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Can't argue with that...

Any of you guys know anything about Blazing Angels, the WWII action/flight-sim game?

That was my only gripe as well...

F&F is good, dumb fun/entertainment-take it or leave it. As for that cameo appearance in the new movie, someone led me to it over at AICN's site, but the pictures I found were made by Yamato's 1/48 box designers-100 % photo-chop magic. Oh well, it would have been a cool thing to happen...

Right, which is why I'm probably the only one who enjoyes the needle-like appearance of the 1/60 VF-1, as I LOVE fighter mode and don't really care for any of the other modes. Also, the G and B modes for the Zero look that much less attractive to me...

When the 1/48 VF-1 debuted I completely forgot about the 1/60's and even declared them to be a waste of money. Silly as it may sound, I now am grateful that I bought those 1/60 VF-1's as I can place them beside the Zero and note how awesome that it is while also having matching scales. Funny thing is though, I happen to LIKE the way the 1/60 VF-1 looks; it seems sharper and sleeker than the 1/48, at least in F mode...

Speaking of which, any of you guys hear the claim of a supposed cameo appearance of a former F&F alumni in the movie?

I was going to ask about that tow-bar. It seemed strong enough to yank on but I didn't want to press my luck-thanks alot...

What isn't loose are the landing gear, as those things are tough to get out...

I've been doing that with the VF-0 since I got it. I'm going to try and sneak it into work...

43 isn't so bad...

Right. I've just had to modify my grip by moving it down towards the lower legs, thus pinning them against the backpack/tailfin assembly. Don't misunderstand me though, I love this fighter, probably even more than the VF-1. VF-1, intakes. VF-0, lower legs. Now I can go running around making those jet sounds...

I like to hold the VF-1s with an underhanded grip, with my fingers squeezing the two intakes. Trying to do that with the Zero results in the leg assemblies popping out of and away from the backpack/stabilizer assembly. I'm hoping that this is the result of loose knee joints, as I might be able to deal with that...

Lol-thanks, I just discovered that! Although I do wish I could keep it on. Maybe one of you wacky customizers/casters will come up with a more flexible version?

Oh it's detachable? Anyway, a flexible material would have been nice for this piece...

That's nothing. I manage a restaurant and one day I had a bunch of waitresses tell me that they "were leaking, and needed me to go out and buy tampons," the smooth-pearl-applicator-type, no less. At the checkout, the lady and anyone in sight did the raised eyebrow thing, to which I responded "I manage a Victoria's Secret, and we're having an emergency..." Anyway, this nose antennae is really bothering me. I know I'm going to break it and it's crooked in addition to that, so I'm tempted just to hack it off...

A buddy who owed me in a big way showed up on my doorstep with a VF-0 in hand; he frequents Frank n' Sons and knew that I was starving for this thing and picked it up for me. Ok, fresh out of the box impressions? It "feels" loose, like many others have reported. I'm starting to agree with another member here who notes the lack of solid "click and locking" parts like the VF-1, which feels like a brick (Low Viz, CF). I see a sort of "Broke-back" VF-0, in that the fighter tends to flex somewhere behind the canopy, like on the MPC Alphas, for example. Also, my right stabilizer is very loose and clicks into place with a very flimsy millimeter sized tab that I can see wearing out at some point. Nothing is broken, as far as I can tell. The gunpod hole is too tight to mount so I'll have to drill that out. This is one big, beautiful bird, although I'm going to give that nose antennae 1.6 days before I end up breaking it off; maybe I'll just cut it off before that happens. Ultimately, tightening this bird up would make it the perfect toy. One of my favorite sayings is, "With people like friends, who needs enemies?" I might change that after today...

Well, they jacked up the price to recover the development and retooling costs of this new design, not to mention inflation. I'm sure that if the VF-1 had debuted now, the price would be close or around what they're charging for the VF-0. Your information does worry me though, as the VF-1 debuted as a mostly tight and solid toy all of those years ago. If the 'Zero starts out like this now, will it ever get better?

Thanks for the 'pics. I haven't had the nerve to take mine out of the box yet, as that thing is huge...

Where'd you get yours from, Hikuro?

Tam may be willing to help out owners of broken units, but considering how many of them there are, he may find himself in the same situation Microsoft was when the '360 was first launched; no new units to sell or replace with defective ones...

One of us toy collectors should sit on that final quality-assurance checkpoint at the factory; I bet 80% of the toys wouldn't make it past us. Anyway, loose joints I could probably deal with (nail polish time!), but a hole that's too small to allow the gunpod to mount? I hope you can drill that out or something to make it mountable. What's TMP Anime's return policy?

It would be worth having at least one 1/60 VF-1 so that you can place it besides the new 1/60 scale VF-0 and compare the two. You, ARE planning to get that, aren't you?

I hate Optimus Prime, but I'd definitely buy that new design...

Well, how's the rest of the toy?