ArchieNov

Time to buy a new one I guess...

Darn, that is one ugly looking headsculpt Basara pilot figure. I understand that it's hard to make it at that scale, but it just looks bad. The glasses look more like cybernetic eyes or something and the hair looks like wavy mush rather than the spiky hair. Other than that, really excited about this release and definitely getting it. Hopefully no QC issues so we don't have to play the Bandai'd lottery.

Did they change anything on the SDF-1 Reissue? I still have my premium version so I won't get it, but am still curious if this was a straight rerelease. Come to think of it, I did get the standard release also last time. And then they announced they were doing the premium version with all the additional markings and glow in the dark paint, so I sold that off. I wonder if they will do the same thing again.

Well I've never been a strongman, so maybe we're both just wimps lol

But then he'd have a guitar stuck up his ass. Just kidding 😄

@MKT I tried doing that earlier and just tried again now. It really won't move. How much force did you have to exert? Like enough to make your hands shake? I don't want to go past the breaking point of the joint. Worst case scenario, I'll probably have to live with the extended ankles. Edit: I tried one last time. And they finally collapsed. Thank goodness!

Blue leg locks? You mean those blue ankle covers? Mine slide around freely so they don't seem to act any any kind of lock. Or are you talking about those flip out tabs at the back of the legs that connect the 2 feet together?

Thank you to all the brave souls who were able to push the ankles in. You have given me confirmation that it can move, and the confidence to try it again myself. Hopefully I don't break it in the process. Edit: I tried pushing them in again and they really don't feel like they wanna budge. How much force did you apply? I can hear the plastic of the ankles creaking already and my hands are shaking from the amount of force I'm putting in, so I am hesitant to apply even more than that for fear of breaking it.

Wow well color me surprised. I tried this on my Keith just now and yeah the ankles do extend. I don't think I ever tried that before since it was never mentioned in the manual or any reviews. Then maybe there is hope to collapse the ankles on the Bogue, unless it was glued in place... Anyone willing to try on their copy?

The ankles are not retractable, or at least they weren't on the Keith and it's not mentioned anywhere in the instructions for Bogue. I've tried applying force but I don't feel like it's gonna budge. The ankles also have nothing to do with the placement of the arms. The only connection point they have is with the calf itself, and any other parts around don't affect it. @Graham - thanks for sharing your pics. so yours has the same look as mine. You mentioned before that your heel covers don't slide around. But I can somewhat see them at higher and lower positions on your pics, so maybe they do on yours as well?

Did you get to check if yours was similar to mine? I'm waiting to hear from others who already have theirs in hand. From the other reviews I've seen, their copies appear to be similar to mine. I wonder if there's a way to retract the ankle. If not, I really wonder why Bandai modified the mold to make the ankle longer. I can't imagine it being an assembly issue.

Okay I did a closer comparison between my Keith and Bogue. You can see the ankle section jutting out from under the flaps on the Bogue below. On the Keith, these are completely hidden under the flaps. Then checking the manual for Bogue, it shows that they're supposed to be hidden as well. And these next 2 pictures show how the extended length allows for the heel/ankle cover to shift around loosely. On the Keith, since the ankle is shorter, there's no room for this part to move around and it sits flush against the round ankle joint.

For those of you who already have this on hand, are the heel/ankle covers on your feet just floating pieces? Mine keeps sliding around and it makes a rattling noise when I shake it especially in fighter. On my Keith, these parts seem to be fixed in place. So I'm not sure if this was a design change or they just forgot to glue it on my copy. There also seems to be a bigger gap between the thrusters and fuselage on the Bogue. I don't think they've added an extension gimmick to the ankles because I can't seem to push them in. But if I could, that would prevent the heel covers from sliding around.

Personally, I loved the transformation. It was something new and fresh. Transforming the VF-1 and similar designs is boring already. The only thing that really makes the sv-262 transformation challenging for me is making sure I don't accidentally scratch any of the paint, especially the gold trims.

I have the Threezero VF-1J and 1S, and I will admit that these are best roughly 1/60 scale VF-1 toys so far. They're not perfect, but they do more things better than the others. So not everything with the Robotech label is subpar, or at least not anymore.