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  1. Skypoet

    VF-171

    ewwwps... 25,000 yen that's... around 300 US dollars... I'll pass after all!
  2. Skypoet

    VF-171

    Are you referring to the risk of lead or mercury poisoning? ;-)
  3. Skypoet

    VF-171

    VF-Naitomeapurasu Variable 171!!! I'm trying to figure out a way to make the payment...
  4. Skypoet

    VF-171

    I agree Graham. Experten totally rock. I admire their skills. I have no idea of what software they use but my level of knowledge of CAD is clearly unsufficient to allow me to do what they have done (I have a B.Eng in mechanical BTW). And even though I like well-detailed 1/72 kits, like most people here, I'll buy one of their kits and build it if I have the opportunity to. Great engineering work Experten, keep it up!
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    VF-171

    Thanks for the reply. I truly didn't know. Regards.
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    VF-171

    ... How come this site sells a recast of Experten's VF-4 which also "was just produced"? How do you know it's a recast? I know this was mentioned earlier in this thread, but I'm just curious... Just how do you know. You have a better option? The best thing to do would be to get in touch with Experten, right? Well some people may say that this kit looks too toyish, personally I don't mind. It looks much more anime accurate than the 1/72 (1/100) YF-19 Yammie toy of 10 years ago... And at 1/100 you can't ask for something that transforms "perfectly" (without parts swapping), looks anime-accurate, and doesn't look a little toyish because you can see some screws here and there. Kudos to Experten, kudos to the scratchbuilders!
  7. Skypoet

    VF-171

    http://www.e2046.com...oducts_id=12117 From this website maybe :-)
  8. Skypoet

    VF-171

    If it sells for 35$ somewhere like the VF4, I too, want. 35$ is inexpensive for a such a garage kit IMHO (they certainly don't enjoy the same scale economies as Bandai since they produce in small numbers and with lower tech). I'll keep my fingers crossed...
  9. Skypoet

    VF-171

    A couple more... still the painted, finished model.
  10. Skypoet

    VF-171

    A few other pics, with a finished, painted, decal'd model...
  11. Skypoet

    VF-171

    You can get the VF-4 for as low as 35$ by the way ;-)...
  12. Skypoet

    VF-171

    The VF-17 is good too, indeed!
  13. Skypoet

    VF-171

    Done! Any other suggestion?
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    VF-171

    The kit we have all been waiting for! VF171 by Experten... fasten your seatbelts!
  15. Or a device allowing to look behind? Or maybe something similar (in terms of function) to the AH64 Apache's radar/optronic ball (above the rotor - the helo flies below treetop level but keeps the ability to see above the treetops in order to fire missiles without being exposed) ?
  16. http://ga.sbcr.jp/mgangu/014234/02.html Nice other series of pics there... (may already have been posted! - sorry if so is the case)
  17. Wow :-) After seeing this VF-17D, I really wonder what stops Bandai from doing a 1/72 VF171... really nice kit from Experten!
  18. Thanks Graham! I won't hold my breath! :-) Too bad though! What if we decided to form a lobby and demonstrate in front of Bandai's headquarters? I'm a French citizen (and soon will be a Canadian citizen as well) and demonstrating is the French National Sport
  19. Thanks for the links! :-) They make me feel like applying the decals, definitely!... :-)
  20. Yes, that's partly the reason why I left the legs straight! The model stands better in gerwalk mode with its legs straight! :-) But the gerwalk mode is also more flexible when the legs are positioned the way they are in the pictures: you can give them more spread, hence, the gerwalk mode has more stability this way. And, visually speaking, I lie it better that way :-) Oh, and one "thumbs up": the VF25 was unable to stand on one leg, the VF27 is able to do so. Because the VF-27 has two "rear toes". Hey, I'm inventing new words too :-) So, any news of the VF171? I really like the VF27, issues are really minor and can certainly be fixed with minimal tools and supplies... So I can't wait for the VF-171!
  21. Oooops.... I hope I didn't kill the thread Any news of the VF171 1/72 model?
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