SuperHobo Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Ok, now I'm a little scared as I just ordered mine from HLJ. Someone hold my hand. Quote
MaveRick Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 alex: i would have gone ballistic if i were in your shoes man.. hope it's just bad luck. Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) Megazone stuff shouldn't count since you can get free replacements for that. Don't know what yamato have to say about these headless valks though.. Maybe like the side parts they want to sell the head seperately? Edited July 22, 2008 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote
Alex Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 alex: i would have gone ballistic if i were in your shoes man.. hope it's just bad luck. Speaking of ballistic, the missile boxes don't open btw. No storing of small parts anymore. And I AM really pi#$ed off. 12000en down the tube if I can';t get a refund. I really want this to be an isolated case but each of the breakages i've had on just released items have been reported elsewhere. Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 And I AM really pi#$ed off. 12000en down the tube if I can';t get a refund. I'd be pissed too man, I am planning to buy this if I see it in person at a con for a good price, but I'm going to inspect the thing from all angles just to be sure, and hope I am not buying a lemon. I really want this to be an isolated case but each of the breakages i've had on just released items have been reported elsewhere. True Hey any advice on how to avoid breaking the piece that broke on yours? It seems like the hip connection bar and placement in the nose in battroid mode is the area I have seen referenced in other reviews. Quote
Graham Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 The head is just a press fit. It is not supposed to be screwed on. It is designed to come off, so you can remove the nose cone. Graham Quote
Alex Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) The head is just a press fit. It is not supposed to be screwed on. It is designed to come off, so you can remove the nose cone. Graham How about yours Graham? Does the hip bar seem difficult to remove when getting it back into fighter? They've pinned the door in rather than having it click in and out. It would have been better if it had been the latter. As it is, the plastic is way too thin so the pins just tore right through. Edited July 22, 2008 by Alex Quote
Nexx Stalker Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Although the 1/48's do look good, just thought it was too big. No Valkyrie will ever be big enough short of a 1/1 . Quote
Rhapsodyred99 Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 No Valkyrie will ever be big enough short of a 1/1 . I am always surprised when I put my 1/60 VF-1 s with my other 1 60s...they seem so tiny! The VF-0 dwarfs the thing. I realize its accurate but it looks strange to me on my shelves. Quote
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) The reactive armor only showed up for 5 secs. Even the GBP had more screen-time. And the VF-11's had more than that. But they all still fall under the "Star Wars cantina alien" category--people ask for them, no matter how little-known, unimportant, and barely-seen they are. The only valk that really needs to have full armor made for it as a toy is the VF-25. IMHO. More than 5 secs and it sh^t scared DD! Cannot forget the look on his face when the smoke cleared! Can't really blame it for getting only 30 secs of screen time, it's an OVA epi afterall. Edited July 22, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote
Valkyrie addict Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Speaking of ballistic, the missile boxes don't open btw. No storing of small parts anymore. And I AM really pi#$ed off. 12000en down the tube if I can';t get a refund. I really want this to be an isolated case but each of the breakages i've had on just released items have been reported elsewhere. what other places has reported QC issues?? damn, and I thought Yamato has gone past the first release curse, sorry to hear about your problems man Quote
eriku Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Pic from 2Chan, posted at ToyBoxDX. I know nothing about this breakage other than the pic, but I do know this shoulder hinge was something I was concerned about. Quote
Kyp Durron Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Oh Goddamn, here we go again, we have a breakage-prone 1/60 1S just like the VF-0's only it's just not floppy like the VF-0's were. Screw this, I'm holding off and getting a 1/48 Roy 1S in the meantime. -Kyp Quote
MaveRick Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Pic from 2Chan, posted at ToyBoxDX. I know nothing about this breakage other than the pic, but I do know this shoulder hinge was something I was concerned about. WTF.. so does that mean that new VF-1 didn't only inherited the zero valks (1st rel) transformation, but also its major issue as well??? Quote
OmegaD3k Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) Seriously, I don't understand it. Gotta be careful and gentle with these collectibles. I never had any problems with my Yammies, including the VF-0 line. All are still in one piece and the joints are nice and tight (after some modding). Must be lucky I guess. In any case, this isn't a turn-off for me. Still getting the rest of the 3rd gen 1/60 line. Hope this breakage was not due to QC. Edited July 22, 2008 by OmegaD3k Quote
drifand Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Hopefully it's just a case of careless play and not poor CAD or some kind of unforeseen metal/ABS reaction B.S. Quote
Kyp Durron Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) WTF.. so does that mean that new VF-1 didn't only inherited the zero valks (1st rel) transformation, but also its major issue as well??? Apparently, MaveRick, apparently... This is the most disappointed I've been in a long, long time... -Kyp Edited July 22, 2008 by Kyp Durron Quote
Jepoyako Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 HLJ shipped mine out (SAL) yesterday, but my excitement just dropped ~50%. The anxiety is killing me! Quote
SuperHobo Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Ok that last picture has me a little worried. However I wonder how much force that person really used on it. Seriously when I held it at AX that shoulder joint felt quiet sturdy and it held up all the days people were handling it. Additionally could this be a choice of bad material, if so why haven't we seen more breakages at the shoulder for the 1/48 as their designed so similarly. Yamato should consider making most of the joints metal to prevent something like this from ever happening. So far, 1 person with a missing head and swing bar damage and this shoulder incident. If there is anymore of this non sense I'm not impressed with Yamato's quality control. The most recent valks were perfect (Nora, YF-21, VF-0 w/ghost, YF-19 W/ booster etc) why does this re hash of the beloved VF-1 have these problems. I hope the incidents will stop coming in. Quote
eriku Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 It's also possible that the shoulder hinge was already stressed or cracked from the factory, maybe the arm got twisted somehow. If dozens of people experience the same breakage then we'll know it's a real problem. Quote
Twoducks Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Pic from 2Chan, posted at ToyBoxDX. I know nothing about this breakage other than the pic, but I do know this shoulder hinge was something I was concerned about. Oh, for the love of poo! Well, mine is already on its way from Toyntoys , so I might as well light a candle and hope it's just an isolated QC fluke and not a design fart up. Anyways, here is one of those image heavy two part picture review: http://gamu-toys.info/goukin/yamato/60vf1s/01.html http://gamu-toys.info/goukin/yamato/60vf1s/02.html The long neck doesn't stand out so much in these pics. Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Pic from 2Chan, posted at ToyBoxDX. I know nothing about this breakage other than the pic, but I do know this shoulder hinge was something I was concerned about. I hope the guy elaborates and says how it happened, because I hope this is not another case of "god damn it, not THIS sh!t again" Quote
eugimon Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 that shoulder hinge does look awful fragile. I have my fingers crossed though. the 1/60 yf-21 was such a solid release, it will be sad it they slip up again. Quote
danth Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Whoa, news of QC problems is not what I wanted to hear. I'm totally happy with the design and proportions of the toy from what I see in pictures. I just hope it's not a floppy, crumbling mess in reality. At least we know Yamato fixes these problems for later releases. But if my 1/60 shows up missing a head, I'll probably throw it against a wall. I've been waiting so long for this -- it better be perfect! Quote
David Hingtgen Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Regarding head/neck height: I'd suspect that the appearance could be adjusted by how you place the chest plate---if it's not "slid all the way down"---the head wouldn't look as high. I think that's what's going on in these pics: http://gamu-toys.info/goukin/yamato/60vf1s/02.html :edit: Specifically, compare these two pics: http://gamu-toys.info/goukin/yamato/60vf1s/DSC08668.JPG http://gamu-toys.info/goukin/yamato/60vf1s/DSC08685.JPG That's not the photo angle, the chest plate is several mm higher in one than the other. Quote
eugimon Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 yeah, it's not as bad, but it's still wrong. The long neck bothers me more than the long nose cone on the 1/48 ever did. Quote
cube Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Had hundreds of toys in my life and never broken one...except for one of every yamato toy i've owned: 1/60 backpack hinge, 1/48 backpack hinge, and my vf-11's hips eventually broke when I shipped it. garlands, -0As, tab Bs...it's almost mandatory that something is prone to snapping with everything they release. hopefully this shoulder is just a freak accident Quote
David Hingtgen Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Thing is---there's like 3 people on MW that have one, and we already have 2 parts that broke. That's not a good sign. Normally it takes a week or two with dozens of people owning them before we get problem reports. Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Thing is---there's like 3 people on MW that have one, and we already have 2 parts that broke. That's not a good sign. Normally it takes a week or two with dozens of people owning them before we get problem reports. True, what makes it worse is that the last 2 releases seemed to be flawless overall. Quote
VF5SS Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Stop buying gray market toys if you don't want this to happen. Quote
Dante74 Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 And here I was thinking that I would finally own a Valk toy that I could keep on my desk and play with every once in a while. please please please let this be an isolated incident! Quote
miriya Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 It will be interesting to have a poll in a few weeks to see the precentage rate of members who have the new V.2 1/60 VF-1S that have problems. So far the precentage is high but it may be in the numbers. Quote
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