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Yeah I picked up some of the Vallejo putty. I'll try to fix the leaks this weekend. Should be an easy fix. Don't think I'll attempt any other fixes as I'll probably just make it look worse.

My first instinct was to fill in the leaks with some white liquid putty before I emailed them about it. I haven't read any of the forums about it. Why in the world would they use grey putty on a white ship? Looks like I'm picking up some white putty. My last bottle of Tamiya liquid putty solidified long ago...

I recently received my Tomy TMP Enterprise and opened her up. She's absolutely beautiful. She's not perfect but for less than 1/20 the price of the FE version, she's quite lovely. The phaser banks and torpedo launchers light up to simulate firing, though I didn't get any pics of that. I'll admit I had TWOK theme playing in my head the entire time I was unboxing her. (Sorry, but TMP is unwatchably boring and just not a very good movie overall.) Here she is out of the box. She's about 3 feet long. The aztec paneling is well done and better than the far more expensive FE Enterprise, if their website pics are accurate. Out of the box unpowered. In spacedock Warp speed My copy has some light leaks around the saucer. I emailed Tomy and they said I could ship it back for repair, free of charge. (Even the FE sample pics on their site has light leaks.) Main deflector Registry The nacelles can be changed to purple for those who want to replicate the look of the real life filming model (I kept mine blue). Impulse dome Bridge Lounge Arboretum (hard to capture on camera) Shuttle bay I'm quite happy with this purchase. She's been put back in her box until I get some new display cases to display her alongside the TOS Enterprise. Don't want my bastard cats messing with them.

Maverick VF-25 page up but POs not open yet https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-200309

Welp, so much for me not pre-ordering any more Bandai valkyries...

A VF-17 that fails the @Graham test is no real VF-17.

Yeah I'm not preordering any Bandai valkyries anymore. Between the quality issues, price plummeting immediately after release, and duties on top of already high shipping prices, it's just not worth it.

Yeah this one is staying in fighter mode for sure. That battroid is just... bleh.

I was about to set up my Plus area like that, except with the Arcadia YF-19 instead. Bandai's effort is just inferior IMO.

A purchase I've been putting off for almost 20 years.

Ah that's good to know. I can't check it myself anymore as I've already bought another off Amazon and simply swapped out and returned the defective unit.

Hi Metal Reissue

VF-27 revival $223 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRN91X6D?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_quicklook_imgToDp

I'm a little wary of buying Bandai valks from Japan because of all the QC issues that they often have. Mine had a droopy canard that couldn't be raised all the way up and was just a huge eyesore. I "fixed" mine by purchasing one off Amazon and then swapping and returning the defective unit. So there's one benefit of having it available on Amazon here. It was the same way I "fixed" the broken antenna on my YF-21.

Don't forget that if you live in the US you'll be paying an extra 30% if you order from HLJ. I haven't preordered anything from them when it became clear they're charging well above the tariff rate for Japan. I wish I could cancel my existing POs and PW items from them, which is probably why they changed their cancelation policy not too long ago to be much more draconian.

I like how the HLJ order deadline is 3 days in the past. Still don't see how this is a "revival" seeing as nothing has changed from the original release, aside from the increased price and lack of the first edition stand.

Hot damn! It's like you took the Arcadia PF version and stuck it in a micronization chamber.

The backpack can be removed easily enough from the main body, but actually opening the backpack to replace the tailfins is another story. The backpack is glued together pretty good, so it's not going to be easy to open it without breaking or damaging it.

Bandai would never cut corners on plastic quality. *looks at all the yellowed Bandai valks next to the older but still white Yamato valks*

How is this a "revival"? Looks like a straight reissue with zero changes/improvements.

Bandai started a new line and then killed it long before finishing it? Who could have seen that coming? 🤑

Damn 9k yen is a great price.

Heartwarming

Did anyone ever come up with a fix for the droopy canard? If not, I guess I will resort to the same "fix" that I used for the YF-21 antenna issue: keep buying and exchanging it on Amazon until I get a copy that isn't messed up.

Maybe Bandai will print "01" on one of the stabilizers, claim it was intentional and totally not a screwup, and then include a decal sheet for it on the next Hayate 31J reissue.