SilentCrossHairs Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Love my CF VF-171. Had it for 3 weeks and I just transformed it last night. Very straight forward transformation. Solid feel and looks frigin great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negotiator Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Ugh, I just notice the black NUNS plastic is missing a chunk of plastic! Thought I was slightly lucky to not have those pieces broken too. LOL triangles broken, NUNs broken, and missing torso piece. Any kind souls (in the US) that have an armada and just going to leave it in plane mode, willing to send me the torso piece that is under the cockpit for $10, PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vahouth Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Haha! You trully are a Negotiator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCracker Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Since all my triangles for both sides exploded, I removed that part and frankly no difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikElvis Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Oh those are crumbing too? I thought it was the top nuns pieces. Thats what was broke on 2 of mine. Those little bottom triangles look ok on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 They all crumble, top and bottom both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Still baffles me why they felt the need to make that part of the shoulder so complicated. The little fold down flaps on the Yamato VF-17 might be stabby, and they pop off a ton, but they don't just completely break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptormesh Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 TCracker is there something wrong with the canopy in the second picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCracker Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 TCracker is there something wrong with the canopy in the second picture? Nah, I did not close it shut. its fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 They all crumble, top and bottom both. Even if you don't transform it? -Kyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCracker Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Still awesome looking, despite all the broken triangles.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Even if you don't transform it? -Kyp It only takes once, and it ships in fighter mode, so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptormesh Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 No crumblings on my two after a few transformations as well. They may have used a bad batch of plastic for those that did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 I'm about to go back to fighter...as the more I handle battroid the less I like it. The legs are too stiff and the chest is just a mess. The whole thing is just floppy and unsatisfying to pose. Anyway, ill see how my triangles hold up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grymg Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) Personally, in battroid and fightermode I think it is very solid. Once tabbed in properly, battroid is really fun to handle. Gerwalk is great also. Edited July 21, 2013 by grymg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Yeah I also find as long as you tab the back section in right the toy handles fine in battroid mode. Only thing that really bugs me is the filler piece under the cockpit always moves back up on me while handling the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Yeah I also find as long as you tab the back section in right the toy handles fine in battroid mode. Only thing that really bugs me is the filler piece under the cockpit always moves back up on me while handling the thing. The back tab has nothing to do with it, its the chest. The back tab will pop out pretty easily, though. The best way to handle it is by grabbing the leg joint. I'm not crazy about the arms either. Plus the way the head just kind of floats around. It's just a weird battroid. It looks good, and it's not terrible.. but like I said, every time I pick it up I like it a little less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) For the neck, I use the front panel on top and not underneath. There is actually a little cutout for a tab on the bottom of the front neck part to fit which makes it look a bit more solid. When I talk about the back, there's a part near the crotch back there that also tabs in and the upper back. It may take some fiddling but it does lock. The swing bar for the legs has to be in the right position though to achieve this lock. Here is what I meant about the neck, please excuse the dust Edited July 21, 2013 by Loop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scyla Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Mine is now in storage but the last time I handled it the chest seems to sit firmly once you lock the whole thing together. I think the crux for the Battroid-Mode is to tab the main body into the plate where you slot the gun-pod in in Fighter-Mode. I find this tab very annoying because if you fold the nosecone in the wrong way you cannot lock it together making the whole chest area a floppy mess. Once it's connected with the "spine" everything is nice and solid. The downside of this mold clearly are the die cast metal hip bars because they don't lock in position firmly and since the ball-joints where the legs connect with the hip bar are so terribly tight posing the legs is tedious because moving the legs always pops the hip bar out of position. This is really prevalent when posing the toy on the stand because there you always pop the toy out of the stand rest when moving the legs. Also transforming is scary because the legs have to rotate almost 180 degree and I fear that I break the hip bar one day if the joints not wear down quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Looks like a Spoke too soon, when to put my first one in Gerwalk from Batt mode and the grey plastic that hinges the shoulders to the cockpit completely broke off, fighter mode forever. Why do I keep buying these, damn you Bandai! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCracker Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Looks like a Spoke too soon, when to put my first one in Gerwalk from Batt mode and the grey plastic that hinges the shoulders to the cockpit completely broke off, fighter mode forever. Why do I keep buying these, damn you Bandai! Holy crap. You mean the middle hinge that is pivotal to the transformation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Holy crap. You mean the middle hinge that is pivotal to the transformation? Yes, and it was fine the first two transformations, but it completely sheared off, there's not even white stress marks to the area. It just Rice Krispie'd me. It can still hold together in both modes tabbed in, but it's now in permanent fighter mode, there's too much stress on the other connected side to change anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCracker Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 That....does not sound too good. But I gather Fighter and gerwalk mode is still servicable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Somewhat, without the legs locked into the back, the cockpit/chest piece will not stay locked in Gerwalk. It's very finicky. It's a very important piece, why it's not in Diecast I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 So, anyone (Veef?) doing shapeways parts yet? I now have one cracked NUNS and one fully exploded NUNS. The best part is that I was going from fighter to battroid, moving the parts very slowly and carefully to see where the problem might be, and without feeling any resistance whatsoever half of the NUNS panel went flying across the room and the rest of the bits crumbled out later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzgundam010 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Have anyone tried the guy selling replacement parts for the vf-171 cf on eBay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmvogel Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Earlier in the thread someone said that they contacted the guy and he said negotiations broke down and he wasn't selling the parts. As a side note, I repaired my NUNS triangle with Tamiya extra thin cement. So far so good, although I only had a crack and a small piece broken from it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 (edited) My NUNS triangle is in four pieces. I tried to fix it with standard Crazy Glue but it didn't hold together at all, like I was using water. I'm really curious what kind of plastic these black parts are cast in if Crazy Glue wont hold it together. As for the guy selling replacements, I wouldn't waste my time or money on getting exact replacements for the triangles because the same breakage would probably happen. Until someone makes a Shapeways replacement my 171 is going to look a little strange without his shoulder pads. Edited July 31, 2013 by eriku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I contacted that guy on ebay and his response was that he wasn't able to secure the VF-171 pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmvogel Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 My NUNS triangle is in four pieces. I tried to fix it with standard Crazy Glue but it didn't hold together at all, like I was using water. I'm really curious what kind of plastic these black parts are cast in if Crazy Glue wont hold it together. As for the guy selling replacements, I wouldn't waste my time or money on getting exact replacements for the triangles because the same breakage would probably happen. Until someone makes a Shapeways replacement my 171 is going to look a little strange without his shoulder pads. Try the Tamiya thin liquid cement (it's about $5 at hobby stores), it fuses the plastic together nicely (it's ether PVC or ABS, not sure which). It melts the plastic a little at first, you'll need small tools like a tweezers or small needle nosed pliers to place the parts directly after applying the glue, otherwise you can smudge the plastic permanently if you get a finder print on it. I'm not sure Shapeways will work on this, the parts are very small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF5SS Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I now have one cracked NUNS and one fully exploded NUNS. I think you're going to have to see your local priest about that one. I am not a man of the cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Bottom triangles broke now, and a little U shaped clip came out of somewhere. In all likelihood I'll probably just throw this piece of crap back into it's box and be done with it. Hey, maybe Bandai will do a 171 Renewal some day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 It's incredible how much QC fail Bandai was able to cram into a single release. I dare not even transform my single good one for fear it might explode into plastic shards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I transformed mine once, and that's all it took. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plastik Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I'm never ever transforming mine....EVER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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