Hayao Kakizaki Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 I get 3 box VF-0S last night, all 3 have problem 1. left leg's magnet which used to attach fp was missing,little spike on the tail fin broken in box, a 2mm gap in the right foot 2. left leg's magnet installing up side down, Repel with the fp 3. loose joint on right arm, some parts always fall off, and the gunpod handle very loose plus the two right side arms's one which post by japanese , state that this product have a serious QC problem Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 OOo sounds like the worst case so far, Hayao, were you able to take it apart and fix it? Quote
Hayao Kakizaki Posted April 30, 2006 Author Posted April 30, 2006 (edited) OOo sounds like the worst case so far, Hayao, were you able to take it apart and fix it? 395250[/snapback] this time is too hard to fix, the lower leg have been glue up by factory, i don't want open it in this case, so I do operation on the fp, but the fp's magnet also glued... so I use a screw driver to broke it out, then fit it in , thanks god ,no harm in outlook.... but the other one have been returned, took back money Edited April 30, 2006 by Hayao Kakizaki Quote
Toonz Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 ouch! can you send them back for a change? i must agree that there are some parts that are fragile.... Quote
Hayao Kakizaki Posted April 30, 2006 Author Posted April 30, 2006 ouch! can you send them back for a change?i must agree that there are some parts that are fragile.... 395258[/snapback] the shop no one more for replacement, so give me back money Quote
Eternal_D Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 omg are you kidding me? that's some f'ed up s***... Quote
Hayao Kakizaki Posted April 30, 2006 Author Posted April 30, 2006 omg are you kidding me? that's some f'ed up s***... 395260[/snapback] wish all you guys good luck...get a healthy baby Quote
wolfx Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 I fear the worse.....3 bad ones in one go...man.... Quote
Hayao Kakizaki Posted April 30, 2006 Author Posted April 30, 2006 I fear the worse.....3 bad ones in one go...man.... 395263[/snapback] i just got 3of 4, no one know the 1/4 is good or bad, maybe 4/4 is all bad~ Quote
Toonz Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 why is yamato repeating their mistakes after having some good years of producing macross toys? Quote
Eternal_D Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 Maybe 4 new releases in 2 months. 395271[/snapback] yah...THAT in itself is really stupid. not everybody has money for this...so now ppl will have to pick and choose which ones to buy...and that'll reflect negatively on sales. I mean these are $140+ products each...which by no means is a small amount of money unless you make $10k a month or have no life and eat instant noodles all day long... I just don't understand how companies can be that retarded. Quote
Auto Pilot Off Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 this is serious.... sorry abuot the bad news and thanks for the warnings.. ill check mine again.. Quote
promethuem5 Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 Hmmm... glad I'm waiting to get mine then... let gthe bugs in the line work themselves out first. Sorry to hear tho Hayo... Quote
1 VF-1 2NV Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 Damn. I was going to get a case. Glad I only got one. Quote
recon Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 Sorry to hear that hayao. My two pieces doesnt have any of the problems mentioned, no 2 right shoulders, joints fairly tight, fps magnets works okie, no broken parts. Guess im lucky. What i like abt are the translucent red clear pieces that represent optic lenses. Downside is hands arent retractable as that of the VF-1. But silohuette and its sleekness makes it a beautiful piece to display in all 3 modes. Hope that yamato does do the ghost unit for it, and maybe a VF-0A or D variant Cheers Quote
Nani?! Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 Maybe 4 new releases in 2 months. 395271[/snapback] yah...THAT in itself is really stupid. not everybody has money for this...so now ppl will have to pick and choose which ones to buy...and that'll reflect negatively on sales. I mean these are $140+ products each...which by no means is a small amount of money unless you make $10k a month or have no life and eat instant noodles all day long... I just don't understand how companies can be that retarded. 395273[/snapback] I agree. IIRC yamato usually reacts negatively to poor sales when for the most part the problem was with some poor decision making on their part. I guess if the ugly stealth and camo don't do well, we'll have another fit from yamato and the silent treatment. Quote
Mowe Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 Phew!!! Just ordered one...pleas Lord, I have been a good boy . Quote
Mechafan Posted April 30, 2006 Posted April 30, 2006 I am glad I only ordered one also. I hope the issues are minor. I have too many jackup Yamato's. Quote
buddhafabio Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 dude, with these kind of mistakes they rank up there with toynomi and if Yamato were a seller on mw world they would be blacklisted. Quote
Skull Leader Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 I don't really understand why everyone is so surprised at this. In terms of the Valkyries, just about EVERY initial release had some sort of problems, some were fixed, others were not. Quote
Godzilla Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 I guess I will need o wai to see how mine are as I think I got 4 as well. I hope Tamin can find out if his batch is bad. Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 (edited) Thx for the info. This is why I never preorder, pays to be a bit patient. I still have held onto my money for a VF0S because I definately still want it. (and a future A and possible D) I will wait for impressions from all you guys first though, since shipping costs is my main beef. Some pics of the things to look out for would be nice. There are some people who are just going to buy stuff and may not even inspect or open up the box. Edited May 1, 2006 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote
LePoseur Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 Hayao, sorry to hear about the bad batch. I just got mine the other day, and while the leg magnets were fine, I had the loose right shoulder as well. In fact the poly cap thingy came off in my hand as I was transforming it for the first time. The good news is, if anyone gets a problem like mine, don't panic, it's a pretty easy fix. Just one screw to take the shoulder armor off, then two more on the joint, replace the polycap-like rubbery thing and good as new... well, actually better than new in this case. Quote
Mowe Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 Hayao, are your Valks coming directly from Japan supplier? I am just hoping that some of these defects are bootlegged Valks that have yet gone through QC and sleaked out to HK for sale...is that possible?? Quote
Hayao Kakizaki Posted May 1, 2006 Author Posted May 1, 2006 Hayao, are your Valks coming directly from Japan supplier?I am just hoping that some of these defects are bootlegged Valks that have yet gone through QC and sleaked out to HK for sale...is that possible?? 395429[/snapback] who know~~? Quote
Hayao Kakizaki Posted May 1, 2006 Author Posted May 1, 2006 but I must to say, eliminate the QC problem, this VF-0 is the best product of yamato since YF-19~! best production design~best shape~! so many improvement from the 1/48 VF-1, once I get back the camera, I 'll take some photo and wrote a simple review. Quote
1 VF-1 2NV Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 but I must to say, eliminate the QC problem,this VF-0 is the best product of yamato since YF-19~! best production design~best shape~! so many improvement from the 1/48 VF-1, once I get back the camera, I 'll take some photo and wrote a simple review. 395431[/snapback] What kind of improvements???? Quote
Hayao Kakizaki Posted May 1, 2006 Author Posted May 1, 2006 but I must to say, eliminate the QC problem,this VF-0 is the best product of yamato since YF-19~! best production design~best shape~! so many improvement from the 1/48 VF-1, once I get back the camera, I 'll take some photo and wrote a simple review. 395431[/snapback] What kind of improvements???? 395451[/snapback] no photo, hard to tell you~ some of it is the transform more easy than VF-1, most of the marking have been pre-print on the body, you can just apply the U.N. arrow sign on it to basically complete the decal. magnetic attachment of the FP, more detail sculpt then the VF-1, also pre-coloring of the missile ~ and more~! Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 (edited) And don't forget little details like posable head lasers, rotating seat, (although it is hard to apreciate in battroid mode) improved knees and the feet thrusters. In fighter mode they look more fake on the vf1. (ie when you transform to battroid mode they kinda split in half.) Can someone get a pic of the gunpod attached while in fighter mode so I can see how much clearance there is from the ground? Edited May 1, 2006 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote
Fortress_Maximus Posted May 1, 2006 Posted May 1, 2006 omg are you kidding me? that's some f'ed up s***... 395260[/snapback] Oh man oh man, lets hope our boys come home safely with no defects. Quote
vlenhoff Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 omg are you kidding me? that's some f'ed up s***... 395260[/snapback] Oh man oh man, lets hope our boys come home safely with no defects. 395567[/snapback] OMG, I hope the 3 I bought are fine Quote
Graham Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 Downside is hands arent retractable as that of the VF-1. But silohuette and its sleekness makes it a beautiful piece to display in all 3 modes. Hope that yamato does do the ghost unit for it, and maybe a VF-0A or D variant 395285[/snapback] It's not fair to call that a downside. In the anime, the hands do not retract, so the toy is 100% accuracte to the anime in this regard. Graham Quote
Hayao Kakizaki Posted May 2, 2006 Author Posted May 2, 2006 It's not fair to call that a downside. In the anime, the hands do not retract, so the toy is 100% accuracte to the anime in this regard. Graham 395689[/snapback] yes~! I open the book and compare with the Tenjin's artwork and the original mecha design, most of detail is accuracte, even the proportion, but I not satisfy enough is this time not perfect transfrom... the antenna under the fighter head need to detach during transfrom, maybe we can rotate it to instead detach, but this is very danger that easy to broke the antenna Quote
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