Lolicon
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As great a toy as the VF-4 is, I've been growing increasingly dissatisfied with its appearance out of the box. The VF-X color scheme is just so godawful boring. Grey and baby blue? Who thought up that color combination? The nasty seam line across the nosecone was also a major eyesore. Not to mention mine had some gashes in it thanks to the Yamato factory worker being a bit too zealous with his plastic cutter. So I decided to try customizing mine into the FB2012 colors. I was pretty reluctant at first, as I possess only some basic modeling skills, and I was afraid of ruining a $300 valkyrie. But my dissatisfaction got the better of me, and I decided to go for it. Anyway, I just repainted a few parts, took a bunch of decals off a VF-1 kit, added a little weathering, and gave it a flat finish. And of course I sanded the nose and filled in the gashes. Thanks to everyone who posted customizing tips and their kickass customs.
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That Sheryl is a definite buy.
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Finally got two Frontier figures I've been wanting for a long time.
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After admiring fighter mode for a couple of weeks, I finally transformed it. Wow! That was a breeze! I haven't had such an easy time transforming a valkyrie since, well, ever! I felt it was even easier than the VF-1 transformation. I never really liked the VF-4's battroid mode when I saw it in pics, but now that I have it in my hands, I'm really digging it. And even though it looks top heavy, it's really quite stable on its feet. Definitely more stable than any of my VF-25s or even the VF-19 (before I tightened the ankle joints). This is right up there with the Fire Valkyrie as one of the best valkyrie toys ever. Great job, Yamato!
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VF-4 does look pretty plain, out of the box. At the very least adding panel lines really makes it stand out more.
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Finally got around to putting the armor parts on. Really makes the 171EX look like a mean machine. Anyone going to make some MDE warheads?
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Nothing wrong with liking one VF design more or less than another. I'm very happy we've gotten so many great VF toys over the past decade. I'm especially glad to have finally filled in the generation gap between the VF-1 and VF-11. My favorite things about the VF-4 are that it looks totally different from any other VF toy we've seen, and there are no obvious indications that it transforms (head sticking out, arms seen tucked under the fuselage, etc). When I have the time, I plan on at least repainting the nose and stabilizers to their proper FB2012 colors.
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Those FB2012 customs look amazing! You guys make me want to customize mine, but I'm a little hesitant to risk damaging, with my beginner modeling skills, something that cost more than the 1/3000 SDF-1.
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Mine finally arrived (was waiting on some other private warehouse items). This thing is ****ing beautiful. I think I have a new favorite valkyrie.
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F NY and their price gouging. Just be patient and wait till release. For the last couple of releases, Amiami, HS, HLJ, etc, all had extra units after the release date, and I was able to snag one then without paying inflated prices. Heck, I still see 171EXs and 25Gs pop up now and then for around retail price.
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It's sitting in my private warehouse till the VF-4 comes out at the end of December. Just to save a few bucks on shipping!
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Oh man I wish it was all web exclusives. Then all of us could, you know, actually buy these products.
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The VF-27 was designed and released long before movie 2 came along, so I'm thinking it wasn't designed with fast packs in mind like the renewals. I just hope it isn't some patchwork POS like the original super and armor sets for the VF-25.
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My Figuarts Zero Black Rabbit Sheryl arrived. It looks much better than the old 1kuji black rabbit from a couple years ago, despite the smaller scale. My only gripe? Bandai didn't release a white rabbit to go with it.
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Gonna be ****ing disappointed in Bandai if, after all the renewals, they get lazy and just reissue the crappy old 27. I might pick one up if that's the only 27 that we're gonna get for years, until some point in the future when Yamato finally gets the Frontier license. It's saying in fighter mode for sure.
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So many announcements today... Let the late night preorder vigil begin anew!
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Sheryl finally arrived. Definitely my new favorite Sheryl figure. Once Ranka arrives, that'll probably be it for Frontier figures for me, and anime figures in general (I've sold almost all my non-Macross figures over the past year). It was fun while it lasted.
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If I can just find some properly sized skull & crossbones decals for the upper stabilizers, I'll be a happy man.
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I would rather have had Ranka in Mylene's outfit to go with Sheryl in Basara's outfit.
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Oh man that really blows dude. That's Bandai QC for you, huh. Luckily no problems on mine aside from the usual minor things on every DX release. Though the canopy scuffing was on the inside. Not sure how they managed to scuff up the inside of the canopy like that, but that's Bandai for you. One quick phone pic before I disassemble this baby... Can't wait till super parts and hopefully a Gallia IV set are released. Looks a little naked to me without super parts.
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25S uses that light grey shade of plastic in a number of places: head, hands, underside, landing gear doors. That's all I can see, with the armor packs on. On another note, does anyone know if polishing compound will have any adverse effect on the canopy tint? Mine has some minor scuffing from the factory that I'd like to buff out. Also, Klan doesn't fit very well in the pilot's seat.
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I picked up C and D (no wings). I don't like the fluorescent paint scheme of A and B, and the wings look kinda corny when viewed from any angle but the front. Not worth the more than 2x markup to me.
