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44 minutes ago, Anasazi37 said:

Tamashii Web Shop only, meaning you have to order directly from the Premium Bandai (P-Bandai) site unless you go through a proxy that orders from them on your behalf.

https://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000204082/

If you click on that link and hit the "International Shipping Available" page, that means you're not in Japan and can't order it yourself. Using a VPN won't work because Bandai checks your mailing address, phone number, and bank info to make sure that you live in Japan. If they don't like what they see, they'll cancel your order and shut down your account. They are hypervigilant and extremely thorough.

Will using a proxy like Tenso shipping get past them, or do they tend to shut those orders down too? 

I gotta say now that I've had some more time with the figure, I'm not a huge fan of the sound booster combination.

It looks gorgeous, but my favorite thing about this guy is how fun and solid he feels to pick up and pose, in contrast with something like some 3rd party transformers.

The sound booster makes him way more fiddly in battroid mode. I do like the fighter mode connection though, it is pretty cool to whoosh around

I desperately hope that the 262 has a prominent role in the next series so that we could maybe see a new release of it, but that's a pipe dream for sure

My first time handling the Vf-19 mold, and I love it so far! I wish I was a little more careful during my first transformation tho, because I dented the tip on the back of the hip block. I've had the Yamcadia Vf-1 for a while but that thing doesn't have tolerances this precise. It's a neat change of pace

Anyone know when AmiAmi tends to get their hands on stock for stuff like this? It's only been a couple days so I'm not stressing, but I am curious since HLJ seems really on the ball 

Oh man, I have diesel purchases lined up from January to June next year, this is gonna be brutal

Yeah those canopies look a lot like 3d printed clear plastic. The finish is almost identical to the plastic shapeways uses of all things.

I'm sure this topic has been broached before, but I've seen a few people on these and other forums talking about how the VF-24 is orders of magnitude more impressive than the yf-24 specs sent to the various emigration fleets. Is there any info to substantiate those claims at all, or is it all just power scaling hearsay? Also, I know the Vf-29 had tests run to see if fold carbon could stand in for fold quartz to disappointing results. Given the impressive base specs of the plane even without the fold resonance system tho, I was wondering if it saw any official production in spite of the fold carbon's failure to perform 

Pipe dream time! I'd love a tamashii web exclusive of this thing in Queadluun-Rau colors, although I doubt we'll get as far as the prototype colors much less non-canon schemes 

It's a bit funny that the Yf-21's DX proportions somehow make it read even more as a variable Queadluun-Rau to me than before. The huge frakk off Backpack, the luscious legs, a torso larger than the lineart accurate pinprick. It may not be strictly accurate but I like it a lot!

Would Basara's singing have been able to affect the Vajra in any significant way? I'm not sure if song energy and the fold waves that Ranma and Sheryl generate are comparable.

https://www.hlj.com/1-60-scale-complete-transformation-sv-51-gamma-nora-polyansky-boarding-machine-final-battle-specification-reissue-aca82158-3

Another Reissue, although like the last one this is coming out next month, so maybe it's unsold stock? The previous listing has been out of stock for a few months though, so make of it what you will

That's one of the least yellowed Jetfires I've ever seen, you could tell me you pulled that right off the shelves from 1986 and I'd believe you

How does mech development work for Zentraedi? Do most fleets continue to use Space War 1 Era tech and compensate with numbers, or are developments like the Macross Plus Battlesuits and Feios Valkyrie wide spread across multiple fleets?

13 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Since the DX version of the belly plate got shorter, that means in Gerwalk, it won't be connected perpendicularly to the back of the fighter like the lineart nor like the Yamato's, correct?

It might be crazy, but I actually think gerwalk mode probably benefits most from the new less accurate proportions. The legs might be a little far forward, but I think it looks much less off-putting than the Yamato's positioning them so far back.

I hope to God that this has ratcheted limbs like the VF-31 molds. With how much mass the legs have to deal with, ball joints would be insanely loose very soon

Loving how these guys look. We have literally had nothing in the high end market but increasingly line art accurate releases since the Yamato 1/48 and it's nice to see a stylization of these designs that isn't SD.

14 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said:

The Monster's 40cm cannons are able to bombard targets up to 160km away in indirect fire under gravity.  Its ground-to-ground missile launchers have a 300km+ range.

This is maybe the best thing I've ever read in my life, thanks for that. I guess it makes sense how they stuck around long enough to see upgrades and use by Anti-UN forces all the way in 2030.

Are there listed maximum engagement ranges for the Monster and Defender? I know for Valks generally aim for BVR with the use of ghosts and the like, but I can't remember seeing any stats for the Destroids.

Wow that bad boy looks gorgeous! Hopefully I manage to pick one of these up when it comes out instead of getting stuck in waitlist hell like I did with the 19.

Call me crazy, but this mold would look sick as frakk with a new head and Stampede armor parts. Someone tell me you see the vision:

On 7/23/2023 at 7:13 AM, PvtPrivate said:

Bandai's QC strikes again!

Seems they manhandled it while the matt coat isn't dry yet. And some parts of the toy seems a bit dirty

Would an additional matt topcoat hide this?

I'd get a very high grit piece of sandpaper and lightly wet sand until the finish is smooth. Then a matte coat should work! Of course use extreme caution if you try this at all

The functional cockpit and Pilot compatibility is awesome, but I would like to see a display of this guy all closed up wherever Pose+ pops up next.

58 minutes ago, twich said:

I maybe in the minority here, but I prefer my VF-1’s to be bare, without the armor. There is just something about the lines of bare jet mode. I have the DX VF-1J Armored GBP-1 set, and I keep it in fighter mode without the armor.

Twich

It's an understandable opinion, I used to be the same. Weirdly enough it was seeing the redesigns the GBP has received in another franchise entirely that made me appreciate the original design more. 

I've never seen any reviews of the Megahouse figure before, can anyone who has one let me know how it holds up 8 years later?