Slave IV

This thing is ridiculously good! Gives me the creeps, it's so scary looking. 1/12 figure of the year! I don't want to put it down!

The difference between the standing and banking adapters is just the angle of the peg hole to fit the Valk either one way or 90 degrees in relation to the arm. So it all depends on how you configure the arms and the Valks on them for you to decide which type you need. The same adapters fit in all three modes so you just need to look at the adapters that come with your Valks and see how they relate to the Yeti adapters. Basically, a Valk pointing along the thin edge of an arm needs a standing adapter and one pointing perpendicular from the flat side of the arm needs a banking adapter but that can be easily changed with an elbow, which will also give more angle options. The Alpha stand is more robust than the Beta stand and the mount is in the middle of the stand for the Alpha while the Beta has the mounting point off set to one of the side edges which might leave room to display a figure or other item below the Valks on top of the stand. Either one will hold two Valks, no problem but people have put six or more Valks on the Alpha.

That photo shows one knuckle, one regular arm, one XL arm, two elbows and two (standing) adapters.

Great choice! You’re going to be impressed as there are no better stands out there. At minimum, you will need a dual arm and one arm (probably an XL) and two Yamato/Arcadia adapters. Depending on the poses you want to achieve, you may want a different combination of arms and elbows but what I listed would be the minimum parts needed. Let @ChaoticYeti or us know what you are trying to achieve and you will be helped. There are endless options.

Nice clean display setup.

Looks like it was worth it to me! Nice!

zIt seems much more likely that a CF 1A would come before the 0A

I think he means the difference between the Hornet and Super Hornet but for the F-16.

That's interesting info if true but it makes sense. I'm just wondering why the F-20 ever went into development if it is the case though. Swoosh!

Not sure if it was already mentioned but I saw this available for preorder - Variable Fighter Master File VF-1 Battroid Valkyrie https://hlj.com/product/SOF39424/Sci http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=MED-BOOK-011871&page=top No images yet but amiami used this as a placeholder

Thanks for the info, makes sense! The fuselage has a very different shape and the sides resemble the F-5 a bit, which is why I mentioned that.

Great points, I totally agree. Imagine if such a store existed? MW would pillage the crap out of it in seconds! Yep. Just tell us the options up front. In their defense, they seem to be doing that with the later releases, SDF-1 being the best example. Can't blame them for putting out the other stuff years ago before PF was a thing and then deciding to offer a PF now. The VF-0 needed a revamp, the VF-1...maybe they already consider it perfect? Sure, there are little changes that could be made but probably not worth the effort to them (or me). I really don't want to be buying another line of VF-1s unless their is significant difference and improvement. Including stands would be nice but I thought those adapters were just for Yetistands . Other than that, I think it's a good thing that a classic and great toy is made available as often as possible...there is nothing more annoying than wanting a toy, having the money and not being able to buy it at retail. Also, I think all releases should be PF and include stickers for those who want to further customize. Well said! This is my collecting philosophy as well. They make something I want, great! They don't make it, money saved! I already have it?...Share the wealth!

Congrats! That's one of my favorite Valks! Damn, that thing looks nice and expensive (quality). Your pic is fantastic as usual. Pretty cool! Looks like F-16 meets F-5

sold!

All good! I wasn’t worried about who you were calling what, just sharing my stress free collecting method. Everyone obviously has their own way but keeping a checklist that binds your decision making seems very stressful to me. In my lifetime of collecting, the only time I’ve made a checklist is for comic books that I already knew would come out and even then, it never worked out well. Just let it go!

HOLY EXPLETIVE DELETED!!! This Carnage figure is so good I don't even know what to do with it! BEST LINE IN COMIC STYLE TOYS EVER!!!

Oh, that looks pretty cool!

Yeah, it's all fun and games! I will say, I get more enjoyment out of getting the same Valks, usually in a different color and slightly different style, than I do buying a single version of a new transforming toy for other transforming toy franchises. Something about Macross Valks just speaks to me!

I'm not waiting like a fool. Plenty of other things to do in life than worry about if some toy will come out. I've survived my whole life without the existence of what toy might or might not come. If they make it, sweet - I'm buying it! If they don't, oh well - money saved! But will I have a big grin on my face if they do make all the toys we're speculating and already teased...You're damn right I will!

I don't know why HMR has expanded beyond Macross but based on the Robot Spirits I have, the Non-Macross HMR are on a different, higher level than RS toys. Dorvack and Mospeada would be cool to see in HMR. Either way, I don't think other releases will make or break Macross HMR releases.

Well, it's good to know there are purists who are dedicated

Lol, don’t be silly. That’s crazy talk.

All good, I get that some people need their Macross fix. Here I was, impressed at how good all the HMR releases are and surprised that the non-Macross ones are in many ways better and it just sounded like an ignorant statement for someone to call them junk.

Wait, people buy more than one of each Macross DX release?

Anything that you don't collect is junk, LOL ok. Collecting toys is serious business and how dare companies take longer than some people want them to put something out and how dare they put effort into something some people don't collect. Anyways, that HMR VF-1A Hikaru I recently opened is pretty fantastic. I originally had no desire for more valks of lesser quality and smaller scale but they really are a lot of fun. HMR Q-Raus will be great to replace the RD thing I have as a stand in for now.