If you want one, go here and search for Robotech products... you might find a few other things that tickle your fancy also www.bigbadtoystore.com/?ScorchedEarthToys. If you're not seeing an HD or 4K version, just give youtube more time to chug through the processing. Go here for the full article: anymoon.com/blog/?p=10731

Harmony Gold love putting out everything.....other than an actual high-quality Veritech or Alpha fighter. They just prefer to go the cheap route and re-purposing dated, flawed designs, or slapping paint apps to existing toys. Good job....

@RoyalKnightVIII

4 жыл бұрын

It's because they're probably using Robotech to launder money. A legitimate front to make the real money elsewhere

Wow thanks I have been searching for a video that shows me where to insert the bombs!!

OMG absolutely beautiful!! Excellent post as always, thank you!

This bring back the times thx for the view

The perfect model for any top gun fan

PERFECT!!!

I love Robotech!

The underfuselage slots for missiles that the Phoenix missile rails attach to are for 4 AIM-7 Sparrow Semi-active RH missiles.

@acoote1701

4 жыл бұрын

Shame they weren't included with the model

@bigmandan5824

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Coote indeed

@cyrilloit1031

Жыл бұрын

How much money does it cost to pay

I saw on Facebook,that Miriya's colors on another F14 is now on the market. Now thay just need to do Max's next.

Maybe put a little strip of masking tape around the pegs to fit in place so the missles won't fall off

I wish they were 1/48 scale instead, and you did do to much work for a new item. Love the review. 👍

@stephaniemckeever812

6 жыл бұрын

Heavy Assault Collectables do you know how big a 1/48 scale tomcat model would be.....also how much would you be prepeard to pay?....as things are these cost $140....(and the hunter version seems to have build quality issues)....if these were 1/48 i would say we would be looking at somewhere around the $200.00 price piont (or even higher)....no way i would pay that....im still having reservations buying them as they are due to the qc issues...it could just be his one but im not prepeared to pay that money for something that SHOULD be a lot better instead of being a 'rushed half arsed monday morning special'

@bigmandan5824

4 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Mckeever add to that the immense weight of die cast! Also, the price would be more like $250

These really help to show the design influences the F-14 on the original Macross VF planes. Some angles almost had to look twice to see the differences.

I bought the Skull version and I really like it. Some of the missiles and attachments don't fit on so well and tend to fall off if handled too much and the rear lower air brake flops down all the time. A shame of the few short falls but a great model all the same!

Those belly kibble parts are weapons rails.

@ScorchedEarthToys

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome, noted. If I review future versions I'll make sure to get the terminology on those correct.

Kinda ironic how the F-14A+ Kai was the basis for the VF-0 Phoenix in Macross Zero.

Looks great but quite a few QA issues

How much is it!

the tomcat was showed in macross zero

@ScorchedEarthToys

6 жыл бұрын

Macross Zero is not part of Robotech though and this is being sold as Robotech (also, the MacZero Tomcat isn't in these schemes). Would love to see CW tackle a MacZero licensed Tomcat some day but I can't recall BW doing business with a company that does business with HG.

@Rdenham1976

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScorchedEarthToys Calibre Wings is making Macross Zero F-14 modelhangar3.com/thread/13109/calibre-dreamcats-macross-second-release

By original show do you mean SDFM or do you just mean Macross in general? Because Macross Zero greatly disagrees with the latter.

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Craig probably the original SDFM. Macross Zero do have Type-14, but never Hikaru & Focker versions.

@ScorchedEarthToys

6 жыл бұрын

This is a Robotech licensed product so I meant Robotech: TMS or SDFM since Robotech's first chapter is an adaptation of that footage specifically. I would love to see a Macross Zero version of this... but I doubt it would happen.

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

ScorchedEarthToys but it did happen. The Macross Zero version. ( www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10027950 ) Certainly OOP now, but it did happen.

@ScorchedEarthToys

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I meant a Macross Zero F-14 by Calibre Wings... I don't have the time for plastic models so I appreciate these painted diecast efforts.

@stephaniemckeever812

6 жыл бұрын

ScorchedEarthToys its odd that this is bigger than the1/60 arcadia /yamato toys....surley 1/60 would be bigger than 1/72

Is apear on macross zero

@ScorchedEarthToys

6 жыл бұрын

An F-14 does appear in Macross Zero... but it's not in these paint schemes and this is a Robotech-branded item and there are no F-14s in Robotech or the original SDF Macross TV show. Hasegawa made a plastic model of a Macross Zero F-14.

you did not showed the air gloves which are not automatic this is a combination between the VF-14A and D

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

Mario CH interesting. The more original designs (which was taken from the 2011 game Ace Combat Assault Horizon) did not have air gloves though-as they were exclusively an F-14D model. Also more interesting note: Shoji Kawamori was involved in Ace Combat Assault Horizon-as a guest artist/mechanical designer. He also designed the game’s original fighter “ASF-X”

@marioch4259

6 жыл бұрын

I own this model I am just saying it has them which is also not congruent with the vector turbines included, but it has them nonetheless

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

Still, it should definitely be included in the video if it has them. That little "gimmick" is part of what differentiates the F-14A variant from the others--hence, essential.

@marioch4259

6 жыл бұрын

The weird part is that those turbines are only present in the D versions, nose cone sensor is also from a D ver.

そう言う発想もありかも

Don’t the tomkat show up in Macross zero

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

They did, but they're listed as "Type-14" in the official games--following the old Japanese convention of naming weapons. The MiG-29s of Macross Zero are also listed as "Type-29". I take it as a simple moniker to avoid potential lawsuits, though.

@ScorchedEarthToys

6 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, once you go Robotech you can't go back to Macross (for producers of merchandise). Since this product is licensed by Harmony Gold we'll never see a Macross Zero style Tomcat.

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

Who's to say we'll never see a Macross Zero style Tomcat? The F-14 design itself should've been a Northrop Grumman-held license alongside the US Military, so Harmony Gold has no chance of holding that on their own. The only thing I'm seeing Harmony Gold holding from this release is the Hikaru & Fokker-styled F-14s. And honestly, it should've been grounds for lawsuit as the paint designs themselves are taken from the 2011 game Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (which was licensed by Bandai Namco). Too bad Kawamori doesn't care much about the franchises he created, which is why there's zero lawsuit battles with Harmony Gold.

@Winchester1979

6 жыл бұрын

Hasegawa did the Macross Zero Tomcats years and years ago, it's just long OOP. Also, they used their old-tool (kind of simple build, raised panel lines) kit for it, rather than the new tool (three times as many parts, recessed panel lines). Also, the black smudges on the wings you were complaining about are a feature, not a bug - you should see the real planes, they got *really* dirty around where the wing entered the fuselage when swept... Edit: Also, the Yamato premium finish (the white one) has markings consistent with a real life aircraft, all those little stencils are realistic. The lack of stencils on the gray planes is not nearly as realistic...

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

Winchester1979 indeed they did ( www.1999.co.jp/eng/10027950 ) Good on you for bringing that up to us!

El mejor hoby

Wait...$140 with all these quality issues and no retractable landing gear? The transforming toys have retractable landing gear, ffs! Hard pass. Nice review as always!

@justhatemeisrael6760

6 жыл бұрын

You can display it in flight mode.

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

What flight mode? A real plane such as the F-14 Tomcat is always in "flight mode".

@justhatemeisrael6760

6 жыл бұрын

It means with it's landing gear up. You can see it in the video at 14:00.

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

And that's supposed to be worth $140? I've seen cheaper models that can achieve what you call "flight mode".

@justhatemeisrael6760

6 жыл бұрын

No but your strawmanning definitely is. In no way did I say that Flight mode alone warrants a 140$. In fact it's now a standard in 1/72 scale diecast aircraft replicas to have have "flight mode". I don't think you're really familiar with this industry because two of the other higher quality brands that makes F-14 1/72 diecast models also give almost the same price tag. This one is from Century Wings www.flyingmule.com/products/CW-001622 This one is from Hobby Master www.flyingmule.com/products/HM-HA5215 So as you can see this is a pretty expensive hobby. It's definitely not for the less fortunate. We can disagree about what it should be worth but then again how come a gemini jet 747 1:200 is also being priced at $140 when it's just a piece of metal painted in white www.flyingmule.com/products/GJ-G2NCA584

I would suggest you check your sources again especially watchseason oneepisode one pay attention to the veritech rick sits in waiting on roy

@ScorchedEarthToys

6 жыл бұрын

Is this directed at me? Can you provide more context as to what I'm looking for? Are there Tomcats in Rick or Roy's schemes or something? I just remember a VF-1D.

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

That was a VF-1D, so I don't get what Christopher Young is trying to say. VF-1D Valkyrie =/= F-14 Tomcat. You even said that it was a "veritech", Chris.

@fenixcay8130

6 жыл бұрын

I call all things by their series proper name to get people to think when they don't, and yes it is a F-14 Tomcat by Grumman, but if I really wanred to put a fox in the hen house, JDF does not have a Skull Squadron that is the US Navy squadron and the "veritech" design used is the Tomcat

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

So...why did you ask ScorchedEarthToys to re-watch "Season 1 Episode 1" of Robotech again?

@fenixcay8130

6 жыл бұрын

I am a US military "brat" and inaccurracies that were given out tend to drive me nuts, and other military "brats" are almost the same way. A military "brat" is a person born on a military installation.

Why did I get this from typing f14 tomcat toys? When it’s not a toy

Way to overpriced! Dont get me wrong love the F-14 tomcat but way to much money for a regular model

@RoyalKnightVIII

3 жыл бұрын

That's the harmony gold tax for ya

And also Japan never had tomcats

@TheRibbonRed

6 жыл бұрын

viper21425 why would they? They don’t even have proper carriers. The reason why the Japanese are so fond of the F-14 was because the F-14s of the pacific carrier group often stop by East Asia (unlike now where it’s most likely to go ASAP to South China Sea). The US Navy certainly made sure to display their F-14s well, and not to mention that swing-wing fighters was a new thing for the common people at the time.

I would not call this a toy, these are die cast models comparative models woudl be century wings or dragon wings, I see you make the distinction clear in the second half

@ScorchedEarthToys

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed! see note at 0:25

@marioch4259

6 жыл бұрын

have you seen the air gloves I have these models and it is not on the instructions but they have air gloves as the F14A maybe you can update that in your written review or when the Max and Miria ver come out

@ScorchedEarthToys

6 жыл бұрын

Are you referring to the "glove vanes"? They're just solid molded details, not functional unless there's some special trick to them...

@marioch4259

6 жыл бұрын

look at calibre wings F-14A model on their page and you will see you can pull the gloves with a toth pick or from below where the landing gear attach www.calibrewings.com/shop/index.php/products/1-72-f14-category/1-72-f-14a-vf-33-starfighters.html

@ScorchedEarthToys

6 жыл бұрын

Okay, I was referring to the vents, I was able to press the little canards out on either side of the intakes... EDIT - I pulled the box out and that feature is found in the instructions and in one picture so my bad for missing it.

Que chafa! No es Robotech, no es un varitech. No se transforma.