ultraman zoffy Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 I mean.. I love what they've done with the VF-25 renewal, but actually transforming them just isn't fun for me. I actually do enjoy transforming my Yamatos every once in a while, but with Bandai's stuff, I'm constantly paranoid that I'm going to break something, or scratch off paint, or whatever else can go wrong. Might be due to the more complicated transformation with the VF-25, but the way all the parts hang off each other going to battroid just feels like it's asking to break apart. I just recently transformed my 25F from gerwalk to battroid for the first time (w/ the super parts on), and I'd have to agree: it was not a fun experience. Crap flying off left and right, having to strong arm the chest, shoulder, and "backpack" pieces into proper position while dealing with the neck plate and worrying about breaking or tweaking stuff... after I was finally finished, I grabbed one of my 1/60 Yamato's and messed with it for a while as a palette cleanser. lol Bandai renewal 25's have officially joined my 1/48 Stealth valk in the "high frustration handling" category of my collection. Quote
ps99042 Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 I was informed that YF-29 reissue was also massively under produced. Do contact your pre-order location to ensure you are allocated a unit. Damn, just got an email from the guy I preordered from on eBay and he says he can't get the YF-29 but he's gonna check other distributors. I guess this just isn't meant to be...Yamato take my money!!!! Quote
tomac66 Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Someone knows if the release date for the VF-25 G is September? Thank´s. Quote
ps99042 Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Damn, just got an email from the guy I preordered from on eBay and he says he can't get the YF-29 but he's gonna check other distributors. I guess this just isn't meant to be...Yamato take my money!!!! Follow up email from my seller says all his local stores in Hong Kong are also sold out. Unbelievable! Quote
Chronocidal Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Did Bandai have to close a bunch of factories recently? None of their production decisions seem to make a lick of sense lately. Quote
Omegablue Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 I love what they've done with the VF-25 renewal, but actually transforming them just isn't fun for me. I actually do enjoy transforming my Yamatos every once in a while, but with Bandai's stuff, I'm constantly paranoid that I'm going to break something, or scratch off paint, or whatever else can go wrong. Totally agree. My issue with the VF-25S is that it requires a lot of squeezing and tightening to get it back into plane mode. Yamato VF-1 v2 nicely clips into place. Nice toy, but really does have the Bandai mass-production feel. Did Bandai have to close a bunch of factories recently? None of their production decisions seem to make a lick of sense lately. Try Kotobukiya figures. All of their top sellers are once off productions. Their still very available figures still get re-releases... Must be a personal Japanese joke against the world. Quote
CF18 Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 Someone knows if the release date for the VF-25 G is September? Thank´s. Yes the magazine say September, 14000 yen Quote
buckethead523 Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) If anyone is interested... http://jungle-scs.co...etail&id=516679 $302 US is still a hefty price but Im just paying my information forward I did see on the second page they have 2 Yamoto Yf-19s for $155 US which seems to be an awesome deal. Edited May 28, 2012 by buckethead523 Quote
Jasonc Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 If anyone is interested... http://jungle-scs.co...etail&id=516679 $302 US is still a hefty price but Im just paying my information forward I did see on the second page they have 2 Yamoto Yf-19s for $155 US which seems to be an awesome deal. Ouch!!! I hope you guys find what you're loking for, for much cheaper. Quote
Dimis Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 If anyone is interested... http://jungle-scs.co...etail&id=516679 $302 US is still a hefty price but Im just paying my information forward I did see on the second page they have 2 Yamoto Yf-19s for $155 US which seems to be an awesome deal. Does anyone know how strict they are with the B grading? One of their staff told me that if there are no comments i can assume that there is not noticeable flaw but what is noticeable to me is often not noticeable to many others. :-) Quote
shawnlee1981 Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) Does anyone know how strict they are with the B grading? One of their staff told me that if there are no comments i can assume that there is not noticeable flaw but what is noticeable to me is often not noticeable to many others. :-) I would assume that their grading is done very strictly given the nature of japanese quality standards. I have not bought from Jungle before, but from my numerous experiences with mandarake, they are very stringent with the grading. Minor damage is basically non existent considering i am quite picky with having pristine box conditions. Edited May 28, 2012 by shawnlee1981 Quote
Matt Random Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Guys 1 week ago I paid for a renewal version of ozma at Nippon-yasan for 260 euros, what i got is the OLD ARMORED VF-25S!!!! Anyone else got this issue? Mine arrived from Nippon-Yasan today and thankfully it is the expected 25S Renewal and Super Parts. Haven't had a chance to do anything more than peek into the box. Quote
vincent25 Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 New VF-25G images OMG!!! definitely going to get one!!!! Quote
charger69 Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) You know... Image quoting is considered a crime in some states... Anyway, make your fingers ready for a lightning fast pre-order period Edited May 31, 2012 by charger69 Quote
mechaninac Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Oh snap... not again! That looks great and it will be on my to-get list; I just hope to be quick enough on the trigger once the pre-orders go up, for all the 5 minutes they'll be available... Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Now this one I'll try to preorder. Will be my first renewal if Bandai allows me to get one Quote
m0n5t3r Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Looks good. This is the one that i've been waiting for to partner w/ my armored Klan. This'll be my first v.2 too... if Bandai stops with the fcuk ups... Quote
UN Spacy Posted May 31, 2012 Author Posted May 31, 2012 Whew. Those preorders closed fast. Who got else got one? Quote
Mommar Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Hmm, interesting. I love my blue valks but that particular color isn't doing it for me like I thought it would. I might be broken. Quote
Dobber Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) Whew. Those preorders closed fast. Who got else got one? Oh that's just not right! LOL.... you're a funny, funny man....evil... But still funny I really like that sniper prone position picture. I also really hate Bandai because now we have to go through the whole insta pre-order nonsense again. Chris Edited May 31, 2012 by Dobber Quote
eugimon Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 what are you guys on about? I totally pre-ordered 5 last night on this totally legit website 2good2btrue.com Quote
Chronocidal Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 You know, of all the things Bandai had to finally get correct.. why'd they have to make the underside of the nose blue? It just looks stupid with just the landing gear doors white, canon or not. On the other hand, I'm cautiously optimistic that it looks like they did change which parts are molded in color this time. You can see a little of the inner surface of the lower wing glove, and it looks white. I don't think they bothered to paint the inside of Ozma's, so it's looking like they finally used the right color plastic. Is it just me though, or did they color his crotch plate wrong? Quote
charger69 Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) Is it just me though, or did they color his crotch plate wrong? It looks right to me (Half blue, half white with a black belt) Edited May 31, 2012 by charger69 Quote
CF18 Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 I don't know... they haven't show if they fixed the biggest fault of version 1. I need to see fighter mode with land gears out and the gun not touching the ground. Although it is suppose to be from the same guy designed the 1:72 model so it should be fine. Quote
Murphy Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Sweet, I love the sniping pose, it would be cool if it Included a cable gimmic. to bad no pic of the mini klan klan. Quote
Chronocidal Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 K then, I guess I might have mixed up the parts on my 1/72 kits, because I was sure Michael's crotch had the center plate white. By the way, I'm going to put this idea out again.. I'd be happy to participate in a group pre-order of these. Basically, assuming I actually can make a pre-order, and can get more than one (probably through HLJ, since AmiAmi tends to limit you to one), I'm going to buy as many as I can with the intention to sell the extras at cost to other members who can't get a preorder here, splitting the shipping. I can probably only get a couple to resell at most, but if we get several people doing it, it might make this preorder nonsense a little easier to deal with. I might start a new thread in the sales section if anyone else wants to do the same. I'm just concerned that a lot of people might miss the preorders due to time zone issues again, and would love to set up a "designated buyer" system so people who can't be up mashing the F5 key can potentially get a preorder in with the help of someone else who can. Quote
Mommar Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 I would greatly appreciate if you could help out with that Chrono. My bed time is 9 pm mountain and I pretty much miss all of the pre-order stuff. The 29 I'm not concerned with but the 171 is totally up in the air now. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 By the way, I'm going to put this idea out again.. I'd be happy to participate in a group pre-order of these. Basically, assuming I actually can make a pre-order, and can get more than one (probably through HLJ, since AmiAmi tends to limit you to one), I'm going to buy as many as I can with the intention to sell the extras at cost to other members who can't get a preorder here, splitting the shipping.. If Bandai ever does a VF-25F Alto re-issue, I'd be appreciative of this, if you do one then. Quote
mass driver Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 I would also like to be in on any group buy if you can plan that out Chrono. Thanks Quote
mass driver Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Really? Darn that sucks. I do NOT want to go through the 171 fiasco like last time. Quote
kaiotheforsaken Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 The G looks great. I'm going to really try and get an order down for one of these this time, it'd be my first Frontier piece if I can manage it. Quote
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