Bandai High Grade 1/100 YF-19 model kit

[kajnrig]

More info to be shared Oct 1 and 2.

 

Edited October 2, 2022 by kajnrig

[sh9000]

Interesting.  Although it won't be exactly to scale with my HMR collection I'll still try squeeze it in.

[Bolt]

This would be ideal, hopefully , for the HMR line.!

[Bolt]

Just now, sh9000 said:

Interesting.  Although it won't be exactly to scale with my HMR collection I'll still try squeeze it in.

I didn't look at the product details, so it's not gonna scale to HMR?

[sh9000]

2 minutes ago, Bolt said:

I didn't look at the product details, so it's not gonna scale to HMR?

I'm just assuming that since it will be 1/100 scale that it won't be exactly to scale with a HMR VF-1.  It will probably look good with HMR either way.

[Bolt]

Aside from HMR, i guess Bandai is doing 1/100 as the 1/72 line up is pretty saturated.

[Sanity is Optional]

I'm going to guess it won't be more than partially transforming at 1/100 scale. Their transforming kits are all 1/72, and squeezing the transformation of a YF-19 into 1/100 in a model kit is going to be difficult.

Might be doing it the same way as Tomytek multi-mode kits, or the semi-transforming Aochima VFG line?

Edited September 1, 2022 by Sanity is Optional

[Convectuoso]

Too late for me. I already have a perfect variable SHE kit under construction. I still may get this one, though and hopefully it opens the way for more 1/100 kits

[KOG Water Dragon]

Disappointed it's not 1/72 like the rest of the their new transforming kits.

I don't own any pre-finished/toy stuff so a 1/72 transforming YF-19 woulda been great. I have plenty of hasegawa 1/72 YF-19 fighters but nothing for the other modes.

[Big s]

I’m curious about it. If it looks cool, I’ll buy it. I think Bandai has come a long way with kits lately. I’d prefer non transforming, but I’d imagine they’re gonna do some type of transformation gimmick if all three modes are represented. And I bet the yf 21 would be soon after. It be wishful thinking, but I would love that power armor from the intro as well as a vf 11.

since it’s plus, I’d imagine they can easily sell it stateside as a bonus 

[lechuck]

Will keep a watch on this, anything that is MG 1/100 compatible automatically has my interest.

Not too phased about perfect transformation or not, but do hope the three modes look nice and that Battroid has a good amount of articulation.

[Convectuoso]

Maybe Bandai gave up trying to make Hi-Metal R YF-19 work so they just decided to make a model kit

[Black Valkyrie]

 

Finally !  I think Bandai went with the model kit, to save cost if it was produced as Hi-Metal R version. 

 

[sh9000]

I think the YF-19 transformation will be much better than their old 1/100 VF-19 Fire Valkyrie and Blazer and possibly their HM VF-19 Fire Valkyrie and Blazer.  I hope it looks good in all 3 modes.

Edited September 2, 2022 by sh9000

[Big s]

6 hours ago, lechuck said:

Will keep a watch on this, anything that is MG 1/100 compatible automatically has my interest.

Not too phased about perfect transformation or not, but do hope the three modes look nice and that Battroid has a good amount of articulation.

That’s my hope as well. I really don’t want awkward compromises with transformation over looks. It is Bandai and I’m pretty sure they’ll do the partsforming here and there at the very least

[Chronocidal]

I'm just crossing my fingers that they don't goof up the feet like they did with the DX release.   Easier to make scratch-built ones for a kit at least, but still annoying to need to.

Edited September 2, 2022 by Chronocidal

[Shawn]

another pic

 

[Bolt]

The legs have the fat, anime look.

[Shawn]

you can bring that original picture into GIMP and monkey around with the exposure...you get this
i have no idea what I am doing...sure someone can do it better

[seti88]

10 hours ago, Convectuoso said:

Maybe Bandai gave up trying to make Hi-Metal R YF-19 work so they just decided to make a model kit

i thk its the other way around..bandai can use this to test mold/fittings and what works can be optimized for HMR, if ever there was a release...

[Gabe Q]

2 hours ago, Bolt said:

The legs have the fat, anime look.

You're right! Those legs are chonk status! Looks exactly right though. 

[kajnrig]

Eh.... Now my initial excitement has been dialed back a fair bit.

I was hoping it would be all three modes separately, but alas, it seems they're going for a transformable kit instead (whether partsformer or perfect). Hopefully seeing it will change my impression.

[TMBounty_Hunter]

As usual with Bandai the gimmicks take priority and lineart accurate sculpt and proportions get left on the design room floor.
This being 1/100 I wouldn't surprised if it isn't further ruined by RG style layered injection joints made of unpaintable and unglueable materials like PP/PE/POM.

So glad I scored the Wave 1/100 Battroid resin kit on Y!J last year. At least that's easier to fiddle with if anything is off.

[sh9000]

@Shawn Thanks for posting your edited pic.  Cool.

[Big s]

18 minutes ago, TMBounty_Hunter said:

As usual with Bandai the gimmicks take priority and lineart accurate sculpt and proportions get left on the design room floor.
This being 1/100 I wouldn't surprised if it isn't further ruined by RG style layered injection joints made of unpaintable and unglueable materials like PP/PE/POM.

So glad I scored the Wave 1/100 Battroid resin kit on Y!J last year. At least that's easier to fiddle with if anything is off.

Most of their newer kits have avoided the un paintable materials. I haven’t noticed any un glue able materials on any kits I’ve worked on.

 I don’t know how rg this will be, but their hg kits have really come a long way in ease of build and stability. I do doubt this will look as good as some of the older garage kits though 

[Sanity is Optional]

Can anyone scale the battroid and gerwalk figures and do an overlay? Not sure if those look to be the same legs, hard to tell with the scale being different.

[no3Ljm]

1 hour ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Can anyone scale the battroid and gerwalk figures and do an overlay? Not sure if those look to be the same legs, hard to tell with the scale being different.

I scaled down 10% Fighter and Gerwalk to match Battroid legs.

[sh9000]

[Big s]

2 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

At least it also comes with open hands. That’s usually one of my big Bandai complaints. Lots of clear bits . Hope this looks great

[electric indigo]

The text mentions that this is the first in a series commemorating 40 years of Macross, and that a second and third kit are already planned!

We'll see more of the kit at the All Japan Model HobbyShow on Oct. 1st.

[Rock]

5 hours ago, electric indigo said:

The text mentions that this is the first in a series commemorating 40 years of Macross, and that a second and third kit are already planned!

We'll see more of the kit at the All Japan Model HobbyShow on Oct. 1st.

Bandai has it listed in their 9/30/22 date.
https://bandai-hobby.net/site/hobbyshow2022/

[sh9000]

Bring on the YF-21 and VF-11B.

[Big s]

1 hour ago, sh9000 said:

Bring on the YF-21 and VF-11B.

If they stick with plus, that’s what I’d expect. But I’m hoping it’s not just reworked vf-19’s

[Shawn]

We are expecting a MWW release right since it is the Plus license?

[Chronocidal]

Don't know why they felt the need to go 1/100.. and not match anything else they've made in the past ten years.   Seriously, I've had easier times unscrambling gordian spaghetti code than trying to comprehend Bandai's thought processes.

This does look like a completely modern mold though, judging by all the color breaks and what we can see of the assembly in that mold picture.  I'm just really wondering if they're going to even try and do a perfect transformation, or just give up and parts swap the torso.