jenius Posted December 27, 2010 Posted December 27, 2010 LOL, attachable parts are a PLUS? C'mon, let's get rid of Tampo painted on detail and go back to all stickers. It will stop the polyfoam from rubbing off the paint, make people less likely to scratch their toys, and assure that no one forgets to paint a part in the production process! It's a big silver lining thing i guess.
EXO Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 I guess you can't keep some people from crying about it either way. Can't please everyone. Whiners will be whiners.
derex3592 Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Yes I did. I think it's a measure on Yamato's behalf to eliminate possible QC issues before they happen. By sending you sprues and making you attach the wee bits there's no possibility that they were either left off at the factory or fell/broke off during packing/shipping/unpacking. Also, as toy guy, It doesn't bother me to have to attach them. That was exactly what I was thinking also! They are just trying to minimize breakage during shipping. Take 5 minutes and snap on a few pieces, DONE.
macrossnake Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Size comparison. Images from http://nov.2chan.net/y/res/2112990.htm Eagerly waiting Graham's review! awesome. Thx for the pic and the link. Waiting from Amiami... and review from Graham.
ff95gj Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 I don't like to do the parts myself, but I can live with it. And this also happens on Soul of Chogokin series (Bandai). The MQ looks like a toy in comparison. Nothing beats the VF-1 and SDF-1, except their TV counterparts. More pictures: http://www.toysdaily.com/discuz/thread-144080-1-1.html
Vi-RS Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 I don't like to do the parts myself, but I can live with it. And this also happens on Soul of Chogokin series (Bandai). The MQ looks like a toy in comparison. Nothing beats the VF-1 and SDF-1, except their TV counterparts. More pictures: http://www.toysdaily.com/discuz/thread-144080-1-1.html THanks for the link. I'm glad that several parts are re-inforced with magnets for attachment. Many members here will be pleased with the final touch on the bridge with transparent windshield instead of paint... The details is beyong my expectation.
Mechamaniac Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 The details is beyong my expectation. Wait til you see Graham's review
Graham Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Just trying to get in touch with Yamato to see if I have their permission to post the review now. Graham
Javabean Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Today the day! Eagerly await graham review!
derex3592 Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Just trying to get in touch with Yamato to see if I have their permission to post the review now. Graham :lol: :lol:
UN Spacy Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 I dunno know about you guys...but I'm picking up some Guiness for this special occasion.
Vi-RS Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 I dunno know about you guys...but I'm picking up some Guiness for this special occasion. Today is the day, cheers.
Graham Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 And we are now live with the review. Graham's review of Yamato's 1:3000 scale SDF-1 Macross. Enjoy. Graham
macrossnake Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 And we are now live with the review. Graham's review of Yamato's 1:3000 scale SDF-1 Macross. Enjoy. Graham Awesome, thanks Graham.
ff95gj Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Thanks Graham. I am now praying for a TV version. Hope it sells well!
eugimon Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Thanks Graham for the kick @ss review! It's definitely whetted my appetite for this! Can't wait to get that payment notice from amiami
Kyp Durron Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Nice, but I'm gonna wait and see if a T.V. version is made. -Kyp
Atomski Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 And we are now live with the review. Graham's review of Yamato's 1:3000 scale SDF-1 Macross. Enjoy. Graham Great review Graham. Looks like it's everything I had hoped it would be. Looking forward to getting mine.
Loop Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) Wow, and here I thought it was impossible to make the Daedalus attack look sucky... HLJ has it in stock now. The question now is... Will it have knee articulation? (Anybody remember that MW flamewar? ) Afaik it does have the knee articulation, I read it on one of the product descriptions somewhere.......not sure which retailer it was though. *edit Just noticed the review was up! It does have limited knee articulation Thanks for the great review Graham! Edited December 28, 2010 by Loop
ryoshoko Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Thanks for the extensive review, Graham. Will be looking forward for it to arrive on january!
Graham Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Afaik it does have the knee articulation, I read it on one of the product descriptions somewhere.......not sure which retailer it was though. Yes, it does have knee articulation. I show it in the video transformation guide, but forgot to mention it in the text. Graham
kyekye Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Very detailed review! Thanks Graham! Looks like the command center has bridge details inside! Amazing piece!
SuperHobo Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 The wait was worth it, thanks for the review Graham! Man oh man those are loud clicky ratchets joints relieve my mind of any future floppiness good job Yamato.
UN Spacy Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Graham. THANK YOU. Now, I await my payment confirmation from AmiAmi.
Graham Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Additional text about the knee joint added to the review. Graham
Tking22 Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 It looks good, but I still want a TV version, the thing I'm still wondering is why the HELL did yamato do a DRYL version first? I think the popular vote would easily go to TV, so now we have to wait on the sales of this thing to see if we will even get a later released TV version, ah yamato.....
boyarque Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Sold! I'm glad that I PO'ed this! Thanks Graham for the review and especially the warnings...
Guest sh002 Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 i'm sold on the toy but i don't want to pay that price even with hlj or amiami's discounted prices. hopefully it gets discounted even more in the future. seeing it next to the old school 1/3000 tv sdf-1 makes me want a company to make a reissue or updated version too.
derex3592 Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) AWESOME review Graham!!! Thanks!!! Can't WAIT to get my shipping notice!!! p.s.--i WANT that freakin t-shirt you got on! Edited December 28, 2010 by derex3592
wolfx Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 The "spikes" at the end of the macross cannons are greatly shortened in this version for some reason. That's my only qualm.
Vi-RS Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 Thanks graham.... I've been spending the last 2 hours reading your review and comparing the pictures from 1/2000 scale. I must say that the 1/3000 scale toy is basically the scaled down version in term of details. Awesome toy and I enjoy your review.
wm cheng Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 (edited) AWESOME!!!! Us model building guys LOVE to see parts that we have to attach!!!! I love the slight assembly, it will make painting that much easier! Thanks Graham for the wonderful review, I for one am so glad that I pre-ordered this and the review comfirms it! This is definitely one that I will clean up the seams and detail and paint up with tiny panels and details to give it even more scale that such a wonderful toy deserves. Of course I will try to post up a step-by-step thread on these boards as a foray back into this world again - maybe we can make it a group (not necessarily a build) improvement thread! Thanks again, I haven't been this excited about a toy for a few years! AmiAmi hasn't requested payment on the pre-ordering though, has anyone received notice? Edited December 28, 2010 by wm cheng
todd77 Posted December 28, 2010 Posted December 28, 2010 The "spikes" at the end of the macross cannons are greatly shortened in this version for some reason. That's my only qualm. Good catch on that one. Compared to Graham's pics, other shots like the ones in Toy's Daily like this one: seem to have longer spikes. Are they retractable then?
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