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Flory model washes are also good and very easy to use. Just use a moist paper towel or Q-tip to wipe off the excess. https://www.florymodels.org/washes

Hey @no3Ljm glad to see you're back! Thought the 'rona might have gotten you.

Not yet. It's still not flush. But the white has faded on my original and the slight difference in white may bug me even more than the lasers not sitting perfectly flush.

Also 25k on Amazon (after tax deduction) but with much cheaper DHL shipping. https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/gp/product/B0897ZW6HZ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=AYFC3JV1B9X2Y&psc=1

The old and the new. Like @Sanity is Optional mentioned, it might be worthwhile to swap the head lasers since I was fortunate enough to get straight ones on the old version and the new ones are too thick to sit flush in fighter mode. Why, Bandai, why?

Love the orange tornado parts!

Love the new non-glossy finish. Would love to see the rest of the Frontier line with this finish and other improvements (non-exploding 171 triangles, no stupid swappable wings, improved leg mechanism, etc).

Shoulder blocks on mine have paint scraped off right out of the box. Some things never change.

Head sensors are all clear parts instead of some being painted. Very nice.

I received mine from Amiami but haven't opened it yet. It's a pretty sizeable box. Certainly much bigger than a YF-29 + super parts should be. In my experience Amiami tends to pack things better than HLJ, at the cost of increased box size and possibly increased cost. On the other hand, HLJ seems to employ experienced Tetris players to pack their boxes.

Are you going to use real world fighters as a reference? Seeing as Frontier CGI valks are totally clean and cel shaded.

DHL out for delivery. Yay! But no time to fiddle with it till tomorrow.

I'm sure Bandai will be there to lend a hand. Sorry, I meant give him the finger.

You guys should know by now that Bandai joints only come in two variations: floppy as hell or tightened by someone with the strength of the mentally deranged.

Nice! That's cheaper than Amiami after shipping. Damn this lack of EMS to the states!

Liking the way the new finish looks. Can't wait to get mine in hand.

@MacrossJunkie Those are hands down the most beautiful valkyrie toys I've ever seen.

Not every country has a f***ed up COVID response like the USA and is under Japan Post suspension.

Paid for mine at Amiami. I'm eager to see the new finish.

Lessons learned. I'll have to go overboard on Hikaru next. Dust is the bane of my existence when photographing. Had to reshoot so many times. I need a clean room to photograph in...

That sucks. I wonder if after doing the whitening treatment if you should seal the valk in a layer of clear coat? Just thinking if cutting off exposure to the air would prevent re-yellowing if it's some kind of oxidation process.

Thanks! There's almost as many markings as Bandai's DX SSP, but the text isn't ginormous so it's a lot less obnoxious. Unfortunately the effects I added were mostly dulled out by the top coat. Even the heated metal effect is barely visible on the boosters.

NY sucks.

N.U.N.SPACY sounds like an order of warrior space nuns... which would have made for a better show than Delta. Awesome custom work! Especially the rehabilitation of all those Frontier V1 valks!

Thanks @slide! Last couple of pics. Then one day get to Hikaru and Max...