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sorry to hear about the in-the-box breakages. Maybe it has to do with the batch they sent to AmiAmi?

transformation to Gerwalk : http://gamu-toys.info/goukin/yamato/arcadia/yf19/yf1902.html

bumping this thread with the coming of the new YF-19 (though mine is the old one) :

price range of the sold out Standard ones are between 11k-19k Yen, so thats around $110-$190 : http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/search.do;jsessionid=4E1E1ABC7B58EAF91D66D2E423041A78.shopapp?action=keyword&doujin=all&keyword=%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9+vb-6&searchStrategy=keyword so maybe 150-ish would be a good ballpark

Go go go. Diablo can wait!

It'd really be great if 3DBrainX could sell it to BigWest/Arcadia, and have them use it as graphics for their upcoming releases. I could only imagine an up-close CG art in the background, with pictures of the actual toys in all 3 modes in front. That'd be amazing.

yeah, crazy to think that at one point they were sold for $80. now its almost 3 times the price.

Actually the part in question is on the backpack (circled in first pic). Seems like the left side is slightly higher than the right, causing it to scrape the black paint during transformation (caution!)

Agreed. I'd rather they focus on new molds instead of modifying current ones that are in the OK zone (21/22 and 11). If they do want to revisit old molds, the 17 could use a tweak to look slimmer in fighter mode ...

could you confirm this is not a design/mold issue? appreciate your help! :

From the pic it seems that the left edge is slightly higher than the right edge (could be from tooling error in the mold), causing it to scrape the black section of the cockpit during transformation.

O'ow...thats a major blunder. How did that angle got reversed in the mold? Hope they'll make a revision (v2.2) soon with an opening backpack hatch

dude, your art is a money maker if you can sell these as posters (esp the YF-21). Different angles/sizes or customize the way it looks for each order. Or change the color for Max/Milia/Gamlin and different modes (fighter/gerwalk). I for one will be in, if you're on it. Detailed cockpit would be a plus! maybe that can motivate you to do the same for the other valks! (saw your VF-1, maybe you can do the same for the 11B, 19, 14, VF-4, etc2)...

main motivator for me if I were to buy this release would be the fighter mode looks, specifically the neck/gullet + ammunitions. But looking from the top, the two don't really show much differences, which is how I'm displaying my 19 in fighter now. Maybe in a month or so, after ogling at the pictures posted here I'd get the itch to get two, one in fighter and another in battroid.

got payment request for the 11B from Nakano store today. great!

they could do it like 21/22 styled wing lights, i.e using very shallow indent, paint the indented area, then glue thin clear plastic on top. but I guess painting is easier/cheaper

maybe wmcheng was referring to the "lights" near the root of the wings in fighter mode :

Thanks for all the replies. MechTech, yes, it seems that soaking it in pinesol for a week doesnt really help at all. I only barely managed to get about 50-60% off the yellow paint on the chest, and only 20-30% off the black ones (legs, cockpit & chest). And thats after cleaning it with a toothbrush. I'll try modelglue's immersing & brushing technique and see how it goes.

yeah you too! (19-FP) was thinking to grab the VF-4 after checking out the 11B, but kanedas beat me to it. congrats and thanks for saving my wallet!

Yeah, was thinking along the same line but been waiting to get a 11B for a long time. Guess we'll see if no one snags it from the storefront Hope nobody on the board snags it at the physical store.

wohoo...cant wait for it to arrive http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-548879.html

Nice

Yeah, but lowest you'd ever get for a renewal toy...

so, any confirmation on the backpack hatch?