dapro Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Cool pics, Anubis! I do see a little pink, but maybe only when taken from pictures and not from seeing in person. Quote
Keiichi Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Good photos, Anubis. I don't have a grey-goggled Yamato, but I did compare the white on my Arcadia 1J to the white on my Yamato 30th 1J. The contrast is even less striking with these two, but it does look like Arcadia's white is new and bright and Yamato's white is slightly aged. A few other points: My copy did not include Valkyrie specific option parts. Since I have these with Yamato's 1J, I'm okay with that. It looks like Arcadia got the Tampo printing right this time! I didn't see any missing or misaligned markings. Thanks for those additional details, technoblue. That makes hopeful the Arcadia's 1J white will compare favorably with the Yamato 1S TV. Really surprised to hear that you didn't get option parts though, I thought Arcadia had specifically mentioned that they would be included (well, Google-translate seemed to indicate that, haha). Quote
anubis20 Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Some more pics, this is the armor on my Yamato Quote
treatment Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Is the new GBP armor darker or the same as the old one? Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 It really does have a slight 'pink' hue on one of the photo. Quote
Tallman Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Finally arrived today from HLJ. I feel a little pinkish white on the VF-1J, but acceptable because I will have the armor on all the time. Everything looks ok to me. Hope you guys get your GBP VF-1J soon. Quote
xrentonx Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 SF here and I've only noticed my packages come through SFO no matter which shipping option I choose. I haven't been paying super close attention to all of em though... Quote
Gakken85 Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 must be another type of plastic.. maybe a cheaper batch with pink in it. I'll keep my Yamato Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) must be another type of plastic.. I'll keep my Yamato it definitely is. my hikaru 1j is definitely white, but my yamato roy tv is sorta pink on some parts. my arcadia roy is pink on even more parts than any other valk i have. arcadia hikaru looks like the same uv colored plastic as arcadia roy, sorta white that looks slightly coated with lip balm. (transparent-ish) Edited June 5, 2015 by davidwhangchoi Quote
hulagu Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Finally arrived today from HLJ. I feel a little pinkish white on the VF-1J, but acceptable because I will have the armor on all the time. Everything looks ok to me. Hope you guys get your GBP VF-1J soon. Wait, the arcadia GBP is the grey visor version? Quote
spanner Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) Mine arrived but sat outside overnight when the courier driver left the box next to the side door and not the front door.. The box was a little wet and soggy as it got pretty cold and damp during the night but thankfully the Arcadia box was wrapped in bubble wrap which didn't let any moister through. The delivery driver mustn't have updated the parcel as delivered when he dropped it off as it still said "in transit" but when it was updated it said dropped the day before.. So I had no idea it was still sitting there.. I had a close look at Hikaru's Valk and I don't really see any pinkish tan to it.. looks pretty white to me! Im gonna leave it in fighter mode and put it on display with the others and fitted up the GBP parts to my TV brownie! I think it looks really cool! Glad I had a few left over gun straps to complete the look! Also im sticking to the rat claw hands as I just don't like those clown looking puffy anime hands.. Edited June 5, 2015 by spanner76 Quote
troyness Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 that looks awesome on your brownie spanner!!! ..so no molded white side covers or chair lift?.. I guess we can go back to calling them "option parts" Quote
Tallman Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Wait, the arcadia GBP is the grey visor version? Hi hulagu, it is grey visor. Quote
eriku Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 must be another type of plastic.. maybe a cheaper batch with pink in it. I'll keep my Yamato What makes you say it's cheaper? It's the same exact plastic Yamato themselves used in the kit versions (including the pre-assembled ones). I just don't see how a slightly different tint suggests inferior quality. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 What makes you say it's cheaper? It's the same exact plastic Yamato themselves used in the kit versions (including the pre-assembled ones). I just don't see how a slightly different tint suggests inferior quality. i remember your photo of the assembly kit, not sure if it's cheaper but definitely pinker. Quote
Lolicon Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Tried to get a pic to compare whites. Arcadia VF-1J is top left; the rest are Yamato. Quote
anubis20 Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Ugh always something wrong. Nothing looks broken, a dab of super glue should fix that up Also im sticking to the rat claw hands as I just don't like those clown looking puffy anime hands.. I have never used the anime hands on any of my TV VF-1's as i agree with you and think they look ridiculous but for some reason i think they work on the GBP. Still the perfect transformation hands look good on there. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 went ahead and cancelled my armor from hlj that was in private warehouse. have too many doubles. Quote
Lolicon Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Nothing looks broken, a dab of super glue should fix that up Yep, put a bit of super glue on there and letting it set for a couple hours. First time that's ever happened to me with a VF-1 (straight out of the box, no less). Quote
eriku Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 i remember your photo of the assembly kit, not sure if it's cheaper but definitely pinker. Yes, that's what I was saying - that the kit is 'pinker' than the other Yamato valks, just like the recent Arcadia valks are. The plastic feels exactly the same between all of them. Perhaps around the time of the kits they started adding a UV stabilizer that changes the hue. In any case it's a hue I only notice in some photos and can't see at all in person so it's never bothered me. Quote
Garfinkel Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Just paid my customs charges to parcel farce, non negotiable admin fee for 50% of the Duty payable and won't deliver until Monday. So i will be spending my weekend jealous of all your armoured valkyries Quote
anubis20 Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Yep, put a bit of super glue on there and letting it set for a couple hours. First time that's ever happened to me with a VF-1 (straight out of the box, no less). Ive had the intake detail piece fall out on me once before out of the box Quote
ErikElvis Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 I have a few of the Arcadia Roy's and hikarus. I've never noticed the pink in person. Quote
Gakken85 Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) What makes you say it's cheaper? It's the same exact plastic Yamato themselves used in the kit versions (including the pre-assembled ones). I just don't see how a slightly different tint suggests inferior quality. Seems like a pink hue would suggest some sort of impurity in the plastic. I would assume if you want white plastic - it should be pure white. I'm not an expert on fabricating plastic but: http://www.ptonline.com/knowledgecenter/blending/Maintenance/Plastic-Product-Performance-Issues Discoloration: Any change from the original color, often caused by overheating, light exposure, irradiation, or chemical attack. It's not used for stylistic purposes - as the show doesn't suggest that Valks should be pinkish. The DYRL grey was an artistic choice since a lot of the animation was darker and more detailed. Shrug. I'm sure that structurally it's fine. Edited June 5, 2015 by Gakken85 Quote
DyNo Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Mine is out for delivery.... I can't wait to get home today! Quote
treatment Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 I reckon at least it's not yellowing like the Bandai 1/55's and others. Which reminds me, has any yammie and/or arcadia white valk ever yellowed or reported/shown as yellowed? Quote
eriku Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) Seems like a pink hue would suggest some sort of impurity in the plastic. I would assume if you want white plastic - it should be pure white. I'm not an expert on fabricating plastic but: http://www.ptonline.com/knowledgecenter/blending/Maintenance/Plastic-Product-Performance-Issues Discoloration: Any change from the original color, often caused by overheating, light exposure, irradiation, or chemical attack. It's not used for stylistic purposes - as the show doesn't suggest that Valks should be pinkish. The DYRL grey was an artistic choice since a lot of the animation was darker and more detailed. Shrug. I'm sure that structurally it's fine. I don’t see it as a “discoloration” though – that would be something like yellowing, something that happens by accident or unintentionally. It’s obviously intentional since they’ve been using it regularly across several different releases (as did Yamato), so logically speaking there is probably a very good reason for it (such as a UV stabilizer which helps protect plastic). And it actually is a pure white when seen by the naked eye. I mean, I’m not the only one saying it doesn’t look pink in person so it’s not just my eyes. I just wish Arcadia would address it and let us know what's up. Has anyone ever asked Mr. K on Twitster? Edited June 5, 2015 by eriku Quote
Gwynne Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) I wanted to believe that Arcadia fixed the problem with the white, but it is the same as the VF-1S's they released. Comparing the 1J with my Focker 1S and Yamato TV 1A Max you can see the difference in how the white reflects light. It's weird. You don't always see it but it is a different material or paint from the Yamato. In day light, I don't notice it, but under tungsten light it is noticeable. Overall I'm happy with it. The GPB armor is way more fun than I thought it would be. I originally intended to display him in fighter mode but now I think I need second 1J. Who doesn't want their 1J? (seriously) I do wish that it also came with white side covers for non GPB batriod mode. Edited June 5, 2015 by Gwynne Quote
treatment Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 I just wish Arcadia would address it and let us know what's up. Has anyone ever asked Mr. K on Twitster? Someone hasn't twatted him about this issue, yet?He prolly won't give a useful reply, anyway... Quote
eriku Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Or the answer would be lost in the google translation, furthering the confusion: "Oh no! Is pink? I lie, is a pink!" with a follow up tweet of: "(I kid, pink is a color)" Quote
dapro Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 ok, mine is in SF.Hopefully get it tomorrow or Monday! Quote
Saburo Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) Got notification on my phone, looks like my VF-1J is waiting for me at home. Edited June 5, 2015 by Saburo Quote
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