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VF-0D Phoenix Shin Kudo Ver.

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6 comments posted
So pretty

That is such a beautiful toy - not just worth the price, but worth the wait as well. Two questions:
Is this the first fully new-tooled product from Arcadia?
Also, what is the fiction connecting Shin to this model and color scheme?

Corduroy Bear's picture
Posted by Corduroy Bear on 6 March, 2015 - 11:27
Arcadia answers

The first wholly new Arcadia Valkyrie was their YF-19 with FAST Packs that Ben reviewed.

http://www.collectiondx.com/toy_review/2014/yf19_fast_packs

Shin's connection with this Valkyrie is he's the main character in Macross Zero so they assigned the one uniquely colored VF-0D to him. The rest had gray in place of blue.

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Posted by VF5SS on 6 March, 2015 - 13:30
D'oh

I was afraid you'd say that. Guess I really need to go watch Zero again. I only remember the swing-wing VF-0's appearing in it.

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Posted by Corduroy Bear on 6 March, 2015 - 15:10
Zeroes

Shin does go through a number of VF-0's over the course of the story but he's mostly associated with the blue D type.

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Posted by VF5SS on 6 March, 2015 - 15:40
I fail

Man, I just need to turn in my Macross card. I've seen Zero twice (though not recently), and I honestly never picked up on the fact that there was more than one configuration of VF-0 involved. All the time this toy has been in development, I just assumed it came from one of the games or other media.

Time to go watch Zero again... but I am hitting fast forward every time Sara is on screen.

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Posted by Corduroy Bear on 6 March, 2015 - 20:51
This review reminds me, I

This review reminds me, I still need to see Macross Zero even though I HATE 3D CG mecha mixed with 2D characters.

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Posted by VZMK2 on 7 March, 2015 - 09:10