samuraid Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 (edited) Sorry 'bout the title. But I recently picked up a Banpresto - yeesh... Edited January 16, 2004 by samuraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 What about them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNor Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 if you don't like em i'll take em, yeesh indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VE Telus Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 It's an alright toy. Nothing to write home about, but for its price you can't really go in expecting much. Floppy joints and inaccurate fitting plagues mine ... oh well, best to just leave it in battroid mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batou Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 It's an alright toy. Nothing to write home about, but for its price you can't really go in expecting much. Floppy joints and inaccurate fitting plagues mine ... oh well, best to just leave it in battroid mode. I got three of them: I couldn't get any of the armor or parts to stay on in battroid. Hell- I couldn't get the PoS to even stand up on it's own. Wobbly little bugger. Ah well - I picked them up from HLJ while they were $5 ea or so, so I can hardly complain. This is one of the few toys out there that I say are better just left in the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane29 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 You get out of them what you put in. They need a little time with the old clear nail polish technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Payne Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 I got three of them: I couldn't get any of the armor or parts to stay on in battroid. Hell- I couldn't get the PoS to even stand up on it's own. Wobbly little bugger. Although I've never had a Banpresto Valk, they sound a little like the early MSIA RX-78s...floppy little bastards whose limbs flew off at the slightest opportunity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechafan Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Ah well - I picked them up from HLJ while they were $5 ea or so, so I can hardly complain. This is one of the few toys out there that I say are better just left in the box. I have 27 of them 18 on display and 9 MIB. I mainly take to work and let others mess with them so they leave the expensive alone. I can get them to pose ok without nail polish. Most of them I paid less than $5 for so I feel I got my moneys worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druna Skass Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 A thick layer of Testors paint will solve most if not all problems with loose joints and popping-off armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigkid24 Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 (edited) I assume you mean the transformable ones. Banpresto did make other non-transformable SD valks. I guess I should have waited and gotten mine for $5. I love the little transformable guys. Yes, they are frustrating but they are the first Macross toy that I feel comfortable customizing. Edited January 19, 2004 by bigkid24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_Randy Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Wonder if they ever made "better" quality versions of this toy. (not as flimsly and the hand actuallt hold stuff) because of the size it is ideal to mount a few on a balsa wood carrier painted like the prometheus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewilen Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I've heard people say the Strike VF-1S is best quality of the bunch. I got lucky and picked that one before I really knew much about Valk toys, and I can say that it's not too bad at holding a pose and keeping its armor on even without doing any nail polish or other modifications. Aside from the polish trick, another idea might be to use minwax (or similar product used to nonpermanently keep dollhouse miniatures in place) or blue-tack (stuff used to put posters up on walls). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Sorry 'bout the title.But I recently picked up a Banpresto - yeesh... http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...=4&t=3932&st=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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