Xigfrid Posted July 28, 2015 Posted July 28, 2015 This S is a lovely bird! Can't wait to see more of it Quote
eriku Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I think the head lasers look just about the same length when Yamato made the VF-0S. You are right. Quote
Loop Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Yeah I took a look at the shelf that has my old VF-0S and they are actually that long. Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I don't suppose there's any 3rd party decals for the VF-0? I think I'm going to have to buy some hasegawa VF-0 kits just to cannibalize the decals off them, even if they're smaller. I looked at the sticker sheet for the VF-0D for the first time and it's missing a bunch of markings that even the Yamato version had (either as stickers or already tampo printed). I'm thinking it will be the same for the upcoming VF-0A and S releases too. Quote
Graham Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Dunno why, I just can't get excited about the Arcadia Mac Zero toys, even the reactive armor. I think the Arcadia YF-19 turned me off Arcadia in general a bit. The only Arcadia mac Zero toy that I might be able to muster some mild interest for is the cannon fodder VF-0A. Seems Bandai and Evolution have grabbed all my Macross interest recently. Graham Quote
Ivan Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Dunno why, I just can't get excited about the Arcadia Mac Zero toys, even the reactive armor. I think the Arcadia YF-19 turned me off Arcadia in general a bit. The only Arcadia mac Zero toy that I might be able to muster some mild interest for is the cannon fodder VF-0A. Seems Bandai and Evolution have grabbed all my Macross interest recently. Graham Graham, what is it about the Arcadia YF-19 that you don't like? Did you post a review somewhere that you could point me to? I stopped buying Arcadia toys these days as they are almost impossible to find in Hong Kong retail stores. In the old days Bandai Macross stuff were hard to come by, while you could find Yamato stuff pretty much everywhere. It's the other way around now. Quote
Graham Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I'll PM you, as I don't want to hijack the topic away from the VF-0 toys. Quote
Mechapilot77 Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 close up its just gorgeous. coming from somoene who owns the previous version (and i think its decent), this is a nice sight to see. Quote
wm cheng Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Dunno why, I just can't get excited about the Arcadia Mac Zero toys, even the reactive armor. I think the Arcadia YF-19 turned me off Arcadia in general a bit. The only Arcadia mac Zero toy that I might be able to muster some mild interest for is the cannon fodder VF-0A. Seems Bandai and Evolution have grabbed all my Macross interest recently. Graham Exact same feeling here... I was so hyped for it and when I got it I was thoroughly unimpressed. The bare bones presentation carried through with the VF-0D and took a week of my hard work to bring it back to the point where I could look at it. So I'm not that excited about these VF-0 (they are just too expensive for what you get - I don't mind paying premium for a premium product, but IMHO, they are not) and I swore off Arcadia until something changes. But the Reactive Armour has me thinking as I never did get a VF-0S in the past. I'm just not sure and sitting on the fence for now - but definitely not getting too excited as I've been burned by Arcadia twice now in two toy issues. Edited July 29, 2015 by wm cheng Quote
Sandman Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I'll PM you, as I don't want to hijack the topic away from the VF-0 toys. I waqs actually curious to know as well. Quote
technoblue Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 The danger of the hype machine... But I'm also concerned with Arcadia's trend toward minimalism, especially at the current asking price, and I say that as someone who got back into Macross because of Zero. When the debut anniversary 1J included so much printing and a water slide decal sheet to boot, I thought at least some of that would become the new standard in later releases. It was disappointing when none of it did and Arcadia took the path that it did. I wonder if the local fans are seeing the same things that we are seeing or if they are more forgiving of this in light of what happened to Yamato? Quote
Sandman Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Silly as this sounds the omission of the tampoed intake warnings on the yf-19 kinda wreaks the arcdaia yf-19 for me. It seems like a huge step backwards. Thankfully the 0d has them. Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Graham, what is it about the Arcadia YF-19 that you don't like? Did you post a review somewhere that you could point me to? I stopped buying Arcadia toys these days as they are almost impossible to find in Hong Kong retail stores. In the old days Bandai Macross stuff were hard to come by, while you could find Yamato stuff pretty much everywhere. It's the other way around now. I'll PM you, as I don't want to hijack the topic away from the VF-0 toys. I waqs actually curious to know as well. Yup, I'm curious too. You guys can post it on the Arcadia YF-19 thread: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=39470 Quote
cyde01 Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) yes i am curious to know your guys' thoughts as well. please post your thoughts in the arcadia yf-19 thread. even though i like the arcadia sculpt in battroid better and the transformation is easier on the arcadia, i find myself transforming and posing the bandai and not the arcadia, every single time! before this, we didn't have a direct comparison of the same exact valk so it's interesting to hear everyone's thoughts on comparisons and pros and cons. Edited July 30, 2015 by cyde01 Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I'll PM you, as I don't want to hijack the topic away from the VF-0 toys. I'd also be interested to know, as the only thing that keeps me from arcadia is their price tag... Quote
Mizicke5273 Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 This is a definite buy for me. Arcadia sure is hitting the right spots. Quote
Loop Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I'll PM you, as I don't want to hijack the topic away from the VF-0 toys. I waqs actually curious to know as well. Yup, I'm curious too. You guys can post it on the Arcadia YF-19 thread: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=39470 yes i am curious to know your guys' thoughts as well. please post your thoughts in the arcadia yf-19. even though i like the arcadia sculpt in battroid better and the transformation is easier on the arcadia, i find myself transforming and posing the bandai and not the arcadia, every single time! before this, we didn't have a direct comparison of the same exact valk so it's interesting to hear everyone's thoughts on comparisons and pros and cons. OK, now my interest is piqued. I want to know too Quote
Kyp Durron Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 close up Nice, can't wait for it to come out. Quote
barurutor Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 When the debut anniversary 1J included so much printing and a water slide decal sheet to boot, I thought at least some of that would become the new standard in later releases. It was disappointing when none of it did and Arcadia took the path that it did. Just a theory, maybe Arcadia saw poor sales of the anniversary 1J and incorrectly concluded that fans didn't want OMG tampo overkill and waterslide decals, nevermind that the anniversary color scheme was silly. Quote
mechaninac Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) Just a theory, maybe Arcadia saw poor sales of the anniversary 1J and incorrectly concluded that fans didn't want OMG tampo overkill and waterslide decals, nevermind that the anniversary color scheme was silly. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if Arcadia did learn the wrong lesson from the 30th 1J fiasco and jumped to the conclusion to which you allude. Edited July 30, 2015 by mechaninac Quote
spanner Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Just a theory, maybe Arcadia saw poor sales of the anniversary 1J and incorrectly concluded that fans didn't want OMG tampo overkill and waterslide decals, nevermind that the anniversary color scheme was silly. For a celebratory model i think the Arcadia VF-1J was colored and tampo'd quite well. Although it took a little while to come to grips with it but i appreciate it now. I haven't stuck any other decals on it. Quote
Firefox Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Exact same feeling here... I was so hyped for it and when I got it I was thoroughly unimpressed. The bare bones presentation carried through with the VF-0D and took a week of my hard work to bring it back to the point where I could look at it. So I'm not that excited about these VF-0 (they are just too expensive for what you get - I don't mind paying premium for a premium product, but IMHO, they are not) and I swore off Arcadia until something changes. But the Reactive Armour has me thinking as I never did get a VF-0S in the past. I'm just not sure and sitting on the fence for now - but definitely not getting too excited as I've been burned by Arcadia twice now in two toy issues. Couldn't agree more on the premium price for premium product. I don't mind the price for Bandai VF-19 Advance which I think it worth it. Having said that, I'll get VF-0S since I never had this. But that's about it for Arcadia product. Quote
IXTL Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) https://twitter.com/Mrk_arcadia/status/626675255898083330/photo/1 Edited July 30, 2015 by IXTL Quote
technoblue Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Yay? This will be even more exciting when that sticker turns into printing for a later test shot/prototype. *crosses fingers* Quote
Kyp Durron Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 That area on the back of the engines should be dark Grey, not Black. I see they're going with White this time for the main color. Quote
CoreyD Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I was hoping that they would at least Tampo the skull on the black part. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 I was hoping that they would at least Tampo the skull on the black part. i they mostly likely are going to tampo the skull and at least the UN SPACY kites. (i really would be upset if they didn't) Mr. K is just putting a sticker quickly on a prototype. Quote
Mechapilot77 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) skulls and kites have always been tampo'd so i assume they willl again. that being said, perhaps arcadia "learned" the wrong lesson from the 30th anniversary tenjin 1j fiasco. its not that we don't like tampo and that tampo doesn't "selll" its that that scheme was just ugly (all due respect to the designer and artist). maybe they will learn from the mainstream folks preferring the vf-19 advance from bandai to the arcadia yf-19.....granted i think that example has just a touch too many (and not well thought out mind you) tampo....i think that and the extras (booster packs) and the pricepoint makes it a decisive win with most fans (though i far prefer the sculpt of the arcadia...my only gripe is the panel lines are TOO fine) and i'm sure sales show as such. let's hope arcadia retunrs to a proper level of tampo (the latter yamato days). so far in my book...yamato>bandai>arcadia when it comes to my preference for the amount that is tampo'd. Edited July 30, 2015 by Mechapilot77 Quote
Tking22 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 The 0S looks good, I liked my old one except for the fact that it slowly fell apart and disintegrated. I'm tempted, but $250 + shipping is a bit steep, Arcadia pricing is rough. If I do get an Arcadia 0 it will be the 0S, nix that doofy armor they just announced, I never got the obsession over big tacky armor that covers up the sleek fighters and battroids, easy pass on that, especially at Arcadia prices. Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 That area on the back of the engines should be dark Grey, not Black. I see they're going with White this time for the main color. Yeah, that's true. Darker Gray is ok too if not Black. Assuming that they will not use 0D's blue color on that part like what they're showing it on their 0A's. Quote
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