Mechapilot77

your issue sounds like a bad casting of the metal, not some sort of rot issue. when doing a diecast part proper pressure and time are required or else you may have voids or molds not filling as they should leading to bad/weak parts. lots of low cost vendors will skimp on the time. not sure what kind of quality the vendor that supplies these parts to bandai typically has. hopefully this is not a widespread problem. i have go go and see what part wasn' unlocked during transformation when i get home but i doubt that not doing that could have imparted undue amounts of stress (i could be wrong). i think you just unluckly got a "bad one", though if there is 1, there are bound to be more. oops this was directed at optionzero not vf5s.

i disagree. i think you have to just handle with care and i think 95% of the time or so you'll be fine, granted there is of course degradation over time/usage but that is to be expected. look at how the joints and other assemblies work and handle and transform with that in mind (grantedt his won't help on breakage during first transformation as some joints are hidden in one form but afterwards you can examine) when you handle so as to impart the leas amount of stress possible to any likely areas of higher stress. the only case i can think of on any of the valks i OWN where things get worse over time without handling are the tightness/looseness of the ball joints in the bandai V1 DX toys (not including the monster which is STILL rock solid after a decent amount of handling). FWIW 3 of my 12 or so yamato v2 vf-1's are the " shoulder may explode types" but 2.5 years later they are still good fine (knock on wood!!), and i even have a vf-0s from the 2008 or so timeframe (not sure if this is a dreaded release or a re-release).

hmmm, i only went thru the website. was there some action required on their forum? I have been charged teh full price already but like iaid, minus any coming shipping charges.

So getting the new armored ozma. looks a ton better in battroid than the V1. Just waiting for it to go up on tokyohunter or similar i guess. btw anyone experienced with them here? I preordered the alto super pack from them, but for some reason it doesn't show shipping price yet? Is that normal?

here is a dumb question, is the light artillery weapons pack removable?

Stealh 1J just like teh 1/48 version with stirke parts....heck yes! bring it! low vis 1A, i'd probably get too. if they did a 1J low vis in the style of the 1S V2, with Red striping instead of yellow (on the 1S) and a better dark grey or black...i'd be all over that too. i love the darkish VF-1J with red strip in the old school (arii?) model kit box art and would get that in a heartbeat too. I see no downsides to the newer V2's and as far as I'm concernd its the best VF-1 to date so these would "complete" the line for me. oh and give them all TV hands too. :-P

seriously. i want the VF-171 to be made. i want it badly! it sees plenty of screentime in the series and both movies! cmon bandai!!

yes but it seriously needs a smaller box. and should include some nice (but cheap to produce to keep price reasonably close to other 1/48) goodies. maybe another roy figure besides the seated pilot position. unhelmeted maybe, and maybe a claudia. seriously! i missed the 1/48 and since my collection is now mostly 1/60 i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have this.

they were on the V1 available separately. alto's super and heavy armor were both web exclusives. (baby blue pack in version not wiethstanding) also ozma's super pack was as well. we all know the heavy armor was a bundle woth ozma, it makes sense since he was rarely seen without it. the vg-25G and Luca's are bound to be bundles as well since they were always shown that way in the anime. Alto's valk was the only one seen in all its incarnations i think (naked, super, heavy armor). my guess is they will follow the V1 closely.

gahhhh!!!! shouldn't have waited to see info regarding bundled set possibility. now every place preorder is sold out...and we all know preorder price on these is the best price we'll ever see unless it doesnt sell well (which won't happen)! i hope hlj will put these up soon for similar pricing. also have to confirm where i can secure webshop exclusive items now. crap.

seriously thats as good as bought. looks great. hoping that the heavy armor won't be an "exclusive". question is do i jump on this when it comes out or do i wait for heavy armor announcement? agree

i'm off MW for a few days and this thread bets super awesome!! nice! didn't realize how many of you guys do panel lining and or weathering on these things...mine are all pretty much fresh out of the box (i don't even apply stickers usually except to super/strike parts). these are awesome guys...keep it up.

first time i saw that complaint on anymoon (love that site), i was like "wow...thats some nitpicking right there". to me, both 1/60 and 1/48 look "right enough". i actually prefer the 1/60 proportions overall (nosecone is too low on 1/48's to my liking). anyway to each his own. the 1/60 V2's (and 2.1's or whatever) are pretty damn good to me...and i've been a fan of the vf-1 design since 1984 or so.

LOL if you think some TF fans are not going ape-poo crazy nit picking scruitizing the MP-10 (mine should arrive Friday...booyah!!). That and the bitching about price (its damn high though but for us macross fans its in the comes with fastpacks from bandai or special weathering from yamato territory of $250) is incessant on the TF boards. Oh and it IS the only worthy new Optimus (G1 character) anyway in about 10 years. Pretty sure MP-01 is almost a decade old. Back on topic. I can't wait for this new VF-25. I'm gonna get at least 3 this time around too. (F, S, and G hopefully super parts, tornado parts and heavy armor will be available)

mp-10 is $250 on preorder right now from the importers (like bbts). overpriced, but one has to remember the exchange rate has changd too. i think my mp-04 was less than $200. anyway these are all takara products...granted hasbro and takara team up on transformers, the masterpiece transformers are usually designed by takara. hasbro does their own versions with varying amounts of redeco and re-engineering, but mostly they are a takara product. hasbro releases these cheaper in the states usually (they don't have to as i'm sure TF asa brand already does ok and masterpiece adds very little to it) as almost a fanservice.

this is why i hate/love HG. Thanks you HG for bringing macross and mospeada (in the bastard form of robotech) to the states....and a serious 1 finger salute to what's been done about almost everything else.

the Rezel looks awesome! The unicorn ain't bad too, but you said its a toy? i didn't even know there were toy gundams, thought they were all kits (i know nothing of gundams basically). How tall are kits/toys? Is the Rezel the 1/100 mastergrade? do you have a picture next to a 1/60 v2 yamato valk for comparison?

looks like you use the kotobukiya model support goods mechanical chain bases in one shot. can you list which bases you put together for that configuration and also list what is shown there that is not included with the bases? Thanks in advance. The thunderhammer looks awesome!!

I know some on here hate the shiny finish of the DX valks from bandai. Anyone get adventurous and try a product like this? http://www.amazon.com/Gundam-Paint-Hobby-Super-Clear/dp/B000W30PIW/ref=pd_sim_t_3 I'd assume to avoid getting it everywhere you'd have to mask or take some parts apart. Disclaimer: i'm not a modeler/builder/painter etc (i haven't painted a plastic model kit since i was a kid/early teen and that was just with brushes), so i do not much about this kind of thing.

thanks for the info/links. preordered mine. :-)

Maybe I missed it, but were there release dates on any of this stuff? What I'd want to know 1. kit version and unpainted or just one or the other? 2. are new accessories included? 3. will the new accessories be available separately? 4. will they sell, JUST new heads? (for those of us who bought the old kits but really wanted a 1J or 1A instead of the S) 5. Release dates!?!?

seriously i don't read japanese....so the link doesn't mean much to me. WHERE CAN I GET THESE? and why hasn't bandai done a VF-171!?

so basically people haven't preordered enough of them and retailers haven't ordered enough...guess we are a dying breed. i've preordered both upcoming versions of the regult battlepod (light and heavy artillery) at BBTS, and have the 2010 SDCC one sitting in my POL there. Damn i want that GLAUG so badly too. i'll probably pick up a VF-1S strike too at some point (those are available readily apparently).

oooh i want that glaug badly! please let it be, just ordered some other 1/100 stuff so it'll have company! wish i could find a vf-1j hikaur/rick 1/100 for a reasonable price as kyron vs. rick/hikaru was a memorable fight scene for me!

i guess i'm the only one that prefers the slightly chunky aesthetic....the V2 looks damn sweet for those who are into the 100% line art accurate toys. after seeing this i'll get a V2 if and only if they fix the other problems with the V1's (mostly the poorly designed afterthought-like accessories/accesory packs, loosening joints). then again, i'm a re-buy sucker.