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edit: gerwalk mode pics only not fighter http://www.google.com.sg/imgres?imgurl=http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/zgmf2/imgs/f/f/ff5065a6-s.jpg&imgrefurl=http://blog.livedoor.jp/zgmf2/archives/52420750.html&h=360&w=640&tbnid=c3e-HRFxqZt0gM:&zoom=1&docid=6eRHITM-iR4V5M&ei=gIuTVbD9OY6VuQSb8puoBQ&tbm=isch&ved=0CHoQMyhVMFU

IMHO The whole collection of v1 Macross F valkyries begs to differ.

VF-1S Hikaru Strike Valkyrie PO page: Hobbysearch http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10334507 PO starts in ~12 hours!

during preorder back in 2013 the Arcadia YF-19 was priced at 28,980 JPY - amiami 29,520 JPY - HLJ (went down to 26,568 during Black Friday, good times) upon release (end March 2014) it was priced around USD$270 before shipping at HLJ.com and USD$285 at amiami. FYI nowadays on Mandarake or Yahoo Japan it'll be minimum 30k-32k yen for opened/displayed condition...

fellow MW member is selling the Arcadia YF-19 (amongst other cool valks), see http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=42688&hl=

rakuten also has a couple of listings cheaper than what's listed above; http://global.rakuten.com/en/search/?tl=101164&k=vf-19+advance&l-id=keyword_suggest

PO is usually 4PM JST if I remember correctly.

looks pretty good for 1/100ish scale, I suppose pre-orders for the 1S were pretty good.

No stand for the Arcadia. Both versions of the Yamato came in the same box, unfortunately. You have to check the armor tampo to see what version is inside.

^ Depends which release of the Yamato you got. Did you get the one with the '1' tampoed on the chest missile cover and crack-prone shoulders or the later release with fixed shoulders and no '1' tampo on the chest (and some other minor markings as well)? The Arcadia armor matches the later Yamato release. The Arcadia 1J has a tendency to look pinkish under certain lighting conditions, but your experience may vary.

from rnurmin's flickr, rotated:

Already posted a few pages back

fold-effect VF-1! Looks like they're trying to go after the massively untapped & extremely lucrative Special Coating Version fetish market

I wonder if you can use the small wings from the VF-1S on the GBP 1J. Didn't the DYRL movie show Max 1S have small wings in the Milia dogfight?

ok, but why? I suppose you could pretend it's a CF squad... 2 angelbirds and the 30th 1J would look pretty cool IMHO though.

just got shipping notice from HLJ!

you'll have to go toynami to get your urban camo fix:

still, thats over 30k yen shipped, what shipping did you choose to HK, considering EMS charges the same for HK/Singapore? edit: awesome photos spanner! shame about the gappiness in spots, but the tampo is gorgeous.

that HKD price

I got payment request as well and I was in the last batch of orders last 30 May AFAIK.

gone again at HLJ, though I already had one confirmed order with them previously.

TIL about canard position indicators. Thanks mickyg this is the paint chipping i saw (circled in red): Hope HLJ comes through on the last batch of opened preorders, this is looking like a must-have valk if you like the YF-19.

I don't understand the mechanism for the front winglets. Plus, look at the paint chipping there. Gotta be careful handling those things.

they changed URL http://www.anime-export.com/product/26198

Finally found a Fold Booster and Tomahawk for really good price! The VF-17D, VF-1J with Super Parts, and VF-1S with Strike Parts came along as well Everything practically MIB so I couldn't resist. Will have to pass on the 17D, Super 1J and Strike 1S to some other interested MWer though