Wave High advancd Model 1/5000 DYRL SDF-1 Diecast!

[eugimon]

...pass... too small, too expensive...

[The Grey]

Depends on how much metal it actually has on it. Any info on this?

If it were, say, 90% metal and 10% plastic... well, I could see myself getting it somewhere in the future.

[DyNo]

Edited November 25, 2006 by DyNo

[do not disturb]

and that pic just about covers why i would never buy this.

maybe for $50, then i can display it next to....well nothing, its just too friggin small.

[Nani?!]

the close up pic is especially asstastic for me...

Reminds me of those cheap japanese diecast figures I used to have when I was a kid... at least those cost $8 bucks.

this is just as small, just as crappy, many fold more expensive.

[Kyp Durron]

I liked the matchbox version that I bought back in '85 better...it was a much better value for the money, IMHO.

-Kyp

[emerson]

Depends on how much metal it actually has on it. Any info on this?

If it were, say, 90% metal and 10% plastic... well, I could see myself getting it somewhere in the future.

Ditto here. If it were all metal I'd consider it.

[Graham]

Not sure why everybody is saying this is so small. 24cm is a respectable size. Yes, it might be a little overpriced for the size, but Macross is not a hot prooperty, so small companies like Wave & Yamato have to sell at a higher price as they just do not sell the quantities like Bandai with Gundam and Takara with Transformers.

I'm getting one, until something better comes along (and no, do not read anything into that statement).

Graham

[The Grey]

Maybe the apparent lack of detail is due to the amount of die-cast present in the toy. We all know that die cast parts often lack the detail plastic can give.

If so, from the looks of it, this thing should have its fair amount of metal.

If so, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Assuming it's durable enough. The jury's still out on those arms.

If it's mostly plastic, then... yes, it's lacking in detail.

[Lonely Soldier Boy]

Reminds me a lot of that diecast Yamato toy from the seventies. Personally I'd go for a bigger ABS dude. I think I'll wait for Yamato to make one, eh Graham?

Sorry I couldn't resist

[Kishimoto]

Man that thing is small! Heck, it would take 5 or 6 of them to make up for my custom version.

]{ish

[RosarioLuv]

Not much smaller, plastic, loads of fun, only $5 back in the day. Somehow this chogokin reminds me of this little plastic thing:

[Hiriyu]

I had one of those, I think mine was a Converter The center section of the main body was diecast. It was actually pretty neat, with the exception of those main gun booms...

[mechatek]

Hey, I just got that little SDF-1 off eBay for $10. Pretty cool, might paint the bottom of the arms red. Did you have to paint yours Redemption?

[drifand]

Looks like the 5-buck SDF can at least rotate the 4 main shoulder cannons independantly... not sure about the WAVE at all.

[Knight26]

It is nice looking but you can clearly see that ARMD is wrong, it has mirror bridge but not the revised engines.

[drifand]

2 main points of concern from the preceding pix:

How do the cannons rotate?

Cute lil' biceps?

[eugimon]

the more pics I see, the more I think it belongs on the shelf at target next to the die cast battlestar galactica line.

[jenius]

if the tiny spots really are diecast then it shouldn't be too much of a concern. Still, I'd rather wait and buy another valk.

[drifand]

if the tiny spots really are diecast then it shouldn't be too much of a concern. Still, I'd rather wait and buy another valk.

Thinks to myself: Hmm, what was that recent $150 gorgeous-and-long-awaited transforming toy with diecast parts that could break if you posed it wrong?

[Macross73]

i like it. its not huge which actually works for me.

I've been getting alot of SOC figures and this would look

great along side them. I'm concerned about the QC only b/c

no knows enough about it, but that hasn't stopped me from

pre-ordering it. IF a larger verison of this comes out from

Yamato then i'll most likely buy that too. For now though this is the

one for me.

[Lonely Soldier Boy]

The shoulder cannons rotating mechanism might not be visible, but must be there, since in both shoulders the cannons are in different positions. I doubt they modeled them that way. But what do I care? I'm not buying it anyway. There's so much cool stuff out there already.

[EXO]

In the DYRL version of the Macross the pivots are inside. There's 2 seams running down the sides of the shoulders.

That other rotation point is scary though.

Still... I WANT IT!

[Roger]

Yesterday I handled an unpainted production sample of this toy, and I will testify that it definitely deserves the moniker "toy," not only because it will come completely pre-assembled, but because it totally carries the spirit of the old Takatoku toys.

The legs and main body are big heavy hunks of diecast, and aside from vinyl conning towers on the ARMD platforms and the head, everything else is nicely detailed styrene. The joints were nice and tight, but as with any other transforming toy, you will want to be careful and read the instructions.

Im not enough of a Macross fan to tell you whether or not its worth the price theyre asking, but I dont think this is going to be a very high-run item. If youre a Macross maniac, you like the design, and you pass on it, you will probably kick yourself later.

[Macross73]

Sounds like its not a flimsy item and will hold up over time. What did you think of the cannons?

How do they rotate? How solid are the Bi-cep / elbows?

[kensei]

Well, I went ahead and did the unthinkable and ordered three of them when I heard the joints were all tight and good, and the fact that it was a toy in the true sense. Hope this doesn't have QC issues. I'd be bummed if it did. This will be my second SDF-1 toy after I got my Matchbox one ages ago. Anyone want that stanking hunk of crap?

They sure as hell better include the stands for the price.

Edited December 9, 2006 by kensei

[Roger]

What did you think of the cannons?

I think theyre good.

How do they rotate?

They rotate well.

How solid are the Bi-cep / elbows?

Theyre pretty solid.

[Graham]

The Wave website now shows the release date as January 2007. Damn, I was hoping to get this before Christmas.

From the pictures on Wave's site, it's easy to see where and how the shoulder cannons rotate.

Graham

[VFTF1]

I cancelled my pre-order. Totally not worth it. Too small and looks really bad.

VFTF1

[kensei]

Keeping order. Nothing that's available now comes even close, and also the old Bandais and Takas are cheap looking anyway in comparison.

[VFTF1]

My impression from some of those pictures is that this thing is cheap looking, but expensive...that's even worse.

I'd love an SDF1, but for that price...no way... considering what it looks like...

I'll be content waiting for the OA+Ghost set.

VFTF1

[Fly4victory]

Looks like I will be kicking myself. Hope the price goes down and they are still on the market six months from now.

If youre a Macross maniac, you like the design, and you pass on it, you will probably kick yourself later.

[do not disturb]

i don't really know waves track record in regards to toys so its hard for me to justify a large purchase only to find out they're just a small step above toynami....or even worse than toynami.

i'll wait for the reviews before i buy this. small production run or not, i'd rather be kicking myself later down the road, than kicking myself from the get go.

besides i'm looking at it now and don't pay $150 for it, so if i miss the boat on this, you really think i'm gonna pay more than $150? not likely....

[Fortress_Maximus]

Looking forward to more news... how many of you guys are preordering?

[Valkyrie addict]

hmmm....why couldn't they just make it tad bigger, wouldn't that cut the final price since they would not have had to dealt with little pieces????

hmm, too expensive for me... the idea of the Macross is that it's supposed to be huge, that thing looks like a freakin' keychain