Scyla Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 The VF-4 is one of my favorite valk designs, and I'm one of the few that loves its battroid mode probably as much as its fighter mode. Yamato's version is a solid toy in all three modes, and the fighter mode is simply gorgeous from any angle. For those among you getting one for the first time, congrats and I hope you enjoy it. I already have two of the Yamato releases, and skipped on the re-release. The toy is great, but not without it's flaws, nearly all of which are in its battroid mode, IMHO. I would have gladly ordered an Arcadia if they had fixed/redesigned the following: made the battroid a little shorter ( the 'b' mode is shorter and stockier in the lineart); design the shoulders to rotate and swing out from the body; redesign the forearms to accommodate the poseable hands (honestly, they only need be extended by a few mm to allow the poseable hands to retract. Boggles my mind why they didn't); fix the many missile tabs for tighter adherence, or just embed them and their recesses with magnets; more tampo; and get rid of those damned ball jointed ankles and use ratcheting joints (that goes for all their valks). Overall, I'd say this valk has the tightest overall joints, both articulation and transformation, of any valk I own from either Bandai, Yamato, or Arcadia, and it locks together in all modes solidly. Definitely swooshable without fear (except maybe a missile or five falling off). It's a lovely piece, and I can't recommend it highly enough, if at least for the fighter mode. I think the VF-4 would look a thousand times better if it had the commander type head turret. I agree that the toy has some flaws in the way the lower arms are designed (no rotation below the elbow, not enough room for the posable hands, no sturdy locks for the forearms) but I truly believe this is the pinnacle of Yamatos design, even if it is not perfect (nothing really is). Quote
GabrielV Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Just got my AmiAmi payment request Same here. I didn't have to wait long on that pre-order. Quote
Moosey Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) This is annoying. HLJ still haven't got mine in stock and they've auto-shipped my VF-0S. Import tax is gonna be a bitch x2 now. Edited February 22, 2016 by Moosey Quote
dapro Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) Just got an email from hlj for payment. Edited February 22, 2016 by dapro Quote
Pedro2k6 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Just got an email from hlj for payment. Me too....I hope they shipped tomorrow. Quote
Hikaru1234567890 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Mines In Processing from HLJ! Never been more exited since the release of PG Unicorn. Quote
Keiichi Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Just got an email from hlj for payment. Same here! Quote
Phobos Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 UGH. Still nothing from HLJ... Hurry it up!!! Quote
anime52k8 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 paid for and in PW at HLJ, just waiting on the HMR regult to ship... hurry the frakk up bandai. Quote
treatment Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) crap! 110 - 1 @ pp xchange-rate... Edited February 22, 2016 by treatment Quote
Garfinkel Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Nothing from NY yet, although they said 24th as release date. Can't wait for this to arrive! Quote
vsim Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Yep, just got my HLJ payment request as well! Quote
Test_Pilot_2 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 crap! 110 - 1 @ pp xchange-rate... Yeah, premium on the exchange rate and the foreign transaction fee to boot. Not to get too far off topic, but how are the other vendors for these charges? Is there a better way to do this? Quote
Mr March Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Wow, orders are coming in hard and fast now. Just got my payment request, which I promptly paid. No turning back now Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Just received my HLJ payment request.... Payment sent!!!!!! Can't wait to get the VF-4, my favorite Valkyrie design hands down and this will be my very first! (Missed out on the Yamato release) Quote
Saburo Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Got my HLJ payment request. Its paid for now. Yes! Now I get my VF-4Gs and my Gundam beanies! haha Quote
Mommar Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Paid at HLJ, very excited for my third VF-4. Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Paid at HLJ, very excited for my third VF-4. Better see some pics of all three!! Quote
Hikaru1234567890 Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Mines now getting double checked before shipment! Im so happy!! Quote
Lolicon Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Not shipping mine till the SDF-1 comes out next month. But very excited to have another VF-4. Like my first one, this one is not staying in its VFX colors. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Not shipping mine till the SDF-1 comes out next month. But very excited to have another VF-4. Like my first one, this one is not staying in its VFX colors. paint it w/ brown feet! Quote
mickyg Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Paid for at HLJ as well. And not shipping till the Glaug and SDF-1, provided they release both within the 60 day window, of course. Quote
Loop Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 HLJ took my money around 12:00PM pacific. I already have a couple of these but am excited to get another Quote
Lolicon Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 paint it w/ brown feet! LOL! No, I don't think I'll be doing that. I have more experience and way more decals stockpiled now than I did back then though, so I think I can do much better this time around! Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 LOL! No, I don't think I'll be doing that. I have more experience and way more decals stockpiled now than I did back then though, so I think I can do much better this time around! jk, i'm sure it will look amazing as usual =) Quote
F360 Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Yeah, premium on the exchange rate and the foreign transaction fee to boot. Not to get too far off topic, but how are the other vendors for these charges? Is there a better way to do this? Pay with your credit card over PayPal. Use a credit card that does not charge foreign exchange fee Price will be in yen and your creditcard will use the actual exchange rate . Quote
abbadon Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 paid for and in PW at HLJ, just waiting on the HMR regult to ship... hurry the frakk up bandai. Yeah, same here. Paid and in the PW. Waiting for the Regult, so I can ship it along with the 4G and MP Ironhide. Quote
Mr Bomber Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 got my payment request for it. Going to pay as soon as i confirm i have enough funds to buy and ship it asap! XD Quote
Hikaru1234567890 Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Mine has been shipped!! Oh boy! Quote
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