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May be worth getting this, just so I can put the missiles on the YF-30 or VF-19 Advance :p

1580HKD isn't bad for a valk that comes with all the supers and missiles. I'm tempted to wait to see if the price will drop some more and maybe get a second

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My 171 came in yesterday. I really wish the giant Sheryl print wasn't on the back because the white with grey highlights looks really good.

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So has anybody else received their new 171 yet? I think it has the best looking fighter mode of all of them. I love the White with grey highlights combo. I think it looks fantastic.

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Still waiting on mine. It's shipping the slow way from NY.

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Out of town for work this week and won't be able to pick up my copy along with MP-10 until Monday :(

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Same here waiting for mine from NY. Don't know why but it seems to take a lot longer now when it comes from Osaka to Aus. Tokyo to Aus is still fine. Last package from NY took almost 2 weeks to arrive via EMS.

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Picked up a second one and spent an hour and a half transforming it back and forth. Very tight and no problems with the triangles. Just couldn't quite get the battroid perfect, but still love this valk.

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So are they going to make a Jun custom too? Or do we have to resort to getting two of these to make Alto's 171 squad?

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Looks nice, better than the promo they had on display where they forgot to slide the backpack down. I have yet to open mine up. Are the super parts darker than the alto and cannon fodder parts? They almost appear black.

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Some pics

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Nice! ;) How's the infamous triangle so far? And does this unit or build feels more like Alto's EX or the CF's? Thanks. :)

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Thanks guys! The parts seem darker than the others but I really haven't been able to compare it yet. So far the triangles "feel" fine although I've only transformed it once to its three modes. The white on it seems to be a darker shade than the Alto but again I haven't had time to bust out my other 171's to compare. Joints are tight as hell BTW.

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Nice! ;) How's the infamous triangle so far? And does this unit or build feels more like Alto's EX or the CF's? Thanks. :)

It's just like the Alto and RVF releases.

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Looks nice, better than the promo they had on display where they forgot to slide the backpack down. I have yet to open mine up. Are the super parts darker than the alto and cannon fodder parts? They almost appear black.

It's just the lighting. The color of the parts are identical to the previous releases.

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I just opened mine last night, and am fairly happy with it. The exception, though, is that I did not realize that this particular armor set wasn't going to come with the reaction warheads or the MDE bombs. This is highly annoying to me, as I was going to outfit my YF-30 with 4 reaction warheads. Ah well.

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Great photography, Gundam@EFSF! It's never too late to start a Macross collection, but you are right about the high prices of some of the Valks released years ago. :)

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Addited to Marcross DX超合金 since VF-19 Advance...
Am I too late? ;p
Should I get VF-27 & YF-29? YF-29 is so expensive...
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You should aim for the upcoming YF-29b first. Your photos are awesome but I think it could use some contrast. The shadows are barely visible in some shots but that's just a personal preference though.

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Cool photos Gundam@EFSF. I always like your Gundam photos when you were still using the white backgrounds. But black backgrounds really helps the object to stand out more. Great shots! ;)

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Sweet photos! FYI, that abdomen filler piece under the cockpit swings down separate from the cockpit. It looks like yours is still up.

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Yeti is correct, it can be a pain in the ass to get it down though. On my first VF-171 I almost thought it was missing as it was so flush and tight.

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I opened my VF-171EX Itasha and I quite like it. No qc issues or missing pieces (nipple guns, cockpit strut, mini flaps) so far but the lower leg rotation joint is scary as always. I have to say that in my opinion the VF-171 has the best transformation scheme of all the Frontier Valkyries. After handling to versions of the toy I think I know what to do so transforming is possible in quite a breeze.

The only thing I don't like it the metal swing piece that is used as the hips. Depending on the tightness of the hip joints the locking mechanism just don't seem to work right most of the time.

I think I'm a bit sad that there are not more options regarding the head turret and the add-on sets.

[edit:] I think I should get an Alto and Luca Custom also so I have a squad but at the moment I have no room and my soon to be completed Frontier (VF-27Beta) display. I also need to get a YF-25 some time down the road. I also could imagine to leave my VF-171CF naked on display in Fighter-Mode so I don't break anything and switch the chest and leg armor over to Lucas unit.

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