Mommar

That model looks pretty sweet. Did you base it off of any kits or is it your own design?

That was actually one of the major examples in that video Yamato made highlighting some of the transformation trouble spots.

I don't appreciate the smart-ass response. I asked about fast packs and fold boosters, and was told there are spots on the "back" which was never specified what that meant, though I think most of us, unless we're the type to be bent out of shape by not using correct aeronautical terms, would also say the fast packs on the VF-1 go on the "back" in fighter, gerwalk and battroid. So that wasn't terribly clear. Also, Graham didn't say "no, they weren't designed with them in mind" he gave us a quote that was rather vague after which somebody speculated maybe they would be too heavy and considered a way to make them lighter. There's plenty of gray area there. So I asked Graham what that meant... and I don't recall you being Graham. Thank you.

I specifically asked if it looked like there were spots for things like fast packs and fold boosters and was told yes. I didn't ask, nor did anybody mention, the sound boosters. I'm aware of the silly, over-sized shoulder pads. The YF-19 had smaller versions. I was curious if they had places to attach something like the fast packs anyway.

What sort of issues would there be? Haven't others here already said there's places where it looks like packs could be attached?

You know despite Yamato's best efforts with the VF-19 to look chunky in battroid (and it DOES look pretty chunky compared to the old YF-19) when you look at the pic in battroid versus the line-art that Jenius posted at anymoon it still looks like a scrawny bastard in toy form. I have no doubt Yamato will reach as far as they can for accuracy but don't count on it being quite the brute we would like it to be.

Does that mean other variants will be matte instead? Or are other 19's like the Blazer glossy as well?

Hey, I didn't say it made sense. There is, however, a picture in the VF-19 Master File with a squadron of VF-19's fully-loaded and it looks pretty bad-ass.

I'm hoping one of the more talented/adventurous amongst us takes one of these (or a variant if we are so blessed) and attempts something akin to the fully-loaded VF-19 from the Master File with the two back mounted fast packs, leg boosters and double Fold-Boosters. I suppose we can't have all of the wing-mounted Reaction Warheads but damn would this thing look ripped will of that extra hardware hanging off of it.

Has anybody looked this thing over to see if there might be evidence of spots to attach Fast Packs or Fold Boosters or anything like that?

DAMN! Look how solid that thing is in Gerwalk. Like a rock. That's what I really wanted with my YF-19.

Yeah, if I'm the only one working I'm sure as hell NOT getting up in the middle of the night to do all of that stuff.

This is the most awesome toy I don't want to buy. Other than the 1/3000 DYRL version SDF-1.

Dammit, get one some non-garish colors Yamato! That's the 19 Gerwalk I wanted with the YF-19. The whole thing looks totally stable/solid in fighter and Gerwalk.

I'd rather have a D, I prefer the two turret head and the blue stripe to the yellow.

How long was it from the first CAD drawings to release has it been for the VF-19 Kai? That might give us an idea just how far into 2012 we'll be seeing one of these things.

The 11-C was an easy repaint though. It was a reuse of the Mac Plus version.

Hmm, this is really cool news. I wonder how this one will turn out, it appears to be one of the harder Valks to tackle. I was never a big fan of the design until I saw those few pics in the VF-19 Master File and got a sense of a semi-real world looking type 17. I'm sure it will be $300 like the new 19 is as well though.

Other than there being a small spot where the images line up so you can see the 3D it's.... 3D. Completely and totally. The shifting your focus concept makes zero sense to me in relation to the 3DS. Look at the screen and it's 3D. Now you're free to look around the screen and focus on everything out to the edges, as opposed to a 3D movie where they force your perspective and everything else blurs which to me sounds more like a forced focus than the 3DS requires.

Ah man, that's a bummer. I'm already super impatient to see your work as it is. Every time you make a post I get pumped. I'm really fascinated by your design decisions.

It's quite possible you aren't able to view 3D then. I have a 3DS and the backgrounds aren't at all blurry in any game I own.

I will bet the reason why there's little info. on the fast packs or the armor is they're going to make a VF-25 Space Wing edition with all of that stuff just like they did with the VF-1.

I haven't seen the movie but all of the press pics makes the 29 look a little more compact in Gerwalk. That's usually my go-to mode but this toy's ass looks HUGE in it.

And how come the 19 doesn't look like a giant, flying Broadsword jammed into a stone?

I suppose technically if you want to ignore the wings as the back the VF-1's shape is semi-hour-glass. That ignores the rest of it's body type. I could see some of the 25's, and maybe the 29 being more androgynous or feminine.