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Just now, MKT said:

Got my notice from HLJ as well. One of rare times a Bandai valk arrives early in the month.

Got charged as well.

Just now, lechuck said:

Just catching up with the latest pictures and this to me doesn't seem like great engineering.

For something that will probably be around 250€ in price I would expect better range for leg/hip articulation and not having to worry about denting or scraping bits on the toy.

Look pretty much like the system used in the Yamato VF-19s. The swing bar catches the leg on the back side (upper part) of the intake and has a rotation point also.

Just now, Chronocidal said:

For comparison though.. the current conversion puts that at about $350.  Maybe my sense of value has inflated with the times, but that doesn't even seem that outrageous to me.

You won't find one for anything close to that on ebay, but a quick check on Mandarake shows one copy of the VF-1S for 38,000 yen, and a previously sold set of packs for 11,000, so that's almost even.

I'm not going to pay that much for a fixed tail marking and some clear plastic parts I would never use, but I have no idea how difficult these will be to get through any of the usual sources, if they're even available.  I have no idea how this lottery is going to work.

At the star of the year I was lucky to get a hand on a pre-owned one at mandarake. Thanks to the yen-peso exchange rate I almost paid the same amount that I paid for a Roy VF-1S (that lucky showed up at HLJ afert the first orders sold out).

5 hours ago, seti88 said:

pics...thanks @recon...

LOL I still see the 100 on the tail....... thanks bandai...

Isn't it corrected?

I just wonder if only include the clear pieces or also the solid color ones.

Correct me if wrong bit I think this is the first time we see this in a toy. Bandai used it in a late variable model kit a few years ago. I like it.

17 minutes ago, Shawn said:

I think I agree with that...sort of like the vf-1 battroids arms and the rotating hands come out, but reversed for the feet
that looks like a hinge at the top

If that is the case on the other side of the same pic you can see where that parts is supposed to rotate.

What I'm seeing is that the lower part of the legs seems a bit short to me. I might be with the purpose of accommodating tha lower part inside the upper part.

*checking the date on my phone*

No, it is not April 1st.

All cool.

That is one of my dream valks of the Yamato era but right know I have a lot of stuff coming from August to the end of the year. Maybe next year.

Here is one that if had the money right now I would jump into right away. 

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1224170154&ref=list&keyword=Vf x&lang=en

It just me or the detail on the battloid mode contrast a lot with the fighter mode?

On 7/7/2023 at 9:49 PM, sh9000 said:

Prince Adam.

Wait. Did they do that on purpose?

Have somebody noticed that the neck cover for fighter mode now seems not to be integrated to the shield?

The tabs (?) look very much different.

2 hours ago, MKT said:

The new Roy colour is cool, but now when I see the comparison it just makes the old Roy looks like it has yellowed lol. 

Looks very close to the DX off-white. 

 At less the fold booster should be in since it is one of the main features in the anime.

I don't really mind about the payload since the YF-19 was never animated using that kind of weapons.

Woah! Just wonder what cal that gatling gun fires?

2 hours ago, Sandman said:

Can you guys remind me if it’s normal for the tail fins be this high up. I feel like it’s sitting too high but I can see no obvious way to lower it. And yes I already slide the backpack back.

At 18:05

AWACS!

Just picked it up from the post office.

I just fell in love with this line.

It is like something you can feel very comfortable playing without the fear of dropping it to the ground by accident and losing a good amount of money.

Just now, sh9000 said:

The whites are different and more noticeable in person or when armor is removed.

That was the first thing I noticed when I opened mine.

I need to put them side by side the VF-1S and the Armored VF-1J and see how much the difference in whites pop next to each other.

On 6/9/2023 at 10:37 PM, Chronocidal said:

 

I would love to do that too. I'm very tempted to put the TV missiles on the DX VF-1D but the white pilons will bug the hell out of me.

1 hour ago, sh9000 said:

 

VF-1J TV Hikaru version 2 with TV Super Parts.

Grey google for the win!

Still have to put the armour on but the first thing I did was switch the heads.

Just now, Lolicon said:

Actually looks good there

Makes me wonder if Bandai could go for a F-14 or a MIG-29 like they did with the Regult or the Glaug.

By "B" he meant Bandai?

Just now, derex3592 said:

Been swamped with work...Did I miss pre-orders for Max and Kaki???

2 weeks ago. Still available at Nin Nin and Hobby Genki.

Postman just dropped up this beauty a few minutes ago.

And my 3rd copy from Nin-nin game is already on the way.

Just now, Convectuoso said:

Seems like the final colors are not as dark as they looked on the promo pics

Not terrible but I'll be getting clear stands for mine.