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    IHP VF-11C Recast finished

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    is your VF-19S painted or did you use those ugly foil decals it brings!?

    Oh, it is most definitely painted(Bandai foil stickers, FTL)! I applied the foil stickers first and scribed the lines on, then removed the stickers and had perfect lines to mask around.

    I'm just curious, would the Wave polycaps sold by HLJ work on this kit?

    Possibly, however, I specifically used parts from the following sets:

    http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYD-721B

    http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYD-718B

    http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYD-107B

    IHP VF-11C Recast finished

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    Thanks again to Valk009 for providing these great recasts!

    Anyway, this kit was far less of a pleasure to build than the SHE VF-4. Parts fit was not that great, the engineering is simple (and seems half-assed) poseabilty was/is horrid, the sculpt clearly uses parts from the 1/144 Bandai kit, the instructions are nearly useless, especially for the tranformation, and finally the included recast polycaps were pretty useless(not that I expected resin recast PCs to be any use to begin with...)

    First thing I did was replace all the resin joints with some Kotobukiya polys I had laying around. This included adding hinge joints to the elbows and knees as opposed to the ball joints the instructions recommended. Then I added some actually hip joints. The kit orginally had the upper hips/intakes fixed to the waist/fuselage by a thin, fragile sheet of 2mm thick resin...which promptly broke.

    Then I had to remove a good deal of the rear of the head and shoulders so that everthing would fit properly in fighter mode...it seemed like IHP never actually checked to see if the head would fit in fighter mode!

    After that, I changed the position of the shield to attach to the top/inside of the arms in fighter mode instead of the bottom/outside as the kit seemed to suggest. I also added some extra pegs and holes so that the Fast Packs were interchangeable.

    Finally I mildly reshaped a number of parts for a better fit and added a clip for the heatshield so that it would attach in Battroid mode.

    And after all that, I am quite happy with it. Battroid mode looks fantastic, far better than any other VF-11 I own. Fighter mode is prety good too; the nose sculpt looks pretty close to perfect to me. Unfortunately the rear wings do not slant outward but only stick straight up, and the feet looke way to much like folded up feet instead of engines. Gerwalk mode is only mildly possible(the legs just dont bend near far enough forward), and it appears it was not even designed to do so.

    Anyway, on with the pics:

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    Finished recast SHE VF-4

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    Jarrod.

    I got one coming. Any thing you can share about the build? Anything you wish you built differently?

    Thanks

    Make sure you drill those holes as straight as possible, and make sure you use the correct drill bit. Oh, and don't overtighten those screws, its just resin afterall. You may also have to sand a few of parts that come in close contact and rub against one another, before you paint to avoid some wear. Other than that it is a fairly straight forward, if tedious, build.

    Jarrod

    Finished recast SHE VF-4

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    Well I think the only question left is........ How much you want for her? :rolleyes:

    I had to ask? B))

    Heh, as long as it took me to finally get ahold of a VF-4, it is defintely not for sale.

    Sorry do not have a recast but a few origional SHE kits minus the caps. I have seen some "cap sets" for sale on HLJ and have wondered what is close.

    QUOTE(Valk009 @ Jul 27 2007, 06:25 PM)

    The polycaps you need are from WAVE and they are long discontinued. If you bought the recast set of me I have included recast polycaps!

    I'd think some of the Kotobukyia polycaps would work well enough.

    Finished recast SHE VF-4

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    Thanks for all the great compliments everyone!

    Wow! That is a great looking model. Excellent job with the Gundam display stand.

    Did you have to modify the clamp?

    Yeah, I just clipped off some of the prongs untill it sat securely.

    I so wish that it was 1/72... Please someone do on in 1/72.

    Actually, this kit is nearly exactly 1/72 scale, within a cm I believe.

    Finished recast SHE VF-4

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    This is the kit that Valk009 offered sometime last year. I've actually had this finished for months and just keep putting off taking pics.

    The kit went together really well, and I only had to make a few very minor mods here and there to get things to fit (and hold) together properly. I didnt bother with adding any locking pegs like I'd orignally planned, as it does hold together rather well. There was one joint that really gave me problems tho, the sliding plate to allow the knee to extend out for Gerwalk mode. It just would not stay tight, and made the legs unstable. So I permantly attached it for Battroid and Fighter mode, which is ok since I'm really not all that fond of Gerwalk mode anyway.

    For paintscheme, I went with SHE's suggested light grey with blue stripes. The light grey came out a bit too blue-grey but I was happy with it after the stripes were added. The metallic grey is Gunze Sangyo's Steel, which is a beautiful dark metallic color in person.

    And finally, I apologize for the poor pics, I'm a modeler first, and a photographer a far distant....um fifth maybe. And I spend too much cash on mecha do get a decent camera:)

    Anyway, on with the pics:

    Figther mode:

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    Build Up Of She Vf-4g

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    Hasn't anybody started building their VF-4 yet? Well, at least I don't feel so lazy now :p

    Mine's almost done...I have to paint some small details, ink in the panel lines and give it a clear coat.

    The kit went together very well, though I did have to make a few minor adjustments here and there to get things to line up properly.

    Jarrod

    Yamato 1/60 VF-1S Strike Wanted

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    Hi all, like the title says I'm looking for a Yammie 1/60 Strike, preferably new in box with stickers unnapplied, and I'd like to pay under $100 for it. I have an original Japanese GekiRyuJin boxed set for trade, if anyone's interested. Its been opened, stickers applied, and displayed shortly, otherwise perfect.

    PM or email if you wanna get rid of one.

    Thanks

    Jarrod

    1/100 Variable VF-11C Resin Kit

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    Has anyone started to build this kit?

    I have. This kit has some issues, most of which I'm pretty sure are the fault of the original sculpt, but a few seem to be because its a recast. First and formost, the recast polycaps just don't work at all for me, but luckily I've got enough Kotobukiya sets to compensate.

    The other glaring problem I've run into is that the head just does not fit in fighter mode. I had to remove a good amount of the shoulder blocks and reshape the back of the head to even get a decent fit. Not to mention the shield is just completely the wrong size, shape(I'm prety sure its just a recast 1/144 Bandai shield), and positioning for fighter mode. Did the folks at IHP ever even transform the thing? There are a number of other little minor fixes I had to do as well...but they elude me at the moment...

    Those issues asside, it looks great in Battroid mode. And after I redo all the joints(proper hinges for elbows and knees), give it some actual hip joints(that paper thin resin bar just wont do), and make the fast packs interchangeable, I suspect it'll be a pretty damn good VF-11 :)

    Jarrod

    Hase Low Vis Decal scan needed

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    Hi all, I'm in need a high-res scan of Hasegawa's VF-1A Low Vis decal sheet, I'm hoping to reproduce it in 1/100 scale. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'd even be willing to paypal a few bucks as a thankyou to anyone who can provide one.

    Thanks

    Jarrod

    Hasegawa Variable Vf-1 Model

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    So, I guess I'll throw my opinion out there...that is my grey variable Hase VF-1 deadboy is posting pics of afterall.

    I'd personally love any variable kit of any VF with the quality and detail that the Hasegawa's have . Granted I'm a huge Gun-pla fan and have been building all kinds of plastic kits for as long as I can remember, so I may be biased, but I do have some good reasons:

    First and foremost, attention to detail/proportions. I love my Yamato's, but a good scale model, by definition, will generally just have more/better detailing. And I do think the Hase's look better proportioned to my eyes(of course they don't have to worry about the issues of transformation. But case in point, simply the shape of the lower legs of the Hase kits versus a Yammie 1/60).....plus you don't have to buy aftermarket decals:)

    Second, I personally think 1/72 is a near perfect scale for a Valkyrie. I do think the 1/48 Yamato is the most perfect rendition of the VF-1 out there, but a number of them just take up too much space.

    Third, price. I figure, based on equivalent plastic kits out there, a good, MG-quality variable VF kit would be no more than 4-5000 yen, which to me is a good thing.

    Finally, what can I say, I love the building process of a kit, I like to see how the engineering is done, I love to actually put togther the working mechanics When I got my MG Zeta V2 I had a total geek-fest marveling at how Bandai managed to out-do themselves yet again on another kit.

    All that being said, I don't know if I'd really like to see the kit come from Hasegawa. They might produce a wonderful static fighter mode kit...but their work with poseable, snap-together robot kits could still use some practice, in my opinion. They have a certain feel of fragility to them that I'm not too fond of. Of course I'd buy one instantly, but I'd much rather see it come from Bandai honestly.

    Jarrod

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