anime52k8 Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 For other pages in the magazine: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=730873 SO COOL!!! must get one of these, I hope it takes a while to come out though since I've already got all my spending planed out for the next 3 months. I'm also liking the EX-Gear.
MacrossJunkie Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Holy crap! The full thing in color looks incredible. That thing is a must buy for my collection.
m0n5t3r Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) looks great... just about the same size of the 1/60 DX 25s in B-mode... all this coverage of the tamashii nation 2009 is really awesome... from the DX Macross stuff to everything else! Bandai's looking to break the wallets/banks of many a toy collector this year! Edited March 26, 2009 by m0n5t3r
SuperHobo Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Nicely detailed hopefully the Quarter won't be too much money. And what is this? Articulated fingers NICE!
m0n5t3r Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Nicely detailed hopefully the Quarter won't be too much money. And what is this? Articulated fingers NICE! yeah... an acceptable price would be the same as the price of the Armored Ozma...
QuinJester Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Disgustingly beautiful. I just wonder where I'll make space to put it. I only Just got a new set of shelves and I have limited amounts of wall space. I don't know if I can fit another set in around my apartmnent, but with all the upcoming DX's I may have... urgh...
ff95gj Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 It looks better than the DX VF-25s. I am unsure if I am getting it; it looks good, but I am running out of space (have been for months).
Smiley424 Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Nice, very nice. I think Bandai isn't posing the Quarter holding up the gun and flight deck because it would be hard to keep the toy balanced. I wouldn't want the Quarter taking a nosedive off the display and taking out the rest of the valks. I also like the size of the Quarter. Very impressive, I will have this Chogokin for sure.
ff95gj Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 looks great... just about the same size of the 1/60 DX 25s in B-mode... all this coverage of the tamashii nation 2009 is really awesome... from the DX Macross stuff to everything else! Bandai's looking to break the wallets/banks of many a toy collector this year! This pic is so evil.
m0n5t3r Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) ... I wouldn't want the Quarter taking a nosedive off the display and taking out the rest of the valks.... it's ok... its just Luca he's gonna be crashing into... This pic is so evil. yeah, money-sucking evil! Edited March 26, 2009 by m0n5t3r
MacrossJunkie Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Nice, very nice. I think Bandai isn't posing the Quarter holding up the gun and flight deck because it would be hard to keep the toy balanced. I wouldn't want the Quarter taking a nosedive off the display and taking out the rest of the valks. I also like the size of the Quarter. Very impressive, I will have this Chogokin for sure. Yeah, I doubt that thing could stand with the gun and flight deck lifted off the ground. This begs the question... Will they be including a stand? If there's anything that needed a stand, I think this thing surely qualifies.
m0n5t3r Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 if ff95gj's pics it looks like the Quarter is propped up by its gun and shield... i guess that's the included "stand" for the quarter...
transfan52 Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Whoa I'm impressed with what I see! I'm glad its not too big so that the cost isn't too expensive. I don't usually buy the giant capitol ship figures from macross but this looks like it'll be easier to handle than the wave SDF-1
eriku Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Regarding the issue of the cannon and flight deck - I think it's perfectly within the realm of reason that they will be light enough for the Quarter to hold straight out without its arms collapsing or without the whole unit pitching forward. If the Quarter is only slightly bigger than the DX that doesn't make the two pieces obscenely large or anything, and they're probably made entirely of plastic. I've got other robots this size or bigger that have really large guns and swords and they can hold them just fine. Also the Quarter has those thick legs, big feet and attachments on its back which will help with balance.
Kelsain Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 *Looks at photos... *Looks at wife's growing tummy... *Shakes fist.
Dante74 Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 *Looks at photos... *Looks at wife's growing tummy... *Shakes fist. LOL! *Looks at photos... *Checks bankaccount... *Shakes fist.
DarkReaper Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 I guess you would have to take it apart and put some really heavy lead weights into the feet to make it stable with arms stretched out. Maybe even put some in the rear booms to shift the COG further back.
eriku Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 I guess you would have to take it apart and put some really heavy lead weights into the feet to make it stable with arms stretched out. Maybe even put some in the rear booms to shift the COG further back. Wow, that's a rather extreme assumption considering all the things we don't know about the toy. We don't know how heavy or lightweight the cannon and flight deck are, we don't know how strong the elbow joints are or if they have ratchets in them (judging by the pronounced ratchet joints on the shoulders it seems obvious that Bandai is taking measures to maintain joint integrity), we don't know how heavy the torso and legs of the Quarter are. It's in the DX line so there may be enough diecast in the torso and legs to keep it from tipping forward. Overall there doesn't seem to be anything to panic about. Even if that prototype can't hold up the cannon and flight deck that basically means nothing because prototype are almost always fragile and made from different materials than the final copy would be.
logos Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) If you look at the bottom back of the Flight Deck and the Gun it looks like they have extra attachment points that connect to the fore arms so this toy looks like it was meant to be able to hold them posed in the air. That or the hands can't hold the weight at all. Stability wise I think your always going to have to have one of these on the ground to keep it balanced (unless they provide a stand) as it's just going to put the center of gravity to far off. Definitely going on my must have list. Edited March 26, 2009 by logos
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Mine too. I don't care much for the 25's, but the Quarter is a fine looking toy, not to mention is a beautiful design. The super-dimensional-hands-holding-the-gun thing is a bit cheesy for my tastes, but I think I'd keep it displayed it in Ship Mode anyway.
Titen-ex Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Regarding the issue of the cannon and flight deck - I think it's perfectly within the realm of reason that they will be light enough for the Quarter to hold straight out without its arms collapsing or without the whole unit pitching forward. If the Quarter is only slightly bigger than the DX that doesn't make the two pieces obscenely large or anything, and they're probably made entirely of plastic. I've got other robots this size or bigger that have really large guns and swords and they can hold them just fine. Also the Quarter has those thick legs, big feet and attachments on its back which will help with balance. If you look at the close up pics,the shoulder joints are sagging even with the gun and flightdeck touching the ground.
eriku Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 If you look at the close up pics,the shoulder joints are sagging even with the gun and flightdeck touching the ground. Overall there doesn't seem to be anything to panic about. Even if that prototype can't hold up the cannon and flight deck that basically means nothing because prototype are almost always fragile and made from different materials than the final copy would be.
NSJ23 Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 eriku Please keep posting or i will have to stay away from this tread all together. and I'm loving the pics of the fully painted Quarter.
ff95gj Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Mine too. I don't care much for the 25's, but the Quarter is a fine looking toy, not to mention is a beautiful design. The super-dimensional-hands-holding-the-gun thing is a bit cheesy for my tastes, but I think I'd keep it displayed it in Ship Mode anyway. Ah, that's what's wrong when I saw the Quarter. Me too; I prefer the old SDF to fire through the shoulders.
UN Spacy Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Shoulder mounted weapons are SOOOOOOOOO 80's. Get with the times already. Battle 7 and Macross Quarter do it with style.
ff95gj Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 Shoulder mounted weapons are SOOOOOOOOO 80's. Get with the times already. Battle 7 and Macross Quarter do it with style. Chessy style.
Cent Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 ... I can't wait. At this rate, by the time its 2012, the latest macross series will feature capital ships that shoot from between the legs.
Chewie Posted March 27, 2009 Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) If you look at the close up pics,the shoulder joints are sagging even with the gun and flightdeck touching the ground. Yeah, even in the first unpainted pic the shoulders weren't giving me a good vibe. Hoping they reinforce the sh*t out of them. As for weighting it, I don't see at all how that is extreme. Edited March 27, 2009 by Chewie
edwin3060 Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) ... I can't wait. At this rate, by the time its 2012, the latest macross series will feature capital ships that shoot from between the legs. 2012: Get ready for... Macross: Gattai! On a more related note, Macross capital ships just don't appeal to me--- there is not much transformation going on so the ship mode just looks like the robot mode flying on it's belly. Edited March 28, 2009 by edwin3060
UN Spacy Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 You want the transformation sequence to be MORE complicated? I don't think that would bode well against a fleet of Varuta or rogue Zentradi warships.
edwin3060 Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 You want the transformation sequence to be MORE complicated? I don't think that would bode well against a fleet of Varuta or rogue Zentradi warships. No-- I'm just saying that, compared to the valkyries in the show, which look good in both fighter and battroid modes (i.e. the fighter looks like an aircraft, and the battroid looks like, well, a robot), the capital ships just don't give me that sense of awesome, since the assault mode looks like a robot and the ship mode looks like a robot on it's stomach. Purely a personal opinion.
Radd Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 I get kinda the opposite impression. The Macross itself looks like a space ship to me, in "robot" or "ship" mode. The "head" never looks like a head, it's a command tower. "robot" mode just looks like a ship with a vaguely humanoid shape. If anything, it looks like a ship stood up on its engines. The same goes for Battle 7 and Battle Frontier, though the change is a lot more emphasized between the two modes. Ship mode looks like an aircraft carrier in space. "Robot" mode looks somewhat more robot like than the original Macross, but still looks more like a fortress to me. The Quarter is the first Macross I've seen that looks more robot like in robot mode. The bridge tower looks much more like a head. The arms and legs seem to have a lot more articulation, and it uses that articulation. Take off the main gun and the flight deck and it looks even more like a robot. In this case I would agree that the ship mode looks more like robot mode on its belly, much more-so than any previous Macross. I dunno. I really like the Macross capital ships, though, transforming or not.
edwin3060 Posted March 28, 2009 Posted March 28, 2009 I get kinda the opposite impression. The Macross itself looks like a space ship to me, in "robot" or "ship" mode. The "head" never looks like a head, it's a command tower. "robot" mode just looks like a ship with a vaguely humanoid shape. If anything, it looks like a ship stood up on its engines. The same goes for Battle 7 and Battle Frontier, though the change is a lot more emphasized between the two modes. Ship mode looks like an aircraft carrier in space. "Robot" mode looks somewhat more robot like than the original Macross, but still looks more like a fortress to me. The Quarter is the first Macross I've seen that looks more robot like in robot mode. The bridge tower looks much more like a head. The arms and legs seem to have a lot more articulation, and it uses that articulation. Take off the main gun and the flight deck and it looks even more like a robot. In this case I would agree that the ship mode looks more like robot mode on its belly, much more-so than any previous Macross. I dunno. I really like the Macross capital ships, though, transforming or not. Haha this is the vase or two faces kind of thing I guess. I agree that the Battle 7/ Battle frontier look alot more like aircraft carriers from the front, probably because of the 'deck', and I like their designs more because of that. The SDFM and Quarter, on the other hand, just don't do it for me. I hope Bandai eventually does a DX Battle Frontier!
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