Mommar

Considering the 19S/F area already being advertised as Emerald Force and Gamlin was the lead of Diamond Force I guarantee those stripes will be Blue so people can complete Gamlin's entire squadron.

Just so you know, I have two loose ankles on my 19S. So, no, it's not totally fixed. But according to most everyone here I'm blowing it out of proportion.

I agree. If the ankles can easily be broken/damaged because you push them backwards there's a problem with engineering. I didn't man-handle the thing at all. I didn't even want to push the ankle back very far knowing that was an issue but it didn't matter, they would barely hold from the get-go.

That does not correct the problem.

The problem is there's multiple people with different opinions. I, myself LOVE Gerwalk modes to death. I want as much dynamic posing as possible. Of the three pics Chronoicidal posted my 19 can only kinda sorta hold the first pose if somebody doesn't sneeze or open a door and change the pressure in the house. Otherwise it crashes. The other two pics it will not hold at all. The poses you've made are right out. So I'd take ratcheted ankles because, as it stands, my Gerwalk doesn't work AT ALL. I get more dynamic range from the old ratcheted ones then I do from these. There are those of you who's ankles work perfect. Then, I suspect we have two other camps. One who's ankles probably work fine or maybe kinda work but they don't care about Gerwalk so they make their one bland pose to prove it's fine and that's it. Then there's the camp who don't like Gerwalk and couldn't give a rats ass if it works or not so it could be perfect otherwise they say "my ankles are loose, I don't care." As it stands, my Gerwalk barely works. As i said before for $300 I'm voicing my dissatisfaction. Other's said their Kai's would stop holding in Battroid after a time. Now there's a few of us with loose ankles out of the box. So there's room for improvement. If we mention it here, maybe word will get back to Yamato and something can be done. However, so far we've been met with "have you transformed it correct, "mine works, what's your problem", "quit your whining" or some flavor of us versus Yamato. I want mine to work, it doesn't. You will keep hearing about it from me.

Variety.

Considering I spent $300 on a toy that can't hold that pose I don't find this very funny.

That's pretty confusing because it's supposed to be chunky in Battroid mode and as others have stated it's the miracle Yamato managed to pull off with such a sleek fighter mode as well. As it is if you compare the toy to the lineart it's still pretty skinny compared to the lineart.

In what mode are you complaining it's chunky?

Blue or white, doesn't matter. I think both of those colors look good on the 17.

Didn't you say the tension is actually due to the plastic on the bottom half of the ball? Didn't you also say it was just barely glued on yours? Maybe if the plastic ball is separating on some of the ankles they're losing tension?

Was there actually a pic with fast packs? I must have missed that.

Well, they never said, "Hey, we're making Fast Packs." But while highlighting some of the gimmicks they specifically showed the two pieces on the top of the 17 where fast packs would attach as if to say "look at these slots where fast packs could be attached." So, I think technically they're going to do it.

The 17 was designed to accommodate fast pack attachments.

I'm curious to hear what you do and how it works out for you. Would love to be able to fix my issue... though dismantling the thing already sounds scary.

After handling the VF19S and looking at my old YF-19 Double Nuts I'd love a V.3... well provided I don't get fraked ankles on it like my 19S. The YF-19 is SOOOOO bad looking by comparison now. Although, I've never been a fan of the color scheme from Mac+ either so unless they had some variants (like the Double Nuts) it still might be a tough sell for me.

Isn't the super pack a Tamashii Web exclusive though? Or does Anime-export cover those too?

Does that mean there's a chance if i tighten the screws on my ankles it may hold better in Gerwalk? I don't want to overtighten/stress something or wind up making it worse in some other area.

Your pics are amazing Swoosh... but no Gerwalk?

I agree. If i can doctor mine so it can hold better I'll do it. I'm tempted to try out some nail polish or something just to see but I'm not really the type to dismantle/tinker with this kind of stuff. Until this point I've been lucky (except for the super loose ankles on my Hi-metal VF-1) and haven't had to worry.

Alright, you were just the last in a long line who said that same thing and it seemed to be justification. Maybe the issue is limited to me and it isn't as bad as it could be... but at $300 I get to shout very loud when this thing doesn't pose how I like it to. Battroid is rather solid/awesome. I won't deny that. It's what I've left the thing in because I can't pose it in Gerwalk. To be honest the V2 25 is ball jointed plus it has ratchets and it works beautifully. Why can't the 19 have something similar?

I find that argument very odd. Regardless of whether it's your favorite or not, it's still a valid form that needs to work as well. For some of us it doesn't and that sucks if we're fans. Holy crap, that really sucks dude.

I guess it's just Archer and I who got screwed then? I cannot pose the toy like that at all. Especially like pic number 4, no way in hell.

Damn, when I saw the thumbnail I thought those were actually the next releases!

Try bending one of the knees more or less so that it isn't symmetrical. Or try splaying the knees wider and see what happens. As it is that pose there with my 19S is precarious at best. Anything else and it totally collapses. That's not what I'd call good. I can do lots of other poses with my other Yamato Valks but i can barely hold on to that stance in your picture there.