Super168 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Found this at BBTS. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/toystan.asp?Queryid=pr595 Pre-Order - Scheduled to arrive in August Going to order one and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Going to order one and see. If you haven't already ordered, you might want to get some opinions from other members who own "Masterpiece" pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewilen Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 If you can get it for that price, you might be able to flip it on eBay and make a little money. But more likely than not, it's a mistake at BBTS. Around here, the MPC's aren't well regarded. You might look into a Yamato instead. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=13716 http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=6477 Welcome to Macross World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super168 Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 Yeah, I know about MPC vs Yamato story. Not really sure why people will pay so much for it on Ebay. But I will put my money down on a 1/48 production and this MPC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Toynami doesn't finish it's quota in one run. They're probably continuing the limited 15000 run or finishing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal_D Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I understand if the production doesn't finish in one run...like release it in waves over a few months...but how many years has it been since the 1S came out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Q Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I sold my MPC Roy a while back for $260. I never looked regretted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I sold my MPC Roy a while back for $260. I never looked regretted it. Some moron actually paid you $260 for it? You are talking USD right? Even in Canadian dollars, you ahve to be a complete muppet to pay that much for a Master Peice of Crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Q Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I sold my MPC Roy a while back for $260. I never looked regretted it. Some moron actually paid you $260 for it? You are talking USD right? Even in Canadian dollars, you ahve to be a complete muppet to pay that much for a Master Peice of Crap. Yes. Here's proof: MPC Auction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I sold my MPC Roy a while back for $260. I never looked regretted it.  Some moron actually paid you $260 for it? You are talking USD right? Even in Canadian dollars, you ahve to be a complete muppet to pay that much for a Master Peice of Crap. Yes. Here's proof: MPC Auction I believe it. Robotechies wants the VF-1S badly. It is the favorite among both Macross and Robotech fans alike. It is that the quality between the MPC and the 1/48 yammie is that the yammies is the best. MPCs are regarded as the bottom IMO. Here is how I rank them: 1. 1/48 Yamato 2. 1/60 Yamato 3. 1/55 Bandai 4. 1/55 Toynami MPC I own the MPC 1-5, Armor Appendix A-C. The only one I bought full price was the VF-1J Rick Hunter. After I received it, I was really disappointed. The damn thing does look good as a fighter. You gotta remember this was before my conversion to Macross when I was still a Robotech fan. I wrote a nasty email to Robotech.com and told them this wasnt up to snuff compared to the 1/60 Yammie. (I bought the TRU CF release one and was impressed.) Still I thought they are the only game in town since I didnt know that Yamato would make the VF-1J 1/60s. I mean they were making the DYRL ones at the time. After coming here, I discovered the 1/48s but I thought they were too expensive... till I bought my first 1/48: the low vis. I still remember that. August 2003 I got my Low vis from Ebay. Then it went downhill from there... I was on a buying spree of 1/48s till Feb 2005... In part I can thank toynami for steering me to the right path as a Macross fan not a Robotech fan. I guess you can say the 1/48 converted me... ahh the memories. Anyways to sum it up, the MPCs are the only items I have had buyers remorse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy's Blues Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Is it a reissue from Toycrappi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Morpheus Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Yeah, I bought a MPC Max when I decided that the Yammiest Fanime were too pricey. It's ok for 30 bucks, but I still want a 1/48. Fanime's coming up again, and I may get one if I save up enough. Out of curiousity, how much would a goof price be for a 1/48 at a con? Part of the reason I got the MPC instead was because it looked like the dealers were jacking up the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy's Blues Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 They jack up the prices at EVERY con. It's like a rule for them, or something. I once saw some Baneprestos going for 49.99 Anyone ever find toys at a con for a bargin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigkid24 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Interesting that the Robotech store doesn't have them for pre-order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad of twin boys Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 The price is cheaper than retail and a whole lot less than ebay . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Q Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 After coming here, I discovered the 1/48s but I thought they were too expensive... till I bought my first 1/48: the low vis. OMG. You actually considered price? With all of the Gazillion valks you currently have, price was actually a consideration at one point? Well, I guess you're human after all. Or at least you were at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glane21 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 BBTS confirmed in their newsletter they are getting more in at 64.99. So all those poor bastards on eBay can really cry now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do not disturb Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 joel(BBTS) is probably the only vendor who crazy enough to stock them. i'd imagine he got quite the deal on them since he usually more expensive than most e-tailers so you figured he paid maybe $20 each for them and toynami was elated to have a return customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALKYRIE-EXCHANGE.COM Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Toynami never finished the production run on the initial MPC VF1S. Demand has built up, enough to get Toynami to do another run. -K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigkid24 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Toynami never finished the production run on the initial MPC VF1S. Demand has built up, enough to get Toynami to do another run.-K Wow so there's even less than 15000 units out there? Maybe that's why they are almost hitting Low Viz like prices. People are funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal_D Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 damn, that's what I get for putting off selling mine. oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 I find it hard to believe they didn't make it to 15,000. I have two and both are 11000+. I kinda doubt they're being re-issued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 260 bucks... it's official. The world has gone mad. For the first time I wish I had bought an MPC Roy. The only one I bought was the cannon fodder, and I got that for 15 bucks and customised its ugly ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Leader Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 I did a little digging and this appears to be indeed a rerelease on Toynami's part. There might be more stuff coming (Macross/Macross Saga) coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Well, if they're re-issuing the Fokker maybe they'll give us a TV Max at some point? I still don't get anyone who could praise a 1/60 Yammy and bash the Toynami VFs... I like to think they both suck equally but at least the MPCs transform. I do have to question a company's ethics that releases a limited edition collectible and then fails to limit its numbers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 SHIET. Makes me wish I bought some Fokker Toynami's when they were selling real cheap. I would have sold em for a nice price and picked up two Yammie 48's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal_D Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 (edited) I'm sure they're going to pull something stupid like call it the DYRL version and re-release the exact same thing if they're doing that. they need some sort of lame excuse if the production run of the 1S is finished already. that's some shady shiet HG and Toynami...I'll be a happy man the day both those companies go out of business. Edited May 18, 2005 by Eternal_D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 You know, I think it'd be even worse than that. What they'd probably do is just not include the gold certificate in the book (or put a number anywhere on it) and not put Roy's portrait on the outside of the box to distinguish it from the original 15K. That's kinda what they did with the appendix A reissues. I'm still really hoping this is just rumor though. Maybe they'll give us a DYRL Hik VF-1S instead Oh man, I can sense a lot of MWers just got the urge to throw a brick at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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