ff95gj Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 That Minmay costs US$770 locally... (That's 260+ Big Macs.) No wonder it's bigger than the SDF.
Agent-GHQ Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 For $770- she doesn't even transform!? YIKES...
mospeadamacrosstech Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 I'm SO gonna end up caving in and buying this.....then kick myself ten times over when they release the TV one in 6 months....then buy that one.....I CURSE the day I found this website AND heard the word Yamato and did anyone else just fall in love with the way they used like 7 VF-1J's in different stages of transformation??!! That's badass!!! Badass is an understatement. It took me a bit to get over it to notice the SDF-1.
ff95gj Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 I've seen similar setups with the VF-0S - I mean, the transformation sequence thing. Man, I almost cried for that.
Priss! Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 OMFG!!!! Y210.000!!!! this is insane!!!!! Source
hutch Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 That CANNOT be right. They won't sell any of them.
Save Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) OMFG!!!! Y210.000!!!! this is insane!!!!! Source Yep that is the price. That is what I was told while visiting the their office then they said "Hey you want to transform it.", even though I was poo scared of breaking it there was no way I would have said no. The designer assisted me with the transformation, thank god. The thing is heavy and it technically isn't a Toy it is more of an advanced model kit made of a plastic like compound used for automobiles similar to ABS but it should not break like ABS does. Obviously a limited run in the 100 or less range produced depending on actual orders. That's all I can say for now, I'll chime in with more when more official information is out. Edited October 28, 2009 by Save
hutch Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Ah, that's too bad. Yamato crushes our dreams. Guess I'll have to be happy with the Quarter.
Bri Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 $2000+ is a price I'd associate more with the top end statues for franchises like Star Wars rather then Macross. Still I'm sure it will sell to serious collectors (with equally serious disposable income) but at this price it's way out of my range.
BlueMax Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 heck at 1/5 the price will be as much as my limit goes.....
Tober Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 " H.D.R(Heavy Duty Resin) "? That is ridiculous! What does the " 12 " relate to in the title?
m0n5t3r Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) wow, that's like ∞ number of Big Macs!!! guess i won't be getting one now, LOL! i think the 12 in the title might mean the date, as in December... release date??? EDIT - now everybody should have a chance to rant and then we can perhaps close this thread, yes? Edited October 28, 2009 by m0n5t3r
Sam Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 $2000? I was on board at 300-$400, but. Geez So much for this becoming reality in my household!
derex3592 Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 $2000? I was on board at 300-$400, but. Geez So much for this becoming reality in my household! +1 here. That is just ridiculous. I hope that price is wrong. There is no way that transformation is that difficult when compared to a YF-21 for $200. Yamato is nuts.
Desty_Nova Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Hmm. For that price I would expect it to be fully tampo/hand painted with excellent detail and no need for decals in which case I would buy it. Otherwise I might have to pass.
DarkEyes Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) +1 here. That is just ridiculous. I hope that price is wrong. There is no way that transformation is that difficult when compared to a YF-21 for $200. Yamato is nuts. Of course, a lot and I mean A LOT, BIG PILE of money but the level of transformation isnt an issue, according to save it is a limited run of 100 or less. Edited October 28, 2009 by DarkEyes
ff95gj Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) 1/2000 完全変形 SDF-1 マクロス プロトタイプモデルキット（H.D.R仕様） 2009年12月 出荷予定 予価 210,000円（税込） （本体価格：200,000 円） ■材質：PU、亜鉛合金、他 ■商品サイズ：要塞艦時／全長約64cm ■パッケージサイズ：：高さ２０ｃｍ×横７６ｃｍ×幅３０ｃｍ ■付属品：組立説明書/変形説明書/組み立て用ビス edit: the pics look real enough, but I am unsure about the other info... The price is too high, and release date seems to be far earlier than announced before. Edited October 28, 2009 by ff95gj
Ignacio Ocamica Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Another exclusive U$S2.000, add the service fee on top of that to get this ultra exclusive => pass. I won't even get mad. It's really funny, I won't think about shipping and custom taxes (%50 in my country)
NSJ23 Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 heck to tha naw! i guess the Quarter will have to do. sigh.
UN_MARINE Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) 1/2000 完全変形 SDF-1 マクロス プロトタイプモデルキット（H.D.R仕様） 2009年12月 出荷予定 予価 210,000円（税込） （本体価格：200,000 円） ■材質：PU、亜鉛合金、他 ■商品サイズ：要塞艦時／全長約64cm ■パッケージサイズ：：高さ２０ｃｍ×横７６ｃｍ×幅３０ｃｍ ■付属品：組立説明書/変形説明書/組み立て用ビス edit: the pics look real enough, but I am unsure about the other info... The price is too high, and release date seems to be far earlier than announced before. if i'm interpreting the text correctly, this is a colored Polyurethane Resin Prototype (model kit), thus the ridiculous 210k, 200k yen price tag. no need to panic, if i read it right. edited for missing words Edited October 28, 2009 by UN_MARINE
eriku Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 And still we wait for a toy company to make an updated SDF-1 that is a real toy. Le sigh.
Kicker773 Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 so wait let me get this right.. its not a toy but a resin? and the price tag is 2k? WTF??!!! Where's Maverick.. i'll pay him that amount and he can build one 3-4x the size of that.
Tober Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 I was on board at 300-$400, but. Geez So much for this becoming reality in my household! It will cost that much just to buy the Yamato Webshop Exclusive 1/2000 SDF-1 replacement sholders... Someone had to say it. I wonder how much they will charge for the event exclusive wearthering version...?
jenius Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 So does this mean there will be one version sold in December 2009 and another version (hopefully cheaper) sold later? For $2000 I'll enjoy another holiday in Japan before I'd buy a quasi-toy.
Save Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) so wait let me get this right.. its not a toy but a resin? and the price tag is 2k? WTF??!!! Where's Maverick.. i'll pay him that amount and he can build one 3-4x the size of that. It's not that kind of clubM, Yellow Submarine hobby kit "resin" you are only seeing the end of the name of the material used. It is basically hybrid plastic but in industrial terms it is called Polyurethane Resin. Edited October 28, 2009 by Save
Vifam7 Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 so wait let me get this right.. its not a toy but a resin? and the price tag is 2k? WTF??!!! Where's Maverick.. i'll pay him that amount and he can build one 3-4x the size of that. Yes, it's a model kit. Not a standard garage resin kit though. Uses a different kind of resin material. According to Yamato, easier to build than the usual resin kit but a bit more difficult than a regular styrene kit. Now, Yamato is calling this a "Prototype Model Kit". According to the text, a model kit based on the prototype they've been working on. Basically they're taking the prototype they've had and releasing a kit version of it. There's still an opening for the completed toy version.
jenius Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Well, if Yamato decided to do this rather than scrap the project entirely then I think that's cool of them. I wish Beagle would have done something similar with their Fuke toy.
Funkenstein Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 So if its 210,000 yen for an "advanced resin kit", wouldn't the price increase if they produce a completed version? I dont know if mass-production would actually decrease the price in this case.
ff95gj Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 Just read more info; yes that is a resin kit. I suppose this is not the same as the toy announced previously? It I'd a bit confusing as it is also 1/2000 and in a close time frame.
UN_MARINE Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 So if its 210,000 yen for an "advanced resin kit", wouldn't the price increase if they produce a completed version? I dont know if mass-production would actually decrease the price in this case. not exactly. it's pretty much an industrial grade resin kit of their prototype. the material they're using for it & the "early prototype design" is what makes it so expensive. i'm pretty sure they won't use the same material for mass-production & we'll see a significant difference in price. i guess they just want to make the prototype design available, even if it's extremely limited.
Twoducks Posted October 28, 2009 Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) Pic of Macross city inner detail http://www.sgcollect.com/forum/index.php?s...t&p=1283340 I'm happy with my "cheap" Wave SDF-1 Edited October 28, 2009 by Twoducks
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