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that is AWESOME!!! ...so, who's is it?

it's just the usual "coat it w/ nailpolish or superglue to make joints or connections tighter" fix. you can either coat the tab/peg on the inside leg of your VF-0 or the outer sides of the holes on the sides of the backpack where the pegs go in. personally i prefer using super glue since nailpolish tends to flake off much more easily. but i'm guessing there might be an alignment issue w/ the VF-0 mold where there's a give-and-take between the intake connection and the leg-to-backpack connection. it doesn't really bother me much anymore. what really annoyed me were those damn micro-missile pods and launcher pods that kept falling off of the wings. so far, the super glue fix is working like a charm on them.

didn't want to start a new thread... just wanted to ask if anybody here uses ArmorAll on their Yamato valks?

awesome! EDIT - so... it's gonna be shown on Cartoon Network... hmmm... i really hope it doesn't end up looking like this...

yeah VF-1D... definitely iconic... will go perfectly w/ the upcoming 1S Roy TV ver. i finally had time to clean my valks and i decided to play around/transform my VF-1D... it's just awesome to own a v.2 ver. of it. I'd definitely buy a 2nd one if Yamato decides to re-issue it w/ the shoulder and crotch upgrades. EDIT - i saw some on ebay and amazon... not sure if you'd consider the prices "fair"...

the thing about that hip/intake connection (at least on my 0A) is that if i try to fit it in flush, the lower leg to backpack connection pops out, lol and yeah, super glue is awesome... i finally decided to beef up the hardpoints of the missiles that come w/ the ghost pack coz they kept falling off at the slightest touch.

nice job! looks better w/ those stickers. although it looks like there's still that problem w/ the hips/intake not connecting tight enough to the underside of the chestplate in fighter. i was cleaning my Shin VF-0A and VF-0S awhile ago and i do have to agree that the 0A looks much better/sleeker in fighter while i like the 0S better in battroid.

amiami still has 3 left. they've been sold-out of this item for the past six months so it's a sure bet that what they have are the re-issues.

awesome! can't wait to get my hands on mine, although it might take a few more weeks. guess it's safe to say that the this month's VF-1J re-issues are all safe.

you have to have an address in Japan or a Japanese resident proxy to order it for you.

the real problem is the thin plastic really, esp. the sloped part where most of the cracks occur. but i don't think we're going to get any solution other than the smooth pins. also, on my v.2 VF-1s with knurled pins, the pin moves/rotates when i move the shoulder... it doesn't on my VF-1S Max, VF-1J M&M, VE-1 and hopefully on my armored VF-1J when i finally get it.

you can actually check the pins just by moving the hinge and checking if the pin moves/rotates or not. no need to take it apart... unless it's already broken

cool! it's available already. make sure to mention if the shoulders are fixed and if there are any other improvements. might take a while to get my hands on mine.

also interested to see SP's/FP's for these and if they will be exclusive items or not. the new exclusive revo M&Ms don't have SPs too, last i checked. wtf is going on!?!?!?!?

no FP's? must be another add-on exclusive. well, congrats to those switching to this line... 2nd VF-1 in the line-up and it's already an exclusive. glad i just got me these - M&M

it was just a matter of time... hopefully there would be pics soon, i'd like to see 'em 1/100 FPs.

aha!... thanks for the heads up!

exactly what i was thinking... if these were the colors used for the low-vis 1S, i would've been all over that. too bad it's another f'n exclusive... i'm gonna need to psych myself up to spend whatever will be the final price tag for this sweet looking bird. goodbye 1/60 Angel Bird, hello VF-X.

cool! i'm perfectly fine w/ that... now to add it back on my to-buy list...

this should be added to the Hi-Metal VF-19 thread... seems Bandai can't stop w/ the exclusive add-ons for the fire valk.

@ff95gj - congrats, man. Graham did say it could be a midlife crisis thing... maybe in a few years it'll happen to us too!

overflowing??? send them to me!

how long is the finale? d/l'ing 2 700Mb files for this... taking quite a while... can't wait to watch it.

yeah, i had a nub break off on one of my missile boxes... now i'm super careful whenever i take them off. although, i don't think i'd want bigger holes coz only the missile boxes seem to be super tight and i don't want it to be like on my VF-0A where the missiles fall off at the slightest touch. i don't think he mentioned he got 2 radars... i think he just said he had the same problem w/ the radar pack that attaches to the left arm.