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I don't know... whatever it is, I thank NY (even with their inflated prices) for my sanity and sleep in the last week!

If I want the super parts for this baby, should I buy them now at 15,500Y or wait till a later reissue? Would it be cheaper then? What was the MSRP on the Super packs anyways?

Thanks everyone!!! I finally got one last night. My first restful sleep in a week. Where do you guys see the quantities left? I'm using Firefox, maybe it doesn't show up on that browser? I have pre-order awaiting payment - so I assume they will e-mail me a week before to ask for payment when the time comes? I forgot what they did last time - I think I paid up front.

Woohoo!!! finally got one... now I can sleep.

What?! that serves me right for taking an early lunch... argh!

Yay! Thanks so much!!!

Yes, I signed up right from the very beginning, but have never received any notifications via e-mail from NY at all (yes, I've checked my spam)

Woohoo! You've got a deal brother. I'll still keep looking though. Thanks a million.

Has NY opened up any more VF-25Fs this week yet? Since I missed them last week, am I SOL (until the release?) Pls. PM me if anyone see one available please - I'm still looking. (what a loser!)

Damn! Woke up just to check again tonight... sleeping with one eye open... still no re-stock at NY even with the inflated price... argh...

Amazing builds Chris! Truely beautiful. So the grey is bare metal right? I just got my Kodai, and was wondering if it should be red with bare metal (whenever I get around to them - nice kits though - although the details and panel lines are a little deep/trench like for the scale - but that's typical of "heavy-handed" Bandai) Have you considered Alclad metalizers? I would try those on my build - maybe a few different shades. Now I've gotta get a second one for that folded up look - love it.

It's tough for east coast as it seemed to have been restocked at 1:40a, 2:50a, 5:50a, 6:40a EST - oh it pains me to even think that I've missed out on all those opportunities and that's just last night! Is there anyone in Toronto, Canada that has gotten more than one pre-order that wouldn't mind parting with any extras? I'd throw in a free tour of my models collection and even a "hands-on" tutorial on panel line oil wash for their VF-25F when I do my baby at my "famous" workbench?

Hey speak for yourself! I was sleeping, so I snoozed I loose... Up too many nights with work lately, and the first night up till 4:30am my time, had to catch up - I HATE THIS! So last night I thought I'd reward myself with a good night's sleep (I guess I was wrong!) argh. p.s. I never got any e-mail notifications on any of the rounds at NY ?!!

PM me too plz!

I can't believe I missed so many opportunities... damn sleep!

Oh well, I hope NY puts it up again tomorrow at $20 more...

Well NY put up the page finally - of course its not available immediately! - argh!! http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/4884-macross-f-dx-chogokin-vf-25f-messiah-valkyrie-saotome-alto-custom-renewal-version-reissue.html

unexpected system error!

Hey, anyone want a sneak peek at these badboys come and join me in Stuttgart... http://www.fmx.de/program.html#!/event/1037

Hopefully here's my chance again...

Ahh, kindred souls... you know me too well! Yes, I was so happy just to finish the darn thing and get it off my workbench, now the more I look at the crappy photos the more I'm ashamed of the photographs. I am just happy I finished this, but it really tried my patience, never have I broke so many pieces or had so many parts just crack and break on me for no apparent reason (one of the arm cuffs had cracked as well as 3 of the 4 yellow tips to the reaction missiles - I would have never known had I not of done an oil wash, of course the black wash creeped in to expose the hairline cracks!) I don't get it, maybe the plastic deteriorated or something, I just can't explain it. Also some of the decals just flaked off due to handling, you really have to clear coat seal them after the fact - just really poor quality water slide decals from Bandai - I think they were counting on people using the stickers provided. You really do gain an appreciation for the design after you've built one of these, I originally thought it was just to bulky and un-graceful - but know I really do like both modes - can't decide which to keep it in (and can't believe I would go through this hell again to do another one to keep one in each mode - I really believe modellers are sadist!) Thanks for all the praises... it does dull the pain of the build somewhat ;-)

Thanks all, actually the photos are kind of blurry... (I'm not really satisfied with them - just glad its done!) If I get some time in the summer, I'll take it out again with the SDF-1 to take some proper photos of them outside like my older stuff.

Battroid mode! ...and finally, the moment I've been waiting for... the missile doors open BAM! Sorry, not much of a Gerwalk fan, so I skipped it on my way to the Battroid. And its here it shall stay until Bandai re-issues its VF-25S Armored renewal toys and I can actually get my hands on it - which at that point I leave that toy in Battroid mode and re-transform this model back into the aircraft mode (at least that's the plan). Oops, the posting got all screwed up waiting for that time limit to expire while posting and now I can't edit it (the 2nd batch of Battroid pictures, before the missile doors open is supposed to be before the missile doors open but it doesn't show up to let me edit it) - oh well, you guys get the idea.

Well, I can't believe it myself... after 94hrs, finally finished!!! This was a much bigger undertaking that I had originally thought. Full of setbacks along the way if any of you were following along in the Workbench thread. I just wanted to power through this and didn't see the need for a build-up thread partly because I was selfish and didn't have the time and also its so close to the original VF-25F I did before (but easier as it didn't have the alignment problems and modifications). This is a much improved kit than the original fighter mode only kits as the armor contained all the tabs that you needed to lock it into the various modes. I must admit that it did take me 2hrs to transform this baby from the aircraft to the battroid mode - but I was careful to not break anything else and not scratch the paint finish. So without further ado, here are the first batch of finished photos;

Haha! I blame you guys... its the V2 Bandai Renewal VF-25S Armored that everyone was posting (that I missed out on - argh!) that prompted me to build the 1/72 scale model.