Bandai DX YF-19 vs Full Set Comparison 

cool to see citrus here!

I wish Bandai focused A LOT more on the HMR line. I love the size and price and they're pretty smart with the compromises.

Yes, I'm shipping the 0A with my DX YF-21. After that, I'll get caught up on the HMR VF-0 releases.

@@ScorchedEarthToys sorry for all the questions but are you also planning to review the threezero vf-1?

@@Darth_Tater69 I ordered one from a US shop so I'll have to wait for them to take the boat, then the train, then the plane, then the truck to my house... probably gonna be a bit but it's a toy that will also jump to the top of the list when it arrives.

Did you buy it unopened? Does it have the gaps of the Full Set release? i0.wp.com/anymoon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bandai-DX-YF-19-2nd-Release-14-scaled.jpg?ssl=1

it helps that you can now order them from distributors outside Japan. My LCS in Ireland has been able to get me in the Revival VF-25s and VF-171, Max's YF-29 and the reissue of Hayate's VF-31AX with no problems at all, I just had to wait for them to ship from Japan to the distributor in Germany, and from there to here.

its because there was a settlement between big west and harmony gold on the distro rights a few years ago. i think it was sony that saw the chance to step in and work out a deal because HG wanted to make their hollywood robotech movie. iirc the deal is that HG now only has control of OG macross and its characters outside of asia. so starting from the vf-25 anniversary edition, bandai re-released everything under the worldwide macross branding through their official global distribution channels. their latest release though, has regressed. since the ozma armor pack was originally tamashii nation web exclusive in japan, the re-release seems to have followed suit and gone jp web exclusive again. other than resellers, it remains to be seen if bandai will give a delayed official web release for other regions as well. hopefully they dont continue to regress and make everything hard to get again

@@deadlypedestrian The Chogokin YF-21 and HMR VF-19 Kai and VF-4 are still up for pre-order at least, so at worst it seems they're getting more selective?

@@lorcannagle i believe all those opened for orders before the chogokin ozma w/ armor pack, so we have no read on what happens next, or whether it's just gonna be the previous web releases that stay hard to get.

@deadlypedestrian well hopefully that changes, I'd love to get an Ozma VF-25!

Yes! No changes to the mold/mounting points.

@@ScorchedEarthToys Awesome!....Thank you!

Yes, mine arrived yesterday and it does have a bent head laser as well.

No one can say for sure but I doubt it. It would have made sense to announce it around the time of the reissue. Maybe if they reissue the DX YF-19 again they would do it then.

@@ScorchedEarthToys Alrighty. Thanks for the response. I really hope Bandai at least does a reissue of the part set.

Not likely, the accessory molds were only used for one small production run... they will likely stay good for a very long time to come.

I believe you are mistaking improved manufacturing that allows for different tolerances and textures with different materials. The Arcadia toy says on the back of the box: Main body: ABS, POM, Zinc Alloy, other parts: Standard ABS

@@ScorchedEarthToys On the boxes it says abs, pom, etc., what it doesn't say is that the white or cream-colored plastic is thin, delicate. This cannot continue to be hidden any longer, I have both YF19 Arcadia and YF19 Isamu Bandai 2024 figures, I am not wrong, I am outraged, anyone who buys a current Bandai macross will be able to verify it, the quality is well below the price and it is something that cannot be ignored, because they are high-priced figures.