Loop Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I got on PO in, wondering if I should have got 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 So torn on how many to preorder... as somebody else mentioned I'm a huge VF-171 fan O_o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I wonder if the stand will accommodate the big fin at the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Just placed a preorder for one. Is it just me or has the shipping prices gone up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie2008 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) With the clear pics, this variant does look nice and I am also a fan of AWACS. Hope I could afford two. The shipping price from NY always fluctuate. I've always select SAL none-registered and I have no problem receiving my items. Except one time they ship me the wrong items. Edited June 4, 2014 by Valkyrie2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 So torn on how many to preorder... as somebody else mentioned I'm a huge VF-171 fan O_o Wow that's awesome! How are the triangles on them all? Any problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Wow that's awesome! How are the triangles on them all? Any problems? Weirdly, not a single NUNS triangle is broken. For the lower triangles, two CF's have tiny cracks in one of their lower triangle covers. Those were filled with super glue, then sanded and smoothed. I always take the whole shoulder pad off before I transform, but now that I have this many I never need to transform them lol. Only defect is 1 CF had a leg joint die at the gerwalk twist joint above the knee which pretty much killed gerwalk for that unit. Now i stays in fighter :0 Oh.. broken wallet too As for the Alto's 0 issues whatsoever and they are what the CF's shoulda been. I just hope the Luca is to the Alto standards. Edited June 4, 2014 by Duymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Preordered one...debating on a second...what to do, what to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoon Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Have broken my recent trend and preordered just one.....I think I'm reaching critical mass with my VALK collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Well, I made up for you and ordered two. I want one to do experiments on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaikoD Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 PO one @NY, yay~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Magnus Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I got one too. My 2 CF's are fine but one of them has a broken knee also so it stays in fighter mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Pulled the trigger and went for the second one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valk-1S Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I got one too. My 2 CF's are fine but one of them has a broken knee also so it stays in fighter mode Thats' not good to hear. So the leg appears to be an issue now as well for the CF VF-171. I first reported it when it came out when my VF-171 leg just feel off. Then I read Duymon had this issue in the VF-171 thread. And now another. The issues with the CF must be due to the plastic they use. Afraid what else might disintegrate and fall off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukenzero Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 xrentonx I'm always on the fence about doubles, as I collect everything under the sun, figures-wise. I'm thinking they will release another variant, so I only PO'd one. Should have gotten a second Ozma when I had the chance. The new pics are more and more enticing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I really like the 171 despite the bad triangles. I have two Altos and three CFs! 171 with Elint won me over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saburo Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I am torn on this one. The 171 has grown on me but the completionist part of me says "do not buy 171" because I don't want to buy a 171 CF due to the issues. I don't have any 171s in my collection and If I bought all 3 versions knowing that the 171 CF would eventually break would bug the hell out of me. So I just stayed away from the 171. Decisions, decisions... Maybe I can just consider an Alto and Luca a complete set in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukenzero Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I really hope Bandai went back to whatever mix they were using for altos 171 so we don't have crack issues. That came out so wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimis Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I am torn on this one. The 171 has grown on me but the completionist part of me says "do not buy 171" because I don't want to buy a 171 CF due to the issues. I don't have any 171s in my collection and If I bought all 3 versions knowing that the 171 CF would eventually break would bug the hell out of me. So I just stayed away from the 171. Decisions, decisions... Maybe I can just consider an Alto and Luca a complete set in my mind. But if you don't transform it, it won't break. I thought that was the verdict. Mine has stayed in fighter mode and it's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YF-29 Durandal Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I'm passing on this having the VF-171EX and all plus just pre-ordered the YF-30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikElvis Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I went for 2. i really like the 171's. i bought three CF's and i think thats the first time I ever bought 3 of anything. of course I was screwed by either bad triangles on nuns on each one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valhary Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) with broken triangles Edited June 5, 2014 by valhary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matic Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I actually like this variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I'm a sucker for radome.. PO-ed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXTL Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 On display at the Tamashii Akiba Showroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Now they need to transform the battroid back to fighter so we can see if the triangles survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Yeesh they should at least transform it correctly by getting the lower torso in the right place and putting the boob guards down. Edited June 6, 2014 by Duymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Too bad they didn't have it in Fighter mode with the stand. Inquiring minds want to know how that's going to work or if there will be a new stand just for this release. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikuro Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 preordered mine earlier in the week, I've paid off a credit card recently and it's become the go to card for my Macross orders cause of it's good size limit. As long as I stick to no more than 2 items an order it's easier to pay off in general....interest on this card is a bitch but it's kinda worth it. So now that's a YF-30 and Luca I gotta pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I'm still wondering why they bother giving Luca a gun pod lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Better to have it included and not use it, than not have one and want it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULessa Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Cool, but I'd rather spend more for extra YF-30s The triangles scare me too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I'm still wondering why they bother giving Luca a gun pod lol. I'm glad they did include it because I'm gonna pretend mine is a random CF pilot and NOT Luca! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizicke5273 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 The more I think about this Valk, the harder it is to wait. Ever since I saw that custom VF-22 with the radome; I've been hoping for this. Now it's coming and is as cool looking as I imagined. A dark green CF would look great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I'm glad they did include it because I'm gonna pretend mine is a random CF pilot and NOT Luca! I wanted a secondary one for a "Cannon Fodder" style as well but now I'm thinking that radome probably can't be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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