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    They tried to deliver my F a bit ago when I was at work, so tomorrow it'll be zooming around my office.
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    Yeah, those look just like the hinges used for the double fold on the masterpiece Starscream wings, so I'd bet the back half of the tail can do a 180 fold and lay against the forward half. Honestly, I didn't mind the sliding mechanism on the first version, but it was pretty sloppy. I don't know if I like the broken tail design, but it's no big deal. I'm just thrilled the leg packs can actually mount the full sized missiles. Also looks like the neck cover does recess into the fuselage, but I don't know where it will fit in battroid.
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    Well I'm sold for two at this point. I seriously want some bigger pics to pick apart the details, but that is looking incredible. I think this is the first time I've seen them actually advertise with a profile view too, and it does look slimmer than the VF-19. Two things I'm curious about though (well more than that, but the two most pressing:P ) ... First, what's that little colored panel in the middle of the tails? And second.. could they be mounting the wings entirely with magnets to get those positions? Can't wait to see more of this.
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    Whoa, are those VF-19s Hasegawa conversions, or entirely new kits? They're definitely looking like they share a few components, but I wonder how extensive the replacements are. Also.. holy cow. I wanted the VF-19 Active before... but I think it just became my favorite battroid ever.
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    You know, yes, that stand is ludicrously huge for a VF-1, but it would probably work wonders on any of the other larger Yamato valks. In the long run, they probably oversized it so they don't have to make a new stand for every valk they (re)release. I've got plenty of Bandai stands and adapters for my VF-1s, but I might grab one of these to use with the upcoming YF-19, or maybe a VF-4. It's double dipping (or triple dipping if you count the TV release) for Roy, but I kind of don't mind that much. Plus, you know. As bulky as this stand is, it's still more attractive than the massive lumps of plastic Bandai uses.
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    Yeah, they should be included. They definitely have the slot to mount them on the packs, so leaving them out would just be entirely boneheaded.
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    Given the quality of the die-cast some of us have seen, I don't think that would add to the price. Plus, I wouldn't expect that to be the new price-point for a standard VF-1. That thing is covered head to toe in tampo printing, and I'm pretty sure that will have added a significant amount to the cost of this one item. Given the standard prices of the Bandai stuff though, I wouldn't be really surprised or upset if the price of a VF-1 went to $120, and a fast-packed version went to about $160.
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    Ah, wasn't aware there was any mixing with that game, since I gave up on the demo and never gave it a second thought. AC6 wasn't nearly as bad, if you ignored the storyline, and just enjoyed the flying.
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    You know, I think this is why I stopped reading all these good books that people talk about. As the creativity of Hollywood dries up like a desert, they all wind up being made into movies, and then everyone feels let down because the movies aren't as good. Ever since Harry Potter, I've taken to waiting for the movie to be made, and then read the book after. I haven't been let down since.
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    Still baffles me why they felt the need to make that part of the shoulder so complicated. The little fold down flaps on the Yamato VF-17 might be stabby, and they pop off a ton, but they don't just completely break.
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    Maybe this is the HD re-release everyone's been asking for, but they blended elements from all the games into one? I don't know. The way they're talking, it's like they want to link the two game universes together via some cataclysmic event, like some sci-fi parallel world portal stuff. They're clearly bringing aircraft out of completely different universes together already. Much as I can appreciate how the f2p market is such a huge moneymaker for developers, I'm not at all interested in online play for any AC game, or one where you have to shell out cash to unlock aircraft or weapons. I just want a solid story, and some fun flying around blowing stuff up. I don't know why it's so hard for people to understand that niche fanbases are niche for a reason, and just cater to them.
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    Have to say I'm thorougly confused now. Are they mashing up the original Strangereal universe plot with the real world? Definitely seeing what looks like superweapon emplacements. Whichever world it winds up in, I just hope they have the sense to drag the franchise back into the land of "Doesntsuckonia."
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    AmiAmi just sent me a payment request, so they're on their way.
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    And back to order stop now. Glad some people got them!
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    Maybe it's just a printed prototype then, it definitely doesn't look like plaster there.
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    I'm not sure that would actually work though. Even if you detach the gloves first, doesn't the back edge of the wing still cut into the leg? Unless there's some sliding motion in the pivot, I don't think you can rotate the wings back without them physically going through the legs. I think in the hasegawa version, the trailing edge was laying flat against the leg, and you still needed to pull it out from where the normal pivot point was, even without actually rotating it.
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    Really, you know what that reminds me of? A full-color print from Shapeways. Same kind of texture to it, and you can see the print layers. Could be a quick prototype for advertising, but I kind of can't believe they would make something that incredibly small, and charge that much for it... Though... to be fair, depending on the material used at Shapeways, something that big could easily come out that expensive. It might be entirely printed, so they don't have to make molds or paint it, but I really wonder if they'll be able to sell these at that price.
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    Uh.... what. I get that they underpriced things before, but I think they're trying way to hard to make up for that. Wouldn't it be easier to just make a plastic planter where you can grow a cactus on it? I'm kinda tempted to design one now...
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    I still want my "Tickle Me Bodolza"
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    Oh absolutely, I don't think those knees really detract from the VF-19. I do think they look funny when bent in battroid though, they've just got a very weirdly shaped internal mechanism. I much prefer the old fashioned moving kneecaps like the VF-1 and VF-11 had, and I always thought the VF-19 would have the same thing. Oh well. Anyway, yeah, sorry to drag the subject off to the watermelon patch. I can't wait to see more of those missile packs.
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    I'm going to guess websclusive, no reason not to do that. Actually though, seriously, all it needs to be is a giant lump of painted plastic/resin/whatever. It's not like you'd be able to have moving parts at that scale. I'd qualify that more as a statue/model than anything else.
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    Not to be confused with usb mini mega, mini mega micro, or mini mega micro max. For those you have to contact apple. Really though, I realized that I have a ton of those cords, either for phone chargers, camera cables, or portable hard drives. It's quite handy they used something so standard.
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    Yeah, there is a lot of complaining that it doesn't do one thing or another as well as other various iterations of the VF-1. Sadly though, I think there are just as many shortcomings that are purely from Bandai borking up the design, entirely due to their own lack of thought and testing. The screwed up leg tabs, the sloppy joints, and lousy overall ability to stay in one piece aren't just lousy compared to other VF-1s, they're lousy period. There's some truly amazing ingenuity in this thing, but the pants-on-head stupid mistakes they made drag it down considerably. They should know better.
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    Honestly, I might switch out the canopy with another YF-29 one (if I can figure out how to remove them without breaking them)
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    Completely off the subject.. but did anyone see this?? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BPRXJ-5CIAEE_QA.jpg:large
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