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Dibs on jetfire, PM sent

So yeah, if it's climate controlled and dry... you're doing all you can do.

The rest is in the hands of the chaos gods. (chemistry)

Well, not climate controlled, but an SF east bay garage doesn't really see temps below 40 or above 90. Our climate is very arid so moisture isn't really a concern. Same reasons why cars live forever here.

I'm thinking a lot think like me: "damn, these things are expensive. If I can only get one, the. I'll get the 1s because that's my fav."

Then I found out it's just a gateway drug and now I have a VF-1(S,A,J) and a VT-1

😁

Just to clarify, the ceiling is sheet rocked, no insulation, walls are also finished, unknown if insulated. temps are actually quite reasonable, probably high 80s at worst, no sunlight. Seems like not a good idea, any more input? Anyone have valks in a house with no a/c?

Couldn't find this in a search and got no love in the newbie thread.

Are there any issues displaying valks in a garage? No direct sunlight but would get hot/cold. This is a California garage, so no real extreme temps except heat. The garage has finished walls and ceiling. Worried about yellowing primarily.

Yeti, any idea the ballpark of your stand price?

Couldn't find this in a search - any issues displaying valks in a garage? No direct sunlight but would get hot/cold. This is a California garage, so no real extreme temps except heat. The garage has finished walls and ceiling

Managed to snag this off eBay for a "reasonable" price. No shoulder cracks and the canopy is perfect!

Beagle, the company that made the original toys, is defunct. Unless Toynami managed to get ahold of the molds, no chance of a re-release.

Odd that several sites are doing presales:

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TOY10612&mode=retail

Watch again, Hikaru uses them in an episode.

Episode 16 Hikaru gets shot down. Episode 18 Roy dies. Episode 19 Hikaru takes over Roy's 1s. Episode 24 the FAST packs are introduced. AFAIK Hikaru never pilots a 1J again. Where did he pilot a 1J with FAST packs?

ermm.. perhaps it's because of the SDFM TV Series?

That's my point; I just watched the whole thing recently and the only valks we see with super parts are the 1-s and Max/Millia's 1-js

So, this has been nagging at me for awhile. Why does a lot of vf-1j hikaru toys come with super parts? The 1-j only ever appeared in SDFM with GBP-1 parts; we don't see FAST packs until after Hikaru gets shot down and takes over Roy's 1-s....

Anyone have more info if they're really being released?

I have no idea why they don't do another run; with old stock selling at over 200% markup it would be like printing money. I would buy at LEAST two sets...

Any chance if we whine here arcadia will reissue the super/strike parts?

I'd be interested in the macross (vf-1) stuff when you get a chance to post it up. Hang in there!

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=221417148957&globalID=EBAY-US

Look! With free jet fire super parts!

So quick question, I'm seeing the yamato release on mandarake for around $120, is the Arcadia release $180 better than the yamato?

Might not be, but look at the leg where the intake is - parts are yellowed next to parts that are not, so it's possible that the parts came from different toys. Also I don't think jetfire had a blacked out canopy

Clearly a Frankenstein'd jetfire in a takatoku box:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231183529072

Corrected post; I meant 1/72! I guess I'd general like input on which fighter (any scale) is better between the two

Sorry if this has been discussed to death, but I searched and didn't find anything.

I've been looking at 1/72 fighter kits and it seems like hasegawa and bandai are the two readily available ones. Excluding transforming ones, which is generally considered better? I know it's subjective, but some criteria I'm looking at is sculpt, ease of assembly, quality, etc.

My background: I used to model quite a bit in my teens, mostly 'trek. Haven't in a long time, so I've got some simple cheap kits to practice on before I try a valk.

Thanks!

Valkfighter, thanks for the pics! Quick question; is there a way to lock the backpack down with the super packs on? If you fold the tail down, you can push the pack to a locked position, but that's not accurate to the anime. If i leave the tail open the backpack and boosters just flop around.

I'm thinking it's just another v1 flaw, but couldn't find any info on it...

So i'm going to sticker my VT-1 and was planning on adding the designation number to the wing and fuselage.

I checked the movie and there are several references to the number. When Roy comes to the rescue, the communications screen shows Roy's number correctly as "VF-1S - 001 - R. Focker" when Hikaru & Minmay appear on Roy's screen, the designation shows up as "VT-102 - H. Ichijo"

Given the model is VT-1, that would imply to me that the wing number should be "02" but during the chase when the ostrich runs from the zentradi directly at the camera, the number 102 appears briefly, indicating the number should be 102

The rest of the movie is no help because there is no number on the wing or fuselage in any other part of the movie, implying that there shouldn't be a number at all.

However, the Version 2 release of the toy has the wing tampo printed as "607" - I have no idea where they got that.

It is possible that i've put way too much thought into this....