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Well I got my vf-0s last thursday. Didn't realise Yamato started shrink wrapping the boxes. Can't tell if it's a 1st or 2nd run, but it suffers from loose joint syndrom. I'm beginning to think it doesen't really matter if 1st or 2nd run because all of the 1st issue vf-0s' will probably suffer from slighly loose joints. As I'm a fan of battroid mode I started tranforming it immediatly and sadly one of the rubber peaces popped out of the right shoulder. While this wasn't a problem to fix it still makes me a little mad because after speding over 100+ Euros on this thing I shouldn't be the one fixing it. The toy also looses a bit of it's "prestineness" after one has start removing peaces of plasitc to fix something. Random thoughts... - The achieved accuracy this valkyrie has for all tree forms is outstanding. Finally something that's not just about fighter mode. It's good to see they gave the other modes some emphasis too. - The sliding mechanism for the nose/cockpit part is innovative. To bad the people at yamato didn't think of this much earlier, would of also worked nicely for the vf-1. - One word: Magnets. Never has attaching fastpacks been easier... - IMO the backpack needs that latch back again. - Tranformation back into fighter mode is bit messy. The whole "align legs with arms and fists with backback" is not easy. Your basically blind when trying to fit the tabs of the legs with arms. It would probably be easier to align from viewing from top but this is hindered by the backpack, which cannot be folded over as there is that one flap on the bp that is stiff (no joint). The fix and loose joints aside I am overall happy and really like the vf-0s.

I would definitely buy a new 1/60. It kinda sucks that the better vf-1s are total oddballs when it comes to scale. The main line is in 1/60 scale and I would like to have a nice/great looking 1/60 VF-1S that can be posed with the VF-0 and the soon to be -19.

razorx go to wikipedia and search for the game title. I think all the menu option are listed there. This game is cool. Kicking but with valkyries is priceless. The only slight nitpick I have is that the vf-1 models are all missing the hip crossbar in battroid mode...

You are probably thinking of rainbow ten: http://www.rainbowten.co.jp/english/

Looks great, bring on the Battroid pics. They better stay in one scale. I'd hate to be scale hoping again... It still pisses me of that the better VF-1 is out of scale with everything yamato has to offer macross-wise.

God, not another prequel again. Star Wars, Star Trek and Macross I really hate it... Can we go back to the 24th century please, because this is were I "grew up". I want my starships to be state of the art, clean and capable of taking on enemys. Well as a fan I can at least be happy that Star Trek is still alive.

Forgive the DC/comic illiteracy (what does DCAU stand for), but does this mean there might a new movie/series in typical Timm-verse style animation like Bataman, Superman and JLU?

England lost on penalties again and I'm still feeling so depressed about it... Why do we always have to suffer such defeats. I'm starting to really hate portugal know especially that ronaldo guy.

Hey Graham not really a directly related question towards the yf-19, but can you tell us if yamato has finally settled on one scale for macross valkyries. For e.g. if yamato were to produce a vf-4 would they scale it at 1/60 or would they make it aroud the 30+ cm mark. I'd much prefer one scale for all instead of constant scale changes.

Well I would buy a new 1/60 VF-1. I can't help it but I kind of feel highly irritated by the fact that the basis for the 1/60 line - the VF-1 - is craptacular compared to other current 1/60 (VF-0, Q'Rau) and probably future offerings (YF-19). I would like to have a 1/60 VF-1 - whith a better S-type head. Hasagawa got it right and their battroid is only 1/72 scale. - the chest plate and shoulders problem fixed (Bad, very bad design there) - completly revamped legs. Better locking/stablizing mechanisim, knee caps and the rotation joint above the knees and not in the shin area.