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Fast Pack Knee mod: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=29989

Among sucking up the many frustrations of Bandai not making this a better figure than what they could've actually done...

I couldn't bare the idea of not being able to bend the knees on the VF-25G with the fast/super packs attached anymore and decided to mod them.

I took off 1 cm from the base and about 0.8 (maybe a little more) from the top. I sawed/cut to the extent of the bend. I wanted to cut further to get the full bend, but considered the aesthetics of the modification. I would say this mod returns about a good 95% of full knee flexibility.

I apologize for the blurry pics. I'm such a camera noob.

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Comments/Crits are welcomed. Thanks.

I was on hlj trying to see if they updated any info about the VF-22 Gamlin (no update) and saw that the YF-21 is now on sale at 10,900 yen!

I was bored (didn't have enough time to actually work on the VF-22 conversion project) and decided to take the VF-25G under a black light (UV light) and noticed the color differences were a bit more apparent (lol).

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I think Bandai used the brightly/more vibrant color parts for areas where the plastic would endure more mechanical/physical stress. Where as the darker/duller colored parts are areas where the plastic would not.

Conclusion: brighter/more vibrant colored parts = higher grade plastic... XD

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It would've been cool if Bandai just made the whole VF-25 of the same plastic quality. Would be a great sight under a black light.

YES... You have very sharp eyes.

The SMS logo were covered with Yellow Vinyl stickers then cut to shape.

Thanks... me and my SSL-9B Dragunov Sniper Rifle like to go shooting Vajra on the weekends. LOL.

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Jking...

The color scheme or the color scheme along with the different fastpacks? Because the fighter image shows different FPs. If Yamato does decide to do this paint scheme they might not retool the fastpacks.

Looks like yellow tape/adhesive of some sort...

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Yes I agree, that's how Bandai should have done it. Unfortunately they probably thought ahead and said too many people would notice the easy scratch-able paint; scrapped the idea saving themselves the money and complaints.

Since people requested pics of the clip mod (soft crotch syndrome remedy)...

Michael can now stand proud!

I apologize for the blurry pic, it was the best I could get with my lame camera skills. To elaborate what you're seeing... the two white 0.01" inch 3x5mm sheets are between the housing and the actual clip. The clip was removed then the two sheets were super glued to the clip and wedge back into the housing.

Credit goes to Dio for providing this mod!

Uhh... second pic is of me holding him by his uhh... midsection connecter (crotch), suspended nearly horizontal only by my hand.

Sorry to kill your hopes on the VF-25g, but yes the tampo rubs off or scratches very easily. Can't confirm on the reissued Alto since AE hasn't sent me a shipping notice yet. Funny... I preordered and paid about a week before their preorder cut-off deadline. Somehow others were able to get theirs sent before they (AE) went on vacation. Plus, their reissue Alto stock is currently out/backordered... figured they would've sent an out of stock, or "sorry we couldn't fill all orders which includes yours" kind of a notice.

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AE order status: Standing

Follow up to the soft groin syndrome...

I was too lazy to make a hook and went with Dio's idea. I used two 0.01" 3x5mm styrene sheets along with crazy glue on both sides of the outer walls of the gray connector and the fit is tighter than new. It's like viagra for the VF-25G!

I can hold it horizontally by the groin now and it doesn't come apart at all (even with some shaking, lol).

I added two pieces of styrene, about 3mm by 5mm to either side of the softer grey connector, and now my 25G is almost tough to transform in that area. A "pinch" of about .030 inches tighter makes a huge difference in the amount of bite the connector has... so two pieces of .015 (I used one side .020 and the other side .010) should be enough to do the trick.

Others have mentioned using paper, but the card stock I stuck in there seemed to want to fray pretty quickly and ended up not holding well.

Alternatively you can remove the connector (one small screw) and coat the outer sides of the "hooks" with a little nail polish/superglue, and reinstall it. Not sure how well it would work though, I'm already happy with my method.

Thanks for the info Dio! Yea I got some styrene sheets laying around. I'll probably result to that if my hook idea doesn't work out too well.

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Bleh, I was too lazy to make a hook and went with your idea Dio. I used two 0.01" 3x5mm styrene sheets along with crazy glue on both sides of the outer walls of the gray connector and the fit is tighter than new. It's like viagra for the VF-25G!

Yea... I'm still working on this project. XD

Yea, I've thought about that. Like adding a small thin layer of some kind of epoxy, but I was also thinking of something a bit more permanent. Like adding a hook.

LOL... it won't be soft groin anymore, but soft hooklike groin!

LOL, soft groin. I'll probably take it apart in another week after my finals are over to see if there's some alternative to fixing it.

I got my VF-25G in last week and had it sitting on the side (due to my finals) in battroid mode. I've only transformed it from fighter to battroid twice (fighter, batt, fighter, batt not consecutively). Today after I had put the fast pack on and let it stand for a few seconds to admire it the thing just collapsed in half. It seems like the groin/crotch connector can't bare the extra weight. This is really a poor technical decision on Bandai's part. I think if they added some sort of hook along with the current connector it could've definitely made the battroid mode more stable.

With the crappy tampo application (which rubs off pretty easily) I would have to say the groin/crotch connection problem takes the cake.

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I know for a fact that if/when I use the stand in battroid mode it would be fine, but that shouldn't be the solution.

the only thing that looks off is the visor. There should be a bisecting line across the middle. Other than that, the only other differences are the canopy and belly plates which look to be accurately depicted.

Not really so much of a bisecting line, but the upper half and lower half do meet at a point/line. You can see this from the reflection of the light if you zoom in really close.

Also I don't recall the visor being so pulled/sunken into the face. Probably for transformation reasons if anything... I suppose.

I realized something... the gunpod is molded/painted in Max's VF-22S color. XD

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Also I'm agreeing with some on this thread. I'm not really feeling the head for some reason. It's like the visor is too thick (?) from top to bottom. Somehow I feel it should be thinner. Everything else looks really nice.

That's a 1/72 Hasegawa kit painted by the company VF-1RIDERS. They made YF-21/VF-22S battroid conversions for the Hasegawa line.

Nick work!

@ len d69

Nice display, but where's the chunkies? XD

Nice work! XD

@ eugimon... LOL at the pic. Toys are out to play, but HP box in the background states printer MISB... jking.

I guess I'm mostly the first and third group. Not to buy two just to keep one and sell the other, but one to play with and when I get the space the other is going in my display case. I find it quite difficult to allocate the time to know exactly what products will actually appreciate over time and when to sell them off. If that were the case I would say that investing in the stock market would be the better choice.

For some reason the quote out of the movie the 40 Year Old Virgin came into mind: "is it true that if you don't use it, you lose it?" LOL.

Great work!!!

Nice work! More pics plox...

Nice work!