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It's gorgeous! I'll have to build one when I have the time!

Hopefully Yamato thinks that enough people think like you then!

Well, Kakizaki has waited how many years now to get his due? Ozma, being a MAN, can wait his turn chowyunskinny (rofl): Yamato probably wanted to push this out together with the 1/48 Kakizaki.

Hmm the super pack is like 20-30 bucks more expensive than the standalone version. Worth it IMO--- you get a lot more accessories for what you pay!

Hmm yea the canopy tint is missing--this is probably just a prototype thats why.

Given that this is nose-art, the intention is probably that she is taking her bra off.

Yep thats the good part. I'm not liking the fact that the parts that need character-specific colours will be stickers--coloured plastic would have been much better.

That being said I haven't heard of any 1/72 VF-25 breaking yet-- and my own 1/72 Alto has been transformed over 20 times.

I think it looks great! I don't think the gloss coat detracts from it at all-- I like it!

Sweet! I was about to get those Kotobukiya Chain bases but your work looks great!

It would be nice just for the sheer novelty of it-- I'm always entranced when a new VF design comes out because I want to figure out how the transformation works!

Thanks for the links. I absolutely love such designs, like the Koenig Monster as well.

Yep, kudos to Gubaba and Sketchley and all those who make the time for translations to feed all our addictions Well we all learnt something new about aeronautics today then (at least I did)

In honour of WTF-1 I propose we call it WT(V)F-1

Damn I should've instantly remembered the SU-27! Time to memorise my aircraft recognition charts again

Ok, got it, and transformed it once-- I shall try to collate some of the minor tips that I've been reading on these forums, forgive me if I don't give due recognition to the inventor of the tips and throw in some of my own thoughts. For the shoulder issue, I think the problem (at least from fiddling with my kit) is that the left shoulder ball joint is a LOT tighter than the right shoulder ball joint-- so to prevent any breakages loosening the screw of the hinge joint wont make a difference-- what you need to do is to hold the hinge joint to prevent any stresses on it when moving the left arm-- or else the screw in the hinge joint will be overstressed and crack. My right shoulder ball joint, on the other hand, is as loose and floppy as my left shoulder ball joint is overly tight. This is either a QC issue or a problem with the tolerances on the moulds. Similarly, my left rear landing gear is loose while my right rear landing gear is overly tight. The landing gear could have very easily been made longer-- the attachment point for the front landing gear is too far inside the toy which makes it look short-- if they moved it lower and closer to the outside the landing gear could easily be like the 1/100 model kit. The rear landing gear could also have been made longer using the YF-21 solution--rotating by 90 degrees so they lie flat in the bay. Because of this bit of laziness or misdesign by Bandai, the whole line is affected, especially the upcoming VF-25G, which will have no way of mounting the sniper rifle in fighter mode because of the poor ground clearance. Also, I find that I like my figure more when the ventral tail fins are hidden-- they are just disgraceful! On the good points, like I said, the gloss is reminiscent of the Yamato 1/72s, so its not too bad, and I like how everything locks together with tabs and studs-- this is especially important for the complicated wing glove area which is so troublesome on the 1/72 model kit but locks together nicely on the DX. So far, nothing has broken yet so thats good (albeit I just got mine today and haven't played with it much) Finally, some tips on getting your 'Perfect transformation' DX. There are two main issues with the DX, one of which is the Karate chop fighter hands and the other is the Gunpod holder in fighter mode. The need to swap these two parts prevent the DX from being more PT. However, because the hands are made of PVC as well, they can be compressed slightly to fit in the shield, so if you have the right hand that holds the gun and the left hand fist attached, they still fit into the shield in fighter so you can leave them on. This is in comparison to the model kit where the hands are of different widths and can never fit into the shield. Also, the gunpod holder in fighter mode can attach to the inside of the shield in battroid mode-- you orientate it so that the top of the Y is inside the shield, and the rounded off bit at the tail is pointing towards you-- the squared off bit at the tail will fit nicely in the slot in the shield and keep the piece in place-- taadaa! PT!

Just got my VF-25F from Angolz... Thanks for nothing, UK Customs! They actually opened the box to check in insides and wrecked the box--Luckily the toy is ok. Haven't transformed it yet though. Initial thoughts-- when I open my Yamato toys, there's a big WOW because they are just so pretty-- Bandai doesn't do that for me. The shiny plastic is about the same as my 1/72 Yamato VF-11B, and the rest of the toy seems to be at the same level-- good, but not great. Hopefully my shoulder doesn't fall apart on me-- shall try transforming it now.

Well it works but it looks a little slip-shod-- like the head could fall off at anytime-- given that this is a toy that is meant to be played with. If only Bandai had made the head longer, they could have had a locking ball-joint kind of set up where it would lock in the 'down' position in fighter mode and 'up' position in battroid mode. The one redeeming factor of the DX line, now, I guess, is that it is the 1/72 line's Super packs appear to be a hassle to mount which takes them down a notch. Can anyone confirm that the Gallia IV set for Michael's VF and the Ghost's for Luca's VF are a mail-in kind of thing? I wonder if Overdrive could mail it in for us.

No problem-- check out the VF-1J w/Super packs as well-- the box looks similar, and you might just want to get it together with the Super packs unless you are waiting for the inevitable GBP armour!

This is the womanly Ranka... you know, with the child-bearing hips and all-- too bad the boobs didn't develop as well... and I DEMAND ANIME ACCURACY!

I hope so but I doubt it-- the problems in fighter mode don't seem to be consistent, some kits have it, some kits don't, regardless of whether they are 25F or S. Which means that Bandai can't come up with a fix for it.

Yep having the copy of Chronicle in front of you is kind of a must if you want to figure out what is going on. Well, from my rudimentary search, nothing casts any light on solving this mysterious BLCS for the VF-25. I think maybe David Hingten or someone else well versed in aeronautics may be able to shed some light on it-- however from my search it seems that BLC systems are mostly for slow flying aircraft to increase lift and decrease stall speed(http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/ShinMaywa+US-1), which makes it, along with the dihedral of the wings, an oddity on a fighter.

You're welcome

Oooh I guess we'd get more news about the DX line and the VF100s line then. I can't wait for the reports!

Well, nevertheless, it looks great! I hope they release others, maybe modelled on the recent stickers that came with the release of Ranka and Bobby's Single and Sheryl's Brother Spaceship... esp. Sheryl.