eriku Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Oh wow, I stopped following this thread early on when this was thought to be cruiser mode only. Now that I see it's transformable I've got it preordered. Been waiting for a TV SDF-1 for years. Partsforming sucks but whatever. Quote
Chronocidal Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 The way I look at it, maybe the partsforming will let us mix and match pieces so we can get that goofy gerwalk SDF-1? Quote
treatment Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) moar pictarz! http://ameblo.jp/digitamin/day-20151107.html samples attached. Edited November 8, 2015 by treatment Quote
jenius Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Looks mistransformed in that first picture, guns should drop down behind the chest. Edited November 8, 2015 by jenius Quote
Lorindor Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Who poses the SDF-1 likes it's walking? o_O Quote
charger69 Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 He looks like he's a little bit late for work and pacing... Quote
sharky Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Frontier gave us a sky surfing Macross Quarter, now we got a Moonwalking TV SDF-1. Now I've seen everything. Quote
Mommar Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Looks mistransformed in that first picture, guns should drop down behind the chest. It is totally miss-transformed. Quote
sharky Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 It is totally miss-transformed. I thought the SDF-1 was shrugging it's shoulders in that photo. I wasn't really kidding. I think it was done on purpose to pose it doing the moonwalk Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Maybe the guy that posed it never saw the show and figured it must be able to walk, kick and jump like any giant robot. Quote
Mommar Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Maybe the guy that posed it never saw the show and figured it must be able to walk, kick and jump like any giant robot. Or maybe he saw Frontier and thinks it can surf too. Quote
treatment Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 MH should make it do an Iron Man pose... Quote
no3Ljm Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 moar pictarz! http://ameblo.jp/digitamin/day-20151107.html samples attached. Saw all the photos via ameblo link and I noticed there was no thrusters on the feet. Weird. Quote
sharky Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Saw all the photos via ameblo link and I noticed there was no thrusters on the feet. Weird. I can't remember, but I thought that's the way it looks. 3 large rectangular sections are the thrusters under each foot.Edit: for the TV version I mean. Edited November 10, 2015 by sharky Quote
Mommar Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 Saw all the photos via ameblo link and I noticed there was no thrusters on the feet. Weird. That's accurate to the SDFM version. Quote
no3Ljm Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 I can't remember, but I thought that's the way it looks. 3 large rectangular sections are the thrusters under each foot. Edit: for the TV version I mean. That's accurate to the SDFM version. Thanks guys! I guess, I'm just used on seeing the DYRL version all the time. Quote
sharky Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 Thanks guys! I guess, I'm just used on seeing the DYRL version all the time. I don't blame you for forgetting. It's not like we get a lot of TV SDF-1 toys. It's as though it doesn't exist anymore once the DYRL version was created.If I'm not mistaken each time a Macross class ship is shown now it's always the DYRL version. In M+, MII, and Frontier. Quote
no3Ljm Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 I don't blame you for forgetting. It's not like we get a lot of TV SDF-1 toys. It's as though it doesn't exist anymore once the DYRL version was created. If I'm not mistaken each time a Macross class ship is shown now it's always the DYRL version. In M+, MII, and Frontier. It's weird, right? I remember reading somewhere that Kawamori said that the DYRL movie is made to 're-tell' what happened during the Space War 1 to the 'in-universe characters' in the succeding Macross series. And seeing the DYRL version of the SDF-1 popping in all of the other series makes us wonder what's the real version of the SDF-1 since DYRL is just a retelling of the original series? Henceforth, the succeding series should feature the TV SDF-1 instead, right? I mean, this is me talking in reason regarding continuity whereas in my mind, I think the best looking SDF-1 is the DYRL one. Quote
Chronocidal Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) While the differences are a bit more extreme (colors, and shape and all that), I'd kind of chalk that sort of thing up to the idea that it would be easier to make a film using footage of a modern vessel than it would to make a recreation of the original. How many films and TV shows involving aircraft carriers wind up substituting modern footage for a ship of the same basic design that was in service 50 years ago? There's going to be significant differences for the people who know what to look for, but it'll still be a better result than a complete CGI substitute, and the average viewer won't really know the difference. The original TV SDF-1 was a rebuilt space wreck. After all the work done on it, and with the assistance of the Zentraedi afterward, I don't see why the DYRL version couldn't just be the updated result of a more ideal reconstruction of the same vessel from scratch. It could even be a refit like they did to the Enterprise in the first Star Trek movie. After seeing Frontier, it's clear they made more of those vessels using the DYRL specifications. Funny to think about, but in-universe, it may even have been the Global that was used to film DYRL. Edit: After typing this, I realized, it doesn't really explain the original's appearance in Macross Plus.. but then again, it was nearly destroyed at the end of the TV series, right? Makes sense that it would have been rebuilt to newer specifications, even if it was never intended to launch again. Edited November 10, 2015 by Chronocidal Quote
mickyg Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) I had similar questions and to my surprise, there seems to be quite a plausible answer here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=34315&p=1235469 Edited November 10, 2015 by mickyg Quote
Mommar Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 While the differences are a bit more extreme (colors, and shape and all that), I'd kind of chalk that sort of thing up to the idea that it would be easier to make a film using footage of a modern vessel than it would to make a recreation of the original. How many films and TV shows involving aircraft carriers wind up substituting modern footage for a ship of the same basic design that was in service 50 years ago? There's going to be significant differences for the people who know what to look for, but it'll still be a better result than a complete CGI substitute, and the average viewer won't really know the difference. The original TV SDF-1 was a rebuilt space wreck. After all the work done on it, and with the assistance of the Zentraedi afterward, I don't see why the DYRL version couldn't just be the updated result of a more ideal reconstruction of the same vessel from scratch. It could even be a refit like they did to the Enterprise in the first Star Trek movie. After seeing Frontier, it's clear they made more of those vessels using the DYRL specifications. Funny to think about, but in-universe, it may even have been the Global that was used to film DYRL. Edit: After typing this, I realized, it doesn't really explain the original's appearance in Macross Plus.. but then again, it was nearly destroyed at the end of the TV series, right? Makes sense that it would have been rebuilt to newer specifications, even if it was never intended to launch again. This theory of the DYRL version being a retrofit of the original makes me like it just slightly more than I used to now. Quote
spanner Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 I pre-ordered one from HLJ.. I know AmiAmi are a bit cheaper but I generally don't buy anything from them anymore.. Quote
sharky Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 I pre-ordered one from HLJ.. I know AmiAmi are a bit cheaper but I generally don't buy anything from them anymore..Yeah, if you are not 100% sure and think you might want to cancel the pre-order for whatever reason HLJ is the way to go. The last time I canceled a pre-order with AmiAmi I was able to by emailing them and making up some lame excuse. They did it, but they did mention doing this too often would result in my account being closed. Quote
Mommar Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 You know, if this thing sells well maybe we'll get a miniature version of an Uraga or Northampton at some point. Quote
antibiotictab Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 @MegaHobby Expo 2015 Autumn today. Quote
arbit Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Whats the expected quality of the plastic going to be on this? Would someone familiar with this line give some thoughts? Good quality? Or cheap and flimsy? Quote
antibiotictab Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 Whats the expected quality of the plastic going to be on this? Would someone familiar with this line give some thoughts? Good quality? Or cheap and flimsy? How about asking it at the SBY2199 thread? Many ships have been released and someone might have them. As far as I saw it, it was not cheap-looking. Quote
jenius Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 It will be very small in comparison to 1/60 VF-1 toys. Quote
arbit Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 It does look good to me. I'm not a line art fanatic. Quote
Lolicon Posted January 7, 2016 Posted January 7, 2016 So I happened to click on the AmiAmi SDF-1 link and saw some newer pics (new to me at least) and wow it looks lame. Every single pic has stands holding up the arms and even cruiser mode is saggy in the middle. What is this, the Macross Quarter? http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=FIGURE-014860&page=rt_02 Quote
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