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Re: 1/48 Armored Valk! « Reply #60 on Oct 20, 2005, 7:50am »
Well, it appeared in what? 1? Maybe 2 episodes of the original Macross/Robotech? It's not particularly well known. It didn't even appear in the refresher movie for casual fans.
I must think that for many chunky-monkey fans it's a little bonus for their currently owned valks... doubt they'd go out and get another valk just to have an armour set that prevent it from actually transforming.
I have my own 1/55 (a Bandai reissue), and that's enough for me. I don't have particularly fond memories to live my nostalgia off of because I never had an original, didn't have a Jetfire, didn't even know what Macross really was until I discovered the Internet.... I'm waiting for the 1/48 one too. ...I'm a completist and I want to have at least one of each upgraded valk in my collection.
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Re: 1/48 Armored Valk! « Reply #61 on Oct 22, 2005, 7:19am »
"...I'm a completist and I want to have at least one of each upgraded valk in my collection."
your wallet must be thanking you for being that kind of completist.
I on the other hand am a completist in that I want every single 1/48 release in my collection
I really liked the anime I even remember that it used to be on at channel 9 @ 5:30pm then came starblazers then astroboy, in the Phil., talk about a clear example of "diminishing returns"
I've always wanted a clear definite representation of the VF-1 mecha in my collection and yamato's 1/48 VF-1 is the most accurate, most detailed, sturdiest and largest undisputed candidate. So I swore I'd get every released version of it. Of course I don't go over board and by multiples of it just 1 of each
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Re: 1/48 Armored Valk! « Reply #62 on Oct 22, 2005, 9:15am »
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Well, it appeared in what? 1? Maybe 2 episodes of the original Macross/Robotech? It's not particularly well known. It didn't even appear in the refresher movie for casual fans.
The GBP-1 appeared for about 4 or 5 episodes, most noteably the ep with Minmay joining the Ms. Macross Contest, and Hikaru got stuck in the enemy ship after bombarding it with micro-missles from the inside.
The GBP-1 also appeared very briefly (about 2-3 seconds total) in the first few minutes of DYRL. It unleashed a swarm of micro-missles against a number of Regults.
The GBP-1 is a very well known part of the Macross Mecha line up.
The only problem with it, at least toy wise- was that it was too difficult, and often too expensive to get one. Yamato releasing a far far far far better GBP-1 isn't helping either, primarily because of the price. Im a Macross fanboy, and I'd like all my 1/48's to don the armor, but at the price it's going, it looks like I'll only buy one, and just wait for someone to sell theirs for a lower, much more reasonable price.
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Re: 1/48 Armored Valk! « Reply #63 on Oct 22, 2005, 10:47am »
To me takatoku are the best , the prices are low nowdays due to the new yamatos , but once yamato stops making their valks the old takas will sky rocket again for sure
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Re: 1/48 Armored Valk! « Reply #69 on Dec 25, 2005, 9:12am »
Finally got some answers. It is not photoshopped based on what Graham mentioned on MW, it's a custom paint scheme and not a production item. The pics are from the new February 2006 issue of Dengeki Hobby magazine.
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Re: 1/48 Armored Valk! « Reply #70 on Dec 25, 2005, 12:44pm »
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With regard to the QR, I don't think it was overpriced.
Indeed. I bought the Queadluun-Rau in Hong Kong for about 30 USD. It's the shipping cost that makes it difficult for most collecters' wallets, especially with the box dimensions of Yamato products. http://www.geocities.com/chogokin_tamashi/macross/max_miria.jpg
I'll try to buy both the 1/48 VF-1J and the GBP-1 armor. However, I won't be due for another trip to Hong Kong soon, so I might have to pay the extra shipping fees.
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Re: 1/48 Armored Valk! « Reply #71 on Dec 25, 2005, 9:04pm »
Hey Roboto!
Congrats on the first 1/48!
It's certainly an awesome toy in my book. The best representation of a VF-1 to date. Congrats on the QR too. The QR is the first real 'toy' from Yamato as far as I am concerned.
Re: 1/48 Armored Valk! « Reply #72 on Dec 26, 2005, 2:14pm »
Hello all! I'm a newbie here, but have been on the other anime boards for a while. I got a boxed Taka 1/55 GBP set this summer for $100. That was a great deal, but I am definitely looking forward to Yamato's 1/48 release. I agree about the price tag - I'll only be able to get one, but that's still better than zero!
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Re: 1/48 Armored Valk! « Reply #73 on Dec 26, 2005, 3:27pm »
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Hello all! I'm a newbie here, but have been on the other anime boards for a while. I got a boxed Taka 1/55 GBP set this summer for $100. That was a great deal, but I am definitely looking forward to Yamato's 1/48 release. I agree about the price tag - I'll only be able to get one, but that's still better than zero!
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