no3Ljm Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Pics? http://hwbb.gyao.ne.jp/sera-pg/hobbyVF2SSdn3.html Hahaha! Thought the event in HK will be on the 26th? Anyways, I compared those two side-by-side. If the legs is somehow near the kit, it will look better. But still... it's a instant buy for me. Quote
505thAirborne Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Just double checking but that is an upgraded 1/100 Bandai kit correct? Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Just double checking but that is an upgraded 1/100 Bandai kit correct? From what Tochiro has posted. Yes it is. http://hwbb.gyao.ne.jp/sera-pg/hobbyVF2SSdn3.html Quote
Tochiro Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Ah fair enough. Sorry for any confusion. It came across my Twitter feed this afternoon and the font is illegible so I wasnt sure what it was. My bad! Quote
Valkyrie2008 Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Ever since I first laid eyes on the Bandai VF-2SS model kit, I’ve been waiting and hoping one day they would make a perfect transforming toy. What really caught my attention was the battroid mode, it looks so cool, and especially the head design. As for the fighter mode, it looks ok, but I do like that green canopy. To have a 1/60 scale transforming toy, this is awesome. I do hope this new comer to the Macross franchise will also focus on the types of material and quality. If this toy turn out to be a flop, I’ll just leave it in battroid mode. Quote
mechaninac Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 The overall sculpt of the 1/100 Bandai kit is so far superior to Evolutions rendition of the VF-2SS (head, chest, upper and lower legs, forward fuselage and shield, feet... just about everything) that it's not even funny, and it's conversion to a non SAP equipped version, while not perfect, is quite slick; it just looks right. The only area where I can clearly see the prototype toy being superior is in the way the wings tuck in in Battroid mode; the toy's is perfect, while the model's looks like a cape. The cockpit of the model and its canopy also leave a lot to be desired, as does the front landing gear, but I ascribe those flaws to the kit's scale and vintage. I'm still looking forward to the 1/60 toy, however. I'm definitely getting one to test the waters - Silvie's I assume; if it impresses me I'll get Nexx's and any other color variant Evolution produces. If I'm disappointed, the first will also be the last, but at least I'll have one piece to represent this most unlikely of Valkyries in toy form; other than Bandai's tiny 1/250 fighter gashapon, that is. Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 I was just looking on the transformation lineart on this one. It has a complicated transformation sequence for the pelvic/thigh joint. I'm still optimistic on this valk. Let's hope Evolution Toy gets it right. And yeah, hope they make the legs a little 'fatter'. Quote
505thAirborne Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 From what Tochiro has posted. Yes it is. http://hwbb.gyao.ne.jp/sera-pg/hobbyVF2SSdn3.html Cool, just for a sec I thought is that it? Hopefully soon will have some updated pics, definitely looking forward to this one. Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Sometimes, well, most of the times, my curiousity gets ahead of me. I was checking the VF-2SS line arts from the Macross Mecha Manual. And I wonder. Did they design this Valk with SAP in their mind for upcoming release depends on the success of the naked valk? Coz, if I'm just going to compare between the 1/100 kit from the announced 1/60 figure, I'll choose the 1/100 proportion. Now, just by using that said proportion and put a SAP unit on it, I think it would look out of proportion. Too bulky looking. Coz remember, on the SAP leg armor conceals a rail gun and even on the arm armor as well. So by thinking of this 1/60 figure with the SAP pack on it, probably it will look much better. And that's just basing on the line art. And just by looking at the line arts, I really wish that they could all incorporate those rail guns in the armor compartment. Quote
Mommar Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 I think it's funny that this 1/60 is being judged against the 1/100. The modified one Nyankodevice posted pictures of is proof that the 1/100 kit was just as off and just as bad. Quote
CRYO Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) Have seen the real sample in that in shop exhibition, I had given a no to the pics from previous megazines, after seeing the real thing.... that kind of design is like somthing from last decade... its display in fighter mode, but exposed all the fouls, the flipped arms does not have the square end cover like Y/A/B, they just exposed the circular plam base with hollow spaces... the worst thing is the legs are connected with a transformation frame, but the whole frame is thick and just totally exposed under the fighter belly, even a transformers toy won't do this these days... I just hope Arcadia will consider to release this and the metal siren. Edited June 27, 2015 by CRYO Quote
CRYO Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 No pics of the real sample? They have "No photos allowed" signs on some Japan exclusive items like this one, this should be some early build, maybe they will still improve it... Quote
kengiu Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 la vedete qui http://metalrobot.forumfree.it/?t=70649269&st=30 Quote
wmkjr Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) Pretty brave considering the 2 signs saying no pics. Where was this display? Edited June 27, 2015 by wmkjr Quote
505thAirborne Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 For some reason that one lone pic makes the VF-2SS seem rather large. Hope we have much better production shots soon! Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 Ugh! The huge hump behind the cockpit. The laziest way to get around the PT heatshield problem. Judging from Battroid mode half assed solutions, I was expecting that much tho'. Quote
Mommar Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 Pretty brave considering the 2 signs saying no pics. Where was this display? I dunno, what are they going to do if you take a picture? Quote
dodiano Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 I am actually liking that fighter ! Sorry but it looks damn good! Quote
Sildani Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 Yeah, it's growing on me. Like an amiable fungus. Quote
Mommar Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 Eh, it only looks good in that photo because it's from a distance and the angle hides several of the imperfections. From a distance the mini-skirt says yes, up close the mustache says no. Quote
dodiano Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 Still is better an awful girl than a good handjob! Quote
Goobermunch Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 Found a better image. I can't seem to find that hinge on the engine in the line art. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 I wasn't a big fan of the VF-2SS to begin with but I'm starting to like it. I know it's not lineart accurate but I'm liking fighter mode. Quote
505thAirborne Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 I can't seem to find that hinge on the engine in the line art. And you're not going to either, clearly this company isn't going to make it as perfect as Yamato/Arcadia or Bandai can. In the end this will be alot like the Old 1/55 Valks, not perfect but they looked like the VF-1. Until Arcadia or Bandai announce their own version of VF-2SS, this is good enough for me! Quote
Graham Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 Looks good enough for me. My only concern is that I don't see any possible attachment points for a future SAP There's no visible slots, holes, tabs, pegs etc. Quote
Gunn Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 There seems to be yellow tape holding the thing together. :S Quote
EXO Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 Pretty but with ugly features. No SAP, future release or with the toy means no buy. Quote
mechaninac Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 Great picture of fighter mode, thanks for posting. Does it look perfect? No; but it does look pretty good, to be honest. It definitely does not seem as sophisticated as recent efforts by Yamato/Arcadia or Bandai; but it's nowhere near as crude as the old 1/55 brick, or even Yamato's 1/72 M+ or v1 1/60 VF-1, I'd rate it far closer to something between an HCM and v1 VF-25. Quote
Goobermunch Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 And you're not going to either, clearly this company isn't going to make it as perfect as Yamato/Arcadia or Bandai can. In the end this will be alot like the Old 1/55 Valks, not perfect but they looked like the VF-1. Until Arcadia or Bandai announce their own version of VF-2SS, this is good enough for me! Don't get me wrong, I'm probably going to buy it. I'm just going to fluctuate between excited and bitter until it gets here. Quote
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