Sanity is Optional Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 30 minutes ago, Kanedas Bike said: HA! It does actually look that way. Arcadia bootlegging their own products to get toys out to the market. Wouldn't that be something... -b. More likely that these are parts that didn't pass QC initially, or excess part inventory from the Chinese factories. Quote
Pulltoeject Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Just purchased a ssp set off showZstore. At 72.99 shipped, not exactly cheap, but preferred to try one out, and if it looks good, will complete the rest of the VFs' that need them. Quote
Pulltoeject Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 4:46 AM, Xigfrid said: Just found the picture for the rotating front landing gear Is this the KO? The finish looks pretty convincing to my eyes Quote
Xigfrid Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 They said this is a Valkyrie Factory, so I presume this is the KO Quote
JET7 Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Can anyone confirm if it really has a strike parts? Or is it a separate purchase? Quote
Pulltoeject Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 (edited) Comes with super and strike parts, 2 missile booms and 1 strike cannon. Edited October 9, 2018 by Pulltoeject Quote
ScrambledValkyrie Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 It seems to me like the VF-1 itself and the super/strike parts are not bundled together. Meaning it would be over $200 for the combination. As @Slave IV said, not such a great deal for a KO. 18 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said: More likely that these are parts that didn't pass QC initially, or excess part inventory from the Chinese factories. This sounds to me like what may be going on here. Quote
F360 Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 27 minutes ago, JET7 said: Can anyone confirm if it really has a strike parts? Or is it a separate purchase? Which “it” are you asking about? the super parts comes with strike parts the vf-1s Valk does not come with any super or strike parts . Quote
Pulltoeject Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Glad someone here got a great deal on an original VF-1S last week for $75......lucky whoever that was !!! Quote
JET7 Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, F360 said: Which “it” are you asking about? the super parts comes with strike parts the vf-1s Valk does not come with any super or strike parts . The valk Quote
Mechapilot77 Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 2 hours ago, ScrambledValkyrie said: It seems to me like the VF-1 itself and the super/strike parts are not bundled together. Meaning it would be over $200 for the combination. As @Slave IV said, not such a great deal for a KO. This sounds to me like what may be going on here. hmm, doubt it. didn't someone get the super/strike parts here and show clear mold differences (different gate/runner locations etc). I'd assume if they went thru the trouble of reverse engineering the fast packs that the same process was used here. also note, if they did add the feature of a landing gear that turns...that can't be a factory second. lastly, was there even a roy vf-1s arcadia releasse coming up/very recently? i don't think so. Quote
JET7 Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Pulltoeject said: Comes with super and strike parts, 2 missile booms and 1 strike cannon. Where did you purchase it? Showz? Quote
Pulltoeject Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, JET7 said: Where did you purchase it? Showz? Showzstore.com Quote
enphily Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 26 minutes ago, Pulltoeject said: Showzstore.com i want your review Quote
no3Ljm Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 Again, if anyone is looking for KO VF-1, here's the links again. Along with the Super/Strike Parts. https://showzstore.com/valkyrie-factory-1-60-vf-1s-arcadia-compatible_p0290.html https://showzstore.com/valkyrie-factory-1-60-super-space-part-ssp-for-vf-1s-valkyrie-marcoss-upgrade-kit-arcadia-compatible_p1033.html Don't be shy to report if you bought one and say what you think about the whole KO thing. After all, everyone needs to have a VF-1 fix. Quote
spacemanoeuvres Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 I would buy a VF-1S for $100 shipped. Also feel as though they should have released a military scheme; low viz variant. Then I would have bought one at $130 for the fext armors. Quote
WaferMouse Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 I think I might pick one of these up. That's a better price than I paid for a Yamato v1 VF-1. Quote
rdrunner Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 I placed an order for a KO VF-1S on Taobao way back in April, wrongly thinking that they had one in stock. So today, I chased them one more time and apparently they have now sent it to the overseas distribution center. I will report back hopefully later this month. Quote
spacemanoeuvres Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, rdrunner said: I placed an order for a KO VF-1S on Taobao way back in April, wrongly thinking that they had one in stock. So today, I chased them one more time and apparently they have now sent it to the overseas distribution center. I will report back hopefully later this month. Cool; what was the list price? Quote
rdrunner Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) On 10/9/2018 at 7:11 PM, spacemanoeuvres said: Cool; what was the list price? It’s 430 Yuan (62 USD) before international shipping. Shipping charge was CNY 190.5 (USD 28) so about $90 all-in. If showzstore has it at $130 shipped then considering the price hike on the valk itself (now 630 Yuan or $90 before shipping on taobao) then I would not bother going with TB. Edited October 11, 2018 by rdrunner Quote
Pulltoeject Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 11 hours ago, enphily said: i want your review Xigfrid has an excelent review on the strike pack set a page back, with pics and a thorough inspection. In my case, I think that for this price, it's a pretty good deal. Quote
Mechapilot77 Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 11 hours ago, Pulltoeject said: Xigfrid has an excelent review on the strike pack set a page back, with pics and a thorough inspection. In my case, I think that for this price, it's a pretty good deal. its a good price in this day and age for the strike parts. i REALLY wish i had jumped on more of them in the yamato days. they could be had for less than $30 or so on sale sometimes. i should have bought a set for every valk i had and every valk i wanted (not that all valks need SSP but the option to do it is so choice haha). lol. i don't know why arcadia refuses to reissue just the SSP as they have sold valks without SSP too. Quote
chyll2 Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 To those that keep saying this are QC reject of Arcadia. Arcadis didn't have the swivelling front landing gear Quote
rdrunner Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 11 hours ago, Pulltoeject said: Xigfrid has an excelent review on the strike pack set a page back, with pics and a thorough inspection. In my case, I think that for this price, it's a pretty good deal. I have my KO SSP on the VF-1A DYRL and think the parts are not that much different to the Focker DYRL set. The clear parts were great with the set - especially because I don't want to use these KO clear parts on the original SSP in case of tolerance issues, etc. IIRC I paid CNY 448 (USD 65) for the set (SSP including clear parts), plus CNY 320 (USD 46) in shipping (but that was the combined shipping charge with a KO MP Ultra Magnus). I thought it was a fairly good deal, if you can accept buying KO. Quote
treatment Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) Yah know? Why are the available pictures of this KO bootleg never include the pilot figure? edit: There is one in that shop that shows what looks like a tv-roy seated inside, but is that the actual bootleg or a genuine yamato/arcadia? Just weird that they don't show the figure outside like the other included accessories. Edited October 10, 2018 by treatment Quote
treatment Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 40 minutes ago, chyll2 said: To those that keep saying this are QC reject of Arcadia. Arcadis didn't have the swivelling front landing gear Wonder if that swiveling front gear is stable/reliable enough for a minor drop-test. Quote
Pulltoeject Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/9/2018 at 12:58 PM, JET7 said: Where did you purchase it? Showz? Showzstore.com Quote
no3Ljm Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 Now I'm thinking if I should buy an extra Super Parts just in case I decided to color it for my VF-1D. Because seriously, who doesn't like an orange Super Parts on their VF-1D's? Quote
rdrunner Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 Found my pic from months ago for the clear SSP parts. Quote
ScrambledValkyrie Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 2 hours ago, no3Ljm said: Now I'm thinking if I should buy an extra Super Parts just in case I decided to color it for my VF-1D. Because seriously, who doesn't like an orange Super Parts on their VF-1D's? Just be sure you make them a slightly different shade of orange from the valk, like Bandai did on the HMR VT-1. Quote
vfxraven19 Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/9/2018 at 2:40 PM, rdrunner said: I placed an order for a KO VF-1S on Taobao way back in April, wrongly thinking that they had one in stock. So today, I chased them one more time and apparently they have now sent it to the overseas distribution center. I will report back hopefully later this month. Nice! I'm still waiting for mine to be processed and shipped. I ordered 3 of them, at about $50/piece. Quote
WaferMouse Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) Just curious: the 1S on Showz is shown with DYRL hands, but my 30th anni 1J came with Mickey Mouse hands. Do modern Arcadia releases generally come with DYRL hands? Edited October 11, 2018 by WaferMouse Quote
mickyg Posted October 11, 2018 Posted October 11, 2018 Do you mean DYRL hands? The Micky Mouse (or "Clown") hands are the TV style hands. The square profile fingers, or the more robot looking ones are the DYRL hands. Quote
rdrunner Posted October 11, 2018 Posted October 11, 2018 2 hours ago, vfxraven19 said: Nice! I'm still waiting for mine to be processed and shipped. I ordered 3 of them, at about $50/piece. $50 a piece is a fantastic price for a KO. It has gone up from CNY 430 when I ordered to CNY 630 now. Quote
jvmacross Posted October 11, 2018 Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) So now that this KO is out in the wild.....how long until one of these 3P's super sizes it? To be honest I would prefer a 2-3 ft chunky monkey.... Edited October 11, 2018 by jvmacross Quote
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