MacrossJunkie

I agree with you there. The combination of the colors and the plasticky (portmanteau!) gloss makes it look way more toy-like than any of the renewals or the previous YF-29 releases. I was also very disappointed that they didn't include a plastic version of the head gun when they have been doing that for the VF-171s and VF-25s to replace the bendy PVC versions with. I had to try to straighten mine out because it was bent a little. The PVC ones are also terrible for those of us who like to clear coat our stuff. Mine came out of the box greasier than a piece of original recipe KFC... to the point that it affected the joints and made them all loose. I'm going to have to disassemble mine to try to clean it out of the joints where I can. I guess while I try disassemble it, I'm going to test if the blue fold crystals are molded in color or painted that way. On another note, I'm glad you can still attach the gun without the adapter piece. It just angles down a bit more due to the bayonet. being in the way slightly. Edit: Just did a quick test using a cotton swab and rubbing alcohol. Yup, the blue is painted on.

Mine was preparing for shipping and shipped on the same night. That has never happened for me before from NY. Really must be luck of the draw.

I guess I'll find out when I get mine. All of Yamato's coloured clear parts were non-tinted clear plastic painted with clear colours. But I never tested Bandai's to see if that is true with them or not.

I wonder how hard it would be to take out the fold crystals and strip off the blue colour so that I could repaint it in clear purple. I don't like that heart shaped pattern on the shield either.

The two colors are just differences due to shading. It just comes down to it being an odd color choice.

I just got my RVF-25 super pack w/ ghosts today. That was very fast shipping via FedEx. Just took the ghosts out for now and I really like the stands that they came with. It's really poseable for different angles and heights. Strangely enough, the ghosts have a matte finish instead of the usual glossy finish that the renewals have. Sorry, it might be a while. I've been really busy lately and haven't even gotten around to do the super packs for the G yet. Might be a couple weeks or so before I find some time.

Perhaps stick a little putty in the hinge?

eBay it

I had no idea they changed the way the intake armor attaches. Maybe they will re-release the prior super sets again at some point with the updates

Ah, I thought it was referring to the photographs themselves.

Preferably clean the whole thing. If there's grease on other parts, your hands could touch those areas and transfer them back to areas you're applying stickers to. The clear coats play a part in the way it helps make the sticker surface and the toy surface match so that they don't have different reflectivity. The trimming is the most important part. The clear coat doesn't really matter as much. The stickers aren't that shiny. I only clear coat because of the weathering I add. I don't do anything special to clean them off. I just use water and a paper towel. What do you mean by doctoring the hell out of them?

I know that Tamiya's basic red acrylic paint matches that red very well; as does the red Gundam paint marker.

Definitely trim the stickers down right to the edge if you plan on applying them. They should stay in place fine as long as you have cleaned the surface of any oils/lubricants properly. Since it can be pretty subjective, I'll leave some examples of how the stickers look on the VF-1s when trimmed with a hobby knife and you can judge for yourself if it makes the stickers look less sticker-ish. Also keep in mind the full sized pics are very magnified compared to how you would see them with your eyes at a normal distance. Edit: Here's one with no weathering or clear coats. I didn't use this one before because this was uploaded during a time when I was uploading pics at only 25% of the original size and has some noticeable jpeg artifacting because I didn't save them at 100% quality so I wasn't sure how useful it would be.

Hilarious pics, enphily!

Thanks lancalot! That is useful to know.

I just got my 25G's super parts. It's my first super pack for the renewals and I was pleasantly surprised to find that every single thruster nozzle in this set had ball joint articulation. I expected it on the large ones, sure, but not on the tiny little maneuvering thrusters.

I don't know what events transpire in the game, but I guess it's possible that there just wasn't a spare Ex-Gear compatible flight suit ready for him or he doesn't like the more form fitting flight suits so he went as is when jumping into the YF-29. I'm thinking the real reason is they just wanted Isamu to be as recognizable as possible, logic be damned.

Cool, so it does have hard points after all. It looks like the missiles from either of the 171 super parts sets should fit them. I'm half surprised they didn't design the wings and panels to be swappable to the detriment of the toy so they could include the ones without hard points with the toy make us buy a separate set of wings if we want to be able to equip missiles. Oh wait, they still could... err... Nope. Nothing to see here Bandai! Carry on!

Very nice presentation and setup with your displays, Derex. I like that Falcon diorama. Also, where did you get the Nupetiet-Vergnitzs that's in your Macross display?

You know, until you said that, I never realized the wings enclosed the canopy. I actually like the GERWALK mode myself with the whole forward fuselage being able to pivot side to side. That seems like a practical and useful feature that's thus far unique to the VF-9. We do have nice things. We just keep wanting more

Actually it's basically like how the '25 full armor's chest piece is colored too which I assumed is where the inspiration came from. Thanks! Glad you like it. I really like the glowy stickers also and wish I could get another 1 or 2 sheets to use with other things. Even now, it's fun to look at in the pitch black darkness with the main engine lights turned on at night and all the lights in the room turned off.

I feel like the cutlass' fighter mode is ruined by the ugly shoulder turret jutting out under the bottom. It doesn't look at all sleek or aerodynamic.

So it looks like he's just using the EX-Gear system just for the controls. You can see the EX-Gear shoulder pauldrons, helmet, and other stuff in the cockpit. It definitely wouldn't fit over the flight suit he's wearing. I wonder if he would still get the G-resistance benefits that the EX-Gear provides over the traditional style cockpits.

Sounds more like child-safety scissors.

It would be tempting to get two and repaint one like one of those two schemes above. I like that they also have a camo pattern on them.