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Well I've never been a strongman, so maybe we're both just wimps lol

But then he'd have a guitar stuck up his ass. Just kidding 😄

@MKT I tried doing that earlier and just tried again now. It really won't move. How much force did you have to exert? Like enough to make your hands shake? I don't want to go past the breaking point of the joint. Worst case scenario, I'll probably have to live with the extended ankles. Edit: I tried one last time. And they finally collapsed. Thank goodness!

Blue leg locks? You mean those blue ankle covers? Mine slide around freely so they don't seem to act any any kind of lock. Or are you talking about those flip out tabs at the back of the legs that connect the 2 feet together?

Thank you to all the brave souls who were able to push the ankles in. You have given me confirmation that it can move, and the confidence to try it again myself. Hopefully I don't break it in the process. Edit: I tried pushing them in again and they really don't feel like they wanna budge. How much force did you apply? I can hear the plastic of the ankles creaking already and my hands are shaking from the amount of force I'm putting in, so I am hesitant to apply even more than that for fear of breaking it.

Wow well color me surprised. I tried this on my Keith just now and yeah the ankles do extend. I don't think I ever tried that before since it was never mentioned in the manual or any reviews. Then maybe there is hope to collapse the ankles on the Bogue, unless it was glued in place... Anyone willing to try on their copy?

The ankles are not retractable, or at least they weren't on the Keith and it's not mentioned anywhere in the instructions for Bogue. I've tried applying force but I don't feel like it's gonna budge. The ankles also have nothing to do with the placement of the arms. The only connection point they have is with the calf itself, and any other parts around don't affect it. @Graham - thanks for sharing your pics. so yours has the same look as mine. You mentioned before that your heel covers don't slide around. But I can somewhat see them at higher and lower positions on your pics, so maybe they do on yours as well?

Did you get to check if yours was similar to mine? I'm waiting to hear from others who already have theirs in hand. From the other reviews I've seen, their copies appear to be similar to mine. I wonder if there's a way to retract the ankle. If not, I really wonder why Bandai modified the mold to make the ankle longer. I can't imagine it being an assembly issue.

Okay I did a closer comparison between my Keith and Bogue. You can see the ankle section jutting out from under the flaps on the Bogue below. On the Keith, these are completely hidden under the flaps. Then checking the manual for Bogue, it shows that they're supposed to be hidden as well. And these next 2 pictures show how the extended length allows for the heel/ankle cover to shift around loosely. On the Keith, since the ankle is shorter, there's no room for this part to move around and it sits flush against the round ankle joint.

For those of you who already have this on hand, are the heel/ankle covers on your feet just floating pieces? Mine keeps sliding around and it makes a rattling noise when I shake it especially in fighter. On my Keith, these parts seem to be fixed in place. So I'm not sure if this was a design change or they just forgot to glue it on my copy. There also seems to be a bigger gap between the thrusters and fuselage on the Bogue. I don't think they've added an extension gimmick to the ankles because I can't seem to push them in. But if I could, that would prevent the heel covers from sliding around.

Personally, I loved the transformation. It was something new and fresh. Transforming the VF-1 and similar designs is boring already. The only thing that really makes the sv-262 transformation challenging for me is making sure I don't accidentally scratch any of the paint, especially the gold trims.

I have the Threezero VF-1J and 1S, and I will admit that these are best roughly 1/60 scale VF-1 toys so far. They're not perfect, but they do more things better than the others. So not everything with the Robotech label is subpar, or at least not anymore.

Both. I thought the Delta movies were good, especially the 2nd one. I got so hyped when Max flew in his YF-29 and basically put everyone in their place, proving that no one is really in his league no matter how good of a pilot they think they are. My only real gripe about the movies is how Mirage never really got the love from Hayate. I was hoping they'd do it similar to the Frontier movies where they changed it up (so that Hayate would go the Mirage route instead of Freya). The 2nd half of the Delta series really dampened my interest in Macross. To be honest, the first half wasn't that great either, but it was passable. The only part that got me hyped up in the Delta series was that episode when they started to explain everything that had happened so far in the lore, and how all the different events from Zero to Frontier were connected to one another. I got excited because I thought they were gonna do a culmination story arc where everyone comes together. But alas, they didn't develop it much further after that episode and just went back to that BS Windemere story arc. I struggled to finish that show even though I was a very big fan of Macross/Robotech ever since the 80s. It was so bad that it took me 2 years or more to even try watching the Delta movies after they were released because I was worried I'll just dislike it more. But fortunately, I really liked the movies and it removed the bad taste in my mouth that the series left behind.

I share this same opinion 100%.

It's unfortunate that they didn't rework the crotch so that it won't need the additional bracer to lock it forward in battroid.

Why not Armored Gerwalk? Personally I'm not the biggest fan of Gerwalk, but IMO it's in Gerwalk mode where these armored valks shine the most. They look great when angled upwards (you'll have to attach the stand backwards) and with all weapon bays opened like it's firing all of its ordnance. It's the reason I have my Arad Armored VF-31 displayed in Gerwalk mode as well.

Oh man, that's not good... Maybe I should keep mine on the stand instead of standing on its feet.

Good to hear that the issue isn't on every copy. But if mine does come with the crooked nose, is there a way to easily disassemble it and fix it?

Looks like it's been released in HK already

Nin-nin is reliable right? Does anyone know if they declare full price on the shipping invoice (like Amiami or Amazon)? Or do they under declare like Anime-Export and Hobby-Genki? Wanted to know because it will greatly impact whether I will be charged a huge import fee or not.

Yes! I was wishing for this. Hope they make improvements to the hips and shoulders. The last version was an upgrade over the original, but still felt a step below the VF-25 renewals. Then if they release the ghost drones as a separate add-on, that would be perfect.

Sometimes it's a good thing that teased items don't get made. One example is the Chogokin Pacific Rim line from Bandai. They only made Gipsy Danger but teased Crimson Typhoon. I was really excited for it back then. But after my Gipsy Danger's hips exploded in storage due to the worst internal design I have ever seen, I'm glad they didn't continue the line.

I think one reason it is easier to remember the names of the Delta squad members is because they had unique valks associated with each of them. Whereas for the Aerial Knights, only a few of them had unique valks and those are the ones we remember. The twins and the others all had the same variant so instead of associating their names with the valk, we ended up doing the opposite and associate the valk's variant (Ba) with them instead lol.

I agree with this. I love the Sv-262. I was actually trying to find another Keith "as a backup" a few months ago but couldn't find a brand new one at a good price. Luckily the preorder for this opened a few weeks ago and saves me from getting a duplicate (I've kinda sworn off buying duplicates to save space but I wanted to mess around with the Sv-262 again without bothering the one I have on display).

I haven't bought anything Arcadia in a long time. I think the last purchase I had from them was the Sv-51 Nora v2. When was the last time they released something brand new? Honestly I'm kinda skeptical they will be continuing the franchise for very long...