Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0

VF-25S released?! Scroll down after clicking the link!

Oh hell yes that is the definitive Obi wan for sure! FINALLY!

The feet pull out 1 click for battroid mode, and 2 clicks for gerwalk mode. It's hard to tell. There is 1 reported breakage on here for the 1A, the 1J and Hikaru 1S have no reported breakages here yet for the shoulder hinges. I initially thought that maybe the 1J has POM shoulders, but I'm not sure. POM is only listed for FAST pack bundled VF-1s, and the only stand alone one listed with POM is the VF-1J, which I think has POM hands as the hands are super bright, and POM tends to be brighter than ABS. Either the solution that Yamato came up with was to insert the pins correctly, or the shoulder hinges are now made out of POM and the materials listings on their site has not been updated. I know I am in the minority but I actually don't care that the chest plate doesn't cover the fuselage entirely in robot mode. I transformed my 1/48 for the first time in months and I actually prefer how the 1/60's neck sticks out, compared to the squatted head of the 1/48. I like both toys, like the 1/60 better, but like the longer nosecone and POM shoulder hinges of the 1/48.

Move the arms around and do some poses, if it starts cracking or breaks off, it isn't fixed.

Those are the Venom Vs Valor figures, without any accessories. Dollar General/Family Dollar stores had them with their accessories/weapons for just $2 a few years ago. With their gear they were a great bargain and decent toys, without? No.

It is in the same price range as most MG Gundam kits and he said nothing about poseability, just durability. You just contradicted yourself and the last half of your sentence makes the first part redundant.

I'd still give them the benefit of the doubt, since it would be their first time making a VF-25 toy.

If the VF-25 had tiny tailfins, I wouldn't think that would be cool. I think the DX VF-25 looks good, it appeals to me because I wasn't the biggest fan of how the 25 looked in the anime, especially the battroid mode. What I am doing is giving Bandai the benefit of the doubt, this is their first VF-25 toy, and it is obvious they can do anime accurate just by looking at their model kit. It is obvious that there is another reason why they didn't take this approach with the toys, because even the 1/100 version which can easily accomodate an accurate hip piece, doesn't. If you wanted an anime accurate VF-25 toy, I can understand why you would be disappointed, however to claim that Bandai made the 25 toy the way it is on account of laziness and ineptness is a huge assumption, but one quickly assumed here. The main reason I pointed out the tiny tail fins on the VF-11 are because I am a big fan of the VF-11 as it appears in the anime. 8 years ago Yamato came out with their first Macross Plus toys in 1/72 scale, the 1/60 versions made recently of the YF-19 and YF-21 are huge steps over their previous efforts. Now the VF-11? Yes it is a step up, but not a huge step. Specifically the tailfins, which are important for it's fighter mode. So I find it amazing that people think I complained about the VF-11's small tail fins just because I gave Bandai the benefit of the doubt with the VF-25 toys, considering that I have discussed how the 1/48's fragility is greatly exaggerrated in the past, made numerous polls on which Yamato toys we would like to see next, and have been dedicated to finding a way to fix the The reputation of this site proves otherwise. This isn't an insult, this is the truth.

The only reason that happened is because some members decided to post that Bandai sucks compared to Yamato. It doesn't change the fact that a lot of people here have had broken parts, myself included. No one is denying that Bandai toys have broken in the past, but there are nowhere near as many breakages compared to Yamato. If Bandai chose to make the DX toys based off of either Kawamori's decision or his sketches that we haven't seen yet, that is not laziness, that is just going in a different direction than anime accurate. If Yamato had done that, some people would say "well that is neat that they are doing this, Bandai hasn't done that with Macross, man I'm glad Bandai doesn't have the Frontier license! And pshh...you want that anorexic VF-25, well go to Wonderfest or a garage company or wait for SHE to make one". As for FAST packs and exclusive armors, if Bandai keeps them exclusive then people like me would be mad because that makes obtaining those parts more expensive and harder to obtain. If not, there is nothing to complain about, we still don't know if they will remain exclusives, or later be offered in mass market. Most fans here, and you cannot deny this as this has always proven right over the years, are willing to give Yamato the benefit of the doubt. I see no reason why Bandai cannot be given the benefit of the doubt.

Yeah but mine has broken hinges in many other places. If you or anyone else had the original prototypes in front of you, and they proved extremely sturdy, then I would believe you.

Since the vertical stabilizers aren't that much bigger, even if the awesome Ravens Scheme is planned, you won't see much of the awesome artwork on the vertical stabilizers. Ah well...

You just posted in it.

Compared to the "Yamato rules crowd" they are peeping mice.

My local Target only has 1 Conquest left, and neither those or the Rattler ever clogged shelves here. Honestly I wish I was in an area that did as finding them wouldn't have been such a PITA. I like these two repaints a great deal, I wanted these specific paint schemes when I was young but couldn't get them, but now I can. The Cobra Rattler has sold better in my area, sure, but there also have been times where I have seen more Rattlers than Conquests. It depends, these may have been requested by Target. So far they are the only retailer willing to take the risk on G.I. Joe and order bigger vehicles(than the usual $14.99 sets), and ever notice that they typically have the best exclusives fron Hasbro? The Tiger Rat box art is bearable, but the Python Patrol Conquest box art is not great. There are so many mistakes wrong with it. I would have preferred the original box art, as it is straight to the point, and not riddled with horrible inaccuracies.

It was stated a long time ago that the original 1/100 prototypes were perfect variable but due to the fragility of the hinges, parts swapping became the transformation method.

The Yamato sucks crowd is a very small minority compared to the majority of dedicated Yamato fans on this board. Everyone can agree with that.

Hey I remember those days! It is ironic considering that the main draw back when MacrossWorld was first started, was the 1/55, everyone came over here to talk about it, either track one down, just discuss it, or stare at the customs that Rosario Love and others put out! Now the 1/55 is looked down upon by most of the people here. You were the first person to give the Toynami MPC VF-1 an unbiased, objective review. I wonder if any of the sites in japan are going to get the DX toys early and post previews online. I am itching to see more.

Tiger Force Tiger Rat & Python Patrol Conquest, Click HERE!

I am itching to learn whether or not Alto's super armor will be available seperately later on next year, in mass market. I am itching to preorder his DX 25F!

The toy itself is 1/48, not 1/55.

Dollar to yen ratio sucks but what sucks more is that no matter what you pay, the shoulder hinges might still not be fixed.

Seems like the 3-3/4" scale line will have two segments: -movie -comic as the packing on the ones shown denotes "comic version". I'm not sure what Deadpool will look like in the movie, when I saw the trailer from SDCC on youtube, he had a sleeveless shirt, regular face and no mask.

The question now, is Toynami just blocking Yamato, or Bandai too?

The question is, why now though?

Doesn't look like the materials are changed, it doesn't look like the shoulder hinges are any different and POM is not listed at the end.