Dobber Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Gotta admit I like the running and crouching poses for battroid. Chris
Twoducks Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Still no Diamond Force, Un Spacy or boob tampo… great poses but those photos are not the final toy… I HOPE (I do know that magazines go to print long after the contents are finished, but the box art is something new).
Jasonc Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 I'm going to guess those are still test color samples, being that there are no tampo prints on it? In any case, the poses this thing is able to accomplish are fantastic. I look forward to this in about a week and a half.
Graham Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Hmmm.........either I've received a pre-production sample, or their really is no tampo printing! Just shot off an email to clarify. Graham
ff95gj Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Hmmm.........either I've received a pre-production sample, or their really is no tampo printing! Just shot off an email to clarify. Graham Hate
UN Spacy Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Hmmm.........either I've received a pre-production sample, or their really is no tampo printing! Just shot off an email to clarify. Graham Where's that panic button?!?
Jasonc Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 I hope they didn't go back to early 2000s when we had to sticker the toys to look proper. If it is the case that they didn't tampo anything, that's a problem.
pud333 Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 No tampo printing? WEAK SAUCE! I still want one though.
Graham Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 It only needs 3 markings, the 2 UN Spacy kites on the chest, plus the Diamond Force emblem, so I can't understand why they wouldn't tampo print them on! Graham
Raptor One Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 I suspected as much, figured we would have seen it with tampo prints by now if it had them but didn't want to be accused of being overly negative lol. We'll see what Yamato says tho
raptormesh Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Web exclusive lick and stick markings incoming. Edited December 23, 2011 by raptormesh
Jasonc Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Well, I guess we can only hope that it's just a color sample. Still, Graham, if you got one already, that's pretty darn nice.
Graham Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 It only needs 3 markings, the 2 UN Spacy kites on the chest, plus the Diamond Force emblem, so I can't understand why they wouldn't tampo print them on! Graham Wrapped up, to be put under the Christmas tree and opened on Christmas morning. Graham
ff95gj Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 It only needs 3 markings, the 2 UN Spacy kites on the chest, plus the Diamond Force emblem, so I can't understand why they wouldn't tampo print them on! Graham Wrapped up, to be put under the Christmas tree and opened on Christmas morning. Graham Merry Christmas to everyone in advance! Graham, I really envy you for THAT Xmas gift. P.S. I really wish the kites would be tampo printed.
charger69 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Is it possible that they omit tampo printing because they are really really few of them on VF-17?? Edited December 23, 2011 by charger69
kamadoma Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Well, I would always say they should have tampo printed the kite logos, but it's not going to be a biggie for me. I've stickered more than a hundred Zoids in my collection and trimming something like the kite logo or the D-force logo wouldn't be too hard. But yeah, I do understand if anyone would argue that the stickers are too thick, etc.
eugimon Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 If it is the case that there's no tampo... That's some BS right there.
knoted Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 A bit difficult to see from that lowres scan, but maybe that's still the (resin) prototype, since the ( knee ) joints don't seem to be the metal ones.
eriku Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Maybe they did it as an homage to the 1/65 DX 17 and will later do a reissue with the marking painted on.
Graham Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Maybe they did it as an homage to the 1/65 DX 17 and will later do a reissue with the marking painted on. Hahaha! Graham
Graham Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 I'm guessing mine is production standard as it's came in the box with the instructions and stickers. I only opened the box breifly when I received it from the courier yesterday, just to verify whether it had tampo printing or not. It was tough resisting temptation, but I didn't even remove it from it's plastic tray. It just went straight back in the box and was wrapped up in Christmas paper. Call me crazy, but I wanna wait til' Christmas morning to open it with all the other presents, with my son and wife together. Anyway, I've waited so long for a decent VF-17 toy, I can wait one more day. Graham
Actar Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 So? Does it have the tampo printing? Don't leave us in suspense!!!
eugimon Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 That's bogus. tampo printing isn't particularly expensive. If they're going to charge such a premium the least they can do is give us some value-adds.
Ignacio Ocamica Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 I'm guessing mine is production standard as it's came in the box with the instructions and stickers. I only opened the box breifly when I received it from the courier yesterday, just to verify whether it had tampo printing or not. It was tough resisting temptation, but I didn't even remove it from it's plastic tray. It just went straight back in the box and was wrapped up in Christmas paper. Graham Wow, strong will power, I can't do that!!! Whenever I have to go to the post office to pick a box, I open it inside my parked car. Can't even wait until I get home
eriku Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 I wonder if they decided to skip the tampo details in order to get it released on time? It's a bummer, but doesn't affect my decision to buy it...or give it hugs every day.
Mommar Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Ignoring the BRIGHT yellow stripes, I kinda like the fact there aren't markings because it makes it look more stealthy. That being said for $300+ they could have tossed us a bone and I know more than a few of you want it to look exactly like the show version without having to slap decals on it.
whitestar Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Could it be because they want to give us the ability to choose which decals goes on the fighter? I noticed that there were NUNS logos decals (if I remember correctly) bundled with the Fire Valkyrie, so if one was inclined to assign the fighter to a NUNS squadron instead of a UN Spacy squadron, they could do that. I agree, it's a let-down to have to put the decals on ourselves, but how else can Yamato explain this oversight??? But we're assuming that Graham received the final production version which does not have tampo'ed decals. I'm really hoping like everyone else that a mistake was made on Graham's copy.
eugimon Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Could it be because they want to give us the ability to choose which decals goes on the fighter? I noticed that there were NUNS logos decals (if I remember correctly) bundled with the Fire Valkyrie, so if one was inclined to assign the fighter to a NUNS squadron instead of a UN Spacy squadron, they could do that. I agree, it's a let-down to have to put the decals on ourselves, but how else can Yamato explain this oversight??? But we're assuming that Graham received the final production version which does not have tampo'ed decals. I'm really hoping like everyone else that a mistake was made on Graham's copy. it's kind of a neat idea but if Yamato was so concerned with pleasing the customizers, then they should just has a kit version for every release and tampo up the regular releases for those of who buy toys
Jasonc Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Well, that's kinda stupid having no tampo printing. So, if I get this correctly these are getting more expensive, but less detailed? Not good, Yamato, not good.
Archer Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Well, I know I'll get flamed for this, but at nearly $50 - $60 more than the VF-19, I can't see where the value went besides the market compensation that there are less versions and appeal for this particular model to sell (thus, the requirement for a higher price to balance it out). Not even tampo printing?? And honestly, we've barely seen pics of this thing and it comes out next week Why?? By now with the VF-19 release, we had transformation vids already!!
eugimon Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Well, I know I'll get flamed for this, but at nearly $50 - $60 more than the VF-19, I can't see where the value went besides the market compensation that there are less versions and appeal for this particular model to sell (thus, the requirement for a higher price to balance it out). Not even tampo printing?? And honestly, we've barely seen pics of this thing and it comes out next week Why?? By now with the VF-19 release, we had transformation vids already!! I'm not happy about the tampo printing either but the 17 looks like it has a lot more going on in terms of engineering than the 19 does, plus it's not as easy to milk in terms of variants and I doubt it's as popular as the 19... so I get why it costs more. But Tampo printing is cheap and we know they already have the stamps for the diamond force logo
Actar Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Well, I know I'll get flamed for this, but at nearly $50 - $60 more than the VF-19, I can't see where the value went besides the market compensation that there are less versions and appeal for this particular model to sell (thus, the requirement for a higher price to balance it out). Yeah, kind of having to agree with you on this one. Just from initial observation, it would seem that the design and intricacy of the VF-17 is somewhat simpler than the VF-19...
UN Spacy Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Graham...can you please force them to at least print the damn U.N. Spacy kites? Is that too much to ask?
VF5SS Posted December 24, 2011 Posted December 24, 2011 Do not make light of the powers of Lord Graham. For he moves in variable ways.
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