orbitalharvest Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/20/2019 at 7:03 PM, rdrunner said: Agree. It's such a shame that the DX Valkyrie is based on the Yamato V2 and has also included many improvements over its predecessor, but took a big reverse step in the strike pack design. What a disappointment. Expand i'm calling it now. there's gonna be a renewal version of these. bet! they rushed these out to milk the demand. esp with the stink being made now, they're gonna have a superior v2 or 3 released. Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 So, let me see if I got this right... Only @derex3592 and me are willing to do a drinking game on PO night. Shots for every time someone says "cart jacked." I bet we land 3 each with this method. I tend to bowl and shoot pool better using this method. No reason I can't apply that logic here. Quote
Lolicon Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 Part broke while transforming my 1J. It's an easy enough fix, but considering it's a part that doesn't move at all, it shouldn't break so easily. Very shoddy, Bandai. Quote
505thAirborne Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 8:41 AM, Lolicon said: Part broke while transforming my 1J. It's an easy enough fix, but considering it's a part that doesn't move at all, it shouldn't break so easily. Very shoddy, Bandai. Expand Yikes!!! I certainly hope you can fix it and have it good as new. Quote
Chronocidal Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 Did it actually break, or just have the glue come loose? It does look easy to fix either way thankfully, and possibly not structurally necessary. Quote
Lolicon Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 8:56 AM, Chronocidal said: Did it actually break, or just have the glue come loose? It does look easy to fix either way thankfully, and possibly not structurally necessary. Expand It came apart at the seams where it was glued together. I can just super glue it back in the morning after I pick up some more glue. It's just shoddy assembly by Bandai, since that part's only purpose is to help line up the swing bar in fighter mode. Considering how liberal Bandai is with gluing anything and everything together, it's a bit surprising that such a part would come apart at all. Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 6:09 AM, Slave IV said: I'm in, lol. Expand Well done sir. That makes 3. Quote
Dirtyboy Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 3:14 PM, DYRL VF-1S said: Well done sir. That makes 3. Expand I don't want anymore tbh, and also not sure I want the disappointment of getting drunk at like 5 in the morning lol, I'm UK based. Quote
crackpot Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 5:06 PM, Dirtyboy said: I don't want anymore tbh, and also not sure I want the disappointment of getting drunk at like 5 in the morning lol, I'm UK based. Expand Cart jacking happens 4PM JST and onwards so that's 7AM onwards for you. You'll be fine. Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 5:06 PM, Dirtyboy said: I don't want anymore tbh, and also not sure I want the disappointment of getting drunk at like 5 in the morning lol, I'm UK based. Expand On 12/21/2019 at 5:33 PM, crackpot said: Cart jacking happens 4PM JST and onwards so that's 7AM onwards for you. You'll be fine. Expand Haha love it. C’mon mate, my experience is that those in the UK can drink any of us from the states under the table. I have it worse. I’ll need to take the day off after lol. Quote
sixtybucks Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 Pretty happy with the SSP, but as others have said, no internal detail is a disappointment. Especially after you could reasonably expect it from the hints in that parts panel preview. You can see it in the diagrams. Anyway, Hikaru managed to snag some Booby Duck parts for his J here. Quote
Chronocidal Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 Oy.. I feel like the packs need to be stripped down, and have every tampo reapplied at 50% size.. Bandai just cannot do subtle markings, can they? Quote
jeniusornome Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 /shrug, everyone complained Yamato/Arcadia didn’t have enough detail so they started doing “Premium Finish” - seems like most collectors want that level of detail. I’d pay less for a “normal finish” release, personally. I only have a few Arcadia VFs but skipped the premium releases. Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 8:41 AM, Lolicon said: Part broke while transforming my 1J. It's an easy enough fix, but considering it's a part that doesn't move at all, it shouldn't break so easily. Very shoddy, Bandai. Expand Bandai'd should not be like Arcadia's Vf-0A legs. i hope this isn't going to be an issue with these. mine are all boxed up atm to check. Quote
Paco Grande Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 Hello all! I received my DX VF-1S recently. It’s my first modern Macross figure and my first Bandai product. I normally only collect Masterpiece Transformers but I’m a casual Macross fan and I really liked the pics I was seeing of the new DX. I know you’re all Macross experts and tend to focus on the details and what is or isn’t correct. But as a complete noob I have to say that I’m really impressed with the DX so far. The quality is very high to me and the tampos are all perfect as far as I could tell. Except for that 100 screw up on the tail fin! But overall it’s really well made. The packaging is really nice as well. I really like the matte and glossy finishes on the box. I’m really happy I bought it. So I have a total noob question: Is the white finish on the majority of the figure painted or just bare plastic? I’ve seen MP Transformers that don’t look painted but they actually are with a really thin coat which is why I’m asking. I just want to know how careful I need to be when transforming it etc. because I’m really picky when it comes to paint blemishes. I haven’t even transformed it yet because I’ve been so impressed with the fighter mode. It’s just gorgeous to me. Cheers! Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 3:28 AM, Paco Grande said: Hello all! I received my DX VF-1S recently. It’s my first modern Macross figure and my first Bandai product. I normally only collect Masterpiece Transformers but I’m a casual Macross fan and I really liked the pics I was seeing of the new DX. I know you’re all Macross experts and tend to focus on the details and what is or isn’t correct. But as a complete noob I have to say that I’m really impressed with the DX so far. The quality is very high to me and the tampos are all perfect as far as I could tell. Except for that 100 screw up on the tail fin! But overall it’s really well made. The packaging is really nice as well. I really like the matte and glossy finishes on the box. I’m really happy I bought it. So I have a total noob question: Is the white finish on the majority of the figure painted or just bare plastic? I’ve seen MP Transformers that don’t look painted but they actually are with a really thin coat which is why I’m asking. I just want to know how careful I need to be when transforming it etc. because I’m really picky when it comes to paint blemishes. I haven’t even transformed it yet because I’ve been so impressed with the fighter mode. It’s just gorgeous to me. Cheers! Expand Welcome to MW! Always glad to have more TF brethren join. The only parts that are painter are red and black, and that’s pretty much it. The tampons are markings to look out for during transformation. Other than that, you can transform the VF-1S to your heart’s content. Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 3:47 AM, nightmareB4macross said: The tampons are markings to look out for during transformation. Other than that, you can transform the VF-1S to your heart’s content. Expand Interesting choice of words . Hehe Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 4:02 AM, DYRL VF-1S said: Interesting choice of words . Hehe Expand Hahaha. I meant tampos. Spell check strikes AGAIN!!! Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 So I was looking at my Vf-1S and something about the “001” on the right side of the pilot seems off. It appears the numbers and back edge of the stripe arrow are leaning forward. Zoom in and you’ll see what I mean. I had to search this forum for a picture to reference as I was hoping I would be the only one. Quote
sh9000 Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 2:53 AM, nightmareB4macross said: You could always make your own. All you need is a little ingenuity and paint. Expand That’s awesome @nightmareB4macross. Quote
Paco Grande Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 3:47 AM, nightmareB4macross said: Welcome to MW! Always glad to have more TF brethren join. The only parts that are painter are red and black, and that’s pretty much it. The tampons are markings to look out for during transformation. Other than that, you can transform the VF-1S to your heart’s content. Expand Thank you for the help! I’m going to watch the Wotafa video for the 1J one more time before I transform it. Quote
Lolicon Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 4:32 AM, nightmareB4macross said: So I was looking at my Vf-1S and something about the “001” on the right side of the pilot seems off. It appears the numbers and back edge of the stripe arrow are leaning forward. Zoom in and you’ll see what I mean. I had to search this forum for a picture to reference as I was hoping I would be the only one. Expand That's not the Bandai DX. The landing gear are the wrong color. Quote
sqidd Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 4:10 PM, Lolicon said: That's not the Bandai DX. The landing gear are the wrong color. Expand Is it you or @Saburo that paints their landing gear white? That;s a Saburo shot I think. Quote
ErikElvis Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 So is anybody getting the initial shipment from NY for the strike packs? Quote
sumyumgoy Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 4:17 PM, sqidd said: Is it you or @Saburo that paints their landing gear white? That;s a Saburo shot I think. Expand That's quite the compliment Quote
crackpot Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 4:10 PM, Lolicon said: That's not the Bandai DX. The landing gear are the wrong color. Expand Lol! Forgot your own photos? Quote
no3Ljm Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 2:53 AM, nightmareB4macross said: You could always make your own. All you need is a little ingenuity and paint. Expand That’s a nice custom. But I’m lazy. On 12/22/2019 at 3:20 PM, Paco Grande said: Thank you for the help! I’m going to watch the Wotafa video for the 1J one more time before I transform it. Expand Or you can support our very own @jenius for his reviews and transformation videos on his Anymoon website. Quote
Big Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 Just to show, what Bandai can do and could have done with the 1/48 VF-1. Quote
oshanmacross Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 8:41 AM, Lolicon said: Part broke while transforming my 1J. It's an easy enough fix, but considering it's a part that doesn't move at all, it shouldn't break so easily. Very shoddy, Bandai. Expand So sorry about that, this did wonders for my Yamato 1/48 and Proto Garland when the plastic started having stress fails. Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 4:10 PM, Lolicon said: That's not the Bandai DX. The landing gear are the wrong color. Expand Hey Lolicon, I forgot to credit you for these pictures you posted of your custom white painted landing gear on page 359 from this thread. When I searched picks this was the first set I found and noticed the slanted edge. Quote
DewPoint Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/22/2019 at 10:11 PM, Big said: Just to show, what Bandai can do and could have done with the 1/48 VF-1. Expand Yes, but how many of us would be willing to pay over 100,000 yen for that? And 27,500 yen per accessory set? Quote
F360 Posted December 23, 2019 Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/23/2019 at 1:10 AM, DewPoint said: Yes, but how many of us would be willing to pay over 100,000 yen for that? And 27,500 yen per accessory set? Expand Do we still need to buy multiple? Quote
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