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6 minutes ago, chyll2 said:

That is so March. Haha Congrats!!!

 

I really like NY packaging for single DX box. Mine was really in good condition even without the brown shippers box

I know. 4 months. But I made a close friend happy for not paying more than $300 for one so that's what matters most.

Forgot to post it here earlier. I received the VF-31A Kairos from NY today. No TWE shipper box. NY all the way!

48 minutes ago, Andy NYK said:

Tycoon no3Ljm~!!!

Ssshh. The VF-31A and the Z Plus C1 is for a friend. Not mine.  

7 minutes ago, enphily said:

maybe for GBP parts

Hmmm. Maybe. But if it gets folded and the GBP armor is inserted, it will have a big side profile in that area. And won't be able to close the wings in Battroid Mode. 

6 minutes ago, Xigfrid said:

I think there is a misunderstanding, half of the answers concern the STEP 4, flipping the back pack in Gerwalk position, but to me it seems that the thread author has broken the tabs in STEP 5, 2nd illustration: when you open the flap.

thanks @wmkjr for the picture.

I think what happened is that when he's trying to fold the backpack, the tabs or the part broke that connects the exhaust flap, that part is connected to the hinge in the middle of the backpack. So when the backpack is tried to fold the wrong way, it creates stress on those small parts which eventually will lead to snapping. It almost happened to me because when I'm trying to transform my Arcadia VF-1S Roy before, I see that part opens up when I'm forcing the backpack to fold.

I wonder why they decided to put hinge for the nose tip. Does it have a radar gimik inside?

23 minutes ago, Xigfrid said:

What I hate is the additional steps required for the transformation, the waist rotation is great for posing no argument about that! Bandai could have wisely over-engineered this bar to include a drive shaft or similar assembly, to simplify the transformation and keep the waist rotation gimmic.

I didn't know about this drive shaft but it's interesting enough to see it works in the VF-1's. I'm no engineer but I still can't think of any way to keep the swing T-bar yet still ways of having it rotated or swivel.  

14 minutes ago, vlenhoff said:

I don't see the big complication here. The original art had, as we saw earlier, the legs swiveled to the "hip position" and detached. Many would call this a proper step, but now it seems to be a hassle? 

I don't call it as a complication. It's more of a growing concern for stability once you detach the T-bar from the intakes. 

32 minutes ago, enphily said:

I like what I'm seeing. Hope it's 1/60 scaled.  

13 minutes ago, spanner said:

nice work Noel! Looks pretty much legit!

So when is this version due?

Thanks Spanner. 

No release date yet, my friend. Just upcoming product announcement during WonderFest. I'm wishing late 2019.  

38 minutes ago, chyll2 said:

But this is bandai right. Why do it in two step when you can achieve the same in four. 

I guess that's why they don't want it to be difficult for the VF-1. I wonder what's the other things that they thought of or considering when they said they don't want it to be difficult as the SV-262? Curious.  

16 minutes ago, Lord_Of_Tetris said:

Aw man, the legs detach and re-attach? *kicks dirt*

I was hoping for perfect transformation.

Actually, it's still kind of perfect transformation. You bring down the hip joints and attach it under the nosecone first then you detach the swivel bar. Kind of like a simplified version or a different take on how the plane transforms as per the original mech line art.

Edit: I didn't see Vi-RS post earlier. It's the same concept only simplified. You can still keep it attached but you're losing that newly added rotating waist articulation though. But hey, what's to complain about when this is way cheaper than the regular DX Valks and Arcadia's VF-1 releases. And it's in 1/48 scale to boot. Right? 

HLJ

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NY. Yup, no shipper box included.  

3 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

The translation for the page is all messed up but what I got from it is they learned from response to the 262 that it was too difficult and not enjoyable to transform. They wanted the VF-1 to be simple and enjoyable to transform. 

But that's the thing, right? The VF-1 is already simple enough for them to make it difficult. I guess, Bandai's over-engineering team didn't work out for VF-1's.  

5 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Cool! The article seemed to mention a lot about the SV-262 and how difficult that was to transform and they wanted to avoid that here. 

Why did they say that? How difficult they want to transform the VF-1 compared to SV-262?

Looks like another locking mechanism for Battroid mode for stability.

And here I am thinking that the T-Bar Swivel Joint have a 'swivel' option as what others have pointed out.  

Well, atleast Bandai did something out of ordinary to have a hip waist joint. Which is good in my opinion. Now they need to announce Hikaru's Super VF-1A and Strike VF-1S.

1 minute ago, SuperSenpai said:

Sorry if missed this -- there are so many replies since the news broke.  We don't have any release dates, correct?  Just product announcements so far?

Yup.

Yowza!

Landing gears should always be white. Period. 

4 hours ago, recon said:

Not really. If the errors are not corrected during release, maybe i shall sent it to my modeller friend to remove and respray those areas.

Looking back at the comparision pics, arcadia definitely excel in the battroid department but falls short in the fighter mode as compared to bandai

True. It falls short but atleast Arcadia doesn't have exposed tabs though. 

2 hours ago, 505thAirborne said:

Looks great Noel, hopefully the color Sentinel uses is close to this (The Periwinkle shade).

My only suggestion is the windscreen on Yellow's bike, IMO it looks way to small, needs to be bigger. Though I'm guessing for transformation purposes it needs to be that size. That's my only nitpick, otherwise it looks great! 

As for Fuke, I look forward to seeing her Ride Armor & figure! 

Thank you sir! I'm also rooting for the Periwinkle one but if they decide to be more Blue, that's fine with me too. But as ling that it's not Royal or Navy Blue, I'm good.  

1 hour ago, Smacky said:

Nice job Noel!  Silly question though, why is the face blurred out? 

It's simple. In case I did a lousy job on the face then it's just better to mosaic it just like what they do on photos when there's people around it.  

54 minutes ago, Valkyrie2008 said:

Wow, nice work no3Ljm. 

Now I have to get this and Rook, I don't transform my toys that often so it will be great as a display piece. Lancer's bike was always my favorite of the bunch.

Thank you sir! And yes, even though I love Beagle's 1/10 scale, I have to admit these Sentinel's 1/12 looks awesome as a display piece too.  

8 hours ago, Tober said:

That's some nice 'shoppin there no3Ljm. 

Shouldn't the sabers be white tho? 

Thanks Tober!  

But just so you know, Sentinel replaced all the white parts with light grey color in their Stick's and Ley's releases as per the book cover art. I'm just trying to follow what color palettes they're going to use based on those releases. I'm sure those saber holders will not be as white as the anime but it will be the same shade as their light greys like in the thigh armor and the sides of the helmet. And as much as white sabers looks cool in the anime, I don't think they'll do it here.  

32 minutes ago, jenius said:

Looks great but the colors remind me too much of the MegaHouse release (which I really don't like)... so I'll hope they go for a different shade

How about more Blue?

And here's again the Periwinkle one: 

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5 minutes ago, apptt4 said:

may I ask what stands those are and where from?

Flightpose Stands. https://flightpose.com/

I can't wait for a colored prototype so I made my own.

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