wmkjr Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Is it me or doesn't the tailfins go the other direction in batt mode? Either way I'm there! Edited October 23, 2013 by wmkjr Quote
Xigfrid Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 I hope they will stick to the original paint scheme! Quote
Gakken85 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Looks better than the Isamu. Looks more like Armored core than Macross though. haha Quote
skullmilitia Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 That missile rack over the head gives me Regult vibes. Quote
Newtype78 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 It's great to see more photos of the figure. I hope that it is not released in such limited quantity that pre-ordering it is as troublesome as it has been for me in the past when I tried to secure a DX Chogokin Renewal Valk. Quote
Astro_BS-AS Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Wow.... I´ve just convinced my wife that "there was no more Valks to buy in the near future" and you came with this ! Damn... I´m not going to need a new shelf.... I´m going to need a lawyer ! haha I´m playing the game by now, but I don´t have the Chronos yet... I´ll be more excited the moment I get it, no doubt! Edited October 24, 2013 by Astro_BS-AS Quote
antibiotictab Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 More info will be available at Tamashii Nations 2013. Hmm. The posters of the event were all around Akiba today. Quote
Twoducks Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 God damn it!!! I thought I was out of the plastic plane crack by default... then they had to make a new one... To the lineart experts: is the design just a 25 with delta wings and the missile thing or does it have more to it. I do have to say that I'm a bit sick of the wing backpacks in battroid. Quote
close313 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 God damn it!!! I thought I was out of the plastic plane crack by default... then they had to make a new one... To the lineart experts: is the design just a 25 with delta wings and the missile thing or does it have more to it. I do have to say that I'm a bit sick of the wing backpacks in battroid. I believe the cockpit/fuselage transforms differently, but it still does have the frontier style wing backpack. Though I'm not sure myself and just referring to this picture Quote
3D-Brainx Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 The arms don't rest in the center of the jet while in fighter mode, they are at the side, similar to the sv-51. The center is occupied by the missile launcher. Not sure about the rest. There was a video showing Kawamori transforming a lego model of the Kronos Quote
VF5SS Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 The transformation is kind of a combination of VF-4, VF-25, and Sv-51. It even explicitly has a rotating waist joint in Gerwalk and Battroid. Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) I haven't played the game so I don't know much of the design. I was liking everything until I saw the side view profile, what the hell with the wings? looks like a freaking cape. I don't know why Kawamori has dedicated to make from the 25 onward his valks the opposite of what they were meant to be, "giant robots to fight giant aliens" including hand to hand combat, they have those dumb knifes so hand to hand combat is something they expect to do more, but those folded wings are like giant bullseyes to critically damage its variable nature and what would happened if the thing were to be kicked and fall on its back, the thing would be worst than a turtle, it can't roll. Anyway, this is just science fiction. Looking at it as a toy, hope it comes with very strong hip and backpack joint to distribute all that uneven weight, those folded wings are gonna take also a lot of shelf space. Hope they add more pictures of at least the prototype to see more of this side profile before nov.1st. I like the fighter design a lot! Edited October 23, 2013 by Valkyrie addict Quote
HG Blows Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Back kibble is way ugly. Kawamori's designs get more kibbly-er with every new design. Pretty fighter though. Quote
miriya Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Dont be more than $200. Don't be more than $200.... Quote
EXO Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 All that money gone... like tears in the rain... Quote
Mechapilot77 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 undecided on it....i may just pick it up for frontier (ish since this i a game valk) completion....loving the fighter mode...battroid may take some getting used to. man im ready for a new series and new aesthetic though. this frontier styled stuff i think has finally run its course with me. give me a sleek plane that turns into a beefy bot, not some anorexic looking evangelion influenced thing.... any series or OVA planned in the near future? seems macross is fizzling out. 30th anniversary didn't get a new production....just a video game. :-( Quote
wmkjr Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 New pic Is it me or doesn't the tailfins go the other direction in batt mode? Either way I'm there! I believe the cockpit/fuselage transforms differently, but it still does have the frontier style wing backpack. Though I'm not sure myself and just referring to this picture I guess it's just an error in the magazine preview. Just gotta wait till the unveiling. Quote
Mommar Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 It does kind of seem like if you could slide those tail fins up and then completely fold the wings down against the back you'd have a far more compact Battroid. Quote
Kyp Durron Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Fighter mode is awesome enough for me, must have. Ass-u-me-ing of course, that I will have the funds for it, next year is looking stupid expensive... -Kyp Quote
Reïvaj Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 I love the fighter design. And that's about it. Quote
lechuck Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 ...and suddenly the head design look ugly... Can someone with the game somehow take a close-up pic of the head. Quote
wmkjr Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) ...and suddenly the head design look ugly... Can someone with the game somehow take a close-up pic of the head. Looks like subtle design changes http://senpaigamer.com/sites/default/files/news/sony/2012/12/26-macross-30-ginga-o-tsunagu-utagoe-19.jpg.. Edited October 23, 2013 by wmkjr Quote
David Hingtgen Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 I may have to get the game just so I can justify buying the DX! Anyone got a quick summary/opinion on "just how well one can enjoy the game, not knowing any Japanese"? (the main thread for the game is way too huge to crawl through now) Quote
VF5SS Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 It's a really fun open world action game where you blast stuff but you need to use a translation guide ( http://red-shoulders.blogspot.com/2013/03/macross-30-translation-guide_2261.html) to understand how to do some of the missions and build and upgrade Valkyries. Quote
OmegaD3k Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Crazy wing folding is crazy. It’s like we’ve seen this design already with the VF-25 and 27. :/In any case, a new VF-# = tossing $$$ at the screen. Please be a web exclusive... Quote
Mommar Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Something to consider. Now that the arms aren't tucked underneath, and the fact the missile box is straight up the middle, how is Bandai going attach that gunpod? Also related to that giant missile box up the middle. The YF-30 is as back heavy as the 25/27/29 series but that box covers up the area where they normally have the brace to keep everything from drooping in Gerwalk. Also, looking back at the old prototype pics there's something else about it that makes it look so good... it's matte. I'll bet the actual toy will be glossy like the rest. Edited October 23, 2013 by Mommar Quote
VF-15 Banshee Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 undecided on it....i may just pick it up for frontier (ish since this i a game valk) completion....loving the fighter mode...battroid may take some getting used to. man im ready for a new series and new aesthetic though. this frontier styled stuff i think has finally run its course with me. give me a sleek plane that turns into a beefy bot, not some anorexic looking evangelion influenced thing.... any series or OVA planned in the near future? seems macross is fizzling out. 30th anniversary didn't get a new production....just a video game. :-( Uh it DID get a new...ish production. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MKRU2OgjMlw And considering they just LOVE to put stuff out for the anniversaries, I expect we'll get something for the 35th Anniversasy... in 2017. Quote
MILKAUTICO Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) ...and suddenly the head design look ugly... Can someone with the game somehow take a close-up pic of the head. I think to same, is more prefer the VA-3 has better transformation, VA-3 is ugly but the YF-30 is very much ugly Edited October 23, 2013 by MILKAUTICO Quote
XFJ-01A Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) And suddenly looking for my VF-25G to make all things current became meaningless.Its going to be a fight to reserve one of these when theyre announced. Hope you all will have your battle gloves on. I dont know if it was ever mentioned previously, but doesnt the shape of the YF-30 remind anyone of the CFA-44 Nosferatu from Ace Combat 6? Edited October 23, 2013 by XFJ-01A Quote
mechaninac Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Hot diggity damn... and here I thought this had become vaporware. Quote
skullmilitia Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 I think to same, is more prefer the VA-3 has better transformation, VA-3 is ugly but the YF-30 is very much ugly Ugly? Naaa! The VA-3 is the A6 of Macross And the YF-30 is the F-22. Quote
TCracker Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 yes!!! where?? need preorder! like now! Quote
Scream Man Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Very cool, though i want to see toy pics before I preorder anything. Quote
Tochiro Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Aha they finally announced this, nice! Let's face it gentlemen, our wallets will never be safe! any series or OVA planned in the near future? seems macross is fizzling out. 30th anniversary didn't get a new production....just a video game. :-(Not that this is much consolation to the fan base outside of Japan, but there were plenty of new productions, just nothing much in the way of new anime. -a game set a year after the event of Frontier. -a musical featuring the Macross 29 fleet and, among other characters, Lolli's granddaughter. -a concert that revealed that Alto is still alive post-Sayonara no Tsubasa with possible hints towards an untold story. -FB7 (Too many events and Bluray remasters to count) This is, for better or worse, in line with the whole trams-media approach that Kawamori likes and is using with the upcoming production of The Fool. Again, small comfort to international fans, but Kawamori is on record saying that he wants to expand Macross across an ever expanding range of mediums in the future as well. But this is a topic for another thread. TOYS! Quote
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