mbs357 Posted February 10, 2004 Share Posted February 10, 2004 That's interesting... Can anyone tell me about the Kite symbol? Am I supposed to put the blank white sticker on before the Kite itself? I'm still confused on this. Also, I too have the problem with the TV hands, the gunpod one seems too big, it stays in but pokes out a bit, and the open one is too loose, but doesn't fall out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatterBoy Posted February 11, 2004 Share Posted February 11, 2004 (edited) SOME of them I only peeled off the top layer. Apparently the Yamato stickers have a top layer which looks very visible if stuck to the plastic, but it can be removed and makes the sticker less visible on the seams. So you're saying that the Yamto stickers have a protective layer over the actual sticker and overall are thinner than what most people believed? :Dat Edited February 11, 2004 by DatterBoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 SOME of them I only peeled off the top layer. Apparently the Yamato stickers have a top layer which looks very visible if stuck to the plastic, but it can be removed and makes the sticker less visible on the seams. So you're saying that the Yamto stickers have a protective layer over the actual sticker and overall are thinner than what most people believed? :Dat Yes...unless of course peeling of the said layer was not intended to happen. I tried peeling some with the intent of only peeling the top layer...but usually I just yank off the whole sticker. Its strange. So i'm curious if that top layer was intended for removal. The stickers are very very thin after you peel off that layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatterBoy Posted February 12, 2004 Share Posted February 12, 2004 Makes me wonder if this was intende or if you are now peeling off a protective layer coat... :Dat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 The nose cone flap where the swing bars go into in battroid mode...on my VF-1S is getting loose. So far, it still stays there in fighter/gerwalk mode, but a little movement will make it drop. Words of advice to tigten it anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-19 Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 My advice would be to get at the hinge somehow (which probably involves taking the nose apart), and applying clear nail polish to tighten up the joint. That or, you could use some double sided tape on the contact edges to hold it closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper 9000 Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 I just got my VF-11B FP Leg armors from HLJ. However, does anybody else have trouble keeping them from popping off all the time? Seems like if I even slightly touch the leg the damned things pop right off. Anybody have a fix out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-19 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Hmm... Clear nail polish on the pegs? Or if you feel like doing some sort of surgury, you could try extending the pegs using a pinvise and some spare brass tubing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scand Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Has anyone had their 1/48 hands fall apart on them? First the backside popped right off. Then I was looking down in the floor for it and then the fingers went. Of course My dog who loves eating anything macross is able to gobble down the pinky finger while I'm attempting to pick everything backup. I just thought it was odd that they fell apart like that. Of course now I have, a pinky-less VF-1S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongcp45 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 This has probably been answered countless times, but i couldn find the thread, didn't want to start a new thread, so i'm asking it here... would appreciate any help Q. How do i get the arms of my 1/48 to stay up in Fighter Mode when FAST packs are attached?... i can only keep them up.. but there's no way to click it or fasten it in place, is there? thanks so much! there's 2 part here... 1) the right arm theres 2 small protruding stubs, it should goes in the left arm's small indent... 2) there's some bigger stubs on the legs, those should go in between the arms& arm fp... if this still don't work, try "twisting"the "knee" joint closer... Hope this helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 guys. I noticed rubber leaking from my 1/.48 hikaru 1S' legs. SO i opened the hip joint and sanded the balls with a nail clipper surface thing. I got the paint off, and put the hip back togethere. NOW the thing is...the hips are now more looser! NOt a bad thing but I was wondering was this common? The rubber no longer seeps out but I was wondering if.. a-if it was common if the legs seemed looser after sanding the paint off of the diecast balls. b-is there anything to remedy the looseness? not terribly bad and it stll stands real secure and real good..and sturdy...just a bit annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 Has anyone had their 1/48 hands fall apart on them? I'm terribly sorry for your loss man. I know it sounds sick and all but you could have checked your dog's stool for the missing pinky finger. I really hate the hands that Yamato produced for the 1:48 line. I've had the same problem with mine. I try to get the hand to grip the gunpod trigger and the damn thing falls apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoneWolf Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I just got my VF-11B FP Leg armors from HLJ. However, does anybody else have trouble keeping them from popping off all the time? Seems like if I even slightly touch the leg the damned things pop right off. Anybody have a fix out there? Does it pop off or simply just fall off? I'm not splitting hairs here, if the piece seems like it's popping off, then the pegs are too large. Your best bet would be to carefully sand them until they're snug, just don't overdo it. Now, if the pegs just fall off, then they're too thin. In that case, the clear nail polish will do just fine. Shin: Yes, the leaking rubber is a common problem. When I did own 1/48's, they all had the same problem. The more you play with it, the more the problem is exacerbated. The problem isn't with you, it's a design flaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildred Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 (edited) Shin: Yes, the leaking rubber is a common problem. When I did own 1/48's, they all had the same problem. The more you play with it, the more the problem is exacerbated. The problem isn't with you, it's a design flaw. Lne Wolf: you've quit the 1/48's? tell me it ain't so! Edited March 8, 2004 by mildred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 yes but I was wondering if looseness waS NORMAL after sanding the paint off the diecast balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-19 Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 yes but I was wondering if looseness waS NORMAL after sanding the paint off the diecast balls. Most likely. The designers may have taken into account the minute thickness of the paint when working out the size of the ball and socket joint. Then again, perhaps you sanded off some metal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted March 12, 2004 Share Posted March 12, 2004 aw samn it...well I noticed half the ball was rough looking rather than smooth after sanding. oh well its not terribly 1/60 or MPC vol1 loose but still has enough give. so its okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-18S Hornet Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 (edited) The circle bar vernier on the arm of my VF-1S Hikaru is sticking out making it almost impossible to close the arms in fighter mode, I'm in the process in sanding the backend down so it can be flush in the arm. Plus the rubber sockets in the leg air intake joint are so tight that they are bleeding out through the plastic pieces keeping them in place. So far I used the super armor from my VF-1A Hikaru and placed the on the the Hikaru 1S to see if the arms fell down like they did on my Focker 1S and they didn't. There is still a proble with the canopy, and a newly discovered problem in Gerwalk mode is the I can't pose it the way I can because the arm joint blocks the legs from going back. This is cause by the plastic pieces in the hip/leg joints are not firmly placed into the legs cause them to be too tight during transformations. any suggestion on how to deal with it. And one more thing I don't know about any one else's VF-1S Hikaru but mine seemed to have missed the QC Inspection as two of the backpack thruster were not painted silver like the middle one was. Edited March 13, 2004 by VF-18S Hornet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull 0ne Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 I noticed some people were getting replacement parts for their 1/48s, how would I go about getting some. Thanks Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongcp45 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 (edited) I have a problem trying to keep my 1/48 VF-1S Roy's corkpit canopy stay at the up position when its in the fighter mode... Anyone got any suggestions to solve this? Edited March 18, 2004 by bongcp45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laroy Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Hello, I just recieved my first 1/48 yesterday. I bought the super and strike parts as well. It is a great toy, wonderful detail, the only problem I notice is that when I add the armor in Battloid mode, the back pack will not support it, it falls back. Is this a common problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 on the back there is a piece. push it all the way in. grab the hook from its inside and make sure it clamps to the backpack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurin Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 If your FAST Packs are causing your battroids backpack to flop around, try this thread. It even has pictures to illustrate how things should be done so this won't be a problem anymore. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted March 19, 2004 Author Share Posted March 19, 2004 I finally got my first 48 VF-1J. Do you guys have your gunstraps attached? Any alternatives to the shoddy metal rings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted March 19, 2004 Author Share Posted March 19, 2004 DAMN! I tore my gunstrap hole! The ring went straight through it.....anyone have a replacement gunstrap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinguuji Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 (edited) cut off the damaged part and make a new hole using the ring, i haven't done it before, so don't try it unless u have thought thru all the possible problems.... the strap is kinda useless IMO though....u need to take it off while transforming in2 fighter mode... no, my gunstrap was seperate too, u can bend those metal rings quite easily.... so dun worry, bend it to a degree where u can easily hook in the straps.... and look out for the infamous backpack flap....the piece that holds the backpack to the robot, don't force that part..... Edited March 19, 2004 by Shinguuji Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-18S Hornet Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 DAMN! I tore my gunstrap hole! The ring went straight through it.....anyone have a replacement gunstrap? Use Crazy Glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichterX Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 have you guys try to pull apart those 1/48 that are damaged beyond repair and sell the parts as spare parts, at least that would let you recover part of the cost and would let your broken Valkyrie give new live to other Valks that are not that damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichterX Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I have seen this thing around but is round thing on the backpack of the 1/60 VF-1S must it be yellow? the ones of the VF-1A Hikaru and Max are red and blue respectly. So is in the original design yellow? I know the Yamato's is not painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurin Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 (edited) Just got my Max VF-1J 1/48 last night. Everything is great except one really annoying thing. It looks like they glued the pilot seat to its base crooked. Re-gluing isn't a safe option because the seat is "melted" quite securely to the base. I took things apart and confirmed that the seat is all tweaked. Just posting this so that others can open up the flap and sneak a peak at the seat before buying (if buying from a store). As you can see, the crooked mounting causes the cockpit to look quite tweaked. I highlighted the top of the seat in the first picture and then marked two vertical lines that are equidistant from the fuselage center-line. Obviously, the seat is way off-center. At first, I didn't think it was a big deal, but it's beginning to bother me more and more as I see it more often. The Max 1J is otherwise great! Best Regards, H P.S. I might contact the seller and see if they have a spare seat. Otherwise, it's time to hassle Yamato. Edited April 15, 2004 by Hurin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALKYRIE-EXCHANGE.COM Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Alright...the first 1/48 Super VF1J Max I crack open has two right shoulder plates aseembled. As a result, my left should plate is showing the screws in the front. Anyone who has two left shoulder plates, I'd love to do a swap...Please PM me... -Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALKYRIE-EXCHANGE.COM Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 (edited) Well, since I'm reporting problems..Here's the sort of issues (of what I can remember) I've come across since Yamato started producing Macross toys...Keep in mind, my list goes back about 3 years and with all the Valkyries that passed through my hands, it was a small percentage. Most of these were reported by customers and promptly exchanged/replaced. Also, I did pass it along with Yamato when I had the chance... 12 -15? X VF11B Broken Hips 2 X Missing instructions/decals 1/60 VF-19A 1 X Faceplate Broken Tab 1/60 VF1A Hikaru 1 X Broken Shoulder Hinge 1/60 VF1A Max 2 X Broken Tail fin on 1/60 Super VF1J Max 1 X Broken Tail fin on 1/60 Super VF1J Miriya 1 X Missing boosters on 1/60 Super VF1J Miriya 1 X Broken Hip YF-21 FP 1 X Missing attenae on 1/60 SuperOstrich 1 x Missing instructions/stickers on 1/48 VF1A Hikaru 1 x Two right should plates on 1/48 VF1A Hikaru 1 x Two right should plates on 1/48 Super VF1J Max 1 x Missing left hand 1/48 VF1A Hikaru 1 X Crooked Seat assembly on 1/48 VF1S (V1) 1 X Crooked Seat assembly on 1/48 Super VF1J Max Oh, and just to be fair, I also had my share of Toynami MPC issues 2-3 X Loose Legs/no ratcheting of leg on MPC VOl. 1 1 X Glue hands stuck inside forearm MPC Vol 2 3-4 X Bent Antennae MPC Vol. 3 3-4 X Misassembly of parts MPC VF1S armors And Bandai's 1 X Broken head mount Super VF1S Reissue -Kevin Edited April 19, 2004 by VALKYRIE-EXCHANGE.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 Anybody have the flap issues where one keeps falling off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurin Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 I think the flaps issue was more of a design flaw than a QC issue. So I don't think he's listing it. Much like you don't see the crooked skulls listed. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurin Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 (edited) 1 x Missing instructions/stickers on 1/48 VF1A Hikaru1 x Two right should plates on 1/48 VF1A Hikaru 1 x Two right should plates on 1/48 Super VF1J Max 1 x Missing instructions/stickers on 1/48 VF1A Hikaru Duplicate entry or typo? Great list though! Interesting stuff! Thanks for posting it! H Edited April 19, 2004 by Hurin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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