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I completely agree. Just to add my two pence, it’s been said that in this kind of toys the materials cost is proportionately low, making a 1/100 line less profitable if it’s not massively sold.

I don’t know if it was announced before: Release date: October 21st. Source: http://blog.yahoo.com/cybergundam/articles/53358/index

Voilà! And by doing so the ankles should never get loose...

I can pull the ankles out without effort by following the Instructions Manual’s 2 steps for doing so. Also see what these Yamato guys do in these old videos: anything but force.

OMG! I think something really wrong is going on with me! No matter how hard I try, I can’t see the difference! Time to visit an ophthalmologist…

This. And they are actually the same the v.1s have, so no improvements there –unless there’s some sort of magnetic system, which I doubt.

Some really nice stuff here: http://frameout.blog67.fc2.com/blog-entry-376.html http://frameout.blog67.fc2.com/blog-entry-361.html

Some really nice stuff here as well: http://frameout.blog67.fc2.com/blog-entry-376.html

I kind of like it.

Just got the hinges from Graham today. Many thanks to him for his time and troubles.

Someone who agrees with my “Sad Plastic” theory, although this time using a more physical explanation: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=35663&view=findpost&p=930732

O.M.G.!

According to the ad the Fire valk is 33cm long and the VF-17 28cm. Even though shorter, due to its proportions the VF-17 seems to be a still fairly big toy.

I agree. And even more, if it’s true that there are so many much better toy companies around why aren’t they making better Macross toys? I think we have to be grateful to Yamato for giving us –the niche market we represent- what we want so much. Could their products be better? Probably yes, but they’re still the best we’ve ever had. It’s not the same with Bandai, for they’ve got the rights for an ongoing franchise and they’re a big old toy company, but I’m grateful nevertheless.

According to Cybergundam, the MSRP for the VF-17S is 22,000Yen, in line with the recent and current releases. Source: http://blog.yahoo.com/cybergundam/articles/51229/index

Beautiful.

So what's the release date for the Speaker Pod Gamma?

I was able to curl my v.1’s wings down carefully applying heat and pressure up to an acceptable point where the wings were straight but still pointing up due to the defective locking position of the wing gloves. Now I’m discarding those wings for my v.1 is a toy I bought for modification into an YF-24 anyway

It was actually B_A_T_ who took the pictures, I’m just the messenger! They’re pretty cool, aren’t they?

I don't own one of those stands myself but I wonder whether they are even strong enough to hold so much weight…

Same here, but those wings are actually curled up

And here you are a fair comparison. IMO both companies have done a good job –although I’ve got my favourite ©All rights reserved by B_A_T_