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EX-Gear needs some love, pick it up last night:

Both color scheme on VF-11C and VF-11B are NOT my favorite, but the base color of the 11C would made it easier to custom... the problem is that VF-11C cost 50% more than the VF-11B in HK...

Anyone has customized their VF-11B? or C?

I want something similar to this:

VE-1

VE-1 with FAST Pack and Electronics

VE-1 GERWALK

From the photos, it does looks like the Ver 2.0 does have more surface details, similar to the 1/72 model kit. The 1/60 that I have lack panel lines on the wing and upper fuselage area.

Even I am happy with YF-29's surface details, but I don't think it still has far less details than the model, the type of plastic they use are different and they can't put those ultra fine panel lines on it.

I want diecast only be used in the internal or non painted area, paints on the shoulder can be scratched too easily.

I have to say that the fighter mode has really grown on me, especially now that I have it in person.

Did a quick panel lining and light weathering on just the fighter surfaces for now to see how it would look.

The amount of surface detail it has is really nice.

Nice work!!! Now I understand why Bandai hobby department didn't release the 1/72 model kit...

I think VF-25 shared the same desgin, just without the canard on the YF-29.

For those happy with YF-29 nose length, VF-25 should do the same.

Here is a top view of the DX29

Same toy, diffient lens focal length...

Dose that his is working for both company at the same time? VF-19 Kai and YF-29 are all his work?

Drain hole, you know, those for air conditioning.

I really hope that they will add small ball joints to antennas just like in Yamato's VF-19Kai and make them splittable!!

I'm pretty sure they will have the ball joints since YF-29 has them already.

Looking good. Skinny is the new black. The crotch piece angled out is just how I like it. Somebody compare with cg model.

Here we go!!

V2 vs CG

Link from Toysdaily

Tamashii Web

14,700Yen　

Release this Oct 2011

My shopping list of VF-25 V2 would be:

VF-25F with Super Pack

VF-25S with Armor Pack

VF-25G with Tornado/Super Pack

RVF-25 with Super Pack

HEHEHE - but no, You can actually bend the knee in Tornado and Armor Packs - check out my pose posts. But you are right, you can't bend the knee on the Super Pack versions.

Wow, the most stunning pose I have ever seen with the Armor Pack!!!

can't see no pics on this link... what's this about... cursed again?

Cracks on one of the wing hinges right out of the box.....

Just checked mine, no cracks or stressmark....

size compare to VF-27 and VF-25G

I can't help myself... more GERWALK

Quick question: Is there a way to store the turret in Battroid mode? I'm guessing you can store in the same place as it goes in fighter mode but would just like confirmation.

No, because the turrets has to be deployed to allow room for wings to fold up and the canopy takes up the space for the turret's swing bar.

Seems Hong Kong is the most expensive place to get this... even it dose not require any shipping cost...

I would like for them to come up with a solution for the interchangable hands. I hate the use of the ball joints. The weight of the gunpod forces the hands to tilt down oover time.

On the YF-29, it comes with a pair of hands with posable fingers and it dose not required to be removed during transformation. The finger joints are tight and it can hold the gunpod without any problem, even if you don't use the peg in the palm to hold it, one of the biggest improvement.

For those of you who have it in hand, are there any particular points of worry or flaws you've found so far?

Worry:

Paint job on the shouder connector

Canard, it is thin and sharp

Flaws:

Shield keeps falling off the arm

One of the beam cannon dose not lock in place in battroid mode, retracts too easily

No locking mechanism when the beam rifle is in the "open" position

Seems YF29 and VF25 are about the same in terms of height.

Display stand of both DX VF-25F Super (Movie Color) and DX VF-25F Tornado are already painted like that, it's nothing new.

Anyway. great pictures! If not for landing gears and clear parts, fighter mode looks a lot like 1/100 model. And if a transformable toy can have similar proportion with non-transformable model, that's a good sign .

Oh, I see, since I didn't get any DX except the 25G, very disappointed and have no interest to check out their detail, so I am quite outdated, haha.