I still like my 1/48 Collection. How about you?

[anime52k8]

In the time since this thread started I've come around to really not liking the 1/48's. I'd sell the ones I have but they're such junkers I think I'd be better off just tossing them out. 

Edited September 26, 2019 by anime52k8

[nightmareB4macross]

6 hours ago, anime52k8 said:

In the time since this thread started I've come around to really not liking the 1/48's. I'd sell the ones I have but they're such junkers I think I'd be better off just tossing them out. 

Well if you not selling them, just toss them out to me. I would be happy to take those junkers off your hands.

I hate seeing MW members so unhappy.

Giving them to me will bring you happiness and provide you more shelf space to set up the new DX Valkyries.

 

Edited September 26, 2019 by nightmareB4macross
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[Slave IV]

I’ll take some too!

[Corrinald]

I really enjoy the Yamato 1/48 VF-1s. I have been debating selling my DYRL set, but not because I don't like them - it's for space purposes. Assuming Bandai does the whole lineup in 1/48 DX, I won't have room to display one of each . Even with that in mind it isn't an easy decision to let them go. 

[tekering]

I think Yamato's still deserve a place of honor among Bandai's DX Valkyries.

[Slave IV]

3 hours ago, tekering said:

I think Yamato's still deserve a place of honor among Bandai's DX Valkyries.

Most definitely! I will never give mine up!

[peter]

I honestly don't think the Yammies have aged poorly compared to the DXs.  At a quick glance to the untrained eye, one would be hard-pressed to see any major differences.  

That being said, I'm definitely going to get one of the DXs.  Waiting out for a Roy, but I might cave for the Hikaru 1S when it comes out.  I don't really want it since I already have the Yamato version, but who knows how I will feel when it comes out.  

If I come across a 1J for a good price, I may jump on it, but I find them currently absurdly overpriced.  

Back in February when I was in Japan:

Out of principle, I can't justify to myself paying 15,000 JPY over MSRP, though many folks here can.

 

Edited September 26, 2019 by peter

[jenius]

It's kind of like the Yamato VF-0 and the Arcadia VF-0... At a glance you can convince yourself the old version is fine but when you handle the new one you can never go back.

Edited September 26, 2019 by jenius

[sqidd]

Just now, jenius said:

It's kind of like the Yamato VF-0 and the Arcadia VF-0... At s glance you can convince yourself the old version is fine but when you handle the new one you can never go back.

So much this^^^^^^^

[borgified]

12 hours ago, anime52k8 said:

In the time since this thread started I've come around to really not liking the 1/48's. I'd sell the ones I have but they're such junkers I think I'd be better off just tossing them out. 

 

6 hours ago, Slave IV said:

I’ll take some too!

I'm in for that as well. 

I'm right behind @tekering and @Slave IV in blending the DX and the Yammie 1/48 into the collection. Why get rid of it? I'll be getting at least one DX VF-1 if I can get it. 

Edit: I would actually sell my 1/48 Yammie M&M and Hikaru 1s with the SSP add on. There is no chance that I'm selling the obscured variants. I don't think that Bandai will produce the odd coloured schemes. 

Edited September 26, 2019 by borgified

[peter]

1 hour ago, jenius said:

It's kind of like the Yamato VF-0 and the Arcadia VF-0... At a glance you can convince yourself the old version is fine but when you handle the new one you can never go back.

I'm trying to convince myself as we speak.  Thankfully, I don't have any of the DX ones yet......

[Roy Focker]

I started this topic and I say that the Yamato 1/48 VF-1 still looks good in fighter mode.

If you want a VF-1 in this scale to display in other modes get a DX.

[Bolt]

The Yammies have classic status now

[spacemanoeuvres]

On 9/26/2019 at 4:46 AM, anime52k8 said:

In the time since this thread started I've come around to really not liking the 1/48's. I'd sell the ones I have but they're such junkers I think I'd be better off just tossing them out. 

@anime52k8 I’m sure there a more than a few mw members that would take most of them off your hands. Don’t toss them!

[Kicker773]

Where is Godzilla with his massive 1/48 collection, did he sell it all?

[Slave IV]

So I checked and Yamato uses thin pegs for the hands and Bandai uses a thick ball joint. No go unless someone wants to file their ball peg down to fit. I ain’t doing it, lol!  I’m surprised no one has printed hands or have they?

edit: now that I think about it, maybe 1/60 hands would work? Anything is better than the tiny skeleton hands on the 1/48 and VF-0s

Edited October 6, 2019 by Slave IV

[505thAirborne]

22 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

So I checked and Yamato uses thin pegs for the hands and Bandai uses a thick ball joint. No go unless someone wants to file their ball peg down to fit. I ain’t doing it, lol!  I’m surprised no one has printed hands or have they?

edit: now that I think about it, maybe 1/60 hands would work? Anything is better than the tiny skeleton hands on the 1/48 and VF-0s

It's been a while but I "Think" it was EXO who made 1/48 fixed pose hands some years ago. 

And yes, you can totally use the 1/60 hands, they match up really good IMHO. 

 

[F360]

20 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

So I checked and Yamato uses thin pegs for the hands and Bandai uses a thick ball joint. No go unless someone wants to file their ball peg down to fit. I ain’t doing it, lol!  I’m surprised no one has printed hands or have they?

edit: now that I think about it, maybe 1/60 hands would work? Anything is better than the tiny skeleton hands on the 1/48 and VF-0s

I remember way back someone used mastergrade Gundam hands , there was even a guides for it , others try hands like those old robotech super possible vf-1 figures and even the Eva hand from those old kaiyodo xebec eva (need to be repainted).   But if you have extra 1/60 hands it should work well .

[Slave IV]

@505thAirborne @F360

Thanks! 1/60 hands will do. I bet they fit the VF-0 too. Either way,  nice!

[Kinzoku VF]

I' miss still not sure what to do regarding those Bandai 1/48s. Picked up the 1-J when it came out and love it, but like many I own a lot of the 1/48 Yamato oldies and in Fighter mode,on display in the midst of many of other stuff, they look fine...Also, it would spare some extra $$$ to get non-Macross related stuff that I also collect. On the other hand those Bandai's are a joy to pose.....A bit big to play with on your desk, but cool nonetheless....here's an old pic with some Yammies and the lastest Bandai I took a while back (might've posted it already...if so my bad)...At a glance, you could barely tell them apart.

[peter]

2 hours ago, Kinzoku VF said:

I' miss still not sure what to do regarding those Bandai 1/48s. Picked up the 1-J when it came out and love it, but like many I own a lot of the 1/48 Yamato oldies and in Fighter mode,on display in the midst of many of other stuff, they look fine...Also, it would spare some extra $$$ to get non-Macross related stuff that I also collect. On the other hand those Bandai's are a joy to pose.....A bit big to play with on your desk, but cool nonetheless....here's an old pic with some Yammies and the lastest Bandai I took a while back (might've posted it already...if so my bad)...At a glance, you could barely tell them apart.

At a quick glance, definitely hard to tell apart.  I doubt I'll get DX dupes of the Yammies I already have.

Edited October 7, 2019 by peter

[wsna]

Hi Yammie Fans!

If it weren't for Macross World, I would have never re-kindled my passion for Macross a long while ago (Thanks Graham!!).

I feel quite fortunate that I got my 1/48's when I did a long time ago (Pics might be forthcoming as I am unpacking from a move). I think I would have liked to get a DX or two if it came out 18 years ago. The DX seems nice, The reviews that I have seen online make a very convincing argument...if you don't own a Yammie.

Do you recall the jump that Yamato made to get to 1/48 once upon a time?

To me, that was enough change and refinement to punish my wallet to shell out monies for [3] DRYL VF-1S' and [3] Gen #1 Low Viz's. I don't see that kind of jump with the DX. Yamato set a high benchmark. It seems to me that the DX is really a Yamato-plus. I probably would shell out / donate a functioning organ to get a better VF-1...

...but in order to do so, the DX needed to make a greater leap or go back in time about 18 years...

 

[peter]

4 hours ago, wsna said:

Hi Yammie Fans!

If it weren't for Macross World, I would have never re-kindled my passion for Macross a long while ago (Thanks Graham!!).

I feel quite fortunate that I got my 1/48's when I did a long time ago (Pics might be forthcoming as I am unpacking from a move). I think I would have liked to get a DX or two if it came out 18 years ago. The DX seems nice, The reviews that I have seen online make a very convincing argument...if you don't own a Yammie.

Do you recall the jump that Yamato made to get to 1/48 once upon a time?

To me, that was enough change and refinement to punish my wallet to shell out monies for [3] DRYL VF-1S' and [3] Gen #1 Low Viz's. I don't see that kind of jump with the DX. Yamato set a high benchmark. It seems to me that the DX is really a Yamato-plus. I probably would shell out / donate a functioning organ to get a better VF-1...

...but in order to do so, the DX needed to make a greater leap or go back in time about 18 years...

 

Or be available for the actual MSRP, lol! 

I'm not a huge collector either and only have 4 Yamato 1/48s, but at current prices and availability, I will probably put in the effort to get just one DX.

[Slave IV]

I love Yamato 1/48’s and still buy them even after the DX released when I see a good enough deal. BUT, the DX is a big improvement over it in many ways. Mainly, it is structurally more solid and articulated. 

[vladykins]

I could never get rid of my babies (two VF-1j stealths and a 25th Anniversary). I love the color scheme too much to part with them.

[sqidd]

34 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

I love Yamato 1/48’s and still buy them even after the DX released when I see a good enough deal. BUT, the DX is a big improvement over it in many ways. Mainly, it is structurally more solid and articulated. 

Exactly this. I still love my Yammie 48's. I really dig the old school "chunk" that they have. especially around the chest plate and how it scales with the head. That said, they're pretty floppy at this point and in my estimation display pieces only. Which is 99% OK with me because I'm a "display it and leave it" collector. They get sort of frustrating setting up though sometimes. Lose of joint tightness is limiting poses and stuff falls off all the time. Not the end of the world. I've picked up some 1/48's for really fair pricing lately.

That said, I'm all over the DX thing. I got one Hikaru VF-1J and one Max VF-1A. But I went CRAZY and got four VF-1S Hikaru's and eight S&S parts (in anticipation of the Focker release). One Valk for each mode and I think I'm going to have LEK do his thing one one Hikaru and one Focker. I'm "all in". I do need to get more missile sets though. waiting for a re-issue (fingers crossed).

I'm hoping that Bandai does M&M's with Supers. I'm all over that too. Three of each!

My holy grail wish is for a VF-1S Focker with S&S parts in 1/35 or larger. Something along the lines of that $1000 Gundam monster they released. If it was big and detailed enough (weathered, panel lined, etc) I would absolutely pay $1000 for one. I'd only get one of those though.

I need a bigger office to display all this stuff!

[sqidd]

14 minutes ago, vladykins said:

I could never get rid of my babies (two VF-1j stealths and a 25th Anniversary). I love the color scheme too much to part with them.

A Stealth w/ S&S parts came up on Jungle a few weeks ago. I dragged my feet too long. I'm mad at myself for not pulling the trigger. That is one sweet Va;k you have there brother!

[vladykins]

20 minutes ago, sqidd said:

A Stealth w/ S&S parts came up on Jungle a few weeks ago. I dragged my feet too long. I'm mad at myself for not pulling the trigger. That is one sweet Va;k you have there brother!

Thanks. I hate hiding the one under the urban camo GBP, but the color scheme worked well together. This is my older picture- I have these on new shelves and readjusted things for when my DX 1A shows any day now- then I'll take a new pict.

 

[peter]

50 minutes ago, sqidd said:

Exactly this. I still love my Yammie 48's. I really dig the old school "chunk" that they have. especially around the chest plate and how it scales with the head. That said, they're pretty floppy at this point and in my estimation display pieces only. Which is 99% OK with me because I'm a "display it and leave it" collector. They get sort of frustrating setting up though sometimes. Lose of joint tightness is limiting poses and stuff falls off all the time. Not the end of the world. I've picked up some 1/48's for really fair pricing lately.

That said, I'm all over the DX thing. I got one Hikaru VF-1J and one Max VF-1A. But I went CRAZY and got four VF-1S Hikaru's and eight S&S parts (in anticipation of the Focker release). One Valk for each mode and I think I'm going to have LEK do his thing one one Hikaru and one Focker. I'm "all in". I do need to get more missile sets though. waiting for a re-issue (fingers crossed).

I'm hoping that Bandai does M&M's with Supers. I'm all over that too. Three of each!

My holy grail wish is for a VF-1S Focker with S&S parts in 1/35 or larger. Something along the lines of that $1000 Gundam monster they released. If it was big and detailed enough (weathered, panel lined, etc) I would absolutely pay $1000 for one. I'd only get one of those though.

I need a bigger office to display all this stuff!

With all the left over missile from the Yamato sets, I might try to mod some spare missiles to fit the DX.

 

[valkfighter]

I still enjoy my old 1/48 yammies

[nightmareB4macross]

6 hours ago, valkfighter said:

I still enjoy my old 1/48 yammies

Excellent Pics!! Posing the 1/48s is so much fun.

In the last picture, at a glance the 1/60 resembled the 1/55.

My eyes are playing tricks on me.

 

[vlenhoff]

As much as i love the advancements on the DX 1/48, the Yammies hold a very special place in my collection.

[505thAirborne]

I still like mine! 

Though I forgot to include my other VF-1J & DX Max 1A in the pic. 

 

[vlenhoff]

^ nice

also, a lil gif for fun...

[peter]

Bought this VF-1A Max a while ago, previously enjoyed, some of the stickers applied and now peeling.

Anyway, the thing was cheap so I decided to experiment with some Tamiya panel lining.

I did half first, and I'll have to go back and clean up some of the messy bits.

The FAST packs didn't take the panel lining so well, but you can sort of see it.  It bled a lot, so again, I'll have to go back and clean it up a bit.