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Post by queenkittan on Nov 17, 2008 13:53:54 GMT -5
Not overly gone on the parts swapping thing.
Are there going to be proper transofmring VF-25s in the same scale. Wha bout that diecast one.
I'm probably going to get the Damashii Alto's VF-25 so I want Ozmas one to transform.
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Post by eriku on Nov 17, 2008 14:13:28 GMT -5
Not overly gone on the parts swapping thing. Are there going to be proper transofmring VF-25s in the same scale. Wha bout that diecast one. I'm probably going to get the Damashii Alto's VF-25 so I want Ozmas one to transform. Unfortunately the only VF-25 in 1/100 scale is the one with heavy parts swapping. The diecast one you refer to is the 1/60 scale DX toy |
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Post by queenkittan on Nov 17, 2008 14:22:22 GMT -5
Yeah, that one sounds like a better bet TBH. How much is it.
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Post by eriku on Nov 17, 2008 17:04:12 GMT -5
Yeah, that one sounds like a better bet TBH. How much is it. Right around $130 seems to be the average. $129.99 from Big Bad Toy Store (shipping probably around $8 to $10) www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=82&category=4871$124.99 from Hobby Link Japan (Shipping probably $20 to $40) www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?Dis=-2&MacroType=Toy&from=detail&Word=VF-25&searchpage=top_pageI like both stores but I've got my preorder in with BBTS for the 1/60. The price is reasonable and as always with BBTS you get their awesome insurance policy where if something is broken or defective you can send it back for a refund, exchange or store credit. Since I have no idea what the quality is going to be like on this toy (I'm expecting excellence, but anything can happen) I really want the option to return/exchange. |
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Post by Chen on Feb 2, 2009 16:42:32 GMT -5
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Post by mojacko on Feb 3, 2009 11:13:20 GMT -5
Yeah, that one sounds like a better bet TBH. How much is it. Right around $130 seems to be the average. $129.99 from Big Bad Toy Store (shipping probably around $8 to $10) www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=82&category=4871$124.99 from Hobby Link Japan (Shipping probably $20 to $40) www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?Dis=-2&MacroType=Toy&from=detail&Word=VF-25&searchpage=top_pageI like both stores but I've got my preorder in with BBTS for the 1/60. The price is reasonable and as always with BBTS you get their awesome insurance policy where if something is broken or defective you can send it back for a refund, exchange or store credit. Since I have no idea what the quality is going to be like on this toy (I'm expecting excellence, but anything can happen) I really want the option to return/exchange. $130  and i thought its gonna be cheap!!! |
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Post by quinjester on Feb 3, 2009 14:15:23 GMT -5
It's cheaper than a similiarly sized Yamato toy, at least. I'll probably be skipping the 1/100's until Bandai gets to the non-25 models, as I'll be picking up the DXes for my macross frontier needs. Scale consistency doesn't concern me, I just want to get some new figure designs  |
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Post by eriku on Feb 3, 2009 14:32:24 GMT -5
Right around $130 seems to be the average. $129.99 from Big Bad Toy Store (shipping probably around $8 to $10) www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=82&category=4871$124.99 from Hobby Link Japan (Shipping probably $20 to $40) www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?Dis=-2&MacroType=Toy&from=detail&Word=VF-25&searchpage=top_pageI like both stores but I've got my preorder in with BBTS for the 1/60. The price is reasonable and as always with BBTS you get their awesome insurance policy where if something is broken or defective you can send it back for a refund, exchange or store credit. Since I have no idea what the quality is going to be like on this toy (I'm expecting excellence, but anything can happen) I really want the option to return/exchange. $130 and i thought its gonna be cheap!!! Heh, they're actually more than that now. |
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Post by mojacko on Feb 3, 2009 23:39:46 GMT -5
It's cheaper than a similiarly sized Yamato toy, at least. I'll probably be skipping the 1/100's until Bandai gets to the non-25 models, as I'll be picking up the DXes for my macross frontier needs. Scale consistency doesn't concern me, I just want to get some new figure designs the only 1/100 yamato macross toy i can think of is the Koenig Monster....price wise yamato got the edge coz its bigger..... hmmmmm.....it might go well with this 1/100 Bandai VF's since they appear both on the MF and they are on the same scale..... but then again....i still think its pricey!!! |
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Post by quinjester on Feb 4, 2009 10:09:51 GMT -5
The prices we were discussing were for the 1/60 DX though, not the 1/100. The 1/100 IS pricey for its size, it's true, but it'll only be in the $50-60 range as opposed to the $130-150 range for the DX version.
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Post by mojacko on Feb 4, 2009 20:33:16 GMT -5
The prices we were discussing were for the 1/60 DX though, not the 1/100. The 1/100 IS pricey for its size, it's true, but it'll only be in the $50-60 range as opposed to the $130-150 range for the DX version. heck i should read on the links next time..... but then again the title of this thread is for the 1/100 Bandai VF series.....thus i assume the prices is for the 1/100......i beleive there's a separate discussion for the DX series.....naf said!!! |
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Post by eriku on Feb 28, 2009 16:42:19 GMT -5
It's out! Mine is on the way from HLJ...will post pics when it lands and is safely in 'the hangar'.
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Post by mojacko on Mar 4, 2009 0:19:18 GMT -5
yeah its already out here in Singapore as well....but i find the price too pricey ....if u compare it to the 1/72 scale MF kit......
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Post by eriku on Mar 4, 2009 17:27:39 GMT -5
I really don't know what the 'right' price would be for this toy. Sure it is small, but it is incredibly detailed and well done. It's not really fair to compare the price to that of a model kit since one is an unfinished kit and one is a finished toy.
It does seem they could have offered it at a lower price though, considering it's made by uber-company Bandai. Maybe the Frontier license was really expensive?
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Post by eriku on Mar 5, 2009 1:37:01 GMT -5
Quick Review: Fiddly but not too frustrating and very nicely constructed. It's a quality piece and although I'm still not a fan of partsformers, I like it and I'm glad I bought it. Random Thoughts: I honestly don't understand the uproar I've read about this being fragile. Yes, it feels 'fragile'. It's a very tiny piece consisting of many, many small parts. There's no way for something like this to not feel fragile. It might feel more solid and substantial in your hands if it were made out of pure PVC, but then you would lose many of the small parts and most of the fine detail. I really feel Bandai did the best they could with this small scale making a piece that is meant to be extremely detailed and appeal to the adult collectors eye and yet not take up much shelf space. It rests on a plane between the DX and the 1/72 kit. If the DX is too toyish and clunky for you and you don't have the time or ability to put the kit together, the 1/100 is a good option. The transformation was a bit of a chore, but the saving grace is that every single part made sense to me where it was supposed to go and how it was supposed to work. Nothing was difficult to remove or attach, nothing was frustrating, it was all pretty self-explanatory. There are very detailed instructions included, but I didn't need them.  Most importantly is that not once did I get the feeling that I was going to break something. Although there are many small and light feeling pieces, they are very high quality. Even the ball joints on the microscopic hands didn't cause any worry and popped right off and on with just the right amount of tension. Battroid mode is very nicely articulated and holds poses pretty well. Some of the joints have small metal pins holding them together, which was nice to see. Mostly though it's a ball joint and friction joint affair. I like the chest/upper torso area better on this than the DX as it is easier to get into the right place. Fighter mode looks beautiful and Bandai did an excellent job getting all of the pieces to line up and join together to avoid a gappy mess - a feat that almost seems more impressive on a partsformer what with all of the separate pieces that need to come together just right. One thing that will be a bummer for some people is that the legs don't peg into anything so if you hold the toy by the nose the legs will droop down a couple of millimeters. But keep in mind this is a very small toy so when you handle it you're probably always going to be holding the whole thing in one hand anyway. Overall I really like it and I think Bandai did an excellent job. It's interesting to hold this in one hand and the Toynami 1/100 in the other because the difference in quality is quite striking. That's not a dig on Toynami, I happen to like their 1/100 VF-1, but they had to cut corners to make a cheap $20 toy. Holding them both makes it obvious why Bandai's 1/100 isn't in that price range. For me the 1/100 doesn't even come close to offering the same kind of joy that the DX does, but it's also a fun little piece of hand candy to just grab and pose. I'm very much looking forward to the future releases in this line and I expect a lot of the upcoming valks which have simpler designs to have less parts swapping.          |
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Post by zephyranthes on Mar 5, 2009 2:02:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the review and pics eriku.
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Post by mojacko on Mar 6, 2009 11:59:58 GMT -5
I really don't know what the 'right' price would be for this toy. Sure it is small, but it is incredibly detailed and well done. It's not really fair to compare the price to that of a model kit since one is an unfinished kit and one is a finished toy. It does seem they could have offered it at a lower price though, considering it's made by uber-company Bandai. Maybe the Frontier license was really expensive? nobody ever said that 1/100 are "not" incredibly detailed and well done........theres no arguing about the detail.......both the 1/72 & 1/100 have fine details of their own......since its obvious that 1/100 are smaller than 1/72 .....i was hoping that the later would be much cheaper......... why is it not fair to compare??? theyre both made up of plastics.....the kit only needs some gluing and some simple follow on intructions.......if u compare a kit or toy to a diecast SoC/DX/GX lineup then IMO its "unfair"...... if ever other toy manufacturers got share of the license for these Macross F toy....("if") eg yamato.....im guessing prices will change.....but for now BANDAI's milking the market for these lineup....... |
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Post by eriku on Mar 6, 2009 17:50:24 GMT -5
why is it not fair to compare??? Because a model kit isn't a toy and a toy isn't a model kit. |
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Post by zephyranthes on Mar 20, 2009 23:33:25 GMT -5
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Post by Falconhood on May 20, 2009 17:38:50 GMT -5
I came looking for information on The 1/100 VF100's VF-25S Messiah Valkyrie Ozma Custom because i am interested in the one i found on Link: www.hlj.com/product/BAN954819and want to be sure it's not crap...are we talking about this one? From the pix above, it's the same size as Cyclonus, which is fine(not the same size as a GI Joe, like i imagined previously) |
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