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5 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

Your best bet for that would probably be the 1/72 Hasegawa kit, since the 1/48 would probably be too big for 1/60.

I agree. What about the super deformed version(egg plane i think it's called)? I was under the impression that there was a sheet of waterslide decals inside that kit too....

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6 hours ago, protostar8 said:

Does this one have more accurate markings or is the color different or anything like that over the original 2 releases?  I have 2 of the Fast Pack sets and don't see a need for this unless there is something I'm missing?

Visually, it looks to be exactly the same. Perhaps they might fix the left vertical stab issue, which tended to pop off very easily on the first YF-19 release. You'll also get 2 new boiled-egg barrier punch effects.  

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On 10/30/2023 at 11:41 PM, MKT said:

Visually, it looks to be exactly the same. Perhaps they might fix the left vertical stab issue, which tended to pop off very easily on the first YF-19 release. You'll also get 2 new boiled-egg barrier punch effects.  

So the colors are identical (markings too) to the earlier releases?  For some reason I was thinking the earlier ones had extra markings b/c they were the "VF-19 Advance" movie version or something?

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11 minutes ago, protostar8 said:

So the colors are identical (markings too) to the earlier releases?  For some reason I was thinking the earlier ones had extra markings b/c they were the "VF-19 Advance" movie version or something?

There have been two Bandai "YF-19" releases so far.  The first was when they used the cameo in the second Frontier movie a a licensing excuse to release the VF-19 Advance.  The second release was a minor re-tool of that release to give it the details and markings (cough) of the Macross Plus YF-19.

The VF-19 Advance had entirely different markings, because it was serving with SMS, and came with the updated boosters and add-on packs seen in the movie.

The YF-19 "Full Set" release saw them pull out all the stops, including every weapon and armor part Arcadia included in its YF-19 set, plus a fold booster and a transforming version of the heavy weapons pack seen used in Macross Plus for about ten seconds.  They also slathered it in extra tampo prints that someone (probably Tenjin) thought looked nice and realistic, but many thought went overboard.  I'm okay with most of them, but feel like the giant wing prints are just ugly and out of place.

The new release is going to be a gutted version of the "Full Set" release, with basically no weapons or armor parts added, and costing... about the same?  I don't know how that's going to work out.  Depending on exchange rates and vendor mark-ups, it may even cost more than the original.

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59 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

There have been two Bandai "YF-19" releases so far.  The first was when they used the cameo in the second Frontier movie a a licensing excuse to release the VF-19 Advance.  The second release was a minor re-tool of that release to give it the details and markings (cough) of the Macross Plus YF-19.

The VF-19 Advance had entirely different markings, because it was serving with SMS, and came with the updated boosters and add-on packs seen in the movie.

The YF-19 "Full Set" release saw them pull out all the stops, including every weapon and armor part Arcadia included in its YF-19 set, plus a fold booster and a transforming version of the heavy weapons pack seen used in Macross Plus for about ten seconds.  They also slathered it in extra tampo prints that someone (probably Tenjin) thought looked nice and realistic, but many thought went overboard.  I'm okay with most of them, but feel like the giant wing prints are just ugly and out of place.

The new release is going to be a gutted version of the "Full Set" release, with basically no weapons or armor parts added, and costing... about the same?  I don't know how that's going to work out.  Depending on exchange rates and vendor mark-ups, it may even cost more than the original.


So the "new release" is going to have all the same markings and tampo vomit?

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So, I was loosening the hip articulations and noticed that there is one missing piece.

It seems to be just some kind of plastic filler. It kinda keeps the 2 halves of the socket together much like the other plastic piece below. 

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Any ideas of it's function? It doesn't seems to affect the leg without it, was tight as hell.

 

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2 hours ago, Froy said:

So, I was loosening the hip articulations and noticed that there is one missing piece.

It seems to be just some kind of plastic filler. It kinda keeps the 2 halves of the socket together much like the other plastic piece below. 

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Any ideas of it's function? It doesn't seems to affect the leg without it, was tight as hell.

 

It's Bandai's patented system to make sure anyone who attempts to fix their nonsense design work will be forced to chase a half dozen parts across the room any time they disassemble the thing.

They're so confident in their engineering superiority, they booby trap toys to make sure you can't put it back together if you attempt a fix yourself. :p 

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On 11/17/2023 at 4:31 PM, Froy said:

So, I was loosening the hip articulations and noticed that there is one missing piece.

It seems to be just some kind of plastic filler. It kinda keeps the 2 halves of the socket together much like the other plastic piece below. 

IMG_20231117_1809592.jpg.89a9bf553375dd9ca29fa5e09c0e8c58.jpg

IMG_20231117_181035.jpg.c67b35255f9b54ad16c1227d617147f0.jpg

Any ideas of it's function? It doesn't seems to affect the leg without it, was tight as hell.

 

It's an interference spacer. Works like a lever in that system, so the tightness of the joint is more adjustable.  Metal doesn't have much give, so the difference between too tight and too loose is very slight. That POM part has more flex, to give you more control. 

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Most likely that the tolerances and QC will be exactly the same as the one from 2019 Full Set Edition. 
 

Super tight thigh joints that shears off when you try to do the transformation (like @onnasake’s copy), rear leg canards that loves to pop off when you breathe on it, possibly joint that crumbles when any of us move it from the clamshell and most important: Head Antenna that snaps into two when the top clam shell is put on. 
 

Not to mention the over the top and annoying tramp stamp plastered all over the 19. 🤪

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Scans of the Egg Yolk, Sunny Side Up lack luster DX YF-19 has shown up, Here are some of the pages from there,

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Looks very similar from the Full Set version with changes. HOWEVER there is a pic for a missile that can be added for the leg calf for this version (that is not included for this set?).  Did Bandai mess up and for get to remove it for this watered down version of the YF-19 or is it a hint that Bandai loves screw us over with their false promises?    

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@davidwhangchoi - Most likely that Bandai has heard or read that collectors (or Karens) that complained about the pricing of the Full Set 19 upon official release and that they want it a affordable price. Years later for the re-release, Bandai has stripped everything down for a bare bones DX 19 this year.

Bandai: "We heard that you guys wanted the DX YF-19 at an affordable price point and here you go. A no frills stripped down version at the price of the DX Full Set from 2019." :diablo:  

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Yet, they still haven't fixed the backwards paint on the chest-stripes.  That's still a deal-killer for me, but such a simple fix.  

But, knowing Bandai, and the VF-1 modex debacle, I'm honestly kinda surprised they haven't "doubled down" and reversed the shoulder colors to match the incorrect chest...

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Plus this bare bones, lack lustre, stripped down, Sunny Side Up Egg Yolk DX 19 still has the annoying tramp stamp plastered all over the wings. 
 

Like what @SuperHobo has mentioned in another thread (my paraphrasing here): “It’s a Bloody Warplane, NOT a Daytona, Indy 500 or Formula F1 race car that display’s advertising for all the entire world to see”! 

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Heppoko-Samurai just got his:

 

https://twitter.com/simsim5479/status/1735870309163745744

 

web-translated snapshot of his tweet:

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moar pics and stuff on his twitter-page if interested.

 

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apparently, per tweet below, Bandai bandai'd the box description of it...

https://twitter.com/hyogetu_japan/status/1735894321071817176

web-translated snapshot of his tweet:

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6 hours ago, treatment said:

apparently, per tweet below, Bandai bandai'd the box description of it...

https://twitter.com/hyogetu_japan/status/1735894321071817176

web-translated snapshot of his tweet:

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Watch Bandai spin the 'super parts' into being the barrier punch effect parts lol..

 

5 hours ago, treatment said:

another report...

https://twitter.com/XXXG00YSW/status/1735912419648807157

web-translated:

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Not sure what it means by the 'crotch block' but if it is the red circled part, I don't recall there were any problems on that area in the previous release.. 

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9 hours ago, treatment said:

Heppoko-Samurai just got his:

https://twitter.com/simsim5479/status/1735870309163745744

moar pics and stuff on his twitter-page if interested.

Thanks for the post....fighter still beautiful as ever....

https://x.com/simsim5479/status/1735870311642665296?s=20

as for the effects...

https://x.com/simsim5479/status/1735870890284556432?s=20 

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cant remember....did the 19 fullset also have blacklight capable effects?

new release making me think abt picking it up..

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