DX Chogokin VF-25 Revival Ver (WWM Releases)

[Big s]

Looks like $279 at bbts

[MacrossJunkie]

35 minutes ago, Anasazi37 said:

WWM is stamped on the wings of the first worldwide valk:

Or it could be W.M.M depending on how you look at it 😛

Kidding! Well that's silly, when their logo says "Macross WorldWide". Maybe they got it flipped... I honestly wouldn't put it past Bandai at this point since they have a past history of that.

Perhaps I've been reading the logo the wrong way and it actually says "WorldWide Macross Off Take" 😁

Edited October 4, 2022 by MacrossJunkie

[F360]

1 hour ago, MacrossJunkie said:

Or it could be W.M.M depending on how you look at it 😛

Kidding! Well that's silly, when their logo says "Macross WorldWide". Maybe they got it flipped... I honestly wouldn't put it past Bandai at this point since they have a past history of that.

Perhaps I've been reading the logo the wrong way and it actually says "WorldWide Macross Off Take" 😁

 

what!? Bandai flips the marking by mistake and claims its on purpose!?   no  they would never do that.. 

since WWW is world wide web,, I guess WWM for world wide Macross sounds about right. 

 

For Bandai's staff explanation of their logo.   Japanese text is written from top to bottom, with multiple columns of text progressing from right to left.. 

So if you cut up the logo and go from right side first and top to bottom.  you will see WorldWide, then Macross, then Take, then Off.     

ok, ok,  "Macross" is split between column 2 and 3 , but since 4 of the letters is in the 2nd column we will round that off to the 2nd column instead of 3rd column.

same goes for the "Take" and "Off" 

 

 

[Lolicon]

$100 markup for the US market. 

F U Bandai 

[David Hingtgen]

3 hours ago, Lolicon said:

$100 markup for the US market. 

F U Bandai 

Yes, but EMS etc from Japan isn't cheap, and BBTS has like $4 shipping, so the difference when shipped could end up being about half that.  (it's actually a bit better deal than I was expecting---I was fully prepared for it to be a full $300 in the US)   

[kajnrig]

Since BBTS is the only US retailer selling this, is it fair to say this is NOT a WWM release? I keep waiting on some other mainstay stores to list it and keep seeing nothing.

EDIT:

Well fudge me.

https://www.kappahobby.com/products/dx-chogokin-vf-25f-super-messiah-valkyrie-alto-saotome-custom-revival-ver

Edited October 5, 2022 by kajnrig

[Scyla]

15 hours ago, F360 said:

 

what!? Bandai flips the marking by mistake and claims its on purpose!?   no  they would never do that.. 

since WWW is world wide web,, I guess WWM for world wide Macross sounds about right. 

 

For Bandai's staff explanation of their logo.   Japanese text is written from top to bottom, with multiple columns of text progressing from right to left.. 

So if you cut up the logo and go from right side first and top to bottom.  you will see WorldWide, then Macross, then Take, then Off.     

ok, ok,  "Macross" is split between column 2 and 3 , but since 4 of the letters is in the 2nd column we will round that off to the 2nd column instead of 3rd column.

same goes for the "Take" and "Off" 

 

 

So this logo has the VF-25, the YF-29 and the YF-19 on it.

Does that mean we will be getting a WWM YF-19 soon? Is the new YF-19 HG model kit marked as WWM release?

[F360]

1 hour ago, Scyla said:

So this logo has the VF-25, the YF-29 and the YF-19 on it.

Does that mean we will be getting a WWM YF-19 soon? Is the new YF-19 HG model kit marked as WWM release?

hmm, the one on the logo looks more like a VF-31 than the YF-29.  so not really sure when they are going to do the WWM YF-19  maybe when they figure out the DX Chogokin yf-21?

 

[Scyla]

4 minutes ago, F360 said:

hmm, the one on the logo looks more like a VF-31 than the YF-29.  so not really sure when they are going to do the WWM YF-19  maybe when they figure out the DX Chogokin yf-21?

 

Yeah, you are spot on on the VF-31. Didn’t parse the vertical stabilizers and canards correctly. Theory debunked. 

[Bolt]

3 hours ago, kajnrig said:

Since BBTS is the only US retailer selling this, is it fair to say this is NOT a WWM release? I keep waiting on some other mainstay stores to list it and keep seeing nothing.

EDIT:

Well fudge me.

https://www.kappahobby.com/products/dx-chogokin-vf-25f-super-messiah-valkyrie-alto-saotome-custom-revival-ver

Wow! Free shipping to the US?!

[no3Ljm]

4 hours ago, kajnrig said:

Since BBTS is the only US retailer selling this, is it fair to say this is NOT a WWM release? I keep waiting on some other mainstay stores to list it and keep seeing nothing.

EDIT:

Well fudge me.

https://www.kappahobby.com/products/dx-chogokin-vf-25f-super-messiah-valkyrie-alto-saotome-custom-revival-ver

Seeing that the store is located in the Bay Area, CA. You guys think they charge CA tax upon placing the order? Also, based on their pre-order policy, you will be charge as soon as they have confirmed your order in 1-2 days. So no pay later for pre-orders.

Edit: Scratch that. Looks like there's CA tax afterwards. So the DX Alto set total shipped to US-CA is $277.84.

Edited October 5, 2022 by no3Ljm

[Bolt]

Always CA tax..

[Special Sauce]

2 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Seeing that the store is located in the Bay Area, CA. You guys think they charge CA tax upon placing the order? Also, based on their pre-order policy, you will be charge as soon as they have confirmed your order in 1-2 days. So no pay later for pre-orders.

Edit: Scratch that. Looks like there's CA tax afterwards. So the DX Alto set total shipped to US-CA is $277.84.

So if you're not in CA there is no tax?  I'm in NY so the CA won't matter for me.

Also, I don't see anywhere that is says they charge for your pre-order before they ship it.  Where did you see that?

Edited October 5, 2022 by Special Sauce

[no3Ljm]

1 hour ago, Special Sauce said:

So if you're not in CA there is no tax?  I'm in NY so the CA won't matter for me.

Also, I don't see anywhere that is says they charge for your pre-order before they ship it.  Where did you see that?

I tried to put an item in the cart to see the cost. Also it looks like there still be CA tax even if you're in NY because you're ordering it from a store located in California.

As for the pre-order, I read their pre-order policy below:

https://www.kappahobby.com/pages/pre-order-policy

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Last updated: 11/20/2021

Edited October 5, 2022 by no3Ljm

[Bolt]

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

I tried to put an item in the cart to see the cost. Also it looks like there still be CA tax even if you're in NY because you're ordering it from a store located in California.

That's how that works, unfortunately. 

[ErikElvis]

I’m ok with bbts. What’s ems from Japan? $50? I’ll pay an extra 50 for less hassle. 

[MikeRoz]

5 hours ago, ErikElvis said:

I’m ok with bbts. What’s ems from Japan? $50? I’ll pay an extra 50 for less hassle. 

My Nin-Nin order with EMS ended up being only $10 less than BBTS, but that's because I accidentally ordered in USD and Nin-Nin hit me with a $10 "exchange charge".

[PsYcHoDyNaMiX]

@nycc2022

[Bolt]

Looking good 👍🏼 

[no3Ljm]

I'm curious what's the 'Macross Survey' is for. 

[PsYcHoDyNaMiX]

5 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

I'm curious what's the 'Macross Survey' is for. 

I actually didnt get a chance to check or notice it until you said it! LOL... i'm kind of pooped for the day. I'll check tmw when I go back. XD

[PsYcHoDyNaMiX]

20 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

I'm curious what's the 'Macross Survey' is for. 

Actually its scannable from the pic! I just checked. XD

 

https://jp.surveymonkey.com/r/3VPHQ2X

Edited October 7, 2022 by PsYcHoDyNaMiX

[MacrossJunkie]

3 hours ago, PsYcHoDyNaMiX said:

@nycc2022

Judging by that pic, it looks like they chose to display the 25F with the bendy PVC lasers. Why even bother including them at this point? Even the YF-29 reissue and Max's did away with them and only have the hard plastic ones.

 

Edit: wait, I think they did include the PVC ones with Alto's re-issue. I can't locate the box so can't confirm. 

Edited October 7, 2022 by MacrossJunkie

[Anasazi37]

2 hours ago, PsYcHoDyNaMiX said:

Actually its scannable from the pic! I just checked. XD

 

https://jp.surveymonkey.com/r/3VPHQ2X

Gave them a piece of my mind.

[PsYcHoDyNaMiX]

44 minutes ago, MacrossJunkie said:

Judging by that pic, it looks like they chose to display the 25F with the bendy PVC lasers. Why even bother including them at this point? Even the YF-29 reissue and Max's did away with them and only have the hard plastic ones.

 

Edit: wait, I think they did include the PVC ones with Alto's re-issue. I can't locate the box so can't confirm. 

good catch! I was all over the place today so i didnt get enough time to peruse and only to take some quick pics. First day is always the shopping day, lol.

[jvmacross]

I want those acrylic "DX" and "HMR" signs....that would have been a nice give-away for their display table

[Angesdad]

Hey, is that off-white, beige looking crotch piece supposed to be a part of the super pack? for someone who's never had one of these, the part looks unfinished and completely bland.

[jenius]

1 hour ago, Angesdad said:

Hey, is that off-white, beige looking crotch piece supposed to be a part of the super pack? for someone who's never had one of these, the part looks unfinished and completely bland.

Lol, bringing back the complaints from 10 years ago when these things were originally released!

[Angesdad]

14 minutes ago, jenius said:

Lol, bringing back the complaints from 10 years ago when these things were originally released!

Ya @jenius, always 10 years behind y'all.😁 Seriously, it looks like someone forgot to put some paint on that piece after spraying primer! 

[Lolicon]

Sadly that is how it's supposed to look. Makes me wonder if the CG guys weren't given enough time to finish rendering and the producers just said eff it, let's just make the uncolored crotch piece canon. 

[Anasazi37]

2 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Sadly that is how it's supposed to look. Makes me wonder if the CG guys weren't given enough time to finish rendering and the producers just said eff it, let's just make the uncolored crotch piece canon. 

I now can't unsee that crotch piece. And I was planning to display this valk in Battroid. Guess I'll have to rotate it at least 45 degrees, in some kind of dynamic pose, so I don't have to look at it.

[MacrossJunkie]

In my opinion, it doesn't look so bad if you give it a panel line wash to bring out the details. I don't have the supers for the 25F or S, but on the RVF and G, it doesn't look too bad after doing that, imo.

 

That said, I still prefer the crotch piece included with the armored parts as those are color matched.

Edited October 8, 2022 by MacrossJunkie

[PsYcHoDyNaMiX]

Two more decent pics... the third was blurry (sorry). I was hoping to capture the matte finish of the super pack.

[Angesdad]

Any information on the number of screws on the hip joint for this upcoming release? - I don't have a renewal version, did it come with one or three screws?

[no3Ljm]

5 hours ago, Angesdad said:

Any information on the number of screws on the hip joint for this upcoming release? - I don't have a renewal version, did it come with one or three screws?

The Renewal has one screw. The Revival ver on the other hand, since it's not out yet, if it's going to use the update from the VF-25F Worldwide Release, then it's going to have 3 screws.