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Yeah I just an email stating they shipped one of mine. Still waiting on the second one.

It seems no matter when i paid i'm always getting my valk last from NY. I'm always getting my valk 3-6 weeks after release date with EMS shipping. I'm getting frikkin tired of it.

I'm tired of paying mark ups on preorders. I'll pass.

WTF! The Gmail iPhone app didn't send me a notification for n-y's relist. I missed it. frakkin bullshit.

The improvement the Kai needs is a built in speaker system that plays mp3s of Firebomber songs. I'd pay over $400 for that.

Overall i think these are best looking yf-29 super packs. The colors are really good.

At least they didn't make the symbols the same color as the wing.

LOL! Nice optical illusion.

Finally got mine. It's actually better than i was expecting. Mind you i haven't transformed it yet. It seems as solid as a VF-19 from the swoshing around the room i've done so far.

Not sure why Arcadia isn't milking the vf-4 mold. Makes about as much sense as not reissuing the VF-25S.

The vf-11 needs to have the heat shield improved. The system they used is crapy.

I'm curious what was said now.

I hope it's moulded in the correct color to avoid paint chips.

The way Nora died was silly too.

Yeah that is the thing that bugs me the most about Zero. The "villians" don't get taken out by our heroes. Ivanov especially should've been taken out by Roy.

Yeah 22000 JPY + 9800 JPY = 31800 JPY is a given. I wouldn't expect the Kai to go any less. The question is will Arcadia mark it up like it did for the VF-1? My money is on yes especially with the mention of extras. This is the first non-vf-1 reissue by arcadia and will set the precedent for the year(s?) to come. Interesting decision to pack in the soundbooster. Yamato probably would've been smart to do that for their release, Arcadia not so much. Probably the only way to sell the sound booster would be through a web exclusive offer. I think collecting Valks is going to get really expensive really quick (more so than it already is). It's funny how some people think vf-0d is going to be under $200. There is no way that is going to happen especially considering how much the vf-1 is now.

The VF-19Kai will inherit the "venting" when it gets released for $400+. Just My opinion.

This thread should be pinned.

That's disappointing. I have a hard time believing Arcadia didn't notice this in testing (if they do testing). After the VF-4 and VF-19, i was expecting as good quality as those two valks especially for the price.

I still haven't got mine. Has anyone been able to transform this thing without scratching the black paint on the cockpit sides? Or is this guaranteed to happen if you don't put tape there?

Can't speak for anyone else but price was completely the reason why i didn't get one. Since the destroids didn't transform i was expecting the price to be signifigantly cheaper than a VF-1 ver 2. i couldn't justify getting one for the same price as a vf-1. Still wish i had one. Maybe i'll find one cheap somewhere someday.

Does Arcadia want to stay in business? They're releases are bizzare in the least. They opened with a undisireable paint scheme VF-1 mass release at double the msrp. Then re-released 2 VF-1s that were already previously re-release the year prior. The released the YF-19 but acording to counts (mine isn't here yet) is not as good quality as the yamato VF-19 (hugely dissapointing). And now the VF-19 Kai with soundbooster. Don't get me wrong, i love the Kai. So much that i have 2 of them. But they're are still easy to come by. Some shops still have it for sale. The key here will be price. I can't see them going together for less than $400. I don't think they're going to sell too many at that price.

If you find one. Ill buy the gunpod off of you.

Yeah the non locking chest on the v1 is a huge fail of yamato's part. Yeah after i got screwed with one missing chest cannon on my VF-171 alto i always open the box and look over the valk even for my duplicates.

All i'm really saying is that Kawamori has a unique background that allows him to design valk a specific way. I can't think of any mech designer that has that background. If someone else were to take the reign it's doubtful they will be able to maintain that certain aesthetic. (eg how the metal siren is more super-robot looking). Does this make sense?