Busted VF1A

Hmmm.... Aaaahh.... Urmmmmm, mabey...... .... Nope, don't feel bad for you at all.

If they made a 1/60 monster I'd clear an entire wall of shelves just to display the thing. It's my favorite of all macross mecha.

I hope this is a clue and not an obscure quote (which Graham has been known to use for a sig) I'll need to think on this a while... Mabey its a 1/60 macross?

My, I must say that looks a hell of a lot better than I thought it would. Still not sure I would get one. But being broke right now kinda makes the decision for me. If I ever have some extra cash I'll consider it. Where's a close up of the pilot figure? Edit: Never mind, found it.

Finally got a shipping notice... Took em long enough. I'm usually not this impatcient or grumpy, so I'm not really sure why waiting for this particualr order got on my nerves Grammar edit

I have no problem with HLJ on the whole. But they're processing setup has got to be improved. It's really the time between when I pay for my orders and when they finally put it in the mail that bugs me. My M&M valks have been "Processing for Shipping" for a week but still havn't gotten to post. I won't stop ordering from them, but these frequent delays are annoying.

I'm also waiting on some updates about the BGC Motoslave yamato was making. Lots of stuff with ???'s right now.

Unfortunatly, Graham has repetedly said that 1/48 is a dead scale. (which is too bad, its such a nice scale) I still have my (unrealistic) hopes on a 1/60 M0 Monster...

I wonder if the lil' Nora pilot will look female or just be a repaint of the Ivanov pilot.

My HLJ account now say "Processing to be shipped" i.e. I paid, now the're sitting in the loading dock waiting to go to post. I love HLJ, but thay have got to speed up their process of packing and shipping once an item is paid for. They've had these valks in stock for almost 2 weeks before they even billed me, now it's paid for but still sitting on a shelf anyway... sheesh. And no, there were no other items on the order that delayed them, it's just slow on their end. Still happy I'm getting my M&M finally tho...

No, not really. HLJ can be a little slow in sending out notices and shipping but they always fill pre-orders first. The're very reliable. I haven't recieved mine yet either but probably will by Monday at the latest (most likely sooner). Just so you know: if there are other items on the same order as your M&M's then they might not ship them until the other items are in stock. It all depends on wether you selected partial shipments when you ordered.

Not really sure. They charge me when I need a runner. But I've never needed a spare toy part before so I'm not sure what they will be able to do.

Same here. I've had my 19 since the very first release, and aside from the few fixes I did early on( landing gear, gun pod), I haven't had any problems. Both arms are still fairly tight and have no stress marks. It might just be a fluke or rough handling. If it was a common problem we'd have seen it here a while ago. MangledMess - I'm not sure what that part of the arm is made of so I can't even guess at a glue for it. But for replacement parts try contact Hobby Link Japan. They can usually get me replacement runners for models. I've never tried to get a toy part so no gaurentees, but they might be able to get one for you.

Oooooo I like it

So do you think Yamato will release some clean CAD scans for us to look at? I think the 21's CAD looks better then the VF-0 and YF-19 CAD art did, and both of those turned out great IRL. So this one should also be quite impressive when we start seeing the proto's. Grammar edit

the're up for pre order on HLJ now

I looked over mine last night and I think I figured out a fix for the sagging wing problem that doesn't involve putting CA into the hinge pin, but still requires CA to be used. But I need to test it tonight and take some pics. It' may not work, but if it does it will be a very simple fix. Back to that later Other than a few loose joints Mine turned out just fine. I don't have the Left/left or Right/right hinge problem so I don't believe it's a universal problem (personally I think one guy on the assembly line was drinking, or stupid, and put a bunch together wrong) and all of my missle points attach securely. I must say I'm impressed with this one, IT IS HUGE. I had to clear alot more space on my shelf than I thought I'd need to. But very impressive. I even got a "that's cool" out of my girl for this one, which is a rarity to say the least ( she usually just rolles her eyes and asks how much I spent on THAT one ) The stand is good, but it's not as good as some of the stands that come with Bandai MG Gundam kits. It'll do the job tho and was an excelent included feature. Hope they include one with the 21 as well.

I don't like the stealth scheme that much. True, black makes anything look better, but the VF-0 shape would make it impossible to employ true stealth (as it currently works) so why bother. I'd say go for the more anime colors, like the red/gold

Happy, Happy! Just checked my shipping status and it's sitting on my front porch waiting. Damn you normal work hours! I'll be spending some time with this baby tonight. I've refained from making many posts in this thread until I had my 51 in hand to get a good feel for it. I'll post what I think of it, and any problems/lack of problems I encounter, tomorrow. Now I just neet to make it throught the next 7 hours....

Does that mean theres a chance well see them in another scale, like 1/60th? you did say to read between the lines, right?

Yea! Just recieved mine as well.

I know, but I can hope

YEA! My SV-51 is finally listed as being Processed for Shipping at HLJ. I really hope they ship it before the weekend

The "Aug Restock" just means their first shipment is sold out. This use to confuse me too, but I've been buying from them for so long, I usually just take it as an early shipment notice now. I ordered mine the same day it became available, so it won't be long now. MUWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHaaa