Megahouse TV Ver. SDF-1

[derex3592]

Really wish they'd do the Zentradi capital ships

[Mr Bomber]

5 hours ago, derex3592 said:

Really wish they'd do the Zentradi capital ships

thats would be awesome, to make an entire fleet against the sdf-1

[Loop]

My copy of the midnight smoke version landed at my buddies house yesterday or the day before. 

[no3Ljm]

On 1/28/2017 at 3:31 PM, jvmacross said:

Looks like this is finally out in the wild.....

Yours JVM? Take it out from the box! Let the SDF-1 breath some air! Pronto!  

On 1/29/2017 at 5:08 AM, derex3592 said:

Really wish they'd do the Zentradi capital ships

For this size, I'm in! 

 

[jenius]

Despite the antennae driving me nuts on my normal version, I'm still on the hunt for a midnight version. Anyone come across a good place to grab one. Otherwise ti's back to stalking Mandarake and I'm afraid the competition there may be fierce.

[ZorClone]

13 hours ago, jenius said:

Despite the antennae driving me nuts on my normal version, I'm still on the hunt for a midnight version. Anyone come across a good place to grab one. Otherwise ti's back to stalking Mandarake and I'm afraid the competition there may be fierce.

Speaking of, I almost broke one off putting it in!  Pretty weak plastic :/

[jenius]

It's not just that they're thin and weak, they don't lock in well and they pop out if you pull the gun booms down..

Still, it looks pretty cool. 

[ZorClone]

I had the opposite problem.  The peg was too big for the hole, so I had to work it in there with some force.  That thing definitely isn't popping out!

[Lolicon]

I ended up gluing mine in because they would fall off at the slightest touch.

[barurutor]

What I don't understand is why they had to have 2 separate non-interchangeable sets of antennae for cruiser & storm attacker mode. The cruiser body is going back into storage once transformed, why not let me move the antennas to the storm attacker body?

[Alpha OTS]

Haven't been on this forum in ages, but just found out that this thing exists.  If you already own the wave, and that's the relative scale you want, is the megahouse better or worse?  One of the things that I always disliked about the wave is that by using diecast for the feet that it really makes the cruiser mode unstable as there's no pegging or locking mechanism really holding the front together while gravity pulls the back of the ship downwards and with it the cohesion of the front of the ship.  On mine in particular the leg ratchets aren't perfect on the one side which really makes the left side vs right side ship alignment look off when the thing does manage to stick together.  I had to invent a brace for the stand to support and balance the leg/rear-thruster weight so that the front of the cruiser mode could look relatively gapless.

Anyway, does this have the same problem of holding together in cruiser mode?  Are there diecast parts and does the diecast work against it staying together?  How's the overall build quality of the megahouse vs the wave?  The partsforming stuff doesn't bother me much as long as each mode looks right.  I like the wave, but always thought the cruiser mode engineering was lacking.

[mickyg]

I can't directly comment on the wave, cause I don't have it. But I do have the Megahouse. I'm not sure about scale but the following is a mostly level, side by side shot of the high metal R VF-1J. So it's longer but I'd still consider it "small" as a toy. 

There's no die-cast as far as I'm aware, so no weight issues to speak of. But, that doesn't mean there aren't any alignment issues with the "legs" in cruiser mode. 

Here's an example:

That left engine is aligned with the grid on my screen for the phone's camera.  It's also aligned with the top of the frame in your browser, so compare that to the right engine.  You should see a slight "twist" for lack of a better term, on the right one.

This isn't due to weight.  It's purely how the leg is attached to the body and unfortunately, I haven't found a way to get it properly aligned.  Other than that, I think this is a pretty impressive little toy/model.

Edited February 3, 2017 by mickyg

[jenius]

Here's a pic that might help:

I'm working on my review now. Apples and oranges with the WAVE since it has metal and is perfect transformation. Obviously the MegaHouse does better in the gaps department. I think saying "it's a good little model" is a pretty good description. Not a very good toy but a good little prebuilt model that has some nice toy-like aspects.

Edited February 3, 2017 by jenius

[mickyg]

That is a very handy chart! I had no idea the wave was so small, actually. 

[jvmacross]

"Shapeway" the legs (since they are parts-forming anyway) and you could have an even better TV SDF-1 parts-former!   (oh...and maybe widen up the P & D a bit too)

 

  

 

[derex3592]

It's really not a bad toy considering it is the ONLY modern representation of the TV SDF-1.  It took me a while to warm up to the look, but it does make a nice display piece in both modes. 

[Alpha OTS]

23 hours ago, jenius said:

Here's a pic that might help:

I'm working on my review now. Apples and oranges with the WAVE since it has metal and is perfect transformation. Obviously the MegaHouse does better in the gaps department. I think saying "it's a good little model" is a pretty good description. Not a very good toy but a good little prebuilt model that has some nice toy-like aspects.

Ahh, the Takatoku.  I actually ebayed one of those off in anticipation of the Wave.  I have good memories of that figure despite its partsforming and age.  But wow that's a great picture comparison of the wave vs the megahouse from above.  The megahouse is hitting the cruiser mode in a way I prefer over the wave.  Less gaps, more, compact.  Plus I've always been partial to the tv series ship arms.

Thanks for the info, guys.  The megahouse is definitely on my want list now.

[Mommar]

On February 3, 2017 at 11:32 AM, derex3592 said:

It's really not a bad toy considering it is the ONLY modern representation of the TV SDF-1.  It took me a while to warm up to the look, but it does make a nice display piece in both modes. 

All they had to do wad not make the legs stubby and shorten/fatten the carriers and it would have been a perfect rendition as well.  My holy grail is still a 1/3000 PT TV version even if I do own two of these.

[F360]

here's a pic of one next to a work in progress papercraft SDF-1 (2chan)

[jvmacross]

Meghouse TV SDF-1 Midnight Smoke Clear Version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lolicon]

It looks way better without the tacky red markings. 

[Mommar]

It does look pretty good without the red stuff on it.

[no3Ljm]

Looks good, JVM!  

Any chance to see that on display using black light without the red markings?

 

[Slave IV]

14 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Meghouse TV SDF-1 Midnight Smoke Clear Version

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like the clear version better than the regular one...Too bad it's so expensive.

[jvmacross]

4 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Looks good, JVM!  

Any chance to see that on display using black light without the red markings?

 

I think I may have a black light bulb that was used for Halloween a few years back....If I can find it I'll snap some pics....