Bandai 1/60 DX Chogokin Macross Plus YF-21

[Alphahorizon]

Oh god... PTSD Pre-Order evening. No. I can the 19 in any variation still. That stress is brutal. 

 

I'm going into my place of zen now to shake off those memories. If I get one on PO night I would be happy. If not. Mandrake has NEVER steered me wrong. 

[Raya1823]

OMG!! I've done really good staying away for the reissues but this one... Look out MW, time to start selling my extras, TF 3P and anything else I can get my hands on, LOL. 

[ErikElvis]

This made my day that much better after a crappy night at work. Just when I thought I was working my way out of collecting BAM pulled right back in. 

[enphily]

Google translate: Comment from the person in charge of DX Chogokin (Macross) I am happy to finally show off YF-21. At the present time it is about the third prototype, but Kawamori-san and Tenjin-san talked about something before the exhibition, so the prototype will continue (bitter smile)

Edited October 24, 2019 by enphily

[chyll2]

Battroid is super dope. Fighter mode needs more tweaking

[nathans82]

I cannot wait! I've been wanting a DX YF-21 to go with my DX YF-19 since it came out!

[Lolicon]

Looks good. I'm in.

I'm hoping they make it a full set pack with fold booster, but knowing Bandai they'll just make it compatible with the fold booster that came with the 19 and make you track down a YF-19 on the aftermarket. 

[technoblue]

Man, I've been anticipating this one too. I wonder if Bandai will pack the YF-21 with any effects parts? Looking forward to more news.

[kajnrig]

Not digging the leg sculpt... or much of the battroid sculpt in general... or the fighter mode... Preorder when.

[HardlyNever]

This has been the top of my wish list for a while.  Super excited 

Based on our collective reaction, the pre-order madness will be rough on this...

Edited October 24, 2019 by HardlyNever

[obakesan]

this is pretty sweet indeed but what is the PO madness going be like? 

[DWN013]

Based on the forward curves of the belly plates, fighter mode might be Chunky.  Articulation looks excellent.

[nightmareB4macross]

Bravo Bandai Bravo!!

Color, details, and proportions look great. 
 

I will definitely be keeping my Yamato’s in fighter and GERWALK modeS and this in Battroid.

[Alex GS]

Just woke up and to see this?  , this make my day!. Insta PO in inferno PO night!!! 

[sqidd]

47 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

Looks good. I'm in.

I'm hoping they make it a full set pack with fold booster, but knowing Bandai they'll just make it compatible with the fold booster that came with the 19 and make you track down a YF-19 on the aftermarket. 

I just happen to have two 19 Full sets that I didn't mount the boosters on (Gerwalk and Battroid)........................................

 

Still going to need FP's for the 21 tho.

Edited October 24, 2019 by sqidd

[myk]

Need to see more fighter mode pics; for me it's  all about the fighter mode, to which the '60 Yamato does perfectly, IMO...

[sqidd]

Just now, myk said:

Need to see more fighter mode pics; for me it's  all about the fighter mode, to which the '60 Yamato does perfectly, IMO...

I love the 21 so much that I'd still buy it with a slightly sub standard fighter mode.

[HardlyNever]

It looks like this might not be the final production product.  But as always when we get a new mold revealed:

[myk]

8 minutes ago, HardlyNever said:

It looks like this might not be the final production product.  But as always when we get a new mold revealed:

For the kind of money that thing will be asking for, I'd better be able to go into orbit with it in a fighter mode that's PERFECT looking...

[rdrunner]

1 hour ago, enphily said:

Google translate: Comment from the person in charge of DX Chogokin (Macross) I am happy to finally show off YF-21. At the present time it is about the third prototype, but Kawamori-san and Tenjin-san talked about something before the exhibition, so the prototype will continue (bitter smile)

Thanks for the tweet and the translation. This looks like a different tweet about the upcoming Nu Gundam though?

[rdrunner]

1 hour ago, nathans82 said:

I cannot wait! I've been wanting a DX YF-21 to go with my DX YF-19 since it came out!

I have been trying to hunt down a reasonably priced Yamato YF-21 for a while now, but am glad that Bandai is going to do their own DX version. This is happening sooner than I thought actually.

[enphily]

22 minutes ago, rdrunner said:

Thanks for the tweet and the translation. This looks like a different tweet about the upcoming Nu Gundam though?

You're right, sorry. Edited my post, now there is correct link

[seti88]

1 hour ago, HardlyNever said:

It looks like this might not be the final production product.  But as always when we get a new mold revealed:

 

Where is the 10/10 pic!! 

[recon]

Man, look at those details. Hope it comes with fold booster and fast packs

Comeon bandai, you know you have to do a DX VF-11B with fast packs next year

[dur]

This is another reminder that the YF-21/VF-22 has a metric crapton of anime magic built into the design.  The fighter wings always look stubby, but the bigger they are, the more awkward the back kibble in battroid.  The sleeker the nose area, the more lanky the battroid.  IMHO Bandai favored fighter mode for the YF-19 design: I'm hoping that more shots of the '21 will reveal a perfect fighter mode at least (I'd rather have one solid fighter/odd battroid than 3 mediocre modes))

[Mog]

3 hours ago, enphily said:

See, I know it’s an optical illusion due to the angle of the photo, but it seems like the nose/cockpit area is just a smidge too small.

And yet the bellyplates are significantly smaller, so you’d think the wings and back of the plane should be more compressed. 

So confusing without more pics 

[seti88]

2 minutes ago, recon said:

Man, look at those details. Hope it comes with fold booster and fast packs

Comeon bandai, you know you have to do a DX VF-11B with fast packs next year

^ cmon bandai! Do it!

[Sanity is Optional]

Well, I'm in.

Just wondering if I ought to get a matching number to my DX YF-19s, or only buy 2-3.

[jenius]

Is it too soon to start hoping for a DX VF-11 at TN 2020?

[Master Dex]

Oh God my wallet screamed... 

I'm gonna keep watching. Honestly I'm more interested in a VF-22 in Max colors, but I don't know if they'll do that or not. 

Battroid is a massive improvement. I know I'm not as nitpicky as some collectors here but I can't see what is so troubling about the fighter so far. To me it looks amazing. Likely future prototypes will get better too. 

I don't know if I can afford this... Maybe I should consider some sales... 

[seti88]

Never too soon to bang the VF-11 drums! 

One thought tho, am sure the YF-21 is a bigger bird than the 19, plastic usage wise, that is.
And i would expect that to cause a slightly higher price bump on the YF-21.

Now, for the VF-11, its certainly smaller, plastic wise than the 21, or even the 19? So would that mean a cheaper valk?

Its not bandai to issue cheaper new valks. Would that stop bandai from ever issuing a vf-11, i wonder.

If they do then a VF-11 DX would need to be fully kitted out of the box to maintain the price floor.

 

[Sanity is Optional]

8 minutes ago, seti88 said:

Never too soon to bang the VF-11 drums! 

One thought tho, am sure the YF-21 is a bigger bird than the 19, plastic usage wise, that is.
And i would expect that to cause a slightly higher price bump on the YF-21.

Now, for the VF-11, its certainly smaller, plastic wise than the 21, or even the 19? So would that mean a cheaper valk?

Its not bandai to issue cheaper new valks. Would that stop bandai from ever issuing a vf-11, i wonder.

If they do then a VF-11 DX would need to be fully kitted out of the box to maintain the price floor.

 

I can see it now, VF-11B full set, with supers and the over/under rocket boosters from Macross Plus.

[Saburo]

Oh yes, I'll hopefully have a YF-21 in my collection!

With the displaying of the DX YF-21 and the DYRL VF-1As Bandai is delivering the Dim Mak to our bank accounts.

[sqidd]

20 minutes ago, seti88 said:

Never too soon to bang the VF-11 drums! 

One thought tho, am sure the YF-21 is a bigger bird than the 19, plastic usage wise, that is.
And i would expect that to cause a slightly higher price bump on the YF-21.

Now, for the VF-11, its certainly smaller, plastic wise than the 21, or even the 19? So would that mean a cheaper valk?

Its not bandai to issue cheaper new valks. Would that stop bandai from ever issuing a vf-11, i wonder.

If they do then a VF-11 DX would need to be fully kitted out of the box to maintain the price floor.

 

When it comes to manufacturing the cost of the plastic/materials is a minuscule percentage of the entire cost of the unit.

[Buddhais]

Don’t know if I should be happy because the YF-21 was long overdue to be re-released or upset that my Yamato YF-21/VF-22S in my collection may now be worth squat.