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Thanks for the pics, SaveRobotech. BTW, any news on whether the red and green will be up for mass release in the future(preferably w/o the Tread), or are they going to remain exclusives? Thanks!

Amen, brother. IMO, the perfect VF-1 toy still hasn't been made. Something that combines the durability of the 1/55 and the looks of the 1/48. Until then...

Sorry if this has been asked, but has anyone heard whether the 1/48 Max VF-1J will be released without the fast pack?

If this is the movie color edition, then what freakin' edition was the first one?

Thanks for the responses, everyone. I'm looking forward to picking one up soon.

Was thinking of buying one, but was also wondering if there are notable QC issues with this one. This would be my first 1/48 (I'm a diehard 1/55 fan), so I just wanted to know what everyone thought about it. Thanks.

Hi, Was just wondering if there have been any books released in Japan that featured the old school Macross toys (Takatoku, Bandai). I'm thinking of books similar to the ones that have been released for the Chogokins and Transformers, which include glossy full-color photos of the toys. Thanks very much!

Thanks, Nightmare! Will try that out. Try using Armour All (car interior protectant). Spray it lightly on a paper towel and rub it on softly. After you have finished completey rubbing the valk down, just leave it for about a day and a half. Not only will this UV protectant help keep your paint from remaining sticky it will also giveit a nice clean look. I tried this on a STRIKE, VE-1, and VT-1...worked like a charm. Plus, I think it smells nice too. BTW- It will not leave a heavy or greasy film. Just remember to wipe it down and leave it alone, as previously described. 340327[/snapback]

I recently bought several Bandai 1/55 reissues, and of them all, the VF-1S (regular, not super) is the only one with a sticky paint job/finish. Can anyone suggest a way to remedy this, or is it a normal thing for this particular reissue? They were all brand new, BTW. Thanks!

There's some paint flaking on the intakes, so those are undoubtedly metal. Looking at the rest of that pic, some of the parts seem a bit glossy and the edges bulge a bit near the seams. (classic signs of die-cast) I'd say the upper legs and lower torso are also metal. Probably the lower legs as well. I can't see anything else that looks like metal to me; besides the screws and maybe the shoulder and knee joints. Looks great now. I'm impressed. Though, as nicely as they hid some of those Imai joints, with the reduction to 1/55th scale those joints must be very small now. I suspect this thing will be a bit delicate. Especially around the wings. Not long now. Yeah, the potentially weak/delicate joints are a concern of mine, too. I had a chance to handle a sample at the Toynami booth at Anime Expo, and while the fighter mode seemed to lock up pretty tight, the robot mode had some joints that, due to their extremely small sizes, seemed to be easily breakable: the neck joint, the wrists, the fingers, the shoulder (where the arms swing back to transform to fighter). The rest of it seemed pretty tight, though I wonder how well the knee and arm joints will handle repeated transformations. I miss ratcheted joints.

See here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=9195