Shawn Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Graham was able to get his hands on the new Yamato 1/60 VF-1 See the full review here! http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/toys/V...-1S_review.html Shawn Quote
Dante74 Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Thanks Shawn but it looks like David beat you to it. link Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) The other thread is getting too big anyhow. Good review though, it seems you weren't really clamouring for the 1/60 scale G-Man? Edited July 20, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
Sulendil Ang Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Kudos to Graham for the review! The 1/48 Valk really look nice, definitely a must have. Quote
OmegaD3k Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Awesome review!! Can't wait to pick this one up! Yamato has done it again! Also, gotta love the engrish on the fast pack instructions: "HOW TO INSTALLS" Quote
Javabean Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) Tks Graham for the great reviews, looking fwd receiving my order soon. Beside Hikaru next release, the different skull colours for the fast pack seem a sure sign we will see a Max & Kakizaki release too! Edited July 20, 2008 by Javabean Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Good review. Lots of nice pics in this one too. Time to throw the 1/48s in the bin now. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) Yeah i gotta say how great the photos and scans of the manual are G-Man, thanks for your effort. Sadly this is not helping me hold out for the 1S hik or 1A max. Edited July 20, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
Dante74 Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Good review. Lots of nice pics in this one too. Time to throw the 1/48s in the bin now. waitwaitwait! Before you do that, let me just PM you my adres. I'd gladly give them a new home for ya. Quote
renkenjutsu Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 The 1/60 review makes me crave for it o.o;;; (precioussssss) Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Would have been good if this thing had the side parts. It's a part of the mech for crying out loud. Just as much as the intake covers are. Quote
MacrossMan Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Wow! I can't believe I'm typing this, but it looks like my 1/48's will be transitioning back into their boxes as well replaced with 1/60's as they are released! I am stunned at how perfect this thing is! OO Quote
ikhii Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Great Review, So, from what Graham was saying, it is a two-seat design. Lets have a preview of what's next to come in the valk line thanks for the pics and if you don't mind me borrowing it and edit it a bit. Enjoy and start dreaming about it. ikhii Quote
Godzilla Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Wow! I can't believe I'm typing this, but it looks like my 1/48's will be transitioning back into their boxes as well replaced with 1/60's as they are released! I am stunned at how perfect this thing is! OO BLASPHEMY! You will anger the 1/48 gods. I am only putting one 1/60 on display with my other 1/60s but the 1/48s will stay displayed. Quote
Duymon Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Honestly I don't see why people are like "omg it's better than the 1/48".... the 1/48 has been around for like 7 years Will I be picking these up? Probably not, because I'm very happy with my 1/48 Quote
Kyp Durron Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 According to Swoosh's pics here : http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?show...st&p=628711 It looks like the skulls are much straighter than on the 1/48's. Looks good enough to me! -Kyp Quote
LadyLuck® Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Found this forum: http://www.toy-world.com.hk/forum/viewthre...;extra=page%3D1 There are hi-res images of transformation that you might find interesting. Quote
Chowser Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Looks good, I'll probably pick up some that are variants that weren't released regularly for the 1/48. I'll display my 1/48s by themselves, and then have a 1/60 section. come on officer's pod...my old matchbox pales when sitting next to my q-rau Quote
Vifam7 Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 I'd like some comparison pics to the old v1.0 1/60. Quote
EXO Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 It's funny how some people will buy 3 of the same scale to display each mode but not display different scales together in each mode. I need a 1/24 to display in fighter... Quote
Anavel Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Since the other thread was locked.... Do the missile boxes still double as storage containers? Quote
David Hingtgen Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Hmmn--both Swoosh's and Graham's have the right fin skull a bit crooked---and I am VERY picky about that---I may wait for a second run. Of course, it could get worse with the next run. PS---hey Yamato--what's up with the bright shiny silver screws? All the other VF-1's and the YF-19 etc use dull black screws which are FAR less obvious. Use black ones next time!!!!!! PPS--why no printing on the boosters? They even did that on the early 1/60. Quote
Omni Existence Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 pics and review sounds impressive, and personally it does look great. but with the previous VF-1's (60's and 48's) that I've purchased, I really can't bring myself to buy more-impressive as it seems... at least not yet. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Link to Swoosh's photos from the previous thread: http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?s=&a...st&p=628271 Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 sounds great, thanks Graham! time to open to wallet... Quote
UN Spacy Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 I'm probably going to wait until the non Fast Pack version is released. Quote
ghostryder Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) Hmmn--both Swoosh's and Graham's have the right fin skull a bit crooked---and I am VERY picky about that---I may wait for a second run. Of course, it could get worse with the next run. PS---hey Yamato--what's up with the bright shiny silver screws? All the other VF-1's and the YF-19 etc use dull black screws which are FAR less obvious. Use black ones next time!!!!!! PPS--why no printing on the boosters? They even did that on the early 1/60. I didn't really notice the crooked right skull, since niether posted a straight-on shot of the right fin (until recently), but you are right. Yamato got it right on the VF-0S and a few select 1/48 runs, why couldn't they get their act together on this one, given all the other QC improvements?? Whenever I get mine, I'm using flat paint to touch up the screws. Edited July 20, 2008 by ghostryder Quote
Taylor_VFA122 Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 the YF-19 and 21, and the VF-0S are all 1/60 why does the 1/60 VF-1S look so tiny? Quote
Sumdumgai Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 the YF-19 and 21, and the VF-0S are all 1/60 why does the 1/60 VF-1S look so tiny? Because it is in scale to the YF-19 and YF-21. Check out the stats on the Macross Compendium, the VF-1 Valkyrie is a small fighter. The VF-0, SV-51, YF-19, and YF-21 are much bigger. The VF-11 is being retconned to be larger than the stats in the Compendium, as Kawamori feels he made the size stats too small. Quote
Dante74 Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 the YF-19 and 21, and the VF-0S are all 1/60 why does the 1/60 VF-1S look so tiny? Because the VF-1 is smaller than those other two. It doesn't look tiny, it is tiny. Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 that's almost about 15 year difference.... oh my, that VF-1S head is UGLY! Quote
miriya Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Great review Graham. I love this new valk. You got some great poses in there. Thanks. Quote
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