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The VF22S is a Bandai HG model while the VF1J is HMR figure... both 1/100 scale.

I love both equally! Max is just the GOAT

Fun Fact: Max had "Blue Gazer" as his callsign for Operation Stargazer during his sortie with the VF22S 😀

He looks soo much better now, and the mask doesn't fall off easy either!

My first HMR was Hikaru's DYRL VF-1S... It has been very sturdy and easy to pose/play transform, and I had sooo much fun with it, I needed to get a 2nd one. So naturally I had to get the Max VF-1J as my old model from the 90's sadly fell apart on me during the years. I'm a happy camper! 😊

Sometimes, I just leave the glass canopy and big hands in there for a seamless transformation when I play around with these 😆

Max's VF-1J Valkyrie in Hi-Metal R form - it feels surprisingly sturdy in my hands and is fun to pose/play around and transform over and over - the more you transform it, the easier it becomes and the faster you can do it! I only swap out the canopy shield and leave the hands (but out of sight) in fighter mode for a near seamless transformation 💪

Not a model kit... don't remember the brand, but it has articulated legs, extendable manipulators, grenade launcher with cover/key, openning cockpit, and movable eyes/sensors... I got tis Tachikoma more than 15 years ago, and still holds up!

I wish it came with a mini Major Kusanagi figure but it didn't ... 😞

If a Fuchikoma comes out to compliment the new show on Amazon... I'm all in!!!

Happy to report that this old thing survived my hands and it's sturdy enough for playing/posing so long as you incorporate shock oil in certain joints!

For anyone potentially having issues with Nirmala, you can defeat her using the Kusarigama's entanglement skill. You will want to time it right at the end of her 3rd unblockable combo. If you are close enough, drag her to you for the takedown, and do the ground attack. If your damage is strong enough, you can end the fight and go to the next stage (Eamon/Nirmala combo fight) in one go...

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Notes:

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- This was done in Nightmare mode

- Sprint to Vault / Vault / Parry are all useless against Nirmala as Ubisoft unfortunately disabled these perks for this fight.

- If you don't like Kusarigama, you can try using Bo ability "Windstep" to stagger her and use smoke bomb when close to her as a start up.

- do not use Shuriken close to Nirmala unless you disable "Bank Shot" in the tools tree. It will backfire on you.

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From the MOD shop... he matches with my Naoe drip 😀 and they look good together with their straw hats in cutscenes!

From the MOD shop - i know its just a re-skin of the tools apprentice armor and shade-walker helm but they were my favorite combo anyway! lol

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Looks cool with that straw hat and extra texture/effects 😀

Note to self, dont throw your shuriken at the boss at this specific section of the domain, at this specific time, at this specific angle 😆

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there a hidden modifier somewhere??? This game mode is fun but sometimes it feels like MOD tries their hardest to script your death no matter how cheesy it looks lol

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Just wanted to share some pics. These figures are awesome 😀

What do you all think of the Hotwheels KITT Concept??

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I think it's got a pretty cool design. It's wedge-shaped, sleek, futuristic, and aerodynamic... something that maybe Knight Inustries could've been tasked by DARPA to develop....

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Use the ole' sickle weasel!