kensei Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 That is because yamato uses the sv-51 to test some ideas for the yf-21. Although they transform differently.
eugimon Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Although they transform differently. maybe the ideas he was talking about were: perfect 1st release and release with accessories?
kensei Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 maybe the ideas he was talking about were: perfect 1st release and release with accessories? The amount of brain power that would take a Yamato marketer......astounding!
Vermillion21 Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 Has anyone seen a pic of the SV-51 box cover art? Just curious ....
Macross73 Posted July 26, 2007 Posted July 26, 2007 hope that review pops up soon as well. it looks great but i think this time i'm gonna wait and see what the whole story is on how well the qc has been addressed.
Dobber Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 Woo Hoo!!!! I was able to sell something on Ebay for a resonable price, so I promptly placed an order for the SV-51!!! unfortunately I lost my early-bird price that I originally had but at least I'm still getting it now!! Chris
s001 Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 Let me explain myself better. One picture tell more than thousand words. Well... two pictures.
PsYcHoDyNaMiX Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 hmm... okay... bad landing gear and wing issues with the pegs?
Scream Man Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 i guess so...based on what Im not sure. Theres a pic of the wing underside somewhere, and i think those metal pins slide outt o lock the wing...
Knight26 Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 I think what s001 was implying is that the wing pinning and landing gear of the SV-51 will be similar to on the YF-21. Imagine instead of locking tabs for the fuselage and wings having the locking pins. Also he may be implying that the landing gear twist when they fold into the wing root.
PsYcHoDyNaMiX Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 Okay... I see how the pics were referring to the 21.
scand Posted July 27, 2007 Posted July 27, 2007 Wow Nice Pictures, I love the fighter mode probably the sleekest looking valkyrie ever. Even more so than the yf-21. But, IMHO Gerwalk and Battroid are ugly as sin. I've drawn stick figures that look better!
Vermillion21 Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 (edited) Has anyone seen a pic of the SV-51 box cover art? Just curious .... Don't mean to quote myself, but you'd think there'd be box art somewhere ... with the release date coming up soon, no? Edited July 28, 2007 by Vermillion21
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 and another question... WILL Nora's box be a pretty Pink one? That would rock! I hope it's pink.
Ghostkiller Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 Graham please give us the final release date !!!!!!! my vf 0 needs a target
scand Posted July 28, 2007 Posted July 28, 2007 Fighter mode, is this things saving grace. I just gave in and pre-ordered. It really amazes me how much detail is on this thing compared with other Yamato offerings. maybe it's the black color thats pulling out the details.
Dante74 Posted August 1, 2007 Posted August 1, 2007 About two more weeks to go according to Graham. How about feeding us some boxart Yamato?
eugimon Posted August 1, 2007 Posted August 1, 2007 two more weeks? damn, I hope tam doesn't ship it while I'm out of the country...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Just watched MZero all the way through again. I so want Nora and Ivanov. Who knows i might even just grab Ivanov first run if he gets the all clear. I've made up my mind, the YF-21 being my ultimate fav, and the SV-51 a dead set second.
recon Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 (edited) Just spoke to my retailer, from what i understand the 1/60 SV-51 was delayed due to some packaging issues thus leading to the whole consignment being recalled. Hopefully, thats the only problem we would be seeing from the SV-51. Edited August 2, 2007 by recon
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) Does anyone think we'll get to see the Cannon Fodder release? I think it's a no brainer. BTW, they SHOULD have the big ass Fuel Bomb that they bomb the island with. I'd pay a little extra to get the CF with FPacks and Fuel Bomb. Just spoke to my retailer, from what i understand the 1/60 SV-51 was delayed due to some packaging issues thus leading to the whole consignment being recalled. Hopefully, thats the only problem we would be seeing from the SV-51. Hmm.... Hope they didn't have to re-pull out all the packaged SV-51's after packing them for the original release. >_< Surely not! Edited August 3, 2007 by ruskiiVFaussie
eugimon Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 well, what do you know, yamato pro-actively addressing a quality issue!!! *runs to window to check for flying pigs*
Vermillion21 Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Just spoke to my retailer, from what i understand the 1/60 SV-51 was delayed due to some packaging issues thus leading to the whole consignment being recalled. Hopefully, thats the only problem we would be seeing from the SV-51. Guess that's why there's no box art pics yet ....
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 How do you know there weren't many many more QC issues they address before a release (like previous releases) without us even knowing? do de de doo do de de dooooooooo
David Hingtgen Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Packaging issues? I'd bet it has to do with the little fin and canard spikes like on the VF-0. Haven't they learned yet all you have to do is fold them down? Yeesh---quit trying to so hard to have them "correctly" transformed into fighter mode in the box. We'd rather have ones that don't have parts broken off. And they could use smaller boxes, too.
eugimon Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 How do you know there weren't many many more QC issues they address before a release (like previous releases) without us even knowing? do de de doo do de de dooooooooo *looks at my VF-0* that's a sobering thought. a scary sobering thought.
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Is anyone else annoyed by the air-intakes? Those huge blank vertical areas which look like they make up 3/4 of the entire vehicle's drag? Ruined what is otherwise near perfection for fighter mode.
Busted VF1A Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Is anyone else annoyed by the air-intakes? Those huge blank vertical areas which look like they make up 3/4 of the entire vehicle's drag? Ruined what is otherwise near perfection for fighter mode. I think they could have dressed them up a little more(like they did with the 19), but when you look at the how little space is available in that area to fit alot of mechanics, I can't really say it's a huge issue to me. It probably would look alot better by simply changing the intake color to a grey instead of white. The white just draws your eye way too much.
funkymonkeyjavajunky Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Regarding those air intakes...does anyone have some still frames from the anime to compare?
Agent-GHQ Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 Was there an armor pack or add-on armaments for this craft? Not familar with Macross Zero.
Dobber Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) There were a few different load outs. They are: 1) 2 Micro Missle/fuel pods on outboard weapon station on wings(1 per wing) + Gunpod.....this was the standard load out that was most commonly seen. 2) same as #1 + anti ship missile on middle weapon station on both wings and then external fuel tanks on in board station of both wings. (seen in episode 3 during the attack on the Asuka 3) Fuel Air bomb. Only weapon carried. Seen in Episode 4 4) #1 + the anti ship missile on middle weapon station on each wing and then another micro missile/fuel pod on inboard staion on each wing, and booster rockets on the top of the wings. Episode 5 final battle. The yamato toy can do #'s 1 and 4 but does not come with the fuel air bomb or the plain old external fuel tanks. The Hasegawa kit does come with the tanks so with the Hasegawa you can do #'s 1 and 2. Chris Edited August 3, 2007 by Dobber
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 3, 2007 Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) The Fuel bomb is almost as large as a Fold Booster. lol I hope they bring it out in a separate pack, or minus some pods that come with the 1st releases and give the replacing Fuel Air Bomb to the Cannon Fodder SV-51's. Otherwise i'd not worry about buying the CF SV-51 if they only brought it out with the same features as Nora's and Ivanov's.. They still should have the Fast Pack pods too of course. Edited August 3, 2007 by ruskiiVFaussie
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