Letigre Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 Based on my quick glance yesterdax, while checking the box contents in the shop, I suspect that the individual turret guns may be capable of some limited degree of movement, which may explain why in some pics they where not aligned properly. Awesome. I wonder why they have not played up that detail before.
macrossnake Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) One member in Toysdaily posts some photos. More pics, check here: http://www.toysdaily.com/discuz/viewthread...;extra=page%3D1 looks nice. Edited December 20, 2009 by macrossnake
SuperHobo Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 I think I just might take the plunge on the quarter.
Wicked Ace Posted December 20, 2009 Posted December 20, 2009 Seeing those pictures makes me interested in this thing -- the articulation is impressive.
jimber Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 holy!! i'm getting two of these! this must be the best looking toy i've ever seen. Plus it comes with all those little "figures" you can make your own scene. they should make more little character for purchase, such as vf-17 and vf-25 transformed. i'd buy that too.
Talonvar Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 Bah mines still in Tokyo waiting to leave the post office there, so much for arriving before christmas . . . .
Javabean Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 The final product does look much darker than earlier pics. Seem to tempt me a bit!
QuinJester Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 Enjoy! Considering its size, that robot form's poseability is pretty amazing. Looks like no stands needed for holding the flight deck and gun, either, which is pretty awesome. Now we just need confirmation if the one in the video was just not locked together properly or something, resulting in it sagging, because it seems to have zero problems with sagging joints outside of cruiser mode...
Arthurius Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 picture are looking fantastic. Can someone give us some quick reviews, + points and -points. Once i have this info, as well as see actual production pictures of the vf-22 MAX and vf-11-C, i will chose one of the 3. But honestly, this one looking like a definate contestant...
ff95gj Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 I think the pics speak for themselves mostly. The only complaint I have for the Quarter is that the shoulders are tight as a v... very tight shoulder. So tight that I hesitated for 15 minutes to read the manual again and again to make sure they are supposed to be rotated.
MacrossMan Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 Enjoy! Looking at just the scale and poseability of this thing, I will probably pick it up even though I'm not a fan of the Macross Frontier toys. I love big scale Macross stuff which is I am still loving my 1/48 Valks. If only we could get an SDF-1 like this...that would be amazing!
anubis20 Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 Enjoy! Looks great!!! Got shipping confirmation for mine today, can't wait till it gets here.
westfall Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 (edited) Enjoy! Thanks for the pics and for your impressions. Shoulders as tight as a... tight shoulder!!! I just payed for mine at HLJ and from the email i received it seems i'll be getting the "Macross Quarter Development Data Collection" pamphlet. Sweet. Can't wait for this one to arrive though, if my figures are correct, i'll probably only be getting it next year. I got my EX-Gear last week... after 3 months in the mail. Not HLJ's fault though. It came by Airmail, it got caught up in my country's amazing costums service and, due to an unexplained phenomenon, it took them over a month to notify me of that. Hopefully since this is an EMS only package, it won't take that long. And finaly, on a totally unrelated and off-topic matter, respect for the beautifull Brittany Murphy. Just like Heath Ledger, she'll be missed. Edited December 21, 2009 by westfall
Valkyrie addict Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 DAMN NICE!! big props to Bandai for this, awesome toy
logos Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 Does anyone know if it has swappable hands or posing fingers?
Guest sh002 Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 so how tall is it, is it heavy, and how big is the box? looks awesome
ff95gj Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 so how tall is it, is it heavy, and how big is the box? looks awesome On the box it says 50cm long in cruise mode and 38cm in attack mode. And it has swappable hands. One set with the moving fingers and one fixed.
miriya Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 I would love to see it next to a 1/48 and a 1/60 VF-1 as well as a 1/72 and 1/60 VF-25.
m0n5t3r Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) @ff95 does it look like it might get floppy w/ repeated transformations just like the DX VF-25s?... the hips in particular... it definitely looks like something fun to play with... and... as tight as a v. v. ...lol Edited December 22, 2009 by m0n5t3r
SuperHobo Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 Are the shoulder joints ratcheted joints? Are there are any other ratchet joints on this thing and are they stable and clicky?
whitestar Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 I think the pics speak for themselves mostly. The only complaint I have for the Quarter is that the shoulders are tight as a v... very tight shoulder. So tight that I hesitated for 15 minutes to read the manual again and again to make sure they are supposed to be rotated. Thanks for the pics! If I may ask, how are the arms in cruiser mode? Do they sag without the supports, or are they tight and stable enough to swoosh around the room?
ff95gj Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 You'll need the stand for the arms in cruiser mode. The elbows are okay and not loose, but the arms are really too heavily to hang it on their own. I must say the design makes the arms attached very well already, but you just can't fight gravity. The shoulders... It's not in the "frontal" direction (what should I call that?) which is the v-tight part. It's ratcheted sideways IIRC. The knee joints are ratcheted too. I think so is the leg joints... Sorry, I have bad memories.
Flaming Guantlet Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) This toy looks REAL good. Can't wait to see the line-art booklet that comes with. Edited December 22, 2009 by Flaming Guantlet
SuperHobo Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 Thanks for the reply ff95gi. I'm glad to hear the Quarter has got the clicky ratcheting joints in the right places.
007-vf1 Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 What I really like to know are the actual dimensions of the cruiser and attack mode in the anime. I have found 2 different sizes; or do we just speculate on the actual dimensions of the Quarter? I have scales varying from 1/700 to 1/1000 with regards to the DX. This will decided whether I'd buy one or not. Anyone can help with some feedback? For example; is it about 400m long in cruise mode or the actual 472m I read in the compendium?
azrael Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 What I really like to know are the actual dimensions of the cruiser and attack mode in the anime. I have found 2 different sizes; or do we just speculate on the actual dimensions of the Quarter? I have scales varying from 1/700 to 1/1000 with regards to the DX. This will decided whether I'd buy one or not. Anyone can help with some feedback? For example; is it about 400m long in cruise mode or the actual 472m I read in the compendium? 472m is the size in ship mode. The 400m-figure has, as much as I've read, is the size-class of MQ. For example, the Guantánamo class ARMD carriers are also in the 400m-class because its size is... ~400m.
Letigre Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 This toy looks REAL good. Can't wait to see the line-art booklet that comes with. Me neither. Merry Christmas to me! /selfish
bb_f1 Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 How come I have the feeling I'm gonna break something every time I play with the Quarter...
eriku Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 How come I have the feeling I'm gonna break something every time I play with the Quarter... Can't answer you there as the Quarter I'm playing with feels solid, sturdy, and very nicely constructed. I love this thing.
ff95gj Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 Can't answer you there as the Quarter I'm playing with feels solid, sturdy, and very nicely constructed. I love this thing. Now you remind me. I always think the SDF (and its decendents) looks familiar somehow since I was a kid. So it looks like a Christmas tree to me! Tall, towering, blinking with lights... No wonder I feel happy looking at it.
eriku Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 Now you remind me. I always think the SDF (and its decendents) looks familiar somehow since I was a kid. So it looks like a Christmas tree to me! Tall, towering, blinking with lights... No wonder I feel happy looking at it. If only I had a tiny angel or star to put on it's head.
kanedaestes Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 Got mine today, it is awesome, the dest of Bandai's Macross products so far.
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