{"title":"YF-19 Excalibur","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe YF-19 Excalibur is the prototype variable fighter Isamu Alva Dyson flies in \u003cem\u003eMacross Plus\u003c\/em\u003e, the 1994 OVA from Studio Nue and Shōji Kawamori. Shinsei Industry entered it in Project Super Nova to replace the VF-11 Thunderbolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it does in the story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuper Nova ran its trials on Eden in 2040, pitting the YF-19 against General Galaxy's YF-21, with Isamu and Guld Goa Bowman as test pilots. The fly-off plays as a grudge match between former friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes it different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForward-swept wings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nKawamori drew on the Su-27 and the Grumman X-29, and this was the first variable fighter since the VF-9 to use a forward-swept wing, which also acts as a variable-geometry surface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA new way of folding up.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nIn battroid mode the cockpit retracts into the fuselage, a mechanism the VF-1 lacked; the layout descends from Kawamori's unproduced Seiran concept.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe first of its generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\nWith the VF-22 it was the first variable fighter to carry a pinpoint barrier and third-generation active stealth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow big is it?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFighter mode: 18.62 m long, 14.87 m across with the wings out, 3.94 m tall, 8,750 kg empty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerformance: Mach 5.1+ at 10,000 m and Mach 21+ above 30,000 m.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat this collection covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHasegawa covers builders with 1\/72 and 1\/48 kits, including FAST Pack, Fold Booster and Demonstrator versions. Bandai's HG adds a 1\/100 build, the DX Chogokin is the finished transforming toy, and Tiny Session pairs it with Myung Fang Lone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy from P-Rex Hobby\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP-Rex Hobby is a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/vendors\"\u003eBandai Recommended Hobby Store\u003c\/a\u003e with 20,000+ customers served and \u003cspan data-prex-live=\"five-star-reviews\"\u003e1,800+\u003c\/span\u003e five-star reviews. US orders ship duties prepaid with no import fees, and Route Package Protection is available at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e1. Who flies the YF-19?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsamu Alva Dyson, in Macross Plus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e2. What did it compete against?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral Galaxy's YF-21, the design that became the VF-22.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e3. Does it transform?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes: fighter, gerwalk and battroid, with the cockpit stowing inside the fuselage in battroid mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;\"\u003e4. Why is it called Excalibur?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:0;padding-left:16px;border-left:2px solid #e6e6e6;color:#444;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter King Arthur's sword. Design material uses it; the OVA does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bandai-hg-1-100-yf-19","title":"HG 1\/100 YF-19","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHG 1\/100 YF-19\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cem\u003e\"Macross Plus\"\u003c\/em\u003e — the first entry in Bandai's new HG 1\/100 Macross plastic-model line, launched for the show's 40th anniversary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kit introduces a re-engineered \"Shortcut Change\" three-stage transformation, rebuilt around fresh checks on transformation, form, and articulation. Some parts are swapped to keep the sequence simple, so the unit moves between Battroid, GERWALK, and Fighter modes easily. Because Shortcut Change isn't bound by the constraints of a fully internal transformation, each mode chases its setting-image silhouette closely. Removing complex internal structure opens up wider articulation, raising posing flexibility to a new level. 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