Agent ONE Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 Becareful Toynami may surprise people by doing a good job and redeam itself. If this is possible consider all that has happened with the VF-1 line. I guess we shall see what happens in the future, Hey Stick... Cool avatar!
pfunk Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 I really hate to say this, but look at trying to get a volume one, they are going for more than what they were new. Its just a flooded market right now, supply and demand. I just bought the last Max from planet anime for $40 and i bought a milliya for $40 too. Watch the prices start going back up once the stores are out and you need to fill your collection, I'm going to try to get all of them, along with the 1/48 lineup (becides, the 1/48 legioss/alpha models i got will go nicely with'em
rocco_77 Posted September 3, 2003 Posted September 3, 2003 opps. I was referring to the VF-1 line which has no chance of ever going up. vinnie I don't think I would be too sure of that... I know the VF-1 MPCs were not what was expected, and in light of Yamato, they are rather pitiful, but they do have a uniqueness to them that may just put them in a "collectable" status some day. 15,000 is not a large run for each variant, so they may be pretty scarce in the future.... I don't buy my toys to sell them anyway though.
mechaninac Posted September 4, 2003 Posted September 4, 2003 Man can those babies bounce... Cool avatar Ladic.
TheLoneWolf Posted September 5, 2003 Posted September 5, 2003 Man can those babies bounce... Cool avatar Ladic. Yes, it is nice. But I prefer the close-up version.
mechaninac Posted September 5, 2003 Posted September 5, 2003 Man can those babies bounce... Cool avatar Ladic. Yes, it is nice. But I prefer the close-up version.
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted September 6, 2003 Posted September 6, 2003 Man can those babies bounce... Cool avatar Ladic. Yes, it is nice. But I prefer the close-up version. who's that supposed to be anyways?
do not disturb Posted September 7, 2003 Posted September 7, 2003 (edited) well from what i heard the alphas are "supposedly" pretty good but i'll have to see it to believe it. <_< i got robbed buying the RH MPC thinking it was going to be the bomb w/o playing with it first. sad to say it was a total piece of crap, along with the rest of the MPC's. anyway, i haven't touched since the day i got it...it hurts my eyes to just look at it. B) so far the only thing they made i like are the alpha SP ONLY! i'll have to wait for a review from a crazed, super anal, microscope rocking, ill nitpicking, MW'er with mad pics and not some random dude who thinks everything mac/robo is cool. otherwise, i'll wait until toynami's licensing rights expire and a REAL company gets their hands on it. Edited September 7, 2003 by haterist
bandit29 Posted September 7, 2003 Posted September 7, 2003 Saw this over at twinmoons forums...the Alpha MPC won't be out this year and two gift sets of morphers are coming... http://www.tmpforums.com/index.php?showtopic=3871
Mechafan Posted September 7, 2003 Posted September 7, 2003 Yep I was upset when I read the bad news, more delays. With all this delaying these better be flawless for the most part.
Ladic Posted September 7, 2003 Posted September 7, 2003 well, this actually gives me more time to get money.
pfunk Posted September 8, 2003 Posted September 8, 2003 Yeah Ladic, I love it when ya post, You should have her as a signature at the bottom of all your posts Anyway, I'm definatly getting all that toynami has to offer in the alphas (betas and whatever they want to offer) Anyway, i got a hell oof a deal on the VF-1's soo, I think thiese are going to sell way better and I dont think the price will drop much unless the production numbers are high,,,,
Graham Posted September 9, 2003 Posted September 9, 2003 I'm sorta glad the MPC Alpha has been delayed as it means that hopefully Toynami is taking their time to work out any bugs and improve the product. Also, it will help to give my wallet a rest, although there's still lots of other stuff I want coming out this year Graham
niomosy Posted September 9, 2003 Posted September 9, 2003 A delay means I can just worry about finishing up picking up some of the Macross and Transformers stuff I want to get. I certainly don't mind the delay.
mechaninac Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 I'm sorta glad the MPC Alpha has been delayed as it means that hopefully Toynami is taking their time to work out any bugs and improve the product.Also, it will help to give my wallet a rest, although there's still lots of other stuff I want coming out this year Graham What he said...
Godzilla Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 If that is the case, great. My wallet needs a definite rest. I just bought another Low vis.
rocco_77 Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Toynami can delay until second quarter next year for all I care... I just want a quality toy of the Alpha... And I could use a break with the money issue as well... PLUS Yamato still has a couple of things for this year don't they?
pfunk Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 Saw this over at twinmoons forums...the Alpha MPC won't be out this year and two gift sets of morphers are coming...http://www.tmpforums.com/index.php?showtopic=3871 Does anyone have any of those morphers (alpha) and are they better than the VF-1's (morphers)
Mechafan Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 (edited) Does anyone have any of those morphers (alpha) and are they better than the VF-1's (morphers) I do have the Alpha Morphers(14) and like them way better than the Veritech Morphers. Here are some pictures of someones collection. link . I hope the matallic paint ones are even better. I will get these also. I just love Alpha's. Edited September 12, 2003 by Mechafan
imode Posted September 12, 2003 Posted September 12, 2003 I don't mind that there's a delay for the MPC alpha, although I wish we had some more pictures of it so I could at least tide myself over until it's actually released.
Kin Posted September 13, 2003 Posted September 13, 2003 Bad projectmanagement bad projectlead lol what can I say?
Druna Skass Posted September 14, 2003 Posted September 14, 2003 (edited) Hey, I wouldn't mind having one of the Alpha morphers. Though for some reason in soldier mode it reminds me of Johnny Bravo... Edited September 14, 2003 by Druna Skass
Amped Posted September 16, 2003 Posted September 16, 2003 My wallet thanks Toynami's tendancy toward delays... hopefully the end product will not totally suck...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted September 17, 2003 Posted September 17, 2003 toynami pisses me off wirth their delays. BTW. Do any of you MPC lovers like the HCM more? discuss!!!
Apollo Leader Posted September 17, 2003 Posted September 17, 2003 toynami pisses me off wirth their delays.BTW. Do any of you MPC lovers like the HCM more? discuss!!! I was never a fan of the HCM; a poorly representation of the VF-1 then the older 1/55ths and it seems like their fingers were prone to breaking. I have never owned an HCM and currently have no desire to persue one.
Mechafan Posted September 17, 2003 Posted September 17, 2003 I never had the Bandai HCM. I would have like to have held one though since I heard the MPC design come from the HCM. Here are some old threads. http://www.macrossworld.com/cgi-bin/mwf/ik...7;t=5335;hl=hcm http://www.deepfire.net/~robots/masterforc.../4.0/rot20.html
Graham Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 I was never a fan of the HCM; a poorly representation of the VF-1 then the older 1/55ths and it seems like their fingers were prone to breaking. I have never owned an HCM and currently have no desire to persue one. I've owned 4 HCMs in the past 15 years and presently still own 3. None of the fingers on mine have ever broken. In fact, no parts have broken at all. Despite many people claiming that the HCM is fragile (when most of them don't actually own one), I've personally found it to be a very sturdy toy. About the only part you need to take care with are the VF-1S's head lasers which are quite thin and stiff to rotate. And yes, I do prefer the HCM to both the MPC and the Taka/Bandai 1/55. Graham
TheLoneWolf Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 I was never a fan of the HCM; a poorly representation of the VF-1 then the older 1/55ths and it seems like their fingers were prone to breaking. I have never owned an HCM and currently have no desire to persue one. I've owned 4 HCMs in the past 15 years and presently still own 3. None of the fingers on mine have ever broken. In fact, no parts have broken at all. Despite many people claiming that the HCM is fragile (when most of them don't actually own one), I've personally found it to be a very sturdy toy. About the only part you need to take care with are the VF-1S's head lasers which are quite thin and stiff to rotate. And yes, I do prefer the HCM to both the MPC and the Taka/Bandai 1/55. Graham Graham's absolutely right. The rumors about the HCM being fragile began at Valkyrie Hangar (or Factory, I forgot). I've never spoken with an HCM owner who's said that it's fragile. I agree that the fingers look fragile, but this is good old 80's ABS plastic, not the cheap sh1t you get nowadays. The head lasers are definitely the weakest point, you just need to be careful with them. Anyways, the HCM's have been around for nearly 20 years and have withstood the test of time. Let's see how well the MPC ages.
tom64ss Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 I don't like the MPCs, so naturally, I like my HCM more. Like many HCM owners, I have no idea where the whole "fragile" thing came from. I've never had any problems with mine (I wish I could say the same for the MPC I bought, but I can't, hence my disappointment towards it.) Maybe its fragile compared to a Chunky Monkey, but not compared to any of the other Valkyrie toys out there.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 the sithlord prefers HCm to 1/55?dear god this a reveleation!!!!never knew graham!! I tend to be skeptical whenever anyone says anything is fragile the MPCs arent fragile at all. but the rick version has shi**y wuality. the leg lock is a joke the BEN MPC has much better quality
Apollo Leader Posted September 18, 2003 Posted September 18, 2003 I was never a fan of the HCM; a poorly representation of the VF-1 then the older 1/55ths and it seems like their fingers were prone to breaking. I have never owned an HCM and currently have no desire to persue one. I've owned 4 HCMs in the past 15 years and presently still own 3. None of the fingers on mine have ever broken. In fact, no parts have broken at all. Despite many people claiming that the HCM is fragile (when most of them don't actually own one), I've personally found it to be a very sturdy toy. About the only part you need to take care with are the VF-1S's head lasers which are quite thin and stiff to rotate. And yes, I do prefer the HCM to both the MPC and the Taka/Bandai 1/55. Graham Graham's absolutely right. The rumors about the HCM being fragile began at Valkyrie Hangar (or Factory, I forgot). I've never spoken with an HCM owner who's said that it's fragile. I agree that the fingers look fragile, but this is good old 80's ABS plastic, not the cheap sh1t you get nowadays. The head lasers are definitely the weakest point, you just need to be careful with them. Anyways, the HCM's have been around for nearly 20 years and have withstood the test of time. Let's see how well the MPC ages. My opinion on the HCM having fragile fingers is completely based on all the eBay auctions I have watched throughout the years... about every other HCM that shows up has one or more broken fingers.
Hikuro Posted September 19, 2003 Posted September 19, 2003 I can't say anything about HCM's for I don't own one and if I did I would probably be upfront and say they were fragile cause back than in the 80's I was playing with toys like any child my age would of been. I own only a few brands of Macross like toys, Toynami, Yamato and that's it really...and I don't even really play with them, hell I never really do. I may put them in lil poses or what not, but I never keep them in the box that's just nuts. But there are some big differences between toys now and back than. Back than toys were made to last, I STILL got toys from the early 80's that have lasted longer than toys I've collected now. One thing I can say is my MPC collection is near it's completion as I purchased a Miriya MPC the other day from Twinmoons and should get it sometime next week since he's taking payment off it tomorrow morning, I love getting paid.
Phyrox Posted September 20, 2003 Posted September 20, 2003 On another note, while disappointed about the "Alpha" delay, I do quite enjoy the alpha morphers. Although they look ass-y in armo-fighter, I really like the armo-soldier sculpt. Has anyone taken a knife to one to see if a somewhat accurate fighter can be made (shortening transformed legs and arms)? I am temped, but I only have one...
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