Guest davidwhangchoi Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Is it a sign of anything? I mean, hopefully this bodes well, but how do we actually know? it says sold out currently... on twitter arcadia stated that it was unexpected demand that they reopened a second time for reservation slots and that closed out before as well. this is the third time they opened slots that closed. i think it could be a positive sign for the company and give them an early indication of the numbers for "the built to orders" Quote
skullmilitia Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 VF-4G only got reopened once. So that's a really good sign! Quote
Scyla Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 --snip-- I assume if Macross was a Saturday morning television show phenomenon then Arcadia would never be able to produce any toys at all because Bandai would grab the license and never let it go (or, god beware, HG and Toynami would produce merchandise that is worse then retail TFs). It is a walk on the razor's edge basically. Now the older Macross shows are not very recognized which allows small companies to make excellent but pricey collectibles for the few fans that value the quality of the pieces over the price. The alternative would be a lot of o.k. toys for kids and a collector line (dare I say Toynami Masterpiece?) that brings once in a while some old beloved character back. I'm not even sure that it would work that way for Macross because in the TF universe the cast will mostly stay the same. *hugs Rodimus Convoy* So I prefer the small collector fan base and I love the quality of the toys but it is dangerous when the products are as expensive as the new YF-19 because then the market might be too small to make a profit out of it. I don't know how merchandise would look like if Macross where like Transformers but I have to say when I held my first TF Masterpiece in hands I was a little shocked and disappointed about the quality of the toy. My first high end Macross toy was (and is) pure joy having it in my collection. Quote
Falcon18 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 I'm sure that's good news regarding the preorders. More 19s sold, brighter future for Arcadia and us. Quote
Astro_BS-AS Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 I assume if Macross was a Saturday morning television show phenomenon then Arcadia would never be able to produce any toys at all because Bandai would grab the license and never let it go (or, god beware, HG and Toynami would produce merchandise that is worse then retail TFs). It is a walk on the razor's edge basically. Now the older Macross shows are not very recognized which allows small companies to make excellent but pricey collectibles for the few fans that value the quality of the pieces over the price. The alternative would be a lot of o.k. toys for kids and a collector line (dare I say Toynami Masterpiece?) that brings once in a while some old beloved character back. I'm not even sure that it would work that way for Macross because in the TF universe the cast will mostly stay the same. *hugs Rodimus Convoy* So I prefer the small collector fan base and I love the quality of the toys but it is dangerous when the products are as expensive as the new YF-19 because then the market might be too small to make a profit out of it. I don't know how merchandise would look like if Macross where like Transformers but I have to say when I held my first TF Masterpiece in hands I was a little shocked and disappointed about the quality of the toy. My first high end Macross toy was (and is) pure joy having it in my collection. This... and This... and This... +1 +1 +1 Quote
charger69 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 My first ever Macross collectible (I had no Macross toy in my childhood ) was 1/60 SV-51... Imagine my excitement Quote
zzgundam010 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 repaints? I can barely afford one:-( Quote
close313 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Was this picture posted before? Came across it while searching for YF-29 pics. I gotta say,it looks wicked Quote
Falcon18 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Yup, bunch of pages back. All kinds of pics posted. Even the ones from a display shot by a MWer? I think. Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Yes it was posted because we nitpicked and complaint about the opened knee joints. Quote
barurutor Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 new picture from Arcadia https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=636459196398372&set=a.517469641630662.121870.510346885676271&type=1&theater Quote
Reïvaj Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Have faith, Daniel. They might work better this time. Quote
Benbot Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) Arcadia has paid so much attention to every detail in this release, so surely they wouldn't reuse the same type of joint they KNOW is seriously flawed. Edited October 24, 2013 by Benbot Quote
Mommar Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Maybe they don't know it's flawed? Enough people on here tell me that's still the case. Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Did Yamato ever acknowledge the joint problem before they went bust? It's not something that's widespread and not something many would notice. I honestly did not know about this problem until it got mentioned here because I rarely leave my 19's in gerwalk. Time for someone to ask MrK about it. Quote
Mommar Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 I specifically asked someone here who speaks Japanese if they could ask Mr. K about the ankles a few pages back. Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 I specifically asked someone here who speaks Japanese if they could ask Mr. K about the ankles a few pages back. I think it was before skullmitia started stalking MrK on twitter so I don't remember if anyone did ask him about it. Quote
skullmilitia Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Stalking? Guess I'll stop asking then. Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Stalking? Guess I'll stop asking then. hehehe, just joking Quote
skullmilitia Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Ok, I'll get back to asking questions! See you on Mari's twi... I mean ooh lunch time! Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) Ok, I'll get back to asking questions! thanks! we got some good info from the questions. (except your interpretations of mistranslations... you can leave that out. lol) i'm wondering about the feet as well... Edited October 24, 2013 by davidwhangchoi Quote
xrentonx Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Please let them be improved balljoints at least Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 See you on Mari's twi... I mean ooh lunch time! LOL!! Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted October 27, 2013 Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) for those who like digging for every tidibit of info about the upcoming yf-19 esp if you're one who shelled 300+ to pre-order, the yf-19 developer's diary has been updated yesterday. i didn't post... figured someone would since we got a lot of hawks watching twitter. http://arcadia.ac/yf19/diary/02/index.php even if you don't have a translator take a look at the pictures. discussing about the hiding the gap between the knee solutions the color DATA shown in illustrations on the 19 and the process discussed to find the correct shade and adjustments first release of the 19 to the public shared in diary (Wonder Festival July 2013) upcoming in the future: the diary will have test shots photos of the 19 w/ adjustments to the color Edited October 27, 2013 by davidwhangchoi Quote
kengiu Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 30 foto,troppo bella! http://metalrobot.forumfree.it/?t=66237512&st=255#lastpost Quote
Mommar Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 I find it interesting in attempt to close the dark gap in the knee joint in fighter they've elected to us a black plastic tab. The overall effect doesn't seem to actually fix anything. It would make more sense to color that tab tan like the rest of fighter. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 I find it interesting in attempt to close the dark gap in the knee joint in fighter they've elected to us a black plastic tab. The overall effect doesn't seem to actually fix anything. It would make more sense to color that tab tan like the rest of fighter. Can't really say it any better than that. Make that piece tan! (or beige) Quote
Reïvaj Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Can't really say it any better than that. Make that piece tan! (or beige) Yes, you can say it better, tell Mr-K your opinion Quote
Mommar Posted October 29, 2013 Posted October 29, 2013 I can't speak for David but I don't speak Japanese or else I would tell him. I'd suggest many things if I could. Quote
skullmilitia Posted October 29, 2013 Posted October 29, 2013 MrK responds to English questions on twitter. Quote
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