1/48 yamato toy reviews HELP!

[genocide]

hi! can you lead me to where i can find toy reviews yamato 1/48 macross figs? and is there a VF-1S hikaru (red) in 1/48 scale??? thanx...

[Hayabusa]

genocide said:

is there a VF-1S hikaru (red) in 1/48 scale??? thanx...

Yup, Yamato released one a few years back. I remember getting one from Malvin last year.

[SEELE01]

I made a review of this on the old gt board, it can still be found here:
cc.1asphost.com/macrossph/reviews_view.asp?line=26
and also for the fast pack:
cc.1asphost.com/macrossph/reviews_view.asp?line=27

[genocide]

hey thanx.... nice work on your review sir... this toy is said to be very expensive... is it worth it?

[SEELE01]

Yup its worth it. It's my only 1:48 valk and my prized toy up to now.

[genocide]

that's a relief... i want to get a VF-1S/A to start with before i get a VF-OS... anything else you would like to recommend sir? i have a tight budget for this try... what model would you recommend?

[valk1s]

This may be good news for you, as there are rumors going on now that the VF-1S Hikaru will be reissued in January 2006. A person has already put them up on ebay. Also in another forum, a person is taking preorders too. I don't know how concrete this is, but i will believe it more when I see it up on japan online sites like HLJ.

If you are planning to get the VF-0S, maybe you should consider to get the VF-1S Roy. Shouldn't be too hard to find as it has been issued for a fourth time and the last time was about 3 months ago. I think Malvin still have stock as I see him having it up on ebay.

[SEELE01]

IMHO, any 1:48 Valk is good, it's just a matter to color preference. Try getting the one that's closest to its original release price.

[engrgv]

The front landing gear covers do not close properly in the review. Is this just a QC problem or do all of the new ones have this problem? I have the 1st issue Roy and although the doors get scratched a lot due to the difficulty in opening them, they are aligned properly. The new ones have tabs for easier unlocking but is it at the cost of misalignment?

[The Laughing Man]

genocide:

You can read a review of the 1/48 VF-1J from Collection DX:

collectiondx.com/viewrecord.asp?txtKeywords=super+vf%2D1j&ID=363

The 1/48's are a very worthy purchase. I suggest you get at least one.

SEELE01:
Sir, I have a couple of bit's I'd like to point out from your review if you don't mind. ;D

Wouldn't it be cool for the visor to glow? Sorry this is just a lighting effect.

The eyepiece technicall is composed of several sensor arrays and cameras for the battroid. It's not supposed to glow or light up. Only Toynami added that feature which is incorrect.

Note the wide uneven gaps on the landing gear cover (outer rows) and the uneven seam on the arms(inner rows)

The seams are not present on all 1/48's. I have 8, and only 2 have this problem. It's a QC issue, but not very big a problem.

The headlights, it doesn't glow at any lighting angle. Yamato could have made them reflectorized for better looks.

You're referring to the landing lights, and yes, I do agree that using 'reflectorized' clear plastic would have been better.

Aside from the uneven gaps/seams on the arms and legs (seen at bottom view of Valkyrie) there is also the infamous head seam and diagonal intake seam

The head seam isn't really 'infamous.' It's only like that because some morons over at Macross World made it so. By design, the seam is inevitable.

Diagonal intake seam

This has been an issue since the first 1/48 release. It's because of the molds. Yamato has already confirmed that.

Yamato seems to place copyright/make marks from odd places which should be
placed in inconspicuous locations like inside the fuselage or inside the jet exhaust.

It's a manufacturing 'must.' All manufacturers leave their mark on visible areas.

Yamato left out a big hole in Valkyrie mode which appears as if the Valk has a big panel came off on both sides and showing a shiny screw. If this is a real thing, it wouldn't survive a reentry from space.

That's the space for the arm joints to swing out from. I'd rather that design, than have to fully unfold the legs to get the arms out, ala the 1/55's.

The back view in gerwalk doesn't look good as if there is a major part missing underneath. Yamato could have compensated for this at least by supplying a cover plate.

There's no need because there are no back plate covers in the original line art. Partly because most of the machinery of the Valkyrie is stored in the legs, and in between the chest and back panels.

Practicality wise, there's no room for it.

Anywhoo, that's about it.

I hope this helps clear some items up.

[45caliber]

laughingman said:

genocide:

You can read a review of the 1/48 VF-1J from Collection DX:

collectiondx.com/viewrecord.asp?txtKeywords=super+vf%2D1j&ID=363

The 1/48's are a very worthy purchase. I suggest you get at least one.

SEELE01:
Sir, I have a couple of bit's I'd like to point out from your review if you don't mind. ;D

Wouldn't it be cool for the visor to glow? Sorry this is just a lighting effect.

The eyepiece technicall is composed of several sensor arrays and cameras for the battroid. It's not supposed to glow or light up. Only Toynami added that feature which is incorrect.



The seams are not present on all 1/48's. I have 8, and only 2 have this problem. It's a QC issue, but not very big a problem.



You're referring to the landing lights, and yes, I do agree that using 'reflectorized' clear plastic would have been better.



The head seam isn't really 'infamous.' It's only like that because some morons over at Macross World made it so. By design, the seam is inevitable.



This has been an issue since the first 1/48 release. It's because of the molds. Yamato has already confirmed that.



It's a manufacturing 'must.' All manufacturers leave their mark on visible areas.



That's the space for the arm joints to swing out from. I'd rather that design, than have to fully unfold the legs to get the arms out, ala the 1/55's.

The back view in gerwalk doesn't look good as if there is a major part missing underneath. Yamato could have compensated for this at least by supplying a cover plate.

There's no need because there are no back plate covers in the original line art. Partly because most of the machinery of the Valkyrie is stored in the legs, and in between the chest and back panels.

Practicality wise, there's no room for it.

Anywhoo, that's about it.

I hope this helps clear some items up.

your comments reminds me of someone else i've known from the past... i have this funny feelings

[The Laughing Man]

your comments reminds me of someone else i've known from the past... i have this funny feelings

Huh?

wut do you mean?

[Peace]

The 1/48s look better in real than in pics. I suggest you go to GT ad look at one...then you can decide. I was having second thoughts about it when I was just looking at the pics. But yesterday I saw one in one of the shops and it really looks better in person...hehehe.

Peace

[genocide]

i saw some pics, and the hands of the 1/48's are small and thin... do they really look that bad??? and it looks flimsy that i think it could break anytime... anywei... im only worried about the hands... but im beginning to fall for 1/48 valks!

one more thing i would like to ask. If the Roy Focker VF-1S is reissued for the 4th time, does that mean that the 1st three issues have problems???

@laughing man: why won't you post pics of your collection here? just wondering...

[Hayabusa]

The hands on the Yamato 1/48s are indeed quite small as you've noticed but not as flimsy as you might have thought. They are detachable and can be replaced by other hands like the one included in the to-be-released GBP armor. If I remember correctly, only the 1st release of Focker's 1S had problems.