Jet mode looks ace, but the rest looks shit to me... sorry.

If I can afford it in the future a 1/60 Macross Plus YF-19 is calling me...

 

Here's a couple of new shots.

 

Believe me dude, it's worth every penny.

 

This thread needs more crazy Macross commercials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M296T7iYCgc

 

http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/cont_009/index.html

Some interesting bits to note in there, specifically the metal "skeleton" inside the thin wings that should hopefully ease some fears of the wings (hinging and splitting as they do) snapping or giving under their own weight. It looks like the metal frames in the wings will slide away from the joint using a little tab, releasing the hinges, sort of like one of those carnival "dunk the chump" games where you hit a target with a ball and the platform drops away.

 

Wow... I knew you said crazy... but THAT'S just nuts

 

That toy looks awesome.

 

Quick updates folks.

Looks like Yamato is going to release Nora's SV-51 in August. We'll have all four hero character VF's from Macross Zero within a few months.

Now. All they need is the VF-0D and I'll be one happy pappy. A broke one at that.

 

One SV-51 in July and another one in August??

 

RED? And me on a "no more toys" kick this year? But a red Yammie? Why torture me so world? WHY?!

 

Well, if I'm getting one, I'm getting Nora's. So much more of an interesting color scheme...

But, would you really call her a 'hero'?

 

I knew I should've said main instead of hero. Hehehehehe.

 

IMHO her color scheme is pretty sweet. Redish pink with yellow markings.

 

I am so gonna die from cool toys I can't afford syndrome this year.

 

Will that be the only alternate deco or is there more to come?

 

"Hero VFs" in the movie prop sense, maybe?

 

A little update on the SV-51:

Latest Magazine scans of this rediculous transforming beast can be found here -
http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?s=&showtopic=21339&view=findpost&p=495543

Some highlites -
It can stand on its own two legs without support. There was a great deal of speculation and even suggestion from Yamato that this might not be the case due to the design.

It's got the crane-neck thing going on. Good for those who like that sort of thing.

It looks pretty freaking amazing, especially with those big fuel and missile pods on its thin, bendy wings. Technologically it looks insanely impressive. Whether or not Yamato can keep it free of QC or design issues is another story that I guess we'll have to wait and see on.

Launch mode wing configuration. Schwoo.

 

Nora is my sweet, sweet, fantasy.   Well, her VF, of course.  

 

Any word on, say, a VF-11 or -4?

 

Well, there was a hint given a few months ago that speculated that the next one would be a VF-11, but nothing official I do not think yet.