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Yes, my 1J I had a hard time extending the legs fully and that was the issue, the 1D was like butter though. The 1S doesn't have its legs extended in the comparison pic because I skipped GERWALK mode in the transformation so I didn't feel the need... although I guess since I was doing a pic of them all standing together I should have. On the scores - I just didn't feel it was different enough to warrant one, same with the VF-1J.

I think this was my favorite pic in my latest review:

Full review with tons of larger pics is up on my site. Now I'm going to go celebrate my tiny sliver of Irish heritage

There are differences between the Bandai 1A and the Takatoku 1A (in 1/100 scale) but it's pretty clear they used as much of the old mold as possible. Mainly I think they just changed the head a bit to make it less easy to break the antenna but it's been a long time since I looked at both. One of these days I'm really going to need to buy a new tape measure so I can help settle these odd scale debates when they pop up...

The irony is that the 1/100 transformable VF-1A toy there was made by BANDAI. So Bandai is both right and wrong in the same picture. Nooch.

I kinda did. I was a bit on the fence about ordering it at all, then I saw it would be released domestically and figured I'd just wait it out and hopefully get a domestic release for cheaper than the cost of buying one. As it is now, I never bought the origin valk... but at this point if they released it today I probably still wouldn't buy them until I found them on sale.

I'm pretty sure they are but I'll try to double-check with them and confirm.

I'm guessing BBTS is going by the old information supplied by Toynami for release dates. That had the Red Beta out at the end of January and instead it came out mid Feb (IIRC). So I would expect at least a couple week delay on the green Beta... I'd guess late April but that's totally just a guess.

At the risk of repeating myself yet again, the release order confirmed by Beagle is Stick, Ray, Houquet, Yellow. Anyone who ever said otherwise was going off the information provided by Toynami BEFORE they started working with Beagle.

I know I'm a little late on this but I've just posted an update to my review of the original Yamato 1/60 VF-1D toy that includes a few comparison pics to the V2. Here's a sample A post completely dedicated to the VF-1D should be up in a day or so.

There is shoulder articulation. That spot is extremely stiff right out of the box though. I can't really explain it right now but if you watch one of the movie reviews I think they'll show you where the shoulder is supposed to be articulated (I'm pretty sure Wizartar does this but I can't recall for certain). It sounds like that should help your opinion of this toy out. My toy locks fine enough, it's only when I try to pose it in a way that would push the tab out that the tab actually does get pushed out. If this continues to be a problem you can always just put a piece of clear tape on the tab to make the fit tighter.

I've updated my previous 1/60 posts to include that picture.

Tokyo Anime Fair is March 18th

No problem, the proof is on this page: http://www.robotech.com/store/viewpreord.php It states:

RT.com only charges you when they process items for shipping.

Wow, RT.com not exactly representing well these days. I heard they announced the Shadow Chronicles recall and then when people sent requests for refunds RT.com stopped communicating. Lame.

The TV Macross was always meant to dock with the ARMDs also so this isn't a DYRL specific question. Gloval just uses the carriers instead because he folds to the wrong spot.

I have lots I'm sure you'll see them from someone else before I have a chance to post them... there are so many other toys I have to focus on right now.

ALWAYS, and I mean this, ALWAYS cancel any toy order you make that you find out is on backorder. Toy stores have almost no say in the matter of when they'll get more stock in so most the time people wait forever, the toy never becomes available again, and by the time you realize it you can't find the toy anywhere else. Just cancel your order, buy from some other store, and hope for the best.

Sorry for the confusion folks, it was late. I had my Roy out for pics with the 1D when I noticed the crack on my Roy. No problems on my 1D.

Well, I'm very familiar with this thread, and I knew the danger of the parts and always handled my shoulders with extreme care, and upon my latest picture shoot with the VF-1D I finally developed the crack on one of my shoulders (and you better believe I'll be updating my review of the Focker this weekend). If anyone is keeping track my vote can be changed from perfect to "broken, thanks for nothing." Of course, I'm not all that upset. I immediately put in my request to Overdrive and am hoping for the best. My 1J and 1D are definitely amongst my favorite VF-1 toys still and I'm pretty sure it was just the Focker 1S that was the bad apple (although others might not yet have been perfect apples). My appreciation of the 1/48 did just creep up a tiny bit, I'm loving my Max TV-1A.

Yes, the original YF-19 1/60 does work with the accessories released later. That was just more a comparison to the complaint where a lot of people would prefer a bundle here, expect a bundle here, and would rather buy a bundle here. When the YF-19 Bundle was released several people kicked themselves or sold off their first editions to buy that instead (with fixed gun no less).

What he said. Your English > Robotech.com's English. Some guy making minimum wage for RT.com basically just tried to tell you that your order had not shipped yet and then ignored your second question.

LOL, right, 'cause Yamato's track record is sooooooooooooooooooooooo much better. YF-19, meet YF-19 BUNDLE! 1st edition 1/60, meet SUPER EDITION 1/60 1st edition 1/60, meet SECOND EDITION 1/60 1st edition 1/60, meet 1/48 vf-1! 1st edition 1/72 toys, meet SUPER edition 1/72 toys! 1st edition 1/48, meet 2nd edition 1/48!

I can ... almost I really thought the folks on my site would want to see the VF-25 1/100 first but instead they voted for the VF-1D so I'm working on that right now instead