Choosing between Isamu or Percival YF-29 DX

[sjoebarry]

Wondering what the sentiment is from all y’all between the two. If you had to choose one to purchase over the other which would it be?  I’m asking for a friend. 

Edited April 14, 2019 by sjoebarry

[Bishop]

I would go for the perceval if your friend do own a isamu scheme somehow (yf-19).

[Bolt]

Geez. How about both?!

They’re both beautiful!

Ok, ok. If you’re friend isn’t a huge Isamu fan (like I am) , the Perceval is a sleeker scheme, IMO. That would be the one.

I believe they’re fundamentally the same mold and gimmicks . Check out any moon.com for a good review and comparison ( I always do if I’m looking at buying something Macross,that’s been around for a while).

I don’t know if one is harder to find or more expensive than the other as I bought both of mine years ago. But that might be a determining factor for your friend.

Cheers

 

 

[ErikElvis]

I have both. Definitely the Perceval. 

[wmkjr]

Do they want the super parts? Only Isamu has it.  

[NeoMatter]

I went with the Percival. Personally,  looks much nicer than Isamu's scheme. It also looks stealthy.

[chyll2]

I personally like the headunit of Isamu. But for the scheme, the Percival is better for me.

[seti88]

if You have the yf-30 kronos then the perceval would be the choice as it went up against the kronos in the game...

[no3Ljm]

I will let @Saburo's pics do the talking which is which. 

Edit: Do note that Isamu's YF-29 doesn't come with the Super Packs which is shown in this picture. That is sold separately.

 

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GERWALK

 

 

 

BATTROID

 

 

 

 

Edited April 15, 2019 by no3Ljm

[ArchieNov]

Normally I would pick the Perceval. However, my copy has the dumb banana head lasers which are bent out of shape and I can't straighten them no matter what I do (e.g. blowdryer, hot water, etc). So that detracts a lot from my enjoyment of the unit.

If you can manage to get one that has the lasers all straight and nice, definitely the Perceval. But if you are risk averse, then get the Isamu.

[Lord_Of_Tetris]

I have one in Percival colors. I was fairly apathetic to which version of the YF-29 I bought, I just knew I wanted the least-expensive one I could find. I have no regrets about choosing Percival's colors. My rationale: I have enough Macross toys in Isamu's colors (Arcadia YF-19, Bandai VF-19 Advance, Bandai YF-19, Hasegawa's YF-19, etc), and I wanted something more unique-looking.