M'Kyuun Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 There does seem to be a disparity concerning the ankle ball joints Arcadia are using. My VF-19, which has been through several transformations and has been in battroid mode almost continuously since I got it, still has stiff ankle joints. OTOH, my Arcadia YF-19 had a loose right ankle joint right out of the box. The left is not as tight as I'd like either, but it's sufficiently tight enough to hold the thing up in battroid. The situation is reversed on my VF-17, but again, one ankle joint is sufficiently tight enough to enable standing poses. Given that these are expensive high end toys, and the expectation from the manufacturer should be that these will be posed in battroid at some point, more thought should be put into joint designs for strength, longevity, and range of motion, so that the consumers aren't concerned on day one whether or not their new $300+ toy will actually stand on its own. If they are receiving negative feedback from various sources concerning this issue, I hope they'll take it to heart and consider a redesign. In this regard, Bandai has the superior design, and I'd be happy if Arcadia would follow suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) While I agree Bandai seems to be able to design ankle ball joints better, their ability to design joints that keep their tension consistent in a general sense is still pretty lacking. While my VF-19s' ankles may be on a variable scale of "tight" to "limp noodle," they haven't changed over the time that I've had them. On the other hand, every joint on all of the Bandai valks may start to have the staying power of soggy tissue paper after a year or so, even if the valk never left the box. I've kinda gotten past ankles being an issue though. They might not be great, and I might need to come up with ways to tighten them eventually, but I leave them in fighter mode so much it really hasn't become a problem. Edited November 14, 2014 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 latest promo pics found at ami: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-008624 dunno if somebody at arcadia read and took my "grey" comment earlier literally... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Now that color, I think is great. It looks more or less spot on to me. I like the gunmetal paint job on the gunpod also and the close ups look like it has finer detail as well. From what I can tell, it looks like a new mold to me, which hopefully means a handle that isn't so floppy. Edit: Once again for color comparison purposes here are some numbers to compare. VF-0D color from screen cap: Color Hex 537aa3 22.55% Red 33.15% Green 44.29% Blue Color from the above image picked from a point that isn't washed out by lighting: Color Hex 335674 20.16% Red 33.99% Green 45.85% Blue That is pretty darn close! Given a margin for variance depending on the spot sampled, that color is correct. Edited November 14, 2014 by MacrossJunkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyD Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Damn nice! Articulation doesn't seem as poseable as the YF-19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) At least it looks like it can achieve a wider leg stance compared to the previous VF-0 releases. Crooked gunpod! PANIC! Fortunately, the hard point indentations look identical to the Arcadia YF-19's so we'll be able to attach the missiles and stuff from the 19 if we wanted to. Edited November 14, 2014 by MacrossJunkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Quote this! Images taken from : http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=FIGURE-008624&page= Edited November 14, 2014 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 BAH BAM. Looks like the gun pod has metallic flakes in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Quote this! Images taken from : http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=FIGURE-008624&page= Gun-placement crooked, ala YF-19v1!!! Cancel all your PO's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) That does look pretty good. Damn, I might need to pre-order two more... Edited November 14, 2014 by Mommar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) Im amazed how they managed to shorten the cape. must be slot-hinge on the base of the wing (in the fuselage) no more zorro valk... Edited November 14, 2014 by aaajin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Oh that hit's the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Gun-placement crooked, ala YF-19v1!!! Cancel all your PO's! The gun is straight... it's the valk that crooked!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Oh that hit's the spot. Just gonna post this one more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadon Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It's still looking good! Can't wait for Feb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Quote this! Images taken from : http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=FIGURE-008624&page= Edgar's not chubby! CANCEL EVERYTHING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technoblue Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Quote this! Images taken from : http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/review?scode=FIGURE-008624&page= Mm hm... I do love the detailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 So I guess I'm the only on who thinks the color is way too grey and looks kind of ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barurutor Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Can anybody confirm that the pinky moves independently from the middle/ring fingers? That's pretty cool! Now waiting for HLJ Black Friday sale on this *fingers crossed*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadon Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Hmm. Didn't notice that earlier. That is cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 No I preferred the blue, but this still looks sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) That independent pinky is actually an old feature that the VF-0 and 1/48 VF-1 shared.. I don't recall many people actually liking it though. Edited November 14, 2014 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF18 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Just gonna post this one more time. Yeah the toy is still missing the retractable refueling probe! Time to cancel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'Kyuun Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Sure is pretty. I like the blue they went with, if this is indeed final color. Although it's unlikely, and probably a matter of perception on my part, but does the metal hip bar seem longer in some pics, where the hips are rotated, than in the straight-on shot? I am most likely skipping this valk, but those pics sell it. Must resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Sure looks like the pinky can move independently! Should make for better dun pod holding poses! Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Pretty sure they're the same hands from like the 1/48 VF-1... I would not get excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) That color pretty much perfectly matches what I remember the anime looking like. Good looking Valk! Edited November 14, 2014 by derex3592 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravo5 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Working Airbrake!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Working Airbrake!!!!!!! made me look the pics again above to check if it was shown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 (edited) it's the same color as before... lol i liked the red and grey Edited November 14, 2014 by davidwhangchoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 They get us all upset with the ankles only to make us feel the opposite with the beautiful pics This is looking good anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zulu Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I personally cannot wait to see someone professionally add some weathering effects. This bird is imo one of the best looking Valks I've ever seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Pretty sure they're the same hands from like the 1/48 VF-1... I would not get excited. I think they're using a similar design, but the fingers look slightly less anemic on this iteration. The 1/48 and original VF-0 hands looked downright skeletal and could barely manage to hold things worth a crap. Still wish they could take a cue from Bandai and make better looking hands which also gripped gunpods better. Yamarcadia's best looking hands were on the YF-21/VF-22 and VF-17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjaw Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Looks perfect and best valk yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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