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  1. Cool nanoblock creations, Domcalmet1! If all you need are pictures, you can Google for them. Otherwise, there are a bunch on Jenius' page for the 1/72 VF-11B on his site, anymoon.com http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=239
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    Hi-Metal R

    Like many here I imagine, I grew up with Robotech and eventually moved to Macross and other animes. So you can certainly count me a fan of the classic SDF/DYRL. However, tho I agree that business-wise Bandai would be smart to stick with SDF for the HM-R line for now, I seriously hope they do branch out eventually as I would love to see a HM-R YF-19 (improved from their previous 19 incarnations of course) or a VF-2SS like they teased previously.
  3. I thought David was talking about the VF-1J Milia since it went for a ridiculous Y86,001. But man, that CF-1J is just awesome. It still irks me to no end that the 1J that's absolutely my favorite just happens to be one of the rarest in existence.
  4. Oh man, that would be fantastic! Definitely looking forward to your mod. Cuz that damn wing swing bar..... Ugh.
  5. Yeah, like kajnrig said, it's certainly not the same, but the resemblance is definitely eerie... Cool find!
  6. @ MILKAUTICO - Whoa, sweet! Where's that from?
  7. @Mr Bomber - LOL Yeah, after waiting all this time to get the Arcadia YF-19, like GabrielV, I definitely have a twang of buyer's remorse also. The YF-19 just doesn't feel as well put-together in hand as I had hoped (especially for the cost) . Even knowing that Arcadia didn't do anything to improve on the flaws from the initial release, I was still hoping it would hold up better. It definitely didn't help that Bandai did such a great job with the VF-19.... Don't get me wrong, the YF-19 is gorgeous and I see why so many favor it. Just wish it was... funner. Not to mention not so damn expensive!
  8. QFT! Amazing work, eggy99! The MP VF-1J is easily my favorite 1J by far. If you don't mind me asking, what brown paint color did you use to match the VF-1A CF brown? I'm thinking of doing the same thing and creating my own 1J MP too seeing as how the chances of ever getting an actual one now is like winning the lottery.
  9. Unfortunately, nope... Nothing announced so far. Hopefully they at least tighten up the wing bars and ankles... But chalk this up to a huge missed opportunity on Arcadia's part.
  10. @anime52k8 Haha, nice valkyrie! Now, that's what I call guns ;D @Mr Bomber Nice! Congrats! Can't wait to get my VF-4G (it's still sitting in HLJ's private warehouse at the moment).
  11. Watch, microtree33 is totally trolling us.... Nothing like a coveted out-of-print valk at a reasonable price to get our blood pumping, lol! But seriously, Arcadia, wtf... The VF-4G reissue was nice, but like anime52k8 said: time to re-release this beyotch (and other rare VF-1's)!
  12. Well, it's not my idea that the pods can have specialized functions since Kawamori-san already said as much back when the YF-30 was introduced. But as you pointed out, it could certainly be a cool distinguishing difference for the characters as well as the toy (aside from the inevitable head change too of course, lol).... Which is why I was thinking that perhaps that's the reason they haven't shown off the pods just yet. So as not too give away too much from the show? Whatever the case, at least this isn't as big of a tease as not revealing the 2 other forms for the SV-262 yet.
  13. Interesting.... Thanks for the synopsis, technoblue! Personally, I definitely like the changes made from the 30 to the 31. Whatever changes they made to the pod can only be better than the stadium lights, haha! I wonder if the reason they haven't shown off the pod in battroid yet is cuz each of the VF-31s in the team has a different pod with their own specialized function. So maybe like how Michel in Frontier was the sniper, perhaps one of the new pods can unfold to become a sniper rifle! And of course we've already seen what appears to be a pod that splits to resemble VF-29 canons.
  14. What do you consider to be "reasonable price"? http://page22.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l324982779
  15. I really hope that's it! I'd love me a SV-51 with the Arcadia treatment! However, there could be other possibilities.... The first part with the hyphen is obviously the valkyrie model designation. The second part is likely a name as neoexcaliber has already guessed, but aside from "Ivanov", it could also be "Hikaru" or "Basara" perhaps? My money's still on the SV-51 tho since Arcadia has the Macross Zero license and appears to be milking it for all its got at the moment.
  16. Thanks for the insight, guys! I agree the differences really sets them apart, but the price of the Arcadia (especially now on the secondary market) is such a big barrier. I guess I'll keep hunting and hopefully come across a deal.
  17. Just gorgeous! Fantastic Zero collection, Spanner! All those great photos of the SV-51s got me really hoping that Arcadia does a version 2 of them now.
  18. Those have been up for a short while now. I was originally dead set on getting an Arcadia YF-19 when I first decided to get into collecting about a year ago, but after getting the Bandai VF-19 Advance, I have now almost completely lost all interest (especially at these prices still). I know the VF-19 isn't the YF-19 and it's a Frontier valk, SMS etc. etc.... But regardless it has more than satisfied my Isamu 19 itch. Am I the only one? Or do others feel the same way? For those that don't, is the Arcadia really still worth the pick-up when considering the cost?
  19. Which one? From your avatar, I'm guessing you prefer Roy's, but there's also a Hikaru 1S released by Arcadia.
  20. This is probably a long shot (since I've only ever seen one person sell this... and they actually reneged in the end), but if anyone has one they're interested in letting go or knows someplace/someone that is, please let me know. This is easily by far my favorite 1J... Just something about that CF color scheme. Ideally, I'd like a mint or near mint one that hasn't been transformed, but I'd consider any as long as it's in good condition. Thanks in advance!
  21. I don't think it's necessarily production tolerances so much as that almost everything on this guy is crazy stupid tight out of the box. Even after a half dozen transformations now (and I even loosen the hip screws as suggested), it still takes quite some effort to push everything into their proper positions in fighter mode. But once I do, for the most part everything lines up nicely with minimal gaps as others here have shown. Regardless of level of gappyness, I'm really looking forward to your review/comparison, Jenius!
  22. Nothing for my HLJ order yet. But I'm certainly happy that they're fulfilling those later pop-up orders! There's hope yet! EDIT: Scratch that!... I got the payment request 10 mins after I posted, haha! Whoohoo!
  23. I certainly agree with everyone else about the unknowns regarding quality, durability, etc.... But no one has mentioned the price. At about only 2/3 the cost of the Arcadia version, I think (IMHO) it's a no-brainer to pick up if you're a fan of the 19 and your interest is still high after watching the video. I'm actually in the opposite situation as you (don't have the previous YF-19s but have a pre-order for this VF-19) and I'm actually somewhat glad I didn't pay secondhand market price for the Arcadia now since I'm liking the esthetics of the VF-19 more and don't mind the more complex transformation at all. Like ArchieNov, I'm a fan of the engineering.
  24. I guess I'm a glass half full guy... personally, I'm loving the neck cover that tucks away into the shield idea. IMO it takes care of the 2 (arguably) most important modes: fighter and battroid. And while in gerwalk, it's no different than Arcadia - if you don't want to use the extra neck shield piece, you don't have to! But you have the option at least. Anyway, after seeing that video, I'm totally pumped for this figure! Like a few other people here, I'm really hoping HLJ comes through on their strange pre-order pop-ups. Come on HLJ!!!
  25. Oh man... sorry to hear that. Those odds don't sound too good. But if you're feeling somewhat optimistic about this, then I will too!
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