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  1. mechaninac
    Oooohhhh... want! AmiAmi
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    It's subjective and based entirely on tactile feel. If an objective comparison were to be made you'd need to start by weighing parts of equal volume in order to determine the density of the ABS grade used on each toy (denser usually equates with stronger); next, you'd need to perform some destructive testing (pull test, shear test, etc) to find out each plastic's modulus of elasticity (how far you can bend/pull/twist a material and still have it return to it's original state without showing damage – no stress marks), and how much force it takes to break parts of equal geometry molded in the different plastics. Anyone care to donate both a VF-19 and a YF-19 for the cause? They'll die an honorable death....didn't think so.
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    This! 1000x this!!!
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    Repeat of last week's in the original time slot, followed by the new one... and it was a good one, too.
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    It's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye...
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    I don't want this Valk... I need this Valk!...
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    Got mine from HLJ today; no defects or breakages that I can detect. It looks impressive, but like many previous posters, I too am a little underwhelmed... not as much as I was with Yamato's version, however.
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    Sure... Tesla's numerous patents related to AC current never went anywhere. And it wasn't "greedy" America suppressing anyone. It was J.P. Morgan's financial interests in Thomas - wizard of Menlow Park / too smug regarding his own successes - Edison’s DC current fixation. Tesla was backed by Westinghouse, and surrendered his patents and financial interests, voluntarily, to his benefactor in order to guarantee investment money for the construction of the Niagara Falls hydroelectric power station (first in the world), electrification of the Chicago World's Fair (which finally convinced the skeptics that AC was the future), and fight J.P's/T.E's elephantine influence... Tesla and Westinghouse came out on top. Tesla died penniless because, although he was a genius, he was a horrible business man who pursued far too many outlandish ideas, like wireless power transmission. Back on topic: I enjoyed Zero quite a bit. My only problem with it was it's short OVA nature (it sure could've used another 2 or 3 episodes) which necessitated a truncated story and led to the awkward, rushed, ending. But all the mecha designs that went into the production were superb. It's too bad will likely never see the Destroid Cheyenne, or Octos in 1/60 toy form.
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    Mine just got processed through the sorting facility at ISC New York NY (USPS). I may have this in hand by tomorrow or Friday... excited, curious, and anxious at the same time.
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    The problem with paint is as you stated... transforming the toy would damage the finish. Thing is, molding in ABS, or most any plastic, with a pearlescent or metal flake additive mix can have its own set of issues: flow marks around injection gates, swirls near internal ribs and screw-bosses, and knit lines where the plastic meets after having to go around open slots.
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    They're that far along already?.. Drool...
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    Wouldn't that be kick in the nads for anyone who prefers matte on their Yamato/Arcadia valks and the ability to remove or keep the intake covers, but bought all the 19s despite the show car finish and permanently shuttered intakes because what was released was IT, take it or leave it. Personally, I still would not buy the Kai... worst Macross character ever, tie for worst VF design (Mylene's 11MAXL is the other) in terms of colors and detail -- a face with nose and mouth, pfft! However, if Arcadia were to update the molds for the chages you stated for the S, F, and P, I'd likely cave on those, and sell my one VF-19S. I'm a pragmatist; I always hope for the best while expecting the worst... that way, I'm rarely disappointed. I doubt the new YF-19 will be enough of a let down to be truly disappointing... unless I get a copy made of self-explodium...
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    When I wrote a few pages back that Arcadia's YF-19 was bound to have its share of design/engineering quirks an WTFs, I was hoping to be wrong; but from all the postings I've read since it came out, it appears that my pragmatic observation was a major understatement... Be that as it may, I'm about to find out for myself in a few days as my copy has just shipped from HLJ, about 12 hours after making payment (HLJ has been on the ball lately). Now the nail biting begins until I can see if I got a gem or a lemon... kind of an unsettling feeling given the cost of this thing. Edit: D'oh! Meant to make this post in the YF-19 thread... oh well.
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    Wake me up when they get around to rereleasing the VF-19F. VF-19Kai Arcadia?... Yawn!
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    Will you be hollow-casting the particle beams housing croissant/horseshoe? If not, that's going to be one top heavy mutha...
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    I hope it's better...
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    Superb! Only one thing missing on the adjustable arm... a joint that allows for positioning your subject in a banking orientation.
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    All of HLJ's contact information can be found here. Mommar, Kicker, I really hope you guys can get this whole mess sorted out.
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    LOL! I can actually picture that conversation taking place -- Bandai CEO --
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    $15 refund/store credit on a $300++ item is a downright cynical insult! That's a severe black mark for Amiami... caveat emptor where they're concerned. Inexcusable! The way for them to properly, honestly, handle this would be to offer the $15 as a partial return shipping compensation with an ironclad commitment to issue a full PayPal refund upon receipt of the clearly factory defective/broken item. They, in turn, should take it up with Arcadia for allowing such a junior league error to get out of the factory. The two breaks reported herein were caused during, or just after, assembly, or, more likely, done by the incompetent gorilla nestling the toy in the plastic tray before sealing everything up with no QC oversight... like the old joke about GM pumping out defective vehicles to be sorted by the dealers if/when a consumer complained. This is just so unprofessional all the way down the line.
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    Yeah, seeing the F variant getting reissued again with no hint of a S re-pop, which should follow Alto's in the rerelease schedule as it was the second renewal to be issued, is very frustrating and disappointing. If Bandai followed the original renewal release sequence we should, by all rights, see the S follow the F, with the G coming out 3rd in line; but no, we actually get F followed by F followed by crickets...
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    Not much of a TV series or Sitcom watcher here; serialized shows can't hold my attention most of the time and comedies actually tend to bore me, so I gravitate towards science and history programming. Having said that, I have been following Agents of Shield, sad to see Being Human ending, and looking forward for the second season of Sleepy Hollow, but my favorite has got to be Vikings on the History channel... what a gem.
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    Great idea to have repository thread for transformation tutorials and video links... this should be pinned, too.
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    ChaoticYeti, that stand of yours rocks... gears commence turning inside head...
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