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How is everyone else dealing with the disintegrating cloth on their masterpiece cyclone Scott? The cloth on the crotch area has started to rip apart and the red coating has flaked off. Has anyone ever replaced the cloth suit with a custom-made one?

I just took out my garland and the red bar broke, just like the photos above. Bought the parts from veef's shapeway store immediately and hoping that it works out!

I spoke with an HLJ rep at SDCC and he said something about waiting to see how much they can get before actually opening the product up for sale. Has something to do with the uncertainty of how much they will actually get. He also said that for every number they are quoted, there is an expected number of copies with QC items that will invariably go back, or something like that.

Nippon Yasan has it again, this time at $296 before shipping

I wonder if they fixed the loose shoulder issue that the first YF-29 came with? I just watched a few reviews on youtube for the reissue YF-29 and it looks like the reissues have tighter joints than what the first issue came with.

• While the gunpod does not collapse, it does attach to the fighter in TWO places, making it very stable.
  

So far, a very nice toy.

You know, that's always been a complaint of mine with Yamato Valks. I always have to fidget with the Fire Valk's gunpod in order to get it straight when attached to bottom in fighter mode. Nice to know that Bandai continues to attach the gundpod in two places.

Just got my Yamato VF-17s from the sale. This thing is absolutely beautiful!

Just ordered mine from Nippon Yasan since it showed that they are still available. I'm hoping that they come through!

Wow! That's a thing of beauty!

Thanks Dimis.

The re-issues of both VF-17S and VF-19S seem to have already sold out at some sites like AE

Does anyone know if the VF-17s reissue is an improvement over the first issue? And is the current stock at HLJ the reissue? They seem to still have it in stock. I've been holding off getting it in hopes that it'll be discounted, but it's been a couple of months already and I don't want to pay through the nose on the aftermarket.

Sorry if this has been asked, but will the super parts for the vf-17 be sold separately or as part of a 17s bundle?

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Excellent! Thanks for the updated video, veef. Transforming these new fangled valks are tough enough without having to decipher the japanese instruction booklets. So glad we have you as a resource

This is what I use (the scissors). HLJ also sells decal trimming scissors

Thanks Raptor One, I'll have to get this when I order the VF-17s from HLJ.

exacto would do nicely, also a sharp pair of scissors, one of them beauty scissors with precise tip that girls use (or guys)

I call em' nose hair trimming scissors : D

Graham

Thanks guys!

...It does look a LOT better with the trimmed stickers

Can anyone tell me what tool I should use to trim the stickers? I plan on stickering the vf-17 up when I get it, so I want to make sure I have the right tools to do it right. Thanks!!!

Amiami has been known to be quite expensive with their shipping. While I love their preorder prices, I think they pad that with some of the shipping they charge. Just my guess, but that's what I think. As for HLJ and Fedex, that's what I use. It's always 3 or 4 days time, and the pricing is accurate for shipping and in smaller boxes, which keeps the cost down.

Thanks Jasonc!

Finally opened my VF-19s and I'm really, really happy with mine. I'm not as bothered as some with the ankle issue when in gerwalk mode since I don't really put the valk in that mode too many times. i was bothered at first by the tailfins (not sure if this is the right terminology) not connecting with the wings as securely as it did with the fire valk, but i just transformed it into battroid mode for the first time yesterday and I was really blown away by the overall tightness of the joints. The face on the valk is is pure sexy!

Does anyone know if HLJ is the better deal with its FedEx discount or is Amiami? All these pictures are making me pull the trigger on buying it instead of waiting for the eventual discounts months after. Not happy about the lack of tampo either

Could it be because they want to give us the ability to choose which decals goes on the fighter? I noticed that there were NUNS logos decals (if I remember correctly) bundled with the Fire Valkyrie, so if one was inclined to assign the fighter to a NUNS squadron instead of a UN Spacy squadron, they could do that. I agree, it's a let-down to have to put the decals on ourselves, but how else can Yamato explain this oversight??? But we're assuming that Graham received the final production version which does not have tampo'ed decals. I'm really hoping like everyone else that a mistake was made on Graham's copy.

Anyone got a shipping notice from hlj yet? I don't order from HLJ much and I'm unsure of the timing between getting the initial payment verification and getting the shipping notice.

Anyone with a broken Konig Monster they'd like to sell? I know it's a stab in the dark, but please PM me if you. Thanks for looking!

Competing for top spot would be the 1/3000 SDF-1 along with the 1/60 Fire Valkyrie. But between the two, I would have to choose the Fire Valyrie because it's tight (fit/finish and looks)

I can't believe I haven't picked up the Sound Force booster thing yet

Watch out for the gamma pod, my spiritia exploded in that part.

Kageki ni Fire!!!

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I've never had a toy make me so angry before as the YF-29, that it made me want to throw it full force against the wall and then stomp up and down on it.

Graham

Same sentiments here. I think I'll just enjoy it in fighter and gerwalk mode from now on. I'm still working up the courage to transform it back into fighter mode