Chronocidal Posted December 14, 2018 Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) Considering the Wolfpack F-14s were from VF-1, I'd say it's entirely fitting. Seriously though, I think the VF-1 nose markings were entirely unique for the F-14, and about as close as you can get to the standard Skull Squadron nose stripes. Edited December 14, 2018 by Chronocidal
Slave IV Posted December 14, 2018 Posted December 14, 2018 3 hours ago, no3Ljm said: Really? So matching Walküre and Valkyries falls into what category then? The thing is that I don't want to start another line. I'm just playing on the idea if I were to get one. And that means I need to get another one for pairing. Honestly? I would skip it all then. Stick to transforming Valks. If you realy are a fan of the F-14, get one just to check it out but I am a huge fan of the F-14 and really, not that impressed with the CW I have. Don't get me wrong, it looks great but is fiddly and I'd rather spend the money on a not as high end model that probably looks equally good from any distance beyond a couple feet and use the rest of the money saved on Valks.
Sanity is Optional Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) Flying Mule has put it up for PO with a release date of April. https://www.flyingmule.com/products/CL-CA72RB06 Still nothing on the actual website, so grain of salt and all that I expect. edit: Flying Mule also has a 20% off pre-orders coupon right now: code is P2ZW Edited January 19, 2019 by Sanity is Optional
jvmacross Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Sanity is Optional said: Flying Mule has put it up for PO with a release date of April. https://www.flyingmule.com/products/CL-CA72RB06 Still nothing on the actual website, so grain of salt and all that I expect. edit: Flying Mule also has a 20% off pre-orders coupon right now: code is P2ZW With the 20% off coupon.....$117 shipped Guess I'll be an early adopter....we'll see where this goes
Sanity is Optional Posted January 19, 2019 Posted January 19, 2019 Yeah, I decided to put in, plus for one of the "black bunny" F-14s since they're both listed for April.
Shizuka the Cat Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 The VF-1S Skull Leader just showed up on BBTS for pre-order: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/87629
no3Ljm Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) ^ Nice! @jvmacross will be glad. He's going to reshoot this with the proper Calibre model. On 1/27/2019 at 1:42 PM, jvmacross said: Edited January 31, 2019 by no3Ljm
jvmacross Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 45 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: ^ Nice! @jvmacross will be glad. He's going to reshoot this with the proper Calibre model. Yeah...I guess comparing it to the KC 1/72 VF-1S and the CW F-14 Fokker -1S will be good... It looks nice, however, the tampo seems to be lacking...especially since it doesn't need to do anything other than super look cool in fighter mode... Right now it just looks like an bigger Doyusha to me. Thanks to @Sanity is Optional I got it for a decent price!
Sanity is Optional Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 No prob @jvmacross, that 20% off pre-orders at the flying mule right as they listed it was too good to pass up on my end as well. They even got me for a black bunny F-14 as well.
jenius Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 Do they tend to get things quickly? I would like to order from someone that will get it fairly quick.
Chronocidal Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 19 minutes ago, jenius said: Do they tend to get things quickly? I would like to order from someone that will get it fairly quick. They've had some supply issues with Calibre in the past actually, I had to cancel and re-order my VF-142 F-14 from another vendor because they just never got that one in stock for whatever reason. I don't know if that was just a uniquely in-demand product, but it stuck in my mind as being annoying that I had to specifically email them to request a refund when they cancelled the order, rather than it happening automatically. Seemed very clunky for a modern webshop.
HoveringCheesecake Posted January 31, 2019 Posted January 31, 2019 I've ordered from them many times over the last 10 years, but I've had multiple issues with them over the previous year. Same issue as above, but with ModelCollect models instead. Pre-order that was never fulfilled and essentially is now stuck in limbo rather than them canceling it.
Sanity is Optional Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 Nice to see an update, can't wait for another VF-1 for the shelf.
Dobber Posted March 28, 2019 Posted March 28, 2019 I asked Calibre in that post about the possibility of making non canon paint schemes that look more real world military....similar to what they are doing with their Tomcat “Dream-Cats” Line. They liked the comment so maybe we’ll see some non standard color schemes down the line. Chris
no3Ljm Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Up now at BBTS for $129.99. https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/87629
wmkjr Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 Hopefully the production paint for the pilots are more durable. That seated pilot looks like it just finished evading an Itano circus.
jenius Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 I read the description on BBTS to see what makes this a "limited edition" model and this part made me chuckle: Quote It miraculously survived through several years of battle and was never destroyed, making it a symbol of humankind's invincibility. Invincibility? That's going a little far right? I mean, mankind essentially LOSES three wars in Robotech and just barely eeks out an existence. Plus.. no real indicator of how this is limited.
Chronocidal Posted April 8, 2019 Posted April 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, jenius said: Plus.. no real indicator of how this is limited. It's limited because producing enough to meet demand is too 20th century.
Vifam7 Posted April 9, 2019 Posted April 9, 2019 3 hours ago, jenius said: I read the description on BBTS to see what makes this a "limited edition" model and this part made me chuckle: Invincibility? That's going a little far right? I mean, mankind essentially LOSES three wars in Robotech and just barely eeks out an existence. Plus.. no real indicator of how this is limited. In general, all models from the higher end diecast aircraft manufacturers are limited. Typically around 1000 to 2000 pieces. Usually higher amounts for the first few releases of a given mold.
slide Posted April 9, 2019 Posted April 9, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, jenius said: I read the description on BBTS to see what makes this a "limited edition" model and this part made me chuckle: Invincibility? That's going a little far right? I mean, mankind essentially LOSES three wars in Robotech and just barely eeks out an existence. Plus.. no real indicator of how this is limited. The Tomcats they've released in Macross Livery have numbered tags, don't they? like XXXX/2000 or something like that? I would assume it'd be the same type of thing for the VF-1: Quote Box Contents F-1S Fighter Sitting pilot figure Standing pilot figure Limited edition collector's serialized card Edited April 9, 2019 by slide
sharky Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 I like the idea of diecast valks in fighter mode. I wonder if they would do any super/strike valks?
Sildani Posted April 26, 2019 Author Posted April 26, 2019 Eventually they will. They have other projects in the meantime.
Dobber Posted May 6, 2019 Posted May 6, 2019 Calibre Wings also makes an Ocean Low Pass diorama base for their F-14. I’m sure with a little finagling you could mount another aircraft or the upcoming VF-1 to recreate a certain scene
Sanity is Optional Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 Looking good, I might have gone a bit lighter on the weathering ink (grey rather than black), but that's personal preference.
seti88 Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 from https://www.facebook.com/calibrewings/ convention exclusive...
jenius Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) So they're doing a "premium finish" version for the conventions or just bloodied seat? Edited May 28, 2019 by jenius
wmkjr Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 Blood stained seat for convention exclusive? i think I could do that with a red sharpie. I like that metallic box cover though.
seti88 Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, jenius said: So they're doing a "premium finish" version for the conventions or just bloodied seat? as far as it seems its a bloodied seat. I dont see any premium finish versions, as even the regular is well tampoed and panel lined (or what seems to be panel lined). No word on weathering either. *updated* with new pic from fb....between the regular and bullet ridden convention exclusive release.. Edited May 28, 2019 by seti88
seti88 Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) updates* 2019 convention exclusive, “Farewell Big Brother” is a commemorative model for Pineapple Salad, season 1 episode 18. Features bullet holes damage, soot effects and bloodied ejection seat. Limited to 300. regular... Nice touch with the large macross kite encompassing the valk... Edited May 30, 2019 by seti88
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