm cool with it... I got Christmas crap all over the place at my pad...

Thanks Kev.

[1 VF-1 2NV]

So I guess the 2nd reissue is a lot better than the 3rd in terms of QC. Luckily for me, I ordered a whole lot of these (6 - 2nd reissues) way back then .

[rocco_77]

Thanks for the update Kev... I'm not getting this as a gift for anyone, so timing isn't really a factor for me.... Although I was planning on wrapping it and putting it under the tree and pretending it was from Santa...

[Dat Pinche Haro!]

well thanks for the update...i know how crazy things get and i hope you get the orders in soon...i just hope they don't have all the QC problems like the ones Neova got. btw...i'm sorry Neova that all these valks you ordered had such bad problems with them...so far, i'm kinda wishing i got the 2nd issue of the VF-1S Roy when i had the chance

[do not disturb]

good thing i've been holding on to a replacement 1S tailfin with a straight skull.

i'm a boy scout when it comes to crap like this.

[Scream Man]

I should again say that I didnt have a serious issue with my valk from neova. The loose front took like, 10 seconds to fix. The skulls are straight, the plates all stay on....theres this mega minor stain on one wing, and thats IT> And I doubt I could take a pic and show u, its THAT faint.

Im happy with the valk I got, and will use Neova again.

Here endeth the sucking up

[do not disturb]

Im happy with the valk I got, and will use Neova again.

Here endeth the sucking up

yeha dude neovas da man. i usually get all my stuff through him and he takes ccare of me proper.

speaking of sucking up, have you clicked my link?

[Dat Pinche Haro!]

sorry if it sounded like i was trying to make Neova sound bad...i've actually bought stuff from him before so i know he's a good honest dealer...yamato is the one to blame for this...you figured they'd keep the QC up after making the truely "perfect" version of the VF-1S in the first batch of reissues...i guess they don't give a rats arse about macross fans...when i feel it was we who really buy from them...most of us have bought other yamato products simply because of our good experiences with them...it's not right to just crap all over loyal customers like that...i've probably bought enough yamato story image figures to pay for 2 1/48's!

[Scream Man]

Incidentally Neova, empty your PMs folder already!