DX YF-29 Durandal (Maximillian Jenius Unit) WWM Release

[Angesdad]

13 hours ago, borgified said:

I can still remember the news broadcast when all hell broke loose when the Cabbage Patch craze was on back in ‘82 - ‘83 (was in Elementary at that time). Actually played with them when growing up with my next door neighbour for a couple of years. 
 

Anyone feel like an old fossil? 🤣

I pegged you as a young punk with money to burn for valks but apparently you older than me. Respect dude! 

[borgified]

Well maybe having a pitcher of Klingon Bloodwine every now and then works out to my advantage @Angesdad.    

[sh9000]

Preordered at The Chosen Prime with my activated discount.

[twich]

Anyone notice in the description for this at LUNA PARK, it states special stage set? I wonder if it will get a special stand like the VF-31AX Hayate Custom.

Twich

Edited May 5, 2022 by twich
Spelling monster attack!

[no3Ljm]

3 hours ago, twich said:

Anyone notice in the description for this at LUNA PARK, it states special stage set? I wonder if it will get a special stand like the VF-31AX Hayate Custom.

Twich

As per Tamashii site, it only states 'dedicated stage set'. Compared to Hayate AX release that states 2 stand set. Aside from 'stand set*', it also comes with 'special pedestal set (first-time benefits)*'. If it actually does come with a 'special stage set', Bandai/Tamashii already displayed Max's 29 on it.

*Quotes from Google Translate.

[Lolicon]

So did anyone who entered the Amiami lotto for the Max YF-29 PO ever hear anything back?

[Sandman]

19 hours ago, Lolicon said:

So did anyone who entered the Amiami lotto for the Max YF-29 PO ever hear anything back?

Not me.

[borgified]

I have not seen anything at all on Amiami’s International website after the day has passed @Lolicon. So is Amiami pissing off more future and existing customers by using the lottery method? Only time can tell.. 

[no3Ljm]

[borgified]

Is my eyes playing tricks or is the blue scheme very close to Michael's 25? 

[MKT]

More concerned about the cockpit color, because unlike the official pics, here it is pure booger green.. 

[sqidd]

17 hours ago, MKT said:

More concerned about the cockpit color, because unlike the official pics, here it is pure booger green.. 

I think it's more of an "infected lung phlegm".

[Scyla]

On 5/30/2022 at 6:59 PM, borgified said:

Is my eyes playing tricks or is the blue scheme very close to Michael's 25? 

I‘ve mentioned that before. To me it has either too much white (for Max’ regular rides) or not enough white (for the DYRL? color scheme) to identify as Max.

[Mechapilot77]

On 6/1/2022 at 6:14 AM, Scyla said:

I‘ve mentioned that before. To me it has either too much white (for Max’ regular rides) or not enough white (for the DYRL? color scheme) to identify as Max.

totally agree, it doesn't come across as a Max valk to me either (closer to Michael for macross F), kinda hence my hesitancy to PO at first.  still including the extra parts and a WWM release for $250 is hard to beat if they don't F up the release.  the cockpit color doesn't bother me actually.  looks like kappa is cheapest but upfront payment...TCP gonna get a lot of my macross business i guess.

[Scyla]

40 minutes ago, Mechapilot77 said:

totally agree, it doesn't come across as a Max valk to me either (closer to Michael for macross F), kinda hence my hesitancy to PO at first.  still including the extra parts and a WWM release for $250 is hard to beat if they don't F up the release.  the cockpit color doesn't bother me actually.  looks like kappa is cheapest but upfront payment...TCP gonna get a lot of my macross business i guess.

I think what also might have helped to change the color of the Super Parts thrusters and engine covers to make it more look like Max. Maybe the dark gray from his VF-1J or the light gray of his VF-22S. The lavender looks too much like the blue.

[no3Ljm]

1 hour ago, Scyla said:

I think what also might have helped to change the color of the Super Parts thrusters and engine covers to make it more look like Max. Maybe the dark gray from his VF-1J or the light gray of his VF-22S. The lavender looks too much like the blue.

Maybe someone down the line can try to mix and match the grey parts of Isamu's YF-29 Super Parts (Boosters and Wing intake covers) on Max to see how those dark grey look on the Max's blue YF-29.

[MacrossJunkie]

14 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Maybe someone down the line can try to mix and match the grey parts of Isamu's YF-29 Super Parts (Boosters and Wing intake covers) on Max to see how those dark grey look on the Max's blue YF-29.

Might not look too bad. I have a set of the supers for the anniversary edition which also has the dark grey metallic color, so I'll give it a shot when Max's 29 finally comes out.

Not sure why the wing pods are pure white, but the boosters and the covers are the periwinkle color when the CG render seems to imply they're the same color. Even the box art they previewed shows the same color and not white. I really hope they fix that before release. The white pods just feels a little too much white. The CG and box art version looks a lot better.

Edited June 8, 2022 by MacrossJunkie

[no3Ljm]

31 minutes ago, MacrossJunkie said:

Might not look too bad. I have a set of the supers for the anniversary edition which also has the dark grey metallic color, so I'll give it a shot when Max's 29 finally comes out.

Not sure why the wing pods are pure white, but the boosters and the covers are the periwinkle color when the CG render seems to imply they're the same color. Even the box art they previewed shows the same color and not white. I really hope they fix that before release. The white pods just feels a little too much white. The CG and box art version looks a lot better.

Yup, the wing pods should be the same color as the booster as per artwork.

[chriswoo]

The more i see it the more it become similair to michel VF-25G haha, however can't wait for it to be release. !!

[MKT]

9 hours ago, MacrossJunkie said:

Not sure why the wing pods are pure white, but the boosters and the covers are the periwinkle color when the CG render seems to imply they're the same color. Even the box art they previewed shows the same color and not white. I really hope they fix that before release. The white pods just feels a little too much white. The CG and box art version looks a lot better.

 

9 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Yup, the wing pods should be the same color as the booster as per artwork.

 

On 5/30/2022 at 5:48 PM, no3Ljm said:

I somehow felt something else was off, but couldn’t place it earlier. So, it is that white colored wing pod..

Strange, because prototypes in earlier pics show it to be same as the boosters, exactly like the artwork:

[ffd-1s]

On 6/7/2022 at 11:00 AM, no3Ljm said:

Maybe someone down the line can try to mix and match the grey parts of Isamu's YF-29 Super Parts (Boosters and Wing intake covers) on Max to see how those dark grey look on the Max's blue YF-29.

i mean I have isamus and super parts, so when it does come i can post pics. i have extreme fomo so i try to buy everything i can 

[borgified]

So which version are we getting in close to this year end: Blue or White wing pods? 

OR - Getting Bandai'ed again is the norm going on.. 

[Mommar]

20 hours ago, borgified said:

So which version are we getting in close to this year end: Blue or White wing pods? 

OR - Getting Bandai'ed again is the norm going on.. 

There wouldn't be a term if it weren't normal.

[MacrossJunkie]

I got semi-bandai'd on my Alto 29 re-issue. Which I hope won't be an issue with Max's. 

"Straight" position. The tip of the wing on the port side is not straight and is angled down more by a degree or two compared to the starboard side.

"Up" position. Port side wing tip does not go up as high.

"Down" position. Port side goes down further than starboard.

Maybe I'm being anal about it, but it bothers me. Anyone else have the same problem with their copy where the articulated wing tip is off by a couple degrees?

 

Also, not a QC problem, but I really wish Bandai would do the frames on the sensor arrays. They have no problem doing tampo printing in general so you'd think it would be easy for them. It makes it look a whole lot better and would be accurate how it should be. It's just a pain to do it myself.

Edited July 18, 2022 by MacrossJunkie

[Lolicon]

1 hour ago, MacrossJunkie said:

I got semi-bandai'd on my Alto 29 re-issue. Which I hope won't be an issue with Max's. 

"Straight" position. The tip of the wing on the port side is not straight and is angled down more by a degree or two compared to the starboard side.

"Up" position. Port side wing tip does not go up as high.

"Down" position. Port side goes down further than starboard.

Maybe I'm being anal about it, but it bothers me. Anyone else have the same problem with their copy where the articulated wing tip is off by a couple degrees?

 

Also, not a QC problem, but I really wish Bandai would do the frames on the sensor arrays. They have no problem doing tampo printing in general so you'd think it would be easy for them. It makes it look a whole lot better and would be accurate how it should be. It's just a pain to do it myself.

I have the exact same problem with the wings but it's on my Isamu YF-29. Getting wings that aren't improperly curved or bent at the wrong angle is a crapshoot with Bandai's, uh, crapshoot QC.

Of course all my 25s have curved wings. Bandai's molding is almost as bad as Micro Machines sometimes.

Also agree with Bandai not detailing the sensor array properly. It really looks off on the 31s since their sensors are supposed to be recessed. But that might be asking way too much of Bandai. 

[no3Ljm]

[MKT]

Good to see the outer wing pods back to the grey-blue color instead of white..

[borgified]

Final colours now and not the white pods.. Now I can breathe easier and not think about possibly painting the bloody white into silver or magenta like his grand daughters 31ax or 31c for that matter. 

[ValkAddict]

I don't think the YF-29 can hold that battroid pose for more than a month, before the shoulders and hips get loose. 

#YesIAmBitter

[Slave IV]

11 hours ago, ValkAddict said:

I don't think the YF-29 can hold that battroid pose for more than a month, before the shoulders and hips get loose. 

#YesIAmBitter

I messed with my Alto Full Set a bit when I first got it but left it on battroid mode since and it has been good this whole time. 

[IIymij]

On 7/29/2022 at 8:20 PM, no3Ljm said:

Max always was a A head type to me, the J head type doesn't feel max'ish

[jvmacross]

Max's only requirement is that his VF include some shade of blue...

Edited August 10, 2022 by jvmacross

[borgified]

Just posted by Stone Chung at the Tamashii Nations Store in Tokyo.

 

 

[Angesdad]

20 hours ago, borgified said:

Just posted by Stone Chung at the Tamashii Nations Store in Tokyo.

 

 

Looking forward to September now. This bird will display well next to Mirage's AX with the same family crest and all.

[Mommar]

September, huh?  I ordered mine domestically  and it’s estimated at November.