jenius Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Well everyone can pose their Arcadia toy in fighter mode and their Bandai toy in Battroid mode. Best of both worlds achieved. Quote
ULessa Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 And I thought I was done for now with DX line. Damn bandai you got me! Quote
joppewo Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Something interesting regarding the VF-19A I came across from mazingetter on RobotJapan forums: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/post/341632/thread "According to some side materials, if I remember it right, SMS bought some VF-19E Excaliburs (apparently, the Earth government has an embargo on the exportation of the A/B/C/D/F/S types, plus the VF-22S although there are special cases like the Macross 7 fleet) which they then modified into the VF-19EF Caliburn to test technologies that would later be implemented into the VF-171 and VF-25. A few of the EF types are further modified into the commander-use EFs type, one of which is piloted by Isamu, who left the military due to his extreme dislike of desk work upon promotion. Unsurprisingly, Isamu's Caliburn is the only one without the EX-Gear as he prefers the "virtual environment cockpit".Isamu wanted a VF comparable to the YF-19 as the EF/s types had limiters placed in some mechanisms possibly due to restrictions on certain VF technology enforced by the Earth government. Dissatisfied, he later contacted Neumann, who is now head of VF development of Shinsei, for the illegal procurement of VF-19A parts. Neumann refused but presented his VF-19ADVANCE project as an alternative. This project aimed for the creation of a prototype to improve and prolong the life of the VF-19. A clause is included where the completed VF will be assigned to Isamu for the purpose of testing. Although Shinsei is focused on the VF-25, the VF-19ADVANCE project was given the green-lit as a private plan of Neumann. For that reason, Isamu has shouldered most of the development costs using his salary from SMS.The outline of the plan is for the remodeling of Isamu's VF-19EFs into a YF-19, in addition to an increase in performance. The result is the VF-19EF/A, painted in the colors of the YF-19, which was nicknamed the "Isamu Special". To the surprise of everyone involved in its development, its performance surpassed that of the VF-25."Read more: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/thread/22986/dx-chogokin-advance-macross-frontier?page=1#ixzz3HhQsIkPb Quote
Chronocidal Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Really? I hope we get a VF-19EF out of this, or possibly an Active. Edited October 31, 2014 by Chronocidal Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Something interesting regarding the VF-19A I came across from mazingetter on RobotJapan forums: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/post/341632/thread "According to some side materials, if I remember it right, SMS bought some VF-19E Excaliburs (apparently, the Earth government has an embargo on the exportation of the A/B/C/D/F/S types, plus the VF-22S although there are special cases like the Macross 7 fleet) which they then modified into the VF-19EF Caliburn to test technologies that would later be implemented into the VF-171 and VF-25. A few of the EF types are further modified into the commander-use EFs type, one of which is piloted by Isamu, who left the military due to his extreme dislike of desk work upon promotion. Unsurprisingly, Isamu's Caliburn is the only one without the EX-Gear as he prefers the "virtual environment cockpit". Isamu wanted a VF comparable to the YF-19 as the EF/s types had limiters placed in some mechanisms possibly due to restrictions on certain VF technology enforced by the Earth government. Dissatisfied, he later contacted Neumann, who is now head of VF development of Shinsei, for the illegal procurement of VF-19A parts. Neumann refused but presented his VF-19ADVANCE project as an alternative. This project aimed for the creation of a prototype to improve and prolong the life of the VF-19. A clause is included where the completed VF will be assigned to Isamu for the purpose of testing. Although Shinsei is focused on the VF-25, the VF-19ADVANCE project was given the green-lit as a private plan of Neumann. For that reason, Isamu has shouldered most of the development costs using his salary from SMS. The outline of the plan is for the remodeling of Isamu's VF-19EFs into a YF-19, in addition to an increase in performance. The result is the VF-19EF/A, painted in the colors of the YF-19, which was nicknamed the "Isamu Special". To the surprise of everyone involved in its development, its performance surpassed that of the VF-25." Read more: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/thread/22986/dx-chogokin-advance-macross-frontier?page=1#ixzz3HhQsIkPb Fire valk is more advanced. it's the only one made with a 5000 instrument by ESP Quote
aaajin Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Is that a ball joint I see on the armpit? Edited October 31, 2014 by aaajin Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Well, that was unexpected. I now understand the comment T-Rex (I think) made about Bandai being displeased with the way Big West managed the license that allowed them to released the WF exclusive YF-19 FAST packs. I like the that there's no boob gap. I'm still not sold on Bandai's valk quality, pilot figure, landing gear. Isn't T-Rex doing Bandai CAD's also???? Edited October 31, 2014 by Valkyrie addict Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Isn't T-Rex doing Bandai CAD's also???? according to EXO, no. t-rex just did the 171 Quote
Actar Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Well... If the return of older fighter designs is going to be a thing, I really, really, really hope we see a VF-22 esque valk in the next series. Quote
master of macross Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 LIKE I can finally make a direct comparison between a project and one Bandai Arcadia ... so far the only models were approachable in my opinion the VF17 and the vf171 bandai yamato ... but now we are pretty much the same pattern, yf19 vs VF19. ..staremo to see ... but safe purchase for 2015;) Quote
Kurisama Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 At least it'll look good beside the YF-29 Isamu Special. Quote
spanner Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Hmmm I have to say im still on the fence at this stage with this one, but knowing me I'll probably end up buying one anyways.. if not for me then for my son.. he hasn't seen this 19 yet thankfully! Will definitely need to see photos of it in fighter mode.. maybe there is a good reason why they haven't revealed that mode to anyone yet.. heck it could look like total arse for all we know.. but I doubt that. Even with its carried over design faults from previous 19 releases the Arcadia YF-19 Isamu is gonna be pretty hard to best, crappy ankle joints & missing tampo's aside.. I still love mine to bits! And I still can't help but feel.. why Bandai, why this 19 and not a VF-1!?!? its just seems so random and oddball. Edited October 31, 2014 by spanner76 Quote
chyll2 Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 what if isamu is a side-character in the planned Macross Delta Quote
spanner Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 what if isamu is a side-character in the planned Macross Delta I didn't think of that.. I guess that could be one possibility why Bandai chose to release this Valk? Quote
Sevket_Erhat Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 what if isamu is a side-character in the planned Macross Delta That would be awesome Quote
mechaninac Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 At least it'll look good beside the YF-29 Isamu Special. There is that. I'm quite conflicted regarding this announcement; after all, we don't even know if this Bandai version will come anywhere close to matching Arcadia's size and bulk (scale) -- as different as they are, the Yamato and Arcadia pieces match in this regard. One think we can probably be safe assuming is that the ankles will be a huge improvement over the VF-19 derived ones, and the pilot figure will be a pathetic gumball compared to Yamato/Arcadia's sculpt. I need to see plenty of pictures, in all three modes, before I decide to add yet another YF-19 to the collection. Quote
charger69 Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Beautiful side story!! Something interesting regarding the VF-19A I came across from mazingetter on RobotJapan forums: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/post/341632/thread "According to some side materials, if I remember it right, SMS bought some VF-19E Excaliburs (apparently, the Earth government has an embargo on the exportation of the A/B/C/D/F/S types, plus the VF-22S although there are special cases like the Macross 7 fleet) which they then modified into the VF-19EF Caliburn to test technologies that would later be implemented into the VF-171 and VF-25. A few of the EF types are further modified into the commander-use EFs type, one of which is piloted by Isamu, who left the military due to his extreme dislike of desk work upon promotion. Unsurprisingly, Isamu's Caliburn is the only one without the EX-Gear as he prefers the "virtual environment cockpit". Isamu wanted a VF comparable to the YF-19 as the EF/s types had limiters placed in some mechanisms possibly due to restrictions on certain VF technology enforced by the Earth government. Dissatisfied, he later contacted Neumann, who is now head of VF development of Shinsei, for the illegal procurement of VF-19A parts. Neumann refused but presented his VF-19ADVANCE project as an alternative. This project aimed for the creation of a prototype to improve and prolong the life of the VF-19. A clause is included where the completed VF will be assigned to Isamu for the purpose of testing. Although Shinsei is focused on the VF-25, the VF-19ADVANCE project was given the green-lit as a private plan of Neumann. For that reason, Isamu has shouldered most of the development costs using his salary from SMS. The outline of the plan is for the remodeling of Isamu's VF-19EFs into a YF-19, in addition to an increase in performance. The result is the VF-19EF/A, painted in the colors of the YF-19, which was nicknamed the "Isamu Special". To the surprise of everyone involved in its development, its performance surpassed that of the VF-25." Read more: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/thread/22986/dx-chogokin-advance-macross-frontier?page=1#ixzz3HhQsIkPb Quote
Scream Man Posted October 31, 2014 Author Posted October 31, 2014 i like the side story, very cool Quote
plaslid Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Since I still don't have Arcadia YF-19, I mighy go for Bandai this time. Anyway need to see the other two modes before making the final decision. Edited October 31, 2014 by plaslid Quote
aceoftherebellion Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Hrm, I hadn't thought of the possibility of a scale difference. The DX Chogokin VF-171 is pretty noticably smaller than the Yamato VF-17, and that might happen here too. Not too worried about fighter mode, personally. I'm not picky, every 19 so far other than the original 72 was plenty 'good enough' for my eyes. I think the only think I'm gonna be picky about is scale. Quote
close313 Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Really? I hope we get a VF-19EF out of this, or possibly an Active. 19EF.png I'd like to get the standard Caliburn. I like the greenish grey/beige which is similar to the VF-25A Quote
Actar Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 what if isamu is a side-character in the planned Macross Delta How old would he be though? Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) 52? His birthday is next year. March 27 2015. Edited October 31, 2014 by ChaoticYeti Quote
VALKYRIE ACE PILOT Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Why are you guys arguing this DX is Isamu´s valk ? I know a similar one was seen in Frontier but, was it really Isamu? Was he phisically seen on it?? Quote
The Old Man Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) There was a very familiar "woo hoo"? Edited October 31, 2014 by The Old Man Quote
Mommar Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Something interesting regarding the VF-19A I came across from mazingetter on RobotJapan forums: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/post/341632/thread "According to some side materials, if I remember it right, SMS bought some VF-19E Excaliburs (apparently, the Earth government has an embargo on the exportation of the A/B/C/D/F/S types, plus the VF-22S although there are special cases like the Macross 7 fleet) which they then modified into the VF-19EF Caliburn to test technologies that would later be implemented into the VF-171 and VF-25. A few of the EF types are further modified into the commander-use EFs type, one of which is piloted by Isamu, who left the military due to his extreme dislike of desk work upon promotion. Unsurprisingly, Isamu's Caliburn is the only one without the EX-Gear as he prefers the "virtual environment cockpit". Isamu wanted a VF comparable to the YF-19 as the EF/s types had limiters placed in some mechanisms possibly due to restrictions on certain VF technology enforced by the Earth government. Dissatisfied, he later contacted Neumann, who is now head of VF development of Shinsei, for the illegal procurement of VF-19A parts. Neumann refused but presented his VF-19ADVANCE project as an alternative. This project aimed for the creation of a prototype to improve and prolong the life of the VF-19. A clause is included where the completed VF will be assigned to Isamu for the purpose of testing. Although Shinsei is focused on the VF-25, the VF-19ADVANCE project was given the green-lit as a private plan of Neumann. For that reason, Isamu has shouldered most of the development costs using his salary from SMS. The outline of the plan is for the remodeling of Isamu's VF-19EFs into a YF-19, in addition to an increase in performance. The result is the VF-19EF/A, painted in the colors of the YF-19, which was nicknamed the "Isamu Special". To the surprise of everyone involved in its development, its performance surpassed that of the VF-25." Read more: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/thread/22986/dx-chogokin-advance-macross-frontier?page=1#ixzz3HhQsIkPb It's an interesting story but I feel like it doesn't fit in with Isamu's personality at all. He was a test pilot and was interested in pushing the envelope as far as possible. Why would he want to settle on a YF-19 model when he could be gunning for some bigger, better fighter like a 24/25/29/30/etc... He'd want the thing coming after all of those, not try to take a fighter and make it into something older. Quote
VALKYRIE ACE PILOT Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 There was a very familiar "woo hoo"? That doesn´t mean it was Isamu everyone could do that...even an Isamu´s descendant Quote
Sandman Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 Something interesting regarding the VF-19A I came across from mazingetter on RobotJapan forums: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/post/341632/thread "According to some side materials, if I remember it right, SMS bought some VF-19E Excaliburs (apparently, the Earth government has an embargo on the exportation of the A/B/C/D/F/S types, plus the VF-22S although there are special cases like the Macross 7 fleet) which they then modified into the VF-19EF Caliburn to test technologies that would later be implemented into the VF-171 and VF-25. A few of the EF types are further modified into the commander-use EFs type, one of which is piloted by Isamu, who left the military due to his extreme dislike of desk work upon promotion. Unsurprisingly, Isamu's Caliburn is the only one without the EX-Gear as he prefers the "virtual environment cockpit". Isamu wanted a VF comparable to the YF-19 as the EF/s types had limiters placed in some mechanisms possibly due to restrictions on certain VF technology enforced by the Earth government. Dissatisfied, he later contacted Neumann, who is now head of VF development of Shinsei, for the illegal procurement of VF-19A parts. Neumann refused but presented his VF-19ADVANCE project as an alternative. This project aimed for the creation of a prototype to improve and prolong the life of the VF-19. A clause is included where the completed VF will be assigned to Isamu for the purpose of testing. Although Shinsei is focused on the VF-25, the VF-19ADVANCE project was given the green-lit as a private plan of Neumann. For that reason, Isamu has shouldered most of the development costs using his salary from SMS. The outline of the plan is for the remodeling of Isamu's VF-19EFs into a YF-19, in addition to an increase in performance. The result is the VF-19EF/A, painted in the colors of the YF-19, which was nicknamed the "Isamu Special". To the surprise of everyone involved in its development, its performance surpassed that of the VF-25." Read more: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/thread/22986/dx-chogokin-advance-macross-frontier?page=1#ixzz3HhQsIkPb That's interesting. I always assumed that Isamu ended up in the SMS was because he was discharged from the military for stealing the YF-19 (kinda like Kou from Gundam 0083). Saving everyone from Sharon Apple was the only thing that kept him from going to jail. Quote
Brand-X Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 That's interesting. I always assumed that Isamu ended up in the SMS was because he was discharged from the military for stealing the YF-19 (kinda like Kou from Gundam 0083). Saving everyone from Sharon Apple was the only thing that kept him from going to jail. That's kind of how I imagined it as well. Quote
EXO Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 That doesn´t mean it was Isamu everyone could do that...even an Isamu´s descendant It was an "easter egg", you can reject the fact that it was Isamu, but the fact that it was a 19 in the color of the one he flew in Plus added with the familiar "Yahooo!" was meant to invoke the feeling that as a Macross fan, you should know who that is. It's an interesting story but I feel like it doesn't fit in with Isamu's personality at all. He was a test pilot and was interested in pushing the envelope as far as possible. Why would he want to settle on a YF-19 model when he could be gunning for some bigger, better fighter like a 24/25/29/30/etc... He'd want the thing coming after all of those, not try to take a fighter and make it into something older. but the story explained that the VF-19 had some of the restrictions removed and actually surpassed the performance of the 25... Quote
Scyla Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Something interesting regarding the VF-19A I came across from mazingetter on RobotJapan forums: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/post/341632/thread "According to some side materials, if I remember it right, SMS bought some VF-19E Excaliburs (apparently, the Earth government has an embargo on the exportation of the A/B/C/D/F/S types, plus the VF-22S although there are special cases like the Macross 7 fleet) which they then modified into the VF-19EF Caliburn to test technologies that would later be implemented into the VF-171 and VF-25. A few of the EF types are further modified into the commander-use EFs type, one of which is piloted by Isamu, who left the military due to his extreme dislike of desk work upon promotion. Unsurprisingly, Isamu's Caliburn is the only one without the EX-Gear as he prefers the "virtual environment cockpit". Isamu wanted a VF comparable to the YF-19 as the EF/s types had limiters placed in some mechanisms possibly due to restrictions on certain VF technology enforced by the Earth government. Dissatisfied, he later contacted Neumann, who is now head of VF development of Shinsei, for the illegal procurement of VF-19A parts. Neumann refused but presented his VF-19ADVANCE project as an alternative. This project aimed for the creation of a prototype to improve and prolong the life of the VF-19. A clause is included where the completed VF will be assigned to Isamu for the purpose of testing. Although Shinsei is focused on the VF-25, the VF-19ADVANCE project was given the green-lit as a private plan of Neumann. For that reason, Isamu has shouldered most of the development costs using his salary from SMS. The outline of the plan is for the remodeling of Isamu's VF-19EFs into a YF-19, in addition to an increase in performance. The result is the VF-19EF/A, painted in the colors of the YF-19, which was nicknamed the "Isamu Special". To the surprise of everyone involved in its development, its performance surpassed that of the VF-25." Read more: http://robotjapan.proboards.com/thread/22986/dx-chogokin-advance-macross-frontier?page=1#ixzz3HhQsIkPb Either Valkyrie development is dirt cheap or SMS pays a fortune to their employees. [edit:] I will buy one but I would love to get one in the VF-19A colors. Edited October 31, 2014 by Scyla Quote
Chronocidal Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 I also seem to remember hearing that they got Isamu's original VA back for that clip, and that he was credited for it, but I only remember that discussion happening when the movie came out, and can't read the credits myself to confirm that. Quote
Brand-X Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 It's been a while, but I thought it was actually just a sound clip of him from Plus, the line (IIRC) was exactly what he said when he was first testing the YF-19, right before he began his skydiving routine. Admittedly, my Japanese is a little rusty, but it sounded like the exact same line said in the exact same tone of voice with the same intonation. Quote
jvmacross Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 It's an interesting story but I feel like it doesn't fit in with Isamu's personality at all. He was a test pilot and was interested in pushing the envelope as far as possible. Why would he want to settle on a YF-19 model when he could be gunning for some bigger, better fighter like a 24/25/29/30/etc... He'd want the thing coming after all of those, not try to take a fighter and make it into something older. Dunno...maybe Isamu is now into resto-modding old-school rides! Quote
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