Arcadia YF-19 coming in 2014

[CrazyDude]

Grey and Brown works wasy better and looks more realistic than using Black for panel lines.

[VF-19]

A little father-son chat!

[Saburo]

Thanks, your Flickr album is amazing!!

Thanks Swoosh! I have been trying to take more photos, I still have to take pics of the rest of my Valks.

[matic]

Any reviews up?

[HG Blows]

Ordered.

I wonder what they consider b grade, because the box they sent me was pretty busted up. It had indentions like it was hit with a meat tenderizer, and every side was creased or bent. Good thing the figure was still intact. It makes no sense, they'll pack a $30 revoltech with shrink wrap and padding, but a $300 dollar figure gets packed like crap.

[eyesonme78]

I think its as long as the figure is intact. Its a gd buy

[GU-11]

thats $100 off retail! too bad just got mine from a local seller and will pick it up tomorrow

Ordered.

Gone...before I could even entertain the thought of picking it up.

[Guest davidwhangchoi]

if i didn't order so many i would've congrats! i'm selling one to a friend on the forums.

[GU-11]

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The anime is also wrong anyway. What's the actual position of the wings?

Just curious, but do those missile compartments in the legs actually deploy in fighter mode in the Arcadia toy?

[aaajin]

Ordered.

Ordered too! funny how we bought the 11B at the same time too before.

Gone...before I could even entertain the thought of picking it up.

It was in my cart the for last 1 hour (guess they have 2 B-grades)...contemplating whether its a yay or a nay since Im picking one up tomorrow.

But decided to proceed anyways. The 2 will replace my lost love(s) that were sold (sold 1, another still up for takers)

[David Hingtgen]

Just curious, but do those missile compartments in the legs actually deploy in fighter mode in the Arcadia toy?

Sorta kinda. You can have them opened in fighter mode, most of the way. But you have to pop the wings out, open the compartment, then tab the wings back in. Or do lots of finagling and do it very slowly while working the hinges out of the way of the wings, while holding the wings in place.

It SHOULD just open and close freely in fighter mode, but I think they messed up the exact mechanics/angles, so you can't really. Everthing is just a little off, like 1 or 2mm.

[Gakken85]

scratch and dent? haha

[Scream Man]

Sorta kinda. You can have them opened in fighter mode, most of the way. But you have to pop the wings out, open the compartment, then tab the wings back in. Or do lots of finagling and do it very slowly while working the hinges out of the way of the wings, while holding the wings in place.

It SHOULD just open and close freely in fighter mode, but I think they messed up the exact mechanics/angles, so you can't really. Everthing is just a little off, like 1 or 2mm.

it opens without moving the wings on mine. Pull out at the bottom, angle out and down. no troubles. Its not square like int he anime, but then thats anime magic anyway

This is Animation Special

Dude, do u have an album or page somewhere of all your photos? I have always loved your pics of Macross stuff.

[GU-11]

Ordered too! funny how we bought the 11B at the same time too before.

It was in my cart the for last 1 hour (guess they have 2 B-grades)...contemplating whether its a yay or a nay since Im picking one up tomorrow.

But decided to proceed anyways. The 2 will replace my lost love(s) that were sold (sold 1, another still up for takers)

Well, congrats on your (re)purchase! Arcadia should be doing a reissue on these in the foreseeable future, and hopefully I'll be able to grab one at an equally low price. Was never a fan of the missiles anyway.

Sorta kinda. You can have them opened in fighter mode, most of the way. But you have to pop the wings out, open the compartment, then tab the wings back in. Or do lots of finagling and do it very slowly while working the hinges out of the way of the wings, while holding the wings in place.

It SHOULD just open and close freely in fighter mode, but I think they messed up the exact mechanics/angles, so you can't really. Everthing is just a little off, like 1 or 2mm.

it opens without moving the wings on mine. Pull out at the bottom, angle out and down. no troubles. Its not square like int he anime, but then thats anime magic anyway

So it does open, but not in the way it was depicted in the anime? Well, even for a 300 USD fig, I guess some things are just not possible.

Edited April 6, 2014 by GU-11

[Swoosh]

it opens without moving the wings on mine. Pull out at the bottom, angle out and down. no troubles. Its not square like int he anime, but then thats anime magic anyway

Dude, do u have an album or page somewhere of all your photos? I have always loved your pics of Macross stuff.

Thanks man, but I don't have a centralized album, I do have a few albums in my MW gallery, just recent stuff.

Here is a few more fighter mode pics:

Edited April 6, 2014 by Swoosh

[Scream Man]

Thanks man, but I don't have a centralized album, I do have a few albums in my MW gallery, just recent stuff.

That's criminal man. i remember your VF-0 and SV-51 pics from years ago. Hell I remember the 21 and 19 V2 pics as well! if you still have computer copies of all those pictures, you should set up an album somewhere ASAP.

[GU-11]

Nice pics!

The borders on those stickers also look much narrower than the old ones that came with the Yammie Valks.

BTW, what does that FF-2200 sticker mean?

[David Hingtgen]

BTW, what does that FF-2200 sticker mean?

That's the engine the YF-19 uses. Very appropriate marking, considering the YF-22/YF-23 competition that Kawamori was inspired by. (as the engine was its own competition as well----one plane of each type used one type of each engine----of course, the slower plane combined with the weaker engine was chosen in the end...)

[Swoosh]

Nice pics!

The borders on those stickers also look much narrower than the old ones that came with the Yammie Valks.

BTW, what does that FF-2200 sticker mean?

It didn't come like that, I have to trim it one by one....

[GU-11]

That's the engine the YF-19 uses. Very appropriate marking, considering the YF-22/YF-23 competition that Kawamori was inspired by. (as the engine was its own competition as well----one plane of each type used one type of each engine----of course, the slower plane combined with the weaker engine was chosen in the end...)

That's a cool bit of info! I'm actually tempted to put those stickers on my old Yammie YF-19 now.

It didn't come like that, I have to trim it one by one....

No wonder they looked almost perfect. Did you actually cut the yellow "rescue" sticker into 3 separate pieces and stick them on? Try as I might, I couldn't find a single clear border on them!

[Swoosh]

That's a cool bit of info! I'm actually tempted to put those stickers on my old Yammie YF-19 now.

No wonder they looked almost perfect. Did you actually cut the yellow "rescue" sticker into 3 separate pieces and stick them on? Try as I might, I couldn't find a single clear border on them!

No I didn't, they are too close to each other, so I keep them in one piece.

That's criminal man. i remember your VF-0 and SV-51 pics from years ago. Hell I remember the 21 and 19 V2 pics as well! if you still have computer copies of all those pictures, you should set up an album somewhere ASAP.

I think I have them in one of my old PCs, there were also some people asked for the 1/48 M&M photos set, just I am too lazy to check....

[Saburo]

Thanks man, but I don't have a centralized album, I do have a few albums in my MW gallery, just recent stuff.

Here is a few more fighter mode pics:

Those are great shot Swoosh! I like how you added the grey to the 19.

[IIymij]

I've been searching for any fixes and sorry if this is the wrong spot for this, but is there a thread on ankle fixes?

Edited April 6, 2014 by IIymij

[enphily]

Same ankles...

[Falcon18]

Love this shot! Great pics Swoosh

Edited April 6, 2014 by Falcon18

[xrentonx]

It really does look mean with them missiles!

[CrazyDude]

Agree looks mean but, IMHO, still don't beat a fully loaded A-10 Warthog any tank in its sight is ....

[Scyla]

Is there any reason why Arcadia decided not to print the triangle-marking on the chest? It was seen on in the animation at some point iirc.

[anime52k8]

Same ankles...

They're worse on mine than on the VF-19, but at least they're easier to take apart. the feet come apart with one screw without having to break apart any glued pieces and the entire ankle assembly can be pulled out of the leg without breaking anything or doing anything to take apart the leg.

[Pierre]

Is this yf-19 release a one time deal like the vf-4, or will we see repaints and re-releases. I'm considering getting a payday loan to secure my 2nd unit.

[Kanedas Bike]

Hard to imagine that Arcadia won't milk the mold - but it's 50/50 on whether they will or not. My hope is that they will since there are a lot of schemes that fans have been asking for and it'd be a good way for Arcadia to keep sales going (provided they shore up some of the issues outlined in this thread).

Good luck with getting your 2nd copy.

-b.

[ChaoticYeti]

Is this yf-19 release a one time deal like the vf-4, or will we see repaints and re-releases. I'm considering getting a payday loan to secure my 2nd unit.

Fatherly advice: Do not get a payday loan. Ever.

[derex3592]

Great pics Swoosh!

Edited April 6, 2014 by derex3592

[Mommar]

They're worse on mine than on the VF-19, but at least they're easier to take apart. the feet come apart with one screw without having to break apart any glued pieces and the entire ankle assembly can be pulled out of the leg without breaking anything or doing anything to take apart the leg.

Can they be tightened up somehow?

[warrhead]

Mine cleared SF customs and made it to Sacramento in a day. Gotta' love San Francisco customs, they are always FAAAST!!! I'll be seein' this tomorrow.!