They pretend to sell out, raise prices. They calling feeling out demand. I call it sticking it to the customer.

I’m no MBA but I suspect the negative consequence of under-producing (can always make more) is way better than over-producing and flooding the market (can’t unmake surplus product)

Same here

The missile parts are being reissued in about a week so you should see much better prices for them soon.

These are still available, if you are willing to pay scalper prices on the secondary market

@@fv4882 hence why hy I said I work they would rerelease it...prices are outrageous

I would say just get the VF-1S Hikaru with the armor parts and missiles. It's the most iconic VF-1 and having that masterpiece is truly something to behold. I had to pay the premium prices for all three sets since they sold out as soon as they went up for preorder and the site I ordered the armor from never shipped my order.

I imagine it has, but it's completely uniform in color so if it has it's due from age rather than sun light. Yamato also used more of a 'bone white' on their DYRL 1/48 VF-1 toys which is much warmer in color than the DX or Arcadia which makes it stand out more.

@@ScorchedEarthToys Thanks. Yes, after looking at my Yamato 1/48, I do notice the coloration getting to be a little more "tan" due to age as well. I store mine in the box in a dark closet so, it is definitely age.

There are four components to this: 1) A trick of the eye. The Bandai is actually a light gray that your brain wants to recognize as white, maybe because of the gray background, which makes the 1/48 look more yellow 2) Possibly a white balance issue from the camera trying to do the same thing 3) The 1/48 was always a slightly warm white. You'll see the same thing with Super Takatoku 1/55 VF-1S toys. 4) The 1/48 toy is old and probably a bit more yellow than the day it was made.

The Yamato 1/60 version 1 toy has the most metal... but it's not a very good toy.

@@ScorchedEarthToys the kitzconcept has good quantità of diecast?

@@nuwanda9455 it weighs 162 grams. A Takatoku 1/55 weighs 354 grams, a Yamato 1/60 V1 weighs 348 grams, a Yamato 1/60 V2 weighs 190 grams

Sentinel has the best thus far. Scott Bernard and Rook are the only releases so far.

Might not do a video specific to that but I did put some pics up on anymoon like this one: i0.wp.com/anymoon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Bandai-DX-VF-1S-Hikaru-5.jpg

Fuck that, the Sylvie and Nexx VF-2SS are WAY better

I am going to wait for the VF-1A cannon fodder to be announced. I love grunts.

@@pilotamurorei :) Oh I have the Nexx VF-2SS Hi Metal R, it was my first Macross purchase in 36 years.

Michael Clickard it’s like comparing a PS4 to a super nes

They were sold off stupidly cheap by HLJ for a while, I got one for about 50% off and it's super-sweet. One of the hands disintegrated right out of the box, sadly but it looks great in fighter mode.

Lorcan Nagle I saw one selling for 150 USD. It’s cool to have a Yamato 1/48 mold and Bandai might never do a no existent colour.

Rights around toys appears to be weird in Japan, it seems that licenses are handed out based on scale, type of toy, and sometimes sub-section of the franchise. So Yamato/Arcadia had the rights to do 1/60 scale detailed toys for Macross, Zero, Plus and 7, while Bandai have the rights for 1/60 scale detailed toys for Frontier and Delta. But Bandai did that 1/60 YF-19, and only a few years after Arcadia reissued their one. So that might mean that Arcadia has lost the rights to Plus, or there's some rights-sharing going on, or because Bandai's DX line isn't explicitly scaled there's a loophole. Because Japanese companies are so tight-lipped about their internal workings, we likely won't know the score unless Arcadia or Bandai release another Macross Plus toy.

Lorcan Nagle Bandai had a new YF-21 on display at the Tokyo game show last year. Maybe the rights are passed to Bandai since I heard there are some financial troubles inside Arcadia.

@@dephranque9883 I hadn't heard about that. It could be as simple as Bandai outbidding them on the rights for the license. And the only confirmation we'll get of money problems for Arcadia is if and when they close down. Still, I'm at least down in theory for a Bandai YF-21. I have the Yamato one but it's showing its age. And like, VF-11s? Yes please.

Lorcan Nagle I hope arcadia can do a reissue of their vf1 toys

@@dephranque9883 Yeah, I still don't have any VF-1As, 1Ds or VT-1s...

There's a lot of buzz on Facebook about Nippon Yasan not shipping orders and being unavailable through customer service. I definitely recommend doing some research before trying to buy there.

@@ScorchedEarthToys I have never had any issues with them. But it may have changed.

I wouldn't be surprised. I have some that have started yellowing too.

sidearmsalpha I need to accept discoloration on toys lol

I have it out right now on my desk and I don't think it is discolored. Yamato made their 1/48 DYRL VF-1 toys in a bone white, which means it's a little warm. It looks more yellow when you put it next to a cool white (a little blue) of a DX toy. That said, it's more than 15 years old so a little yellowing is certainly possible.

暗黒騎士 Ankokukishi Lucky for us that Arcadia picked up where they left off...just wish they were a lil more affordable.