Graham

Yes, the gap can be closed, by squeezing the sides of the rear of the chest plate together, but the left side backpack pegs tends to work it's way partially out after time. Unfortunately, the cockpit is very cramped, soo no room for Isamu's feet. Graham

Nope, the wings can't be put in the high-speed swept back position. Graham

Do I detect a not so subtle dig for information? I'll definitely be doing another big review for something sooner than 9 months hopefully. Graham

Too right. A great many hours work went into that review. I must have easily spent more than 24 hours on it. Probably the longest review I've done. Graham

Not to mention shooting '80s guns! One of the things I loved about the series was seeing the Bren Ten and later S&W 645/4506 in action. Anyway, still haven't seen the movie. Graham

Heh, I think that photo illustrates that I was confident in the stability of the toy. Graham

Heh, I'll have to talk to Yamato to see if I can get permission. My photo archives have some very interesting pics of things that never made it to production.. Graham

I'm probably going to make a transformation guide for the YF-19. I'm leaning towards a video rather than still photos, mainly cus it will be quicker for me to make. Graham

You mean the gap between the top of the nose & the chest plate? I don't think so as there is a support bar that runs across the inside of the chest plate that prevents the chest plate going any lower. I've given my son a reissue Bandai VF-1J Hikaru and a Bandai VF-19 Fire Valkyrie to play with. He is old enough now to understand he is not to touch daddy's planes and robots and not to try to open my display cabinet. Graham

It's a detachable magazine yes, but you can't really call it a drum magazine. Graham

OK guys and gals, here it is: - Graham's review of Yamato's 1/60 Scale YF-19 Enjoy and keep all discussion in this thread. Graham P.S. Sorry for the lousy photo quality.

Review coming up in a few minutes. This thread is being locked and a new one started. Graham

Review coming up in a few minutes. This thread is being locked and a new one started. Graham

Review coming up in a few minutes. This thread is being locked and a new one started. Graham

A back door release is identical to the genuine retail release. They are both from the same production run. The only difference is the back door version has no Big West licensor sticker. Sebastian's one is definitely backdoor. I just spoke with Yamato and no shops should have it for sale yet. Graham

But isn't that the idea? Graham

I'm not allowed to post my review until the oofficial date unfortunately. Graham

Backdoor release maybe as I don't see any BW sticker on the box! Graham

Heh, the old 1/72 looks really fugly next to the 1/60. Graham

HLJ probably won't be recioeving it in their warehouse until 7 or 8 Dec, so you won't have a shipping confirmation so soon. Graham

My review of the mass-release version, actually it's of two of them. What I'm reviewing is exactly the same as what you will be getting. Although I also have an early preproduction sample as well, it is not covered in the review. Graham

7th December at about 8am HK time. Less than 24 hours to go. Graham

JUst heard from Yamato that the toys are being delivered to the shops today. From what I understand, it willbe on sale in Kotobukiya on 7 Dec and all other shops on 8 Dec, but I may be wrong about that. Graham

Finally, some shots of the whole display. Any errors made in the description of the products are mine. I hope Noel will feel free to jump in with corrections and/or clarifications. Graham

Here’s some photos of the ‘Fish On A Stick’ and ‘Camp Stove’ accessories for Hikaru, which may be sold seperately, or perhaps offered as part of a mail-in campaign. Graham