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  1. Chronocidal
    I'll admit I'm a heathen who kind of isn't going to complain one way or another about the VE-1. If we get it, great, if not, I think the PF Yamato version is plenty for me. I think my interest has always been the relative rarity of it, rather than actually liking the design, and I'm much more a fan of the VT-1 for the orange trainer scheme. I also collect the M&Ms out of impulse more than anything else, so if we get them, great, but again, I've got enough of them. I really just want to complete the DYRL Skull Squad with Max and Hikaru 1As (and maybe Roy if they ever get around to it, since I already made my own ), and pick up at least a couple brownie VF-1As. I'd love to see them do a combo TV/DYRL pack for those, but if not I think I'd prefer DYRL versions so I can use all those spare fast pack roundels to decorate them with some of the other squadron patches we've seen in the DYRL artbooks.
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    Yep, I think it really depends on which mode you want to display/swoosh it in. Yamato wins fighter mode by a landslide, but the other two modes have stability issues, and will need a stand. Also has significantly less "detail" than the Bandai, but whether those details are a positive or negative feature is really up to the individual. All in all, it's more like an aircraft model with two incidental alternate modes. I'll echo Jenius' thoughts on the Bandai in general though, it's a much better overall toy, in the sense that it handles and poses well. I think if the Yamato had never existed, we would all be a lot more forgiving of its flaws. If you're looking for one to pickup, the Bandai also gets the market saturation bonus, since it's much easier to get a copy of. If you're after something to pose and display in battroid or gerwalk, it just makes more sense to get the Bandai one right now. If you want a fighter mode... I'd still get the Bandai DX, and then depending on your ability with model building, I'd either get one of the 1/100 Bandai HG YF-21 kits to display as a fighter, or one of the 1/72 Hasegawa kits. Any of those will be easier on your wallet than tracking down a Yamato in good shape at this point.
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    Ok, that is rather interesting. I wonder if it's just a trick of the light, or if they actually did use a DYRL head on that one, since the shape is different too.
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    Yeah, I missed the "dedicated pedestal" note, so looks like a standard TV release. Oh well. If they ever get around to a DYRL version I'll probably try for a couple, but it was easy enough to kitbash one with a spare Hikaru from the VT-1, and a swapped instrument panel. I generally prefer the TV markings anyhow, especially the non-backwards modex.
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    Just.. wow Bandai. Reissuing it and not including missiles like you did for the Hikaru re-release... and apparently not even bothering with a stand this time? I mean.. great for people missing one, but yikes. Feels like they're pushing the franchise along in maintenance mode.
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    My family still has the original changeables toys in a bucket somewhere, my brother and sister and I essentially filled an old 5 gallon laundry detergent bucket with them as kids.
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    Boy I love those little Yamato kits, they're such fun to build. I'm terrible about finishing them though, I actually really just enjoy building them and rebuilding them like Lego kits, since they go together and come apart again so cleanly. Eventually I'll have to just glue them permanently and paint them though, once the tabs wear down. I do like the oversized boxes though.. I think I've got about a dozen in a single box. If only they came in 1/48...
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    At this point I'm just waiting for Bandai's separate lines to duke it out, and watch with popcorn as they put out a typical Mini-Yamato release for an HMR VF-17 that completely obliterates the sales of this abomination.
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    No tracking yet, but I did get a note from BBTS that my Miriya should ship soon. I will definitely give them credit for working to honor their original prices as much as possible, they said the tariff change would basically be adding $3.00 to my price, which I have no trouble with. I was expecting it to be far more than that.
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    Like.. ok, I'm all about bonus features. But.. what?
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    Given the scale, you could probably take a shortcut and make a small adapter to plug the Arcadia posable hands into the wrists. Style wouldn't really match, but we've never had posable cartoon hands to begin with.
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    For as much screentime as they got, I'm still waiting on someone to actually put out models of the Fand 1 and 2. The 2 is a very awkward design, but the 1 kind of looks like an advanced development from the F-16.
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    I really have to ask whether some people are actually aware of Lego history at all.
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    Or.. just focus on a product that clearly represents the series it's taken from, maybe? Not to be a stick in the mud about having fun, this just feels ill-advised for them to be parading around random variants and possibilities, when many of the people who pre-ordered are still waiting for the original product. Maybe there's not much they can do while waiting for production, but showing off things that probably won't ever get produced probably isn't doing them any favors.
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    Yeah, that's also something to consider. They might cover the purchase price for a refund, but you're probably not getting any support from Bandai for replacements. Not that that's exactly new, but it's kind of wild seeing Bandai's customer disservice on display internationally.
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    Honestly, moving to the wedge nose is a huge upgrade over trying to blend in actual cones. I've hated how those transitions work since I was about 6 years old, and always worked to make better-shapes out of slopes and wedges. I do think that Blue Power jet set was one of the best they managed though. I love when they break out of the standard wedge plate angles by stacking them to combine into new angles, and especially when they make the extra effort for retractable gear. The fact that the thing is basically an aerobatic F-35 is more hilarious than anything though.
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    Amazon's been pretty regularly beating the Japanese prices, partly due to the free shipping and lack of duties, but the heavy discounts only tend to hit on certain releases that they seem to have over-supply of. I think I grabbed Max's YF-29 for about $175. The hard part is predicting which releases are going to hit that point. I don't think I've seen the YF-19 on heavy discount, but I was tempted to pick one up for the better tail mounts.
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    I... have no idea what I'm looking at. They're making Robotech figures... right? That's what these are supposed to be? Or did I miss a memo or something?
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    I think I did grab one of these from AE at release, but we'll see how that goes. If they show up in the Amazon bargain bin, I'll probably grab a couple more for customizing. Those stands are an interesting thing, though. As much as I appreciate the half-assed attempt at making the stands slightly less ducking fugly by making the mounts out of transparent plastic, I just can't trust them. The first time I mounted a VF-1 on one, that clear plastic started a stress fracture right at the connection point. Still a decent base to build a better mount onto, but those chonky plastic cradles have always looked terrible to me, and I'd rather either use landing gear, or stand the valks vertically on their feet.
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    I got my Tread pre-ordered with Nin-Nin back at the initial pre-order, and have yet to hear from them about any shipping option, so I'm biding my time. I asked about shipping when it came in, and they said something about their warehouse shipping working.. not like any other site I've seen with a warehouse option. Something about shipping out as a bulk order at the end of the month? I don't know. But that was right as the tariffs hit, and I held off trying to ship it, since I don't know if they ever worked out a method. Then holiday travel happened. Hopefully I can actually get it shipped out soon.
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    Yeah, DHL's service depends on whether they decide your region is worth supporting as an actual service area. That's why they've been a disaster so many times for me. I live somewhere "too remote" for them to support fully, so they only send things my way via a third-party carrier hand-off that generally results in a complete loss of tracking and communication regarding my packages.
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    I will give Bandai backhanded credit for one thing.. their pilots are always so tiny, the 17 almost looks the right size.
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    Youch. That doesn't give me any warm fuzzies about getting the rest of the VF-19s.
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    Yeah, I kind of hate that I was considering ordering two of these after the holiday rush, specifically to have the spare parts to make that version. Looks good though. Maybe funny to say, but I think the up-greebling of that design actually helps the ship look better overall. At least with the giant phaser cannon in place, the underside of the saucer is supposed to look blocky. Franchise-wise, I have to wonder if this one will have the same longevity that Star Wars has had. It's taken them four or five iterations of a UCS X-Wing before they made some of the changes it needed from the first version, but I'm thinking it's unlikely we'll be seeing that many redesigns and re-releases of Trek ships over time.
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    Hilarious that they blurred that, but I guess they want people to have to think about what it could be.
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