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I just got my friend's SV-51 Ivanov in, it seems fine, granted I'm not transforming his figure. Everything is tight, I unplugged the thighs and they're nice and tight, no wing sag but I didn't put on the boosters, it's still up for grabs on this guy, I'd say go for it if you want one because the price is only going up and they are getting harder to find, and it's pretty obvious they're not re-releasing this guy.

Mine are still all fine, I actually ordered my VF-1J Max from Angolz, excellent price, really insane price actually. His valk is fine, as is Miria's, they were both later releases that came with fast packs, so they're pretty awesome, I'd say grab em while they got em, I really didn't think they'd last at that price.

I want an original Macross monster, the Koenig is really ugly to me.

Agreed, instead of releasing the same valks most people own three times over in different scales and colors give us the valks yamato won't touch, the 0D would be a good start, a VF-4 would be AWESOME. Why do just valks, hi-metal destroids in scale with the valks, hell a hi-metal monster, that would way too effin awesome, then I'd buy a LOT more toynami regults and battle scene it up.

Seconded, I think these hi-metals have the best looking battroid mode of any macross toy available, the other modes are pretty epic as well.

I actually just bought another Ivanov off ebay about and hour ago for a friend, he saw that mine was fine but we'll see, it sucks that this is one of the riskiest valks to get because in my opinion it's one the best looking.

I actually just picked up an SV-51 Ivanov off of tisinc99.com, I'd never ordered from them before and got relatively equal positive and negative complaints, but they were here in the states and the total with shipping was only about $240. The figure itself, absolutely fine, like everyone else said it was never truly reissued, it's just a luck of the draw, granted it's a very expensive luck of the draw. Your call, I got lucky and have to say this thing is easily my favorite valk I own now, it's truly gorgeous next to the VF-0S.

Yea same here, crooked and loose on the right side.

I got a re-issue 0A about a month or so back, it's fine.

No problems what so ever, the only thing I'm wondering is if Bandai will release stand alone fast packs for our Hikaru 1J's as it seems most of the new releases may just come with them.

1- 1/60 SV-51 Ivanov 2- 1/60 VF-11B 3- Hi-Metal VF-1J 4- 1/60 VF-0S 5- 1/48 VF-1J Max

Those super/strike parts are looking WAY better, it's obvious now the 1S we all saw and loathed was a very early prototype.

I'm sure I'll get hate for this, but the VF-22, and the VE-1, they are both quite ugly. The VF-22 overall just looks fat and ugly to me, and the VE-1 has that retarded head.

SV-51 Ivanov, I love this guy. I got a good release, the black scheme and this birds lines make it look just brutal.

Lol, true enough sir, true enough.

Personally I wouldn't get one, I think this specific model is ugly.

Damn I guess I could repaint one of these into TV colors, seeing as how I would do detail in the city part in the legs as it is. I should just wait for a TV release, but must, get, SDF-1, obviously the arms and legs are slightly different, but I'm not one to nerdgasm or rage over tiny details.

Damn, actually the more I see this thing, the more I want to wait until a TV version is released. I don't have surpluses of expendable dough laying around so I'll obviously only get one of these, I might as well hold out for the one I want.

I still buy 1/48's, many people do, many people aren't fulling into buying the 1/60 line after collecting the same figs in 1/48. I would be very interested in several sets if they became available, as it is I'm still looking for a 1/48 kakizaki and cannon fodder.

Any chance at some 1/48 goodness?

Damn!!! I had no idea this would get released this year, I just spent HUNDREDS on my new airsoft rifle, and now this sucker gets a release date. Oh well I guess I'm not eating for a while.

I got a launch 0S, then a ghost seperate, overall it cost about $210 after shipping and everything.

How about include some god damn stands! My SV-51 Ivanov just arrived, stand included.

I FINALLY FOUND ONE!!!! My SV-51 Ivanov is finally on the way, $197 shipped.

It's really tough to say, Yamato valks will always be hit and miss, I've gotten first releases that were fine, and supossedly new fixed releases that were crap. From what I have heard the newer 0A release with the updated box art is okay, as for 0S, it's been mixed, I'd say go for it.