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    Were this any other property, I'd say Disney runs the risk of running this franchise straight into the ground through over-saturation; but it is Star Wars... fans will just about eat up anything that's thrown at them.
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    Ha! That would solve so many problems... but what happens when the Nefario Principle kicks in?...
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    Huzza! Got my N-Y purchased Maruyama VF-171EX and CDJ ordered VF-19 Advanced delivered today; 2.5 weeks and 1.5 weeks respectively to my door... not bad for SAL and SAL Registered.
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    ^ I don't think we're witnessing any developments from the posted picture as I believe that the prototype on display is the same one we've seen before.
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    It seems to me that Evolution did incorporate a sliding function on their hinge design. Note what looks like a track right behind the hinge on the inner side surface of the pod. That slit suggests a substantial amount of travel to have the pods sit higher up the back in battroid; incidentally, this detail would also visually benefit from being moved to the lower half of the scram-jet pod, along with the hinge assembly, as we've been discussing. Great job with those Photoshops, BTW. It's amazing how much adding color to the prototype improves its looks so much, and ameliorates a lot of the less pleasing aspects of Evolution Toy's rendition of the Valkyrie II, even without any changes/corrections to the prototype.
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    ^ But that is the UN-SPACEY kite emblem. It's just that it is M2's version of it; as in, the emblem's design was changed over the intervening years between DYRL? and M2. It's certainly much less of a change than what we see in Frontier's change to NUNS and its complete drop of the kite in favor of that generic looking diamond.
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    If HLJ offers to take it back at their expense, including original shipping and return shipping, I'd return it and secure another copy off CDJ or AmiAmi (both discounted) while it's still a viable option. Which store? I paid 2200yen for SAL shipping for my VF-19Adv off CDJ, and I live in the East Coast of the US.
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    12 still available, as of this post, at CDJ as well, for 23000yen (~$187) and with the option to ship SAL to boot.
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    Hi-Metal R

    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Same here. I'll become interested once the destroids and enemy mecha are confirmed and set for pre-order; until then... ZZZZzzzz...
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    ^ A telescoping pylon, made of POM and/or metal, would get around any reach or pivot range limitations, and solve the visual issue of the exposed arm. Durability should not present any problems either as the pylon is not supporting a heavy or structural part... just the scram-jet pod. I'm just not sure how feasible, from a manufacturing/assembly line point of view, such a solution would be in 1/60-ish scale.
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    Is Arcadia releasing another YF-19? Only Arcadia knows. They could reissue their 1/60 version, but won't likely do it for the foreseeable future since Bandai just released their VF-19 Adv. What would it include? Probably the same array of ordnance as their original release, including fast packs, and stand adapter. Chances for a Fold Booster are slim, unless they choose to do something like a Ghost X-9 and include the booster with it. Otherwise, you'd need to hunt down a Yamato fold Booster -- they are compatible. Arcadia's YF-19, AFAIK, does not suffer from crumbling anything, but it does have severe weak ankle syndrome due to horrible design inherited from Yamato's VF-19s. Price-wise, Arcadia's YF-19 was almost 100 USD more than Bandai's VF-19 Adv. And their value has been increasing despite Bandai's new entry. Look to Bandai to make one in their HI METAL R series of toys, if the line survives long enough. There are also the VF-19 Kai and VF-19S that were produced from their old, now defunct, HI METAL line.
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    Comparing the line-art with the prototype, Evolution Toys placed the hinge too high; it's not that they're too big, it's the location that is wrong. The hinge's size/geometry is about right, and if it was placed in the correct location it would completely eliminate the obtrusive looking box-section arm. This: _______ | | | | | |__ | |__| | | Not This: _______ | |__ | |__| | | | | |___ _ _|
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    Great picture of fighter mode, thanks for posting. Does it look perfect? No; but it does look pretty good, to be honest. It definitely does not seem as sophisticated as recent efforts by Yamato/Arcadia or Bandai; but it's nowhere near as crude as the old 1/55 brick, or even Yamato's 1/72 M+ or v1 1/60 VF-1, I'd rate it far closer to something between an HCM and v1 VF-25.
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    Hi-Metal R

    mechaninac replied to joppewo's topic in Toys

    Is that a nosecone or are you happy to see me?...
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    That fighter... someone on the production design team must be a Macross Plus fan.
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    I've said it before and I'll say it again, and I'll keep repeating it until it sinks in for everyone: Play-Asia should be avoided like the plague; the kind of stunt they pull with these pre-orders is beyond underhanded... it's borderline dishonest, definitely unsavory, and truly bad business practice.
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    D'oh! After such a great hour, having to wait 3+ month will indeed suck.
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    ^ Sanity is overrated...
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    To me, Bandai takes the win, by a hair, in the Fighter Mode category: It looks a bit more dynamic overall; It's slimmer in profile; It lacks the slight hump evident on the spine of the Arcadia version; It has a clean transition from intake to thigh to leg, unlike Arcadia which sports that unsightly black hole disconnect; It's intake shape and angle are much more complimentary for fighter... and no thick lip; The larger, more prominent, canopy; The way the canards sit; On the minus side -- all nitpicks: The rear landing gears are too small; The front landing gear doors are really tiny; The feet stick out a bit too much; It tips forward on its rear gears; Bandai could've fixed this by making the front gear longer to compensate -- it already folds anyway; The hard-points are too closely spaced; Arcadia's rear stabs look better; Clearly, Bandai went for Fighter mode supremacy, while Arcadia paid slightly more attention to Battroid mode in their design process. The fact that Bandai's looks almost as good as Arcadia's in Battroid is a testament to Bandai's engineering. Both renditions of Isamu's 19 are top notch... Yamato's is just embarrassing by comparisson.
  20. mechaninac
    Que in the black clad, asthmatic villain!.. Season 2 premieres tonight at 9 PM on Disney XD. Cannot wait.
  21. mechaninac
    Ditto on the CDJ shipping notice: but since I chose SAL, I won't get mine for at least 2 weeks...
  22. mechaninac
    In Stock at BiJ as well; 26,990¥, but they offer 2800¥ FedEx shipping.
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    The overall sculpt of the 1/100 Bandai kit is so far superior to Evolutions rendition of the VF-2SS (head, chest, upper and lower legs, forward fuselage and shield, feet... just about everything) that it's not even funny, and it's conversion to a non SAP equipped version, while not perfect, is quite slick; it just looks right. The only area where I can clearly see the prototype toy being superior is in the way the wings tuck in in Battroid mode; the toy's is perfect, while the model's looks like a cape. The cockpit of the model and its canopy also leave a lot to be desired, as does the front landing gear, but I ascribe those flaws to the kit's scale and vintage. I'm still looking forward to the 1/60 toy, however. I'm definitely getting one to test the waters - Silvie's I assume; if it impresses me I'll get Nexx's and any other color variant Evolution produces. If I'm disappointed, the first will also be the last, but at least I'll have one piece to represent this most unlikely of Valkyries in toy form; other than Bandai's tiny 1/250 fighter gashapon, that is.
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    At least they included a stand with the Valk as a standard accessory... Yes, I'm looking at you, Arcadia!
  25. mechaninac
    I'm not sure if this is the most appropriate thread for this, but thought I needed to share it with the community; here is something I came across online that may be of interest to anyone needing to repair broken plastic parts on their toys, specially when plastic weld is not an option, 2-part epoxy is too messy, CA is inappropriate, and anything else just won't work: Liquid Bonder by Bondic Full disclosure disclaimer: I have not tried this myself, but it is intriguing and presents some interesting possibilities.
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