wolfx Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) Rather than Yamato, i'd prefer Bandai to make it in their Soul Of Popynica series. http://cgi.ebay.com/Space-Battleship-YAMAT...7QQcmdZViewItem Edited March 7, 2007 by wolfx Quote
kensei Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 I don't quite get the jargon, but from what I can make of it, Soul Of Popynica is for the battleships and Soul of Chogokin is for the mecha figures? Quote
UN Spacy Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 Rather than Yamato, i'd prefer Bandai to make it in their Soul Of Popynica series. http://cgi.ebay.com/Space-Battleship-YAMAT...7QQcmdZViewItem GREAT idea. It's sad that Bandai hasn't expanded on this line, I've been ITCHING for an Andromeda for years. ITCHING! Quote
Mowe Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) Eeecch!!! That Yamato just arrived my house last week. I'll post some pic when I am home. It is really cool, it has light, sound, pull out compartments, lovely weathering, and very decent details, great for people like me whom can't put anything together. It is fairly plastic-ish so it is not really as SOC as you might hope but a SDF-1 in that scale would be nice. Edited March 7, 2007 by Mowe Quote
kensei Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 GREAT idea. It's sad that Bandai hasn't expanded on this line, I've been ITCHING for an Andromeda for years. ITCHING! Well I hope they scratch it with a TV SDF-1. Yes, the movie one looks nicer, but come on! Give the original some love too, just like the Yamato. Quote
wolfx Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 I don't quite get the jargon, but from what I can make of it, Soul Of Popynica is for the battleships and Soul of Chogokin is for the mecha figures? I guess...but only the Yamato was released under the SOP line. I rememebred seeing Arcadias about the same size and grade and found out those were pretty old and didn't have a SOP label on them. They were just called Chogokin. http://www.toyplayer.com/popup_image.php/pID/208 If i had a SDF-1 in that grade and size, i'll be happy. Throw in skull squadron lil planes and stuff, makes me a happy man. Quote
do not disturb Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 I dunno, when HLJ sells out, I start getting nervous and usually go into "panic buying" mode wherever I can find it. As I did in this case. well i think HLJ didn't stock as much as planned since as soon as pics were posted and a size comparison could be made, everyone was like WTF thats tiny! for how much? then people proceeded to cancel their orders left and right on HLJ before the item even came out. then HLJ changed the status from "preorder" to "discontinued" perhaps to entice people into purchasing the item anyway. i myself was waiting for a review before my purchase but as soon as i saw the pics of it next to a valk, it was an instant hells no, not for that price. seriously, the only people i'm competing with in getting this toy are other 30 year olds and i know we're eventually going to sell. I am NOT a sales person. I am a reviewer and writer for Collection DX. Which by they way anything I review I do PAY for myself. My comments where based on information from HLJ when I watched them change the listing on their site a week BEFORE they had filled my preorder from "PREORDER" to "DISCONTINUED". That implies to me WAVE sold their run. i didn't realize my post came across that way but i honestly wasn't accusing you of anything. it was a general statement about what sellers would say, sorry about that. just because HLJ sells out doesn't mean WAVE sold out. what does WAVE's production run have to do with HLJ? there are other distributors out there and theres quite a few vendors carrying this item. when WAVE says "we're completely sold out" and none can be found readily on ebay, then it'll really be sold out. I also puzzled as to why Yamato hasn't made the SDF-1 Macross. IIRC, they can't do repaints so they would have to charge a ridiculous amount of money. Quote
Hurin Posted March 7, 2007 Posted March 7, 2007 Now that it's all over and won't be misinterpreted as taunting. . . I gotta say, I thought this was the most hilarious post of the whole thread: Hrmmm......a walking Macross without a spark would be a Zombie Macross! And of course, he would want trains.... "Trains....uhhh....trains!....uhhhrg.....trains......." Nice! Quote
Godzilla Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 That video of the Wave SDF-1 is making me rethink my decision on buying it buy the price tag is holding me back. Quote
Mowe Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) Heh...heh...Yamato riding Yamato.... Imagine the 1/48 riding a SDF-1 of this size (with lighted up engine at the back)... [attachmentid=40994] Rather than Yamato, i'd prefer Bandai to make it in their Soul Of Popynica series. http://cgi.ebay.com/Space-Battleship-YAMAT...7QQcmdZViewItem Edited March 8, 2007 by Mowe Quote
kensei Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Mowe...that looks like something else, I'm going to sleep, I'm thinking dirty things. Quote
Mowe Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Do you want to see the cannon in action? Mowe...that looks like something else, I'm going to sleep, I'm thinking dirty things. Quote
kensei Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Do you want to see the cannon in action? [Akon] smack that, all on the floor smack that, give me some more, smack that, 'till you get sore smack that, oooh. smack that, all on the floor [/Akon] Please..no stop...don't show it... Quote
Mechamaniac Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 That video of the Wave SDF-1 is making me rethink my decision on buying it buy the price tag is holding me back. Video? Quote
Mowe Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 You need to go way back on this thread, just before the "head and knee" incident. Video? Quote
Mechamaniac Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Well, frak, I think the video just sold me too. Quote
Busted VF1A Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Well, frak, I think the video just sold me too. I have the Wave SDF-1 on my desk at work. Yes, it's small and pricey, but the detail is beautiful IRL. Probably the best sculpt to date. Now if they could only make it larger... Quote
Lonewolf Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Well, frak, I think the video just sold me too. Me too. Though I wish it were bigger. Quote
Dante74 Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Well, frak, I think the video just sold me too. Me too. Though I wish it were bigger. There's a 'full screen' button on the youtube player you know... Quote
UN Spacy Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Heh...heh...Yamato riding Yamato.... Imagine the 1/48 riding a SDF-1 of this size (with lighted up engine at the back)... [attachmentid=40994] It's about to shoop da whoop! Quote
Alpha OTS Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 Heh...heh...Yamato riding Yamato.... Imagine the 1/48 riding a SDF-1 of this size (with lighted up engine at the back)... [attachmentid=40994] For some reason that reminds me of Slim Pickens infamous scene from Dr. Strangelove. Quote
Mr March Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 Thinking the same thing May Kubrick turn over in his grave Quote
Lonewolf Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 There's a 'full screen' button on the youtube player you know... I know, but I was really referring to the toy itself. Quote
glane21 Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 Just received mine today from Tisinc via Amazon. This bastard is much cooler and larger, actually, than I expected. Heavy too. I think some of you will regret it if you don't get one. Quote
Dante74 Posted March 9, 2007 Posted March 9, 2007 There's a 'full screen' button on the youtube player you know... I know, but I was really referring to the toy itself. I know, I was joking. Quote
Twoducks Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 (edited) 5 pages of heated discussion filtered down to 2 pics : [attachmentid=41037] [attachmentid=41038] Back to the topic at hand: I find the size perfect (I don’t have much space to display stuff); just wish the price was lower. That aside, I really like this toy. Looks great in ship mode and awesome when transformed. You don’t notice how small it is unless you compare it to bigger stuff (like with the 1/48). [attachmentid=41029] By itself it looks bigger than it really is (very nice detail). The box feels light but the toy itself is heavy (especially in the legs where most of the diecast is). The video is great to show how the toy looks but I would follow the instructions when transforming it, at least the first few times. The centre body should not be put in place until the end, that way pulling down the legs becomes easier (they are very tight and if done wrong could spell disaster). There’s a piece of plastic that can work as an anchor point four your finger like so: [attachmentid=41028] Then with your other hand you can gently pull away the leg and then down until it locks into place. Doing the legs first (unlike the video) means that the arms can unlock farther away and leave more space for when the shoulders rotate. Things to look after: -Due to the size, the antennas and such are thin and therefore fragile. If you are not careful they could get caught on your clothes and then snap. You won’t have problems if you keep track of them when transforming. -The part where the legs lock into place in both ship and robot form is plastic, so again be careful when pulling down the legs until they loosen up a bit. -Be careful when moving the arms. These joints are freaking tight so carefully move each one until they are a bit loose. Remember that the first joint rotates (unlike the rest, which more up and down). The stand is great and you can achieve some cool poses thanks to it (since the body has a clicking joint, it can be made to look like the SDF-1 is coming or going towards you). The legs also rotate a bit in the hip area and have a weird perpendicular knee joint (they can move to the sides). Edited March 10, 2007 by Twoducks Quote
Mowe Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 SDF-1 is not so small after all. Nice comparision pics, thanks. 5 pages of heated discussion filtered down to 2 pics : [attachmentid=41037] Quote
wolfx Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 SDF-1 is not so small after all. Nice comparision pics, thanks. If that prime was a MPC-01...i'd hit it. Quote
Just In Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 Hello MWF, I just got my SDF-1 today. I LOVE IT. It is very detailed, excellent finishing, tight tight joints and got nice weight. I'd read twoduck's step, but the leg joints are extremely tight and i'm still afraid to use excessive force to unlock the legs down. Can anyone pls show/describe/explain safe steps of way of unlocking them? For instance, say i'm facing the front of SDF-1. Is it to support the toy like "twoduck" decsribed at the plastic on the central body using my right hand & then using my left hand, grab whole of the SDF-1 left leg with my thumb & index finger placed at the upper leg part ajointed to the hip and then yank/swing the leg up clockwise to a few degree(assuming like there's a pivot point at the hip?) and will the whole leg will unlock itself after yank/swing up to before 90 degree? Is this the right way? Or not to yank/swing but to pull horizontally out? Pls Help anyone. Sorry for the long description of my question. Thank you. Cheers, Just In (a newbie to MWF) Quote
Twoducks Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 Hello MWF, I just got my SDF-1 today. I LOVE IT. It is very detailed, excellent finishing, tight tight joints and got nice weight. I'd read twoduck's step, but the leg joints are extremely tight and i'm still afraid to use excessive force to unlock the legs down. Can anyone pls show/describe/explain safe steps of way of unlocking them? For instance, say i'm facing the front of SDF-1. Is it to support the toy like "twoduck" decsribed at the plastic on the central body using my right hand & then using my left hand, grab whole of the SDF-1 left leg with my thumb & index finger placed at the upper leg part ajointed to the hip and then yank/swing the leg up clockwise to a few degree(assuming like there's a pivot point at the hip?) and will the whole leg will unlock itself after yank/swing up to before 90 degree? Is this the right way? Or not to yank/swing but to pull horizontally out? Pls Help anyone. Sorry for the long description of my question. Thank you. Cheers, Just In (a newbie to MWF) It’s kinda difficult to explain but here it goes: In the pic I posted you can see my left thumb. It's there to counter the force I use with the right arm when I unlock the leg. I pull horizontally and downward at the same time to unlock. After that you have to swing down the leg until it locks in its place. This part is also kinda difficult because the part of the joint that connects to the leg is a kind of ratchet joint (and very tight). If you still feel unsafe in your first transformations, try using other anchor points (like your index finger on top of the chest). The whole point is to make sure that the plastic hip area does not receive too much force in one direction. Once you get the hand of it there shouldn’t be any problem. Hope this helps. Quote
BoBe-Patt Posted March 10, 2007 Posted March 10, 2007 It’s kinda difficult to explain but here it goes: In the pic I posted you can see my left thumb. It's there to counter the force I use with the right arm when I unlock the leg. I pull horizontally and downward at the same time to unlock. After that you have to swing down the leg until it locks in its place. This part is also kinda difficult because the part of the joint that connects to the leg is a kind of ratchet joint (and very tight). If you still feel unsafe in your first transformations, try using other anchor points (like your index finger on top of the chest). The whole point is to make sure that the plastic hip area does not receive too much force in one direction. Once you get the hand of it there shouldn’t be any problem. Hope this helps. or you can watch this guy transform his: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RISrZC6ZGeU&NR Quote
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