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So... After transforming it for the hundredth time, a little plastic tab fell off it. The thing is, I have absolutely no idea where it's from or what it does because the toy functions 100% perfectly. Does anyone have any clue as to what this is?

Does this only happen with the fast packs on? Could it be the tiny leg armor pieces? Those are side specific too and have grooves that fit the arms. Perhaps some pictures would help illustrate the issue better.

I don't know if I'm the last person to notice this but BE WARNED!!! The 4 small bits for the shoulder armor are SPECIFIC to the left and right shoulders. For the small triangle pieces, there is a small R and L molded into the underside and the make sure the curvature of the rectangular piece lines up with the shoulder armor (it's not symmetrical)! This is imperative to get them lining up perfectly in fighter mode!

Yes to Sound Force. Yes to updated YF-21.

I don't think there are enough kick-ass Gerwalk poses with the FAST pack~ I'm going to be very honest. For this toy in particular, I wasn't all too careful with it. I pose it roughly, I transform it over and over and actually play around with it. It has held up spectacularly with regard to the paint. I suspect it's because of the matte finish. If anything, the only areas that I've had any scratches and markings are the beige metal bar on the back and the wings when putting on the FAST pack boosters.

Then again, fully lowering the feet is necessary as it locks the inner thigh panel in place. I guess you can push it back up, but you have to be careful when handling it.

While I do know of the adage, "the customer is always right", I wonder if that's actually true and if customers feel a sense of entitlement and abuse the system. Of course, it varies from case to case, but I really wonder if AmiAmi's lack of follow-up service is actually bad customer service or if we're just getting used to the super customer service of HLJ (which I feel sets a very high standard). For example, I've never heard of price-matching before for an online store, so that's a completely new one for me. It's always been a matter of "our store sells it at X price", buy it or not, especially with the fluctuating demand and supply of hobby items and Walmart's a pretty different beast entirely. I wonder if it's bad form to ask a store to lower their prices. Heck, my local anime shop sells the rarer stuff for much higher prices than their MSRP and no one bats an eyelid. They just turn elsewhere. It's a free market after all. Are stores obligated to provide follow-up service? I know that HLJ does offer returns, spare parts and replacements, but is that something that every store provides? As a collector and customer of all of these stores and having experienced the customer service of all of them, I have to admit HLJ's impeccable. But I think it's unfair to demand the same thing from different stores that have different policies and rules. I've been a loyal customer of AmiAmi for years (like 5-6 years) and have been purchasing from them regularly every month. I'll admit that their customer service is non-existent and buy from there mostly because of their consistent lower prices. Even if I encounter a problem, I personally am okay and prepared to deal with things myself. Either fixing it myself, selling it and getting another or just make do with it if it's not that bad. It's true that the lack of cancellations is pretty shitty, but it's also true that I placed the pre-order. But that should be more of a critique of this culture of pre-ordering than anything else. But of course, that's just my philosophy and approach to things and yours may be different. (^.^)

For those who have problems installing the leg fast pack in fighter mode, here's a video of how I do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dF4pix00Yk A little bit more tricky to transform it into fighter with them. According to the instructions, the rear leg panel is out in battroid mode (page 20 bottom right) and slid in when in fighter mode (page 22 top left). Because of this, I do not think that it is meant to be transformed with the fast packs attached because of the notch on the rear leg panel preventing it from sliding back when the fast pack is attached. If you ignore page 20 and leave the leg panel slid in in battroid mode however, there is enough clearance to do it relatively easily: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_4fpwjaGI4 Also, the two leg fast pack pieces are different, so be careful that you put the correct ones on the correct leg. The sides are molded differently to align with the sides of the forearms. Lastly, the inner shoulder fin/armor thing is on a double hinge and remember to retract it all the way.

I think the hardest part of the transformation is getting the legs into the correct position in fighter mode.

I actually really miss the 2D mecha... The CG models just don't have the same gravitas.

Urgh, dented the sharp point on the crotch piece from forcing it at a bad angle. Also, be careful of the die cast bar that makes up the back/butt of the battroid. That can and will scratch.

Pssst, it's not the YF-19! (^.^') Transforming it back to fighter mode, I tried my best to align everything up as well as possible. It fits together like a puzzle and when done right, it looks amazing and its extremely tight. For mine, the gunpod doesn't even droop when the arms are connected to the shield. The shield gap is unfortunately unfixable as the legs have a curvature to it.

Is that a problem with the toy? (^o^) Perhaps some of us could help you out.

Well, I freaking love the 19... But when's the 21/22 going to get some love?

Same post with fast pack:

Too lazy to get out my professional camera and backdrop, so here's a quick pic of mine in battroid mode. It poses so well and is so photogenic.

The shoulder flaps and the shoulder armor are actually on double hinges, so be sure to fold them all the way down when returning it to fighter mode.

Was there a review of Arcadia's YF-19?

Which page/number is that?　If it's 18/18, it notes that you should push it all the way down.

2 suspects. Did you make sure the chest tubes are in the proper grooves under the crotch piece? Also, is the wing root joint all the way in?

Yup, right one is problematic for me as well. Mine actually align perfectly. You actually have to press them in with a bit of force and they click.

Okay, those FAST packs are indeed horrible. They take forever to attach to the wings and are loose as all hell. Not to mention actually leaving scratches and marks on the black paint. Are those wing boosters loose for everyone as well?

After transforming it from Fighter to Battroid and back twice, I have to say that I am loving the figure even more. It's fun to transform (as I love complex transformations) and everything fits perfectly for me in fighter mode. The trapdoors next to the head actually click close if you put enough force on them and stay flush. The gun doesn't seem to hang as much as it does in some pics and there are hardly any seams. Excellent stuff. Only afraid of scratching paint, But I haven't noticed anything yet.

So... For the battroid mode, how do you guys position the wings? They don't seem to have a position where they lock in place and those damn bars are so hard to align.