eugimon Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Blob you say? Take a look at this peice of melted plastic that comes with Yamato's VF-11C (Courtesy of CollectionDX) yes, you're right, that there's another fugly pilot figure out there TOTALLY makes the DX 25's gimpy pilot awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkenstein Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Maybe you're supposed to chew it in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 I don't know what is going on with pilots on toys these days. Way back in the 80's toys came with highly detailed pilots; not painted, but with nice quality. Now we get a piece of chewing gum inside the cockpit. It's been downhill since the 1/48 VF-1A Low Viz (v1) pilot. THAT is still one of my favorite pilots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vostok 7 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 It's been downhill since the 1/48 VF-1A Low Viz (v1) pilot. THAT is still one of my favorite pilots. Indeed, one of Yamato's best. I liked the pilots from the 1/60 VF-0s as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) What a coincidence!!! Yesterday I was checking the Low Viz I pilot (same as Low Viz II) and thinking "this is as good as it can get". Gummy pilots at it's best!!! VF-1 v2 DYRL? pilots are pretty good too IMHO. Same as Mac Zero pilots. Edited March 5, 2010 by Ignacio Ocamica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger69 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 AmiAmi re-stocked DX VF-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine59 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 the last pics of my VF-27, Battroïd mode : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntsan Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 AmiAmi re-stocked DX VF-27 Cool, anyone know if they still come with poster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Positronic Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I just got my DX VF-27 in the mail. Wow. I'm absolutely elated. This is clearly the best built, easiest to transform and most posable Valkyrie I own. It's amazing how the VF-25 and VF-27 share the same basic transformation idea, yet can feel so completely different. I wasn't frustrated at all by the VF-27 and everything just made sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anubis20 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Cool, anyone know if they still come with poster? They still have the pic of the poster so I am assuming so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginrai Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I don't know what is going on with pilots on toys these days. Way back in the 80's toys came with highly detailed pilots; not painted, but with nice quality. Now we get a piece of chewing gum inside the cockpit. The '80s Valkyries didn't even come with a pilot, except for the Joke Machines, which looks like they borrowed it from some other toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson9 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Finally broke down and ordered the vf-27 from amiami. It looks to good to pass up. I had no idea the 50% off shipping sale had been extended. I still really want the armored Ozma, yet there are still a few from yamato I might want more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 So...I got my DX armored Ozma in fighter mode (thanks for the 'angling' tip, Graham) but while I was converting it...the chest armor piece broke! Luckily it broke along a seam, so hopefully Super Glue will do the job but I was surprised what with the reputation the Bandai's have for being pretty sturdy. I am not having good luck with this toy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Hrmm.. If I get any more of the VF-25 DX's it'll be an armored Ozma, and it'll be a while from now. I might get the kit eventually, but I dunno if I want to have to do that much work to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Super Glue did the trick and I figured out what I did wrong and that I forced it. Now that I figured out the trick to get it in fighter, I'm 18x happier with this toy. VERY glad I got one, especially with the price I paid through AmiAmi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 NEW shots of the Tamashi Nations exclusive DX stand. Coming June 2010. Retailing for 2625 yen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Sheesh.. that's a monstrosity. Meh. I don't trust their ability to make stands for these. My VF-25G keeps slipping backwards off the stand in fighter mode, because the stupid attachment plate design they used for the forward support won't stay in the mount. I know they wanted to make it versatile, but it's not sturdy at all. At least this time they supported the fighter from the rear, instead of just a plate the legs sit on. I really just don't like the giant bulky mounts on Bandai's stands.. they're so visible they kill any sense of the thing being in flight, rather than sitting on a launch rail or something. I really wish they could come up with something smaller, that clips around some sturdy part of the plane, and holds it in place (more like the SV-51 and YF-21 stands). Of course, then you'd have the stand scratching off paint wherever it attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 The stand looks fantastic! I'll pass on it for the same reason I passed on those Yamato launch arm stands - too big. Stands that big consume too much precious shelf space that I don't have to spare. But they do look very, very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 blegh, better than the stand that came with armored ozma but I agree with Chronocidal, way too heavy and bulky looking. I'll stick with my flexi stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoplasm Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 From the looks of the base, this is suppose to attach to other stands from the Gunpla series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamadoma Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Question is, can it carry the VF-25G or VF-27 Lucifer with the rifles attached? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 So those stands are exclusive the same way the super parts, galla set and Luca's ghost set were? In other words we can't get them unless we live in japan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Correct. They went up for ordering along with Grace's VF-27. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 For those in HK, Animate is taking preorders for the green VF-27 DX toy. However, the price is HK$1,800 and you have to pay a minimum of HK$1,000 deposit in advance. As much as I want it, I decided to pass. Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoplasm Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) So those stands are exclusive the same way the super parts, galla set and Luca's ghost set were? In other words we can't get them unless we live in japan? I am going to setup pre-order group buy for the stands tonight. Link is up http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=32623 Edited March 9, 2010 by nanoplasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF5SS Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 hey that's my picture wanna fight about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) Question is, can it carry the VF-25G or VF-27 Lucifer with the rifles attached? Judging by the fact that there's no cutout for the gun in that big honking mount, I'd say no, which really makes no sense, considering the included stands did.. now people have to pay extra for a stand that doesn't even do what the freebie version did. Do the separate portions of Bandai's development team even talk to each other? Edited March 9, 2010 by Chronocidal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Judging by the fact that there's no cutout for the gun in that big honking mount, I'd say no, which really makes no sense, considering the included stands did.. now people have to pay extra for a stand that doesn't even do what the freebie version did. Do the separate portions of Bandai's development team even talk to each other? Just look at the dx vf-25, it's obvious people on the SAME team don't talk to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 That stand is an easy pass. Anyway, something about it reminds me of the Space Jockey's chair from Alien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I wouldn't write-off the stand's ability to handle guns just yet, it's a really simple matter to make swap out parts... heck the part there looks like it might flip over for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javabean Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Love the green 27 but the price here juz made me to pass it off. Hopefully if we see a future VF-25CF, it will be a normal release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Not buying Brera's makes it much easier to afford Grace's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) I think I'll get the Grace type as well. Edited March 9, 2010 by eugimon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valid Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Love the green 27 but the price here juz made me to pass it off. Hopefully if we see a future VF-25CF, it will be a normal release. hopefully it will be a lot more better than the previous model.. any word from the tornado version? still hoping that it will have a nice landing gear.. an good articulatin just like the vf 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 For those in HK, Animate is taking preorders for the green VF-27 DX toy. However, the price is HK$1,800 and you have to pay a minimum of HK$1,000 deposit in advance. As much as I want it, I decided to pass. Graham Have you checked Naughty Boy at Sino Centre? They usually have better prices for exclusives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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