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Thanks! Though I'm still essentially beginner level, I'd like to think I've improved at least a little over time. Only one more to go and I'll have at last finished the movie skull squadron. Though I suppose I'll have to also finish putting Max's 29 back together too...

I stick by my original theory that the crotch plate was always meant to be colored/textured but the CG guys ran out of time so they said "F it, it's gonna be hidden in fighter most of the time anyway" and left it essentially blank. And now the uncolored crotch plate is canon.

Super parts are a lot more blue than in the promo pics posted at every retailer. I'm fine with it, though I like the darker grey better.

Sweet! I love the VF-19 Advance!

The white landing gear gives away that those pics are lies.

Got around to finishing the VF-1A I started like last summer. DYRL VF-1A flown by Macross's OG pimpmaster:

HMR Armored VF-1J available for PO again at Amiami. https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?scode=FIGURE-149648

And there will still be PO madness for a freaking web exclusive because Bandai.

They're (sometimes) overtightening the screws. I only had to turn the screw on one of my shoulders every so slightly to get it to move normally again. Seeing as this is essentially a reissue of an established mold that didn't previously have such issues, it seems Bandai isn't the only one to take a hit in the QC department.

A bit pricier than buying from Japan, but at least it's available for anyone to buy without hassle which is a good thing.

I got lazy and ordered one from Hobby Genki a couple days ago since it was the same price as Amiami anyway. Total with DHL shipping was $261.

Whoever buys from Hobby Genki please let us know if you receive a 25G or a GP01. Or maybe a VF-25GP01

Who would buy from them? That name is pretty tainted among hobbyists.

LOL! Doubt Bandai will give us the Cat's Eye... maybe as an expensive limited run model kit from Arcadia like they did with the Lancer. It's the terrain of an alien planet. Good eye though. Even I'd forgotten the model of Nikon I had bought years ago.

Whoops slept through another preorder. Guess I'm getting too old for this sh**. Then again, I haven't had any problems getting any releases before or right on release day, so maybe PO madness is just something we're inflicting on ourselves.

I'd like them to add an optional additional back brace for the wing armor parts, similar to what the 1/72 model kit has. Never liked that the heavy wing armors were held aloft only by two weeny little swivel joints.

Nah they're pretty easy to access with a small screwdriver. You can take the entire arm off by swiveling the shoulder back and removing the screw that's exposed.

My quick and dirty HMR Super VF-1S Hmmm there's something off about that last pic...

One more for the road...

They're secure on my copies. Nope. I just detached the entire arm and then was easily able to access the screw under the shoulder pauldrons to loosen it. Side by side with the Bandai version. While Bandai's toy is excellent, it's really a VF-19 Advance posing as a YF-19.

Shoulder surgery was a success. Both the shoulder and bicep cover on the right arm were super tight. Loosened the inside screw just a touch. They're really overtightening them at the factory.

Just transformed to battroid. It's been years since I transformed any of my Arcadia 19s but the transformation is so much more elegant than Bandai's version so I was able to get right back into it without any problem. Can't finish because while the left arm is fine, the right arm is pretty tight and I'm not going to force it. Looks like some minor shoulder surgery is in order.

Better shots of this beauty

PF boxes are the same size as the non-PF editions, just black. Don't know why Arcadia doesn't just use a regular box and just slap a "PREMIUM FINISH EDITION" sticker on the front.

Those look pretty sweet.