ghostryder

Is there a definitive way to tell (on an unbroken sample) if the pin was installed bur-side up or down? I looked at mine again last night and could not tell the difference between the top and bottom pin ends on either shoulder. Transformation number 6 or 7 for me, no problems so far, but I have babied the shoulders since day 1 when out of the box.

If the pic is squished side-to-side, that means the vertical stabs will look even shorter on the profile view . Sigh...

Agree... somehow, a badly charred Hikaru VF-1J just seems "right." Now we just need a custom 1/48 Britai to kick it's ass... and a 1-off Kakizaki VF-1A to stand there doing nothing

Wow, that lt gray looks great. Not anime-accurate, but much better than the stark white of the '02 reissues. I wish they would have used the dark blue-gray of the original '84 strike valk for the FPs.

Has anyone seen a preorder for the stand-alone VF-0S reissue?

After having both for a while, I think I still prefer the look of the 1/48 with fast packs on, both battroid and fighter modes. The longer 1/48 fighter nose seems to work better with the packs (looks less stubby), and the thicker legs and properly recessed head makes the 1/48 battroid look more menacing.

Weird, I attached them just like the 1/48 (lower tab first) and had no problems? I also agree that the non-retractable dorsal antenna is annoying in fighter mode with fastpacks on. I don't keep it in that mode for fear of scratching the black paint on the tail fins. I'm glad the back hatch recesses in battroid mode, so there isn't the same problem.

How about these? Not perfect, but close enough.

1/48 Hikaru VF-1S with Stealth fastpacks... ...that is until they come out with 1/60 v2 stealth packs, then it will be 1/60 v2 Hikaru VF-1S with Stealth fastpacks...

Right, you'd also have to swap the right wing from the Roy with the "001", and also paint the arrows on the head blue.

I always saw the TV packs as being more of a pure gray without the greenish tint (e.g., the VF-0 fast packs) . The DYRL pack should be very dark with a midnight/navy blue hue. So really, none of Yamato's VF-1 fastpack offerings are correct.

I think Swoosh's previous point was that even on the 1-seaters, the back of the removeable fuselage section is already as high as it can go in battroid mode. On the 1-seaters, it is exposed and is an eyesore, but on the 1D, it should be completely covered by the chest plate. The only way to make a longer fuselage section work is to not push the nose up in battroid, which means the hip hatch would need to be moved up to line up with the swing bar. Which stinks, because the forward fuselage should be a different mold for the 2-seaters anyways, so these changes shouldn't be a big deal.

We know it won't be TV Max -1A (with the ltd 1/48), but I'll be very happy with M&M or a properly hued TV CF (no flesh tone, please ).

I bet the heatshield will be way too short in battroid (same length as the 1/60 v.2 1-seaters).

BAH, I hate when I'm wrong . Oh well, my pickiness will save myself $100.

They are frackin tight, and the only way I could pry them off was also with the edge of a rounded hobby blade. No fingernail short of a newborn baby's is going to fit in that little crack. I just leave the covers on anyways, since I think the intake fans being right at the intake opening looks silly (on all Yamato valks, not just this one).

that's too cute