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well, you should have stick with one scale, I don't know about you but apparently 1/60 V2 won my heart all time in term of accuracy, price and size. Unlike some that were never get released in 1/48 or limited magazine or online ordering, now that Yamato is bringing out all schedme periodically so I think you can't get wrong with it.

so nobody care about it huh. Usually Yamato will only post pictures of painted prototype which makes sense that the actual toy has not been into production. These M&M valkyries are pictures of actual production toy, you can see the sprue marks on them especially Max arms. I wonder ever since when they started the production? perhaps test run model? Anyway, it's good to see the actual production toy instead of painted prototype.

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Here's a link to the blog that indicates all the difference between all VF-1 toy up to date, very detailed side by side comparison. http://anymoon.com/blog/2008/09/22/vf-1-to...omparison-post/ I don't know about any of you, but Yamato certainly win my heart, and the V2 is what I will go for in term of accuracy, price point and size.

no doubt that original vf-1j looks much better with red/white combo and I can care less about the M7.

It's definitely VF-1D, Hasegawa has done that. IF you don't like VF-1D head, you can use Max VF-1J head on it, just p&p.

SPECTACULAR!!!! It's so beautifuly. However, these doesn't look like painted prototype, the color looks molded so I was wondering these are production sample?

I got 2 of my standard V2 in one box last month, the box is marked as C-4 which fits both boxes nicely without having to put in anything else. I don't like that idea because when it crushes, it won't have room to absorb the impact in other words ruin the box directly.

indeed it makes no sense at all to make a machine that transforms into humanoid. Transformers is another story because these are Aliens from outer space and they transforms into any of our civlization machinery to hide themself.

It's not a matter of tougher plastic when it comes to production. A lot of people will think if you use the best materials then thing will last much better and in fact it's not the case when you come to production. First you have to consider the structure, mechanism that were designed in the first place. Second and the most important thing is the cost, different materials will use different mold and production method. Last it will come to assembly. I think Yamato decided to go with the shoulder design to give room for more poseability and what you trade off is the durability. To make it better you can have diecast metal shoulder joints, but most people won't like it when you suddenly have a piece of die cast joint over there. If you do paint it, people will start complaining that the paint is cheesy and it chips off which bring out another issue. It's undeniable since it's a joint that you twist and move all the time so the paint will chip. Having a great design doesnt mean you will have the best product at the end of the day, and yamato realize that to fix the shoulder I can see the difference now the pin is smaller in diameter and the shoulder is easier to twist unlike the first one which is tight. Last and most important thing is end consumer, you don't toy around with such an articulated masterpiece.

The fact is we never had tv VF-1J of Hayao Kakizaki in the first place. If you like VF-1J in CF scheme thre is already one out there just released.

Ouch, that looks like a cross between vf-1s and rx-78 with typical gundam color. macrossdam

On a second thought, the major concern I have with VE-1 is those tiny antenna I bet they are gonna make it in soft PU materials that can withstand bending or else they are gonna have some big issue with stiff ABS plastic. I never had V1 ve-1 so I don't know what they were made off, anyone?

yeah that's a painted prototype with partial resin parts, but you can't get too far with over hang radar dish, the final product it's a matter of finished in molded color plastic. I've never seen any V2 that has major different construction from prototype to actual production toy so far. I don't think it will come with a gun pod with VE-1. There is no way ve-1 can mount a gun pod in fighter mode so it won't magically appears one on its hand when it transforms to battroid mode so it makes senses that Yamato won't put one in there.

now that they finally have the radar sits flushly with the valkyrie.

keep that stereotype with yourself and you have no idea what is going on with the production line unless you are lord graham. and we are here to talk about macross, toys, and anime, not stereotype, stick with it.

actually I kinda understand why they went that way on V2 so that the crotch will force the door in place when you push them in, and it's a bit harder to get the crotch out unless you twist it with angle like what they are showing on their website. I never own a 1/48 so I don't know how the well the door snap together once you put that crotch in.

basically I am not quite sure what the heck the translation is trying to say about Fokker and gray finish, but I only know they are using the new crotch in this version. Anyone read Japanese can give it a comprehensive translation?

ok, anyone else have them side by side with V2 yamato 1/60?

I agree, I do think it's time for M&M valkyries because most of the official schemes are out, unless they wanna do more low viz or MG before that.

how does the pilot figures work with 1/60 yamato valkyries?

duh...... veritech is not cool, you better find another forum something like robotechworld.com.

nice work, I was wondering is there any articulation that gonna be accomplished for the hip joint and elbow joints?

I knew they came out of couple years back, I never bother them because they are like using today technology to build a new mold of toy with the 25 years old construction, and I never realize how poor the quality is when I looked up close with the pictures in the link. These toys just simply have nothing to do with Masterpiece, they don't earn that tittle.