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1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

I don't collect Mezco's One:12 but can I ask to where you're comparing the price with?

Probably Mafex and Sentinel, which both had more accessories plus their own full sets of soft goods clothing for different looks that aren't available here.

I disagree withbthe use ofnthe diaphragm joint on Wolverine here.  The swivel/crunch would serve the costume better.  Belt covers the waist swivel and the crunch helps maintain the vertical blue look along the sides 

I gotta say, this year Hasbro is finding an awful lot for me to actually buy.

On 4/13/2024 at 12:16 AM, Spark-O-Matic said:

Has there been any new info about her since last year?

 

It's not a mold that can be milked.  Likely they won't touch it.

21 hours ago, Bolt said:

I think the forward door just has to swing that far forward to allow the strut to descend fully. The strut also looks as if part of the landing gear door is mounted to it's front. So then three panels , counting the rear door, fully make up the gear doors. 

Yeah, it's three panels.  Which it is not on the animation.  But that longer front panel throws off the look enough from that 3/4 perspective.  The esrlier side view show it is in about the correct place.

1 hour ago, Jasonc said:

Oh, I don't see my anticipation going away for this release. I have a feeling they didn't show it at WF due to the updated version of this, and in looking at the new pictures, this looks like it's one of the more final designs (not final, but closer).

It does look like the gun may not be closed inside and/or locked in. I don't know if it has a retracting handle, but that could also be a reason, not wanting to break these parts. Also could be the same thing for the rear wheels, but from this image, it does look like they should be about 3+mm longer. The front gear doesn't look extended right, but maybe for the same reasons as the gun.

That was a much earlier image, 2022.  I was just pointing out I think the sngle of thst newer pic and the extra flap to make room for the landing gesr makes it look farther up than it actually is.  Unless for some reason they reengineered the whole nose cone since that time.

On 4/10/2024 at 10:40 PM, David Hingtgen said:

That nose gear looks awfully far forward, but I couldn't quickly/easily find any references for it.  

I think it's the angle and the mechanism they've employed for the doors.

2 hours ago, Slave IV said:

You’ve had the HM and HMR VF-19 in hand already?

Does he need to?  Old versus new side-by-side.  They're clearly different.

On 4/7/2024 at 2:36 PM, Shizuka the Cat said:

Hmmm.... I wonder how much difference there is between the Hi-Metal R Fire Bomber VF-19 and the original Hi-Metal Non-R version of the same valkyrie.

I don't own the Hi-Metal Non-R version, so I have no idea how good it was.

Considering the differences between Hi-Metal R and non-R VF-1 Valkyries are relatively minor, I wonder if that is also the case for the VF-19.

The differences are significant.

They're actually getting better at hitting their targets.

I just did the math onnthe more recent pre-orders/releases.  They're back to averaginf around a year from pre-order.  That's slightly longer than before Covid, which averaged around 11 months from pre-order.

7 hours ago, sh9000 said:

From Figure King # 314.

Is this a new issue?  Wonder if it's the scan or if Arcadia are going with the darker green?

Pre-orders are still 4pm Japan time, right?

Gotta get that Model 9, Data East Captain America and the Avengers!

2 hours ago, MKT said:

A few folks have been having broken display arms, and Sentinel has been helpful in sending replacement ones:

 

Only if you still have the box.  They wouldn't send me crap.

47 minutes ago, Big s said:

It looks better than the one I boxed away. Then again that was the one from 20 or so years ago 

If you're talking about the original from the 90's that was nothing but a statue.  Still painter better than todays MacF figures though.

Odd, their first two re-issues and it's Popeye and Roadblock?

Popeye makes a bit of sense, it's a fantastic figure... but still.

1 hour ago, sh9000 said:

Marvel Legends.

From where?  My Angel hasn't shipped yet.

3 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

This, times infinity.  

ALTHOUGH...

I really would love if they milked this to make a few more versions, like they did for the Focker VF-4.  There are so many alternates they could do with simple palette swaps, like the dozens of schemes in the Master File, or even the racing versions like the Nothung, or the trimmed-down SMS variant we've seen now and again.

Really though, if they make the 19P, I might buy myself a bunch for customization purposes.  The tight tolerances and cost of the Yamato version made it prohibitive, but 3D printing has come a very long way since that release, and I could have a lot of fun making customs in this scale.

My plan is 3 19P's if they make them.

19 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Milk the mold.

These are the ones I actually want.

On 3/22/2024 at 8:15 PM, the_foul_fowl said:

For my switch version I ordered from Amazon.jp that I’m playing on a non-JP account, Hikaru and the DYRL stage are there too. Maybe the DLC is if you buy from the JP eshop directly?

has anyone figured out if there are any unlocks in the game? Given that the boxart shows a VF-1S with fast packs, and there are ??? on the mecha gallery, I’m thinking there should be. Completed the Hikaru and Isamu routes, but no unlocks so far.

I suspect if there are unlocks it's going to require S Rankings on every level on higher difficulties.

I still don't want to pay for three figures just for Dum Dum.

I took a shot at the BBTS exclusive Mandarin Spawn and it's actually pretty great looking.  The previous three were all garbage but this looks great.

21 minutes ago, Big s said:

Probably to keep the sculpted detail 

Given the fabric nature of his cape I really disagree with the use of weird split plastic and arm holes.  Unless there are swappable arms to remove them.

I don't like the peg holes innthe back of the arms.  Why aren't they using fabric?

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