Lonewolf

YF21 had Fold booster on the macross plus movie. You can see it 1 second when the yf21 take off

Looks like I was talking through my hat, well I never got to see the Movie Edition so I wouldn't know about that.

Simply astonishing, that's wonderfull work.

22,890 yen = 203.79 usd

the asking price is a bit ridiculous unless it comes with the fold booster and the FPs.

$203 for just the 21....its dope but i think i'll pass.

Well we do see the FP and a stand in the photozoomer, so it must at least come with those. As for the Fold booster, it wasn't even animated, so any guess is as good as mine on this subject.

The bird looks really great, it's beginning to grow on me.

I have takatoys stickers and never had any problem with them. If they keep peeling off then that means the dirt is already on the stickers itself, not the surface. Did you apply and unapply them because they peeled?

I have those as well. I only applied them once.

Did you use your fingers to apply or a grease/oil free tweazer? The smallest amount of oil from your finger tips can really negatively affect the stickers.

You can try a THIN film of regular white glue to try and help the stickiness if the sticker is beginning to peel but it hasn't attracted any dust or other contaminants.

I used and X-acto knife to cut and apply the stickers, I never touched them with my fingers and the x-acto blade was brand new and clean from what I could tell.

unfortunatly, stickers are not the greatest thing. No matter how careful you are, or how clean the surface is or how high the quality, they will eventually peel off. Some will go much faster than others ( I had some go over night). The glue? on the stickers just doesn't hold.

From the looks of things, no matter what I'll do, they'll just peel-off anyway? Would applying nail polish of the sticker's edge solve the problem ?

make sure the surface is clean and dry and press out any wrinkles.

I've cleaned the surface with rubbing alcohol and waited for it to dry, then I was careful not to put my fingers on the stickers, but they are still peeling-off.

Noob question here :

I bought some excellent sticker sheets form a 3rd party for my Yamato 1/48 VF-1 & 1/60 YF-19. They are without a doubt superior to Yamato's stickers, but still they are beginning to peel-off. Usually on spheric surfaces. Does anyone knows of a solution to make the stickers hold firmly, especially on the Super & Strike Parts for the VF-1.

Thanks in advance.

No this is the best fighter ever!

i completly adree, too bas it was retired last year

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Thanks to the G-man for the new YF-21 pics. That bird looks great.

Very nice job Zinjo, cheers.

1-VF-2SS

2-Destroids

Those are really great customs you got in your collection Toboro.

Cheers.

I agree with you Ryoma, that little screenshot IS one of the best in all of macross.

So ruskiiVFaussie, any news of that custom project of your? I'm eager to see it finished.

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ha! maybe on planet Lonewolf but here on planet earth, yamato is taking everyone to the cleaners.

I never said Yamato's Macross products were cheap, but considering the fact that a 1/60 version of the VF-11B would be approximatly 6cm shorter in fighter mode thand the YF-19, I think it's safe to assume that it wouldn't go for 200$ like the 1st release of the YF-19.

Even if it goes for let's say 180$, it's still cheaper that the YF-19. Not by a lot you'll say, but it's cheaper.

EDIT: Back to topic, I really think Yamato did a mighty fine job on that 1:60 YF-21. It's way better than I would have imagined it to be.

Well I guess I know where my taxes' return's gonna go.

If they truly come with the VF-11b in April, I may have to delay my buying of the YF-21 in favor of the VF-11B. Furthermore, if it's being made in 1:60 scale, it should be smaller than the YF-19 and YF-21, so it sould also be cheaper.

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The fighter and gerwalk modes on the VF-25 are really nice, but somehow, the battrois mode isn't growing on me. The DYRL Hikaru paint scheme is really nice though.

Awesome poses MasterOfPuppets.

really nice collection syrinx78.

That's great new Graham. Here's hoping someone tapes it and post it here.

That black VF-4 is really great Mr March, great job.

Any idea how much SAL or EMS shipping is, on HLJ now it says the shipping cost info is Not available....

Well looking at the 1st release shipping price, EMS was about 20$ USD and SAL 10$ USD. No real reasons to be pricier this time around. Of course if things continue this way it'll be cheaper for me since I live in Québec.

Yep, Feb, or late January if lucky, coz i go SAL, unless they upgrade the shipping if i get more stuff instock from what i ordered and waiting for...

I should be betting i get mine EMS, as i got a box of the new 1/144 series 2 coming in the same month, but we'll see.

So I'll be gettings mine before you ruskiVFaussie , I went EMs for mine

Any idea of how quickly they'll ship it out once they get it. Just wondering, does Lost and Found Toys take pre/ special order for the SDF-1? Is that place any good? I only know that they carry the display stands and some other Macross stuff...

Unfortunatly, I never ordered from them so I wouldn't know. I do know that since I early birded it from hlj.com, I'll get it before those that normal pre-ordered it. It's expected to come out by the end of January, so it's safe to assume that I'll be getting it in Febuary.

Well as stated before, I dislike the Varauta army mechas the most.

I like the Vf-1, but I think the VF-11B is a far better mold IMHO.