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Post by tjdetweiler on Jan 1, 2019 16:58:55 GMT -5
Congrats guys!! Still waiting for cdjapan, amiami, mykombini and hobbysearch to ship theirs
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Post by OzmaLee on Jan 1, 2019 20:52:04 GMT -5
Congrats guys!! Still waiting for cdjapan, amiami, mykombini and hobbysearch to ship theirs Wow! Four! |
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Post by greengetterguy on Jan 1, 2019 21:16:49 GMT -5
I really need to make account with Amazon JPN.....
With reasonable their shipping, It will def replace two or three Japanese shops I deal with.
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Post by tjdetweiler on Jan 1, 2019 21:33:52 GMT -5
Congrats guys!! Still waiting for cdjapan, amiami, mykombini and hobbysearch to ship theirs Wow! Four! yeah! VF-1J is my favorite Valkyrie!  |
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Post by f360 on Jan 1, 2019 23:11:41 GMT -5
received shipped notification from cdjapan today.
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Post by f360 on Jan 1, 2019 23:16:01 GMT -5
I really need to make account with Amazon JPN..... With reasonable their shipping, It will def replace two or three Japanese shops I deal with. you really should, at least to give yourself the extra option should the other store you want to place preroder gets sold out. you can save alot on shipping too, but then you might buy more so its possible you will spend more at the end.  |
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Post by pinoy78 on Jan 2, 2019 1:35:28 GMT -5
Haven't made a Macross toy review in a LONG time. Happy 2019 everyone!
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Post by treatment on Jan 2, 2019 1:36:55 GMT -5
Welp! Finally had some time today to do the transformation. Went straight from Fighter to Battroid mode. Overall, it was not all that exciting if you're used to the Yammies/Arcadia or the HMR. This DX seems to incorporates all the past innovations and stuff from both. At least the good ones. Bandai also introduced some new annoyances, which are sometimes unnecessary or just to be different from the Yammie/Arcadia valks. Annoyances (to me): - Swingbar separator. Nice concept, but it's a fail-point if you don't align the back properly. Also, the swingbar themselves are very tight like the recent DX-YF19, so the nose-housing for it will not be closed and the "separator" will disengage if things are not aligned properly. Don't forget to connect that back-brace thingy to secure the back and alignment help.
- Nosecone-tip is annoyingly feather-sensitive and annoyingly disengages all the time when touched slightly.
- The chest is floaty and does not really secure. To secure it properly, you'll need to install the under-arm option-parts. It really helps secure the chest from being floaty.
- The wing-flaps are annoying.
- The leg-flaps are less annoying. Easy to pop-up and go inwards or outwards when accidentally touched. At least, it's not as obnoxiously WTF/stupid like the DX-YF19 vertical-stabilizers.
Other than that, this is a very nice valkyrie. Big, hefty, and no chicken-hands. While the yammie/arcadia 1/60v2 is still more superbly elegant and sexy to me, this DX is rather more mecha beastly and is a very nice chogokin. I say a really better chogokin than any of the chogokins (macross, SOCs, etc) in Bandai's stable. My verdict so far: - get this DX if you don't have any yammie or arcadia 1/60v2 valks.
- get this DX even if you already have the 1/60v2 valks if you can afford it and you have spacing and storage for it.
- definitely get this DX to replace your old 1/48, if you still have them.
finally, requisite pic:
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Post by chogokinabdul on Jan 2, 2019 7:25:59 GMT -5
I am planning on joining this party but I can't find one!! where do you recommend guys to look for?
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Post by rx79msg on Jan 2, 2019 9:15:44 GMT -5
I decided to get this as the only Macross item for my collection at the moment. I tried the hi-metal ones but wanted something bigger. I hope I made the right choice! LOL
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Post by cyborgbushcricket on Jan 2, 2019 11:07:17 GMT -5
I decided to get this as the only Macross item for my collection at the moment. I tried the hi-metal ones but wanted something bigger. I hope I made the right choice! LOL My only experience with macross were model kits decades ago, I randomly saw wotakufighters review and realized that I really do need just 1 in my collection, definitely one of the 'real type' vs the fantasy jets. NOt pulled the trigger yet but will be watching for future releases. The detachable section doesn't really bother me though the ease at which that happens is more a nuisance I suppose, if it really only disengaged when it was supposed to ie to free the waist it would seem less partsformy, which it technically isn't......kinda..... |
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Post by leeboo1211 on Jan 2, 2019 11:09:36 GMT -5
I decided to get this as the only Macross item for my collection at the moment. I tried the hi-metal ones but wanted something bigger. I hope I made the right choice! LOL My only experience with macross were model kits decades ago, I randomly saw wotakufighters review and realized that I really do need just 1 in my collection, definitely one of the 'real type' vs the fantasy jets. NOt pulled the trigger yet but will be watching for future releases. Don't worry they will milk the crap out of this mold. At the very least you will see Roy Focker, Max & Mylene version. |
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Post by leeboo1211 on Jan 2, 2019 11:13:32 GMT -5
I decided to get this as the only Macross item for my collection at the moment. I tried the hi-metal ones but wanted something bigger. I hope I made the right choice! LOL Same here, I have a couple hmr but I feel it's a bit on the small side. Very excited for this one, it feels big enough to have some serious presence and heft. |
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Post by chogokinabdul on Jan 2, 2019 13:30:37 GMT -5
where do you guys recommend getting this from? looks to be sold out everywhere.
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Post by f360 on Jan 2, 2019 14:43:07 GMT -5
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Post by treatment on Jan 2, 2019 14:53:51 GMT -5
Charles' review:
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Post by Robot Bob on Jan 2, 2019 16:42:55 GMT -5
I love the HMR series because space is a premium and you can put out a whole bunch together. Still - excited to get my DX tomorrow. The larger one scratches an itch and I feel like the price (relative to other Chogokin) seems quite competitive. Will post some impressions tomorrow. |
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Post by rx79msg on Jan 2, 2019 17:46:49 GMT -5
I would definitely get the Roy Focker version to go wth this. I would like to see a reasonable piriced version of the SDF-1. I don’t need a giant version of it.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jan 2, 2019 18:14:58 GMT -5
My only experience with macross were model kits decades ago, I randomly saw wotakufighters review and realized that I really do need just 1 in my collection, definitely one of the 'real type' vs the fantasy jets. NOt pulled the trigger yet but will be watching for future releases. Don't worry they will milk the crap out of this mold. At the very least you will see Roy Focker, Max & Mylene version. Yeah. I am really hoping to get the Roy Focker VF-1S and maybe it may include the missiles this time. I hope so. I may get them just in case. Same with the Super Strike Parts. |
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Post by mpchi on Jan 2, 2019 19:35:25 GMT -5
Don't worry they will milk the crap out of this mold. At the very least you will see Roy Focker, Max & Mylene version. Yeah. I am really hoping to get the Roy Focker VF-1S and maybe it may include the missiles this time. I hope so. I may get them just in case. Same with the Super Strike Parts. I do feel that we'll get some deluxe sets down the road that will have the missiles, fast packs, etc. But since we can't see the future, its hard to risk the chance of not getting it now. Very curious how extensive Bandai will go on this DX 1/48 line, as there are many VF-1's to be made, if they so choose to. |
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