Nani?!

I think Exo made a comment a while back that I agree with about yamato and scales... That they'll make it as big as they can as long as they don't exceed the price limit of their fans by much, or take a hit in their profit margin per valk... More than them sticking with the 1/60 scale, I think they're sticking with the 1/48's overall size.

Graham, throw us a fricken bone here!

Wheel of fortune! I'll buy a vowel~ E!

I got my vf-0a two days ago from neova. It's the closest thing to a low vis you'll get... it looked so similar at first glance that I just packed away my low vis 1 for the sake of it's condition. I'm mass happy with the paint job as it definitely looks like a real As haterist is happy, I think most of "wait for the second release" guys will be just as happy... the first vf-0s is not much different than the vf-0a.... The shoulders of both (for mine at least), are at about the same looseness and I actually like my vf-0s better for it's complete tampo printing... The knee and elbows are a bit tighter but my vf-0s can do any of the poses my vf-0a can do... I say jump on the band wagon for anyone not on it already. BOTH are the shiznit.

Looking at the d'stance pics I dont think it's necessary for the FP's to also require half gunpods. Heck looking at the pic below, if they somehow shrink the size of the pods themselves, they might make it work even without fastpacks... D'stance yf-21 Anyway enough about the yf-21... this is the yf-19 thread.

Which is what David suggests with what he tabs as "gunpod parts". The illusion that they're there with plug-in false half pods are the way to go... but I hope the plug holes on the underbelly aren't some ghastly round holes this time around but maybe thin slits that look ok even with the pods removed. Retractable landing gears are also preferred if it's feasible with some telescoping method as mentioned... The locking method for telescoping LG's should be something yamato should pay extra attention to and I hope they don't simply rely on friction. Removeable landing gears are perfectly acceptable in my case, but I'd like to see if they try and make it work.

How hard do you think it would be for yamato to hire an English speaking employee? Especially when they're and international company, and it's already known for a fact that there are several employees at HK... Does Graham know how to speak japanese? No... He writes emails to them in Engrish, and I'm sure that there a good possibility that if they're capable of receiving Graham's E-mails in english, it wouldn't be a stretch in the imagination for us to surmise that they, knowing that graham has the largest macross gathering site online (a good chunk of their macross toy market), drop by once in a while to see for themselves what's up... Now, I'm not saying that yamato is say a member like eugimon or David H, who come every couple days with their two cents.... Nor am I saying that the old geezer CEO of YAMATO japan drops by, but I'm 99.9999999999999999999999999999% sure that english com-pat-ible employees drop by once in a while to have a look see. Heck... I'm even pretty sure they have an ID here. One more question, How do you think they know Graham??? Because, he's a devious SithLord or because he's an HK rock star?? Why is this so hard for some people to wrap their heads around? Anyways fellow MW bros... believe me, they know we exist... and they can also hear us if we speak loudly enough...

there's definitely a thin line between nitpicking and good point vs point debate.... While the exact location of where that line belongs is definitely varied person by person, overall though, I think it's good we're speaking our minds. I try to stay within reason with whatever I 'nitpick' and I usually say most of my critical comments EARLY in production or after I get the toy in my hands and find any "oops, yamato did it again" issues. Thanks, I really think this is true... YAMATO is listening... without a doubt through Graham, and I think even to an extent, firsthand. When fans repeatedly voice their discontent regarding a reoccurring problem, yamato will catch it and try to match it. The same effect is with the opposite however,... If we all sit here and say "hoorah, I want to kiss yamato's ass with what ever they give me", they'll be more than happy and be complacent enough to do just that and no more. Simply waiting until the thing is released till we voice ANY concern is ALSO absurd, as that will lead to the "wait for the second release" syndrome. While there are some comments and nitpicks here that are beyond what anyone would agree with, STILL, as absurd as they are, they'll die out and be buried in threads just as quick. GOOD POINTS live on until they're fixed... so I'm personally against any filter or any "oh please, shut up" attitude. Also Alpha HX... don't read too much into replies... NOTHING personal nor was anyone here pouncing at you. Your point was merely anchored by what's possible with anime magic and your presented solution is basically hunching the yf-19 a bit which does nothing really to shorten the nose. EVERYONE here will agree that a less pertruding chest will look better for battroid, but it wont happen without severely compromising the other perfect modes. Debate point and counter-point reply, simple as that, nothing personal, all in peace~

Again, making 3 mode variable valks is a delicate balancing act... With the yf-19, it's like spinning 100 plates all together in some chinese circus... If the chest support shrinks it'll look off with the 'longer-than-lineart' chest... to fix this they'd have to shorten the nose of the fighter, which then would make the fighter look stubby and demented... and as dave mentioned, if the crotch peice is bigger, then so will the already ballooned gull neck... and on and on... Honestly at this point in production, I think the only thing about now that yamato will change is color, and the slight tweaks to the mold for any unsightly gaps... So I wouldn't expect or even hope for any of these changes you mentioned... sorry Alpha~ I understand that you're a battroid fan, but there are fans of the yf-19's fighter mode here in droves... Yamato in my opinion did an EXCELLENT, F-ing AWESOME job balancing the three modes and making them all look fanatastic. This version looks much better than the hasegawa kit bash, even better overall in my opinion, than the supernova kit... Barring any major QC issues, this is hands down the best variable yamato has produced so far.

thanks man, it looks simple enough, yet the results are exactly to the extent that I want it to be... subtle... nice work and thanks for the advice...

how'd did you go about doing the weathering effects? I might do mine if I buy two.

That's hilarious. it's almost seems like david willis is a MWer... He hit it on the nose~

They did the low vis 1 ok... but ok... I'm cool without panel lining (takes a while to do but with some rubbing alcohol and a couple of gundam greys, I guess you're right... it's better done by hand to the taste of individual)... but tampo is a must!

I used micro sol and set to decal up my vf-1S, cutting out each required decal... It's a pain in the ass by ANY means... and no matter how meticulous you are, unless you do a clear seal coat (another huge pain in the ass) over it, some eventually fall off... Toys like gundam's zeonography come all tampo printed with markings (even tiny ones)... and honestly considering the cost of buying an aftermarket decal sheet, I'd rather pay that to yamato to bloody print all the markings on my valk. If yamato wants to justify the rising prices of their valks, tampo printing and good panel lining would be a good way to make it seem like a better value... Look at Hayao's vf-0a. A WORLD of a difference as far as quality perception... If yamato starts doing this, it will bring the valks we purchase finally out of the TOY category and into pieces of ART.

that is NUTS~

yeah... honestly I just wish they tampo printed all markings.... dont give a rats ass about what number I put on the wing... NOTHING compares to something printed on the valk... make it bunny make skull, whatever, JUST PRINT IT ON!

They can call it something else if they want... but if they make em, we will buy! I really hope they make the vf-0D... I saw a pic of it again recently and gosh... I'm actually wanting it more now than the sv-51.

Looks like yamato tampoed the un spacy markings and the macross kite on one wing. THIS is what I'd like to see... tampoed essentials. I'm hoping they didnt forget to tampo the triangle "danger intake" on the side.

I just dont use the chicken hands at all for any of my 1/48's. I flip the wrist vents for fighter and in battroid I put in fixed posed hands. unfortunately, I CAN't do this with my beloved 1/60 vf-0S... I swear I sigh and grimace each and every time I look at the bastard hands that try to hold on to the gunpod. It's a total lack in quality compared to the rest of the valk IMO... If anything, in the least, fixed posed hands should be included with ALL new valks...

For the 1/60's it's still a tad small, but for the 1/48, it's tiny. And it's not just the size that's sub-par, it's just the whole look of the thing compared to the quality toys they're attached to... The atrocious trigger pose it's limited to forces me to pose all my valks with the gunpod, or else I have a bunch of valks looking like their eager to pick each others boogers... They're subpar because: - they can't make a normal fist - bloody hell they can make any other hand pose - look skinny and skeletal - tad too small - have poor use of articulation - and subjectively speaking, they look like crap.

nope not according to the anime it's not. it's actually the whole bottom part along with the part you circled... (see pic below)... it's quite a big part at that. it also doesn't look detachable in any of the pics I've seen.

That would be ideal, but yamato probably wants to think (and pats themselves on the back) that they already produced one: the chicken hands or as I'd like to call 'em, the faggy hands. Someone's gotta tell them they suck nuts, and it's time for something new. I also hope they're smart enough to offer them standalone for relatively cheap... if Godzilla and kensei alone buy one set for every 1/48 they have yamato will make good profit.

lol~ the places some dudes go in search for some booby. *~shakes head~*

I agree. I'd rather have tampo printed markings and macross kites over the removeable magazines any day. And given the yf-19 has chicken hands, it's not like it'll look any good reloading anyway~ that said... I wish the yf-19 and all subsequent valks came with some cool fix posed hands. NOW THAT will be cool.

The two points you circle seem possible... although if they'll use the screwhole near the ankle then why would they not use the one half way up the calf? If you look closely, the rear attachments kinda sit ON the end of the shield and not extend into the side of the leg. The little slit you point seems like a possible connection point for the forward 'sticks'. I dont know about Dave's different shield idea.. I think they designed the 1/60 valk from the get go to support the fold booster so they probably designed it so there are no replacement parts.