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i prefer the P variant too. I remember Graham saying "patience" or "be patient" when asked about the 19P a week (or 2) ago. that I will do... somebody should really change the thread title to include the VF-19P.

"Element of Surprise" perhaps? yeah, they didn't sell well... coz i didn't buy any, even when it was going for 50 bucks a pop.

just got an email from Locus btw, they still have 7 of the VF-X and 5 of the AB if anybody is interested. HK$860 and HK$880 respectively. that's weird though coz the yen SRP of the VF-X is 1000JPY more than the AB although these VFs from the HK seller will probably only ship out by Tuesday next week since Locus mentioned that Monday is a public holiday for them.

anyway... i still find it cool whenever a VF can grab hold of a person or something like that in the shows. anyway, back on topic... i really hope the D variant comes out first... no matter how many times i look at it and from every angle, I just can't get past the weird shape of the VF-17S head.

my valk would definitely need to have hands... how else would i be able to rescue pretty, singing babes falling out of the sky?

the one on the psp cover actually looks more like WTF more than MTF...

MW contributing to the accuracy of the design and gimmicks of the VF-17... good times!

i like this pic...

very informative text review... where are the pics!?!? ...and yeah, it's a shame they didn't go ahead and put even a few tampoed markings. doesn't the tampo printing under the wings count?

wow, that looks great... very believable battle damage. awesome job!

this apparent tie-up between Yamato and HLJ and the number of web-exclusive products they've been able to sell is a good sign. now collectors are not so worried about a limited/exclusive item being announced since it will probably end up being listed on hlj and other online shops eventually. even the loads of exclusives from Bandai can be had from most stores these days. a few years ago you would've needed a proxy in Japan just to get these things...

i would rather they make the tv style helmet/s if they were thinking of making more of these uber expensive stuff... but yeah, it's M7 time for Yamato so that probably wont happen.

i guess this is news then - Glow-in-the-dark stickers(?) for 1/3000 SDF-1 http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=33521&view=findpost&p=911822 online shop exclusive 2011年5月26日 発売予定 メーカー希望小売価格　 800 円(税込)

does anybody have a problem keeping the canopy shut? any mods for rectifying this problem? btw, thanks for the pilot fig exo.

not sure if this is news... http://www.yamato-toys.com/items/detail.php?gid=1889 Yamato seemed to have liked the idea of that guy from toysdaily who made his SDF-1 glow in the dark. let's hope the PE valk++ add-on will be next.

i only have the 21 and its been a long time since I transformed it, but the legs shouldn't fall off. but do be careful when positioning the legs at the hips when going from battroid/GERWALK to fighter... if you force it when making the legs open outward you may stress the thin plastic where the hip joint block connects to the leg. it may actually be safer to detach the legs and position them for fighter and reattach them the way it should be for fighter mode.

+1

don't mind Voltron, but i really hate the look and feel of the characters. wtf is all the smiling for?

i'm more interested at what (or who) they were laughing about at the end. i looks like more emphasis was given to the knee joint instead of the hip joint for GERWALK mode.

yeah, i figured. the $100+ is just an estimate based on the difference between the prices of the two. man, i guess the bliss factor of a $350 toy does wear off after 3-4 months. ...maybe I shouldn't get this after all.

and why should i listen to a guy who's supposed to be a hardcore Macross fan but still thinks the pilot is situated in the head of a VF.

VF-17 definitely needs to be matte. and i'm fine with the v2. VF-1's LERX being painted metal/diecast and the rest of the valk matte plastic.

need some feedback guys... recently got some extra cash that my wife allowed me to spend however I wish so I'm thinking of finally getting an SDF-1 . while i don't have the time, resources and talent to build the kit ver., i'm forced to consider it coz of the difference in price. ff95gj mentioned that this will be a completely unbuilt kit and not like the 1/2000 ver. which, iirc, had some of the sections built already. I will also definitely need to find somebody that can make this for me... but I kinda have trust issues . so... how happy are you guys who got the completed toy version with the yet to be released kit ver. in mind? will it cost $100+ to commission somebody to build and detail the kit ver.? Thanks in advance.

looking at the black part it looks like 3 clicks and it's maxed out? was the breakage caused by trying to get that one more click when it was already maxed out? the v2 VF-1 hip joint can be moved 4x. not sure about the YF-19 since it's in fighter and i don't really want to transform it atm.

that's cool!