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Bandai saw so how much people enjoyed sanding down the tabs on their 31AXs that they went ahead and incorporated this "feature" into the HMR 0D.

I might do a panel wash, but that'll be it. Don't have a lot of time for hobbies as of late, and I'd rather use that time on 1/60 scale toys. Also, for some reason Bandai valks just feel like way more hassle to make look good, particularly HMR. They're gone for the Obon holiday. Was waiting for one more item this month before shipping my PW anyway.

I got two. After the disappointing 0S, I've lowered my expectations accordingly, so hoping this one won't be a letdown.

About 15 minutes ago.

The end customer does not care one whit about how much "hard work & effort" went into a product nor do they have any obligation to do so. If a product sucks or does not meet expectations, then it's a product that sucks or does not meet expectations.

Going by emails from HLJ it appears they have all taken off for the Obon holiday already. It would save me a lot of hassle if they did...

Didn't care much for the musical episode as I'm really not into musicals. The season finale more than made up for it though!

Making people buy the same toy again just to get the mechanical details that should have been included in the first place? No thanks, Bandai. Great for the people who missed out the first time around though.

Pretty good summary of the HMR line. HMR is the old beater car you drive to work everyday and don't care if it gets messed up in a hail storm.

I'll buy it but it won't be replacing my Yamato. I'm just hoping it actually fits properly and parts aren't warped, something Bandai has failed at since the first 31AX release.

I'm with you on that. The price is just right for what we're getting, i.e. not paying Metal Robot Spirits prices for regular Robot Spirits quality.

Another aspect that isn't mentioned too often is the cockpit. While the cockpit is more spacious and the pilot no longer is squished up against the instrument panel, Bandai didn't think to add an actual seat, so the pilot sits on the floor and can't see over the instrument panel. This isn't a QC issue. It's a poor design issue. It looks really dumb and makes the pilot look like a little kid at an air show.

Was considering getting that Threezero 1J but then I saw that they Bandai'd the landing gear, so nuts to that. That's right up there with putting the on/off switch for the arc reactor light on their Iron Man figures underneath a panel that you need to unscrew to open... after pulling the torso off completely from the lower half.

Wow you make almost wish I had bought the anniversary edition!

That price would be acceptable if it was the full set pack and not this corner-cutting reissue.

This might be an unpopular opinion, but Bandai could just, you know, make it easier to buy their crap, instead of making their customers scramble over each other like a bunch of circus seals fighting over a bucket of fish.

^ This. Regardless of the reasons behind it, Bandai is currently crapping out inferior quality products at a higher price than they were just a couple of years ago. Even long-proven toys from way before the pandemic have taken a step down in quality. Sure, the Revival 25 has that nice matte finish now, but it still has the same problems as before (the "improved" joints are a joke) and introduces a few new problems, like the incorrectly painted stripes. Good thing it comes with super parts to cover that up with. I mentioned I wasn't a huge fan of the HMR VF-0S in another thread. Aside from being overpriced for what Bandai is giving you, another major reason is, well, I'll let Rocket handle it:

Another Bandai PO I can skip.

I'm not a fan of the HMR VF-0S but it actually looks good here.

I wish I had stocked up on more Yeti adapters. They're so much better than the default adapters from Yamato/Arcadia. Especially the VF-1 adapters.

US domestic price will be probably be about $259.99. For a reissue of a toy from c.2014 (because it's little more than a repainted VF-19 Advance). And without all the accessories it originally came with. Awesome! Add in the cost of a potential accessory set sold separately plus US tax and it's pretty much what I paid for my Arcadia PF YF-19. So much for Bandai toys being less expensive than Arcadia.

Thanks! I just got it to what I wish we had gotten out of the box to begin with, given how expensive these toys are. Bandai seems to be giving us less and less for more money i.e. YF-19 reissue. Everything kinda attaches and lines up worse once the supers are added into the mix. 🦃

One star rating at Amazon. Oh my!

VF-25F Super Messiah Super parts look great but really make the 25 a lot more fiddly. It's a far cry from the rock solid super parts on Yamato's VF-1.

Might be an easy fix. But it is a $200 toy, so maybe we shouldn't have to? Oh, if anyone was wondering, the reissue does not come with the special Walkure stand that came with the initial release.