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Why did Three Zero leave these exposed? SMH....

Barely...but technically does not drag...

This?

No...I get it....the writing is so bad that it's a likely scenario....but can you imagine the uproar from the hard-core Fandom if they actually carried this out...some nobody that somehow took down a Jedi Master...possibly a second one before it's all over...but somehow was no strong enough to elude getting handcuffed by a padawan? And to top it off...she will somehow defeat a maybe Sithlord that just handed a half dozen (or more) fully trained Jedi there arses within minutes... It would reignite the whole "mary sue" contingent all over again....lol

Just some brief thoughts for now....is Three Zero's VF-1 the chosen one?...I speak of the VF-1 DX that was prophesized to bring balance to the rest of Bandai's 1/60 DX line.....well, not so much.... It is a really nice figure, but has some very weird design elements that make you wonder why they implemented them....there are also some design elements that are completely ineffective and make you wonder if they were simply done to distinguish it from Bandai's VF-1 DX, which this VF-1 aims to imitate... A couple of the things that I find annoying are the 'loose-straight-out-of-the-box' nozzle thingies.... ...I found myself constantly moving them back into place, which honestly they barely are in place when in the 'correct' position....I seem to recall a similar implementation back on the Yamato V1...these same nozzles would slide and hold the legs together if I recall correctly...anyways, of all things to bring back...not sure what three zero was thinking on these.... Another issue is the lack of proper tabing for the arms when in fighter mode....heck even Kitz Concept knew not to bugger that up....well, until they decided to re-tool their V2 VF-1 and screwed things up more than needed....anyways, for whatever reason, three zero, again, probably in their attempt to differentiate their 'not-Bandai DX VF-1', decided to add a very new and very bad tabing design...this is what I am referring to... The black pegs go into the holes located on the elbow joint of the arms....perhaps it could have worked if they were properly fitted...they fit poorly and do not hold all that well....to make matters worse, the arms themselves do not tab into each other like most modern VF-1 have done for the last 20+ years....so for the most part....prayers and some friction from the legs are holding the arms in place....oh and did I mention the arms are too wide and thus hang below the profile of the legs in fighter mode...smh I'll stop here....I think the figure is OK...IMO it is best in Gerwalk...the most Macross-y of modes....but most collectors I think are more interested in how good it looks and handles in Battroid and Fighter....it is solid in Battroid, but it just doesn't look that good...too beefy IMO....the KC looks better to me even with it's ginourmous air intakes in Battroid, I'm just not that into VF-1's that are chunky, unless they are a 1/55 OG VF-1.....As for Fighter....I guess it's OK, but to me it seems sort of gappy when looking at it from a side view........overall I would classify Three Zero's VF-1 as a nice 20 footer.......designing VF-1's ain't easy as Three Zero can probably attest too by now.... I have one more of these on PO at BBTS...not sure if I really need 2 of these, will find out if I can cancel with no penalty....and I am fiercely debating with my inner collector beast if I really need Three Zero's VF-1S.....

It looks ugly with the gaping holes that are produced with the legs fully extended...I did on a few pics, but not all the way because of how bad it looks with the legs extended all the way...I can take a pic tomorrow in Battroid so it 'matches' the Yamato 1/60 in height and in Fighter...actually, I do not think it is possible in Fighter due to the weird way it all tabs in (or not!)....but I'll give it a shot...

The pic is not fair as I was using a poster portfolio of all things as my 'table'...so it 'gives' to the weight of the valk...I will post a pic on 'solid' ground tomorrow...I am thinking it should at least barely not touch the ground....

Three Zero VF-1J 'Hikaru' Details and misc.... Careful when removing these...they are on really tight and I almost felt the 'tool' they supply you with to open landing gear doors, etc was going to split in two...I finally got them removed, but not before both went airborne across the room!

Three Zero VF-1J 'Hikaru' Fighter.....

Three Zero VF-1J 'Hikaru' transformation to Gerwalk.....

Three Zero VF-1J 'Hikaru' Battroid.....

The Three Zero VF-1J I happened to see available on their site on June 16th finally arrived.... I will post pics then give some observations..... The packaging - Box size comparisons.... ...to Kitz Concept 1/72 VF-1.... ...to Bandai DX VF-1.... ...to Yamato 1/60 VF-1... ...to Takatoku 1/55 VF-1.... Packaging and contents.... A Macross toy with a warranty....has to be a scam! Valk in a bag! Comps with Kitz Concept 1/72 VF-1... Comps with Yamato 1/60 VF-1... VF-1 at various scales....

Wait...are you suggesting that Mae at first hated the Jedi so much she murdered 2 of them, well...one and got credited for the assist on a second one.....then she hated herself more and wanted to throw herself at the Jedi's mercy...then now she is back to hating them again and wants to finish the job she started....then....she is so deluded that she will go after the alleged Sith Lord who took out the entire Jedi Posse that was out to get her aaaand take his identity just for sh1ts and giggles? Are you secretly writing for Disney's Lucasfilm?....