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That looks awesome. The DYRL Nousjadeul-Ger is probably my favorite Zentradi mecha design.

I don't normally buy and build model kits these days, but in lieu of any Nousjadeul-Ger toy, I'm definitely gonna get this kit.

What worries me is that this is a further sign that moving forward, Bandai's DX design team is just going to half-ass things more and more with the DX line.

We already saw this to a certain extent with some of the design choices on the YF-21 and with the VF-17S, they have gone into full on lazy and cost saving mode.

Awesome. That is a must have book.

On 12/21/2025 at 3:45 AM, JB0 said:

I am quite fond of Ron Cobb's Gunstar, from Last Starfighter. it is a distinctive design that feels very believable. And also, those missile bays! Betcha the Starfury can't do a death blossom!

 

It always annoys me that we have never had (as far as I know) a detailed, mass produced Gunstar collectable toy.

At this stage, I'm pretty much keeping D+ just for Macross, Clone Wars, Rebels, Bad Batch and SW movies 1-6.

The Arcadia VF-1 and SDF-1 toys are most likely made using the old tooling from Yamato days. So basically, Arcadia just needs to get enough money from pre-orders to pay whatever factory they are using in China for the material and labor to make the toys and then get them shipped from the factory.

Whereas the VF-5000G is an all new design and requires new tooling which is a major manufacturing expense.

If as I expect, Arcadia is stuggling financially, it take them a long time to save enough funds to get the tooling for the VF-5000G made.

Ordered 1.

Just received mine, but no time to open it and also no space to display it at the moment. 😅

On 11/22/2025 at 10:20 AM, Axelay said:

Wrong gunpod stowage is just so very, very wrong.

It's not just the gunpod stowage that is so very, very  wrong. 

The shape and panel lines/detailing of the legs and backplate are totally, completely wrong according to the VF-17 full detail lineart. The head cowl an is also incorrect as are shoulders with their lack of twin Micro-missile launchers.

Being a huge Macross 7 fan since 1994 and given that the VF-17D/S is one of my all-time favorite VFs, it really annoys me that Bandai has cheaped out so much on the DX VF-17S.  Frankly, it also sets a bad precedent for future DX releases.

Never been a fan of the Brutishdog, as I've always felt that that it was pretty silly having that heavy Gatling gun on the arm being fed from that tiny little stick magazine.

Yeah, I know it carries spare mags dispensed from the backpack, but given the large calibre of the gun and the small size of the mags, the mag capacity has gotta be miniscule.

The Brutishdog is usually the one Scopedog toy or model that I never buy. 😅

7 hours ago, strikevalk said:

I love GBM Shop's custom....

 

Absolutely gorgeous.

5 hours ago, treatment said:

 

some full-res static pics from the comparo-video above at

https://twitter.com/MarkH68008141/status/1985996935581602260

web-translated:

 

I defintely prefer the shape of the Bandai DX.

The drooping nose of the Arcadia looks pretty  bad in the side by side comparison pics.

On 1/26/2023 at 8:57 PM, seti88 said:

 

 

DIY...saw this over in FB...some sample shots from his pics selected here...

arad w custom supers: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160043437817424&set=pcb.1843589919335093

 

chuck w custom supers: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160040050392424&set=pcb.1842571902770228

 

now, a VF-31S/E with bundled supers would be a good candidate for renewal (bandai's milk the mold buzzword).
however the odds for such a specific bundle release would be ...hmmm...well maybe in a decade/MDelta anniversary? 😅

 

That is awesome custome work.

I'm really liking the Walkure emblem on the tail fins on this reissue.

39 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

The legs?  Maybe.

The rest is very unlikely.  The boosters especially won't work on the different wing/tail design, and the chest armor tends not to match because of the different canard shapes.

I just realized this goes on sale in a few hours though.  That's fast!  

If I remember correctly from when I tried putting on the Super parts on the Kairos, it's not the canards that cause the problem with fitting the chest armor, it's the two panels on either side of the head, the ones that have the fold crystal on a Sigfried.

1 hour ago, blackconvoy_D01 said:

Side question: can 31AX Super Parts fit on a 31A?

I did try putting a spare set of Messer Super Packs I have on my VF-31A about 6 months ago. In the end I took them off though, as I prefer the look of the bare VF-31A

From what I remember everything apart from the chest armor fits. And it would be easy to modify the chest arour with a dremelto fit, if you are so inclined.

I really like the Bandai DX VF-19 kai in fighter mode.

That being said, I still haven't transformed it yet, so can't coment on the other modes or transformation process. 😅

Currently watching and enjoying:

• Gnosia.
• Nyaight of the Living Cat.
• Tojima Wants to be a Kamen Rider.

Given up on One Punch Man, season 3 after 2 episodes.

Forums all the way.

Never used Discord or Redit or Twitter.

Been using Facebook for many years, mainly to keep in touch with family and old school friends, but these days the there's just much spam, ads, AI stuff and posts from people or groups I've never interactated with and have no interest in interacting with.

Started using IG fairly recently, mainly just to post pics of my dog.😅

I've got one on pre-order, but not hugely excited about this release, as I already have the standalone HMR VF-0S and the VF-0A with Ghost Booster, which I find very frustrating to handle, especally in battrod mode, as the Ghoost Booster and missiles get knocked off / fall off at the slightest touch.

Got my 2 last night.

So far have unboxed one, opened the front and rear landing gear, attached the speaker pod launcher and put Basara in the cockpit. Front landing gear seems more tight and less prone to collaspe or fold compared to the YF-19.

Have not transformed it from Fighter mode yet. I'll keep this one in fighter mode and when I unbox the second one at the weekend, that will get transformed to battroid mode.

It's really solid in fighter mode and in my opinion looks great, apart from the speakerpod issue, which I personally don't really consider that much of an issue. I just wish Bandai had made the sensor on the front bottom of the launcher collapsible, so that the launcher could be stowed a tad closer to the plane's belly.

I really like all the small tampo printed warning markings, which is something we never got on any other version of the VF-19Kai.  Seems Bandai finally learned their lesson and made the tampo markings small and understated unlike the YF-19 and YF-21, which in my opinion had way too many large, gaudy and unnecessary tampo printed markings.

I really hope the next release is a VF-19S or VF-19F.

I'm picking up mine tonight.

On 10/14/2025 at 7:51 PM, Swann said:

Agreed on that one. I feel the same way too

Me too.

Yeah, the old Bandai 1/65 toys are still my  favorite versions of the VF-17D & VF-17S and in fact one of my all-time favorite Macross toys.

A few relatively simple improvements to the 1/65 would make them so much better.

I'd like to see the 1/65 VF-17 redesigned with the following changes:

• Improved hand sculpt, perhaps with different swapable fixed pose hands.
• Improved gunpod sculpt.
• Modify the knee joints so that the knees bend both forward and back (a modification that many owners do themselves anyway).
• Improved front and rear landing gears and landing gear doors, to make them more lineart accurate.
• Add ratcheted ball joints to the hips to allow the toy to do an A stance.
• Perhaps add an opening canopy and pilot figure.

1 hour ago, David Hingtgen said:

A white speaker gunpod wouldn't be too far off from Mylene's.  Guess they don't have an HMR MAXL very far along, if at all, or they could have used that.  

The could have just recolored the Speaker Pod from the HMR VF-19 Kai if they had wanted to include it with the VF-19P

Personally, I'm happy they instead gave us a GU-15 gunpod with the HMR VF-19P.

Which also means the next VF-19 HMR variation to be released will likely be a VF-19S or VF-19F.