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Not sure I have something quite on that level on hand, but I'll keep that in mind if it's needed. Thank you!

Oof. Well I'll give something a try tomorrow and see what happens!

Just got my ELINT Seeker today and it is lovely! Sadly there's a black paint smudge on the other side of the nose. What would be a safe way to take that off? Just a bit of rubbing alcohol?

Just now got my payment request for the VF-2SS from Amiami. EDIT: Nice, orindlt!

I feel like this about as good as we can expect at 1/100 scale. Definitely leagues better than the shitpiece Evolution Toy put out...

http://blog.livedoor.jp/tamashii_robot/20096509201717 Sample review of the VF-2SS by Bandai.

The second gunpod is to mimic the storage gimmick (more accurately, the gunpod being ejected from inside the armor). I don't think there's any way to replicate it faithfully. There's animation magic going on there. Even when collapsed as the lineart calls for, the gunpod is simply too long to fit in the left arm armor.

First pics from Twitter:

VT-1 Super Ostrich from DYRL, not the VF-1D. I'm sure they'll get around to it at some point though.

Up again on HLJ.

YESSS, got one from Amiami. Feels good man.

On Nippon-Yasan, do new preorder listings go under their "New Products" section?

Bandai is pretty good about listing all the various parts for the figures. There was no mention of canopy/heat shield parts so I think we can conclude that those don't need to be swapped for transformation. As for the gunpod, there's no additional "parts" for it mentioned in the Bandai listing, only the gunpod itself. It looks like it collapses, and indeed it looks like it slides into the left arm SAP module, but I wonder if it can be inserted all the way? It's sticking out a bit in this picture here: And with this crude Photoshop of mine, you can see the size of a "collapsed" gunpod next to one of the arm pieces:

Agreed on both points. I see trap doors where the landing gear "should" be stored but they probably just swap-in/out once the doors are opened. I think this is just the cost of doing business for a VF at 1/100 scale.

I wonder about the hands as well. Clearly they need to be removed for fighter mode? Don't see any obvious way they could hide away.