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Oh nice to know the proper method. Funny they also refer to it as an antenna instead of a laser haha.

How badly bent are your head lasers? You don't want to try straightening them out yourself if it's not too extreme?

I hope if Bandai does release the VF-27 again, it will be a true renewal with improved crotch/hips and shoulders. And I still want the ghosts that appeared with the Super VF-27!

This was the same thing I said a few weeks ago. I demonstrated that when pushing the lid down to close it on one side first, the cover flexes just enough that it can touch the laser. And since the bubble over the laser is tough, using enough force can theoretically bend the laser.

My DX seems to have a slightly smaller gap. Maybe the other pic didn't have the brace fully pegged in. Yes there's still a gap but in person it doesn't look that bad. For some reason, photos make it look worse.

Sorry, couldn't edit my previous post anymore. But wanted to add this reference pic taken from anymoon.com to show what I was talking about with the VF-17

Oh thanks for the clarification!

I wonder why they're still called Fast packs when they don't make them faster lol. But the ones that do have extra boosters (e.g. VF-1, 25, 27, 31, etc) are called Super/Strike/Armor parts instead.

I think it looks better with the brace. The brace helps fill in the gap between the back and backpack. And it's better to use the brace to put less strain on the joints long term. One of the main reasons I don't mind the huge backpack the DX has is because it looks like a jet booster backpack attachment instead of being the actual back of the battroid. It also looks more similar to the Queadluun Rau's huge back. Now if the DX's backpack was flat like the Yamato and had the same gap, it would look ugly. Kinda like the Yamato VF-17 which has a big gap too.

I would like to respectfully disagree here. The Yamato YF-21 was very far from perfect. IMO it was one of their worst ones. It only looked good in fighter mode and even then, it had flaws (like the feet showing at the back). The gerwalk was a hollow mess and the battroid had awful proportions and could barely stand out of the box. Granted the Bandai is far from perfect either, but QC issues aside, I think overall it is a better toy despite the line art inaccuracies.

Thanks. Maybe I'll try heating it up longer next time if I'm able to detach the laser from the head. I haven't been able to do so yet because I'm worried I might break it as it seems that it takes a lot of force to remove it. Funny idea. Maybe I can send my laser to you and you can fix it for me

Nice! May I ask how hot did you have to get it in order to get the stress mark to disappear? Or how long did you blast it with the hairdryer? I tried using a hairdryer on it for 30-40 secs but it doesn't seem to want to heat up that much and the stress mark hasn't faded either. I'm worried about having it under the hairdryer for too long and the plastic ends up warping.

For what it's worth, I was able to straighten mine out without breaking it. It resulted in some stress marks but it already had them out of the box when it initially got bent, and I'd rather have some small barely noticeable stress marks rather than a bent laser. The plastic actually doesn't feel like it will snap that easily, or at least it's not as brittle as the head laser on the YF-19. This is probably the reason why everyone with this issue got a bent laser instead of a broken one.

I wonder if this will be a rare instance where an MISB copy will sell for less than an opened/inspected copy.

Glad it worked out for you too