AcroRay Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 (edited) Yamato has a product page up for the Tomahawk Very nice, judging by the pics in their Photozoomer utility. Helluva lots of detail, 7 & a half inches tall. $100 is ouch for my wallet, though. Wonder if these will sell better than the Millia Q-Rau, what with the potential Battletech vets market out there as well? I smell a fire sale in my collection this summer.... Edited May 29, 2008 by AcroRay
baronv Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 Zoinks, and a pilot to! Blows away my dinky Matchbox version anyways.
TheLoneWolf Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 9,800 円 = $93.00 At that price I'll stick with my Matchbox Destroids, they were approximately 1/60 too. Or just wait for these to go on clearance.
Godzilla Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 OMFG! That is awesome. It says sept 2008. Man, I am getting cases. The Tomahawk is by far my fav destroid next to the Monster. I may get rid of my matchbox ones for these. I hope the monster comes as well as the rest of the destroids
Sundown Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 Something I was never sure of... is the Tomahawk's visor glass supposed to be red or green? It's red in some of the old model box cover art, and sometimes it's green in the animation, like my avatar. Which one is it? Both? Maybe we'll get a darker repaint down the line with a green visor if Yamato wants to milk the mold.
misterryno Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 9,800 円 = $93.00 I'd pay around $40-$50 USD...but not $93. I can't justify that.
eugimon Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 yeah.. 90 bucks is just too much for a non transforming toy.
EXO Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 yeah.. 90 bucks is just too much for a non transforming toy. It is... but it's probably the best destroid that's ever gonna be made. $_$
eugimon Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 It is... but it's probably the best destroid that's ever gonna be made. $_$ no, damn you, don't say things like that!
ruskiiVFaussie Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 (edited) Yeah! WIN! Brilliant detail, and now we get a different pilot! yay! Edited May 29, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie
Ignacio Ocamica Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 I'm getting multiples It looks better than awesome!!!
jenius Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 Much like the Q-Rau eventually sold for $50, so will these.
ruskiiVFaussie Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 well, i hope your right. I can't see myself buying this even wih the early bird special (around 85)
VF-18S Hornet Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 My eyes almost jumped out of the sockets when I saw the caption. So Yamato finally got around to making a destroid. I almost made a mistake in buy those Robotech Exo Squad Destoids glad I didn't cause after seeing Yamato take on the Tomahawk they were right on the detail down to the line art which pains me to buy a new book shelf to display it after I get my YF-21
Batou Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 Man this one is starting to really turn out well. With that price, I guess multiples is out of the question for me, though ... That's a pity. I really wanted maybe 3 of these things to form a little squad, but I can't justify more than one for that much. Stoopid tanking American dollar.
transfan52 Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 This just shows yamatos running out of ideas on new molds... I was never crazy about any of the destroids except for the koenig monster which I have yet to pickup but will someday. Oh well now that yamato is officially doomed since they cant make any macross frontier valks I can tell theyre squeezing every bit out of the franchise right now... I still like yamato as a company though. They have always made the best and highest quality valks out there... that is until we all see what bandai can do then who knows... Maybe the entire macross toy license will go to bandai soon if they get the vf-25 right... Oh well at least we wont have to worry about constant flaws in our first releases now would we?
ruskiiVFaussie Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) What are you talking about *new molds? This is all about using/making mecha from Macross, not making their own up. Slowly but surely they will make everything, lets hope the 1/60 Monster is still a possibility. sad, think about it, if the Destroid Tomohawk is 90 bucks, how much will the Monster be??? Edited May 30, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie
transfan52 Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 Man this one is starting to really turn out well. With that price, I guess multiples is out of the question for me, though ... That's a pity. I really wanted maybe 3 of these things to form a little squad, but I can't justify more than one for that much. Stoopid tanking American dollar. dude it could be worse you could be paying in yen or HK money which is even less then what the american dollar can buy right now you know.
misterryno Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 This just shows yamatos running out of ideas on new molds... I was never crazy about any of the destroids except for the koenig monster which I have yet to pickup but will someday. Oh well now that yamato is officially doomed since they cant make any macross frontier valks I can tell theyre squeezing every bit out of the franchise right now... I still like yamato as a company though. They have always made the best and highest quality valks out there... that is until we all see what bandai can do then who knows... Maybe the entire macross toy license will go to bandai soon if they get the vf-25 right... Oh well at least we wont have to worry about constant flaws in our first releases now would we? Yeah...what are you talking about?!? Just because nobody likes your name does'nt mean you have to be so negative.
Vegas Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 i read somewhere that the destroid will also include mini figures of the ground crew and with opening Missile bays
Vegas Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 i wish yamato would include ground crews for their future valk releases. that would be cool
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 So nice! this is obviously a painted resin proto, but I bet the cannon and leg markings will be tampoed. It's also nice being able to swap the pilot for a Hikky figure. The head machine guns clearly show an hinge now and the missiles will surely be removable. Best Destroid ever for sure. Too bad about the price. I guess I'll buy just one then. I hope this sells well and that we'll see the rest of the Destroids, including the Spartan. If Yamato finds out that there's a strong Destroid fanbase out there, they might decide to finally produce the Monster. Of course, if a single Tomahawk goes for ninetysomething imagine the price of a 1/60 Monster!
Bio Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) I'm almost sure that Tomahawk will be produced in several camuflage Yamato wants to squeeze our wallet... Edited May 30, 2008 by Bio
ruskiiVFaussie Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 i wish yamato would include ground crews for their future valk releases. that would be cool Yes YES great idea! 1/48 and 1/60 scale.
ruskiiVFaussie Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) So nice! this is obviously a painted resin proto, but I bet the cannon and leg markings will be tampoed. It's also nice being able to swap the pilot for a Hikky figure. The head machine guns clearly show an hinge now and the missiles will surely be removable. Best Destroid ever for sure. Too bad about the price. I guess I'll buy just one then. I hope this sells well and that we'll see the rest of the Destroids, including the Spartan. If Yamato finds out that there's a strong Destroid fanbase out there, they might decide to finally produce the Monster. Of course, if a single Tomahawk goes for ninetysomething imagine the price of a 1/60 Monster! dejavuuuu >_< lol! I tell ya no one reads or cares about my posts. sad, think about it, if the Destroid Tomohawk is 90 bucks, how much will the Monster be??? Edited May 30, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie
ruskiiVFaussie Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 I'm almost sure that Tomhawk will be produced in several camuflage Yamato wants to squeeze our wallet... I'd probably break down and grab the Low-Vis 2 Tomohawk. camo scheme would rule. Just so expensive Yamato!
Dante74 Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 Nearly 100 bucks?! Way too much for a non transforming toy. I'll wait 'till it goes on sale somewhere.
AcroRay Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 This just shows yamatos running out of ideas on new molds... I was never crazy about any of the destroids except for the koenig monster which I have yet to pickup but will someday. Oh well now that yamato is officially doomed since they cant make any macross frontier valks I can tell theyre squeezing every bit out of the franchise right now... I think you mean "new products". Molds are a part of the production process. Personally I'm happy to see a company releasing non-Valkyrie products, even if licensing issues may have forced their course. Macross is a huge property with a wealth of imaginative designs beyond variable fighters. I'd love to see Yamato or anyone else branch into other products. Imagine a line of UN Spacy and Zentraedi ships similar to Taito's PVC/ABS display models from Leiji Matsumoto properties (Harlock's various ARCADIA incarnations, for example), which retail for only about Y1500 or so.
Scream Man Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 Ground crews could be pretty cool. id love some 1/60 ground crew stuff. i love how people keep saying "Also do it in 1/48" the scale is dead folks, learn to love your 1/60's!
TheLoneWolf Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 If the Tomahawk included a ground crew and 1/4 of a hangar bay diorama (with the remaining 3 parts included with the other 3 Destroids) that would wholly justify (in my mind) the $93 pricetag.
danth Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 Nearly 100 bucks?! Way too much for a non transforming toy. I'll wait 'till it goes on sale somewhere. Yeah, I'd much rather save my money for another 1/60 VF-1. I mean, I can't imagine Yamato not being able to make a huge profit by selling this for $50. At 1/60 scale, it'll be what, 7 inches tall at the top of the head? That's not "100 dollars big".
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 dejavuuuu >_< lol! I tell ya no one reads or cares about my posts. Hahaha! I'm sorry Ruskii, I don't have time to read every post anymore. Just scroll tru' the pics and leave my opinion and that's it. Gotta go back to work!
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