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Why Bandai, why? I guess it’s a different release since it has a new Modex, as Jenius has pointed out. Bandai should spend time, money, and effort on correcting and retooling 171 repaint to an actual and proper 17. Another WWM for bargain bins.

I can see the allure. But having both makes it hard to choose one over the other. The color schemes are pretty nice in their own respective way. And if your lucky you can find a stickered up ninja!

Mine is kind of yours in reverse.

Look who I spotted in the 1987 Savie Toy Catalog. Tai Fong had this very same VF related toy at the same time in 1984.

1987 Savie Toys Catalog from an eBay listing I found years ago.

Savie Toy Catalog from 1985 showing off their Hergoss line. Notice anything familiar? And there is a more familiar Hergoss version in other catalogs. 1987 catalog Courtesy of the AstroMagnum blogspot.

Does anyone ever recall the VF-19Kai having any sort of loadout? Just curious as to why it has hard points. Maybe someone can post pics of the 19 fully loaded?

I wish Bandai had used this body of the VF-19Kai for the YF-19. It could have looked so much better.

Is it just me or does it seem like this step was either missed, or if the gunpod inadvertently unlocked itself from the boomerang position it’s supposed to be in when in fighter mode.

This may be true but also inconsistent. Many “mint” items always seem to be “missing” original items from catalogs of the correct time, stickers, and instructions. It’s just a matter of time.

I am very sure they do, but have yet to surface. it seems there are a few collectors who have stashes of Takatoku items in sealed cases. Last example known was from last year when a buyer/seller from AZ was selling case fresh exemplar items of Orguss in two scales amongst other gems. I mean mint, real mint, Ruth out of a master case kind of throng. While it seems we may not know the answer know, rest assured time will deliver on what we seek. Just not soon enough or fast enough. Really hoping AgentGHQ was around to chime in.

I have put in some thought on where certain items were originally placed, but can honestly say it was never consistent. Many times even the contents provided were slightly varied. Even the sticker sheets would be packed in the Battroid tray folded in half, above the missiles, sometimes under the instruction sheet. Other times the sticker sheet is played flat and free roaming in the box. Or sometime folded in half and slight nudged into the longer crevice near the legs of in some instances in the strike/super pack tray und the bagged missile cluster clips with Minmei. It was all very different.

It was a j-oke. 😅 Of course that’s why we supplement some of our needs through models and option parts. 😉

It’s how they get you. As an adult, I kept buying these hoping that one day I would get the one on the box. Got bamboozled every time. 🤣

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