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I think more of the complaints come from Bandai's apparent lack of care for the Macross franchise. Bandai has released better engineered and better functioning transformable Gundam kits for cheaper retail. As well, the proportions for Battroid mode are a little wonky for my tastes, but that's just because I prefer the look of Yamato's v2 1/60 as opposed to the broader chest look of the 1/48s. That being said, the kit has a lot of potential for someone with more modding/customizing experience. I'm no slouch when it comes to basic skills but I don't do much to alter the original kit, so take these statements in reference to a more traditional "out of box" build.

I'm unfortunately in that mid ground. Not brand new by any means, but still not quite able to afford $300 all at once. Having until May to save was how I was going to be able to afford a 19 finally.

Couldn't get any of them in time. My hope is that this release helps drive the price of previous YF-19 releases down a bit. I've started to see more and more of them available as the pre-order date got closer so hopefully the pattern continues.

To be honest I was already looking at the VF19 as an alternative and was even starting to like the Fire Valk colors a bit more. And yeah the yellow on the 19S stands out a fair bit and I'm not sure how much I like it. But most of the more colorful paint schemes have been starting to grow on me more as time goes on. Maybe it's time to sit down and watch Macross 7 to really get into them.

Yeah I had read through and watched that video review as well as a few others and it seemed all of the loose joint issues in the anymoon review were only really present in his review. I don't know, I kind of like the look of the Yamato one and it's a lot cheaper to find. I was mainly looking for more info on the common breaks or loose joints. Thanks to everyone for all the info and quick replies

That was one of the reasons I was looking at the Yamato, to avoid the pre order madness of the Bandai release

After checking a couple reviews I still haven't been able to come to a concrete answer so I figured the best place to ask would be here. Is the first run Yamato YF 19 (box art in attached image) a release that should be avoided in favor of the later releases (such as the fold booster gift set)? Or is it still a good release on it's own? I just can't really afford the Arcadia release and the price difference of the two Yamato runs is pretty vast so I was hoping for a clearer description of any updates/fixes.

My first two valks, so I guess my most recent.

My first two valks, so I suppose that counts as 'most recent.'

That's kind of what I figured. I finally bit the bullet on the 30th Anniversary VF-1J as my first Arcadia 1/60, because of the sale on HLJ. Still not completely in love with the color scheme so I thought I could try to cover some of it up with super parts In all honesty though the paint is growing on me, and I'm sure it'll be nicer in hand than in photos.

Hey guys, first time posting here and I tried lurking a bit to find the answers to my question but to no avail. I'm just trying to figure out where I can find super/strike/GBP sets for Yamato/Arcadia's v2 VF-1 Valks. I tried eBay and mandarake only really able to find full sets (valk with parts) and I'm just looking for the parts, and to get an idea what the average price for these sets should be. Any help at all is greatly appreciated, Cheers.