Folka

Man I cannot wait for this. My VF-1 broke a few months after it came out and I never really commited to any of the reissued shoulder joints but I'll gladly buy these. It definately would be nice if they were in different colors but the fact that I can finally take my Valk out of fighter mode makes me giddy.

I recently had my VF-1A's right shoulder hinge broken. I already glued the crack but the shoulder moves way too loosely now, so i'll probably need a new one. I'd take pictures but I don't really have a decent camera and it'd be hard to see the crack now that its glued anyway.

This is a question in general for any V2 valks, but i noticed a crack on one of the hinges that hold the chest and fuselage together and a slight stress mark on the other hinge. I've glued them but has anyone else had that problem? I guess i'm just applying too much force since its kinda difficult to pull the fuselage out and in.

Hm well the hinges are the ones that hold the metal piece where the fuselage slides on. Basically the ones next to the head on the left and right side. I'm not that worried about it completely breaking since the plastic seems fairly thick. Maybe i'm just doing something wrong or something. Well its ok now, and its not stopping me from transforming or getting more VFs, but its just something I wanted to get out there.

Hm well the hinges are the ones that hold the metal piece where the fuselage slides on. Basically the ones next to the head on the left and right side. I'm not that worried about it completely breaking since the plastic seems fairly think. Maybe i'm just doing something wrong or something. Well its ok now, and its not stopping me from transforming or getting more VFs, but its just something I wanted to get out there.

This is a question in general for any V2 valks, but i noticed a crack on one of the hinges that hold the chest and fuselage together and a slight stress mark on the other hinge. I've glued them but has anyone else had that problem? I guess i'm just applying too much force since its kinda difficult to pull the fuselage out and in.

Just use a small amount of paint thinner i guess. It might just be me but the rainbow paint barely shows up when you see it in person.

What do you mean by floppy? Do the legs wobble when you shake the 1D? If so thats pretty lame since my only 1/60 v2 doesn't have that problem.

Its mostly all animation errors.

I also love how you can literally customize these birds however which way you or I want. Like for instance, if i really wanted to, i could put a strike pack on a 1D. The only thing I don't like is how freaken difficult it is to pull out landing gear. I always have to use my tweezers under the wheel to help pull it out.

Might be my eyes but i think yamato's v2 looks pretty darn close to the tv version. I know when i get the money i'm getting one for sure from overdrive.

Has yamato put out an estimated price on these guys?

Is it me or does it look like this guy added on side covers?

I can't wait till a 1/60 GBP-1S set comes out =(

I believe he recommended a list of his own concerns and that VF-4 wasn't quite at the top of his list, but says that yamato will be doing some interesting stuff.

Hopefully this means that a VF-4 is on the way. I think I'll cry manly tears for yamato if they can deliver on this.

My yams are nice to look at but just looking gets old fast. Ever have company over and someone ask you to *gasp* transform them??? I feel like a deer caught in headlights!

That reminds me of my friend thinking he could transform MY VF-1, when i kinda had to jerk it away from him. I'd be afraid if he had done much more than just pop in the landing gear

I guess people tend to feel that way because mainly on how yamato basically has hit a nice balance between looks and playability. Honestly though, compare how long it took yamato vs bandai. Other than the chunky Valkyries, they haven't ventured much in terms of macross. People are always gonna be disappointed, but I say, give bandai some more time and their toys will get alot better. Bandai does gundam mainly anyway.

Honestly i'd like to know how some people do it, so i can just end up doing it the way i deem is right in my mind. I know there are grooves on the hardpoints, and then a gap so that you snap it in and then twist, but when you put one missile cluster on, it doesn't give enough clearance to put another, unless you just gradually jiggle it in. When you take the missiles off, it doesn't give enough room to reach the gap, but when i twist as far as possible to the fuselage it seems to pop off rather easy. Any ideas on how to clear my doubts, cause everytime i stare my plane down the missiles come to mind. Thanks in advance

Well, do you do it a similar way? I know that there are sort of inserts where the grooves end where you pop it in and then twist appropriately, but once you get one pod on, its not that simple anymore.

By the way, whats the best way of removing and adding missiles without damaging the hard point? I put them on by wiggling them so they just ease into the grooves, and to pull em off i get them as close to the fuselage as possible and they just pop off. I'm more curious about getting them on since i'm not sure if i'll wear out the plastic that way.

That means i'm definately getting a VT-1.

My nose cone doesn't come loose per say, but after i'm done transforming and pose the legs out a bit, the cover doesn't exactly stay completely closed. Its not a big deal since the swing bar will keep it closed and such.

I think even the people that worried so much about the shoulder problem, if they would handle this toy for a few hours would completely cave into getting atleast one.

It actually looks great. If they make a repaint in white i'd so totally plunge for the near $200 this thing is worth.

Fob, did your shoulder joints crack? Regardless, when I handle my 1A, to prevent the inevitable, I usually hold the entire shoulder joint so the plastic doesn't bend around too much, reducing the stress on the plastic. You can also try loosening the shoulders, but you'll have to take off the shoulder pads first.