kajnrig Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 10 minutes ago, MKT said: 2. The angular cockpit canopy design. Small difference but somehow visually makes a world of difference to the rounded ones on the hero schemes. Oh yes, so very much this. I love the canopy design of the CF. I'd much rather have that on my Valk than the redesigned head of the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Bolt said: Very cool ! A brownie CF version would be excellent. Of course, I would never expect it. Lol. Yep I'd buy that. I'd also buy a DX VF-17S and VF-17D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 1 hour ago, MKT said: Revival CF from Frontier should be the version best received by collectors: 1. Unique teal colour. Also yellow 'resistant', providing the yellowing is even all around. My copy has yellowed but I didn't even notice until I took it out from display, even then it was a pretty nice shade. 2. The angular cockpit canopy design. Small difference but somehow visually makes a world of difference to the rounded ones on the hero schemes. 3. The triangles! Bandai should never underestimate how many fans want an updated copy to replace the old broken ones or those who never transformed theirs (like me) for fear of breaking them. But this being Bandai, they are remarkably hesitant to release non-hero schemes now, even secondary hero ones get the short shrift. We still waiting for Chuck's 31E super parts? But yes, those awful swappable wings should go. They were not toleranced well, such that at least one wing if not both will always have a sculpt-breaking gap against its wing root in Fighter. Those crappy swappable wings were a cynical ploy by Bandai to force collectors to buy two different armor sets for the CF and hero versions of the 171 as the armors themselves are identical. I'm guessing this will be a "full pack set" with the armor included, so that crap isn't necessary. I would love it if Bandai redesigned the wings to be non-swappable, but c'mon, this is Bandai we're talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Honestly, it wouldn't even be hard to completely negate the swappable wings. Just install a screw instead of the mushroom peg, and they're in for good, with no changes to the molds. Stupid pegs always broke off anyhow, so it's not like they ever did anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) Yeah, this toy sucks compared to later dx releases, I'm not excited if they haven't made basic improvements. Edited August 24, 2023 by jenius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Bandai also withheld the reaction warheads and MDEs on the hero armor set but included them with the CF armor set. We'll see if they actually include them with the Alto 171 reissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Lolicon said: Bandai also withheld the reaction warheads and MDEs on the hero armor set but included them with the CF armor set. We'll see if they actually include them with the Alto 171 reissue. When i was buying these toys, i had a hard time finding the reaction warheads armor set. I definitely missed out on those! It will be interesting to see what's included with this reissue. And ya, a few tweaks would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enphily Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14559/?wovn=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Kinda lame if that really is everything. Glad I picked up a bunch of extra CF sets with the warheads back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwhangchoi Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I hope no more issues like the broken CF triangles. That was the first bandai valk that crumbled MISB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 13 hours ago, enphily said: https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14559/?wovn=en Pretty standard. Oh well. Hopefully the fit and finish, in hand, looks great. 12 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said: I hope no more issues like the broken CF triangles. That was the first bandai valk that crumbled MISB I think they fixed that with the releases following the cf disaster. None of my Alto, Maruyama, or Luca 171's had that issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I can't even say the triangles (upper or lower) were the biggest issue with the CF-171. That entire production batch was laced with explodium, especially the silver parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Bolt said: I think they fixed that with the releases following the cf disaster. None of my Alto, Maruyama, or Luca 171's had that issue. Alto's unit preceded the CF release so Bandai should have known better. They cheaped out or contracted it out to a different factory or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 27 minutes ago, Lolicon said: Alto's unit preceded the CF release so Bandai should have known better. They cheaped out or contracted it out to a different factory or something. Ah so.. i missed that tid bit of info back then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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