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Nice pose. VF-4 battroid really looks best when it's looks like its flying through the air rather than standing on ground.
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Haven't been up-to-date on news lately, but seeing the pics of Max.. he seems to actually look worse than KC's earlier sample. The clothes are really ill-fitting, look cheap, and the face sculpt looks to be modelled after their own artwork (the box art) rather than being anime accurate. It brings to mind a mass-produced Ken figure to a Barbie doll, rather than a collectible that we are normally used to. I liked and still like flight-suit Rick which has the same 'advanced figure' concept, and Dana was great, but Max feels like it's made by entirely another party.
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Strange that not even a model kit of the SV-303 has been made.. I have always thought model kits sit more favorably in Bandai's cost/benefit analysis in releasing anything.
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Well ok at least it hasn't been straight up cancelled. By not showing the VF-5000G in the exhibition, it doesn't really portend well for that project, but I hope it doesn't go the way of the only other unreleased Arcadia Macross item - the CF VF-0A. At least the Hargun is still visible. Oh, and both reissue 1S Roy & Hikaru still not out yet. Man, that is approaching KC levels of delay.
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Just a follow up report. Not long after the above post, I sent the whole leg assembly to my vendor, who then it shipped off to ThreeZero HK for 'repairs'. I got them back last week, and far as I can tell, TZ essentially sent over brand new lower legs. What's different this time around is how much less stiff all moving parts are on these new legs. The buttons require much less fingernail force, sliders on the knees and feet move with less strength, the knees twist with less effort. Not sure if it's variation in assembly quality, or this is part of new production with adjusted tolerances. Disconcertingly, one of the Gerwalk joints is very noticeably not as tight as the other one. As we know, the Gerwalk joint is purely friction based like the HMR and I hope this won't become an issue further down the road with more play & becomes floppy.
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Nice story and it just got better towards the end.
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VF-2JA? Yesss.. I liked the VF-2JA more than the VF-2SS when I first got introduced to Macross 2 and hope Bandai carries through to this model in the HMR line. But at same time, all these unlikely re-issues Bandai's been doing is just flag planting of various Macross series ever since WWM started, so am not gonna carry high hopes for it.
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Posted by Stone Cheung on FB: Reissue on June 2025. Yen 15,400. Now comes with stand with logo & Ishtar graphic. Edit 25 Dec 2024: Tamashii web link: https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15224?wovn=en#
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Posted by Stone Cheung on FB: HMR VF-2SS Silvie reissue. Edit: Thread here.
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I never had issues with the 1J head sculpt, but here the 1S has a rather long face. Looks weird but then again it does look pretty anime accurate lol.
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Available Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNDTXTFP https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Climber-Mospeada-AFC-01H-Legoiss/dp/B0DNDT9H41
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Well, immediate past few TWE items like VF-25F Tornado, 25S Armored and Bogue's 262Hs were available for general release in US. So likely this will follow same hybrid sales model. But ordering direct from Japan have always been cheaper.
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This movie might finally wake me up from superhero fatigue. There’s really lots of characters though, hopefully the main ones have enough screen time.
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That is true, but I'm thinking more in broader terms since the 25,29 and 27 share the same engineering, and the 27 do have the exact same floppiness-over-time issues. Anyway, I'll just defer to what the community calls it down the road when referring to the different improvements (in reality, it's what @jenius will label them since his reviews will be the de-facto reference haha )
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We lumped discussions of this item into the Mospeada thread. The discussion started many pages before the link I posted, in between other Mospeada items, but generally you are looking at good perceived quality, given item is actually made by Moshow and Toynami is only the distributor. There are many pre-production early review videos posted on later pages to have a good idea on how item will actually handle.
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Now that is a MASSIVE points reward amount. Don't think I've ever come across these types of % anywhere. -
I remember it initially looked a bit off to me too. I think it was due to the deeper and more prominent panel lines of the Ghost over the very fine panel lines of the 0A. During handling, the Ghost's plastics is also of a rougher surface type characteristic of Yammie valks of that era, as compared to the smoother and mostly painted surface of the Arcadia valk. But at normal display viewing distance, it didn't bother me much then.
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Small incremental improvements.. so now it has dual shoulder screws. How many versions so far? v1 Original. v2 Renewal with single hip screw. v2.5 Revival with 3 hip screws. v2.6 Revival with 2 hip screws. v2.7 Revival with 2 hip screws and 2 shoulder screws.
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Its nearly the same 1:100 exchange rate Bandai uses Arcadia still hasn't made any steps towards proper international distribution since WWM started. It could be due to license restrictions, but it could also be very well by their own choice. The Garlands they made also seem to be focused on JP-only and not much different from the way they handled Macross. Haha spot on! My 0A has only been in Fighter and Gerwalk for fear of that.
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Oops didn’t realise the group settings are now private. Here’s the full conversation for better context:
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VF-0A PF is the only PF Arcadia hasn't made for the VF-0 mold, I do hope they will announce one soon after this. On other hand, I can imagine this normal version being a welcome re-issue since the first issue 0A was always quite a gamble due to the hips. Though, I'm curious what redesign they are making for this area, and if there are other stealth changes. On side note, I think this is the first Arcadia re-issue since start of pandemic that incurs a price increase.
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Cyrus has made several replies regarding the Battle Pod situation at BBTS. Best go to the comments here. Essentially, those who had PO’ed before it coming into stock at BBTS (& other stores) should get the pilot figure. But he wasn’t aware how BBTS was going implement it, so he will communicate with BBTS to sort it out.
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The Yamato Ghost fits the Arcadia VF-0. Couple of examples here and here. But small caveats: 1. The Ghosts canards will have some pinched tension, due to Arcadia's VF-0 backplate/chest being slightly narrower than Yamato's. 2. I have not personally tried, but heard the wing missile pods & tank will be quite loose on Arcadia's. So a bit of sticky tape or tack will help.
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In Hobby-Search’s listing though, this is the info they put out:
