Slave IV
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Thanks for the reminder. For some reason I thought it was something else. Gotta watch again when it comes to D+.
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They've done a few non-canon valks. YF-29 Max, VF-1S Messer, Anniversary VF-1J,... I'm sure I'm forgetting more.
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I think they responded fairly quickly but I'd have to check my emails. But since you're going for surface shipping, no hurry right?š
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It's not published but when I ask for it, I get surface options and there shouldn't be a weight limit for surface since it technically can support the largest shipments possible. My VT-1 is currently at sea courtesy of YYK.
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I used to think the same way about Destroids and also thought the whole HMR line was a joke in general. Then I decided to try a Regult since I thought it would be nice to have one enemy Mecha represented in my Macross collection. It was so good that I felt I needed a Valk from the line to go with it. When the Destroids came, I didnāt care much but ended up getting a Monster and was completely blown away by the quality they put into it. Same goes for the rest of the Destroids. I guess since they donāt transform, they are able to put extra effort into making them really, really good. The smaller scale actually caters to them being so good and youāll be blown away by the details and joints on them just from a toy lovers perspective even if you hate their designs. Anyways, point is I thought the same way you did and itās the Destroids and Enemy Mecha that sold me on the line to the point where I have every single release now and multiples of most of them, plus a lot of the non-Macross HMR. Just because of those non-transforming Macross Mecha that I used to not even pay attention much to.
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Now that's it's already too late for you and your wallet, you might as well look into getting any or all the Destroids and Enemy Mechas to really get the hype of this line!š¤£ I don't have anything recent but throwing in some old pics for motivation:
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Ah, much better! Less excuse, more gerwalk!š
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I really like that new case you got for the 1/60s. The metal frame actually looks very clean. Butā¦I find your lack of Gerwalk disturbing. š
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$30, not bad but limited space makes it not too appealing to me. Maybe Iāll get one or two to put in a corner above my detolf someday.
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They did do the GBP but again, that count's towards another HikaRoy reissue, lol! The last other VF-1s were M&M 1Js and those, including the PF versions were on clearance for years - I think you might still be able to find some in stock somewhere, haha. We, as hardcore fans love those versions but it just goes to prove there aren't that many of us in the world willing to pay over a relatively short time. Sure, after they are out of print for years, the few die-hards who missed out or just got in the game at that point will be willing to pay insane prices, which is justified at that point due to the rarity and low volume of them that exist in the first place. I don't expect 3Z to do anything outside of SDFM either and have doubts they will make it past their M&M teases themselves if they even make it to those. But if so, we can maybe hope for Max, Hayao and some brownies?
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I hope Arcadia sticks around as well but might be tough given the market now. Their VF-1s (and the rest of their Valks) are still among the top notch ever made but I don't see any point in them updating the VF-1 with the 3Z out and almost the same scale, at this point it makes more sense to just buy those and hope they have enough support to do some of the decos we haven't seen in that scale since the Yamato days. Problem with all that is, the market must be so low for all those other decos or Arcadia would have done them a long time ago instead of continually reissuing HikaRoy Valks.
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If you put it that way, I guess a few billion dollars couldnāt hurt most causes, lol.
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Nah, part of what makes Arcadia so great is because it is made by fans who do it because they love to. If they get bought out by some corporate entity, they would be more likeā¦Bandai. And since profit is the primary goal of corporate entities, they probably wouldnāt be looking at investing in a company that pretty much only produces Macross or even more niche figures.
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Looks great @Pontus! This is exactly what I was going to say. I get it but thatās part of Arcadiaās touch just mentioned. It will go together perfectly again. Sure, youāll lose some missiles along the way but the fighter itself, perfection!
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Tried to take a better shot of the toy for fun but didn't get what I was going for. Maybe next time...
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I just havenāt taken it off yet.
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And just to prove my point. Battroid locked in place without that clear piece: No silly gap or looseness from the side:
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Just got mine and itās another great addition to the HMR collection! The only thing I donāt get is the tiny clear part that is supposed to āsupport the ghost in Battroid modeā. The only thing it seems to do is prevent the Battroid torso to lock in place making the whole thing less stable and look loose from the side because it is completely loose. Whatās the point of that when I can just leave it locked in place and therefore supported better? So, the one thing I did notice is since the backpack is folded down, it can come in contact with the nose but that actually just provides even more support so again makes that clear piece pointless. The only way that part would make sense to me is if it had pegs that connect to the nose so it locks in both sides just like before (but you still lose the swing bar lock, so still less stable than just not using it). Am I missing something here?
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What, and miss out on two preorder madnesses?š¤£
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Perfect timing to bring back the Chunkies!
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I love the clear parts and final product looks good to me. It would be cool if they did a matching GBP but also annoying since I skipped this release and that would make me want it a bit more.
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Mystery solved! Bandai copied the wrong version!
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I feel like I recall something about the DX VF-1 hands possibly fitting or easily made to fit the Arcadia VF-0? I could be wrong but that was the first option I thought of.
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Yeah, I think the reason they redid the whole thing was because they were aware of the issues of the previous version. Just be aware of the hip issue that may exist in some early releases that @MKT mentioned. Also, the only complaint if any for the Arcadia VF-0 is it doesn't come with fixed pose hands so they do use the small articulated hands. I haven't had any issues with mine but would just look better if they included some options.
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Nice! Unless you already have it and just filling in, I would definitely recommend you get an Arcadia VF-0. Itās redesigned from the Yamato and so good, Iād say itās the best Valk toy ever made. Or at least top three.
