Berttt Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 (edited) I stumbled across this today while surfing. It's not a bad kit and would like to know more. Do any of you out there have any info on it? http://homepage1.nifty.com/balonpark/html/vf1sbr.htm Cheers, Berttt Edited August 12, 2005 by Berttt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechmaster Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I stumbled across this today while surfing. It's not a bad kit and would like to know more. Do any of you out there have any info on it?http://homepage1.nifty.com/balonpark/html/vf1sbr.htm Cheers, Berttt 319673[/snapback] Its the Bandai 1/100 plastic kit but he has modified it a little, in his own words (translation by excite.co.jp) :- The repair part is as follows.Wrists are things of GK remodeling parts on the market. The humerus is misappropriated from 1/144GP03S. The arm in the under : from the one of the kit. The one of Gaoc made of Arii Because it Meriharis and it works It is misappropriated with super-parts. An indirect neck : from a vernier parts on the market. The head is a little plane of the jaw in the under. The impression with a long face is repaired. Post-Hame processing of each joint with Poricapp etc. The sulk parts : parts in the kit. It makes to 2 pieces 1 and super-parts :. It repairs to the installed feeling. I have this kit myself and it is definitely a lot better than the Arii 1/100s even without the detail-up work. Here is a shot of mine, un-modified apart from replacement hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 (edited) Thanks Mechamaster, I ran the site through Babelfish, and was just hoping someone might be able to shed some light on the Bandai 1/100's. Until I saw that site, I had no idea that the Bandia ones were different to those awful Arii ones. I have been thinking that since the 1/100 regults and destroids are a hell of a lot cheaper than the 1/72 scale examples, that I might pick them up, along with the SMT Monster and have a representitive Valk or two in that scale. Then have all the Haseagwa Valks and anything else I can snavel in 1/72 scale displayed on a different shelf. Problem was finding a decent 1/100 scale VF-1. I think with a little work these Bandia ones will fit the bill. Berttt Edited August 13, 2005 by Berttt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totoro242 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Until I saw that site, I had no idea that the Bandia ones were different to those awful Imai ones. You mean ARII. This kit is actually an IMAI kit. Bandai acquired the molds and re-released it. http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models.../im1445-137.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 (edited) Good to know. Anyone know how tall one of these 1/100's stands? Edited August 12, 2005 by Berttt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT junkie Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 They stand roughly 5 1/2" from toe to tip of head lasers. The fast packs add a little more. These Bandai kits blow away the Arii VF garbage. These kits are variable to transform into all 3 modes, and come with both super and strike parts, and also the light and heavy missiles. They also produced Super Max and Miriya versions of it as well as a Super VF-1D (I don't remember ever seeing such a thing in the anime). You can get these pretty cheap too. There's a guy in Hong Kong who has them pretty often on Ebay for under $10 with Buy It Now. Maybe $6.99 or so. I think his Ebay ID is rareshop. I picked up a 1/100 Tomahawk from him for $8.99 and it arrived quickly and in excellent condition. I'm in the same boat as you, where I've got a couple 1/72 Zentraedi battlepods, including a Moscato, but ended up stocking up on the 1/100 scale because they were a lot more affordable, and many more variations available. There's 4 versions of the battlepods, the regult pod, and the 1/100 scale Zentraedi soldier, not to mention the resin Zentraedi fighter (Vulture I think). Even though I prefer the 1/72 scale, I still really like these 1/100 kits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 Does that size hold true for the non variable 1/100's? I don't like the look of thoe variable kits personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totoro242 Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 (edited) Okay, way off here. This kit is 1/100 and is non-variable. ARII made the 1/100 Variable kits that Bandai also acquired. Bandai re-released them in 1985. http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models...i/ar373-82i.jpg Edited August 13, 2005 by Totoro242 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 This is really getting off topic, but Imai made no variable 1/100' VF-1's as well http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models...i/im1302-81.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honneamise Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 This is really getting off topic, but Imai made no variable 1/100' VF-1's as wellhttp://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models...i/im1302-81.jpg 319996[/snapback] Haha you´re closing the circle Bertt! This IS the model from your first post - this is the first release by IMAI, later Bandai took over the molds and sold it as well! It is just that Bandai does also reissued the variable 1/100 as well but these are the ones originally from ARII so there is quite some confusion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 LOL I edited my second post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berttt Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 (edited) Thanks Mechamaster, I ran the site through Babelfish, and was just hoping someone might be able to shed some light on the Bandai 1/100's.Until I saw that site, I had no idea that the Bandia ones were different to those awful Arii ones. I have been thinking that since the 1/100 regults and destroids are a hell of a lot cheaper than the 1/72 scale examples, that I might pick them up, along with the SMT Monster and have a representitive Valk or two in that scale. Then have all the Haseagwa Valks and anything else I can snavel in 1/72 scale displayed on a different shelf. Problem was finding a decent 1/100 scale VF-1. I think with a little work these Bandia ones will fit the bill. Berttt 319714[/snapback] Edit: Changed Imai to Arii to clear up any confusion Edited August 13, 2005 by Berttt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT junkie Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 That was my bad in the variable call..... sorry about that Bertt. I looked quick at the top pic you linked to and saw the strike cannons which I have in my bandai 1/100 variable kits then jumped to conclusions. I looked more closely, and at all the pics this morning, and saw it was obviously non-variable.. Doh! Sorry for the confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechmaster Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I never liked the variable kits either, a compromise in all modes, didn't look good in any. Sizewise the Imai/Bandai kit is virtually the same size as the Arii battroids, I just measured mine and it is near enough 6 inches to the top of the fast packs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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