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To me all this shoulder talk is a lot like the BP8 talk with the 1/48. I had one BP8 break and I'm pretty sure it was largely my fault but I heard others who insisted that they had handled the part with care and that it had seized or broken for some odd reason. I've owned a LOT of 1/48s (I'm not Godzilla mind you) and while I was a bit more cautious with that particular part it wasn't anything I lived in dread of. I had a few "Whoa, glad nothing broke" moments when the toy would slip in my hand but that was about as nerve racking as it got. This could be opposed to Yamato's monumental failure, the VF-0 toys. Those toys break, and break bad, with little interaction needed. I think it's just knowing how crappy the VF-0 shoulders are now that is ruining a lot of people's enjoyment of these new VF-1S toys. Just take a deep breath people and remember the BP8. Yes, there is a part here that can break but know this isn't the VF-0, it doesn't have to break on you. If you have gotten yourself so worried about it breaking it don't blame Yamato, that's an internal struggle you've got going on. Relax, enjoy the hell out of this toy, a LOT of people bought it and there seem to be more people complaining about their fear of it breaking than there are people actually saying it broke. Until that ratio changes there's no reason to do silly stuff like trying to loosen parts or fixing things that aren't broken. All that said, if the number broken does surge upward I'll be amongst the first to grab a pitchfork.

I'm pretty sure MH has only shown the sillouette of Houquet to let us know that they intend to make one.

Here's a comparsion pic of the Takatoku Chunky VF-1J Hikaru next to the 2001 Bandai version: I don't have an Origin of Valkyrie yet but eventually I should have a post similar to this one. From the looks of it the new Origin line is just a reissue of the 2001 versions with the exception of the Hikaru VF-1J now getting a heat shield.

I think you guys may be over-reacting just a tad... I have a ton of fun posing mine and the design of the shoulders makes them even more poseable than they would if they locked into place (although I do agree, it would be extra sweet if they had a lock that you could unlock for an extended range of motion).

Did any of the 2001 reissues have heat shields? I'm under the impression none of them did but all of these "origin" valkyries will?

Yeah, in that particular example you're probably right but I think it makes it clear how easy it could have been to wedge in just about anything. All you really need to do (as a director) is include a scene of Roy looking away and switch to a shot of what he might be thinking of (SDF-1, VF-1, hot scantily clad women, etc.).

THere was also rampant speculation the VF-1 would show up, a Low Vis in particular to canonize Yamato's paint scheme (shut up, no one wants to hear it was Bandai who was helping pay for the show). It would have been easy to have either show up in reality. The SDF-1 wouldn't necessarily have to be complete. Here's one way of doing it: Scene: Shin and Roy talking on a carrier: Shin: "The VF-0 is amazing. Perhaps this war is coming to an end." Roy: "This is just the beginning, a test bed for the REAL fighter in development" (cut to image of a VF-1 fighter taking off on some desolate airstrip, perhaps with some obvious testing mechanisms. Return to two pilots talking) Shin: "Then the war must be coming to an end." Roy: "Regardless of what happens here, we have the upper hand. The alien spaceship is within our territory and before long we'll have a technological advantage the Anti-UN can not compete with." (cut to image of the SDF-1 under construction on South Ataria).

I watched this movie for the first time a few years back when a buddy said "Holy crap, I just found Krull on DVD!" "Really?" I asked, "Let's watch it" not admitting I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. Then we watched it... I got bored with it half way through and got so hammered I ended up hooking up with a horrendous looking girl at some point during the evening. About a year later the hideous girl introduced me to her gorgeous sister (seriously, it's like Arnie and Danny D from Twins). I thought I was getting places with the cute one when she pulled the "Wait, you don't think we're going to hook up do you? I can't hook up with a guy who hooked up with my sister" line. In short: watching Krull ruins your odds of sleeping with hot girls. Oddly enough, I randomly kissed a girl a few months after being shot down by that cute sister during a Rambo commercial and have been dating her ever since. So, Rambo is the good in this world that cancels out the evil which is Krull.

If there ends up being a super queen or king Vajra on that planet I totally called it and you "hives don't work that way" folks can shower me with apologies! Then again, I haven't seen the most recent episode and it may contradict that theory entirely... in which case I apologize to all of you for having brought it back up.

How are those bigger wings going to work in Soldier mode? Looks much improved in fighter.

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Yes, the way things currently are the wings do get in the way and yes, the waist did function on the version 1 but it was limiited in its range (althought not quite as limiited as the waist on the 1/48 which is limited both by the wings and the swing bar).

Nope, I can definitely think of ways to make a much more articulated perfect transforming toy. If I was much cooler I'd draw up diagrams on how to do it. You can make it so the waist turns and functions (you'd probably need a larger scale), you could make it so the wings recess, and you could make it so the knees could do more than a 90 degree angle.

Simmer everyone, Save says there's no indication this is more than a custom.

I'd much rather have a toy be perfect transformation and have some ugly bits than imperfect transformation ANY day. Non PT toys inevitably fall apart, pieces pop off and get lost, and usually they're not visually all that much better. Even in larger scale non-PT toys like the Yamato 1/60 V1 just suck. Yes, the Toynami 1/100 could look and function better in many respects but it's still a nice compromise in all three modes and gets the job done (the swing bars are TEENY in comparison to older toys although they do need a lock). As far as I'm concerned, if they're going to charge $39.99 for these then there better be a LOT of engineering going into them and that better mean they're perfect transformation. I don't think a Lego version of transformation should run nearly this expensive. If it's $39.99 and twice as nice as the Toynami 1/100 I'm going to LOVE this line.

I'll be making a post soon on my site (maybe next Monday?) with comparison pics of all the major VF-1 toys. You might find it handy... at least I hope you do, that's the point of the post. In the meantime I'll be updating old VF-1 posts so the scores present an accurate ranking. It's a pain but the summary goes: VF-1 v2.0 FTW.

When I started posting toy reviews I figured I'd do it for a few months, maybe a year, and then everything I owned would be on the site and I'd have to move onto something else. It's now been more than a couple years and new stuff is being released so frequently that I can't even come close to keeping up. I definitely did not see this coming. If I did one post a week I could go through the rest of the year posting nothing but renaissance toys that currently aren't on my site. Wow... so much good stuff.

I believe my post here goes over the differences: http://anymoon.com/blog/2008/02/08/aoshima...oy-148-legioss/ They're similar, and they both have some problems. If you're in the US though I'd opt for the Toynami MPC, it's a iny bit less of a crapshoot over the Aoshima and looks more anime accurate. That's just my opinion.

Yes, that's the Toynami, and no one can tell you much about it as it hasn't been released yet. Supposedly it'll be out in November.

Yep, it's the adapter plate that's breaking. They've all broken where the plastic is thinnest outside the large center hole. It would appear the best bet for fixing this would be to reduce the thickness of the hard point on the wing rather than fiddling with the adapter plate itself.

What's wrong with the GG torrents??? ARGH!

ha, just as i was editing my post to say I found out. Good news!

I was on vacation for a week, I expected to come back and see an ep21 discussion. Was the show not on the air last week? The suspense is killing me. Ep 20 gets a thumbs up from me. I kinda wish Michel didn't try to squeeze in a "now that I see my entrails I realize I love you" moment but otherwise it was all gravy. EDIT - see the 21 thread now. Now to keep an eye for subs... w00t.

yeah, over-priced. If it were perfectly mint that would be about right though... maybe still a bit on the high price. They can go much lower too if you're lucky.

Every set of twin missiles I applied to the wings broke. I'm very let down. I should have a full review up some time in September. Also, if you're applying them on Wave 1 valks you will notice even more floppiness due to the additional weight. Wave 2 seemed to handle them pretty nice and they are a good addition to any valk's battroid mode.