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To be clear, I love Arcadia products. Anyways, this is why I stated that Arcadia “tweaked” molds. While the SV-51 and VF-19 and VF-0 are not the same molds as Yamato, they are still based on Yamato’s molds and the transformations are basically identical. Arcadia just went in to try to improve them. That seems substantially easier than engineering and creating a perfect transformation from scratch. The VF-5000 is such a design. How many Macross mechs has Arcadia designed from scratch?

I'm sorry if this question has been answered a thousand times but why is this the case with Arcadia releases? I have seen it myself since I started collecting a few years ago. Is it because Arcadia releases are typically more expensive to purchase than Bandai? Or is it because they don't offer completely new designs very often? I'd be tempted to be a little worried about the VF-5000 pre-order just because it's the first toy version of that model to ever be released. It's not like a tweaked and remolded SV-51 or a VF-0D premium finish or a VF-4. Is it that Arcadia will adjust their production number based on the number of pre-orders and just keep making them if they need to?

Yes, PLEASE! I would love love love Bandai to put this out. I would buy three at least.

After pre-ordering 2 from LunaPark within the first few minutes of availability (don't really care about the price mark-up as it was my first available option when I went online to order), I'm having a moment of reflection today and appreciating the fact that this thing actually managed to make it into production and get made and I'll have it in my hand sometime in June. 😊

Got 2 from Luna Park

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I seem to remember something about the aesthetic of the leg kibble of the 19 and 21 supposing to be reminiscent of samurai armor… Or am I making that up…?

It's no problem! It's been an ongoing off and on discussion since the first photos showed up. Lots of repetition and opinions. I've just been glued to this thread from the get-go.

@wsna: My take on the legs from a month ago. Page 49

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I’m wondering if they’ll re-release the YF-19 full set. I’ve been holding off on getting a 19 until the 21 came out. I’m in the small minority that’s not so excited about the 19. 🙂

And if we're going by the photos, it looks like it's also coming with a delimiter mode presentation attachment.

Any educated guesses on when this will get released? Does anybody have any memory of Bandai teasing something else at shows for 4 years? I do realize that covid might have played a part but we're past that for the most part and here's the prototype staring at us again. I'm an old fan of Macross but I only started collecting the toys 5 years ago, so I haven't really seen the trends.

Yup, you’re absolutely right. I cropped and oriented the 2023 fighter photo to better match the 2019 battroid photo and the differences are a lot more subtle than I thought in my post. I can’t stop staring at this toy. Really looking forward to it. Time for me to give it a rest. 😅 2019 2023:

It does look like the actual canopy was tweaked since its debut in October 2019. Particularly the front part of the grey obscured ‘window’ area as well as the two profile clear windows on either side. 2019: 2023:

Yeah, fair enough. *knocks on wood* 🤐

You have to keep in mind that different types of lenses were used to take each of these photos you put together. Enlarging the front and shrinking the back is a common effect. Look at any of your Bandai Valkyrie packaging and you’ll see it.

Agreed. And it's amazing what a different kind of camera lens will do in combination with approach and composition. It makes the front look longer and the back look shorter just like most of Bandai product and packaging shots go for. I'm liking it, though. Can't wait to get it in my hands and on my shelf. Really looking forward to landing gear that won't collapse with the slightest nudge.

Thanks for the video, @Froy. Some more stills for comparison:

Oh! Do I see a tilting seat gimmick in there?!

Thanks for the link, @dtwn! @M'Kyuun, that’s some really amazing work. Inspiring! I’ve been a big fan of Legos since forever and you’ve taken them to an awesome level!

Got me curious. Could you please post a link?

@Seto Kaiba Thank you. Those are the reasons I made up in my head but it's good to hear someone confirm my fantasy.

This is a little off topic but something that’s been at the back of my mind for years but never vocalized maybe because it might be a stupid question. What’s up with the lack of horizontal stabilizers on Macross non-delta style airframe designs? There, I finally asked. 😅

Well, I suppose if I really want a matte coat I could apply it to the one I have. But I have yet to take any steps like that in the refinement of my toys. Someday I'd also like to paint one of my VF-31 Siegfried's matte black for a stealthier look.