Major Focker Posted March 5, 2017 Posted March 5, 2017 thanks, but i'm not paying those prices. i do have 5 already from when the POs came out, but wanted a few more for customs. i really thought they were going to release 2-mode sets down the line so held off buying more then. wrong call <slaps forehead> Quote
Lolicon Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 On 3/2/2017 at 0:08 PM, Duymon said: Dude I would go SAL on everything if I could.. but nooooo... too many people "losing" packages via SAL on big-ticket items made HLJ adopt an EMS / Fedex only policy on big ticket items :0 Not sure why you have quotations around "losing". Do you think lost packages are only metaphorical? If you have never lost a SAL package, then good for you. However, the world doesn't revolve around you alone, and packages do get lost. Last year goddamn USPS lost not one, not two, but three SAL packages of mine. Four if you include an item I sold on ebay, which USPS managed to lose on a 2 day domestic trek. So yeah, stuff gets lost and with as many packages as HLJ probably sends out, it adds up. Quote
Lolicon Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 On 2/28/2017 at 6:34 PM, derex3592 said: Mr. Arad done today! Gloss coat, panel line wash and semi gloss coat sealer. Bring on Messer amd Chuck! Wow! That looks fantastic! Yes bring on the rest of Delta squadron! And release the SMS squadron too! Quote
NZEOD Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 16 hours ago, Major Focker said: i really thought they were going to release 2-mode sets down the line so held off buying more then. wrong call <slaps forehead> Same... hopefully they still will Quote
ridgebacks Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Oh crap! Didn't know Tomytec made Delta stuff. Had their Ace Combat Zero Galm team from way back. Snagged the draken, and a F15-SMTD Quote
hachi Posted March 17, 2017 Posted March 17, 2017 Does anybody know the situation with Tomytec? Are they busy with other non-Macross releases? They seem to have stopped announcing new Macross kits. Quote
Graham Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 I have a bad feeling the line didn't sell as well as they hoped, so they have stopped it, which would be a real shame. Quote
hachi Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Graham said: I have a bad feeling the line didn't sell as well as they hoped, so they have stopped it, which would be a real shame. They should at least complete the Delta valks, only Messer's and Chuck's are missing. But I'm not really sure, I've seen more unsold Glaugs lol (or maybe there were more unsold in other stores I didn't visit). And I'm still hoping for a VF1D from the SDFM side. Quote
Major Focker Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 they just need to produce more 31A's. that'll take care of their bottomline real quick. Quote
derex3592 Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 Man, I really hope they didn't give up, it is such a cool little line of stuff! So many possibilities! Quote
Vifam7 Posted March 23, 2017 Posted March 23, 2017 5 hours ago, derex3592 said: Man, I really hope they didn't give up, it is such a cool little line of stuff! So many possibilities! I think we'll find out more in about 2 months at the Shizuoka Hobby Show. If there's nothing new at Shizuoka, then the line is likely dead. I'm inclined to think that Tomytec might put a hiatus on Macross related kits until the showing of the new anime series and return to doing real life aircraft. Two years ago they teased a VF-143 Tomcat and then nothing after they jumped aboard the Macross Modelers project. Quote
Big s Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 I'm still hoping they finish the 31a. That was the one I wanted most, but no battroid kinda ruined it for me. Quote
ayaxr Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Maybe the price of admission for these kits was off putting to many. I was skeptical at first to jump on these but after I saw the level of detail and how good these look once assembled I binged on VF1s and VF31s kits. But then again I think that Tomytec has been making a business of these types of kits so it must be profitable to an extent for the various other lines... maybe it just didn't gel well with the Macross demographic? This is all assumption if indeed it hasn't gone well. Hopefully I'm wrong. As my dream now is to see some Armored VF-25s in this scale and at this level of detail! Quote
Big s Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 I do love the line, but agree that price could be a big factor. To have all three modes displayed you need four kits costing more or less around twenty five bucks each. Quote
Convectuoso Posted April 17, 2017 Posted April 17, 2017 Just finished building Keith's SV-262 Battroid mode. It took a lot less time than Hayate's VF-31. Here are some pics. Quote
derex3592 Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) Looks great! Sadly, since we have not heard anything, I fear this line is DOA at this point. Which sucks frankly, as now we'll never have a complete Delta squad, or any other cool stuff. Edited April 18, 2017 by derex3592 Quote
hachi Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 And they only had 2 more to go! I also just finished the Draken III fighter recently and he's so lonely without Messer... Quote
Big s Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 Well there is a hobby show coming up, so maybe we'll get some news. Still hoping for the 31a battroid Quote
Convectuoso Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 It's really sad what's going on with this line. I wanted Mirage's Battroid, but seems like it's not going to happen Quote
Big s Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 I guess the incomplete releases are a bad sign, but I'm still hoping they at least finish those. I would love to see them expand beyond just valks and do destroids and zentraidi mecha, but for now it's just wait and hope for a miracle. Quote
derex3592 Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 Would have totally rather had Messer than freakin Arad..... Quote
Graham Posted April 20, 2017 Posted April 20, 2017 Yeah, I really wanted Chuck's one, preferably with the radome in the open position. Quote
seti88 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Posted May 11, 2017 Sigh no news of tomytec macross kits at shizuoka so far.... Quote
David Hingtgen Posted May 17, 2017 Posted May 17, 2017 I think they're more like Nintendo---it sold out, but they won't make more. Their F-22 releases are all like that. Quote
seti88 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Posted May 17, 2017 If we are talking abt mirage and the kairos, the 2 mode sets are still missing for these 31 variants....that would seem the only way to get more, that is if tomy releases em.. Quote
kajnrig Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 So I dunno when they restocked them, but HLJ has a bunch either back in stock or backordered. A search for "tomy macross": http://hlj.com/search/go?w=tomy macross No VF-31A, though, but that's unsurprising. Quote
hachi Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 6 hours ago, kajnrig said: So I dunno when they restocked them, but HLJ has a bunch either back in stock or backordered. A search for "tomy macross": http://hlj.com/search/go?w=tomy macross No VF-31A, though, but that's unsurprising. No Roy fighter... T_T I hope they announce a new Delta fighter soon...before I buy other things Quote
Major Focker Posted September 16, 2017 Posted September 16, 2017 i can't believe my luck. saw these last year at the same store in SG and they're still there. Quote
hachi Posted September 16, 2017 Posted September 16, 2017 58 minutes ago, Major Focker said: i can't believe my luck. saw these last year at the same store in SG and they're still there. What store and where in SG? Quote
Major Focker Posted September 16, 2017 Posted September 16, 2017 Plaza Singapura 6F I think. half the store video games, the other half anime goods. the 31A's are gone now of course Quote
hachi Posted September 17, 2017 Posted September 17, 2017 20 hours ago, Major Focker said: Plaza Singapura 6F I think. half the store video games, the other half anime goods. the 31A's are gone now of course OK noted. Quote
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