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Am I the only one that notices that the gunpod is completely misaligned when used in conjunction with the stand? That's worse than the YF-19 crooked gunpod. It looks to me that one side of the mounting bracket is actually being slotted between the intakes and the fuselage, but since the bracket is too small, it can't reach across to the other intake slot, and as such has to compromise by pulling over the gunpod.

........... Are you serious? Look at the absolute values, not the percentages. The percentage is smaller because there were votes being divided amongst a larger number of choices. >_> So the truth is, there are some people who like it or have said meh, but aren't buying any because its probably not worth the price tag. That is not so hard to believe.

Everyone's GAR for Bridget Alto.

I started figure shopping/browsing locally about last year, but its a real pain to get around town getting to the shops. Especially since I live in West Van, and most shops are in Richmond. Regardless, here are a few places: Sakura Media in Richmond Center: Has the largest collection of 1/60 Yamato Toys I've seen in a single shop. Also has some trashy 1/100 Toynamis. Also has a few VF-1 variants, but not so many. Soul of Anime in Rich. Center: Has a single VF-1 Low Vis, but mostly stocks up on Revoltech stuff. You'll find just about any Macross Revoltech there. Ultra Action Toys (Pacific Plaza): Has a lot of preorders, and I believe I saw the VF-25s on preorder here back before it was out. I think you can still get them to ship it in for pickup now. JHobby (Union Square): Has a lot of old stuff. I found a SDF-1 and some GNUs there too. Also a bunch of assorted model kits (YF-21 and so on) Sakura Media in Metrotown: Has some revoltechs, and has quite a few 1/55 VF-1s I think. Crystal Mall: there are 3 different shops that sell relevant stuff in Crystal Mall (all on second floor) but I dont remember their names. Just walk around, you can't really miss it. Most of them carry only Bandai VFs though.

Sak Media in Greater Vancouver (Richmond) said they werent getting the DX or the 1/72 Model kit anytime soon. Dunno about the others. I haven't seen any preorder places list it on their websites yet either. Best bet is to try asking Richmond's Ultra Action Toys, as they usually deal largely in preorders for incoming shipments, but they have no website, and I haven't been there in a while. Tell me what you can find, I'm interested as well.

you didnt show your answer to the most important question here. Okay, I've had my fun. I'm done derailing the topic now XD

Its sorta like how when Megatron transformed into a gun, other people had to hold him. Now when your VF-1 transforms...

We were talking about these planes that transformed into breasts and how much we were willing to pay for them.

It kinda does already. Just look at that bust size! Even the yf-19's uniboob doesn't compare!

Also Deliciously... Flat.... Ch- I mean LOLICONS LULZ Klan Klan is awesome

I smell a case of DFCism.

I find the results on breast-popularity more interesting than those on the VF-25. Is this wrong?

Agreed. I'll wait for the FP version this time. But I'm not going to buy multiples of palette swapped mecha again >_>

That problem exists on the VF-0S too. Old issue being replicated >_>

I didnt like the way the DX was portrayed in fighter mode, which is what usually matters most to me. I have to say that I like Michael's long fighter gunpod, despite having no interest in the character, but I cannot see his gunpod mounting properly with the DX's stubby nose gear.

Seriously, a flexidisplay, once balanced is invincible. The plastic tops have great grip, and the joints can be tightened to whatever level you want. Best of all, its simple, sturdy and made of solid single pieces. V2s are $14, which means the difference between them and the Gundam stands are about 5-7 dollars. Well worth it imo. Also, some of the Gundam stands just wont hold your fighters or half Gerwalks because they force you to displace your gunpod. So unless your gunpod position is super floppy, you're not going to get away with tilting it to the side... Which really does nothing more than accentuate the QC problem on your model.

Eh... It looks like you had to compensate a bit to make things work with Gundam stands. Like flipping down the gullet, putting up the backpack thrusters... Also the connecting bracket is holding it just by the edge. The yf-19 is big, but not even as close to heavy as the VF-0. Good luck keeping that thing steady on a Gundam stand.

I still think some of the cheapest and best stands are the Flexidisplays at LAFtoys. Especially their V2s which come out soon.

Count me in for the buyers list too. There's no difference if you do it on a CF or an Ivanov/Nora right? Other than that Ivanovs tend to have more mechanical issues? XD - Holy crap, you're right. The SV-51s are 40% off o_o.

Whoa thats awesome. But wouldnt you save some money buying the CF version to paint it? I like this paint scheme better than any of the official SV-51 schemes, which is probably the main reason why I've held back from buying it. If they sold this, I'd gladly pay. Btw, doesnt this belong in the Modification forums?

Econ 101 brought to you by VFTF, lol The only way it'd be cheaper would be to get it yourself (thus incurring no shipping/retailing/management cost on their part) straight from manufacturing. Except that's not feasible, as informal inventory behavior starts to occur, and you accrue extensive inefficient costs for each person who is doing that as nothing is being subjected to economies of scale.

Just wait till you pay for a 1/60 Konig Monster. You're gonna need to take out a mortgage for that.

Fair enough, anime52. If having similar toys of the same scale don't bother you or your wallet then that's fine too. I personally love the 1/72 Hase YF-19, despite all its non-cannon exaggerated glory. I think I'd feel the same way about a pre-assembled model too, but frankly at this point I'd rather save the $50 or so for the next staggeringly-expensive Yamato valk. Its kind of one thing that trumps the other. If I didn't start out collecting transforming Valks though, I might have just taken the cheaper route and gotten non-TF 1/72 replicas... But its too late for that Also, 2,000 Yen for GNU Fast Packs? Wow. 20 bucks... for a few pieces of non-articulated plastic (I don' count a silly twist of the connection joint)... When the GNU itself was 30. Who is pricing these things?!? Just imagine if the 1/60 FP expansions costed 2/3rds the value of the plane. Thats too bad, cause I like my GNUs, but when I start paying 45-50 for each one, I mind as well start throwing money into a fire. Even for a GNU fan, thats too much for me.

I would appreciate the increase in detail and sculpting accuracy like you say, since I'm a fighter fan too, but I think this would just limit me severely to only buying fighters for the transforming Valks that I would have refused to buy due to their fighter-mode compromises (VF-11, VF-25). Otherwise, the current fighter modes of most of the valks are really still pretty good, and I wouldn't plunk down another 50 for a plane of which I already have. Even if it was superior, it'd be obsoleting the $200 valks =/. What's going to end up happening with 1/60 or 1/72 replicas is that the demand would be lower than if they were of a smaller scale, due to their higher price, and that collectors technically already possess a 1/60 model. I don't know about you, but I don't intend to buy Hasegawa kits of fighters I already own (even if they were pre-completed). Cost would be an issue, but so would storage and collectibility. That aside though, I think it's a shame to neglect Gerwalk modes as it most easily distinguishes Macross from other toys. Its not quite like collecting plane replicas, or Gundam kits, or transformers figures. Sure, there's no way it could work without being a floppy mess that would disintegrate mid-flight, but it was sure as hell a lot more interesting than repeated mecha-dueling ala GW. If Macross had just Fighter and Battroid modes, I think I'd be disenchanted with it pretty quickly. And something about rearward-bent legs just makes their ground movement awesome. Probably from a childhood of Mechwarrior though.