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HMR VF-19P

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Chronocidal Super Dimension Member

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Bout time!  Now all the customs can begin! ^_^ A little surprised that there's no 19S/F first, but I'm not going to complain.

I never got brave enough to rework my Yamatos, but the tolerances at this scale should be a little more forgiving to do some repaints, and make some custom wings to kitbash a couple of black and white VF-19Fs.

Bring it on!  I need a half dozen to experiment with. :lol:

mechaninac SMS Squadron Leader

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This actually makes perfect sense.  Other than the head and the addition of the speaker fins on the shoulder pauldrons, the unit is identical to the Fire Valk.  I may get this but I'm really interested in the Emerald Force's S and F Blazer variants.

Chronocidal Super Dimension Member

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2 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Was expecting this since the VF-19 has holes in its shoulders for the 19P speaker pods.

I think they also dual-purposed them for the soundbooster mounting bracket, but yeah, this was absolutely a no-brainer.  Considering the lack of releases in the past few months, I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner.

Lolicon Galactic Diva

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2 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

I think they also dual-purposed them for the soundbooster mounting bracket, but yeah, this was absolutely a no-brainer.  Considering the lack of releases in the past few months, I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner.

Oh I haven't messed with the sound booster yet so I didn't know the holes were for that. Seems kinda janky to me when pretty everything is just a copy of the Yamato 19.

seti88 BOMBA!

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10 hours ago, MKT said:

Welcome news indeed.
I guess many missed out on 1/60 VF-19P, but also great news for those who have it. :good:

yeah i missed it when it was on sale at jungle long time back. Still stings cos after that it seldom popped up and then the price climbed...

 

Chronocidal Super Dimension Member

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1 hour ago, Lolicon said:

Oh I haven't messed with the sound booster yet so I didn't know the holes were for that. Seems kinda janky to me when pretty everything is just a copy of the Yamato 19.

I haven't either, just recalling what I read.

Thing is, they didn't copy Yamato's sound booster, they just popped out another production of the original HM version, so the Yamato bracket design wouldn't work.  They just skipped a step by never making Fire Valk-specific shoulder panels.

Jasonc Galactic Diva

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In a sense, I'm glad it's a Hi-metal R so that I don't feel the need to buy it. If it was their DX line though, all bets are off. It does look cool though.

Mommar Super Dimension Member

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3 hours ago, Jasonc said:

In a sense, I'm glad it's a Hi-metal R so that I don't feel the need to buy it. If it was their DX line though, all bets are off. It does look cool though.

I don't know, it is fun to have on the desk at work.

Chronocidal Super Dimension Member

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That's one of the big benefits to these for me, they're much easier to display in cramped spaces, and I don't feel so protective of them that I don't want to leave them on my desk at work.

It's also a lot less work to customize them compared with the Yamato. ^_^ 

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