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What's a 5000B look like? Will we get the VF-1 whale hunter customs? That'd be cool.

Based on the YF-19 exploding joints thread I think there might be some traumatic memories if they went that route!

There's an Alto hero version of the VF-171... even a Luca version.

I agree with you but the fact we got a YF-29 kinda makes me think anything is possible... although the YF-29 obviously had a lot of R&D benefit as far as a potential V2 VF-25 toy was concerned.

I would vote they leave the forearm as is and make the bottom section a bit fatter to accomodate the weaponry and make the weaponry a bit smaller.

Rumor has it he's been dead for a couple weeks, Apple just delayed announcing it until after the Iphone dropped. This rumor might just be fueled by the fact that no news article early cited the date of death.

This thread is very silly to me. "hey, what's the difference to the line art people are talking about?" "Here it is." "OMG, you are so stupid, how dare you compare a toy to the line art!" Got it.

Reivaj, your argument is a slippery slope. There's no denying the VF-19 is more expensive and very different. The argument that would be made (which is completely subjective and would undoubtedly be very rancorous) is if all the differences between the VF-19 and the VF-25 warrant the price difference. Let everyone with their wallets in hand have the debate internally. If you make it into a forum matter it just becomes another Bandai vs. Yamato pissing match.

Also because a lot of people aren't having joint problems. I only had a shoulder armor pop off once and didn't feel frustrated. The yf29 is in demand because lots of people love it... Most people don't know much about it so it's not like it's in demand because it's so iconic. edit: in traffic I remembered a couple more times the shoulder popped off. There's one really tough point for me getting back to fighter mode.

Does anyone know a good spot where I could get all the Votoms OVAs and newer shows? I would buy a legit version with English subtitles if available. If there is no legit version available and someone has them then shoot me a PM to discuss further.

Just pre-ordered mine... but I might wait to have it shipped until the VF-17 comes out... I suspect that means I'll be waiting a bit but I hope I'm wrong.

When did you become such a troll. I say "Maybe you're right" and you still feel the need to be snippy. You used to actually contribute around here.

When's the release date? I thought it was January. Maybe it is the final version. Maybe Bandai has a huge warehouse in China just full of Ozma toys waiting for whatever the release date is. Maybe they sent a couple back to Japan for marketing purposes. Maybe it's an artist's proof. Maybe it's a preproduction run. Who knows? I seem to recall hearing that this toy is due out three months from now so I'd suspect it's a preproduction run sent to Bandai so they could do some marketing and put it through the paces and then tell the factory whatever tweaks need to be made before doing the whole amount. I might be wrong. Even if I'm right, it doesn't mean Bandai will ask for any changes so ultimately it might be the same as the production run. Either way, I'm sure that particular toy is seeing a lot of action so the paint chipping isn't terribly surprising. In the end, it's a Bandai product, you're going to be able to chip the paint off of it. Usually being cautious helps reduce the likelihood (not something I would think is happening with that sample) so it's not something to freak out over... and not freaking out was the important thing.

To be clear, I said the Hi-Metal was better in ONE respect, the backpack placement and the lights by the shoulders. Here's the inevitable comparison shot:

I understand the common consensus that people don't mind that the battroid mode takes liberties from the line art. I'm not arguing for the creation of some massive scale toy with mechanisms that would allow for shifting proportions. For me, I would prefer the nosecone be slid down the less than a centimeter lower and the neck be at the proper location and size. I realize that this is nitpicking and that this would mean the nosecone would be drooping down a bit too low but since it's already much lower than the line art I don't think that'd be much of a problem. I also think this could be incredibly easily engineered and not at all unrealistic. As a result of putting the neck in the right spot I think it'd restore the appearance of some additional bulk in the chest. I also wish the backpack was higher up and the shoulder lights were bigger. Those are also nitpicks but I think that also helps battroid look a bit heftier. On that note, Bandai nailed the tail section and where it sits in battroid making their Hi-Metal more accurate in both battroid and fighter modes in that one respect.

I'm not saying that the 1/60 V2 doesn't come close... i'm just saying the line art looks a bit tougher.

That's the actual toy but it's not being released for months? It's a preproduction run at best... the kind that always has the warning "Final product may vary." I wouldn't freak out too much.

I admit, it's been a big pet peeve of mine and I'm sure I'm in the minority. For me, I feel like it removes some of the brutishness of the battroid mode. By introducing the collar and moving the neck upward it makes the chest look less bulky and gives the overall battroid the look of just your average joe humanoid form instead of a bruiser. MacrossJunkie's pics look great though so it looks like some massaging can get things closer.

It doesn't make business sense to release a brand new mold before a repaint or minor tweak of an existing mold. The costs of issuing far outweigh the additional sales. The ray release for beagle had an extremely low break even point, a fuke release would have had a very high break even point. So, even if they did sell a lot more fukes than rays chances are they would have reaped less overall profit. That is why you almost always see mold milking before entirely new products. A business must also always lead with its expected best seller to ensure viability.

The conversation seems to have gone off course. Preference on vf-1 toys doesn't mean much for the vf-25 since you will now have two options, neither of which are yamato made. Sure, you have much smaller options in the vf100 an robot spirits lines but comparing those to the dx offerings is like expecting the 1/100 hi metal vf toys to be better than the 1/60 toys in every way. The new vf-25 looks very good but the design looks very similar to yf-29 so if you're deathly afraid of loose joints and not willing to tighten them up should they occur then you might wantto steer clear and wAit for the abundance od reviews that will come out. If you miss out on msrp priced toys you might be lucky and pick up a bundle release down the road.

Every company has their lemons. I love my hi metals.

I don't know about head detail, nut the lack of articulation is a concern. Not being able to cock a head kills posing a soldier mode toy or model.

Sounds like yamato should have used the same mechanism to shrink the 17 but all these toys play with scale a little bit.

No or extremely limited head articulation on that model equals fail. Thats the one thing i love about the toynami mpc.

somebody outbid me on that brutishdog... Guess I got a bit extra now to spend on a dmz toy.