VX31 Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 More pics from Arcadia's twitter. and to think the whole time i thought the delicate small parts on the Valks were assembled by the delicate hands of small Chinese kids.. Quote
mickyg Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 The factory floor shots look a lot more cluttered than I had imagined. Not sure that's a bad thing, but definitely interesting. Quote
no3Ljm Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 I'm excited. Can't wait for them to post a pic of the Reactive Armor prototype. Quote
Sildani Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Hope they do this for the VF-4G. The process of production is almost as interesting as the toy itself. Plus, pics for the archives. Quote
Loop Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) The factory floor shots look a lot more cluttered than I had imagined. Not sure that's a bad thing, but definitely interesting. Most Chinese assembly plants look like this, heck you should see one of the leading OEM manufacturer of Server Motherboards US plant looks like, It's gawd awful. Edited December 3, 2015 by Loop Quote
spanner Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 First pics of the factory I've ever seen! Cant say it was quite what i had expected but still cool to see. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 this photo confirms no u.n. spacy tampo'd on the legs. i mean it's not extra ink... in fact it'll be less ink if u.n. spacy is stenciled out. Quote
Chronocidal Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Don't think the old ones had that, I'm pretty sure it was double layered to print the text over the top. Sad the way their priorities have shifted, but I figure I'm only getting one of these for the armor set, so the only piece that'll really even be visible is the head anyway. Quote
no3Ljm Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 TBH, even though I love what they're producing and still looking forward to Roy's VF-0S, I'm done expecting too much from Arcadia. And that includes tampo and revisions. I'm now just looking forward on their Reactive Armor. Even if that means that's the last Macross-related stuff they're going to produce. I still wish them success. And I still going to buy any valks that they're going to produce as long that it's the valk that I like. Quote
seti88 Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) this photo confirms no u.n. spacy tampo'd on the legs. i mean it's not extra ink... in fact it'll be less ink if u.n. spacy is stenciled out. Plus if they did stencil it, they would have a wastage on the sticker sheet which also has UNspacey. And i dont thk they would spend money to reprint new set of sticker sheets just for the 0s. Consistancy is the way to save costs after all. Am also not sure if they purposely leave markings out so that customers can have the option of having a naked or sticker filled valk....some like them (i mean valks!) naked TBH, even though I love what they're producing and still looking forward to Roy's VF-0S, I'm done expecting too much from Arcadia. And that includes tampo and revisions. I'm now just looking forward on their Reactive Armor. Even if that means that's the last Macross-related stuff they're going to produce. I still wish them success. And I still going to buy any valks that they're going to produce as long that it's the valk that I like. aww dancing swaying minmay where have you gone.... Edited December 3, 2015 by seti88 Quote
no3Ljm Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 aww dancing swaying minmay where have you gone.... Don't worry, it's still Minmay. Quote
seti88 Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Don't worry, it's still Minmay. all good man, its the stylish vogue minmay! u gotta show her the way you like it! Quote
Kyp Durron Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 this photo confirms no u.n. spacy tampo'd on the legs. i mean it's not extra ink... in fact it'll be less ink if u.n. spacy is stenciled out. You were actually expecting tampo'd markings from Arcadia.... Quote
arbit Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 Brings to mind Mr. K's recent interview and the amount of waste product to produce these. Heartbreaking to think so much gets junked just from mis-aligned tampo. (One reason they may have reduced tampo on recent releases?) At the end of the day, this is just a glorified garage kit maker with all the pluses and minuses. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 You were actually expecting tampo'd markings from Arcadia.... hahahaha well, i got my solid proof before totally ruling it out. Quote
no3Ljm Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 all good man, its the stylish vogue minmay! u gotta show her the way you like it! That's why I like her more than the 'brown' haired girl. Too bad Hikaru likes more matured girls. Quote
valhary Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 according to NY the release date is December 25 so this is official or has been confirmed by arcadia? Quote
no3Ljm Posted December 3, 2015 Posted December 3, 2015 (edited) according to NY the release date is December 25 so this is official or has been confirmed by arcadia? No exact date from Arcadia's website. But somehow NY's placed date is 75% accurate unless they email us for a new release date. Edited December 3, 2015 by no3ljm Quote
seti88 Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 VF-0S from MR. K Twitter Mrk_arcadia_2015-Dec-04.jpg haha mr K is trolling us with a non bum hip Quote
Silverstreak Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 VF-0S from MR. K Twitter Mrk_arcadia_2015-Dec-04.jpg haha mr K is trolling us with a non bum hip It took a personal trip to factory to find a good one... Quote
no3Ljm Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Yup. Guess it really is confirmed. This guy also is not a member of 'UN SPACY'. Hehehe. Quote
arbit Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Yup. Guess it really is confirmed. This guy also is not a member of 'UN SPACY'. Hehehe. Which makes me wonder why they can't factor in more tampo with the higher pricetag? Perhaps the whole tampo process needs more reliable technology to be developed. Quote
Sandman Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 VF-0S from MR. K Twitter Mrk_arcadia_2015-Dec-04.jpg Tell him the spread the legs apart and take a picture. Quote
Raptor One Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Tell him the spread the legs apart and take a picture. I've had a lot of good nights that started with a very similar phrase Quote
spanner Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 sucks there won't be any tampo'd unspacy markings but at least the skull logo is on! Can always stick on the others if needed. Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Has everyone that ordered the replacement nubs I made received them yet? How many of you have replaced your stock/failed ones? Quote
jenius Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 I got my box but haven't even had a chance to open them yet... probably won't until after the holidays. Quote
Old Man Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Has everyone that ordered the replacement nubs I made received them yet? How many of you have replaced your stock/failed ones? Are these nubs available now? Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) I got a batch in to check out the shapeways prints. I sold them all. Still trying to get shapeways to let other people order them. They say the tolerance on the small nubs are too tiny, but every time I have ordered them they've come out fine. Edited December 6, 2015 by ChaoticYeti Quote
Old Man Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 That's what I thought. Please keep us posted as to if and when these become available Quote
spanner Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Just got payment request from NY for the VF-0S. I have two already paid for and now need to decide if I want to commit to the other three.. I have till the 21st otherwise they will cancel anything outstanding. Just not sure I want the extras now.. Quote
Old Man Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Just got payment request from NY for the VF-0S. I have two already paid for and now need to decide if I want to commit to the other three.. I have till the 21st otherwise they will cancel anything outstanding. Just not sure I want the extras now.. Holy cow! 5?!? What are your plans for them, spanner? Quote
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