ThreeZero ROBOTECH (Macross) Toys

[mcfly50]

This is going to be 1/72 scale right? Under a Robotech brand that can be sold in the states. So, how is Kitz and ThreeZero both able to do that? Normally a license only goes to one in a one scale, right? Or maybe I have the scale off or I’m missing something here. 

[jvmacross]

5 hours ago, mcfly50 said:

This is going to be 1/72 scale right? Under a Robotech brand that can be sold in the states. So, how is Kitz and ThreeZero both able to do that? Normally a license only goes to one in a one scale, right? Or maybe I have the scale off or I’m missing something here. 

Maybe that is only how it might work for Japan through licenses received from BW.....for HG, perhaps it's a free-for-all pay to play?

[jenius]

Licenses come in different flavors depending on how much you're willing to spend. Exclusive deals are more expensive. You would think that the licensor would discourage companies from doing the exact same thing though. Maybe they define their target markets or price points differently or maybe HG doesn't care.

[ps99041]

The head kinda bugs me.  Looks too dome shaped on top.

[mcfly50]

I’m just wondering if KC is losing their 1/72 VF-1 license soon (maybe end of the year) and we will start seeing threezero then release theirs. It doesn’t make sense for HG or either respective companies to allow multiple 1/72 scale transforming VF-1s to the same market at the same time. 

[Mommar]

That thing has some really odd proportions.  And a giant, round head.

[CoryHolmes]

6 hours ago, Mommar said:

That thing has some really odd proportions.  And a giant, round head.

It's the thick nosecone that gets me.  After all these needlenose versions, this one is a thicc boi.

[technoblue]

I’m liking the chunky look and I’m glad they changed those intakes and the dark gray linkages in the elbows. The battro-helmet is…quite different…as in, please show me more of this ridiculous idea.

I can see how Three Zero is simulating the curves to match the still from the anime shared up thread and that has me curious to see how they might reinterpret the other Valkyrie noggins.

[Bolt]

It's an... interesting sculpt...

Wow, the VF-1 has quite the staying power. More and more companies are jumping in, or updating.

[Slave IV]

On 5/1/2023 at 6:25 PM, seti88 said:

the fuselage/body seems to be too thick? 

No one has complained about the black landing gears? Is this still MW I’m on?😂

[MKT]

I like the rounder sculpt in Battroid which makes the Chogokin suddenly look very squarish lol.. On that basis I think Threezero brings sufficient new things to the table for the VF-1 where it has been iterated so many times over the years on a rather fixed design.

[twich]

20 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

No one has complained about the black landing gears? Is this still MW I’m on?😂

I took it as bare metal, like the DX Chogokin VF-1

Twich

[TheLoneWolf]

I gotta admit, it's refreshing to see a beefy battloid mode; it's pretty reminiscent of the old 80's line art. I just hope it doesn't negatively impact fighter mode.

[Big s]

19 hours ago, mcfly50 said:

This is going to be 1/72 scale right? Under a Robotech brand that can be sold in the states. So, how is Kitz and ThreeZero both able to do that? Normally a license only goes to one in a one scale, right? Or maybe I have the scale off or I’m missing something here. 

I’ve been wondering the same thing with Hasegawa and Max Factory both doing non transforming 1/72 Macross kits. In the old days it was one company could do a similar product from the license, but had to be a different scale, but now it’s possibly gonna be a Thunderdome style fight for supremacy.

[Radioguy]

On 7/2/2023 at 12:46 PM, ps99041 said:

The head kinda bugs me.  Looks too dome shaped on top.

On 7/2/2023 at 2:57 PM, Mommar said:

That thing has some really odd proportions.  And a giant, round head.

If they don't fix that, I'm out. It looks too weird with a chibi head.

[ps99041]

On 7/2/2023 at 10:26 AM, mcfly50 said:

I’m just wondering if KC is losing their 1/72 VF-1 license soon (maybe end of the year) and we will start seeing threezero then release theirs. It doesn’t make sense for HG or either respective companies to allow multiple 1/72 scale transforming VF-1s to the same market at the same time. 

I'm wondering the same thing, especially with KC trying to milk their mold with variant paints schemes.along with massive discounts on them.  At the same time, HG never makes any sense with anything they do so maybe 2 companies really will have licenses for the same scale toys.

[Graham]

Hard pass, not digging the sculpt.

 

[zplus]

12 hours ago, Radioguy said:

If they don't fix that, I'm out. It looks too weird with a chibi head.

Same here. It's the first thing I noticed in the latest sample photos. Really high forehead. 

[jvmacross]

On 7/2/2023 at 11:46 AM, ps99041 said:

The head kinda bugs me.  Looks too dome shaped on top.

Now that you mention it....I remember the same complaint directed at the last Bandai PT VF-1 kit several years ago....

[Corrinald]

I like this unique interpretation of the VF-1. The head is a little weird but I don't mind it. Hopefully they thin out the extra thick torso in battroid mode. 

Will definitely be cool if it's actually 1/72 scale unlike the KC figures. Count me in to buy one unless they are absurdly expensive.

[jenius]

I think people might just be used to the undersized heads we've been getting on toys for a while.

[Radioguy]

38 minutes ago, jenius said:

I think people might just be used to the undersized heads we've been getting on toys for a while.

No, it's not that for me. It looks wrong in scale even with the visor. Using the Big West line art you have, can you actually say the TZ head is accurate?

[jenius]

1 hour ago, Radioguy said:

No, it's not that for me. It looks wrong in scale even with the visor. Using the Big West line art you have, can you actually say the TZ head is accurate?

You might be looking at certain elements of the head but generally speaking (and it's all hand drawn so there are plenty of exceptions), the head was bigger than most toy interpretations. 

I'm not knocking toys for doing this. Most hand-drawn battroids would make zero sense as fighters so the toy companies have to make compromises. I imagine the head is going to look funny in fighter mode... but it doesn't look funny to me in battroid. Maybe we'll see more pics soon. 

 

Edited July 4, 2023 by jenius

[Radioguy]

34 minutes ago, jenius said:

You might be looking at certain elements of the head but generally speaking (and it's all hand drawn so there are plenty of exceptions), the head was bigger than most toy interpretations. 

I'm not knocking toys for doing this. Most hand-drawn battroids would make zero sense as fighters so the toy companies have to make compromises. I imagine the head is going to look funny in fighter mode... but it doesn't look funny to me in battroid. Maybe we'll see more pics soon. 

 

Thanks for posting that, as it's kinda making my case.

Chibi joke aside, I think you misunderstood my critique. You'll see I was specific about scale of the visor/goggle (and also dimensions when posting elsewhere), but specifically didn't mention overall size.

Yes, it's bigger, but it's also inaccurate in comparison to the line art even from the forward view when you look at the visor/goggle and the lens/window compared to overall head size. If the proportions in the line art or other toys were maintained at this overall larger size, I wouldn't have the problem I do.

I might have a different problem then, but not this one. 😉

[zplus]

Came across this on facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=581512757487247&set=pcb.581512907487232

[jenius]

Lol, that display is so lonely... Like mom just dropped it off for the first day of school.

[jvmacross]

Hope all the recent pics mean we are close to a PO and release date....besides the release of the KC 1/72  Regult, I am really looking forward to seeing what Three Zero has done with their take on a PT VF-1...

[Rhubarbarian]

5 hours ago, jenius said:

Lol, that display is so lonely... Like mom just dropped it off for the first day of school.

Well, that was too good a springboard to pass up.

[jenius]

Love it!

[Big s]

5 hours ago, Rhubarbarian said:

Well, that was too good a springboard to pass up.

This is the saddest macross picture I’ve seen since the death of Roy

[MKT]

From the pictures on online, it's pretty confirmed that it has some waist swivel going on as well. Hopefully it is secure and doesn't involve the swing bar detaching like the Chogokin. 

Not bad, at smallish 1/72 scale, it already has most of the innovations of other VF-1 toys that came before it, except perhaps the movable wing flaps that nobody seems to like. Not sure if the whole nose can also be removed ala Yamcadia v2.

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

 

 

 

I saw this display at AX,  I was impressed with how the toy looks in person.   The tampo decals were spot on,  and I think it rivals the KC TV Hikki 1J.

 

Edited July 6, 2023 by Stampeed Valkyrie

[jvmacross]

As a KC collector this means alot coming from you.

Hoping this will be a worthy effort from Three Zero.

Thanks for your first hand observations.

 

[zplus]

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Edited July 8, 2023 by zplus
Added one more photo

[Ignacio Ocamica]

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