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As the VF-27 had the performance and stuff of a VF-25 + fast packs, it’s pretty obvious now the YF-29 is the sum of the VF-25 + Tornado stuff.

For what I can see in the last pictures I think that: • The overall design of the legs is the one of the VF-25 with some improvements, which makes me hope there could be a V.2 of this some when in the future. • The articulations of the knees look similar to the ones of the DX VF-27, including knees/thigh swivels and knee covers. Good stuff. • Unlike the DX 25, the hips articulation seems to be in a similar position to the 1/72 VF-25’s one. Excellent. • The general proportions of the toy in all its three modes looks similar to a scaled up 1/72 model. Great. • I can’t read Japanese but I guess the idea of the big interrogation sign near the back of the toy is to make us guess which the biggest innovation of this bird is, and that’s probably the gun nacelles. But doesn’t the cockpit look a bit unprotected in Battroid mode? I need more pics… • That’s a lot of kibble for Battroid mode, pretty much the same than for the VF-25/27 in Gerwalk mode. While there seem to be some nice improvements for the DX line I’m still not very fond of the design. Maybe if I love the film to come I could love the valk…

Again from www.toy-world.com.hk: ...and some images from GA Graphics to complete Valhary's series:

And an other close up from www.toy-world.com.hk: ... and some more new images from GA Graphics:

A close up from www.toy-world.com.hk: ...and some new images from GA Graphics:

I told you

Fantastic work, cool8or! Congratulations and gracias por compartir!

Well, do not they say that one word is worth more than a thousand images?

That's the information from Yamato's site I posted some days ago: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=28836&view=findpost&p=897629

That's a very nice job, congratulations and thanks for sharing. Greetings from the same side of the world!

Kyekye, I’m a fan of you! Seriously, I admire your dedication and skills and I thank you for sharing that with us!

Well, not too much more to say, Shinigami, a great job and a great paint scheme. Thanks for sharing!

The final? What do they say?

Yamato is releasing PE parts as an optional upgrade kit for the PT 1/60 VF-1. It will probably be available this month for 1,260 yen (tax included) (unit price: 1,200 yen). The item will be sold as a limited edition only at Yamato Online Shop. It follows the release of the 1/60 PT VF-1 unpainted kits, it’s centred around the cockpit detail, nose radar, engine intakes and the tip of the gun and lasers. The nose radar is only compatible with the unpainted kit. Product Size: W125 × H50 (mm) Package Size: W160 × H120 (mm) Link: http://www.yamato-toys.com/items/detail.php?gid=1842

Yes I did, nobody commented. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=34397&view=findpost&p=897409

I think I can also see some extra stuff on top of the wing gloves, some kind of fuel tanks maybe? Have you noticed them?

I wouldn’t worry about that yet. Remember that what we have seen so far is the resin prototype with a coat of paint. Resin prototypes never have crystal clear parts. Yamato’s site announces they will be presenting the real plastic toy in a month time, including its definitive colour. I don’t think the eyes will be an issue. As you said, that would be a step back in the design of Macross toys.

Do we know the release date of these kits?

Yamato's site indicates that the pictures are of the same toy they exposed at Wonderfest in battroid mode, there are quite a few pics of it in previous pages of this thread. Here you are a picture of the VF-19KAI in battroid mode with the square shield and no leg covers. From my point of view it’s not as bad as to not to thank Yamato for the not-absolutely-necessary-but-still-very-nice extras. I think it’s a great toy and I’m looking forward to getting it. I want to have all the heroe VFs, no matter how much Basara is of an annoying selfish jerk.

Yamato’s doesn’t include the neck cover in this drawing and it looks like an YF-19 neck –it won’t be an issue if they release a V.2 YF-19. Dealing with anime magic must direct you to some degree of compromise. For instance, in the case of the YF-21 it was the thin legs, that pretty much everybody accepted in exchange of an overall great toy. I guess it wouldn’t be a problem to hide a neck cover in an 18m long plane, but here we are talking of millimetres in a toy already full of little tiny mechanisms for a very complicated transformation. I don’t care about a detachable neck cover if what I get is the best ever rendition of a transformable VF-19. Would’ve been better if it wasn’t the case? No doubt, but I always have a little box for every one of my VFs where I keep their missiles, intake covers, extra hands, super parts, etc., so not a big deal for me.

The funny thing is that till Yamato started its Macross line I think we had never had neither perfect transformation stuff nor really anime magic accurate toys.

Yes, you are right, the anime accurate shield is correct for battroid mode but it is not for fighter mode for it does not cover the arms, leading to a very gappy fuselage. Just like this: So I guess the other shield is also anime accurate for fighter mode. I can't wait to see an actual plastic one with its actual colours either. So far it is looking soooo good!

I think the launch arms may be the more interesting stuff from the PE. A bridge antenna array would've been nice...

Mmmmmm... I just don't know...

I actually agree. I made a comment about this at http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=32377&view=findpost&p=889880 some time ago. I like the colours of your first pic, the red and yellow shades look right to me.