Arcadia VF-5000G

[VF-Zero]

nice 🙂

Arcadia makes and i buy, we are  two sides of a coin, we are a force in balance. This is the way of things. 

Edited February 6, 2022 by VF-Zero

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Yes!!! Finally a new mold!!

I'm in.

[ErikElvis]

I’m in. I love the oddball stuff.

[PsYcHoDyNaMiX]

It looks great, but it already appears that the booster needs to be removed for gerwalk and remounted for battroid or fighter modes.

[ValkAddict]

  On 2/6/2022 at 11:46 AM, VF-Zero said:

Arcadia makes and i buy, we are  two sides of a coin, we are a force in balance. This is the way of things. 

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^ This. Ditto. LOL

[danth]

Between this and the Tread, it's gonna be a bad time to have a mortgage in California.

[Knight26]

I'm in, this might be first primary market buy in a long time.

[kajnrig]

It's the size of a VF-1? Really? It certainly fills out...

[no3Ljm]

Looks interesting.  

 

[Mommar]

A bunch of Japanese fans are already asking for a 3000 now too.  I chimed in praising them for making the obscure stuff the true fans want, then suggested a 1/3000 SDFM Macross.

[Chronocidal]

Holy crap, this is the best kind of surprise.  

One noteworthy point, you can see the tires in the legs rotated to lay flat.  Nice to see them taking that step after all these years.  

Definitely in for a pair, depending on pricing, but I hope they dig up a few alternate schemes to milk the mold with, since the stock one never really appealed to me.

[wmkjr]

@Tage If your still here, are you gonna get one of these to go with yours?

Edit: Seems T-Rex is involved in this project. Since it's got the supers, why not throw in the variant head and speakers?

Edited February 6, 2022 by wmkjr

[Mommar]

  On 2/6/2022 at 8:52 AM, MKT said:

Liking all the news coming out of WF so far.. Sentinel Tlead, Arcadia Hargun and now this VF-5000G! 

Since the VF-5000 is about the size of the VF-1, here's hoping but likely wishful thinking they won't price it much higher than the VF-1...

 

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Size isn’t the only determining factor in price though.  This looks like a VF-1 but the transformation is more complicated.  

[sh9000]

I'd definitely buy all these variants as well.

 

[Chronocidal]

The VF-5000 always looked like a cross between the VF-1 and VF-19 for me, but it's got a few unique bits to the transformation, especially how the arms fold up.

And yeah, I would personally prefer all of those variants to the default scheme, but that's not going to stop me from buying the first release.

Edited February 6, 2022 by Chronocidal

[Mommar]

I was about to ask if there were variant liveries.  I’m down for the grey/yellow and the blue striped versions.

[jealous37]

I'm so excited for this.  I love getting a new design to add to my collection.

[sjoebarry]

  On 2/6/2022 at 1:39 AM, daBlah! said:

 

Spotted at WF2022w. 

https://twitter.com/adosoh/status/1490135279637696515?t=Mu7c8OlIq6pVC6BzDFC5nQ&s=19

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I am ridiculously excited about this!!!!!

[no3Ljm]

  On 2/6/2022 at 9:22 PM, Mommar said:

I was about to ask if there were variant liveries.  I’m down for the grey/yellow and the blue striped versions.

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Here's another one, @Mommar. The VF-5000B from Macross Plus game. I like this one more even though it's blue.  

From Macross Mecha Manual.

Edited February 6, 2022 by no3Ljm

[no3Ljm]

Not sure if it's canon. But I like the Dark Star by Maester March.  

[Mommar]

  On 2/6/2022 at 10:40 PM, no3Ljm said:

Here's another one, @Mommar. The VF-5000B from Macross Plus game. I like this one more even though it's blue.  

From Macross Mecha Manual.

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That's not bad.  I don't know if I like it as much as the blue on white though.  The blue on white harkens back to classic Max.  The extra beige highlights on the nose and the joints do make a nice accent that isn't present on the white and blue/red versions.

[Chronocidal]

  On 2/6/2022 at 10:46 PM, no3Ljm said:

Not sure if it's canon. But I like the Dark Star by Maester March.  

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I seriously want that Storm Mirage scheme.. it's essentially the scheme I have wanted on a VF-19F from day one.

[Dobber]

I literally  prefer ALL of those other schemes shown above to the announced color scheme.

Chris

[sh9000]

The blue striped and red striped variants are Max and Milia’s from Macross M3 which make them extra nice.

Here’s a cool custom scheme from Maester March.

 

[sqidd]

  On 2/7/2022 at 12:07 AM, Dobber said:

I literally  prefer ALL of those other schemes shown above to the announced color scheme.

Chris

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Ditto

[close313]

Theres a certain charm that Arcadia has with their valks. This is really a must get, until I see the price 🤑

[ValkAddict]

  On 2/7/2022 at 2:48 AM, close313 said:

Theres a certain charm that Arcadia has with their valks. This is really a must get, until I see the price 🤑

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^ Truth

[aurance]

I always liked how the lower arm missile pods fold up from fighter to battroid. It’s a bit more unique than the later “put a shield there” transformations.

[seti88]

Arcadia? Bandai? pfffttt...😄

Nice video to gauge the transformation, size, etc

Edited February 7, 2022 by seti88

[Sandman]

Wow I’m shocked at this announcement. I was hoping for a vf-11b but I’ll take this.

[no3Ljm]

  On 2/7/2022 at 4:01 AM, seti88 said:

Arcadia? Bandai? pfffttt...😄

Nice video to gauge the transformation, size, etc

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I heard 'Ma-Cross' again. I'm getting confuse now.  But this is a nice kit. Nice to see how it transform.  

 

Edited February 7, 2022 by no3Ljm

[close313]

  On 2/7/2022 at 4:01 AM, seti88 said:

Arcadia? Bandai? pfffttt...😄

Nice video to gauge the transformation, size, etc

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 That's 1/60??? thats too small for a potential 35,000 yen 🥴

 

Ok cost jokes aside, I miss Valks toys that have wings that actually fold/transform FLAT on the back. Something Bandai era valks seem to not have anymore.

[no3Ljm]

  On 2/7/2022 at 4:49 AM, close313 said:

 That's 1/60??? thats too small for a potential 35,000 yen 🥴

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True. But let's use official stats in Fighter form since there's no available stats for Battroid and Gerwalk mode for the VF-5000. Based on Macross Mecha Manual, the VF-19 Fighter length is 18.47 meters. The VF-5000 Fighter length is 14.03 meters. The VF-1 Fighter length is 14.23 meters. I'm guessing in Battroid mode, it will stand or close to VF-1 or VF-11.

Screenshot from the video posted by @seti88.

[seti88]

  On 2/7/2022 at 4:40 AM, no3Ljm said:

I heard 'Ma-Cross' again. I'm getting confuse now.  But this is a nice kit. Nice to see how it transform.  

 

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Macross dialect/colloquial/accent is what makes the macross world go round... 

Ma-Ma...

Just bought a valk......took out the card and couldn't wait, pressed F5 and now is paid...

Yup, its as if we could travel to the future to see how easy/hard it is. The whole arm folding on to itself is a sight to behold..(although am not sure if thats how its actually supposed to turn out?)

A different type of transformation always brings an added dimension to so-called valk magic!

[seti88]

  On 2/7/2022 at 4:49 AM, close313 said:

 That's 1/60??? thats too small for a potential 35,000 yen 🥴

 

Ok cost jokes aside, I miss Valks toys that have wings that actually fold/transform FLAT on the back. Something Bandai era valks seem to not have anymore.

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Might as well get the size shock out of the way first. Next would be the sticker shock.

After thats done.... enjoy!