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hehe! yeah just a little.. got car rego and insurance to knock over and I kinda ate into that buying the extra 19.. no biggie its only money and more will come around I guess.. and besides driving a registered vehicle is overrated anyways! only joking @authorities.. good thing I have the GSXR as a back up vehicle! Yeah my son's 19 arrived yesterday but I didn't get a chance to check it out. Went out with the misses for dinner and to watch the Jurassic World movie (again.. took my son last week..) and got back too late for start messing about with it.. was more interested messing about with something else!

Very nice.. thanks.. hehe! Im gonna start a petition! Say No to a v3 VF-1! Jk'ing! Im not saying that it's a bad idea of course not, maybe even a v2.5!? I think its frightening an idea having to replace ALL my current v2+ Valks if they do chose to renew the VF-1.. Then maybe we could see something more special like a different scale again! such as a 1:32 or larger perhaps? Something with interchangeable parts to allow you to switch variants and or color panels? But if they do come out with a v3 then I'll most likely be posting up all my v2's for sale so look out for some bargain Valks! hehe!

hehe! yeah that's not such a big deal down here in Aus..

Great photo Yeti! but I can't say im liking that you need those stalk bits to support the wings in Battroid when the boosters are fitted..

hehe! you see there's no limit to what a v2 1/60 VF-1 can do! even break dance!

its a better price than NY but I have given up buying anything from AmiAmi.. they have the personality of an automated telephone system menu and their customer service is a useful as a flyscreen on a submarine..

personally I think the v2 1/60 VF-1D canopy looks fine.. I think they could put their resources to better use re-developing something else that actually needs re-developing. Such as the SV-51, YF-21 & VF-22 to name a few.. or introduce some missing models such as the VF-3000/5000, VF-9, VF-14 etc.. or! simply do some more re-paints!

well... it was all kinda accidental actually! As much as I do really like the color scheme I probably wouldn't have bought three of them but originally I intended to buy different variants from an ebay store but they sent me the wrong ones. I already had a Kakizaki at the time but instead of returning them I chose to keep them and display them each in a different mode! And I got a refund for the price difference as these were cheaper. I regret not buying another one or two Angel birds and im still considering picking up another VF-1A Brownie either TV or DYRL.. I know where there is one going for a good price but a bit hesitant now as I bought a 4th VF-19 Advance and im a little drained for funds at the moment..

I have 3!!

and still perfect in my eyes! I ain't replacing my entire VF-1 collection with a new model!!!

I myself prefer the shoulder plate sections to be either more flat or even slightly forward facing as pictured above in Saburo's photo.. but hey to each their own.. like this!

I have always loved the brownies from the very first time I saw Macross! I don't think it would matter which camera he took the photos with! they would always look amazing! Even with an old VGA phone camera from the early 2000's! hehe!

v3!?!? ohhh hahahahaha! yeah right! that sure as hell ain't gonna happen! LOL! at least I hope not..

lovely photos Saburo! The Kakizaki colors are one of my favorites!

That look great Sixtybucks! The colors work so well with the VF-1S!

Even though i spent a stupid fortune buying the M&M pair i wouldn't mind getting a re-issue set for keeps. but im more than certain that they will be the most expensive Arcadia release to date.. north of 40k yen i reckon!

What's "Robotech"? Im not familiar with that one?

@Gwynne it looks pretty good from the photo.. they are a little fiddly to transform and they dont really lock into place. But it looks like you got it pretty much right! You can pull out the fore arms a click or so and those folding thigh cover panels on the upper leg are meant to sit out than be folded rearward.. i think.. i guess its up to how you prefer it. Congrats on getting your first DX valk! Im sure there will be many more to come!

@Noel, yes the pelvic part on mine is the same. Just got delivery notice for the 2nd one which is for my son so I'll check it out this afternoon.

Sorry to hear that.. but yeah sleeping fine thanks!

Different color combos for the GBP parts would be great but they'll never do it.. we'll have to wait for custom repaints to see anything like that.

Anyone else have issues getting either side super booster thing to actually clip on? Had another look at mine last night and just cant figure out why its not wanting to stay on.. its almostloop like one side is molded differently to the other and is causing a resistance and feels tighter when pushing it on. Might have another go at it but im thinking i might have to shave away some plastic from the booster somewhere..

Ahh yes that repaint would be very awesome!! Hehe! yeah had to go have a Gatorade to recover some of my fluids! I have found an issue which is bugging me a bit.. The left side main booster of the super parts just refuses to fit on correctly.. Im not going to continue forcing it so I'll wait till the 4th one arrives and see it fits on that one properly instead, if so then make that it my fighter mode display. Kinda pissed about that actually as every thing else is pretty good. I was able to fiddle with the Valk a bit and managed to get some of the gappy joints to fit together a little better. I guess it won't matter now if its going to be displayed in Battroid..

Well the first of three (now 4! ) finally arrived today! I have to say im very impressed! More impressed than I thought I was going to be! The surface details are really nice! The panel lining is perfectly balanced both subtle yet defined. The tampo ghoa!!! The tampo is just fantastic! Really puts Yamato & Arcadia's efforts to shame! The pilot figure is really well crafted too and probably the best of any scale Macross Valkyrie produced to date! The Arcadia VF-0D pilots were good but this new Bandai pilot is better! I'll have to admit as much is my dislike for the standard issue Bandai stands that it does sit really well on this stand compared to other Bandai Valks. So I might just leave it on there for the time being rather than have it sitting on its landing gear which are somewhat of a let down compared the Arcadia's gear.. Size does feel a little smaller and considerably less bulky than the Arcadia 19 and it doesn't seem to lock together as well either. Some spots being a lot more noticeable than others as shown in the photos. But its holds it shape together well in fighter which is the key thing as I most likely wont be shifting modes with this one. I'll wait till I get my hands on anther copy which I swiftly went ahead and ordered another from Nippon-Yasan just minutes after opening the box of this one! Yes I know its a more expensive now than it was initially but I just don't care as I must have another to display in Battroid! I do feel that the overall shape of the Arcadia 19 is a little more pleasing mostly due to the fact that its bulkiness feels a closer match to the anime & line art but this is a VF and not a YF so who knows things could have been revised for the final production version of which Isamu has no doubt bastardized to suit is personal preferences and needs! Overall im very satisfied with Bandai's efforts with this Valkyrie and I can only recommend those who have not yet decided on a purchase to drop everything and go buy one and don't be too fussed about paying a little extra than it was to start with. Trust me you'll love it! Here are some photos!

Not a fan of the forward opening canopy at all.. i think I've only ever opened it once on my YF-19 to fit the pilot figure in.. the F-35 JSF does the same i think.. icky