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Now that yamato has released the vf-11b, what's next? Not to be confused for a wishlist, where everyone says what toys they want to be made or what they like, but rather something "concrete" or definitive on what the next yamato release will be? I'm not thinking along the lines of repaints or minor changes, i.e, vf-22 or the new incarnations of the 19, but something of a completely new mold or a major change in the molds. Will it be the SDF1? After the vf-11b, I'm looking forward to what the next yamato offering will be.

yup. i think that's what it's called. ahuhuhu. so it can't be fixed? anyway, it's most noticeable only when viewed from the top, against a white background.

man! that is a 36 page thread! awesome work man! didn't realise it was scratch-built. i thought he already had a ready made model and he just slapped on the propulsion system. awesome!

just read about it in wikipedia. of course that thing can fly. its a missile with a pilot.

thanks man! what do you use for propulsion? i was thinking that only a propeller can be used to make a model plane fly? maybe you can make one which transforms to gerwalk when landing.

got mine last saturday. and it is a beauty! haven't transformed it yet. still enjoying its fighter mode. by the way, I have a small gripe. the part which is attached to the front fuselage, just after the canards, has a gap which is about 1 mm when in fighter mode. it is quite noticeable, especially if you hold it against the light, while zooming it sideways. but i'm not letting it bother me too much. anyone having the same issue? how can I rectify it? TIA!

i thought this was the weapons thread.

i was thinking along the lines that maybe yamato will decide to produce more of the 11b or churn out other variants due to the warm welcome, thus lowering the prices.

so with all the good comments and with the number of people buying, do you think prices will be going down soon?

yup, i think i saw that on youtube. but maybe the wings were modded to enable it to fly.

looking at the yamato toys that i have, namely the vf-1 and the sv-51, they seem to have disproportionately small wings which will not develop enough lift to get them off the ground. no problem in space off course, but wouldn't they need an awful lot of thrust and energy to get these planes off the ground, that is, if it can get off the ground with those small wings?

can an actual vf-0 or vf-1 transform to battroid in mid flight, like in macross zero? i can imagine the large drag forces and instability due to the legs swiveling downward, causing the entire plane to veer off and the pilot to lose control.

as i said, locking that piece on to the back of the chest plate may mitigate, if not eliminate, the cracking as it prevents it from twisting. however, that piece will still be subject to bearing stresses due to the pin bearing on the plastic whenever the arms are pulled away from the body. if it is a bearing failure, then the only solution will be to thicken the plastic at that part or reinforce it.

so what happened to the toy imports and swine flu pandemic?

i really think locking that piece on to the back of the chest plate will mitigate, if not eliminate, the cracking.

you hit it square on the head. so is ferrari greedy too?

thanks for the clarification. by the way, what holds it in place? magnets?

I don't get it. Does that mean that the escape pod is loose to start with? Will it fall off if you do barrel rolls?

i prefer it to be Omega Red. with maverick and sabretooth. and PSYLOCKE!!!

thanks dre! by the way, is there no way to oil the pins before gluing the crack so that the glue will not stick to the pin? for uncracked shoulders, will oiling the pins help? though i have little confidence that this will actually prevent cracking as the configuration of the shoulder joints will really subject that portion to concentrated stresses.

good to know that there is no potential breakage.

most probably the gel. by the way, can we use the ordinary quick dry cement glue or do we have to use those sold in hobby shops? any difference? TIA

by the way, for those who already have theirs, do you see any potential part where a breakage may occur? TIA

thanks man! maybe a needle dipped into the glue will work. problem is we have to work fast lest the glue seep near the pin and dry with the pin.

they should have made a psylocke origins instead.