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Post by The Laughing Man on Jul 25, 2006 4:30:08 GMT 8
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Post by The Laughing Man on Jul 5, 2006 1:19:53 GMT 8
Gian, Yamato looks to be streamlining their non VF-1 Macross Valkyries to 1/60. Holyfriggincow!!! A 1/60 YF-19!!! Is it just me or is the fuselage of the yf-19 a bit stubby on the side profile? It's supposed to be like that. If you have the 1/72 YF-19, look at the instruction manual. You'll see the line art for the YF-19 there also has a fat fuselage from a side profile. ;D
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Post by The Laughing Man on Mar 18, 2006 16:08:07 GMT 8
hmmm. the reason why i started this is that i was considering getting two kinds of stuff: a gq force impulse and a super/strike 1/60 valkrie. obviously i cant afford the 1/48 (and i've heard horrible stories regarding the leg 's "t-brace" and "backpack"), plus i preferred the 1/60's "transformation" and scale. Whatever 'stories' you heard about the 1/48 are all exagerrated. Having a 1/48 in your hands and transforming it yourself is a far different, and 'better' experience than just reading about them. Just ask anyone where who has a 1/48. I own several 1/60's as well, and was hoping for the Strike Parts to be released. Sadly, it did not gain any momentum based on the Yamato poll, so it was scrapped.
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Post by The Laughing Man on Mar 17, 2006 16:22:30 GMT 8
Personal opinion, YES. They are worth collecting, but at this point and time, the 1/60's are an aquired taste na lang.
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Post by The Laughing Man on Mar 17, 2006 14:56:03 GMT 8
Yamato scrapped the project a long time ago.
AFAIK, Yamato put up an online poll on their website trying to get collector feedback on the project. I don't think it generated enough interest based on the poll results.
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Post by The Laughing Man on Feb 28, 2006 17:34:52 GMT 8
Sorry for the confusion Chet. It was CHECKMATE pala who left the comment. I mixed your names up. Sorry. Regarding the 1/60 TRU brownies, the color differences are minor. One is darker than the other (not sure if TRU was darker or lighter- never got the mass production brownie). The TRU Brownie is not what you would really call limited (unlike the black 1J), because it had a significant production run as well. Not as high as a standard run (usually 15,0000 units), but good enough (around 8000 units). It also later ended up with marked down prices in Japan (some even ending up at SM Toy Kingdom-got two TRU's from TK when I found them there). The only thing making it 'limited' is the sticker, but that did not make it fly with collectors so a lot of pieces ended up somewhere else. As for the Hikaru w/ FP Giftset, it was my understanding that it was similar to the TRU 1/60 Brownie, only more lower production numbers, but i will have to get back to you on that information.
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Post by The Laughing Man on Feb 27, 2006 15:56:40 GMT 8
engrgv, chet,
You are both right.
The valkyrie you mentioned was indeed a Black VF-1J with FP's. However, it was specifically created for that promotion. Only 5 were ever made, making it the rarest 1/48's of all.
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Post by The Laughing Man on Feb 26, 2006 17:12:44 GMT 8
They did release a super limited black 1/48 VF-1J for a promo once. I don't remember that one, but even if they did, it was a promotional toy. If you get it by signing up for a credit card/bank, then the bank or CC could be an affiliate of Yamato, or other companies associated with Macross. This is not uncommon in Japan. Japanese often use/raffle off items (not limited to toys) as prizes to help their company or product gain customers and consumers respectively. Pinoy's do this too. Remember in the old days when opening an account at Banco De Oro gets you a G.I. Joe, or a Barbie (if you're a girl)? Same thing. There is a difference between that and creating a limited run for the regular toy collecting market, and then labelling it as an exclusive.
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Post by The Laughing Man on Feb 25, 2006 19:06:30 GMT 8
ah, just some real-world technological explanations - but still VFs are just sci-fi stuff, so what the heck?! yamato just loves to mess consumers around with its "exclusive" variants, etc. Yamato has never released an 'Exclusive' or Limited Edition Variant for it's Macross line. Save for the original Low Visibility VF-1A, and the M&M Super 1J's. All three versions had a regular production run, so this technically does NOT make them Exclusives. The only thing making them 'limited' is the fact that they were never re-issued, unlike the other Variants. Very informative links. ;D
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Post by The Laughing Man on Feb 25, 2006 18:24:02 GMT 8
juz wonderin wer the heck did they come up w/ the "camo" idea? did that appear in any Macross Anime? Nope. The 'camo' scheme is what Yamato calls it's 'collector variant.' A camo Valkyrie custom appeared in 2004's Tokyo Hobby convention. In truth, even the original Low Vis was a collector variant. Someone already created a custom low-visibility 1/48 even before Yamato came out with the idea. The only difference is, Yamato changed the pilot sculpt for the original Low Vis. So it is not impossible if the next wave of 1/48's that comes out include the Minmay Guard, Blue Roses, and Enigma color schemes.
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Post by The Laughing Man on Feb 25, 2006 18:19:57 GMT 8
So they repainted it and it becomes stealth?? i don't get it... Changing paint colors won't make any difference in radar! The term 'stealth valk' simply refers to the paint scheme of the toy. But technically, and contrary to what you said, paint does play a large part in making an aircraft stealthy. There are two ways to make an aircraft invisible to radar: 1. It can be shaped so that any radar signals it reflects are reflected away from the radar equipment. This explains why the F-117 Nighthawk has a very angular shape, and there are no rounded edges. 2. The craft can be covered in radar absorbing materials. The F-117 Nighthawk, and more modern stealth aircraft like the F-22 Raptor, the F-35 JSF, and the RAh-66 Comanche use radar absorbing materials, including stealth technology paints to help absorb radar and microwave signals, to hide the aircraft. So 'yes', changing the paint scheme of the Valkyrie can turn it into a Stealth Valkyrie, and make it invisible to radar. ;D **edited for spelling.
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Post by The Laughing Man on Feb 25, 2006 15:40:02 GMT 8
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Post by The Laughing Man on Jan 16, 2006 15:58:14 GMT 8
hmmmm ok i went around this afternoon and checked out the prices. please do let me know if they're good. sorry na rin in advance if i misspell anything. 1. masterpiece vol.1 rick hunter : 9 thou For that amount, you can add another 1K and you can get either the Super VF-1J Hikaru/Milia/Max, or get any regular 1/48 VF-1, and buy the FAST Pack Set. More bang for your buck. +1k= You can buy the 1/100 Scale VB-6 Koenig Monster (which has better collectibility in the long run), or buy a 1/48 Roy Focker -1K= you can buy a 1/60 Queadluun Rau Same Amount= you can buy 2 1/60 Valkyries. 1 regular, 1 armored With the price quotes you posted, you're better off adding another thousand and go home with a far more superior product, both aesthetically, and investment wise.
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Post by The Laughing Man on Jan 15, 2006 11:14:50 GMT 8
nde pre. the toys in the link I sent you are comparison shots between the Yamato 1/48, Bandai and Toynami 1/55's, the Yamato 1/60, and the Bandai 1/72. Availability, you can still find some Bandai 1/55's and Yamato 1/48's and 1/60's. The Toynami's are a little harder to find, since they never gained popularity here in PI. I'd recommend handling a 1/55, a 1/60, and 1/48 so you can decide which one you really want to buy. a so the scales na sinasabi nyo are all yamato's pala...? based on the website you gave me laughing man? hmm... i'm sort of a completist... so availability. will i be hard pressed finding the older models? like if i get the toynami masterpiece (which is the most likely scenario now i think) will i still be able to find vol.1 na hindi super absurd prices? so far in the debate, seems like toy quality lang yung negative sa toynami but positive, they just have 1 scale, are relatively cheap (around 3thou right?) and they have the alpha series...
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Post by The Laughing Man on Jan 14, 2006 16:32:10 GMT 8
so yamato's the brand to go for? tama ba? do they have the new models (alpha nga ba tawag dun?) like toynami has? thanks! At this time, only Toynami has the license to produce Alpha, and Beta toys. Harmony Gold, the company claiming own ALL international distribution rights to Robotech has chosen Toynami as it's toy manufacturer. So for now, no other company can make Mospeada, and Southern Cross toys.
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