Escaflowne the Movie

[Big s]

Or maybe if kotobukiya still has anything to do with the license maybe kits from them. They did do the resin kits.

[valhary]

our prayers was listened

[kajnrig]

...yeah nope, I'm gonna pretend this doesn't exist for now. Just a fever dream I had once upon a 2017 day.

Give it a release date and pricing, then it'll be more than a desert mirage brought on by heat stroke.

[VF-Zer0S]

From what company?! This is fantastic!

[valhary]

http://www.gokin.it/2017/02/21/aggiornamento-studio-half-eye-perfect-change-escaflowne/

[kajnrig]

Wait, this is the SHE version? I kind of suspected, but is this a new sculpt, then? Or just a recast of their old old OOOOLD resin kit? (https://hlj.com/product/SHE024) Is this even a release at all and not just pulling up some pics on a boring afternoon?

Is it perhaps the 2010 Tamashii x SHE toy that never saw a release (as far as I'm aware)? http://news.toyark.com/2010/10/01/tamashii-nations-x-studio-half-eye-escaflowne-3328

See, this is why I want to ignore it until more info comes in. NOW I'M SUSPICIOUS AS frakk

Edited February 22, 2017 by kajnrig

[arbit]

It looks a bit different than the SHE, with some screws hidden.

But I always thought that the SHE and Tamashii were the same version??

Personally, i love my Yamato version, although I know it gets a lot of hate. I think people just misunderstood it, and it was ahead of its time.

Mine is tight in both forms, and made of high quality plastic. Classic Yamato quality.

People complained it was floppy during transformation: Of course it is. Look at all the valks we have had since. They're a mess during transformation and you need about 3 hands to get them anywhere. 

 

Edited February 23, 2017 by arbit

[kajnrig]

You might be right. The SHE served as the basis for the Yamato toy, that's about the extent of my knowledge. Though WHICH SHE version is unknown. I thought that SHE made an earlier, mid-90s kit before the 2000s release, and it seems I was right.

1997 Studio Halfeye Escaflowne
https://hlj.com/product/SHE002/Sci

2003 Studio Halfeye Escaflowne
https://hlj.com/product/SHE024/Sci

2003 Yamato Escaflowne
https://hlj.com/product/YMT28002/Act

Tamashii x SHE Escaflowne (vaporware?)
http://news.toyark.com/2010/10/01/tamashii-nations-x-studio-half-eye-escaflowne-3328

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And of course there were the non-transformable kits.

1996 Bandai Limited Model Escaflowne injection plastic kit (1/48)
https://hlj.com/product/BAN53284/Sci

1997 Kotobukiya Escaflowne resin kit (1/60)
https://hlj.com/product/KBYES-1/Sci

[wmkjr]

http://studio-halfeye.com/himiken_blog/takaken/category/tenku-no-escaflowne/gk-escaflowne/ page 5  top entry starts the info for this project. 1st page is the latest info. This was made to coincide with S.H.E. 20th anniversary and Escaflowne TV series.

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Wow!!! I'm interested!!

[Slave IV]

What?! I want this too!

[valhary]

more pics!

 

 

Edited February 28, 2017 by valhary

[arbit]

I suspect this will be expensive: USD 400-450. 

[valhary]

release date: August 2017

kit version: ¥ 51840

toy version: ¥ 69120

too expensive for a tiny size

Edited February 28, 2017 by valhary

[Phobos]

31 minutes ago, valhary said:

release date: August 2017

kit version: ¥ 51840

toy version: ¥ 69120

too expensive for a tiny size

 

Guess i'm not getting it. 

[F-ZeroOne]

I have to say, they have captured the noses perfectly.

[arbit]

As much as I'd like one, I'll stick to my Yamato. It was USD 20 back in the day.

Always planned to tailor make a cape for it. So now is the time.

Edited February 28, 2017 by arbit

[Lorindor]

Yeah, I was excited first, but that's way too pricey for me. That sucks. :/

[valhary]

http://www.gokin.it/2017/12/07/info-e-foto-studio-half-eye-perfect-change-escaflowne-revival/

[Scyla]

Wotafa reviewed the toy as well a fed days ago:

That looks like some crazy engineering to me. 

[arbit]

One of my all time favorites. I didnt see it for sale anywhere, but anyway that's a lot of dough. Maybe we get a DX Chogokin one day?

[Convectuoso]

I'm amazed by that transformation mechanism 

[valhary]

very overpriced for what you get

is almost the same that yamato with a few improvements but smaller

[kajnrig]

It still seems reasonably sizable, though. Is it a resin toy? Did SHE move to plastic materials? Those parts look like plastic.

God, it looks sooo good. I'd change up the size and proportions of some areas if I had one, but man do I want one. It's just such a shame about that price.

[arbit]

Pre-order up

Color injected resin mold. Completed version ("partially painted") and kit.

I wonder how hard it is to complete the kit.

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-037006&page=top

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-037007&page=top

[VF-Zer0S]

It’s up on HLJ as well but man it’s expensive. I’ll wait for sentinel to blow mind when they release their version one year and probably half the cost with more stuff. 

Edited February 11, 2018 by VF-Zer0S

[Sandman]

That is an insane price.

[Big s]

Saw this on tag hobby. I didn’t find an escaflowne series thread, but I found it interesting. Moderoid from max factory.

[Convectuoso]

That looks awesome! 

[VF-Zer0S]

I hope it transforms but at the very least I hope it’s poseable

[Big s]

It’s pose able, but I doubt it transforms. It would be a nice surprise if it did 

[kajnrig]

One each in both modes please.

[sumyumgoy]

ohh boy, hope the Scherazade comes next.

[Convectuoso]

That would be great!

[kajnrig]

Yooooo, I didn't catch that my first time through the video. That kit is looking so good. AND they're teasing a Scherazade? Dare I hope for an Alseides, even?