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  1. I'm handling my Roy toy right now and it is very good with one glaring exception.... fighter mode is screwed by those little metal pegs meant to hold the arms up at the interior of the elbow. The fit is so tight that when the arm is pressed up into it, it comes shooting down a moment later. It's the absolute worst way to even try to hold the arms up. I really hope ThreeZero addresses this going forward (but have very little hope they will). I was able to work around it by pressing the arms so far forward that the peg doesn't line up with the slot and then doing a little bend at the elbow... probably causes my arms to droop 1mm lower so not the end of the world. Still, such an easily fixed flaw on an otherwise very good toy. Ways this could be resolved:
    1) Put small pegs on the arms that are received by slots into the legs. Bonus points, have a peg and slot on the otherside of the arms so they lock into each other also
    2) Yamato V2 style, put pegs that pinch the arms into the right spot on the exterior of the upper bicep
    3) Shape the existing metal peg like an "L" and have the arm slide back onto the "L" thus elevating it and locking it. 

    For true perfection, they should redo the backpack the mold to make it thinner so the extra beefy arms could tuck up higher and not droop below the legs in fighter mode. 

  2. Hi all, KitzConcept sold some toys as 'new packaging' versions. These versions did not include missiles or the display stand. Since I already owned the toys, and I understood the toys had no changes from previous versions, I didn't purchase them. I would like to include them in the release schedule graphics when I update the review. I'm looking for anyone who can provide a fairly straight forward, glare-free picture of the following toy's boxes:

    VF-1J Rick Hunter V1.6 (new package - no misisles/display stand) September 2023
    VF-1A Max Sterling V1.6 (new package - no misisles/display stand) September 2023
    VF-1A Ben Dixon V1.6 (new package - no misisles/display stand) September 2023
    VF 1A Standard V1.6 (new package - no missiles/display stand) - June 2024
    VF 1J Standard V1.6 (new package - no missiles/display stand) - June 2024

    Background doesn't really matter since I'll use photoshop to pull out the box. If you are up to taking pictures of all sides, I'll stitch together my normal packaging pictures.

    Please PM me if you think you can help! Extra credit: If you could also include a picture like this of one of the releases (would need to have a consistent plain background):
    KitzConcept-VF-1J-Rick-Hunter-3.jpg?ssl=

    then I could use your pictures to discuss the packaging/content variations. You can also send me a watermark if you want credit, otherwise I won't attach my watermark. I also might be interested in buying them off you if you got them on sale and were totally underwhelmed, LMK what you think a fair price would be. 

  3. My point is that there's no discernible benefit from them getting a distributor. They're a small company making products so niche that the people who need to know about them already do. Having them be available for 50% off at GameStop after a year of people looking at it and saying "why would i pay $300 for this things i don't recognize?" doesn't do therm or GameStop any good.

  4. Bandai is so random, it's impossible to say. They teased doing more Macross7 toys so maybe a 17 or 11. The 11 would be a great segue to Macross Plus toys.

  5. I absolutely adore the Yamato YF-21 in fighter mode (ignoring the stupid landing gear that don't lock in place). It looks a little plain compared to the DX toy with its paint applications but otherwise, it's great. I don't love the DX toy in battroid mode as much as I love the Yamato in fighter mode. I do LIKE the DX in battroid mode, it's defintely a big improvement on the Yamato, especially when it comes to handling, but it's still not an amazing battroid mode. It has the giant shelf that makes the back look like an afterthought and the backpack is too wide (just like the Yamato) . Also, battroid mode requires a brace, which is cheating. I wish Arcadia would refresh the Yamato YF-21 with all new joints and optional legs for GERWALK/BATTROID utilizing the detachment that delimiter allows. I can't believe Arcadia gave us an updated SV-51 over the YF-21! 

    The Yamato 1/72 Macross Plus toys are fun because they were the first transforming toys but yes, it's like comparing your middle school work to your college thesis at this point.  Still, if heft is a major criteria for you, Arcadia products usually won't scratch your itch, they decided long ago that metal generally introduced more problems (paint, weight negatively impacting joints) than they fixed. Bandai has done a really good job identifying where metal can help without introducing big problems, like the feet on most their toys. 

  6. 14 minutes ago, Stampeed Valkyrie said:

    So unless I am missing something,  this is the same as the original release.. except the Stand and different boxart correct?

    Now I just need to determine if I want to double dip..

    Seems that way, same as they did recently for the VF-4 reissue. 

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