Sanity is Optional Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) Head now has removable/replaceable center spike, and side head lasers made out of a different material. Hips now use a different design, which looks like the one used in the YF-19 (ought to be easier to loosen/tighten, and more durable) Mid-wing engines are now mounted on ratcheted swivels, rather than the normal swivels. Possibly it is now in a Matte finish. Edited June 7, 2020 by Sanity is Optional Quote
Guyffon Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 I think the head lasers are not made from the bendy material the originals were. Not sure if this is true but i thought someone mentioned it somewhere Quote
SuperHobo Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, Guyffon said: I think the head lasers are not made from the bendy material the originals were. Not sure if this is true but i thought someone mentioned it somewhere Yup, that is correct. The head lasers are made out of a nice hard plastic now. Man, I remember the days of those damn bendy head lasers and how'd they'd be warped out of the box. I do not miss those times. Quote
Dirtyboy Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 12 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said: Head now has removable/replaceable center spike, and side head lasers made out of a different material. Hips now use a different design, which looks like the one used in the YF-19 (ought to be easier to loosen/tighten, and more durable) Mid-wing engines are now mounted on ratcheted swivels, rather than the normal swivels. Possibly it is now in a Matte finish. Thanks Quote
Jasonc Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 So, who got a preorder in? I got mine in, but they went really fast. I'm excited to get this version, but now I will most likely be selling off my older YF-29 with the armor parts. Quote
RIBFIR Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 19 minutes ago, Jasonc said: So, who got a preorder in? I got mine in, but they went really fast. I'm excited to get this version, but now I will most likely be selling off my older YF-29 with the armor parts. Sadly I missed out on the preorder. However I am looking for a decently priced Super Parts set if you’re willing to sell separately. Pm me for details. Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Jasonc said: So, who got a preorder in? I got mine in, but they went really fast. I'm excited to get this version, but now I will most likely be selling off my older YF-29 with the armor parts. Definitely! Looking forward to it arriving Quote
twich Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 So, I did a search, and nothing came up. I have the YF-29 30th anniversary edition and while whooshing it around today, I noticed on both of the legs on the outer aspect of leg(side facing out) extending down from leg machine gun hip kibble part and going down to the edge (intake), there is a crack on the plastic. It is not gaping, and I have only transformed once since I purchased it on Mandarake a month ago. Is this a common problem? When I did transform it, the legs were kinda loose, but I just noticed these cracks. Do I have to worry about my hip joints cracking apart? Can I fill it in with like gorilla glue? Now I’m afraid to touch the YF-29 for fear it will disintegrate. Twich Quote
skullmilitia Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 Wow that looks great, love the matte finish compared to the old glossy look Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted July 7, 2020 Posted July 7, 2020 Like the matte finish as well, but I hope there are better paint applications on things like the gunpod or "mechanical" pieces. -b. Quote
apptt4 Posted July 8, 2020 Posted July 8, 2020 ohhh nice fix on the gloss! i'll be tracking one down now i've seen that Quote
Guyffon Posted July 9, 2020 Posted July 9, 2020 On 6/8/2020 at 8:00 AM, Jasonc said: So, who got a preorder in? I got mine in, but they went really fast. I'm excited to get this version, but now I will most likely be selling off my older YF-29 with the armor parts. Tried but got cart jacked, so waiting for release day to see ifI can score one at msrp Quote
chyll2 Posted July 9, 2020 Posted July 9, 2020 Looks like the demand for it stabilized now, the pricing at NY remained 29800 (from 23000 SRP) for a few weeks now. (on the other, DX VF-1S is still sold out at reallly almost double SRP) Quote
jetcollector Posted July 10, 2020 Posted July 10, 2020 what was the original MSRP for this one? in $US please. really want it but its so pricey...and I have a feeling we will be seeing it in different color schemes in the near future? no? black or grey? not a huge fan of all the red. I know its for Alto...so can we get one of the other characters possibly? Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted July 10, 2020 Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, jetcollector said: what was the original MSRP for this one? in $US please. really want it but its so pricey...and I have a feeling we will be seeing it in different color schemes in the near future? no? black or grey? not a huge fan of all the red. I know its for Alto...so can we get one of the other characters possibly? ¥23,000 ¥25,300 with 10% tax. Quote
jenius Posted July 10, 2020 Posted July 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, jetcollector said: what was the original MSRP for this one? in $US please. really want it but its so pricey...and I have a feeling we will be seeing it in different color schemes in the near future? no? black or grey? not a huge fan of all the red. I know its for Alto...so can we get one of the other characters possibly? It's not a US product in US stores so you'll need to take the Yen price and use a conversion tool (just ask google) to convert to $USD... it changes several times a day. Rough ballpark is a yen is about a penny. Quote
jetcollector Posted July 10, 2020 Posted July 10, 2020 ok thanks. ill wait and see if any other color schemes come out and try to snag one of those at MSRP. Quote
F360 Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 3 hours ago, jetcollector said: ok thanks. ill wait and see if any other color schemes come out and try to snag one of those at MSRP. They already have other color schemes out, they released these awhile back. you should be able to get them in the secondary market. Some at close to msrp You can check out anymoon, it will have all info you will need. http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=4937 Quote
jetcollector Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 16 hours ago, F360 said: They already have other color schemes out, they released these awhile back. you should be able to get them in the secondary market. Some at close to msrp You can check out anymoon, it will have all info you will need. http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=4937 thanks, anymoon is awesome. ive been following that page for years. yeah, I know all the Vf-29s came out already but they had QC issues and this new full set has apparently solved those and made improvements. so id like to see more of these new, reissued full sets. I also really like getting the figure and super parts together in the same box. plus these recent "full sets" include missiles and such. I love my yf-19 full set. Quote
jeniusornome Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 I would be really surprised to see any of the other yf-29 color schemes they did get a new release. I can’t imagine any of them are popular enough to warrant it. I could see them doing a new one though. Maybe something for the 40th anniversary of the show and 10th of the mold. Quote
valhary Posted July 12, 2020 Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) Edited September 30, 2020 by valhary Quote
Chronocidal Posted July 12, 2020 Posted July 12, 2020 7 hours ago, jeniusornome said: I would be really surprised to see any of the other yf-29 color schemes they did get a new release. I can’t imagine any of them are popular enough to warrant it. I could see them doing a new one though. Maybe something for the 40th anniversary of the show and 10th of the mold. I'd think, if they -did- do any others, the Ozma variant with the pirate head would probably be the one to do. The rest never seemed to sell that well at the time, but that one seemed to be in incredibly high demand. Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 Did they also fix the mismatched reds between the plastic and painted parts on this re-issue? Quote
jeniusornome Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) Going by the pictures shown so far, I think - yes? Looks like it to me. The matte finish helps there. Edited July 18, 2020 by jeniusornome Quote
chyll2 Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 Release date is October 17, says Nippon Yasan. Haha Quote
BlueMax Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 28 minutes ago, chyll2 said: Release date is October 17, says Nippon Yasan. Haha In this case, they are right.... but as we all know, even broken clocks tell the time correctly twice a day. Quote
Bolt Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 I'm all good with my older version. I'm lucky enough not to have any flaws, including the backwards SMS. Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 I hope I can score one for a reasonable price on release. The improvements sound pretty good. Without the ratcheted swivels, the engines on the wings tend to droop with the super parts on and the bendy head lasers are hard to position because the ball in the ball joint doesn't move with it and often just ends up twisting the pvc when trying and then it slowly returns to its original position. Also the hinge that attaches the head plate is cracked on mine as well. Quote
derex3592 Posted September 29, 2020 Posted September 29, 2020 If it were the Ozma version I would have bitten down hard on the re-release. Never cared for the red/white scheme. Quote
lechuck Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 If anybody is still looking to get the re-issue full pack set, it is available for per-order at Anime-Export right now. http://www.anime-export.com/product/49396 Quote
CharlesXavier Posted October 4, 2020 Posted October 4, 2020 Close to 30% mark up from the price before tax in Japan. AE going the route of NY? No thanks. Quote
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