orbitalharvest Posted May 16 Posted May 16 1 hour ago, dapro said: Great! I don't know anyone here that really collects Marcoss. Which part of the Bay you reside in? bay area problems (challenges)... Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted May 16 Posted May 16 On 5/14/2024 at 6:21 PM, dapro said: You live in the Bay Area now? Lots of us around here, maybe we should do a norcal Macross Convention one of these days? Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted May 16 Posted May 16 On 5/14/2024 at 5:12 PM, davidwhangchoi said: Only 2. I'm in the Bay Area but all my Macross collection is still in East Coast. I have very minimum space so I can't buy as much. I ordered from Nippon Yassan 2.0. Yoyakunow I want to get the Ostrich but I'm not sure where's the best place to buy them now. I've been mostly buying through eBay lately. I haven't bought from an overseas online retailer since pre pandemic, and that was usually through Nippon Yassan, I didn't even know about the fraud that took place with NY till recently. Is Yokakunow popular to use now? I was checking out Luna Park but I don't get why they have a regular store and a "premium" store. Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted May 17 Posted May 17 On 5/15/2024 at 5:44 PM, dapro said: Great! I don't know anyone here that really collects Marcoss. Which part of the Bay you reside in? up north in SF, yeah no Macross at the anime stores i visited in Japan town. On 5/15/2024 at 11:34 PM, Sanity is Optional said: Lots of us around here, maybe we should do a norcal Macross Convention one of these days? that would be nice On 5/16/2024 at 12:09 AM, rsvictor1976 said: I want to get the Ostrich but I'm not sure where's the best place to buy them now. I've been mostly buying through eBay lately. I haven't bought from an overseas online retailer since pre pandemic, and that was usually through Nippon Yassan, I didn't even know about the fraud that took place with NY till recently. Is Yokakunow popular to use now? I was checking out Luna Park but I don't get why they have a regular store and a "premium" store. Yokakunow, is relatively new so i can't say one way or another. I'll be finding out once they ship out the VT-1. Quote
grogall Posted May 28 Posted May 28 I read that when they released the 1:60 High Metal R version some people had colour differences between the fast packs and leg and arm parts!? I hope this gets solved in the DX Version! 🤔 Quote
jenius Posted May 28 Posted May 28 HMR is like 1:90 scale. The Yammy V2 was 1:60... haven't looked at mine in forever to see if there are color variations. Quote
grogall Posted May 28 Posted May 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, jenius said: HMR is like 1:90 scale. The Yammy V2 was 1:60... haven't looked at mine in forever to see if there are color variations. Thanks @jenius, for pointing out that the scale is not 1:60, not sure why I was under the impression that the High-Metal R line was 1:60!? But it's also probably why I don't have any... But did find this official information on scale. So thanks for pointing that out! As for the colour inconstancies on the HM-R ostrich I found this posted from @Vi-RS, back in 2018! So not sure how widely spread this was... Edited May 28 by grogall Quote
MKT Posted May 28 Author Posted May 28 37 minutes ago, grogall said: As for the colour inconstancies on the HM-R ostrich I found this posted from @Vi-RS, back in 2018! So not sure how widely spread this was... As I'm typing this, I'm looking at my HMR VT-1 and actually forgot about this issue until now. The color difference is there, but as with most color differences it is usually only noticeable (or noticeable to the point of being bothersome) under bright or fluorescent white lighting. I intentionally use warm white on my displays to mask these issues, and also the little yellowings on some of the pieces. Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 29 Posted May 29 15 hours ago, grogall said: Thanks @jenius, for pointing out that the scale is not 1:60, not sure why I was under the impression that the High-Metal R line was 1:60!? But it's also probably why I don't have any... But did find this official information on scale. So thanks for pointing that out! As for the colour inconstancies on the HM-R ostrich I found this posted from @Vi-RS, back in 2018! So not sure how widely spread this was... I would assume the difference is due to the fact that one is using the actual color of the plastic versus one that is just painted on top of a different plastic color giving that obvious color shade differences. I have a feeling it's going to be the same with the DX, like the chest area and wings, but hopefully not as obvious as the HMR's above. Quote
505thAirborne Posted May 29 Posted May 29 (edited) I had two HMR VT-1's, got them on PO and both had different shades of orange which visually really bugged me and in turn I sold both of them. The plus side is that I found a pristine Yamato V.2 VT-1 for $65.00 shipped on Ebay last year & I'm happy as can be. (Didn't come with the box but that's ok.) As I'm not a fan of the whole TWE concept, I'll hold out for someone who bought one to many & willing to sell a spare. Edited May 29 by 505thAirborne Quote
MKT Posted May 29 Author Posted May 29 2 hours ago, 505thAirborne said: I had two HMR VT-1's, got them on PO and both had different shades of orange which visually really bugged me and in turn I sold both of them. The plus side is that I found a pristine Yamato V.2 VT-1 for $65.00 shipped on Ebay last year & I'm happy as can be. (Didn't come with the box but that's ok.) As I'm not a fan of the whole TWE concept, I'll hold out for someone who bought one to many & willing to sell a spare. That's a really great deal for a loose VT-1. I don't have a Yammie VT-1, so now I'm curious what Yamato did to handle the orange. Did they manage to match the painted & molded plastic nicely, or was all the orange painted? Quote
505thAirborne Posted May 29 Posted May 29 4 minutes ago, MKT said: That's a really great deal for a loose VT-1. I don't have a Yammie VT-1, so now I'm curious what Yamato did to handle the orange. Did they manage to match the painted & molded plastic nicely, or was all the orange painted? That VT-1 is hands down the luckiest find I've ever come across so far. The legs, boosters, leg armor, backpack & chest are all the same shade of orange on mine. The Armor is all molded in orange while the rest of the Valkyrie appears to be painted orange over the ivory/cream colored plastic. Even if you're getting the Bandai DX version, which looks stunning I'd still recommend tracking down the Yamato V.2 as well. Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 29 Posted May 29 12 minutes ago, MKT said: I don't have a Yammie VT-1, so now I'm curious what Yamato did to handle the orange. Did they manage to match the painted & molded plastic nicely, or was all the orange painted? I used to have Yamato's VF-1D and VT-1 before. I remember all the oranges are somehow in same tone. My safe guess is it's why they probably used deep orange than lighter orange like the HMR's. That way it's consistent whether it's painted on the beige plastic parts or against the same orange plastic. Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 29 Posted May 29 3 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said: Even if you're getting the Bandai DX version, which looks stunning I'd still recommend tracking down the Yamato V.2 as well. Aaawww. Don't do that. I already sold mine years ago. Don't want to hunt them down again. Even for its rainbow canopies. Quote
505thAirborne Posted May 29 Posted May 29 3 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: Even for its rainbow canopies. And white landing gear! Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 29 Posted May 29 7 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said: And white landing gear! And that too. Quote
MKT Posted May 29 Author Posted May 29 Yes rainbow canopy & white landing gears haha. I do intend to get the Yammie VT-1. Usually when a DX is announced, the corresponding Yammie will drop in price. But somehow, this hasn't started happening yet for the Yammie - perhaps gotta wait till when the DX is actually released. Quote
grogall Posted May 29 Posted May 29 Since the VF-1D also has moulded as well as painted over areas, like the chest and leading edge wings and these don't seem to suffer from any huge colour differences. I'm kind of hopeful that Bandai will have solved this issue!? but sadly we still have a couple of months to wait for the bird, before we fry Bandai for the mistakes...😂 Quote
Chronocidal Posted May 29 Posted May 29 (edited) 1 hour ago, grogall said: Since the VF-1D also has moulded as well as painted over areas, like the chest and leading edge wings and these don't seem to suffer from any huge colour differences. I'm kind of hopeful that Bandai will have solved this issue!? but sadly we still have a couple of months to wait for the bird, before we fry Bandai for the mistakes...😂 It's a nice dream, but I don't think Bandai has ever been quite as good at color matching as Yamato. The DX VF-1D wasn't nearly as bad as the HMR though, so I'm not too worried about the oranges not matching. I think the Yamato VT-1 was better than their VF-1D though, since the orange plastic used on the VF-1D was slightly transparent for some reason. Edited May 29 by Chronocidal Quote
no3Ljm Posted May 29 Posted May 29 1 hour ago, grogall said: But sadly we still have a couple of months to wait for the bird, before we fry Bandai for the mistakes...😂 Well, just so you know, it ain't MACROSSWORLD without the complaints. So yeah. Quote
Gabe Q Posted June 11 Posted June 11 On 5/28/2024 at 1:54 AM, grogall said: Thanks @jenius, for pointing out that the scale is not 1:60, not sure why I was under the impression that the High-Metal R line was 1:60!? But it's also probably why I don't have any... But did find this official information on scale. @Mr March That's an awesome infographic! There is some great info there. Thanks for posting that @grogall. Quote
grogall Posted June 17 Posted June 17 (edited) According to P-Bandai release date of 📆7月発送予定!? (17th. July), we only have a month to wait till we finally get first pictures! Funny that the VF-1D also had the same release date in 2021. Hopefully we will get an unboxing soon, as well as some magazine articles before the end of this month! Can't wait for this bird and hope Bandai doesn't let us down... then we should get an announcement on the DX超合金 VE-1 エリントシーカー by the end of July with a release in December. 🤗 Edited June 17 by grogall Quote
Spark-O-Matic Posted June 22 Posted June 22 On 6/16/2024 at 11:40 PM, grogall said: then we should get an announcement on the DX超合金 VE-1 エリントシーカー by the end of July with a release in December. I hope it goes that smooth. Quote
grogall Posted July 1 Posted July 1 Yeeeeh! We finally have Ostrich Month! But it got me to thinking why is this bird called Super Ostrich since Ostriches can't fly!? 🤪 Even though, who is hyped to finally get this bird? Quote
Radioguy Posted July 1 Posted July 1 30 minutes ago, grogall said: Yeeeeh! We finally have Ostrich Month! But it got me to thinking why is this bird called Super Ostrich since Ostriches can't fly!? 🤪 He's a "super" power walker. 30 minutes ago, grogall said: Even though, who is hyped to finally get this bird? Who ordered one? Me, for one. Quote
grogall Posted July 1 Posted July 1 2 hours ago, Radioguy said: He's a "super" power walker. Who ordered one? Me, for one. Ja, I ordered 2 but from LP, and they are not exactly known from making the bird takeoff quickly...🥵 Quote
Chronocidal Posted July 1 Posted July 1 10 minutes ago, grogall said: Ja, I ordered 2 but from LP, and they are not exactly known from making the bird takeoff quickly...🥵 Which is ironically very fitting for an Ostrich. Quote
grogall Posted July 1 Posted July 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chronocidal said: Which is ironically very fitting for an Ostrich. I don't want to think about it! 🤬 Edited July 1 by grogall Quote
Radioguy Posted July 2 Posted July 2 4 hours ago, grogall said: Ja, I ordered 2 but from LP, and they are not exactly known from making the bird takeoff quickly...🥵 True. I wish I could've ordered two, myself. If I had, my head would be in the sand too, because I'd be sleeping on the beach. Quote
Bolt Posted July 2 Posted July 2 Very much looking forward to this release. Ya, bay area Macross heads need a meeting place. Somewhere that would (almost) match a location from Frontier Quote
pengbuzz Posted July 4 Posted July 4 On 7/1/2024 at 9:40 PM, Bolt said: Very much looking forward to this release. Ya, bay area Macross heads need a meeting place. Somewhere that would (almost) match a location from Frontier Strangely enough, the Ostrich never appealed to me. Dunno why, just looks too odd to me... Quote
Bolt Posted July 4 Posted July 4 42 minutes ago, pengbuzz said: Strangely enough, the Ostrich never appealed to me. Dunno why, just looks too odd to me... It was my first 1/55 Bandai Valk back in the 80's.. Quote
MKT Posted July 4 Author Posted July 4 Release date for this is supposedly July 18th - another 2 weeks. By then we'll forget all about the YF-21 Quote
grogall Posted July 4 Posted July 4 1 hour ago, MKT said: Release date for this is supposedly July 18th - another 2 weeks. By then we'll forget all about the YF-21 Actually the 17th. 📆7月発送予定!? according to Bandai, so less then two weeks away...🤗 Quote
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