Arcadia YF-19 coming in 2014

[Guest davidwhangchoi]

"It is a simple mechanism than you think. It may be interesting even put on (or magazine or WEB) somewhere"

Quoting Mr. K responding on twitter to someone asking about the design of the highspeed yf-19 wings

[skullmilitia]

Looks like even the factory's send the samples in Yamato sized boxes lol!

[Mommar]

So the mechanism is more simple then we think? Hmm.

This thing is looking mighty done. We may be seeing a December 31st/January 2014 release.

Edited September 5, 2013 by Mommar

[Valkyrie addict]

Nice!! loving this bird

Although I can already see in 5 years, v3 YF-19 with proper folding and position of wings for high speed mode.

I wouldn't mind receiving my valks in a small cardboard box with no design and all the loose parts in a ziplock as long as it arrives safe and cuts on shipping.

[Mommar]

This is not proper folding?

[Froy]

This is not proper folding?

There is a huge diference

According to the line art, a huge part of the wing should be inside the leg thanks to the anime magic.

Edited September 5, 2013 by Froy

[Reïvaj]

There is a big difference: Magic vs. logic.

[daBlah!]

There would be a serious amount of folding/splitting elements in the inner leg or the wing it seems, and for the size of it maybe that would be better kept for a larger scale? The compromise from Arcardia still looks ace.

[anime52k8]

Nice!! loving this bird

Although I can already see in 5 years, v3 YF-19 with proper folding and position of wings for high speed mode.

I don't think they're going to develop solids that can selectively pass through other solids in the next 5 years... just saying.

[Valkyrie addict]

LOL!! my post was a joke but you never know what can happened in the future. I myself never would have imagined we'd have such amazing toys from Yamato/Arcadia. After the VF-4G everything is possible.

Edited September 5, 2013 by Valkyrie addict

[Xigfrid]

There is a huge diference

Considering the line art, certainly. But if you consider the Master file, Arcadia's design is accurate.

I prefer to refer to the Master File which is in general more mechanically correct, than the line art that always contains a little "magic" (I always ask myself how the heck did the wing fold into such small tabs in the battroid mode for exemple)

[Scream Man]

i doubt Im going to do it much anyway. I never liked the HS mode. The best thing about the 19 is the cool forward sweep wings.

[Graham]

Anybody got a good pic of the grey markings on the intakes, so I can inform Arcadia?

Checked Macross Mecha Manual, but they got it wrong

Graham

[Guest davidwhangchoi]

quick link if anyone needs to cross-reference:

Macross Mecha Manual

http://www.macross2.net/m3/macrossplus/yf-19.htm

[charger69]

Anybody got a good pic of the grey markings on the intakes, so I can inform Arcadia?

Checked Macross Mecha Manual, but they got it wrong

Graham

Like this?

Edited September 6, 2013 by charger69

[Valkyrie addict]

lol, can't get better details than with the 1/48 Hasegawa.

Soooooooo Graham......does this means you have contact with Arcadia now?

[zzgundam010]

Man, I really want this but don't know how I am going to afford it since I have a feeling this will be very expensive.

[Reïvaj]

Anybody got a good pic of the grey markings on the intakes, so I can inform Arcadia?

Checked Macross Mecha Manual, but they got it wrong

Graham

You can inform them if you want but I don't think you need to. They already know about those markings:

They are even panel lined. The painted resin prototype we've seen so far is lacking all the little markings.

[Chronocidal]

I think my only nitpick about the paint is that the band of black on the upper neck looks a little wide (dipping below the canards) but that might be an effect of the quick prototype paint job too.

It's probably not something I'd even bother to fix, but it looks funny to me with the canards being stuck in the middle of the black instead of at the bottom edge.

[Dobber]

I think my only nitpick about the paint is that the band of black on the upper neck looks a little wide (dipping below the canards) but that might be an effect of the quick prototype paint job too.

It's probably not something I'd even bother to fix, but it looks funny to me with the canards being stuck in the middle of the black instead of at the bottom edge.

GAH! I didn't notice that before, but now it's all I can see! Gotta agree it looks much too thick.

Chris

[Chronocidal]

I do apologize for that.

I do think it's amusing that they're actually going much more with the Hasegawa style for that marking so far.. the line art shows it tapering, more like the Yamato one. I think the straight one flows with the design better, but it might not be entirely accurate.

[David Hingtgen]

Like this?

That's as good as it gets for the intake markings. Or just use the Yamato 1/60 for reference.

[Lupin The Third]

Wow this is looking soooooo nice. I'm trying to get out of collecting so much but this makes me want to stick around. Maybe I'll sell off my Bird of Prey and Weathered YF-19 to make room for this new beauty.

[daBlah!]

https://twitter.com/Mrk_arcadia/status/377355983464304640/photo/1

Bit of a tease shot it seems with the packs on!

[Valkyrie addict]

Nice! already on photo session, it seems this birds is nearly complete, we might be getting it early 2014

[MacrossJunkie]

https://twitter.com/Mrk_arcadia/status/377355983464304640/photo/1

Bit of a tease shot it seems with the packs on!

Man, I would love to have a setup like that to take photos with.

[Mommar]

Nice! already on photo session, it seems this birds is nearly complete, we might be getting it early 2014

That's what I was saying. It's as far along as the VF-4 was by this point. I would wager a New Years release.

[Scream Man]

God I hope not. Febuary at the earliest please!

[skullmilitia]

I'm betting Pre-orders open in December after they get out the other two releases.

But yeah Feb/March for sure if not sooner. They look to be about two months from opening orders.

That looks like the official pics will be hitting soon.

[Reïvaj]

The sooner the better.

[skullmilitia]

Display case sooner.

Wallet later.

[Benbot]

Can someone tell me who this "Mr K" is? Not Kawamori, I assume?

[Valkyrie addict]

Nope!, it's an Arcadia employee who seems to twit and deal with mostly the Macross line, but he seem to talk a lot about what he eats, lots of soup and going to work.

[Reïvaj]

Can someone tell me who this "Mr K" is? Not Kawamori, I assume?

This is Mr-K:

[Valkyrie addict]

LOL at the tiger always staying inside the shot!!

OMG, never seen someone transform so quickly and effortlessly a VF-1. Eventough in that video it doesn't show, is MrK the infamous white glove long pinky nail dude from the Yamato VF-4G transformation videos??