wm cheng Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 Yeah, that custom was epic! Especially loved the metallic scheme.- very nu-BSG Quote
Dobber Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 I'm still shocked that no kits were made from that movie. Chris Quote
wm cheng Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 I'm still shocked that no kits were made from that movie. Chris Yeah, me too! (I think we're the only two that like it though ;-) Quote
peter Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 I'm still shocked that no kits were made from that movie. Chris that's exactly what I mean. Up until now, it seems that they've just taken old kits, throw some shiny new box art on it and reissue it. This is the first time since the 1/350 scale was released that they actually issued something really new and improved over the older kits. Quote
CePeAi Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 I got all the 2199 kits(1/350 is the exception) so far and it builds into a nice 1/1000 fleet. The 1/72 fighters look nice too. Debating if I should go for the College kit which has all the original kits in it. Quote
Dobber Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 Plus, haven't most of the standard Yamato versions been made too. The old kits are the classic series version The 1/350 is the playstation version I believe. The 2010 1/500 is the 2199 design (though wrongly scaled) 1/1000 is the 2199 design And now the gorgeous correctly scaled 1/500 2199 version. Which is just slightly smaller than the 1/350! Just missing the live action version damn it! Quote
Dobber Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Here is a comparison between the classic Yamato (top) and playstation version (bottom) http://www.ourstarblazers.com/vault-images/apr09/34106.jpg Between the 2 of those....I like the Playstaion version better. Overall, though, I like the 2199 version best with the movie version 2nd and the playstation version a very close third. Chris Edited December 17, 2013 by Dobber Quote
wm cheng Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 That's great! Now I want to see the comparison with the movie version and 2199 version. Quote
peter Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 Actually, it would be nice to see a comparison of all of them! Quote
Dobber Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) Here are all 4 profiles. Not to all to scale with each other as I am just on an iPad. Original and Playstation version scaled together: Live action version: from the awesome custom build blog here: http://www.geocities.jp/dourakuoyadi/newpage500SBY-1.htm 2199 version: from the 1/1000 kit instructions Edit: Funny thing is, is now that I made these comparisons.....as much as I like the custom movie build.....looking at that reference picture and comparing it to a profile shot of his build, I don't think he got the bow right. It should bulge more on the bottom like the playstation version does. Still an incredible build though. Custom movie model: Chris Edited December 18, 2013 by Dobber Quote
wm cheng Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 Thanks so much. Yes your right, when you see it straight on, his side view is off, but his build and level of detail is absolutely incredible! I actually quite like the Playstation version, it seems the most dynamic where the keel bulges in and out like that. But overall I think I like the 2199 version best (most balanced), then the Playstation version, then movie (the straight side elevation of this version makes the conn tower look too small for the rest of the ship) and lastly the original old version, just so static. Quote
antibiotictab Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) Here are all 4 profiles. Not to all to scale with each other as I am just on an iPad. Original and Playstation version scaled together: image.jpg Live action version: from the awesome custom build blog here: http://www.geocities.jp/dourakuoyadi/newpage500SBY-1.htm image.jpg 2199 version: from the 1/1000 kit instructions image.jpg Edit: Funny thing is, is now that I made these comparisons.....as much as I like the custom movie build.....looking at that reference picture and comparing it to a profile shot of his build, I don't think he got the bow right. It should bulge more on the bottom like the playstation version does. Still an incredible build though. Custom movie model: image.jpg Chris I saw the movie model at Shizuoka Hobby Show last year. But I didn't noticed it well then because the 1m-long Andromeda was next to it. http://youtu.be/rU5lRx62b0M?t=2m2s Edited December 18, 2013 by antibiotictab Quote
PetarB Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 I've just ordered some of the new 1/72 fighters. What to do with my old ones now, that are still in their boxes, probably over 15 years old now? I had planned to make very detailed versions of them, but now I couldn't be bothered. The new ones look nicely detailed. Quote
Tochiro Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 The second part to my Miyatake piece is up! http://ourstarblazers.com/vault/821/ Quote
Dangard Ace Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Looked to preorder the Starblazers Bluray($44.99) from starblazers.com and the shipping is ridiculous! Shipping in the states it ranged from $14.25 - $86.41 To Canada it's $36.43 to $213.82. For shipping alone. frakk that! I'll import the Japanese ones it'll be cheaper! Quote
wm cheng Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Yeah, ridiculous, plus add customs, duties, HST taxes, processing fees which amounts to another 25% on top for anything over $100. I once bad $25 in customs after I paid $35 in shipping for a $20 book! Thanks Canada (for nothing!). It seems like we're always screwed here - so many of my modeling supplies isn't allowed to be imported because it doesn't have a French sticker (they're made by small/tiny companies) so I have to pay exorbitant taxes and duties to have them delivered. Just this Christmas I was comparison shopping for an item on Amazon.com for $20 (but it won't ship to Canada), the same item on Amazon.ca was $100 - that's NAFTA at work for us?! Quote
Drad Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Holy crap! I dunno if any of you guys have seen this, but I just ran across it and wanted to share. This is probably the cheapest we're going to get, especially with free Prime shipping. http://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Battleship-Yamato/dp/B00E15ECCM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387517706&sr=8-1&keywords=yamato+2199 I'd be all over this if I hadn't already secured one from Hobby Search (can't cancel); they had the best price I could find at 20,020 yen before shipping. Most places I've looked that still offer this have it listed at around $260. Here's a question for anyone who might know: what exactly is the difference between the US/JP versions of this piece? Just the box, or is it more than that? Edited December 20, 2013 by Drad Quote
Drad Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Looked to preorder the Starblazers Bluray($44.99) from starblazers.com and the shipping is ridiculous! Shipping in the states it ranged from $14.25 - $86.41 To Canada it's $36.43 to $213.82. For shipping alone. frakk that! I'll import the Japanese ones it'll be cheaper! Eesh. I just tried to preorder and shipping to Hawaii came out to $32, which brings the grand total to $84. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 They've fixed the shipping pricing. Apparently it was originally shipping from Japan. Wtf. If I wanted to pay import shipping I'd buy it straight from japan myself. They've now changed it to domestic shipping for the US, which is good, but they only ship UPS which i don't like cause they add extra charges. I'll wait for a local shop to get it and see what the prices are then. Oh yeah, Starblazers 2199 cosplay girl #3 is up. Quote
Tochiro Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Stumbled across a second hand copy of EARTH for 1700yen while waiting to meet a friend. Now I have a copy for work AND home! :-) Quote
Keith Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Just get the Japanese BD's, no pesky "starblazers" ligo. Quote
Kyp Durron Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Has anyone seen this yet?http://sgcafecosplay.blogspot.com/2013/11/new-pvc-figure-space-battleship-yamato.html-Kyp Edited December 21, 2013 by Kyp Durron Quote
antibiotictab Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 Has anyone seen this yet? http://sgcafecosplay.blogspot.com/2013/11/new-pvc-figure-space-battleship-yamato.html -Kyp FYI Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted December 24, 2013 Posted December 24, 2013 I'm really confused now about how Yamato's Japanese owners are approaching things here in the states. Funimation just announced on their facebook page that they aquired the rights to the live action Yamato film. This is in addition to them already owning Resurrection, and yet Voyager is going it alone with subtitled StarBlazers 2199? Quote
UN Spacy Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 Such excite. Much news. Wow. http://youtu.be/EMo0kWKmqgQ Quote
antibiotictab Posted December 27, 2013 Posted December 27, 2013 Such excite. Much news. Wow. http://youtu.be/EMo0kWKmqgQ IIRC, they also have the official pages in French and Portuguese, but still don't decide to sell the BDs/ DVDs in Europe? Hmm. Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I'm impressed at how her english is getting much better. She still fumbles through some sentences, but its getting there. I think being in the states now and hearing how its normally spoken has helped her a bunch. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 Yay, shipping prices are fixed and they're shipped from within your country! Hopefully this negates UPS border taxes. Pre-order placed. Quote
Dobber Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) More gorgeous box art and some new images of Purple Quad-deck Guipellon class Carrier. Anyone else really want a box art book from this series, because I am loving them! Chris Edited December 30, 2013 by Dobber Quote
Dobber Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Bought and paid for, just waiting for HLJ to ship the darn thing! Chris Quote
wm cheng Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 Soo tempting... but so big - where would I put it. Quote
EXO Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 More gorgeous box art and some new images of Purple Quad-deck Guipellon class Carrier. Anyone else really want a box art book from this series, because I am loving them! image.jpg Chris Tenjin Rocks! An art book of these box art would be a must have. Quote
mechaninac Posted December 31, 2013 Posted December 31, 2013 Soo tempting... but so big - where would I put it. Anywhere It wants... Quote
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