Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

[505thAirborne]

13 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

Bandai ain't gonna give us missiles and deny themselves the pleasure of making everyone buy those missile sets. SSP bundle seems unlikely as well, what with the included emblems in the SSP sets.

Luckily I have all the 1/48 Yamato DYRL Valks that I really want. Also you can still get the Yamato SSP sets for a good price on Mandarake. 

I'll just hold out for a DX Cannon Fodder & VF-1D at this point.

 

[Lolicon]

I would love a VF-1D with the proper long canopy. The Yamato 1D is excellent but the canopy is the same size as all the others. Would like to see one with a Hasegawa length canopy.

[505thAirborne]

16 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

I would love a VF-1D with the proper long canopy. The Yamato 1D is excellent but the canopy is the same size as all the others. Would like to see one with a Hasegawa length canopy.

This all the way!!! 

[Bolt]

2 hours ago, jenius said:

A la carte seems all but certain given the inclusion of the emblems.

C'mon Bandai. Throw a bone..

[Lolicon]

Another VF-1S for 28k.

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1124798960&ref=list&keyword=マクロス

[arbit]

505thAirborne, Love your CMS figure collection. Kakizaki and Milia! Why didn't I think of that. I'll have to copy you

[peter]

Did Billshit get banned and all his posts deleted?  

 

Away for a few days, and I miss all the fun.

 

[DYRL VF-1S]

35 minutes ago, peter said:

Did Billshit get banned and all his posts deleted?  

 

Away for a few days, and I miss all the fun.

 

I hope not!  That was the most excitement we've had since people complaining about NY and any given PO night. 

[peter]

20 minutes ago, DYRL VF-1S said:

I hope not!  That was the most excitement we've had since people complaining about NY and any given PO night. 

Lol, so true, but I can't see his posts or his pics anymore

RIP 

He will be missed

 

[DYRL VF-1S]

13 minutes ago, peter said:

Lol, so true, but I can't see his posts or his pics anymore

RIP 

He will be missed

 

 

[505thAirborne]

8 hours ago, arbit said:

505thAirborne, Love your CMS figure collection. Kakizaki and Milia! Why didn't I think of that. I'll have to copy you

Hi @arbit  those custom CMs figures actually belong to @nightmareB4macross. 

And I'm with you, we need to make our own!! 

[Chronocidal]

I'm honestly not even sure if being a TWE release is a benefit anymore.  

[easnoddy]

I'm out on this one also. I could have lived without the 1S Hikaru, TV Fokker would have been much more appreciated. I'll get a TV Kaizaki or TV 1A, but I'm kinda burnt out on the DYRL simple recolors stuff.

Scalpers, y'all have at it...

Edited March 3, 2020 by easnoddy

[Foblander]

I apologize if someone already posted this. Is this real?

I was really hoping for the TV Kakizaki. lol

Edited March 3, 2020 by Foblander

[That one dude]

Yeah it's real

Currently on display at Oshare Macross Danshi 2 in Shinjuku, I went and saw it on Sunday.

I asked the staff about it but  there's no info other than "Information coming soon on tamashii Web" on the display card.

The Web Shouten logo there means it'll be a web exclusive though.

[jenius]

Maybe they'll do Max and Hikaru at the same time??

[borgified]

1 hour ago, jenius said:

Maybe they'll do Max and Hikaru at the same time??

Are you referring Bandai to make both Max 1s and Hikaru 1a TWE option @jenius?

I know that a fair amount of us here in this thread would crave for a complete Vermillion Squad in their own collection, and then pick up M&M's 1J, GBP Armour Parts, 1D, VT-1, VE-1 etc..

Hopefully that Bandai doesn't screw us over and gives us a 31a Karios fiasco or just glut us with shelf warmers if they over produce it.

[sqidd]

I'm still not clear on how the TWE thing works. Is this straight from Bandai (no retailer)? Will it need to be shipped to a forwarding service like Tenso? Anything else to look out for?

[chyll2]

41 minutes ago, sqidd said:

I'm still not clear on how the TWE thing works. Is this straight from Bandai (no retailer)? Will it need to be shipped to a forwarding service like Tenso? Anything else to look out for?

It is straight from Bandai so no retailer discount. It can be shipped towards middleman in Japan. Not sure if Tenso has account but if they did, they will be subject to limit per account. Not everyone can create an Account in Tamashii.jp.

 

Just pick your favorite retailer that caters to web-exclusive like NY. (Amiami, HLJ, Hobbysearch usually dont offer these). Certain sites that accept payment later will now require upfront payment (example again is NY).

[sqidd]

4 minutes ago, chyll2 said:

It is straight from Bandai so no retailer discount. It can be shipped towards middleman in Japan. Not sure if Tenso has account but if they did, they will be subject to limit per account. Not everyone can create an Account in Tamashii.jp.

 

Just pick your favorite retailer that caters to web-exclusive like NY. (Amiami, HLJ, Hobbysearch usually dont offer these). Certain sites that accept payment later will now require upfront payment (example again is NY).

Who else aside from NY offers TWE stuff?

[chyll2]

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1131469013&ref=list&keyword=マクロス

 

another hikaru 1s for 28k

[Slave IV]

4 hours ago, sqidd said:

Who else aside from NY offers TWE stuff?

Anime Export and that’s pretty much it that I would trust. The best way to get TWE if you don’t want to use either NY or AE is to use a proxy service like FromJapan to buy directly from Bandai. 

[Ignacio Ocamica]

I'll pass this Kakizaki.

[Bolt]

I'm pretty sure Bandai is trying to avoid shelf warmers. They're pretty sneaky too.

[Tking22]

I'm not doing DYRL valks so this is a pass for me, I'll be back when the TV version gets announced. 

[Draykov]

 

10 hours ago, Foblander said:

I apologize if someone already posted this. Is this real?

I was really hoping for the TV Kakizaki. lol

 

There is also this from last November...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUgaeL_FnyQ&

 

[Sanity is Optional]

Now I'm really torn. Do I buy 1, because I just want 1, or buy 2 in case of manufacturing errors and sell the spare at-cost to someone here?

[HardlyNever]

Just now, Sanity is Optional said:

Now I'm really torn. Do I buy 1, because I just want 1, or buy 2 in case of manufacturing errors and sell the spare at-cost to someone here?

Similar situation.  Only I don't actually want a DYRL Kakizaki at all (only a TV one).  My fear is that if this barely sells, we'll never even seen a TV Kakizaki, so I'm considering possibly grabbing one just to subsidize poor Kakizaki.  I would probably end up selling the DYRL Kakizaki, as well.

[Bolt]

 

5 minutes ago, HardlyNever said:

My fear is that if this barely sells, we'll never even seen a TV Kakizaki,

Market forces may prompt Bandai to pull the plug.

[jenius]

8 hours ago, borgified said:

Are you referring Bandai to make both Max 1s and Hikaru 1a TWE option @jenius?

Just the 1A schemes, like they did with the original hi metal line. It makes sense to do them together since it can be one production run with different paint applications. I doubt they will since three DXs at the same time would be expensive be for someone that wants them all... But it would be a significant step toward filling out the line. Maybe a better way would be one each month over three months after having made them all together.

[Draykov]

2 minutes ago, jenius said:

Just the 1A schemes, like they did with the original hi metal line. It makes sense to do them together since it can be one production run with different paint applications. I doubt they will since three DXs at the same time would be expensive be for someone that wants them all... But it would be a significant step toward filling out the line. Maybe a better way would be one each month over three months after having made them all together.

[Chronocidal]

As a TWE safety net, I've just accepted that I'm going to order a pair of everything, one each from NY and Anime Export.

I've done the same thing with all the recent Bandai releases really, buying one from at least two different shops, but with standard releases you generally don't have a choice anyway, since most retailers limit you to one. 

I may not keep them all in the long run, but with how unpredictable order cancellations can be with Bandai's supply shenanigans, I can absorb the short-term cost for a little peace of mind until I have them in-hand.

Unless it's something like the VF-31A or YF-19, in which case I'm just buying as many as I can get my hands on.  

Edited March 3, 2020 by Chronocidal

[DYRL VF-1S]

9 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

As a TWE safety net, I've just accepted that I'm going to order a pair of everything, one each from NY and Anime Export.

I've done the same thing with all the recent Bandai releases really, buying one from at least two different shops, but with standard releases you generally don't have a choice anyway, since most retailers limit you to one. 

I may not keep them all in the long run, but with how unpredictable order cancellations can be with Bandai's supply shenanigans, I can absorb the short-term cost for a little peace of mind until I have them in-hand.

Unless it's something like the VF-31A or YF-19, in which case I'm just buying as many as I can get my hands on.  

I hate to say it, but if the discretionary income is there, it's just a wise choice for Macross collectors to purchase 2 or 3.  For example, I bought 3 VF-1S.  One of them arrived broken and there was no way to exchange because product was sold out.  As a result, I was able to keep 1 and sell the other to someone at cost.  Glad I had the safety net.

[Slave IV]

I'll buy two from NY and not worry about it again until it shows up on my lawn. Easiest and cheapest option with nothing to worry about for me.

[DYRL VF-1S]

5 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

I'll buy two from NY and not worry about it again until it shows up on my lawn. Easiest and cheapest option with nothing to worry about for me.

On that note, did you score a 1S yet??  I want pics when you do!! haha