Xigfrid

Just received the test triangles from shapeways (among other stuff) ! They fit nicely. The actual version didn't fit the "lower" triangle, so I had to drill the triangle so that the lower triangle could get in. Don't panic, I made a newer version for that so you only have to choose between: TRIANGLE with LOWER TRIANGLE FIT, if your VF-171 has only the upper triangle broken or SIMPLE TRIANGLE, if your vF-171 has both upper and lower triangles broken The main reason I made the SIMPLE TRIANGLE available is because it is a stronger design and it would be sleeker for a VF-171 that has a broken lower triangle.

Yeah I lost faith in getting one at MSRP. Hopefully this YF-29 being a standard release and not a web/tamashi exclusive, will be re-released later in 2015...

Damn, missed this one!

I feel that the white paint will not pop out the details enough, This head deserves the "Max" color scheme from your avatar!

Very nice head, I didn't realize how different it could be from Yamato's head and still carry a stronger "A" feel. Congrats for the design !

I got three versions available on Shapeways, only the textured version would have the "NUNS" logo marking.

I just checked the textured models and tried to order them, the price tag of 15$ was a mistake, it was the price for the standard white plastic. It turned out to be more around 30$ for the complete set in Full Color (excluding shipping costs!) This is mostly due to the minimum of 3$ handling commission per part. I think I will first review the design I ordered and if dims are good, I will try to review the Colored Plastic to reduce price by combining several parts in one.

Still waiting, they should arrive by the end of the week or during the next one I guess.

nice chem indeed. Are you going to panel line it ?

Mickyg, aaajin is correct. Full Color Plastic is one very exciting material where your 3D prints get out of the machine with all the details and painting described in the 3D file. But it is experimental: it is painfull to make shapeways to accept complex forms with a lot of textures (texture is the coloration on the plastic) and also Shapeways makes it very expensive to produce a model from it with rigourous modelling rules. I made the model because I really hope more designers would be interested in making colored prints and I personnaly hope to find more more 3D prints from others in the near future. I don't really think people would buy it at the current price point at this moment.

For those who doesn't know, Shapeways can 3D print in full color using Sandstone material or Full Color Plastic. -The first material (Sandstone) is not solid enough for small piece and moving parts to my knowledge and the description -The second (Full Color Plastic) seems very promising BUT this is only a pilot material for the moment, that means only the designer can order his designs in this material (to his own risks also! link: https://www.shapeways.com/materials/full-color-Plastic) I was excited enough to spend some time in the week and the whole weekend to texture/upload/debug Shapeway's full color 3D printing option. This damn thing is very buggy by now, but finally I made it and the whole design had to be exploded in individual parts due to the material limitations. You can have a look at them here: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/xigfrid3dshop?section=VF-171+NUNS+textured Unfortunately, because each part is printed as an individual part, and also because the material costs about the double as White Strong and Flexible, the cost for the whole textured set is something like 15 USD. Add to that shipping costs from Shapeways to my place (only I can order it), then shipping from me to you. The price is prohibitive… until Full Color Plastic becomes available to the public.

Your chance these antennas are white, you probably only need to spray a laquer and you should be done. I tried to custom Ozma's antennas and I don't know which color to begin with

That's probably why Kurisama made these https://www.shapeways.com/search?q=yf-29+head+turret I don't have Alto's one, so I can't confirm.

That´s nice! Be careful when gluing the top and bottom of the triangle, the middle part must still rotate! As soon as I get mine, I will make a more detailed tutorial

Seems the same to me

Indeed but they depict a different antenna than in the rest of the game: http://img2.78dm.net/forum/201401/07/225359ljvnlts1s3fvfou1.jpg vs http://i.imgur.com/aA8JgrK.png http://i.imgur.com/eqazF.jpeg EDIT: perhaps it wasn't clear, but the point was to tell that Isamu's 29 can have a "standard" YF-29 head also, depending on the sources.

Some cinematic pictures tell the opposite such as: http://img2.78dm.net/forum/201401/07/225359ljvnlts1s3fvfou1.jpg http://img2.78dm.net/forum/201401/07/225334brk03t9ji35235px.jpg I prefer the original head as made for the actual toy and in the game

Hello, I made a replacement parts that once assembled (preferably using glue) will replace the original triangles of the VF-171. Additionally, I wanted to make a replacement of the "lower" triangle which is supposed to brake also, but couldn't figure which material could do the job. If you have ideas, let me know. I made on Shapeways a few models: no texture: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/xigfrid3dshop?section=VF-171+NUNS+no+texture&s=0 #1 Optimized for Strong and Flexible materials, this model has a cavity to fit the lower triangle available here: http://www.shapeways.com/model/2965873/vf-171-nuns-triangles-with-lower-triangle-fit.html #2 Optimized for Strong and Flexible materials, this model has no cavity for the lower triangle. This design is stronger than the one with a cavity and is sleeker for any VF-171 that would have both upper and lower triangle broken: http://www.shapeways.com/model/2939051/vf-171-nuns-triangles-wbk-sf-version.html #3 Optimized for Forst Ultra Detail material, without the cavity. You will have more details and smoother surface from this material: http://www.shapeways.com/model/2921408/vf-171-nuns-triangles-fud-version.html I ordered and received the model #2 Detailled ASSEMBLY Instructions here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=42000#entry1171040 NUNS Triangle without Lower triangle fit: I forgot to put a cavity on the model #2 so I had to modify it with a cavity to fit the lower triangle. I have updated Shapeways with a new file with these modifications to fit the lower triangle. NUNS Triangle with Lower triangle fit: Additionnaly, there are fully colored models available here: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/xigfrid3dshop?section=VF-171+NUNS+textured Because the material used for Full Color Plastic is, for the moment, available only to Shapeways designers, you should PM me if you want one of these models now. I have put a few pictures of the Colored triangles with lower fit here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=42000&page=2#entry1180759

I vote for B version too!

Nice addition VF5SS. The upper triangle design is quiet easy and almost finished, but I couldn't find a way to make the lower triangle. I don't know which triangle has the most failure rate, so I don't know if only the upper triangle fix would be enough

The toughest part was the seperation of the gun canon from its cover. It is needed to have access to the pin, they are glued together and you need to seperate them gently using a small screw-driver. A bit scary but the plastic is strong and pretty flexible. That's scary!

I am sorry for you, it happened to a few guys on the forum, including myself. I made a replacement part of it on shapeways some time ago and recently updated it to match the new design rules from shapeways. They are now available again on Shapeways. https://www.shapeways.com/model/1683524/macross-vf-25-gun-attachment.html

It is!

I really like your design in MAX color.

I own the Alto version, it doesn't have any issue. I can have a look at this part to be printed in shapeways if Kurisama doesn't mind, but I have no clue where to start? Do we speak of making the "main" triangle that hold the shoulder piece AND the "small" triangle that fold into the chest in Gerwalk/Battroid mode? If both have to be designed, the "small" one is impossible to print with shapeways. So it should be somewhat articulated with the "main" triangle. I don't have the VF-17, should be interesting to have Kurisama's insights about it!