NightmareEX Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 I used to have both Max's VF 1A and 1J 1/100 ver. under Toynami license but speaking the truth....the QC is completely sux alright ! Fortunately I sold them away thru ebay store.
edwin3060 Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 I used to have both Max's VF 1A and 1J 1/100 ver. under Toynami license but speaking the truth....the QC is completely sux alright ! Fortunately I sold them away thru ebay store. Yep, hopefully the fact that Bandai canned the whole Perfect Transformation to gain more durability pays off.
Graham Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 New pic from the just released February 2009 issue of Dengeki Hobby magazine. While the toy looks great IMO, that's an awful lot of small swappable parts to keep track of! Graham
promethuem5 Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 Okay, I have to admit all those nosecone parts and the gunpods being swapable makes me much more sad than when I thought all that was swappable was the leg fins and landing gear...
Kyp Durron Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 New pic from the just released February 2009 issue of Dengeki Hobby magazine. While the toy looks great IMO, that's an awful lot of small swappable parts to keep track of! Graham Don't care, will buy. -Kyp
Valkyrie addict Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 those are a lot of parts indeed, hehehe they should include a stand with a small box as its base to keep the pieces
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 Probably. I'd buy it, though, just to go with my Bandai 1/100 Strike Gundam... I'm a sucker for anything at the same scale.
Sumdumgai Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 Looks like it'll need its own drawer to store in and keep track of all the parts to transform, either that or it's own big baggy.
Black Valkyrie Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 Because of all those swapping parts, either you love or hate it.
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 Strike's getting a buddy when my wallet decides to start dieting... I really like the 171, too... Man, I need to get my wallet pregnant.
NightmareEX Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 Perhaps Bandai material stuff got better than Toynami. No question, plan still go ahead ! BUY !
chukissaki Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 (edited) Any more news ? These are supposed to hit the street in Feb, 09, right ? Edited December 28, 2008 by chukissaki
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 Any more news ? These are supposed to hit the street in Feb, 09, right ? Yup... Be funny if it was February 7, 09. That is THE DAY!
regult Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 I spend a lot of $$ on 1/60 toys, but 5K YEN for a partsformer abput the size of a 2K revoltech??? Granted, revys don't transform ( partsform in this case really), but they are extremely posable! Somebody probably implied it before here: assembling a complicated mechanism that transforms is VERY cost-ineffective, so including mass-produced parts in a bag and asking the consumer to do the job is much more profitable...imagine how much a finished 1/72 full-trasnformation VF-25 would cost (I am not talking about the 1/60 DX, which is pricey already and has much less parts than the plamo). I will have to see how pretty these 1/100 come out before I can say "Bandai, here, have my 5000 Yen!"
ntsan Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 (edited) I spend a lot of $$ on 1/60 toys, but 5K YEN for a partsformer abput the size of a 2K revoltech??? Granted, revys don't transform ( partsform in this case really), but they are extremely posable! Somebody probably implied it before here: assembling a complicated mechanism that transforms is VERY cost-ineffective, so including mass-produced parts in a bag and asking the consumer to do the job is much more profitable...imagine how much a finished 1/72 full-trasnformation VF-25 would cost (I am not talking about the 1/60 DX, which is pricey already and has much less parts than the plamo). I will have to see how pretty these 1/100 come out before I can say "Bandai, here, have my 5000 Yen!" Revoltech is smaller than 1/100 VF-1, which is smaller than VF-25. (from jenius's site) But since not all plane on VF100 is available else where (ie..VF4) so you either take it or lose it Edited December 28, 2008 by ntsan
chukissaki Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 I would also like to see em first. But the way the 1/60 vf25 is turning out, this may be my only feasible ( $$$ ) option. It is my understanding that this 1/100 line will also feature several different valks, correct ?
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 I would also like to see em first. But the way the 1/60 vf25 is turning out, this may be my only feasible ( $$$ ) option. It is my understanding that this 1/100 line will also feature several different valks, correct ? Yup. Supposedly, every single one. Look at the poster, and you'll know the ones almost definitely being released.
anime52k8 Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 Yup. Supposedly, every single one. Look at the poster, and you'll know the ones almost definitely being released. I think saying every single one is stretching it a bit. so far we have these semi-confirmed(mentioned by name on the original poster): VF-0 VF-1 VF-4 VF-19 YF-19 YF-21 VF-27 VF-171 and at the bottom of the poster the show the logo's of the Macross shows that are licenced as part of the product line. SDF:M DYRL? MacII Mac+ Mac7 Mac0 MacF so excluding the frontier stuff, we have no reason to believe that we'll see anything that hasn't been done in some form before with the exception of the VF-4 and some of the Mac II stuff. it's still a pretty slim likelihood that they'll produce some of the cool but obscure valks I really wanna see like the VA-3, the VF-14, and the VF-3000.
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 28, 2008 Posted December 28, 2008 Well, in my eyes, every, single one excludes the really obscure ones. I say "Every single one" and mean "VF-0, VF-1, VF-4, VF-11, YF-19, VF-19, YF-21, VF-22, VF-17, VF-171, VF-25, VF-27, VF-2SS, and SV-51." Though, the really obscure one I'd want is the YF-24...
miriya Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 I am personally looking forward to the VF-4, VF-171 and VF-27 the most. AND considering those have not been made before as transforming toys I would consider them to be somewhat rare although of course not neccesarily rare in terms of screen time.
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 Don't forget the VF-5000 Chris VF-5000 owns.
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 (edited) Considering how much Bandai is charging for the 25's, the 1/100 line could include all the less popular mecha and still be a very good business. Edited December 29, 2008 by Lonely Soldier Boy
miriya Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 Considering how much Bandai is charging for the 25's, the 1/100 line could include all the less popular mecha and still be a very good business. I think that it will ONLY be a good business if they DO produce the less popular mecha considering the economy, the saturation of the martket for the already popular and flooded mechs and how much us fans want those rare ones.
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 I think that it will ONLY be a good business if they DO produce the less popular mecha considering the economy, the saturation of the martket for the already popular and flooded mechs and how much us fans want those rare ones. Miriya makes a point. The non-existant valks are definitely gonna be more popular, because, literally, no one has them. Therefore, everyone wants them, therefore, more sales, therefore, ???, and finally, PROFIT!
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) I hope this is the case. The rare VF's are the only reason why I keep lurking around here. Edited December 30, 2008 by Lonely Soldier Boy
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 I hope this is the case. The rare VF's are the only reason why I keep lurking around here. Same here. I really, really, really want a VF-171.
Graham Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 Same here, I really hope the VF-171 is the next VF after they get done with the VF-25. Graham
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 Same here, I really hope the VF-171 is the next VF after they get done with the VF-25. Graham If they go in order, it'll probably be the 27, then the 171EX, then the 171. For now, let's not assume they're going in order.
vermillion01 Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 stop fooling yourselves guys... you KNOW we're gonna get another VF-1, followed by another repaint of the VF-1......
SchizophrenicMC Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 stop fooling yourselves guys... you KNOW we're gonna get another VF-1, followed by another repaint of the VF-1...... Well, of course. The entirety of Yamato's success is based on repaints. And, now that I think about it, Bandai's 1/144 Strike Noir HG had at least 75% of the 1/144 Strike (Non-HG)'s parts... The world is based on repaints.
GRAND CANNON Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) Some more pics: http://www.tamashii.jp/item/item.php?eid=01055&pref=302 & http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/iam-cybergundam/article?mid=18331 Gotta get a VF-1A, J, and S to join my old 1/100 Taks...... Edited January 3, 2009 by GRAND CANNON
Sumdumgai Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 Erg, lots of tiny removeable pieces make it less appealing... Might just stick with the model kit and wait to see what the other releases are like.
SchizophrenicMC Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 I do see a definite improvement over the others... Its landing gear don't suck!
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