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I just ordered a V2 VF-25S from Ebay, just missed out on one with included super parts but didn't specify which release it was, or even if everything was there or included a box. Don't get me wrong they still look great overall, I'm just biased towards the VF-1 having grown up with them and not being able to get decent ones for decades (*cough* Harmony Gold *cough*).

No luck, I think it's a wordpress thing. I'll keep trying. As for my collection I'm waiting on the TV Hayao Kakikaze VF-1A, 30th and 35th anniversay VF-1Js, and the 40th anniversary Bandai VF-25 to arrive. Still trying to find a VF-X, VF-1A Angel Birds, VF-1A Mass Production TV, VF-1A Cavaliers, VF-1J Mass Production, and low vis VF-1A Roy Fokker but have pretty much everything else. Your site was a HUGE help on which to buy and what to avoid. I will say after getting my VF-25F Super Messiah yesterday that Bandai has a long way to go to meet the same fit, quality, and user friendliness of the Yamato/Arcadia V2 Valkyries, even with their documented issues. My Messiah doesn't seem to want to fit together quite right, touching it in one place misaligns it in seven others. The upper adapter part of the stand wants to topple backwards if it's tilted in the slightest, and was a royal PITA to get to clip in place around the hips (had to take off the super armor to get it to go on). The super armor was much harder to install and I didn't care for having to swap out parts to do so. Even the clear packaging trays were a worse design, on the VF-1s everything is easy to remove but with the VF-25 getting each piece out was a fight. It just overall feels way clunkier and more fragile compared to the VF-1s, very "unrefined". Considering the refinement I see in Gundam models over the years it's very surprising to see Bandai release something at this price point with this many issues.

I registered for a Wordpress.org account but still can't login on your site to comment. I've been collecting the 1/60 Yamato/Arcadia/Valkyrie Factory V2 VF-1s for the last few months and have your site and reviews to thank. Just got my first Bandai VF-25F Super Messiah, looking into that series next. Thanks for the great info!