Mommar Posted February 10, 2020 Posted February 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Slave IV said: Lol, no kidding! I think it’s just another example of how small the Macross collecting community truly is. The same thing happens with most other non Hikaru/Roy or CF Valks. There just isn’t huge demand for this stuff but the people who want it will pay nearly anything to get it if they missed out. Man, I bought three VF-11C's all on sale. Two of them I got for $120 each! People are plunking down how much for them now? $400? $600? Quote
borgified Posted February 10, 2020 Posted February 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Mommar said: Man, I bought three VF-11C's all on sale. Two of them I got for $120 each! People are plunking down how much for them now? $400? $600? There's one unit for sale on Jungle (sealed) for 66k yen sans the 5% additional fee. So that means $601.45 USD or $801.05 CND at the current rate on XE. Like I said before, down payment on a mortgage or a deposit on an end house in Vancouver, B.C. Quote
Slave IV Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Ignacio Ocamica said: I'm still regreting not buying the Angel Birds and VFX 1/60v2 back then. 10 hours ago, Mommar said: Man, I bought three VF-11C's all on sale. Two of them I got for $120 each! People are plunking down how much for them now? $400? $600? All good examples of the typical Macross market. Quote
seti88 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 17 hours ago, Slave IV said: Lol, no kidding! I think it’s just another example of how small the Macross collecting community truly is. The same thing happens with most other non Hikaru/Roy or CF Valks. There just isn’t huge demand for this stuff but the people who want it will pay nearly anything to get it if they missed out. 6 hours ago, Slave IV said: All good examples of the typical Macross market. Now imagine the market when a certain Robotech movie comes out! Kidding, it not a done deal in any sense. And no, am not rooting for it, only if kawamori-san gets his due and a piece of the pie. Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 17 hours ago, Ignacio Ocamica said: I'm still regreting not buying the Angel Birds and VFX 1/60v2 back then. those are the best birds Quote
Slave IV Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 6 hours ago, seti88 said: Now imagine the market when a certain Robotech movie comes out! Kidding, it not a done deal in any sense. And no, am not rooting for it, only if kawamori-san gets his due and a piece of the pie. While I’d love to be wrong I can’t imagine this to be anything but crap. Even if it turns out to be the next breakthrough blockbuster I don’t think it will do much for Macross sales. Just look at the recent success of MCU. The average consumer thinks Black Widow is an original staple of the Avengers and they have no idea who all the comic book figures are of until they show up in a movie. Then they just want to buy the MCU version of the character and talk about how cool it is when they probably just glossed over the same character in comic form a few months ago. Quote
seti88 Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Well, am thinking if the popularity of a movie would make bandai risk more production numbers. After all, china is into RT. ugh. Quote
borgified Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Still looking for a FF VF-1J Milia @Sildani (and it may not be in your price range)? Manda has one in stock for 24k yen (with damage to the box): https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1130057109&ref=list&keyword=%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9&lang=en Quote
Bolt Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Slave IV said: While I’d love to be wrong I can’t imagine this to be anything but crap. Even if it turns out to be the next breakthrough blockbuster I don’t think it will do much for Macross sales. Just look at the recent success of MCU. The average consumer thinks Black Widow is an original staple of the Avengers and they have no idea who all the comic book figures are of until they show up in a movie. Then they just want to buy the MCU version of the character and talk about how cool it is when they probably just glossed over the same character in comic form a few months ago. The general public has been spoon fed the MCU and eaten it up. Probably 1% read the comics . That number would be even less for an RT movie. Which, by the looks of things, will never happen . I think Bandai is quite comfortable stringing us along. Honestly, Arcadia seem more like fans and even though I'm not really into 1/60 anymore, If i was, they would be getting my money. Aside from some QC issues (who hasn't had any?) i think they make beautiful Valks. On a side note, did anyone think Bandai was ever going to make a 1/48? Quote
Slave IV Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Bolt said: The general public has been spoon fed the MCU and eaten it up. Probably 1% read the comics . That number would be even less for an RT movie. Which, by the looks of things, will never happen . I think Bandai is quite comfortable stringing us along. Honestly, Arcadia seem more like fans and even though I'm not really into 1/60 anymore, If i was, they would be getting my money. Aside from some QC issues (who hasn't had any?) i think they make beautiful Valks. On a side note, did anyone think Bandai was ever going to make a 1/48? Yeah, that's what I'm saying. No one is going to care about old Macross valks other than the people who already do. I don't think anyone suspected 1/48 from bandai but most were hoping for that larger 1/35. Edited February 11, 2020 by Slave IV Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 Probably helps that the movies are actually accessible to the general public. Trying to find one of the Marvel comic book runs that isn't dependent on knowledge of prior works isn't straightforward to someone who's not already into the comic book scene. Comic books are not the easiest form of media to get into what with the decades of baggage. Quote
Lolicon Posted February 11, 2020 Posted February 11, 2020 I love superheroes but I mostly stopped reading comic books many years ago. Mainly because most of the stories were dumb and I hated the "See issue 227 of this series to find out WTF this character is talking about" shenanigans they used to always do. As a kid I did not have the money and transportation needed to just go out and buy an entire library at a whim. And there's the decades of backstory and baggage Sanity mentioned. Also, movie Iron Man is way more interesting than comic book Iron Man. Thanks RDJ! Quote
Slave IV Posted February 12, 2020 Posted February 12, 2020 Haha, early Robotech and Macross anime might be slightly more accessible than the comic backlog world but again the point is that some of your attitudes towards comic book characters is probably more comparable to the general public's view towards 2nd tier and more obscure Macross Valks. Meaning most people don't give a crap about it and probably won't buy them no matter what movie comes out. Quote
edstuff Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 Still debating an elintseeker. Have any announcements been made for the super ostrich? Quote
Bolt Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, edstuff said: Still debating an elintseeker. Have any announcements been made for the super ostrich? Not that I've heard. Arcadia showed their non and PF VF-4 lately.. Quote
valhary Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Im pretty sure in the list still the PF Nora, VF-4 and the VT but after the Ivanov incident plus the COVID-19 the releases will be delayed Quote
Rabidweezil Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 Dear Arcadia, please release a DYRL type GBP Armored VF-1J set complete with yellow tipped missiles and DYRL style hands. Thank you Quote
borgified Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Rabidweezil said: Dear Arcadia, please release a DYRL type GBP Armored VF-1J set complete with yellow tipped missiles and DYRL style hands. Thank you That's going to quite a long wait honestly. The DX GBP Armour Parts will be up for pre-order eventually, and there's no way that Arcadia will step in and made the Ultimate PF VF-1J with the GBP set. Arcadia has more projects to finish off before even making a step to re-issue the VF-1J and GBP set again (in PF version hopefully) Arcadia still has the VF-0, VF-4 and the SV-51 Nora to do. Plus their screw up with the 51 Ivanoff will really back set their plans. Quote
jeniusornome Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 I'd be surprised if the three expected releases we know about all happen this year at this rate - the VF-4, Nora SV-51 and VT-1 somewhere in there. Maybe they'll crank out a VF-1 or two, to recover from the SV-51 leg problem and get a little capital for other projects. Quote
Bolt Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 They did show the VF-4 PF and non PF and the Nora recently. Both without a price or release date.. Info curtesy of the speaker pod cast crew Quote
Alex GS Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) Didn't expect this one bit: I want this but I can't , tough times ahead https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail?gcode=FIGURE-058080 Edited April 6, 2020 by Alex GS Quote
sqidd Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Alex GS said: Didn't expect this one bit: I want this but I can't , tough times ahead https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail?gcode=FIGURE-058080 Is this a re-issue? Sans grey goggles? Edited April 6, 2020 by sqidd Quote
jenius Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 1 minute ago, sqidd said: Is this a re-issue? Sand grey goggles? It's a mistake.... the same mistake Arcadia made last time they reissued the GBP. For whatever reason, they have stock photos of a regular VF-1J in a GBP that they use but they confirmed during production last time that the gray goggle would be there and I'm sure it will be again this time. Quote
sqidd Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 1 minute ago, jenius said: It's a mistake.... the same mistake Arcadia made last time they reissued the GBP. For whatever reason, they have stock photos of a regular VF-1J in a GBP that they use but they confirmed during production last time that the gray goggle would be there and I'm sure it will be again this time. Roger that. I was confused why they would be releasing a non grey goggle version. It didn't make any sense to me. Thanks I have the grey google version Arcadia. Where is my PF TV SDF-1! Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 Cool. Never picked this one up because GBP has never been my favorite but wouldn’t mind it in this scale. I’m really having a hard time imagining a DX not being awful bulky. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 Cool here as well, the only armored VF-1 I have is the HMR. Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 59 minutes ago, Alex GS said: Didn't expect this one bit: I want this but I can't , tough times ahead https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail?gcode=FIGURE-058080 It’s not a PE? I for sure would have though this was the next release to recieve this special treatment and the the VT-1 would follow shortly there after. Easy pass. Quote
seti88 Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 Hmmm....why is arcadia releasing this at this time....all it would take is a one shot announcement of a GBP DX from bandai to sink this.... Or maybe they are banking on the price of a valk+GBP armor set giving the bandai DX GBP set a run for the money.. Quote
apptt4 Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 Just now, jenius said: I wish this was a PF... same! really want this but not sure if i should wait for potential PF Quote
apptt4 Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 https://www.hlj.com/1-60-scale-kanzen-henkei-vf-1j-armored-valkyrie-hikaru-ichijyo-type-reissue-aca82153 Quote
borgified Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, jenius said: I wish this was a PF... 5 minutes ago, apptt4 said: same! really want this but not sure if i should wait for potential PF I still have the Yammie V.2 version (Rainbow Canopy) and the busted two shoulder joints with the Shapeways replacement parts not installed. Which interns reminds me of this posted in June 11/2018 by Geekz (see pic below). So Arcadia has took more than two years to re-issue this! What's with HLJ's pricing at $22,610 USD?? That's majorly F****ed up pricing!! (I know it's a glitch) Quote
Slave IV Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) Might as well do it while you can https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B086QVMXDP/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Edit: Sorry, link did work but now the item is unlisted. Edited April 6, 2020 by Slave IV Quote
apptt4 Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 i suppose it's easier+safer to ressiue this like the VT-1, all the molds are done etc? Quote
treatment Posted April 6, 2020 Posted April 6, 2020 19 minutes ago, Slave IV said: Might as well do it while you can https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B086QVMXDP/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1 uhhh, what is that link about??? Quote
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