whistler Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 call me crazy, but i happen to think that the VF-171 is awesome. she may not have the flash of the Messiah, especially in her base configuration, but the EX models just look dangerous. they remind me of the Strike Valkyries from Do You Remember love, and i tend to think that the -171 finds a nice middle ground between the lean-and-mean Messiah and the heavy-hitting Lucifer. and while i do prefer the Messiah's battroid design to that of the Nightmare Plus' (and the name for that matter), the -171EX's fighter mode takes the cake. now while i completely understand the release of the new Tornado variants and the VF-29 (still trying to get used to that weird little kitbash), i find myself both surprised and disappointed by the fact that there don't seem to be any VF-171s available. After all, Macross Frontier came out in '07 (with the Nightmare Plus being featured before the mighty Messiah) so i figured that it would have put into production already, if only because Alto flew one for several episodes and half the finale. but as far as i can tell, aside from the random Bandai Fighter Pack 4 there are no Nightmare Plus models out there. so please tell me, am i just looking in the wrong places, or has no one actually made a VF-171? they even took the concept of the "GRAVE" nose art on the back of an EX and made Messiah kits crammed full of decals, but no 171s? if there are no -171s around, is anyone planning to release one in the future? any information or insight would be greatly appreciated. an somewhat unrelated question, so pardon my noobishness, but how exactly do the scales for Macross models work out? i tend to see 1/100 as the most common, but how big is that? how big are the 1/200 scale Bandai Fighter Pack models? i assume they are fairly small, but actual measurements would help give me a better idea. i have experience with Battletech minis and painting but almost none when it comes to model kits and / or high-end toys. thanks fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I have one. 1/72 scale resin kit. Most Macross models come in this scale. Next would be 1/100 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Kit? No. Model? No. DX version? HELL YES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Oh yeah!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefuemon Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Yes, a kit exists, though it was only produced as a limited run garage kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 That's the one I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrossnake Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Kit? No. Model/toy? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefuemon Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Yes, a kit exists, though it was only produced as a limited run garage kit. There's also an RVF-171 available, too. Please note that the prices listed on these auctions are double the price they were offered for at Wonderfest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 This one too: Transformable Experten resin kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 This topic moved by me to the model forum as it was originally posted in the toy forum, which is the wrong forum for a topic asking about model kits. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire_BR Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Everybody singing ! Help me Captain, help me ! Save my day ! Save me from insanite ! Give me a Nightmare ! Give me a VF-171 and make me happy ! Help me Captain, help me ! I don't hanna a toy I'm a modeler, damm ! Give me a Vf-171 and make me happy ! Help me Captain, help me ! Well i'm not a musician but you got the point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistler Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 sorry, i guess my use of terminology is a bit off... i meant to ask if there are any of the toys like the Bandai VF-25s and the like coming out, in addition to model options. can you tell me more about these resin kit? unfortunately my Japanese skills are almost nonexistent. do any of these kits remain, and are there DX versions as well? thanks for the replys fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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