superevans

It's not a hard decision for me. I'm not spending $200+ for a product with a history of flaws and without the promised upgrades. And I was really excited about the Shin.

I am definitely one of the members that is waiting for the response. I've really wanted a VF-0, but was scared away by the problems. The promise of fixes has me hopeful, but I don't want to plop down the $200 until people have noticed the difference.

I bought the $40 Animego set through Robotech.com. My set has Harmony gold on the box... does this mean that it is part of a different run? I am trying to decide if I need to copy the dvds due to the cracking...

I'm impressed. Seeing the pics on the front page, I wouldn't have known it was cardboard without reading it. It looked like it was plastic or resin.

I definitely agree with you about doing research first. It was more that I knew that the prices were going to be better over there than here. Example: Yamato Yf-19 was like $160 US or something out the door, whereas if I bought it here, I'd be 200 plus. And I'm glad that I found the forum as it has kept me from getting the VF-0s with the bad shoulders. It's just sad that we have to worry about what is going to be the next thing wrong with their toys. I'm willing to give them a second shot, but I am definitely waiting till after I get the fallout. I picked up both my xbox and xbox 360 a year after release because prices are lower and they usually work the bugs out. However, with many of these collectibles, you can't wait near as long (which makes me appreciative of Graham's very quick reviews). At least if I purchase it knowing there's a potential defect, that's my own fault. A good example for me is the yf-19 from Bandai. I picked one up, and this thing may not look as detailed as the yamato, but I am definitely less scared of breaking it. And yes, I'll be the first to admit that the colors and details of the yamato one look a lot better. On the other hand, I only had to pay $20, not 200, and I don't worry about touching it.

I only own a VF-11B non fast pack. I picked it up in Hong Kong last month because I was on vacation, and had always heard how yamatos were the best valkyries. Unfortunately, I didn't know about this site, or the problems with the hips. It broke on the plane ride back, before I had ever transformed it. Needless to say, this left a bad taste in my mouth. In replacing the toy enough to be able to transform it, I also noticed that several screw posts had white stress marks, which I would attribute to overtightening. Since then, I've been interested in other yamato releases, especially the VF-0, but I can't help but think that some part is going to be messed up. On both the VF-0 and the yf-19, people are finding stress marks. What's the point of a perfect transformation plane if you can't transform it without it breaking? Finally, some people said that you still don't see people selling off their yamatos, even after breakage. One thought could be that these are now next to worthless. I paid US $70 for the Vf-11, and it's not like I can recoup even half that if it has a broken hip. The big problem is the price. If I pay $200 for something, I would expect it to hold together and not break. Stress marks turn into breaks in the long run. My conclusion so far is to wait 4-6 months and read the reports, but at that point, they're either rising in price or less available to me.