If Yamato made GN-U Fighter Modes would you buy?

[Graham]

Guys,

If Yamato were to make a non-transforming Fighter mode GN-U toy, how many of you would buy it?

I've been extremely impressed by the scupt, quality and materials of the GN-U Macross Plus battroids and I'd love to see a GN-U fighter mode as well, that being my favorite mode.

I think a GN-U fighter in scale with the battroids would by the perfect size for play and display.

So assuming the following points, how many of you would be interested?

• Would come with a display stand.
• Would come with detachable landing gear to allow it to be posed either wheels down or flying with wheels up.
• Canopy would be clear, with a pilot figure inside, but may not open.
• Cost would be comparable to or slightly cheaper than GN-U battroids.
• Would use the same materials and have same high stand of finishing as GN-U battroids.
• Wings would move.
• Foot thrusters would also likely move (to simulate thrust vectoring).

While the 1/200 VFC are nice, I'd prefer GN-U size and quality.

Graham

[Chet]

GN-U Fighter Mode? No.

Destroids and Zentraedi? YES.

[m0n5t3r]

Destroids and Zentraedi? YES.

+1

[anime52k8]

GN-U Fighter Mode? No.

Destroids and Zentraedi? YES.

totaly agree here. a GN-U size fighter that doesn't transform really wouldn't do much of anything that would make me want one.

[Black Valkyrie]

No.

[treatment]

GN-U Fighter Mode? No.

Destroids and Zentraedi? YES.

++

NO on fighters. that would be so meh.

however...

definite YES YES YES YES YES YES on Q-Raus (TV/DYRL), Destroids, Nousjadeul-Gers (TV/DYRL/PLUS), Regults, and Glaugs!!!

[miriya]

I think it is a great idea Graham. I really love the GN-U line so far. I am however a "Battroid Guy" but I do still love fighter mode and would love a GN-U line of fighters just as you have mentioned. YF-19/21, VF-4, VF-9, yes.

Enemy mecha as well for sure.

[EXO]

nope

GN-U Fighter Mode? No.

Destroids and Zentraedi? YES.

YES!

[OmegaD3k]

Fighters only? Nope.

YES for more 1/60 variable fighters (VF-3000, 5000, 4, 22, 0D, 171, 25, 27, 24, etc, etc, etc), destroids, and enemy mecha. :3

If I wanted fighter-only mode, I'd get those Hase model kits. So beautiful, so accurate, so detailed... @_@

Edited September 11, 2008 by OmegaD3k

[Dashgtr]

Yes for me!

[Californium]

Gerwalk modes? Hell yes. I'd buy that.

Regults? Most definitely.

But GN-U Dou fighter modes? No. Seems kinda pointless. All the more so in a line that emphasizes articulation.

Edited September 11, 2008 by Californium

[Dante74]

No. But if they were to get a weathering treatment as standard I might have to re-think.

[eugimon]

yes on zentradi/gerwalk/destroids.

No on fighters unless they were MUCH cheaper or came in multi packs for the same price as battroid gn-u

[anime52k8]

yes on zentradi/gerwalk/destroids.

No on fighters unless they were MUCH cheaper or came in multi packs for the same price as battroid gn-u

or if they had the fighters came with the batroid figure.

also gerwalk would be really good.

[arrow]

if the fighters could at least transform to gerwalk, that would be a maybe.

[carzooyah]

gerwalk.

[Vic Mancini]

Guys,

If Yamato were to make a non-transforming Fighter mode GN-U toy, how many of you would buy it?

I've been extremely impressed by the scupt, quality and materials of the GN-U Macross Plus battroids and I'd love to see a GN-U fighter mode as well, that being my favorite mode.

I think a GN-U fighter in scale with the battroids would by the perfect size for play and display.

So assuming the following points, how many of you would be interested?

• Would come with a display stand.
• Would come with detachable landing gear to allow it to be posed either wheels down or flying with wheels up.
• Canopy would be clear, with a pilot figure inside, but may not open.
• Cost would be comparable to or slightly cheaper than GN-U battroids.
• Would use the same materials and have same high stand of finishing as GN-U battroids.
• Wings would move.
• Foot thrusters would also likely move (to simulate thrust vectoring).

While the 1/200 VFC are nice, I'd prefer GN-U size and quality.

Graham

Why detachable gear and non opening canopy?

If we're talking about a F-mode only GN-U, with no moving joints for limbs, I'd want as many moving parts as I can get in other areas. That would include working landing gear, movable thrust vectoring, opening/closing canopy, removable pilot, and maybe even moving flaps, canards, various control surfaces, retracting/moving/swiveling guns, opening missile bays, working intake covers, etc.... I might be interested.

Count me in the group of customers who would prefer G-mode.

Gerwalk FTW.

[diabloM]

Fighter mode~! my favourite mode~!

[Nexx Stalker]

GNU fighters-mode only? No, thanks.

PS: you should have made a poll.

Edited September 11, 2008 by Nexx Stalker

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Yes to fighter mode but I'd like enemy mecha and destroids too!!!

[jackdaniels]

I'd say no. I assume the G-Nu compete with the revoltechs and fighter mode seems pointless since there's not a lot of articulation and you'd also be competing against model kits that can probably do the same. A fighter that small might as well be gashapon. However, since the line is non-transformable, Yamato might as well bring out the destroids and other stuff that that aren't transformable and deck them out with articulation so people who don't want to shell out for a 1/60 destroid can still get one.

[radareosf]

Nope, i'm into macross bcoz of its battroids.

[ShadowerV2]

Fighter mode only seems pointless unless it can go into gerwalk mode or something.

[Kelsain]

I'd echo most of the sentiment here. I'd rather buy a Hasegawa for fighter only. But since Yamato owns the license for Mac+, a GNU Enemy Battle Suit would be incredible. Full articulation, opening & closing missile ports, etc...

[ShadowerV2]

Isn't the G-Nu series supposed to be about the skeleton or something? Where would the skeleton go on in fightermode?

[eriku]

I wouldn't even be interested enough to look at pictures, sorry.

[Valkyrie addict]

nah....

[TheLoneWolf]

No.

[Vifam7]

Not sure. Bandai's announcement of the VF100s line takes a lot of excitement out of such an idea. Before, I would've been super excited about GN-U fighter. Now, I'm not sure I'd be interested in a non-scale fighter-only toy.

Now, if Yamato were to release GN-U fighters in a scale - say 1:72 or 1:100, I'd be VERY interested. Such a toy would be (to me) the equivalent of buying a completed Hasgawa model yet having better durability and still having potential for customizing. While it may conflict with Bandai's products, a toy in fighter-mode only does have its advantages over a perfect transformation or parts-swapper toy.

I'd also add that it should come with plenty of option parts (aka. boosters, armor, missiles). Maybe even a decal sheet which adds to the tampo'd markings.

[505thAirborne]

Sign me up, especially if they make the VF-11B detailed as could be with FP's and retractable landing gear. Although I must say if they did the Gerwalk mode too, that would sweet!!!

[505thAirborne]

I'd echo most of the sentiment here. I'd rather buy a Hasegawa for fighter only. But since Yamato owns the license for Mac+, a GNU Enemy Battle Suit would be incredible. Full articulation, opening & closing missile ports, etc...

Good luck friend, Seems like Yamato is just not into doing Enemy Aircraft!!! (Were lucky they made Milia & Max's suits) But if they did do the Mac+ Battle suit, that would be awesome!!!!!!!!

[anime52k8]

Good luck friend, Seems like Yamato is just not into doing Enemy Aircraft!!! (Were lucky they made Milia & Max's suits) But if they did do the Mac+ Battle suit, that would be awesome!!!!!!!!

more like there not interested in doing large scake non-transfroming stuff (we got the SV-51's didn't we), though now that there doing the destroids, they may do more large scale mechs, assuming that the Destroids do well...

[miriya]

Graham, maybe let Yamato know how much we are wanting enemy mecha.

[QuinJester]

Non transforming designs are a hard enough sell as it is. Non transforming and jet mode at GN-U prices, not a chance.

[s001]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C'MON GRAHAM CONVINCE YOUR YAMATO PALS!!!