Tking22

I'm not a "robotech purist", but I'm still thinking "what's with the ugly green color?"

I'm pretty sure you're trolling me, there's no way you can't know that color scheme, even if it is a little off.

they're not Robotech items, they say macross right on the box. HG sells plenty of non-robotech stuff on robotech.com.

that's because they're sheep.

Hmm if they say macross on the box that's even worse, most of those retarded robotech purists won't even buy these guys, hell most are still asking "what's with the ugly green color?"

I still don't know why they're releasing these DYRL regults as robotech items, robotech never had DYRL. That aside they're releasing them on robotech.com, I've looked through some forums on there and those people are idiots, they truly only buy items only if they say robotech on them, even though yamato's, bandai's, hell anyone's figures are better they just say macross.

And I thank you sir, I found them on evilbay for an obviously exuberant price, but I know someone has to carry him somewhere for at least a little cheaper.

It's very hard to believe this is a 1/100 scale with that amount of detail. I'm just blown away. As soon as I pick a few of these up, my Toynami Battlepods (regults) will be blown away too.

My friend I have 6 standard regults, 2 heavy missile, 2 light missile, I'm getting a Glaug, I have the Hi-Metal VF-1J, and as I've said I'll be buying most of this series. It's really what I've been waiting for, some quality in scale baddies and valks, I have a couple 1/60's, but the 1/60 regult model or whatever it is, to me at least, is stupidly expensive and of course it's also exclusive. I could really see no one, even the hard core collectors with lots of random dough to drop will be buying enough to make any kind of scene. I am also building a nice city-scape battleground scene for my whole amazing looking 1/100 collection to sit in, it is safe to say, I can't wait to see what gets announced next because haters and complainers aside, this line will and is doing well.

no, I think we're all bitching about parts we CAN see, namely that the head looks like a bowel movement and the fast packs angle out in every awkward way possible.

seriously, it's not just that the backpack is tilting back, the fast packs are crooked in every direction. That's a fundamental problem with how the fast packs attach to the backpack.

Well since all the pics show this guy without arm armor, it's pretty obvious these are still prototypes. That aside, I really don't think it looks that bad, yea they angle out a bit but I don't think it's anywhere near enough to complain over, but that's just me, and I'm also not one who has nerdgasms over tiny little miniscule details unlike most on this site. I don't even comprehend the complaints over the head, it looks like a VF-1S head.

I'm not going to drink the panic juice until the thing is actually in peoples hands.

Exactly, people are already bitching, let alone about a piece you can't even see.

Ha ha! You are right! It's so true!

Come to think of it, Isn't that what 70% of Macross toys are?

Don't get me wrong I love how certain color schemes look even though they are the exact same figure over and over again, but I think these fairly low quality, and I'll just say it, lame weathering versions are taking it too far especially for the inflated price. Like others said, at home weathering jobs can turn out much better and obviously cost a WHOLE lot less.

I'll probably bee buying this whole line, I only have two i/60's, the TV VF-1S and the VF-1D(for obvious reasons), I really prefer these guys to the yamato 1/60's, I was really blown away by my Hi-Metal VF-1J, I found it to be more pleasing to the eye and an overall better sculpt.

So it's a slightly smudged version of a previous release which is already just another recolor of several other releases, yea pass.

Bump, nobody has one?

It looks good, but if it's rediculously priced, like over $250, I couldn't justify that small size for that amount.

There, corrected for you.

Graham

Sorry Graham it seems as if you made a typo, what I meant to say was I saved money by not buying those butt-fugly VF-19's .

Hell effin yes, today is full of awesome news, I got 3 normal regults, 2 heavy missile, I'm skippin the light missile but the glaug is oh so mine, and they announced the hi-metal VF-1S with parts, god damnit GET SOME!!!!!

Hell yeah I love my hi-metal VF-1J, I skipped on those fugly VF-19's so I gotta pick me up one of these, and here's to hoping they release some fast packs for our Hikaru's!!!!

I'm looking for a good condition or brand new SV-51 Ivanov, if used I would prefer no stickers applied but I'll take what I can get. I'd also prefer buying from someone here in the states but like I said whatever I can get.

Yikes, I love my new hi-metal VF-1J but I could never put one of these ugly guys on my shelf, the faces are far too power-rangerish for me to even consider.

I can't believe all the quality control issues some people are having, mine arrived and it's completely fine, not a flaw on it. You really can't knock the toy that much since it's the first release, it's still hit and miss just as much as any yamato figure, and I personally prefer the battroid on this guy to any other VF-1 available.

I still prefer 1/48, all I have is a 1/60 VF-1D and a TV VF-1S on the way, but that said the 1/48's are getting very hard to find and they're pricey, but I have to admitt these 1/60 are quite nice and in almost every milked color scheme you can think of.

I'm guessing you haven't extended the knee joints all the way. The VF-0 was made before they started putting the type of sliding joints in the knee that we see in the V.2 VF-1, VF-11, etc.

It's actually got a double rotation joint in the knee. The regular knee joint only rotates the legs downward about 60 degrees. After that though, that grey piece will actually pull downward out of the thigh, giving you a total of about 90 degrees of knee bend forward. The pics will probably explain it better.

Here's what I'm guessing the legs currently look like, which is as far as the first knee joint will bend.

Here's what it looks like when you pull the extension out of the thigh.

The big bonus to this extra extension is that it frees up the thigh swivel from the knee cover. Without the extra extension, you can't turn really turn the lower legs outwards because the kneecap catches on the grey piece.

I'm working on taking some pictures that show the metal plate I bent to fix the nose droop, I just have to clear my desk off so I have room to take it apart again.

And I thank you sir, it now sits nice and proper.

Okay I don't know if I'm missing something but I just put my old VF-0S into gerwalk. I find that the knees don't bend as far as my VF-1 1/48's, so I can't pull off the slightly hunched standard pose, am I missing something or are they all like this?

I found a little video review action, the guy in the video is erm, quite enthusiastic but beggar's can't be choosers!

The noses don't droop on my VF-0A/S, I'm guessing that no 2 VF-0A/S reissues from this year are the same, as everyone seems to have different situations with theirs. I will try that step you suggested about pushing the leg forward to free the calve locking tabs.

Very true, re-issues can have major problems and first releases that are supposed to terrible can be just fine, my first release VF-0S had no problems at all and my re-issue VF-0A from HLJ was perfect as well.

Hi-metal VF-1J is finally on the way, I've heard good things and bad things so we'll see.

Sweet mine is finally on the way, I can't wait!