Chronocidal Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Did Hasegawa ever do anything to correct the massive engine droop on their 1/72 VF-1 mold? I know the 1/48 doesn't do it, and I've seen people mod the 1/72s to fix it, but I haven't looked at those kits in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slide Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Did Hasegawa ever do anything to correct the massive engine droop on their 1/72 VF-1 mold? I know the 1/48 doesn't do it, and I've seen people mod the 1/72s to fix it, but I haven't looked at those kits in a long time. No corrections for the 1/72 engine connector peices. Not in any of the ones in my stash anyway I wonder how difficult it would be to cast a replacement/corrected part... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-1A Grunt Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I wonder how difficult it would be to cast a replacement/corrected part... I would say it would be a lot more difficult than just slightly modifying the mounting slot on the original thigh piece to correct the droop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 What engine droop? Explain more please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) Edited July 10, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Brilliant reference there NZEOD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsain Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) On mine, I put the legs together as normal, but only used a little dot of glue to hold the leg insert. After attaching the intake to the fuselage, I slid on the lower leg and rotated it upward until it just made contact with the back plate. Then I slid it off, added some glue on the insert & a dab of glue on the back plate. Simpler, with the desired effect. My work probably wasn't as straight as that guy's in the magazine, but would have been worse using that technique. Edited July 11, 2016 by Kelsain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Very nice reference. I never understood why it got molded that way to begin with, but always assumed it wouldn't be that difficult to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 (edited) I've built 2 so far forgetting to fix the legs until it was too late! Luckily one of them is in the Hallway museum display so will never been viewed from side on! Unfortunately the other is a 1D on the carrier deck display and its SO F-ing obvious! Cant fix that one without ripping the engine lighting wires out. Edited July 12, 2016 by NZEOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXTL Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 http://hobby.dengeki.com/event/233053/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Well that sucks... no EX Gear pilot. Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonaldCah Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Seems to me I remember hearing that the cockpit does not fit into the fuselage real good on the hasegawa 1/48 scale kit. Have you gotten to this part yet? How is it going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincemoto7 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I'm in the middle of building a 1/48 right now, actually it's been over year since I started it. I think the cockpit assembly fit better on the 1/48 than it does on the 1/72. Just my opinion though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianluva2196 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Hi there, by any chance do you know where can i find spare parts for the yamato macross 1/48 vf-1j hikaru ichijo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianluva2196 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Hi there, by any chance do you know where can i find spare parts for the yamato macross 1/48 vf-1j hikaru ichijo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMBounty_Hunter Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) It's out. HLJ hasn't sent a payment request for mine yet though.... Pics of the trees and manual up on Hobby Search http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10396131/10/0 I assumed we'd be getting a whole new resin cockpit tub, but it seems the resin part ride on top of the old tub. No new trees/parts aside form the two resin chunks. Oh well, should still be fun building best OTP. EDIT: thank god the black pinstripe decal is separate Edited August 31, 2016 by TMBounty_Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Needs more pilot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMBounty_Hunter Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Yeah, pilots would have been nice. Not sure where I'll get mine from. Either the eventual Hasegawa VF-31 or if the Bandai ones goes on sale at HLJ. Just paid HLJ for my set of 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Hmmm can you buy frames from Bandai as replacement parts like you can for Hasegawa? If so, couldnt we use the replacement frames with the pilots from our VF-31s then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Depends how well scaled the Bandai VF-31 pilots are. I know the VF-25 Bandai kits had pilots that looked decidedly 1/100 scale and definitely not 1/72. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I'll pull one out tonight and compare it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 The Bandai pilots are just the upper halves; the lower halves are molded into the cockpit. (Unless you're talking about something else...?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 The Bandai pilots are just the upper halves; the lower halves are molded into the cockpit. (Unless you're talking about something else...?) I'm hoping I can use the lower torso and legs off the Hasegawa or Fujima pilot and crew kits. Full legs arent needed as you cant see up under the console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) The Bandai pilots are just the upper halves; the lower halves are molded into the cockpit. (Unless you're talking about something else...?) Yeah, that's true. But the proportions are way off too. The VF-25 kits proportionally, were just too small. Things like the arms, bodies and heads just didn't scale well to Hasegawa 1/72 pilots. I'm hoping the VF-31 (and SV-262) kits have fixed that but it wouldn't surprise me if they're the same size. Edited September 1, 2016 by mickyg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 That's true... I wonder why that is? Maybe due to (I think) the thicker plastic they use for canopies leaving less room? Or it could just be Bandai's iffy relationship with pilot scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) It's kind of a multi-layered problem, because Bandai also doesn't really seem to understand how pilots fit into cockpits, or how tightly all the components of an aircraft are actually crammed into the fuselage. Really, the plastic is far too thick everywhere. With the transforming kits? I really think it's just the way they're engineered with so many layered panels for structural integrity prioritized over any cockpit detail. Really though, Bandai has no consistency in this regard across any of their kit lines that I've seen. Oddities in ship scales not withstanding, their Star Wars kits have absolutely beautifully molded cockpits and pilots. But then I went to put together one of their Cosmo Zero kits from Yamato 2199, and while the pilot looks nicely molded, the cockpit itself feels like it's far too deep in the fuselage, and the pilot can't even see out the canopy. Bandai absolutely knows how to manufacture incredibly molded and detailed kits, it just seems like the engineers designing them vary widely in how they approach things, and what details they focus on. Edited September 1, 2016 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Hmmmm I need a better picture of this one... I see Jenius in the pilots seat... http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f185675964#enlargeimg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMBounty_Hunter Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Description says pilot is from another kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slide Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Description says pilot is from another kit from one of the Hasegawa VF-25's I'd wager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMBounty_Hunter Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 For those that want the kit, HLJ has still has them in stock: http://hlj.com/product/HSG65833 Most other Macross kits by Hasegawa and Wave are also going on sale today. Gotta fill up that backlog :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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