arrow Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I just bought a yf-19 & had the hardest time getting the pilot into the cockpit. my 2 others yammies are 1/48 vf-1 with the hard pilot. Are all the others like this- the sv-51, the vf-0 and the yf-21- difficult to put the pilot in without scuffing the paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renkenjutsu Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 The VF-0A has the gummy pilot as well. My canopy won't close properly even after I pushed it all the way down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do not disturb Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 its the knees touch the HUD that causes this problem. use a pokey stick and push the knees past the HUD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m30 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Maybe this wasn't the most delicate way to remedy this, but I got a little irked: The first time I tried to get the little guy in there, I think the sharp corners of the console scuffed a bit of the white paint on his little knee. Not the end of the world, by any measure, but a little irritating. So, that console was in the way? I popped it off. I think I just hooked my finger nails around it, and pulled up a little bit. The glue gave way, and the console just comes off the peg it sits on quite nicely. With it off, you have the room to get the dude all situated, and then the console just sits right back on its peg really snug-like. I'm getting the sneaking suspicion that this was not an intended feature, but there's no damage done, and it makes getting the guy in and out a lot easier! More on topic: I only own the 19, so I can't speak to the others. Hopefully their cockpits are a little roomier, for the gummies' sakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) The 19's pilot is extremely cramped there (as is Yang) and so far they are the only ones too camped. All the others are easy enough to insert and remove. (zero, SV-51's, YF-21...) Be interesting on how the new 1/60s are. Edited July 11, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 its the knees touch the HUD that causes this problem. use a pokey stick and push the knees past the HUD. that's what she said... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 *snap!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly4victory Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Just wait until you remove your gummy pilot and you will see that the paint for the seat has stuck to the pilot. That was an old problem on the VF-1 that I never had but did with my YF-19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 that sucks about the pilot. Does the gummy pilot keep its paint after time- this question is more for the guys with the older 1/48s ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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