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GSI Creos Mr Topcoat semi-gloss - hmm never heard of that. Is it more durable than semi-gloss Future? I'd like to find something that would be able to withstand transformation better. Oh gorgeous photography BTW Lolicon - aside from the amazing weathering too.

Can't wait!! Yes please. BTW, if you went 1/48 - may I ask why you didn't go Tamiya?

Why did it go up early?! Thank Goodness you guys are on it and I happened to check in with this forum. I thought it was supposed to be 8pm EST tonight for Mar 10 JPT.

Is it only me or am I crazy, but the light grey makes it look very plasticky in a lot of the pictures - a darker shade would be better, but its not going to deter me from ordering this puppy, its the only reason I got the VF-31S (I'm not a fan of the teal and crimson colour scheme)

I totally agree 110% Which kit is this? I've got 6 Hasegawa & 2 FineMolds 1/72 stashed away awaiting some free time. Yay I can live vicariously through you.

Gorgeous Lolicon!!! What did you clear coat it with?

LOL - yeah you're right that it would serve me right to tempt the fates. I'm going on Vacation next week and it would be my luck for them to PO on my week off with unreliable internet - plus my family would kill me if I'm online. So this armor pack is TWE? That means the order window would be open longer right? But wasn't the VF-31A also TWE and we all know the craziness of not ordering right away when it opened.

PLEASE!!! Please just not next week...

Sure thing! I hope this helps all. Please post your work so I can enjoy when you're done with them. I got lots of help from these great forums doing this baby too. I've included a scaled ruler in the background so if you scaled it according to the ruler you should be fine. Good luck!

Darn it!

Pre-order date? (or did I miss it?)

HLJ have this on pre-order yet? I always get dinged by customs on Amazon.jp packages

August release... so when would the pre-order be? Hope its not between Mar 10-17 when I'm away on vacation!

WOW! What a beauty, that's what I've been waiting for. Does it say 7,000 yen? including lighting? That seems a bit too good to be true.

Got this from Amiami too, but after a few refreshes and what seemed stuck, it eventually went through 10mins later and I got an confirmation email already...

Same here!

THANKS SO MUCH!!! This is the one I've been waiting for, sucker for the Radome and Orange!

Did I miss the Pre-Order date announcement in the deluge of all these pages?! When is it?

Double jointed knee like the elbows Fatter cross section of the wings (more airfoil) with flush ordinance connectors Magnets for fast pack additions instead of rectangular holes

Thanks so much, just found it. I was half way through scanning when I thought hey, maybe I should ask online first :P Now more time to swoosh it around the room!

Is it available for download, I didn't see it here; http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=12016#more-12016 Is it in another section? Amazing review BTW!

Is there a PDF of the transformation manual put out by Bandai? They used to have some online for download for their older toys.

I'm loving this toy, thought I'd chime in after seeing all these amazing photos and really glad to see people taking them out of the boxes and playing and panel lining them! Bravo. Toys are mean to be played that's what I liked best with this one, I love playing with it and handling it. It doesn't feel fragile or over complicated - its a joy to transform, I hope the joints hold up. I use the Flory Wash (its water/clay based and completely inert to the plastic). I use black and two shades, a light grey and dark grey for the panel lines, I use the black for all the vents and moveable surfaces, dark grey for the access panels and slats that's supposed to move and light grey for the rest of the panel lines that make up the rest of the plane, I find this a bit more subtle and gives a bit of life to the paneling. Just adding that outside black ring all around the circular vernier thruster makes a huge difference! I also added the Ejection Triangle graphic (really unforgivable Bandai!) and the "VF" on the legs as for me this defines the TV from the DRYL - also its the first VF-1 that I would want to display in Battroid mode often (fighter has always been my favourite). I haven't decided on post-shading it yet, but might do a light one with some subtle streaking to tie it into the rest of my collection as I have to seal it in with a semi-satin clear coat anyways, but I do love the light grey satin finish Bandai chose. I always have a fondness for the original old 1/48 from Yamato - mainly due to the fact that they were optimized for fighter mode which is my favorite mode. There's no doubt that this is the most advanced VF-1 toy and the improvements all add up to a great toy that wants to be played with. However I feel a little disappointed that they seemed to have missed some opportunities if they wanted to genuinely make this the ultimate Valkyrie. Since they were doing the 1/48 scale again, I would have thought they would have taken some cues from the Club-M resin 1/48 model. Wish list (comments/thoughts/suggestions); -they could have included some more panel lines with some rivet details (there's really no more panel lines than the old Yamato 1/48) -I do love the detail at the top of the chest in Battroid mode with the edge detail all around and folding flaps -I wished they included a double joint in the knee so it can truely kneel and fold back on itself -I wished the canopy was done in two pieces, opaque frame with clear inserts (like the Club-M model) -with all those crazy/non-canon extra markings, they missed the ejection triangle and cockpit display?! really Bandai? -wished instead of the rectangular holes in the legs, they used hidden magnets to hold the fast packs in the future -those three long rectangular indented details on the leg exterior are too high and interferes with the "U.N. SPACY" lettering in an unattractive way -hated that notch under the wing root that seats the arm/shoulder pivot -I'd love to see the swing wings geared to move with each other, or have detents at the very lease to they are extended in a symmetrical fashion -would love to see the wing cross section slight thicker (more of an airfoil shape) so the mounts for the weapons become flush -the wingtip slimelight, red & blue nav lights should be clear inserts at this scale -the back airbrake should have see through louvered slats -the legs should have removable exterior that show off the leg interior mechanics like the 1/48 Hasegawa model -I don't mind the flaps (they work for me but if mine were broken or floppy then it would be annoying) -I wish the ventral fins had a much stiffer joint and something that locks them in position (I wouldn't miss this if it were fixed instead of jointed) -I wished the vernier thrusters were actually cones with a fin on top like the 1/48 Hasegawa model instead of a flat printed graphic -would have loved to see those lighted gimmicks Bandai teased us with the 1/35 scale -the gunpod is just too big, it needs to be 10-15% smaller please That all said I am looking forward to the Roy's VF-1S.

If HLJ gets this could you please post a link. Somehow I never seem to get the right hits when I search on HLJ - I guess my HLJ-fu is weak, although I seem to do fine with google.

So does TWE mean I don't have to get up at 3am in the morning to order, the pre-order window will stay open for a day or two?