sh9000 Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 54 minutes ago, RDX17 said: So, the original Armored VF-1J was white/gray, the standalone VF-1J was white, and the new Armored VF-1J is a brighter white? Did I get that right? That is correct. The original Armored VF-1J is also not a TV version or TV VF-1J Hikaru. 32 minutes ago, RDX17 said: I didn't even consider the cockpit tint. It does make me wonder what version of Hikaru's VF-1J they used in the announcement image. Probably the one from the recent Armored release. The TV VF-1J Hikaru from the VF-1J Armored Valkyrie Revival has the correct cockpit tint. The one in the announcement image is either this version or a future TV VF-1J Hikaru Revival. 5 minutes ago, Tking22 said: So is Bandai not releasing another stand-alone Hikaru 1J? I thought that image above wasn't the GBP release or the older Hi-Metal R stand-alone release, I thought it was a new one, again. I'm a bit confused too, which Hi-Metal 1J is in the promo image above with the rest of Vermillion? Time will tell whether Bandai releases a TV VF-1J Hikaru Revival or expect people to just buy the Armored Valkyrie Revival. Quote
jenius Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 Oh man, sorry, I think I missed some details too with all the minor differences... Guess we'll know for sure in October! Quote
RDX17 Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, sh9000 said: That is correct. The original Armored VF-1J is also not a TV version or TV VF-1J Hikaru. The TV VF-1J Hikaru from the VF-1J Armored Valkyrie Revival has the correct cockpit tint. The one in the announcement image is either this version or a future TV VF-1J Hikaru Revival. Time will tell whether Bandai releases a TV VF-1J Hikaru Revival or expect people to just buy the Armored Valkyrie Revival. Thank you sh9000! (and Jenius too) Edited May 23, 2023 by RDX17 confused Quote
RDX17 Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 46 minutes ago, Tking22 said: So is Bandai not releasing another stand-alone Hikaru 1J? I thought that image above wasn't the GBP release or the older Hi-Metal R stand-alone release, I thought it was a new one, again. I'm a bit confused too, which Hi-Metal 1J is in the promo image above with the rest of Vermillion? As for the VF-1J (Hikaru) in the promo image, as others suggested, it looks like it might be the VF-1J ARMORED VALKYRIE (Hikaru Ichijo) Revival Ver. being used. Quote
Froy Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 Jesus, didn't knew Bandai was mess at deciding what to release and in what particular order. Anyways, I went and grabbed an other GBP revival just in case. Don't want to end with mixed shades of white if a revival or a specific TV VF-1J never gets released. Luckily Bandai will keep consistent with the shade of white in the DX line 😂 Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 1 hour ago, RDX17 said: As for the VF-1J (Hikaru) in the promo image, as others suggested, it looks like it might be the VF-1J ARMORED VALKYRIE (Hikaru Ichijo) Revival Ver. being used. As per the bullet points, it is. Quote
sh9000 Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) I'm going to do a side by side pic of the new VF-1J TV Hikaru with the VF-1S TV Hikaru (Roy). 1 hour ago, RDX17 said: Thank you sh9000! (and Jenius too) No problem. 27 minutes ago, Froy said: Jesus, didn't knew Bandai was mess at deciding what to release and in what particular order. Anyways, I went and grabbed an other GBP revival just in case. Don't want to end with mixed shades of white if a revival or a specific TV VF-1J never gets released. Luckily Bandai will keep consistent with the shade of white in the DX line 😂 You could put the TV GBP on your TV VF-1S from time to time. I got to check out how that looks too. It will be interesting if Bandai releases all future Valkyries in the same bright white and ditches the grey or other types of white. Edited May 23, 2023 by sh9000 Quote
RDX17 Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 25 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: As per the bullet points, it is. And there it is, thank you! Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, RDX17 said: And there it is, thank you! You're welcome! Quote
Tking22 Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 Interesting, so I take it the newer GBP 1J that just came out comes with a Hikaru pilot and not a generic pilot? I saw a few pics, all white head and a separate grey-goggle head, nice they included both. Quote
Slave IV Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 Man, am I glad I never cared about any of my toys of anything matching. I'd rather have variations to make things look more interesting. That being said, I have every HMR release anyways so I guess I won't have a problem matching anything if I really wanted to. Quote
Convectuoso Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 I'm going to put the GBP on my old HM VF-1J and keep the new one to display as standalone Valkyrie, since the old one is yellowing and the red stripe looks better on the new one Quote
Froy Posted May 23, 2023 Posted May 23, 2023 2 hours ago, sh9000 said: I'm going to do a side by side pic of the new VF-1J TV Hikaru with the VF-1S TV Hikaru (Roy). No problem. You could put the TV GBP on your TV VF-1S from time to time. I got to check out how that looks too. It will be interesting if Bandai releases all future Valkyries in the same bright white and ditches the grey or other types of white. My plan was to display one VF-1S with the VF-0S. One Armored VF-1J with the Super VF-1S And now that we are getting a full Vermillion team I needed a VF-1J to complete the team. A still would need a VF-1S to pair it with the VF-1D tho. These things being relatively cheap allow to go for full team displays without losing an eye or a kidney 😂 Quote
sh9000 Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Tking22 said: Interesting, so I take it the newer GBP 1J that just came out comes with a Hikaru pilot and not a generic pilot? I saw a few pics, all white head and a separate grey-goggle head, nice they included both. Yes. The TV Hikaru pilot figure comes already inside the cockpit in Battroid mode along with the shoulder cover and side armors already on. 2 hours ago, Convectuoso said: I'm going to put the GBP on my old HM VF-1J and keep the new one to display as standalone Valkyrie, since the old one is yellowing and the red stripe looks better on the new one What will you be doing about the tip of the nosecone not being removable on the HM VF-1J for the armor? 2 hours ago, Froy said: My plan was to display one VF-1S with the VF-0S. One Armored VF-1J with the Super VF-1S And now that we are getting a full Vermillion team I needed a VF-1J to complete the team. A still would need a VF-1S to pair it with the VF-1D tho. These things being relatively cheap allow to go for full team displays without losing an eye or a kidney 😂 Those are all good pairings. If you need another TV VF-1S without Super Parts then I have one available in the For Sale section. VF-1J TV Hikaru version 2 with VF-1S TV Roy. Looking good together. Quote
Convectuoso Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 24 minutes ago, sh9000 said: What will you be doing about the tip of the nosecone not being removable on the HM VF-1J for the armor? Maybe swap some parts? Not sure yet Quote
sh9000 Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 12 hours ago, Convectuoso said: Maybe swap some parts? Not sure yet I swapped the fuselage so that my HM VF-1J Max can wear the GBP. Quote
Convectuoso Posted May 24, 2023 Posted May 24, 2023 53 minutes ago, sh9000 said: I swapped the fuselage so that my HM VF-1J Max can wear the GBP. Good. I'll try that Quote
sh9000 Posted May 25, 2023 Posted May 25, 2023 17 hours ago, Convectuoso said: Good. I'll try that Cool. Post a pic of it when you get to it. I'd like to see how it turns out. I'd also like to see what you make with the HM VF-1S head. Quote
treatment Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) Revivial HMR Armored VF-1J arruved tiday. Too lazy to get my 1/60s out, so all HMR 1Js for now... L-R: HMR standalone VF-1J (v2) using clear canopy, Revival-1J (v3), and original HMR VF-1J (v1): Revival-GBP and OGBP: Notes on the Revival edition: Bandai should've given us a separate neck-only cover when in GBP mode. The underside-covers can be kept installed even when in GBP mode. Edited May 26, 2023 by treatment Quote
sh9000 Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) My DYRL VF-1J Armored Valkyrie Rooks in my HMR chess set will now be replaced with TV versions once my second VF-1J Armored Valkyrie Revival to open arrives around August. Edited May 27, 2023 by sh9000 Quote
Lolicon Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 5 hours ago, treatment said: Revivial HMR Armored VF-1J arruved tiday. Too lazy to get my 1/60s out, so all HMR 1Js for now... L-R: HMR standalone VF-1J (v2) using clear canopy, Revival-1J (v3), and original HMR VF-1J (v1): Revival-GBP and OGBP: Notes on the Revival edition: Bandai should've given us a separate neck-only cover when in GBP mode. The underside-covers can be kept installed even when in GBP mode. Wait so did they get rid of the toilet bowl cleaner canopy or not? Haven't opened mine yet. Quote
treatment Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 10 hours ago, Lolicon said: Wait so did they get rid of the toilet bowl cleaner canopy or not? Haven't opened mine yet. They did get rid of it, thank heavens. It was such a stupid and tacky canopy color. from https://twitter.com/simsim5479/status/1659911045086072833/photo/3 Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 Macross section at the Tamashii Nations World Tour Tokyo. Quote
seti88 Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 1 hour ago, no3Ljm said: Macross section at the Tamashii Nations World Tour Tokyo. What a difference a blue makes.... sung to the tune... Spoiler whatever the OD turns out to be..... ...my yesterday was blue dear...today am part of you dear..... Quote
leeboo1211 Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 Went on sale today at the Tamashii Nations World Tour exhibit in Akihabara.... the line to purchase anything in store was long so I didn't partake. But I did get a free swag bag for posting and sharing on Instagram. Quote
sh9000 Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 Lately I've been buying multiples of HMR releases to permanently keep one in Battroid mode and another in Fighter mode. The VF-0 is not the most fun to transform, especially getting the arms and legs together in Fighter mode. Hoping to buy another VF-0S Genius Blue to keep in Fighter mode. The blue in person of the Genius Blue matches up with recent pics so the VF-0D will most likely also be the same blue as in recent pics. Quote
Lolicon Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 19 hours ago, treatment said: They did get rid of it, thank heavens. It was such a stupid and tacky canopy color. from https://twitter.com/simsim5479/status/1659911045086072833/photo/3 Oh thank god. That 2000 flushes canopy was a real eyesore. Quote
treatment Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 https://twitter.com/zerostart08/status/1660289963467112448?cxt=HHwWgIDUiZu7xIouAAAA Quote
Froy Posted May 27, 2023 Posted May 27, 2023 9 minutes ago, treatment said: https://twitter.com/zerostart08/status/1660289963467112448?cxt=HHwWgIDUiZu7xIouAAAA Nice. He needs the Yamato 1/48 one. Mine should be here Monday or Tuesday. The waiting is killing me since VF-1Js are my favorite VF variant. Quote
Convectuoso Posted June 1, 2023 Posted June 1, 2023 Seems like the final colors are not as dark as they looked on the promo pics Quote
borgified Posted June 1, 2023 Posted June 1, 2023 Is that Kikaizi’s last meal shown? If so, I just lost my appetite. 🤢 Quote
Froy Posted June 1, 2023 Posted June 1, 2023 Just now, Convectuoso said: Seems like the final colors are not as dark as they looked on the promo pics Not terrible but I'll be getting clear stands for mine. Quote
Pontus Posted June 1, 2023 Posted June 1, 2023 33 minutes ago, borgified said: Is that Kikaizi’s last meal shown? If so, I just lost my appetite. 🤢 Maybe the person setting up this shot thought so, but it's almost nothing like his last meal. No veggies, no gravy, and no cast iron plate... and that certainly isn't an "XL steak". Also, I'm very disappointed that none of the very few Kakizaki toys made this an included accessory. That's a major oversight in my book. Mmm, now I'm hungry for a real XL steak... speaking of, where the heck did they get steak on board the Macross, lol? If anyone wants to recreate this and doesn't wanna spend a fortune, I highly recommend either a thick steak or a thin roast from the chuck eye cut. It's an often overlooked cut that's usually well marbled with plenty of delishus fat, thus has a lot of great flavor, is very tender despite some occasional sinew and gristle, and yet it's also one of the cheapest cuts. I've been fasting and am very hungry now... can you tell?🤤 Quote
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