I'm among those few that don't like the the new VF-19 gerwalk mode.
I'm at my office so I don't have my VF-19 nor the YF-19 so I'm posting this pic from the net:
The leg bends "back" at a lower angle due to more forward/back movement at the ankles. It's a much more extreme and aggressive stance, better than the new VF-19 can reach.
Fighter and battroid mode of the new 1/60 VF-19 are top notch but gerwalk mode is a step back due to the poor back and forward movement at the ankles. I wish Yamato goes back to ratcheted ankles for the possible YF-19 ver 3 since it is my favorite from the 19 series.
I have the same problem, too much time between episodes. I've just watched the new one, but tomorrow I'll start all over again. It's going to be 1-4 all in a row.
I'm attaching a quick sketch I made illustrating what Reïvaj is saying about the front section being fatter than the rear section. I'm just trying to show that the curve of the chestplate is thinner than the section of the nosecone where both pieces meet.
I guess yamato played a little bit with the proportions but tried not to ruin fighter mode. Bandai's VF-19 front fuselage and the section behind the cockpit are wrongly shaped.