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I have a feeling why the clamp on this display stand doesn't need to secure the Valk. And why there's a stand on the bottom. So that you can display it like this: At 2:12.

1/8 Belldandy: Me, My Girlfriend and Our Ride Ver. Goodsmile Aug 2017 Y13800 Photos courtesy of TagHobby. Now seeing the last picture how I wish Figma or SHFiguarts will tackle those gorgeous Oh My Goddess goddesses. Wow, that's a mouthful.

Who knows? They might bundle it with the VF-0A CF.

Nope. And no plans on doing it too. As I said before, even if I like Kira's Suits, I don't like the designs on the Metal Builds. They changed too much. I don't mind changes but they somehow overdone it. I still prefer the Freedom designs from the MG kits. Though Version 2 not included. And that's why I prefer Setsuna's on the Metal Builds. They still like 90% the same as the MG kits. But if the Freedoms were done like close to the MG kits, I'm all for it. Even for the price they're going now.

Based on the photo posted looks like one stand. But knowing Bandai, I guess it's compatible to the rest of the Tamashii Stage stands.

True. But atleast they confirmed that the GN Blaster from MG kit is compatible without doing modifications to it. I asked my officemate who is Chinese regarding one photo I found online that has some text on it. So that's good news. I like some red on my Valks but for some reasons I'm more into blues when it comes to Gundams. Hehehe.

True. But they do have missile light up effects compared to Bandai's.

Thanks abbadon! But I gotta say these Metal Builds really drained my budget.But on the other hand... I'm happy with it. Hehehe.

Ok. I'll give it a try. Thanks Valhary! Or you can get 2 sets in preparation for your future VF-0A.

Or... you can just get the recently announced SD Super VF-1S that has the Micro Missile firing effects.

Great! But ofcourse! After spending almost $200 for an unopened one, there's going to be updates for the 0Raiser. Yeah. That's the video I've been watching for a week now.

Now I can attach the option parts...

Hey! How many is several hundred? Hahaha!

So the hands can be removed? Did you just pull it out?

That looks big! How much was it again? Mandarake. A big fan of UC here. But not the Formula series. This will be smaller than the current Metal Build Gundams, right? If they're following the standard 1/100 scale, then this one is 3cm shorter than Exia.

...and make the preorders easy too?

Nice! I'm waiting for mine as well. Hopefully this week. Now I have to hunt used MG Seven Sword kit so I can get the GN Blaster Rifle from it.

You know what, I'd go with Mommar's reasoning as well. I tried sampling 'in-stock' Valkyrie items on both shops (HLJ and NY) and compared them based on assumption that Arcadia's Armor boxes will have the same size as what they have in-stock. And it's true it's just $8 more on HLJ. Actually, it was $10 on my computation. I guess it really depends on the price. But still. So even if NY has the cheapest base price. It's the shipping cost that increases on NY. And having tried HLJ's FedEx options for large packages, I rather stick my 2 Armor PO's with HLJ.

You guys made me think now since I PO'ed 2 at HLJ. The only advantage I have is that when I decided to cancel one, I can do so with HLJ hassle-free. With NY, I'll probably get account suspended. Remember YF-19? Don't wait for it. Better grab one now if you still don't have one. Even if it's a used one.

True. But for the toy itself, besides the actual tail fin that opens and closes, I rather prefer them to put extra tail fins. One for Valkyrie mode. And an open one for Gerwalk and Battroid mode. You know, like what they did on their Unicorn Gundam releases. Just to keep the actual aesthetics of it.

Hahaha! Well, just so you know, I'm still in the market for an extra Exia/Repair3 and the Exia Repair. As for the Double O Raiser set, no. For the price it's going nowadays, it's too much for me. And that being said, for that price, I can managed on getting 2 Seven Swords and the 0Raiser. This is the first time I bought any Gundam-related figures after 2012. And mostly are Robot Damashii. I haven't seen any UC era suits for Metal Builds. And if they do, I will stay away after I finished getting Setsuna's suits sans the exclusives. Thanks for the Perceval tip. I'll try to do that over the weekend. Ouch. Not a big fan of the Unicorn and Sinanju, eh?

Ok. Here's a question. How bad you really need both Valks? And in what condition? Are you going on the brand new / mint in sealed box type of thing? Or a used one is not an issue at all? Regarding how the market behaves for Arcadia toys, it's really hard to tell. But assuming that price will go up is always the right way to go. But so far, here's what I noticed between Arcadia and Bandai. For Bandai DX, if you didn't made it on the preorder night, you'll end up paying more once it showed up thru auction and second hand markets. But for Arcadia, once it gets released, it's stay in retail price for a good couple of months. Now, if you don't mind owning a used DX VF-25F, you can browse Yahoo Japan Auction, Jungle, Mandarake, or eBay. Or you can just simply pm Spanner since he's selling one in the For Sale thread for $160 shipped. That's below your estimated $275-300. Imagine, you will save $140 by buying the used one and all you need to add is $100 more so you can buy the VF-1S brand new. Edit: ^ And they already mentioned it while I'm composing this novel.

Thanks Spanner. This is an option part for Metal Build Avalanche Exia.

This one arrived today.

Can't help staring at those photos. Preordered 2 at HLJ. In case I change my mind I can cancel one... hassle-free. It's true that I can switch heads on my VF-0. But remember VF-0D is blue and has a wing cape. And that's what makes it cool.