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I've only had the shoulder popped off once, and after that i managed to transform it somehow without that happening again. Also don't have any joint issues so I love mine. :)

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Have you kept it posed in battroid or fighter?

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Have you kept it posed in battroid or fighter?

Mine have gone through a few transformation cycle, and so far holding quite well. But it is currently in Battroid mode for more than a month now, maybe this weekend I'm gonna play around with it and see how it fares.... ^_^

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I've never had a toy make me so angry before as the YF-29, that it made me want to throw it full force against the wall and then stomp up and down on it.

Graham

I just felt the same way when I was packing my VF-22 Millia for moving. I got so sick of the legs not tucking away easily and popping off during the transformation process I decided I am going to sell it.

Piece of %$&*#@^ crap

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Have you kept it posed in battroid or fighter?

Since I got it(pre-ordered), it's been in battroid half the time, and fighter the other. Roughly half a dozen full cycle transformations now. When I posed it in Battroid mode I didn't use any stands though.

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Mine have gone through a few transformation cycle, and so far holding quite well. But it is currently in Battroid mode for more than a month now, maybe this weekend I'm gonna play around with it and see how it fares.... ^_^

Since I got it(pre-ordered), it's been in battroid half the time, and fighter the other. Roughly half a dozen full cycle transformations now. When I posed it in Battroid mode I didn't use any stands though.

Interesting, thanks. :)

Mine's just been standing on the shelf but time has taken it's toll and the joints have loosened up. :(

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When I first saw the YF-29, I thought its battroid mode looked like some kind of monstrous jumbled mess with a very back-end heavy Gerwalk mode... I only ever really liked it for the fighter mode and bought this as a preview of the quality I should be expecting for the Messiah version 2 line since I'm going to be buying all variants that come out for that...

I've only put mine through one transformation cycle and now it's being kept in fighter mode... I think I'll let it stay that way after all this talk recently lol...

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Interesting. I only transformed my 29 a couple times before realizing it did nothing for me so I sold it. made more than I paid for it even with shipping :)

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I'd say I was interested but I can't afford anything with the VF-19S coming next month. Every time I see a picture of it I like the design more and more even if the toy has problems. I wish I had picked this one up when it was sort of not crazy expensive and I had some money to spend. :(

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It doesn't get enough/too much screen time, depending on your preferences. I personally would have liked more VF-25...

I've never had a toy make me so angry before as the YF-29, that it made me want to throw it full force against the wall and then stomp up and down on it.

Graham

and then you plan on selling it?? <_<

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It's a fancy plane no doubt, but I don't care much for the battroid. I got plenty of satisfaction out of the 1/100 kits, since I can paint them up any way I like. I do like the fighter, and while I'd like a bigger one, I don't mind having a few small ones for a few bucks each.

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VF-25 is much more user friendly then this, all the gimmicks on this make it more difficult to transform, even the transformation are 90% the same.

And VF-25 has better side profile than the YF-29:

iPhone pics with poor lighting:

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See if I like it more after watching the movie. If not, may sell mine.

Graham

I never really had any love for the design of the YF-29 when it first made a public appearance. Ordered 2 of them just for the sake that it is a sister plane of the YF-19. But you hit the nail of the head about watching the movie for me. I just watched the movie and I absolutely love this toy even more now. I'm so thankful I didn't make a pass at it after watching the film. It's a valkyrie that needs to be seen in motion for you to fall in love with. Maybe not right away but it starts to grow on you after a few viewings. Now anxiously waiting on those fast packs??? Varukuriaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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I want one! :(

Seriously. For those who haven't watched the movie yet - Don't. You'll just want one so badly. I'm surprised that Bandai didn't produce enough for most fans to even get one - Business 101 - supply and demand. I'm not surprised that the value of this particular valkyrie is around the 350 mark given the rarity and no news of a reissue. If I didn't own a YF-29 after watching the movie, I would definitely be stupid enough to possibly pay that amount or more. Can't get rid of that song in my head as I look at my YF-29 - Varukuriaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :o

Without spoiling anything all I can say is when the YF-29 appears that whole entire scene is just simply EPIC.

Despite the loose joints or parts who could resist not having one to display or play while singing, ahem...

Varukuriaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :lol:

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Seriously. For those who haven't watched the movie yet - Don't. You'll just want one so badly. I'm surprised that Bandai didn't produce enough for most fans to even get one - Business 101 - supply and demand. I'm not surprised that the value of this particular valkyrie is around the 350 mark given the rarity and no news of a reissue. If I didn't own a YF-29 after watching the movie, I would definitely be stupid enough to possibly pay that amount or more. Can't get rid of that song in my head as I look at my YF-29 - Varukuriaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :o

Without spoiling anything all I can say is when the YF-29 appears that whole entire scene is just simply EPIC.

Despite the loose joints or parts who could resist not having one to display or play while singing, ahem...

Varukuriaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :lol:

Regardless of how badass it is in the movie I refuse to pay the crazy prices. Either Bandai reissues it or im SOL.

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I've HAVE to watch the movie SOON! Does anyone know if it's available to view anywhere, or do I need to by the Blu-ray?

it's not hard to find and I think mercurial is trying to get a bay area viewing going over in the conventions and gatherings section

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YF-29 is such a special valk that didn't like its design at all in the first line art but totally frantic about it after seeing more pics...

Battroid

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(with wing down)

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Gerwalk

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(but more often I'll pose it with wing warped like a wyvern)

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