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Here you go, spanner. Btw, PM me, ok. I'm interested on Kakizaki's TV 1A. But not now, ok. Hahaha! In the foreseeable Version 3 future, perhaps.

What's the temperature now there, spanner?

Good to see that everything is locked in place. Yeah, somehow I want to display my VF-25F/S with the shoulder armor aligned to the neck but it's kinda felt like it's wobbly and not solid. I guess, to each his own.

Nice!

None so far. But at first, I was afraid. I thought I scratched the black paint on the nosecone area when I was trying to position it on the back part while transforming it. And so far, there's none. IMO, the paint applied here is kinda more durable than the ones in YF-30. Anyways, time will tell.

Good for you, Yeti. Had a hard time transforming this than Arcadia's. Hahaha! Great pic as well on the YetiStand. By the way, just want to let you guys know that there's no option to store the Gunpod to the shield like Arcadia.

I'm not trying to scare you... but really... IT IS. Good luck preodering one on the less than 5 second window that they offer. Oh... and be careful too on those so-called 'cartjackers'. Now I'm pretty sure you know how ugly it can get during PO nights.

Congrats Yeti! Isamu: I look cooler with all those markings and tampos than your VF-0D, Shin. Shin: Yeah, but can your VF-19 Advance pose your legs like this? I pose way cooler than your tampos, Kawaiikochan.

Seriously, when you browse toy/hobby forums, including this one as well, people do post some scans or announcement from the toy makers itself. And we get idea on when is the PO date. And sometimes, if you browse the online shops, they will post a dummy page or a placeholder and states when the preordering will start. But all in all if you just follow this thread, you'll get to know soon when's the PO date. Click on the 'Follow this topic' button on the top right of this page and make sure that the notification is clicked too so that if ever someone posted a preorder date, you'll receive it directly on your email, then you can watch out for those online shops and prep your finger on pressing F5 on your keyboard during the PO night. Good luck!

Christmas in the Summer.

From what I've read and heard about AmiAmi probably true. But so far, with all my purchases from them, I'm satisfied. Guess, I'm one of the few who just got lucky for getting good batches. But I'm pretty sure if something went wrong with one of my orders with them, and get a 'You're outside Japan' excuse, I'm going to stay away from them like they have a disease. Hahaha! But... come preorder madness, for sure I'm still going to lurk on their site. Congrats! Hope your third one doesn't have those 'gaps'. j/k Everyone has it. Hehehe. Well, advance Happy Birthday, Ryoma. I'm not ruining your plan or anything. But open the box now so that if there's some problems with it, you can contact Anime-Export ASAP for their alloted grace period if ever there's some broken pieces, missing items, etc. And return or get refunded. Anyways, your choice, your decision. Be patience, dear sir. It's probably they're just double checking everything because of that 'secure link' fiasco. They probably checking the date of order placed, people who ordered multiples, people who have double accounts. Think of it that it's just one of those things and all is right in the world. +1. Hahaha! But overall I really still prefer Arcadia over this one. I'm just glad that it's cheaper than Arcadia's. You're not alone in that category, Duymon. Watched DYRL before I turned 11. Hahaha! Indeed it is. Congrats Double Spy. Sad to say auberondreaming. It's so-so for me. Hehehe. It's not as same as what I felt over YF-30 Chronos. Oh, it's going to be THERE, Muzaffar. Lots of gaps will be there. Hehehe. Don't worry I'm not scaring you or anything. I'm just telling the truth. Also, imagine the amount we paid for Arcadia's YF-19 and VF-0D and its multiple copies, those didn't come with too much tampos. And still have imperfection. But yeah, I also share your sentiments on how much we spend with these hobby and still gets imperfections. Yup, me too. I really don't undestand why they didn't just do what they've been doing from their previous releases. Knee swivel joints. For me the leg gaps is just so wide on this one. Guess, Kawaiikochan is not a 'v1rg1n' anymore. Way to go, Isamu!

Nice. Should probably transform mine as well. Been in Battroid mode for a month and a half now.

Bandai's playing safe for announcing and releasing Hikaru's (Hero's) Valks first. If the demand is still great with this line, for sure they will release the Enemy Mechs as well. But I have a feeling that it will be limited. Or probably web exclusives to control the numbers. Enemy mechs doesn't sell well, I suppose.

Are you sure? Now, I'm thinking if I'm going to put this on my signature until Version 3 is announced. Yeah, that's something to look forward too. Oh, and a VF-4G repaint as well. +1 I really agree on this one. I think VF-1's Ver 2 is already superior IMHO for them to make a Ver 3. But, it will still be interesting to see what they can offer for a Version 3. That's the Minmay Paris Act, correct? If it is, it woulb be nice to see another custom design for VF-1's.

Gotcha! Hahaha! I love that color scheme too for VF-1A's. Just subtle. I know he died in the series. But when the first time I watched DYRL back in the 80's. I was like, he died again in the movie too? Not even a cool action scene before he died. What a way to go, buddy. It's more like how come all the 'experienced' pilots always die first than the ones who just learned how to hold the stick. Hehehe. He has a 1/60 scaled Prometheus in the basement. Right, spanner? Hahaha! Really? Just little? Hahaha! Kidding aside, how's the rest of the Advance Valks, spanner? Are all have that crooked pelvic plate too? I'm going to transform back tonight to Fighter mode to see if it's just mistransformation during packing.

Man Oh Man... This one transforms more difficult than the Arcadia's. Hahaha! I'm looking at it right now in Battroid mode. I didn't own a Yamato YF-19. But somehow it felt like it's Yamato's YF-19 due to the legs. It's long. And you can't even adjust the ankles like the Arcadia's. I was trying to push the ankle a notch but it won't. If I push it, it just goes back to Fighter level position. The locking tabs is somehow a problem. At first, I thought I was going to break the wing body since it won't budge from the legs. Not sure, if I need to shave a little of the locking tabs. But I' afraid if I do that, it might get too loose. Pelvic diecast joint is super tight. You can loosen it up by the screws as m30 suggested. The Gerwalk thigh joint is tight. I know I don't like this joint since I saw all those photos online. But it's ok for now. I know that it's going to be loose too in time. I didn't see any complications why they couldn't implement the knee joint instead of the thigh joint. The backpack is not diecast if you guys are wondering. Kinda fragile looking because of the telescopic method to expand the backpack. I love the shoulder. The neck cover slide mechanism to the shield is cool. Though we have to be careful on the telescopic rail. Don't force it when you retract. Be gentle. Lastly, I do have trouble on the tabs on the part at the back of the intakes. It won't lock that much during Fighter mode. I think I remember spanner posted that as well. As for the part under the nosecone in which I posted a photo earlier, just make sure that the nosecone sits properly and that part will not drop again. I'm going to transform this tomorrow back in Fighter mode hoping that all the tabs will lock properly (and hopefully not too tight), and to see if the pelvic part is still crooked once I transform it properly. As of now, it's the basic Valk figure that touching. The rest are still in their plastic trays.

Yup. I was referring to those. Check Hacchaka's photos. You can see that the shoulder plates are sloping down towards the back. Here's some pics: Hope that helps.

Uhmm... Who's Kakizaki? Hahaha! Just kidding Saburo. As always, great pics!

Let's hope everyone is accounted for on that 1 hour window over AmiAmi. If not, you snooze, you lose.

Pass.

Great job, sixtybucks.

Sorry to hear about the antenna, MacrossJunkie.

Congrats on your purchase, Gwynne. Regarding your concern on the chest and back area. What you can do is, those shoulder parts, you can still bend those towards the back more. Remember there's 2 hinges connecting that shoulder part. The chest area and the back plate where the wings are connected. So the hinge on the back just folded more towards the back and it will make that area tight and lock somehow. Give it a shot and let us know. Just remember not to force it though. Just bend it little by little until you feel that the back part is not that moving or feel loose anymore. Hope that helps.

AND hopefully EVERYONE this time can sleep very well each night.

Ok, got this today. Initial reaction as well upon opening the box. Big box and its contents. Upon removing the Valk from the plastic, I already noticed all the gaps mentioned in this thread. Chronocidal asked about the canards so I took some photos of how it can fold. Lastly, does anyone have a folding pelvic part like this? Anyways, will figure it out later if it's just crooked because of mistransformation. And hope everything is flushed out later on. Just so you know, this is the one that came from HLJ. Wow. Cool! This is the first time AmiAmi reopened something hot that it's already been sold out.