Kyp Durron

Got a question, is $375 shipped a good price for an Arcadia VF-0S (Regular edition) that's open box with some box damage?

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Pass, gonna wait for the others, hoping for a shadow version.

I have to admit, I am in awe of the sheer detail they've put into this. I'm going to coat the arm pegs with nail polish or super glue to get them to sit in there tight and that should take care of that issue since I don't see myself transforming this again. As to the leg fins, I think I'm going to glue them in place at the hinge parts and be done with them. Obviously I have no intention of ever buying super parts for this, nor do am I going to sell this, so it's not a concern.

I suppose that's a fair point, they need to use Yamato's solution for that as well, at least it was more stable than what Bandai did.

IKR? When I realized you can just take out the damn leg stabilizer fin, I was like "Really Bandai? Really?!" Makes absolutely NO SENSE whatsoever if we can just remove the damned thing. I would be calling this series a success if not for Bandai's poor decision with the arm and leg pegs. I have this on it's stand in fighter mode, I have to say that it's very solid on the stand and isn't going anywhere.

For something that's rock solid, especially in fighter mode, the Yamato/Arcadia 1/60 V2's are far superior. IF Bandai can make those pegs locking tabs like Yamato/Arcadia, then I would say that this is a superior product. If Bandai refuses to at least fix these two issues, then after the TV Roy, I'm absolutely done.

If Bandai had just done that for the legs and arms, I could overlook the other things and would be saying to get these unless you're invested in the 1/60 V2 line. BTW, the leg fins can be pulled completely out, they have a lip on the peg so you can put them back and they'll click in. Very tempted to take superglue and just put a tiny drop on the hinge joints to keep them at the proper angle.

My Hikaru DYRL 1S showed up, basically Anymoon's observations/review seems spot on. I only transformed it once, then put it back into fighter mode, where it will forever stay as that's the mode I'm all about, PERIOD. Things I like : 1. Tampo detail. Nothing more to say, damn near any marking you ever wished your Yamato VF-1's had, this has in spades. 2. Panel lines. They are nicely done, and I think are finer than I remember my Yamato 1/60 V2's being. 3. Sculpt. IMHO, the sculpt is better than the Yamato/Arcadia 1/60 V2's. The sculpt is very well balanced between the different modes, and doesn't seem to make much in the way of compromises of one mode over the other. Fighter mode IS better than the Yamato/Arcadia 1/60's, they seemed to have taken from Yamato in regards to hiding the legs in fighter mode, but the engine legs are a bit sleeker from the side view, mainly the rear engine area, not game changing, but it's enough for me to notice. Look at Anymoon's pictures from their review which shows fighter mode from the side. The nose/fuselage/canopy is also shaped better, they borrowed from Yamato's 1/48 line, which in my opinion was better shaped than the 1/60 V2's. 4. Weight. It's got a really nice heft to it which I like. 5. The pilot. What I really like is that the DYRL pilot can grab both control sticks when you have it sitting in the cockpit, a nice touch. OK. Time for the things I do not like in order from least annoying to the most irksome. 4. Wing flap articulation. Many of you seem to like this because it's like Yamato's 1/48 line and that's fine, but it's one thing I can frankly do without. If you bump it, you'll find yourself straightening it back out. I'd rather not have it at all personally because that would be one less irritating thing to deal with. But that's just me. 3. Head laser articulation. Yet another thing that many of you may like, but it's another thing that I never cared about, nor wanted. And it's yet another thing that if you bump it, you'll find yourself readjusting and wishing that it wasn't there to begin with. 2. Leg/engine stabilizers do NOT lock into place. It's annoying, because when handling this, this is the thing that you might find yourself having to realign the most. I have NO idea why while they were borrowing things from Yamato's VF-1 playbook that they didn't take a page from them where this is concerned. 4. Arms do not stay up in fighter mode. I find this to be the most irksome thing of all. I can actually overlook the above issues, but this one really annoys me. It's another thing that you would have thought that while going over Yamato's VF-1 playbook, that they would have thought it a good idea to have tabs that actually lock into place. The tabs that are there I guess were supposed to be friction fit, but the tabs don't even fit tight into the holes on the arms, so there's nothing to keep them from falling down. I don't know why Bandai even bothered having them there in the first place. And while we're on the subject, the tabs for the legs in fighter mode don't have locking tabs on them either, just pegs like with the arms, but they do manage to stay in place pretty well, but if you transform this thing a lot, I can see that becoming an issue at some point. Having said all that, I'm sure I could maybe coat those arm tabs with something to make them friction fit enough to not be an issue, maybe fingernail polish, I'm not sure. Despite these nitpicks, it is very nice, but as others have said, it's not what I'd call a game changer. Since I now have Hikaru's 1S, once I get my TV Roy 1S in, I'm done. 1/48 scale is pretty big and I just don't have the room to own a bunch of these.

Got an email from AJ saying it will be delivered today, I go to the site and track the package there and it says Friday, July 24 12:23 AM Out for delivery Thursday, July 23 10:10 PM Out for delivery 3:36 PM Your package has left the carrier facility So hopefully it's being delivered today by either UPS or USPS.

I'm not going to worry about it, I used my paypal card to pay for it so if it never arrives, I'll get my money back.

DHL tracking now says " Forwarded for delivery", I'm guessing it's been handed off to either UPS or USPS for final delivery.

I love the Legioss fighter mode, but damn that gap between the wing and shoulder is triggering the Hell out of my OCD. If I knew how to make a 3d printer cover for it, that would have been the first thing I would have done upon removing it from the box.

IKR? I have to remind myself this is going to be about the size of the Yamato/Arcadia VF-0's. I haven't had a 1/48 VF-1 since around 2007. @ Shogun93 : Good to know.

It seems my DX VF-1S arrived at the delivery facility via DHL at 10:30 this morning. It's still saying the estimated delivery date is Monday the 27th, though I wouldn't think they'd actually hold it there until then.

Honestly, if you have 1/60 V2's, and you're happy with them, then you might not have a lot of reason to get these 1/48's. I no longer have any and I figured having Roy's TV version (And soon Hikaru's DYRL VF-1S) would be something new to fill the void. I don't see me owning a lot of these, unless a VF-1D/DYRL Ostrich or a Low Vis/Stealth comes out. Now if Bandai comes out with a VF-0S in 1/60, I'll be all over those.

If you're not worried about scale, and you haven't bought one yet, might I suggest Calibre Wings 1/72 VF-1S TV Roy? I have one and it's awesome.

That's a lame BS reason.

I had it, but sold it years ago, sadly. I might try and score another one one day, but I think I'll wait to see if Bandai ever does the Low Vis scheme. I will let you know what I think of it when I get it in hand, but I can say that from what I've seen from Anymoon's review, they definitely improved the sculpt over Yamato's 1/60 V2.

^This. Although I liked that Yamato design though.

Indeed, I went ahead and got that Hikaru DYRL VF-1S, just to have one in hand before Roy comes out, but other than that, the only other one's I'd be interested in is Hikaru TV 1S, VF-1D (Or DYRL Ostrich), and any Low Vis scheme they make, that's my kryptonite, lol.

IKR? If they won't give the fans what they want, then frak'em I say.

As I said before, for what it's worth, according to an interview with the team behind 2205, they said that they want to get back to their 2199 roots. They know that 2202 wasn't as good as 2199, so hopefully they can make good on it.

I can actually picture that scene, voices and all.