Nani?!

Note: it looks like the un spacy marks on the fastpacks and the gunpod are tampo printed. If this is the case, THANK YOU YAMATO!! -Awesome-

yeah, it's a shame because even if it were just a shrunken 1/48 I'd still buy AT LEAST the whole skull squadron....

wow... That looks NUTS. That looks absolutely brilliant. Damn this is nuts... now I have to get another vf-0s and two vf-0a's and two ghost kits.... that and three yf-19's and a fold booster set.... I'm getting woosey~~~

I had the whole set of 1/60's back in the day which I loved to death before the 1/48 era. If they can up the quality to the kind we're used to today (PT, make them 90% plastic, full figure pilots, etc) I'd buy it... You know thinking about it, a cheaper than $80 US alternative high quality 1/60 vf-1 line is very appealing....

WOWsy WOWsers! Thanks for the pics eyes on me and Wolfx. BEAUTIFUL.

meh.... it's better as it is. I want an accurate 3D replica as best as it can be... I dont even consider kawamori's lineart to be accurate in terms of what the yf-19 will be in flesh and blood... and what yamato's got now is pretty close...

man... the ghost booster for the vf-0 plus a fold booster for the yf-19????? yamato is on an all out assault on my wallet~ it's cool though... make it good and it shall be yours~

A few issues that no longer bother/worry me at all. 1) Gunpod - It doesn't look as small as I feared. It looks like a close quarters carbine, and I'm fine with it. 2) Wings - I LOVE how the roots taper into the wings. Wing size seems fine. 3) Battroid mode - everything from the wider legs and the shoulder pads, everything looks grrrrreat just as battroid. any changes would compromise the fighter. Good balance. 4) Gerwalk mode - My God... I might have to buy three now... one for each mode because they nailed the gerwalk right between the eyes! Things that still look a bit off: (mind you, this is for the sake of total honesty and not to "complain") 1) vertical tail fins look real small. I was hoping that their diagonal angle simply didnt translate well on the CAD renders, but the fighter prototype pic shows it dead on. 2) The lack of a straight on side shot still makes me wonder about the pelican neck. All the shots so far are like glamour angle shots that hide it. As with a gut in real life, you gotta have a look from the side~ Looks amazing overall. I hope this thing comes tampo printed and relatively QC free~ It's a winner~!!

Thanks for the pics guys. Looks amazing. I do want toget a good look at the infamous neck from a profile shot, anyone got one?

LOVE how you set the display.

I agree. I've since learned that Graham is non-existent, like santa claus, the tooth-fairy, and mr boogey-man. There's no point anymore... might as well post a comment a couple times hoping a yamato snoop will read it~

nice catch wolfx! Thanks for the pics~ Are the angelbirds markings on the side of the legs tampo printed?

David... your ardent enthusiasm for the anhedral wings will probably be better served for changes that are more likely to be made and honestly, more beneficial. A lot of people were on board with your opinion about the removeable neck landing gear and the legs not fitting into the wing roots correctly... However, the moment the wing angle comment came up, the "complaint/criticism" haters (a.k.a. secret yamato employees ) started snearing... Besides, I don't even think your favorite, the hasegawa kit, is sloped down from the top intakes like you say. It's ok man, let it go~

I said something along those lines a while back when yamato was a run by ninja's who were sworn to secrecy and left hundreds of people who pre-ordered the 1/72 yf-19 FP in the dust... Although I must admit I expressed myself with much more anger () than you are and as a result was schooled by some members that MW is not a news site... hehe... ahh memories... anyway... Frankly though, even in retrospect, I HATED yamato's policy toward their customers then... They're doing better now and I only hope it improves... Graham's back in the know, and Yamato is rolling along with good products after another... It's the peak of the golden age for sure~

After all that though.I think the angled wings are unnecessary~ it'd be nice, but not necessary. It can get down and do some valkyrie crunches to get rid of that gut, and maybe... MAYBE a little growth spurt with the wings~

wow That's Niiiice that picture alone will give me a second opinion of toynami's.

If you think a conversation or point or opinion or statement is stupid just ignore it and move on your way.... what's so hard about that? His suggestions are on topic, valid with a point, and not laced with anything insulting. No one forced you to read it... it isn't a complaint directed at YOU... nor is it a "complaint" at all... it's a suggestion HE thinks will make the yf-19 better. Gosh the next thing you know people here will start getting "whacked" for saying something "mentally challenged"... .............................. Hold up, somone's knocking on my door now.... ...... !! BANG !!

That makes him mentally challenged?? c'mon now..

Wow... The ultimate strip tease... I'm happy that the gerwalk can lean over like that~ this anticipation is KILLING ME!

Yep, I agree. They'll make whatever changes they can... Graham seems to be a fan of the yf-19 in it's other modes so I'm not really worried.. I just want to see the damn pics~~ it's the 12th now, so I guess another week or ten days we'll all be drooling. I sincerely hope that the flaws mentioned (the gut and the legs) aren't as noticeable as they are in the CAD renders.

I'erno~ since this is polling in everyone's independent opinion of the BEST mode for each company, I'd have to say yamato 1/48 all across the board. the 1/60 fight may look more faithful to the lineart, but the 1/48 looks more believeable to me... Gerwalk is truly a masterpiece on the 1/48 and though the 1/48 battroid is the the weakest of the three, with the fast packs on it still looks better than any other version... If this poll was about what company has the most accurate mode, my choices would be more varied.

Angled wings? haha c'mon now... David, you're swinging but missing the pinata there~! How does that make or break the yf-19? It's in no way a significant characteristic of the yf-19. I was with you on the underbelly removeable LG and the legs but you're alone with the angled wings~

That's the spirit~ Beat that som-bich~

Yeah, and complaining here is going to make anything happen. 424406[/snapback] And complaing about people making critical comments is going to make something happen right? If macrossworld was limited to only positive feedback then there would be no purpose to these "forums" which by definition (in case you didn't know) is a public meeting place for open discussion; a medium of open discussion or voicing of ideas... The 1/60 vf-0s is a prime example of what suggestions and ideas shared here in MW can do. Bigger scale, correct head lasers, magnet fast-pack attachment, full tampo printing, all that was discussed right here. and.... if beating the dead horse into oblivion and beyond can influence a single change that makes the 19 better, so be it... where's my baseball bat?

oh hell yea, possibly three yf-19's & two yf-21's and two vf-11b's, a vf-0a, vf-0d, Sv-51.... I understand your point that we should be happy.... and believe me I think I speak for everyone here when I say we're all really happy this thing's coming out. but as happy as we are, you gotta understand this valk is a favorite to many... and as a favorite, people will want it to look and be the best it can be. It's all comin' from LUV~