Kelsain Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 Keeping fingers crossed for a 1/12 Milia; or Myria, I guess.
sqidd Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Kuma Style said: My$.02. The price comparison between this and the DX is a tough one. Is the DX really $175? Yeah, if someone got one on PO by some miracle. Current pricing, if you can find one is $350+. Current pricing more applicable to the review because it's way past PO time. IMO something along the lines of this is probably more representative. "Retail on the DX was $175 but they can't be had for that anymore. Average street value is currently $350 plus"
Kuma Style Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) @jenius - I try to keep things more factual vs. the subjective/objectives. Second hand pricing in collecting is a given with mist items that sell through. When/if these sell there's nothing saying that they won't be $250 themselves and maybe by that time there will be a re release of the vf-1j that's more accessible so then you're comparing the reverse. It becomes a lot of maybes and what ifs and that's not what my channel and reviews are about. It also "future proofs" them by keeping that stuff out. So in this particular case I stand by how I represented the pricing differences but appreciate your insight. Edited October 29, 2019 by Kuma Style
sqidd Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 I wish they would release black FP's for the red and gold special editions.
Kuma Style Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, sqidd said: I wish they would release black FP's for the red and gold special editions. Shoot them a line as well as supporting them with your $$s
sqidd Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kuma Style said: Shoot them a line as well as supporting them with your $$s I tried contacting the through the site but their mail system has a glitch. I tried posting on their FB page but that didn't work for some reason. I did manage to DM them through FB though. I'm absolutely a buyer if they release them. I already have the gold and red version VF-1's. I'd add FP's to those. And then I would buy at least one more of each VF-1 and FP's for them to display in alternate modes. Maybe two more of each to display in all three modes. I'm ready to support the move with my wallet. If you have a pipeline can you put a bug in their ear?
vladykins Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) Facebook commenting is working for me. I can pop up the comment for you. Edit: Just dropped the following on the black and red edition. I'll keep you posted. Edited October 29, 2019 by vladykins
Kuma Style Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 1 hour ago, sqidd said: I tried contacting the through the site but their mail system has a glitch. I tried posting on their FB page but that didn't work for some reason. I did manage to DM them through FB though. I'm absolutely a buyer if they release them. I already have the gold and red version VF-1's. I'd add FP's to those. And then I would buy at least one more of each VF-1 and FP's for them to display in alternate modes. Maybe two more of each to display in all three modes. I'm ready to support the move with my wallet. If you have a pipeline can you put a bug in their ear? - Yea FB messages is probably best. - I was talking more in terms of having bought already released products which you have. I know even for myself with my site and channel to where if I get suggestions and the like from people I'm more prone to really work on the ones from people I know support what I do than not so I'm sure it goes the same with product makers too. - Yea I talk to them directly but I think stuff like that is better sent by fans because I feel like them seeing messages from 30 people suggesting something is better than me telling them 100 people want something, even.
sqidd Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 2 hours ago, vladykins said: Facebook commenting is working for me. I can pop up the comment for you. Edit: Just dropped the following on the black and red edition. I'll keep you posted. Thanks!
vladykins Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 6 hours ago, sqidd said: Thanks! They say they have no plans at this time. I'm going to note that there are some who would be interested.
jenius Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 Seeing as the toys are limited to 800 total, it's not a big audience
sqidd Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 7 hours ago, jenius said: Seeing as the toys are limited to 800 total, it's not a big audience They could be applicable to the red and gold versions. And it's just a color change. I'm not sure what is involved in that, but it has to be a whole lot less effort than molds. Worse case I can take the existing packs and paint some black. I can paint for crap, but I can do flat and semi gloss black!
vladykins Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 They replied back saying the the run would be too small to be cost effective, either through new molding or through paint apps.
Kuma Style Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 It's a small run dependant on a certain percentage of hundreds of people to purchase. The likelihood of breaking even if anything is not good.
jeniusornome Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 I was thinking of buying a set and painting to match my dark red. depending on how easily the outer shell can be disassembled it could be a pretty straightforward paint job.
sh9000 Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) https://kitzconcept.hk/1-12-action-figures-series-royfokker-preorder.html Edited November 7, 2019 by sh9000
sumyumgoy Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 Pre-ordered one, thanks for the heads up @sh9000
Knight26 Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 Um, aren't these 1:12 scale? 7.5 inches would be 7 foot 6in.
sqidd Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Knight26 said: Um, aren't these 1:12 scale? 7.5 inches would be 7 foot 6in. Start at 1:30
tekering Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 18 minutes ago, Knight26 said: 7.5 inches would be 7 foot 6in. Sounds about right to me.
teckno viking Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 Have to say IF he is 7.5 inches that certainly pushing this line to 1/10th scale Not 1/12th.
technoblue Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) Yeah, I guess it would be fair to say KC's figs are all over the place. I ran a quick search to see how the numbers shake out, but I don't know if the "in universe" heights are accurate. Anyway, here we go: Minmay: 15cm fig height on KC's site (I still need to measure my copy), 158cm in universe height, ~1:10.5 Hikaru: 15cm fig height on KC's site (my copy measures 16cm). 175cm in universe, 1:11 at 16cm which is a touch tall Misa: 15cm fig height on KC's site, 168cm in universe, or ~1:11.25 using KC's estimates Roy: 19cm fig height on KC's site, 195cm in universe, or ~1:10.25 using KC's estimates It could be that some modification will be required (like what @tekering did with Hiky's legs) to get them all in scale with each other. With luck, it will be an easy height modification like Hikaru. I'm not sure how easy it will be to add height if something comes out too small. Edited November 7, 2019 by technoblue checked hikaru's fig height
derex3592 Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 Pre-Ordered! Awesome freebie guitar! Thanks for heads up @sh9000!
vlenhoff Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 My car's clutch went kaput, so I'll have to wait on this one. It looks great, it is just missing s super angry face and a dying face. Yes, just kidding.
sh9000 Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 13 hours ago, sumyumgoy said: Pre-ordered one, thanks for the heads up @sh9000 11 hours ago, Convectuoso said: Preordered! Thanks 11 hours ago, EmilianoAlfaro said: Preordered! Thanks 8 hours ago, derex3592 said: Pre-Ordered! Awesome freebie guitar! Thanks for heads up @sh9000! No problem. Preordered 2 Roys this morning. Nice idea to throw in a free guitar.
Chronocidal Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 Where's his "drunk" face? Or would that just be in the DYRL version?
Lolicon Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 Do we get an alternate bullet - riddled torso too? I guess we have to wait for Claudia to get a pineapple salad accessory.
Stampeed Valkyrie Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 (edited) In for Roy.. Also in for a Hikaru TV -1J with fast packs... which I thought I ordered already but apparently did not. As for scale.. honestly don't care. If it looks good and displays well with the others scale means nothing to me. What ever happened to the SD Valk line.. they hinted a GBP 1J.. where is that? Edited November 8, 2019 by Stampeed Valkyrie
Mechapilot77 Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 i'll probably get it, but KC if you're listening...roy fokker was way more tanned...also the face sculpts look a bit off. the default face is too stern/angry. also he's bit too tall.
jeniusornome Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 Inching closer to Max and Miriya, I’m excited. Maybe we’ll even see the Dana figure they teased a while back. Might be too much to hope for a Maia figure though. I wonder what other “Masters” ones they might do... Bowie and Nova maybe? Zor 2? If it even gets past Macross in the first place?
derex3592 Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 16 hours ago, Lolicon said: Do we get an alternate bullet - riddled torso too? I guess we have to wait for Claudia to get a pineapple salad accessory. Small drill bit and a little red paint perhaps???.... Seriously though, I do have high hopes that they do a proper Claudia figure, she's way overdue! Minmay and Lisa always get the female character figures and then they just stop.
Convectuoso Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 I was wondering if, now that they're about to release the most iconic Macross characters, are they going to continue with that series, maybe Max, Miria or Claudia, or they will go for the leap of faith and start releasing characters from Southern Cross
jenius Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 Even the B stars of Macross would sell better than the A stars of Southern Cross... but I'd bet we'll get variants of the A stars before we get the B stars of Macross. Here comes Rick in his dress uniform... then Rick in his episode one flight suit, then comes the DYRL versions....
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