manfred17

The lady's chest looks a little bit flat...

20 hours ago, last_raven said:

What file did you use @manfred17? Did you just go across the entire face evenly or did you make an initial rough pass in that 'groove' you highlighted? May just be my stanky old wizard eyes but in the first photo it looks like you did a first pass on that 'groove' at the bottom of the 'slope' and then went across the face of the entire section evenly from there in the second. Definitely achieved desirable results. A shame that Bandai dropped the ball on this one.

I used this tool to reduce the thickness of the part shown in red frame, in order to have more clearance and make everything align correctly.

Any other equivalent tool ou sanding tool can do the job. As you can see, it is not perfect, but the result is fine for me.

I also used this same tool to reduce the thickness of the wing pegs.

Again, if you plan to do this, do it little by little and check the result, in order not to get the issue become worse...

On 1/23/2022 at 2:29 AM, Chronocidal said:

That does help.  I think the root problem is that those arm panels are so hard to slide.  If they actually reach the position they're supposed to, everything lines up pretty well, but they love sticking, and there's no really any good way to grip them.

On my copy, the canon still goes downward even the arm panels are slided to the max position.

One solution is to do some sandings. For the price, this is unacceptable from Bandai. This is not a plug-and-play toy, but a plug-and-sand-before-play toy !!!

I was still not happy concerning the mis-aligning canons issue.

So here what I did : sanding again, little by little, and check the result each time.

It is long but I managed to get quite a good result.

On the first pic, you can see were I did the sanding.

For me the main problem comes from the new design of the arms. The "origami" style design would require more attention to avoid all these QC issues.

For the price and for what we would expect, this is quite disappointing.

Nippon-Yasan web site has gone.... When going to their web site, we are redirected to nin nin game web site.

I have been f**c*ed up for good !

2 hours ago, 68whiskey said:

I’m loving the redesign overall but the ugly gaps near the shoulders are triggering my OCD. The leg doesn’t even snap into place by the forward intake vent , it just pops out of place. 

That is what I have tried to explain previously.

In most videos, we can clearly see this issue. The gun is pointing downwards and is wabling, because no additionnal peg to maintain it or design issue.

The new design of the arm makes the gun wabling and adds gaps.

Bandai should have added an extra knob or something like that to make the gun remain at its correct place.

2 hours ago, chingu77 said:

pre-order open below.. they seem to be a newer vender with mixed reviews tho

https://www.yoyakunow.com/en/robots/8476-dx-chogokin-vf-25-messiah-valkyrie-worldwide-anniv.html

According to some forums, this company has been created by some ex-employees from Nippon Yasan. They still have my money from my 2020 pre-order of 4 SSP + other stuffs (equiv. to +500USD). The pre-order for VF 31-AX and VF-25 are available on their shop, but I am not confident because of my own (and very bad) experience with NY and because I hate NY.

On 10/5/2021 at 12:38 PM, F360 said:

From N-Y  

Used my coupon and Paid with PayPal for the extra protection.    

Good luck with NY...

My 2020 pre-order for 4 SSP + shipping cost has never been honored. They have kept my money (about 500 USD) and never reply to many of my requests.

On 2/10/2021 at 3:28 PM, Lockdown said:

Hi guys, my super parts got refunded from Nippon-Yassan as credit... Then I kinda abandon the project, but then realized that I really want it and need it!

anyone knows where I can get super parts for decent price?

or can anyone can hook me up with one of his extras?

Thank you

As for my Super Parts order, Nippon-Yasan doesn't hear anything and keeps asking me to open tons of useless tickets.

I have contacted PAYPAL to request a refund. If credits go to store, I may expect same issue and waste time.

11 hours ago, Bahamutzyro said:

Nippon Yassan saying they didn't receive their TV super parts.

Anyone else hear anything else?

 

I have pre-ordered 4 SSP in 2019. So far, no news. I have contacted support, opened many tickets, no update.

Then I have pre-ordered 4 SSP in 2020. So far, no news also. They keep asking me to open a new ticket, in order the support reply to my previous ticket.

I needed to open a ticket so that they reply to my previous ticket. That is CRAZY !

NY is just a thief...

11 hours ago, mista2x said:

Looks like AE found some more VF-1Ds (at markup):

http://www.anime-export.com/product/50449

Thank you. I Pre-ordered 1 from AE.

12 minutes ago, Gabe Q said:

Somebody lucked out and got a 1S Roy for 20k on Mandarake. I wonder what was wrong with it. I'd buy one for that price even with a beat up box. They paid maybe $250 after shipping?

 

Look carefully : this is a used item, with no more detailed information. You may expect some good or not really good surprises...

Same case as Ryoma...

I also pre ordered SSP from NY on june 2019. Still no news from them after opening several tickets and asking help from their live chat. It is a mess... I will not add more comment because this is out of topic.

6 hours ago, Saburo said:

Hello everyone,

I wanted to ask who still has their VF-1 Strike Parts from NY waiting to be shipped? 

 

Me still waiting. My pre-order from june 2019 was on-hold for a while, then after opening many many many tickets to NY support (not possible to contact them directly) my order is in "processing" stage. What a miracle.

So , I am NOT VERY HAPPY with their *bad a^$$!** services  (if we can call these "services") !

This Legioss looks really nice althought it is a tad small. I hope Bandai will have a plan to produce a new Legioss someday, a bigger one, as tall as the old Gakken, or as tall as the DX Chogokin 1/48 VF1.

34 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

That's exactly the same as Yamato.

You compare the 1/60 Yamato / Arcadia with the 1/48 Bandai DX. in this case, I agree with you.

I was comparing 1/48 Yamato (the model with the horrible chicken hands) with the 1/48 Bandai DX.

I was talking about 1 "male" peg + 3 "female" pegs = 4 pegs

41 minutes ago, beatsing said:

Looking at the comparison pics, there doesn't seem like a big difference in the SSP between the Yammie and Bandai, aside from comically large cannons on the Bandai, large tampos, and the Yammies have better internals.  

 

Bandai Booster has 4 pegs, vs 2 for the Yamato. The 4 pegs make the attachment more secure.

8 hours ago, jenius said:

 

Sentinel Legioss would be even better if a little larger/bigger. Anyway, this is a very beautiful Legioss. I hope the plastic quality, as shown in preview pics, is not as what we have had with ET Legioss ! The ET Legioss, when I first saw the pics, was wonderfull. After I got it in hands, what a disaster.... I don't think we will be disapointed this time.

This new Legioss looks beautiful but a bit tiny.

Depending on the country you are living in, you may get additional tax fees when buying with Amazon JP.

If no tax, then yes, it can be an interesting choice.

47 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

I actually prefer the lighter panel lining on this one, the lines themselves are deep enough to show even without lining. Black just seems a bit too much to me.

Also agree.