Toonz Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 graham......please share some pics...... Can't, I'm still at the office for the next 4 hours and no digital camera here. Graham please share with us when u have time to take pic at home with fast pack too..... hmmm im waitin for mine.... Quote
UN Spacy Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Honestly. Did anyone else get caught off guard (at the release of the Hikaru VF-1S)? I totally forgot that this was being released, talk about being under the radar......... Quote
Nightbat Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 I wasn't... maybe a bit early since the 1J was announced before it and released at a later date but there was no doubt in my mind we would see a Hikaru 1S (especially after Graham started the guessing game) Quote
hikaru Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Just got my Hikaru VF-IS everything is ok except for the loose canopy which really doesn't bother me since this will stay in Battroid mode Quote
Toonz Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 awww......~~~~ the beauty.,...... show some pics to fill our craze...... Quote
Draykov Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Honestly. Did anyone else get caught off guard (at the release of the Hikaru VF-1S)?I totally forgot that this was being released, talk about being under the radar......... When it was orginally announced, it caught me off guard. I am a bit surprised that it's hitting the shelves before the re-release of the Hikaru 1A and Roy 1S, but I'm not complaining. Quote
mcpaz Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Please, Graham, if you get a second, please take a couple of pics of your brand new vf-1s Hikaru valks... since it's going to be my first 1/48... I wanna see!!! Pleaaaseeee!!! Mercy, master!! My promise to make all .xls files you need! My promise do dirty work! Damn... I don't believe I can stand the wait... Tammin, please, don't make me wait too much!!! a (somehow) desperate mcpaz PD: I have just lost my last nail. I'm beggining to eat my fingers. In fact, I'm writing with my ears, but that's just because I can't reach them with my teeth. Damn wait... Quote
SuperOstrich Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 That's a rip if I ever seen one. You're telling me I have to spend $120 for a different head??? *Sigh*, when will the greed ever end? You're getting an entire valkyrie, not just a head. Quote
Toonz Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 That's a rip if I ever seen one. You're telling me I have to spend $120 for a different head??? *Sigh*, when will the greed ever end? You're getting an entire valkyrie, not just a head. plus the box too Quote
Uxi Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 That's a rip if I ever seen one. You're telling me I have to spend $120 for a different head??? *Sigh*, when will the greed ever end? You're getting an entire valkyrie, not just a head. plus the box too And all of the weapons, accessories, etc. MIMB Quote
Toonz Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 That's a rip if I ever seen one. You're telling me I have to spend $120 for a different head??? *Sigh*, when will the greed ever end? You're getting an entire valkyrie, not just a head. plus the box too And all of the weapons, accessories, etc. MIMB and the carrier bag Quote
EXO Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 That's a rip if I ever seen one. You're telling me I have to spend $120 for a different head??? *Sigh*, when will the greed ever end? You're getting an entire valkyrie, not just a head. plus the box too And all of the weapons, accessories, etc. MIMB and the carrier bag And a lighter wallet... Quote
Toonz Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 That's a rip if I ever seen one. You're telling me I have to spend $120 for a different head??? *Sigh*, when will the greed ever end? You're getting an entire valkyrie, not just a head. plus the box too And all of the weapons, accessories, etc. MIMB and the carrier bag And a lighter wallet... with a heavier credit.... Quote
Hurin Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Crap, I thought this had died. I purposefully stopped myself from taking that bait. . . and someone comes along days later and does so. H Quote
wasabi-elephant Posted November 4, 2003 Author Posted November 4, 2003 (edited) Just got my Hikaru VF-IS everything is ok except for the loose canopy .............. Loose Canopy .......Again? <_< Edited November 4, 2003 by wasabi-elephant Quote
Draykov Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Loose Canopy .......Again? I'm willing to chalk it up to an individual fluke until I hear more feedback (particularly Graham's review). Quote
imode Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Just got my Hikaru VF-IS everything is ok except for the loose canopy .............. Loose Canopy .......Again? Funny how I got a little worked up about a possible problem with another loose canopy until i realized one important thing. Not once have I ever posed the valk with an open canopy for more than 30 seconds. Really, who cares? In all the pictures of the 1/48 that members have posted, open canopy poses are pretty scarce which leads me to believe that not many people leave their canopies open either. I also have a clumsy cat who loves to rub his head against things. Last thing I need is him rubbing his head up against an open canopy and breaking it off. Quote
wasabi-elephant Posted November 4, 2003 Author Posted November 4, 2003 (edited) In all the pictures of the 1/48 that members have posted, open canopy poses are pretty scarce which leads me to believe that not many people leave their canopies open either. I also have a clumsy cat who loves to rub his head against things. Last thing I need is him rubbing his head up against an open canopy and breaking it off. I guess most people have their valks safeguarded by their pets while taking these 1/48 pictures Edited November 4, 2003 by wasabi-elephant Quote
Skull-1 Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 My "A" had the exact opposite problem: the canopy was glued shut. The replacement canopy is loose by comparison. My Low-Viz canopy is perfect, though. It stays open when I want it to and that makes me happy. Quote
GobotFool Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 I display my 1/48 low viz with all its panels off, and opened up the flaps posed, and the airbreak open. Quote
Graham Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 I compared old and new pilots last night and I can confirm that the pilot figure that comes with the 1/48 VF-1S Hikaru is a completely new sculpt and much better looking IMO. I gotta say that this is now officially my favorite 1/48. I love this Valk. The canopies on the two I picked up were fine, not too loose and not too tight either...."just right" as Goldilocks would say However, on one of them, the air brake was very loose. Sorry, didn't take any pics last night. Spent some quality time with my wife instead Graham Quote
Mechamaniac Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 Sorry, didn't take any pics last night. Spent some quality time with my wife instead Any pics of that?? Quote
Graham Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 Sorry, didn't take any pics last night. Spent some quality time with my wife instead Any pics of that?? Heh, heh.....you wish Graham Quote
Graham Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 HAHhaha, nice one. Yes, it was . . . . . . . The VF-1S, I'm talking about of course! Graham Quote
Skull-1 Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 (edited) Don't let him fool you. He's married so he isn't having sex. Sex is a manipulation tool women use to get you to marry them. Be warned. Edited November 5, 2003 by Skull-1 Quote
Mechamaniac Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 Don't let him fool you. He's married so he isn't having sex. Sex is a manipulation tool women use to get you to marry them. Be warned. You think that's bad?, wait until you are married, and they have a kid or two, then the dry spell really starts..... It never ended for a friend of mine, 18 months later, and he still was getting none, they wound up getting divorced. Quote
Aegis! Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 that´s scarry mate , don´t ever tell that story again back on topic : Graham , can you confirm if the 1/48 re-issues will feature the same improvements seen in the later models (like the Hikaru 1S and Low-viz) ? that would be much appreciated , thanks. I´m just happey we´re finally reaching the end of the VF-1 line and that new valks are coming our way. Quote
Graham Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 Well, I can't 100% confirm it until I actually have one in my hands. However, I am prepared to say I am 99.99% sure that the reissue VF-1S Focker and VF-1A Hikaru will have all the improvements. And what makes you so sure we are at the end of the VF-1 line eh? Graham Quote
Sundown Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 And what makes you so sure we are at the end of teh VF-1 line eh? MUAHA! YES! And I still don't understand why the VF-1's and new Valks are somehow mutually exclusive in some peoples' minds. -Al Quote
Hurricane29 Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 And what makes you so sure we are at the end of the VF-1 line eh? Graham Sith hint of the day everybody! Quote
Mechamaniac Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 And what makes you so sure we are at the end of the VF-1 line eh? Because they've milked the cow enough, her teats are cracked and bleeding!! Quote
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 (edited) And what makes you so sure we are at the end of the VF-1 line eh?  Because they've milked the cow enough, her teats are cracked and bleeding!! then she better keep bleeding until those Max and Milia -1J's get produced. Edit: in 1/48, i mean.... Edited November 5, 2003 by Isamu Atreides 86 Quote
imode Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 You know, i wouldn't mind if they made a 1/48 NON-TRANSFORMING VT-1 as long as they dropped the price to $40 or so. Well, maybe a little bit of transformation... say... to the armless gerwalk mode. BUT NO FURTHER! I don't need to see another bastardized battroid mode. Quote
EXO Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 Thanks Graham... that's exactly what I wanted to hear... guess I'll be picking one up... Quote
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