Valkyrie Driver

Very nice! This toy has got to be the most dynamic Y/V-19 toy I've ever seen. I don't even think arcadia's offering is anywhere close (I don't have one to compare, since it would cost me almost three times what this one did).

I've had my VF-1S Roy Focker version with strike parts for several years now, and hasn't given me any inklings of problems. The rainbow tinted canopy is still intact, a bit hazy where it rubs against the canopy cover in battroid mode, and the shoulders haven't exploded, still function as advertised and the joints are all stiff as they were the day I got it. I'd guess I've had it since late '09 or early '10. It's held up remarkably well, no sign of the issues everyone complains about. (watch the shoulders explode, and the tint spontaneously peel).

The Yamato VF-19 really made Gerwalk better, and then Arcadia applied those lessons to the YF-19, and made some other improvements. Then this toy came along, and made some more little changes, and in some regards made it better. I like the way the spine works on this toy much better than the Yamato/Arcadia toys triple hinge. I love the amount of die cast this toy has, and the fact that Bandai went above and beyond with their design and engineering. Despite some of the Issues that have been talked about here, this really is a fantastic toy. It is easily may favorite. It's less than half what an arcadia goes for, you get more with this toy, and though the transformation is complex, I actually love the level of detail that this toy has. I paid 266 shipped through amazon, and I'm quite happy with it.

Ok, here's the same pose but from a different angle. The nose is still off the ground and it's supporting it's own weight. Same pose next to the gold standard in awesome Gerwalk Toys. The VF-1 can get the same kind of pose. I was going for a dynamic walking pose.

Those are the Wonderfest exclusive parts from T Rex. The Bandai toy has no such gimmick that opens up. For the record these parts were the ones that gave me the impression that they were supposed to be missile launchers. I just had a glance at the YF-19 FAST pack line art, and there is nothing in the location where that picture has those missile launchers, unless there's some line art somewhere I don't know about (maybe in the master file book?). Like I said the Bandai toy is different, and those were the Wonderfest exclusive parts for the Arcadia YF-19.

And Now for something different...

Not exactly what I was going for, but hilarious none the less...

My math was a bit off, 204 in the Advance pack, and then 24 total in the leg bays, for a total of 228 missiles for the full internal payload. That's where I had gotten my number. It was for a full payload including the base fighter. If the VF-19Advance toy is anything to go by (and I have no reason to believe it is not), two hardpoints are left unobstructed on each wing, for a total of 4 hardpoints that are useable. Clearly the Advance pack and external stores would exceed max takeoff weight, but I suppose that really doesn't matter in space.

I suppose you have a point. I thought the VF-19Advance was more limited in it's production run. I'll probably get another one if they do a repaint.

Glad I picked up my VF-11C when I did. I have a feeling that the VF-19Advance might pull the same thing, so glad I got one of those too.

So the VF-19 Advance with the full advance packs carries 224 missiles as full internal payload. Now those are micro-missiles, how do they stack up in terms of destructive capability? On par with an AIM-9 or AIM-120?

The YF-19/VF-19 1st type.

Here's something you don't get with many (if any) of the other Y/VF-19 toys, super poseable gerwalk mode! Check it out!

Youuuuu...... It obviously has no gun, it also has no missile ports, so what is it? Just a straight booster? Or is it packed with ECM gear?