derex3592 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 These things are amazing! The detail is mind blowing. Far better than the Delta Valks. Going to build them this weekend hopefully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 soooo.... if you wanted to do a display like the Tokyo show one with a fighter unfolding into a Gerwalk then to a Battroid is THIS the one to use or would the other 2 mode one be better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachi Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Got mine a few days ago. Saw some of the small parts and I'm scared of breaking them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 soooo.... if you wanted to do a display like the Tokyo show one with a fighter unfolding into a Gerwalk then to a Battroid is THIS the one to use or would the other 2 mode one be better? Umm if you want to display a gerwalk you will need the 2-mode set. Then you need to add an extra fighter and battroid. And if you want the semi folding back transforming halfway into gerwalk that's another 2 mode set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 For all four forms it would take six kits or at least the equivalent price of six kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 First VF-1A done! Great little kits.. the ONLY parts that will drive you to the edge of sanity are the two tiiiiiny dual antennas under the nose. Damn.. LOL. You have to glue them in. Everything else is great. 1 down, 2 to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) 3? lucky you... I have 5 Battroids, 3 Gerwalks and five Fighters to build and light up! Lucky I bough a magnifying lens and light For all four forms it would take six kits or at least the equivalent price of six kits. Yeah I just bought them so hopefully it shouldnt be TOO hard to do Anyone wanting to search for the 1/144 Dragon Carrier deck kits, the part no.s are: DML Dragon Air Combat Series "Blast-Off" F/A-18A On Carrier Deck 4003 DML Dragon Air Combat Series "Launch!" F-14A w/Fire Engine 4020 DML Dragon Warbirds Series "Take Off " F/A-18G Growler On CVN Deck 4598 Edited October 3, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Those details are incredible for the size! Really well done little kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Those parts were scary to attach. I'm still a bit worried about touching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locidm Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 I just got two dual-mode CF kits, a fighter 1S, and a battroid 1S kit. Haven't found time to get started yet, but these will go into my rail layout somehow! Question, if you have already completed the build of a battroid and a fighter, you can always diassemble and form gerwalk, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 They can be disassembled to build the gerwalk, but be very careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachi Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Are there any plans for a VF-1D? Or any other valk that's not from Macross Delta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I'm all in for as many as they crank out. Any series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayaxr Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 (edited) Question, if you have already completed the build of a battroid and a fighter, you can always diassemble and form gerwalk, correct? Its possible but its not a fun experience which I would constantly do. Basically after I did it once I decided to not try to parts form them again out of fear that in the handling and disassembly process the pegs will break. Which is why many have suggested getting multiple sets if having all forms is a must. The have to do SuperPack versions. BRING IT! And after that, some VF-25 love! Edited October 8, 2016 by ayaxr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Hikaru and squad reporting in! Finished these up over the weekend. I did flat coat them to give them a little more realistic military feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) Are you running the GiOP11 Engine Light Packs? Anyone tried the Light Packs with the Gerwalk legs? I've ordered 4 sets of the light packs and want to try cramming them into the Gerwalk legs. Going to have a go at repainting and battle damaging some too. Edited October 10, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiz13688 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Are you running the GiOP11 Engine Light Packs? Anyone tried the Light Packs with the Gerwalk legs? I've ordered 4 sets of the light packs and want to try cramming them into the Gerwalk legs. Going to have a go at repainting and battle damaging some too. Might be a problem. The leg for the Battroid (used in the Gerwalk mode) is solid core and have no provision for the light tube. The connector between the leg and foot is also a solid piece where light cannot pass through. You'll be better of saving the OP-11 for the fighter mode and build a custom LED setup for the Gerwalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 or breaking out the dremel.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiz13688 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 or breaking out the dremel.... Have you seen an actual OP-11. The LED is mounted on a circuit board. Take a look at my Video here is you have not seen the actual unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 yeah I've seen them, thinking about desoldering the SMD chip and mounting that in the feet and leaving the circuit board (which only has the resistors on it) back in the body or under the diorama base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) hmmm I see Amazon has a few Chara-works super packs Valks... wonder how easy it is to fit them to the GiMIX VF-1S... just need to carve off the leg and arm packs. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FM1E9PY/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me= Edited October 11, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locidm Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Its possible but its not a fun experience which I would constantly do. Basically after I did it once I decided to not try to parts form them again out of fear that in the handling and disassembly process the pegs will break. Which is why many have suggested getting multiple sets if having all forms is a must. The have to do SuperPack versions. BRING IT! And after that, some VF-25 love! Luckily I did pick up 2 boxes of the dual mode 1A CF kits during HLJ's sale. Guess I'll build all 3 modes with the two kits. I only got one fighter and one battroid kit for 1S though, guess I'll have to give up the gerwalk there. Shame. I did just finish the 1A battroid last night, my first one. Looks great with wonderful details. I had to strip the inside of the lower leg part quite a bit to allow room for the foot connector (I think its fitment is derailed by the paint). Otherwise a relatively straight forward build. Have you guys been applying glue between the hip piece that connects to the crotch and the hip cover? I find the hip joint a little too loose but am afraid to apply glue there in case it gets stuck. Edited October 12, 2016 by locidm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 ARRRHHHH STOP!!! Mine havent turned up yet! Itching to get into these for a MKII street fight scene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachi Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I got my CF fighter but the battroids I ordered months ago still haven't arrived. Just my luck I live in the 3rd world with 3rd world postal system. I'm not shipping RSAL ever again, it's EMS for all purchases from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 SAL takes about a month to get to me in NZ EMS about 4 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locidm Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) Sorry to hear about your shipping issues!Have to say, it fairs pretty well against its bigger brethens! Edited October 13, 2016 by locidm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Anybody else totally put one or both feet in upside down and then glue the legs together? --Asking for a friend.... Got one out of 3 right! Luckily it was the VF-1J and it's my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locidm Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Derex do you mean in fighter mode? Third time is the charm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Yeh..I wasn't paying close attention and I'd had like 3 hrs sleep...oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) VF-1 above the Dragon Carrier deck Engines Lit The Light Leakage issue... Easily fixed with some tinfoil lining inside the legs Edited October 17, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Man I need that Focker Dammit!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) Just got the body, arms, & gunpod of my CF -1A Battroid together - wow! May ditch my Wave 1/100 kits. Edited October 17, 2016 by GMK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locidm Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 that looks soooo good.... Gets me excited about building it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) Only took an hour to do as well. Pretty simple to piece together. I had to glue the nose cone on and I've chosen to glue the tail fins and the legs to the body and pilot to the seat. Should be able to get it down to 45mins on the next 3. Used a blade to remove the items from the sprue instead of clippers and it worked fine. Each piece does need the sprue tabs in the parts trimmed off once its removed. Tamiya cement worked fine to glue everything including the nose blade antenna. Only bits that are easy to screw up are the feet/nozzles upside down and the LED Plates upside down in the legs. The electrical connection from the stand into the plane is a bit iffy and needs a little fiddling to get it to light up. The OP11 light unit needs 2 x LR44 Hearing Aid batteries, or you could mod it easily enough to run off a USB plug with a 100ohm (brown black brown) 1/4W resistor soldered onto the Negative/Ground wire of the USB cable. http://www.petervis.com/electronics/Standard_Resistor_Values/Resistor_Colour_Code/100R.gif Also... there is a piece of clear plastic film in the battery holder... its tempting to remove it but DONT. Its an insulator to stop that battery cell from shorting out. Edited October 17, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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