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Even if the wing mechanism is loose, you can stiffen that up in 5 seconds with a tiny dab of blue Loctite. (assuming it is all metal) And use BLUE Loctite. Not red. For the love of god, don't use red.

What's the word on the ankles? We will see a second run of this, definitely. But they may change the extras that it comes with on future releases.

Is there a safe way to remove the Made in China printing? I would think a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol would do it, but I'm afraid it might damage the plastic.

Just got my notice from HLJ also. Not sure if I want to just ship immediately or wait till my preordered Figmas come in.

This looks like it's going to win figure of the decade for me.

News from the future: We'll see repaints.

Everything went crap in the 90s. Because it had to be EXXXTRREEEME!

I'd give it another 2 weeks before these are in stores.

This ticks me off that Bandai has done nothing to correct this. When we pay this much for something, shouldn't we expect that it will not be broken out of the box? Does anyone have the skill and time to design replacement parts from Shapeways or something?

YF-19 VF-25 VF-1

Mmm, chocolate!

Extra fuel and ammunition, I think.

Uhg, I have overextended myself with other purchases, so I think I'm going to have to cancel my preorder. Should I feel bad, or will there be plenty of opportunities to get a DYRL Fokker VF-1S in the coming months/years?

That's kind of a strange pose. Could be better. But I'm buying it for the figure, not the box which will go into storage to never be seen. Regardless, attention to detail matters, as does presentation. I hope they get better. I don't know why they can't just hire a good freelance designer to come up with something that really shines.

Finding a broken part at this stage is very good news. It means they're doing everything they can do to make a perfect release. They can take all the time they like if it means a better model.

I don't regret my choice to cancel my VF25A in order to keep my preorder for Focker's valk. No rush though. It would be nice to have it by Christmas.

I would want it. I would want the hell out of that.

I'm just going by the finish on the test shot picture. It looks glossy to me. And we can't go by the finish of a resin prototype that was painted. Completely different process there.

Shiny finish? Ugh. That makes it look like a toy, not a model.

How much is shipping from CD Japan?

Do we have any idea when in November these are going to be out?

Well, now that my YF-19 wish is realized, I'll go for a 1/60 VF-25. I love my Bandai valks, but they are out of scale with the rest, and thus are out of place.

They read this forum, don't they?

Arcadia has paid so much attention to every detail in this release, so surely they wouldn't reuse the same type of joint they KNOW is seriously flawed.

Ok, I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like the insect-like wing backpack. These designs are too...I'm not sure how to put it. Complicated? Oftentimes less is more. I think the YF-19 gets it right, but this thing is a mess in the back.