Convectuoso Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 2 hours ago, jenius said: Nah, they got it: Nope, I meant this one: Quote
TheLoneWolf Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 15 hours ago, Convectuoso said: Nope, I meant this one: LOL! In Toynami's defense, 16 years ago most people thought that Ben piloted a generic CF. It wasn't until Toynami released their Morphers box set that they, along with most of the fandom, realized that Ben had a unique color scheme. Quote
no3Ljm Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 Just putting this one here. From TagHobby. ‘Ben Dixon’ 1/100 VF-1A Vol.2 with Pilot Figure. Quote
no3Ljm Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 And ofcourse ‘Rick Hunter’ 1/100 VF-1J with Pilot Figure. From TagHobby. Quote
Convectuoso Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 At last a Ben Dixon VF-1A 1/100 toy. Even when I'm letting go of my Toynamis for the HMR line, I've lost all hope for this particular paint scheme to be released, so I may be investing on this one. And the standing pilot is a nice added feature. If it's ever released in HMR, I'll sell it, of course. Now I'll have to think what to do with the custom one I did. Quote
jvmacross Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 Wouldn't it make more sense at this point to just wait and see how the 1/72 line turns out? Surely the possibility of a 1/72 Ben VF-1A is somewhat expected....based on how many SD versions have been released by Kidlogic/concept or whatever they are called..... Quote
Convectuoso Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) 41 minutes ago, jvmacross said: Wouldn't it make more sense at this point to just wait and see how the 1/72 line turns out? Surely the possibility of a 1/72 Ben VF-1A is somewhat expected....based on how many SD versions have been released by Kidlogic/concept or whatever they are called..... Is just that, for a matter of size, I've been focusing on 1/100 only. But, on the other hand, I could wait. It's not like these figures are going to sold out immediately. At least that's what I'm doing with the VF-1D Edited January 4, 2018 by Convectuoso Quote
sh9000 Posted January 4, 2018 Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) I still only want the standing pilots but I think one day I’ll just open up the 1/100 Armored Factory kit and paint the ones that come with that instead. Edited January 4, 2018 by sh9000 Quote
Convectuoso Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 12 hours ago, sh9000 said: I still only want the standing pilots but I think one day I’ll just open up the 1/100 Armored Factory kit and paint the ones that come with that instead. They should release a set of just the pilots Quote
Duymon Posted January 5, 2018 Posted January 5, 2018 7 hours ago, Convectuoso said: They should release a set of just the pilots I would actually buy a standing pilot set. Quote
mechaninac Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 I'd buy unpainted recasts of them, so long as the resin used was a pristine white when cured... Quote
jvmacross Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) Robotech Angel Bird SDCC Exclusive Reminds me of the 1/48 Yamato Angelbird No way Bandai can't do an HMR version right? Edited June 28, 2018 by jvmacross Quote
jenius Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 Bandai needs to make an HMR and sell it as a six pack! Quote
jvmacross Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 14 minutes ago, sh9000 said: It looks kind of cool but pass. I think you need to bump this scheme to the front of your HMR custom wait line Quote
jvmacross Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 I know it's a toynami 1/100 inside, but I really like the packaging on this one Will probably bite. Quote
Wolf-1 Posted June 28, 2018 Posted June 28, 2018 The standing pilots seem to be more of a 1/72 scale than 1/100, to me. I say this only due to having used the Armored Factory crew and a Bandai 1/72 Minmay for my little display. My 1/72 Minmay seems to more at the same height to the Valk as the pilots in the photos than the actual 1/100 Armored Factory crew is when I compare them. So long as Minmay remains in the foreground its hard to tell the difference but as soon as you place her next to an actual 1/100, she becomes an Amazonian instead of a teenage pop-star. Just wanted to share for those who are thinking/intending on getting the toys for the figures to use with the Armored Factory; and if you no longer want the Veritechs leave me a PM and we may work something out. Quote
sh9000 Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 5 hours ago, jvmacross said: I think you need to bump this scheme to the front of your HMR custom wait line Yeah I got to get to it. 5 hours ago, jvmacross said: I know it's a toynami 1/100 inside, but I really like the packaging on this one Will probably bite. Looking forward to reading your impression of it and to see how tall the pilot really looks next to it. Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 8 hours ago, jenius said: Bandai needs to make an HMR and sell it as a six pack! And after that, they should release a Tamashii Web Exclusive Air Show Effect Display Stand Set with light-up features that includes a 'non-movable' Hikaru's Fan Racer in the middle with the rest of the exhaust effect around it where the HMR Angel Birds Five Pack Set should be displayed. Kinda like this. Cool, right? Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 I really wish the Toynami 1/100 VF-1 toys came with Tamashii Stage stands, instead of the horrible, horrible stands that they actually come with that can fall apart/collapse too easily for my tastes. Quote
DewPoint Posted June 29, 2018 Posted June 29, 2018 A dollar doesn't buy you as much as it used to. Quote
tekering Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 On 6/29/2018 at 3:57 PM, Shizuka the Cat said: I really wish the Toynami 1/100 VF-1 toys came with Tamashii Stage stands, instead of the horrible, horrible stands that they actually come with that can fall apart/collapse too easily for my tastes. What difference does it make, when you can't display them in flight anyway? They look ridiculous without pilots. Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, tekering said: What difference does it make, when you can't display them in flight anyway? They look ridiculous without pilots. Their newest set of releases do include pilots finally. Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 Toynami's 1/100 line.... They might be nowhere near as well made as HMR or Arcadia/Yamato's 1/60 line, but they are cheap enough that I feel comfortable experimenting with them a bit... Actually, this was A LOT of fun hobbling together! Quote
Slave IV Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Shizuka the Cat said: Toynami's 1/100 line.... They might be nowhere near as well made as HMR or Arcadia/Yamato's 1/60 line, but they are cheap enough that I feel comfortable experimenting with them a bit... Actually, this was A LOT of fun hobbling together! What do you feel about those aerodynamics? Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 12 minutes ago, Slave IV said: What do you feel about those aerodynamics? Well, I imagine it is not much different from the Armored VF-25 in fighter mode from Macross Frontier. LOL Quote
tekering Posted July 12, 2018 Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Slave IV said: What do you feel about those aerodynamics? Not a problem in space. Love it, Shizuka! Quote
jvmacross Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 Picked up the Toynami SDCC 2018 exclusive....1 of 750!.... (This is not a toy!) ....no rush to open it at the moment...as I know these always look better in the box... Hopefully, Bandai releases the HMR version at some point....for now I have my placeholder... Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted August 6, 2018 Posted August 6, 2018 14 minutes ago, Bub said: Congratulations jvmacross! Number 1! Note that for the Toynami convention exclusives, they all say "1 of X" Quote
mikeszekely Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 Bear with me, I haven't collected Macross or Robotech toys. Despite being a huge fan of Macross the anime, the only toys I've really been into as an adult are Transformers. Now, to the untrained eye it looks like Toynami has basically been re-releasing the same basic 1/100 VF-1 for years. Have they made any improvements over the past couple years? Reason I'm asking is because it came to my attention that MAAS toys, a company heretofore only known for their unlicensed third-party Transformer releases, got a license to do Robotech toys. There was some discussion about what toys we might like to see. Now I only ever cared for the Macross saga of Robotech (which naturally paved the way for me to become a Macross purist). I figured I might pick up a couple of VF-1s, if the price wasn't too bad. But that got me looking at the VF-1s that are out there now, namely some Japanese Macross figures that I think are a bit too pricey for my tastes, and the 1/100 Toynami line. And it looks like Roy's VF-1S and Hikaru/Max/Milia's VF-1Js either have had or will have relatively newer (re)releases. Long story short, they don't seem very expensive, and while I've got nothing against VF-1Js Max's VF-1A stands out in my mind more from the time they were caught on Vritlwhai's ship, so I found one in stock at Toy Dojo and picked it up. It arrived today, and while my expectations were pretty low I was still unprepared for how poor the quality actually was. Terrible plastic, thin parts, loose joints, limbs that are essentially pegged on, etc. I'd like some other VF-1s, but if this is as good as Toynami gets I'll either have to save and spend on the Japanese Macross toys or quit while I'm ahead. Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted August 21, 2018 Posted August 21, 2018 23 minutes ago, mikeszekely said: Bear with me, I haven't collected Macross or Robotech toys. Despite being a huge fan of Macross the anime, the only toys I've really been into as an adult are Transformers. Now, to the untrained eye it looks like Toynami has basically been re-releasing the same basic 1/100 VF-1 for years. Have they made any improvements over the past couple years? Reason I'm asking is because it came to my attention that MAAS toys, a company heretofore only known for their unlicensed third-party Transformer releases, got a license to do Robotech toys. There was some discussion about what toys we might like to see. Now I only ever cared for the Macross saga of Robotech (which naturally paved the way for me to become a Macross purist). I figured I might pick up a couple of VF-1s, if the price wasn't too bad. But that got me looking at the VF-1s that are out there now, namely some Japanese Macross figures that I think are a bit too pricey for my tastes, and the 1/100 Toynami line. And it looks like Roy's VF-1S and Hikaru/Max/Milia's VF-1Js either have had or will have relatively newer (re)releases. Long story short, they don't seem very expensive, and while I've got nothing against VF-1Js Max's VF-1A stands out in my mind more from the time they were caught on Vritlwhai's ship, so I found one in stock at Toy Dojo and picked it up. It arrived today, and while my expectations were pretty low I was still unprepared for how poor the quality actually was. Terrible plastic, thin parts, loose joints, limbs that are essentially pegged on, etc. I'd like some other VF-1s, but if this is as good as Toynami gets I'll either have to save and spend on the Japanese Macross toys or quit while I'm ahead. Earlier releases of Toynami 1/100 VF-1 toys had mis-aligned tabs that were supposed to lock the arms and legs together in fighter mode. But, around wave 6 of the Toynami releases onward, they had fixed the tab alignment. Quote
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