EXO Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Hey Graham... if your contact ever gets back to you, is there any way you can ask him if we can get copies of all the promo pics they had of all the Macross toys they made? It'd be great to archive those. The ones they had with the Zoomifiers.
Kicker773 Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Initial Reaction.... Followed by.... Realized no more toys..... Proceeded to do this.... and this... Then the wife came by and did this Reaction was.. Followed by her doing this...for waking her up.... Was Yamato'ed for the last time.. Then began to go to the dark side contemplating on finishing the Fontier V2 line... Oh the tough decisions.... Went to the Macross room and looked around and hanged out Edited March 5, 2013 by Kicker773
BinboOtaku Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 My reaction has been pouting and thumb-sucking. Takin' it like a man!
aceoftherebellion Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 I knew it had to happen sooner or later, but it sure does feel like the end of an era.
Ivan Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Wow, taking down the old site with no re-direct or another new site ... that's a bad sign
GU-11 Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 On second thought, it's still not a definite "no" yet, right? Maybe they just haven't gotten around to putting up a new site...or at least that's what I keep telling myself.
jenius Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Soooooo if Yamato is being shut down due to debts, Arcadia needs to be a separate company. So, you won't get redirects and you won't get transferred licenses. Arcadia would need to purchase molds from the defunct Yamato if it wants to make formerly Yamato toys. If that's true, Bandai DX 1/60 VF-1 here we come. Did you get your preorder in? EDIT - As i've said elsewhere, Arcadia will probably be able to get whatever licenses Bandai doesn't want, so they'll get Mac7 and Mac0. So maybe Arcadia will buy the molds related to these franchises from Yamato and reissue those toys. SDF Macross? I think they'd have to pay more than Bandai is willing to pay... and I heard Bandai is liking the VF-1 these days (and their 1/72 model means they're very intimately familiar with it). Edited March 5, 2013 by jenius
GU-11 Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Bandai 1/60 VF-1's? I just hope we won't have to huddle in front of the computer the whole night just to score a Valk from now on.
yui1107 Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 The"YAMATO TOYS" has gne!! "Object not found!" http://www.yamato-toys.com/ The last masterpiece is "VF-4G Lightning III" !! The exclusively pleasure holder in USA is TOYNAMI only... sigh. 株式会社やまと、ホームページが無くなった 連絡も取れないので、可変玩具の部品サポートも出来ないようだ。 BANDAI と トイナミ だけが喜び、消費者は悲しむ
EXO Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 The exclusively pleasure holder in USA is TOYNAMI only... sigh. Well... they HAVE been jerking us off for a while now.
Black Valkyrie Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 If that's true, Bandai DX 1/60 VF-1 here we come. Did you get your preorder in? You've just said the magic word ! May they'll release a limited edition of Hikaru's VF-1S Strike.
Old Man Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Gone... This is a sad, sad day... I didn't even get a chance to say "goodbye"...
yui1107 Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 YAMATO has sunked and spoiled "MACROSS", the survival crew now boarding "Arcadia"! 1
Scyla Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 I wonder which attack is the stronger one? The Yamato or the Arcadia Attack?
Duymon Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Yamato punch followed by wave-motion cannon blast would prolly win imho
Valkyrie Magnus Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Thanks Yamato for all the wonderful toys you gave us! :( :(
Ignacio Ocamica Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Can we agree that Yamato must have been working in a restructuring plan for months (relocating resources, hiring in work groups, new labor contracts)?? It's hard for me to believe the CEO would greenlight the design and production of the VF-4G (metal molds aren't cheap) if they were ready to let the macross license go. I believe we are getting encouraging news sooner than later!!!
Scyla Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 I was thinking the same but the Arcadia has skull and crossbones in its bow.
Renato Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Gone... Save and I are in the middle of making the 1/3000 SDF-1 and I was referring to the step-by-step guide in the Yamato blog. Argh.. If that's true, Bandai DX 1/60 VF-1 here we come. Did you get your preorder in? Oh, f*ck no. Screw that. Looks like Arcadia has a Facebook page (no Mac stuff yet, though): http://www.facebook.com/pages/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2/510346885676271
Negotiator Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Hmm looks like Arcadia has articulated rei and asuka figures in the works. Wonder how big they are. Will they be competing with figma?
xrentonx Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 I'm not gonna panic here so I'm just gonna wait and see before I write a eulogy.
CoreyD Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 I'm not gonna panic here so I'm just gonna wait and see before I write a eulogy. Yeah, there's a whole lot of speculation running rampant given how little we actually know.
mechaninac Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Regarding the demise of Yamato, the birth of Arcadia, and the fate of ongoing develpment and production of new 1/60 perfect variable Macross toys, setting aside the fact that Bandai will continue producing their DX line of VFs from their Frontier license for the foreseable future, I'm somewhat conflicted... on the one hand, we'll never see toy renditions of the VF-5000, VF-9, VF-14, VF-2SS, etc. if Arcadia's BoD/CEO decides that the Macross niche no longer makes financial sense -- that makes me sad, but on the other hand I'll get to save myself a lot of money by not having the siren's call of new collectibles tempting the heck out of me and my wallet every few months from two sources. Edited March 5, 2013 by mechaninac
Ignacio Ocamica Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Regarding the demise of Yamato, the birth of Arcadia, and the fate of ongoing develpment and production of new 1/60 perfect variable Macross toys, setting aside the fact that Bandai will continue producing their DX line of VFs from their Frontier license for the foreseable future, I'm somewhat conflicted... on the one hand, we'll never see toy renditions of the VF-5000, VF-9, VF-14, VF-2SS, etc. if Arcadia's BoD/CEO decides that the Macross niche no longer makes financial sense -- that makes me sad, but on the other hand I'll get to save myself a lot of money by not having the siren's call of new collectibles tempting the heck out of me and my wallet every few months from two sources. Who wants to save money?? Give me the VF-5000, VF-9, VF-14, VF-3000, destroids, enemy mecha, etc
3D-Brainx Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 If a company such as Yamato goes bankrupt, shouldn't they announce it? I mean, legally. There is not so much secrecy when a company goes bankrupt, is it? I keep my hopes up. Still, it's a sad day Just in case, I'm going to put this here
CoreyD Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Yamato really is bankrupt, OMG!!! http://articles.marketwatch.com/2008-10-10/news/30694744_1_bankruptcy-protection-nikkei-securities-holdings
mechaninac Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=np9tBI7_nq8
skullmilitia Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 Yamato really is bankrupt, OMG!!! http://articles.marketwatch.com/2008-10-10/news/30694744_1_bankruptcy-protection-nikkei-securities-holdings In 2008, five years ago, which makes sense, because generally speaking, depending on the chapter at least, Is meant to allow the restructure of the company and to pay off debts. If they have the old Yamato employees, Working at the new company, that means they must have had a strong restructuring! That's good news! Plus you guys forget VF-4G was made to number to make a profit, then they pushed the dateline forward due to higher Demand. They aren't letting that mold die, it will come back. It's business.
3D-Brainx Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Yamato really is bankrupt, OMG!!! http://articles.marketwatch.com/2008-10-10/news/30694744_1_bankruptcy-protection-nikkei-securities-holdings wait, what? Edited March 5, 2013 by 3D-Brainx
EXO Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 lol. that's an article for life insurance... he be pulling your leg.
Scyla Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 (edited) Oh God Why. Think about all the poor souls that lost their retirement fonds. Oh Internet you're so awesome! . Edited March 5, 2013 by Scyla
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