Yamato 1/60 VF-19S/F/P - All Variants

[kamadoma]

I'm just curious. Are the colors on Mac Mecha Manual really official? I just realized that they have changed the colors of their M&M 1J fast packs. I do like their show-accurate 19P on their site but it seems Yamato's opted for the Chronicle colors with some inaccuracies on the ankles and shoulders.

[IXTL]

Someone let me know when it comes up on HLJ. I'm afraid the legs could disintegrate on this one like my VF-19S, and HLJ being the only place that will help me with those sort of problems, makes it the only place I can buy it from.

HLJ's preorder is open.

http://www.hlj.com/product/YMT00239

[MacrossJunkie]

I'm just curious. Are the colors on Mac Mecha Manual really official? I just realized that they have changed the colors of their M&M 1J fast packs. I do like their show-accurate 19P on their site but it seems Yamato's opted for the Chronicle colors with some inaccuracies on the ankles and shoulders.

The colors on the MMM site are incorrect. I would go by the colors shown in the Chronical.

HLJ's preorder is open.

http://www.hlj.com/product/YMT00239

Thanks! I put my pre-order in.

[Mommar]

To be honest the Chronicle Colors are not nearly as appealing.

[3D-Brainx]

Well...., I must say the the whole color scheme on the 19s in Macross 7 y pretty ugly. I can live with the deep blue on the S and F but that red in Basaras 19 kai is just too much, and the P is just another example. But if I where to get a Basara VF I would definitely go with the P rather than the red one. I agree that the salmon stripes should be a bit more red, but besides that, I think is pretty close (which doesn´t mean nice)

[Mommar]

You know the color scheme on the 19S is pretty much just the Blue Angels.

[MILKAUTICO]

I renewed version of YF-19!!!!!!

[Chronocidal]

I'm just glad that none of the hideous parts will be too difficult to de-ugly. The pink stripes will come off easily enough, and the ankle rings aren't at any significant risk for scratching.

Toughest part will be the shoulders. I've never tried to take apart a VF-19 yet, but I wonder how hard it would be to mix and match pieces between the various versions. If it's not too much trouble, I might wait for a sale and stock up on VF-19Fs for spare parts.

I still would prefer Yamato just go into full-bore mold-milking mode, and release a low-vis, plain white, or kit version. This is the first mold since the YF-21 to get more than 3 separate versions released. Over the entire Macross universe, I'd probably place the YF/VF-19 as only behind the VF-1 in overall popularity. On the Hasegawa side of things, it's the only kit besides the VF-1 to get the 1/48 treatment, and I see more customs of the YF-19 kits than anything else besides the VF-1s.

While it's definitely not in the same price category as the 1/60 VF-1s, I still want to see Yamato make more of them, and I'd gladly keep buying them, because it's both my favorite VF design, and an amazing piece of engineering. I want to see as many of these made as possible... just.. I want the possibility of getting them in good colors. I don't think painting them is really a viable option, so that means molding them in different colors. I keep holding out hope that they'll make versions based on the Master File designs. They're already clearly pulling material from that book for the markings. I'd love to see them release versions that those markings would look good on.

[3D-Brainx]

You know the color scheme on the 19S is pretty much just the Blue Angels.

Yeah, you are right..., but that doesn't make it nice either

When I say 19s I meant all the 19 in Macross 7, not the 19S itself. As I said, I think that blue is the best color scheme for the 19 in Macross 7

[m0n5t3r]

Wife got me a 19Kai and Sound Booster pack while she was in HK... couldn't resist the price, ~$200 for both. I'm liking it more now i've handled it myself. It's like my GL chogokin of Macross.

[VF5SS]

I think the most pressing issue we need to address

are those new ventral fins parallel to the existing tail fins?

[Loop]

Personally I prefer the colors I posted here the best:

I think the most pressing issue we need to address

are those new ventral fins parallel to the existing tail fins?

Look at the screen shots from the rear of the plane. Looks like they are supposed to be.

Are you asking if Yamato got them right?

I personally like the colors that I had posted earlier the best:

http://www.macrosswo...ndpost&p=988617

Edited August 8, 2012 by Loop

[Loop]

For those that have the Fire and 19S...will you be preordering this?

Yeah, I already have the Kai, 19S and a 19F on pre-order.....

I will decide if I will keep the pre-order once I see final pics.

[valid]

why is the red stripe in the lerx not in line?

[Kurisama]

Cause - why not? That's the way it was designed.

[Loop]

Cause - why not? That's the way it was designed.

Really it all depends on source of reference it seems, the valk looks different in the anime than the chronicles.

Edited August 8, 2012 by Loop

[valid]

well for me i like the in line version just like the anime screenshot

[Loop]

well for me i like the in line version just like the anime screenshot

Yep, that's the one I want

[Chronocidal]

Except, it's not in line. It just stops. I dunno why this one in particular is so inconsistent between lineart and animation.

I mean.. even the shape of the plane is different.

[Renato]

i wonder what kind of gun pod it comes with

Apparently it will come with the VF-19F/S type Gunpod.

[aurance]

I think the most pressing issue we need to address

are those new ventral fins parallel to the existing tail fins?

I see what you did there

[valhary]

I can't remember seen this pic earlier

[xrentonx]

It's a pretty sculpt. I'll give it that.

[jenius]

They should do an event exclusivevall red version.

[Pierre]

Where's the gunpod? Hopefully it comes with one even though you dont see it equipped with one in the movie

[Jasonc]

I actually like the head on this version. It looks like a robot, and not like a non-speaking character. Put in my preorder.

[jvmacross]

Bright yellow shoulder paint? Salmon-Orange stripes and head lasers? Really?

[Mommar]

Where is that photo from?

[jvmacross]

Where is that photo from?

It's a cel in my collection...

Originally posted in the cel collectors thread..http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=15803&view=findpost&p=910206

Edited August 8, 2012 by jvmacross

[Rabidweezil]

well for me i like the in line version just like the anime screenshot

Those ankles look brown, not yellow.

[nightmareB4macross]

Damn those pesky shadows.

[Chronocidal]

Yeah, Yamato needs to see that cel NOW.

There's about 5 things right off the bat that are incredibly wrong, based on that cel.

I guess we can chalk a lot of it up to inconsistency in animation.. but painting it in the current colors would be akin to using Virgin Road as the primary reference for all the 1/60 VF-1s.

Edited August 8, 2012 by Chronocidal

[VF5SS]

That cel is inconsistent with the screen cap of the fighter mode which shows the lasers being red like the stripes.

You can't please all the people all of the time. But if you listen close you might hear an angel's voice.

[jvmacross]

Damn those pesky shadows.

Think I'll also use this explanation as to why I can no longer see certain "images" on the recent DYRL BD release!

[EXO]

Remember, they run these things thru Kawamori... Let's just hope he doesn't blur things out...