M'Kyuun
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xrentox, hope yours comes problem free. Mine came in excellent shape. I've transformed mine from fighter to battroid and back to fighter, with and without packs. Currently it has the packs on, but I think I'll be removing and boxing them for the interim future. Already, my ankle ball joints are starting to feel loose, as well as the wing swing bars. I really could have lived without the high speed feature, and all it does, IMO, is introduce one more point of weakness into the toy. While I've never had an issue with my VF-19's ankle ball joints, my YF's are already starting to weaken. It was a known weak area on the VF, and really should have been corrected with some improved engineering. My aft stabs don't lay flat, either, and I'm afraid to push them too much, as they feel like they'd break if I did so. I also wonder why they made the leg lock tabs so small... I needed to use a mechanical pencil to push them in. I can press them in with a finger on my Blazer. My overall impression is that both quality and engineering took a step back from Yamato's VF-19 series.
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The love isn't gone. It's just diluted. The YF should have been superior in quality to the VF, but in my case, the opposite is true. Still, it's a damned cool toy. No regrets.
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Transforming the fighter takes some fidgeting. The mid-thigh joint needs to bend one click, and the lower leg slides need to adjust from full aft inward towards the knee just a little for the wing mount pegs to line up with the slots in the leg armor. I messed with it for about 30 minutes to finally get it all lined up. The final result, at least on my copy, is a fragile but beautiful beast. But I fear it'll all fall apart lest a single mote of dust land on it.
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Mine arrived today as well, from HLJ. The only packing was a single sheet of cardboard under the YF-19 box with a piece of thin cellophane stretched over it to basically keep it from sliding around. No other wrapping of any kind. While I like HLJ, their packing leaves somewhat to be desired. My 19 was pretty tight out of the box, esp the mid-thigh clicky joints. I found one tiny red paint smear, but all other apps look pretty good so far. Bummed they didn't even tampo the Danger Intake markings; those are standard fare on a valk. Pretty damned inexscusable on a $300 collectible, IMHO. A couple issues on mine: In battroid, there's a 3mm gap between the belly plate and the landing gear doors once the nosecone is snapped into the chest. The lower edge of the belly plate sits too high, and will not flush up to the gear doors. The nosecone/belly plate angle into position perfectly prior to being snapped into the chest. I can't determine what's keeping the whole assembly from angling down further, but it looks off, and it bugs me. Also, one of my shoulder FAST packs would not attach due to the connection being a hair too wide. I filed it, and now it works. There's no click to the leg packs, at least on mine. I had to press the hell out of them to keep them from falling off. And, the right ankle ball joint already feels a little bit loose. It holds a pose, but it's noticeably looser than the left. I don't do GERWALK, so I can't say how it will fare in that position. Overall, after handling my VF-19, which is about as perfect as one of these things can be, I'm a little let down by my YF-19, for the above reasons. It's still an awesome figure, and outshines the Yamato YF-19, but for the money, I would have expected a little better. And c'mon Arcadia, Bandai tampos the crap out of their valks. Even Transformers have more tampo printing.
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Carted one on AmiAmi, as well, but had to register, by which time they were already sold out. Just snagged one over at CDJapan. 5000 yen for EMS shipping. Ouch! But I didn't have to register; Paypal and done. I never heard of CDJapan, so I appreciate the heads up. Skullmilitia, I'd hang on to the G. It sells for higher value than the F, plus, IMO, it's the nicest looking of the VF-25 series, even moreso with Super Packs. Thus far, it's the only renewal 25 I own, and I love it. If I had to choose, the G would be a keeper.
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I'm looking forward to this, too. Good reboot of the series, IMO.
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On smaller models, I don't mind picking through a pile. However, when you have a multi-thousand part model, I wouldn't mind subassemblies. The opposite is true, though. My wife got me the Tower Bridge set (4287 pcs), and nothing is numbered. There are multiple bags of the same parts, though, so I would exhaust one bag, and then open another, just to keep the clutter down. I remember the UCS Millennium Falcon taking me a week to build, as my space was severely limited, so I had to keep the parts bags in the box and sort through them for parts. I think that was the only time I didn't enjoy building a set, since it took so long to find the parts I needed for any given step. Sure looked fantastic when it was done though. Worth the frustration in the end. I have a sizeable collection, the majority of which is not sorted, so I feel like an archaeologist everytime I need a particular part for a project.
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The Transformers Thread (licensed) Next
M'Kyuun replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
The green and red striping just under his windshield looks out of place. I wish that was a 2 sided part that could rotate to present a black side for bot mode. It's not a deal breaker, but it I don't think it looks right. Better yet, the windshield could slide down to cover it and sit just above his hips to give him a much more animation accurate look. -
Light bluish grey is correct (medium stone grey, LEGO official name). Light grey, the original classic color, has been long retired. Agree with opening a virgin set...great feeling. I'd also rather have an unassembled set shipped to me. Thus far, every used set I've ever bought came disassembled or mostly so. As far as the next new valk, I hope Kawamori-san steps away from the traditional fighter look in favor of current 6th gen fighter concepts. There are some really pretty designs on the web, and the next manned American fighter is going to be a wholly different animal from its predecessors, along with its weapons systems. We're rapidly bridging the gap from sci-fi to sci-reality. Not sure if such a thing would work in Macross...50 missiles with their windy exhaust trails rocketing towards their target is a pretty cool visual, as opposed to an EMP emitter, sonic weapons, or non-lethal incapacitants. Same can be said for any projectile weapon...much more visual impact.
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Lucky, I probably won't get mine until Friday. Gonna be a long week of anticipation. Funny, Thursday's my wife's birthday, but I'm getting the better present.
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Got my shipping notification from HLJ. I have to agree that the only real flaw, IMO, is the black showing at the knees in fighter. It's a bit detracting, but I'm a battroid guy, so I'll overlook it. The fighter mode still looks great. Can't wait to have that uni-booby goodness in my hands. I'll second the suggestion for a valk transformation video thread.
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The Unlicensed Third Party Transformers Thread
M'Kyuun replied to slaginpit's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I hope they do well too. I'll have to check out their Huffer. I'd be thrilled if they made an Omega Supreme. I loved the Animated look and alt mode for OS. -
That's another lovely set. I bought it for my wife, and we use it and Lord Vampyre's Castle (my favorite castle set) for a Halloween display. Marcos Bessa is the designer for both the Monster's Haunted Mansion and the awesome Arkham Asylum Breakout set. He's fairly new on the LEGO Design Team, but these sets, as well as his own personal builds are testaments to the guy's talent.
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I can relate, but for the Parisian Restaurant. Great set which I highly recommend, esp if you like building city stuff. They did a good job on the Simpsons' House, but I'm personally not interested in acquiring it. Too much other good stuff coming this summer, Bennie's Spaceship! topping the list, along with the Super Secret police Dropship, and a slew of the upcoming Ultra-Agents, with some Ninjago & Star Wars thrown in for good measure. ErikElvis, I have that that set displayed in my LEGO room. I find a lot of these capital ships to be quite striking, esp with that dark red on light bley. They're terribly out of scale, though, and usually very limited internally. Anyway, hope you enjoy the set!
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No longer the end of the world! HLJ took my money, and I'm feeling pretty damned good about it. They charged 3300 yen for EMS, approx. $32 USD, 26,568 yen Black Friday preorder cost, for a total of 29, 868 yen/ $290. If I can come in under $300 for one of these things these days, I'm pretty pleased. If my Blazer is any indication as to the quality of the YF-19, I'm happy to part with the money.
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Starting to have a bad feeling about HLJ's ability to fill their preorders before April, esp since they're already low stock and there are a number of us , including myself, who preordered it and have yet to receive pay requests/confirmation, or shipping notices. Gonna go sob helplessly while I fold laundry.
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No one will know until we have a new 19 in hand to check fit. Once released, if you're interested, I'd suggest contacting Kurisama, if possible, since he could make adequate tweeks to his existing design. That would have been a nice extra to include with the new 19. I'd have more use for an arm cannon than the fold booster attachments.
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They can accelerate that release if they're so inclined. I won't complain.
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Sure is pretty. Hope there's a YF-21 in the works, with an equivalent end result.
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Agreed..original Blacktron colors/logo/minifig torso design were better, although there were some neat sets from the second wave. The Allied Avenger comes to mind. As it happens, not one of my original Blactron sets survived being parted out, but I have a few Blacktron 2 sets that are whole. At some point I'll try to remedy the first part of that statement. As much as it would thrill me, I doubt Bennie's Spaceship will be out in May. I'm figuring it'll be part of the August release schedule, which means it'll start showing up in late July. I hope vehemently that I'm wrong.
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If we're lucky, that Darth Revan fig will be the May 4th freebie for orders over $75. I'm not familiar with the character, but he looks cool nonetheless.
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Deus Ex movie - I never asked for this...
M'Kyuun replied to Ghost Train's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Pretty impressive effects for a fan-made, and overall well done. Undoubtably, Deus-Ex would make for a good movie in the right hands. Personally, I'd prefer the original, wrist mounted crossbow, music, everything. The original game still stands out to me as one of the best games I've ever played. -
Most likely...stretch it out to the very end. I keep checking my email looking for the ship notice from HLJ. Really looking forward to this, and hope it's at least as solid as their VF-19.
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I have that piece in a couple recent sets. Definitely useful. There are also 1x1 round plates with a hole in the stud that should prove most useful as well.
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Wildstyle's bike with the Super Secret Police truck is an excellent set. That and Bad Cop's flying car were the first two sets I bought. Love 'em both. As for double sided building, the brackets are useful to an extent. I also use bricks with studs on two sides as well as 4595 http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&catID=7&itemYear=&searchName=Y&searchNo=Y&q=&catLike=W. The plates with fully enclosed clips are pretty handy, too. But there are times when space is at a premium, and a plate with studs top and bottom would be the best option, instead of fudging a solution.