protostar8 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 So, what's the best action base/display stand to get for under $10 (give or take since the yen/dollar exchange is crazy right now)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyriepilot Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 well, for diorama scenes or displays like what alfye has, the ACTION BASE 1 CLEAR (JPY 440 at Rainbow Ten) is just right, since with proper "camouflage" you can hide it well. of course if you plan to display it stand-alone or side by side other VF-25's then you can't go wrong with the upcoming S.M.S. Action Base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protostar8 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 well, for diorama scenes or displays like what alfye has, the ACTION BASE 1 CLEAR (JPY 440 at Rainbow Ten) is just right, since with proper "camouflage" you can hide it well. of course if you plan to display it stand-alone or side by side other VF-25's then you can't go wrong with the upcoming S.M.S. Action Base. KK, sounds good. I think I'll just pick up an SMS base then. Now all that's left is to choose a grade of sand paper to make it look extra nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightwing Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 those interested in the clear VF-25, it's now floating around yahoo auctions japan between 5000-7000 yen. there were also a few more left at amazon jp for 6800yen for outright purchase, and another bunch at 9000yen. shipping is only within japan though, so if you have any friends in japan, now's the time to pull for a favor. The cost of clear VF-25 is now around 4500-5000 yen at Yahoo Japan Auction due to too many clear VF-25 on sell at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mingus Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 KK, sounds good. I think I'll just pick up an SMS base then. Now all that's left is to choose a grade of sand paper to make it look extra nice... To sand the nubs off, first cut as close as possible with a sharp hobby knife, then I usually use 600 grit sandpaper to smooth, then 1000 grit to polish. I usually paint my models so I don't go for 100% smoothness. Some people use up to 2000 grit to get all the scratch marks off, but I find it irritating to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin3060 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Sweet! Guess I'll pick one up then... gonna try a Japan shopping service... Don't you love how insular the Japanese are? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protostar8 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 To sand the nubs off, first cut as close as possible with a sharp hobby knife, then I usually use 600 grit sandpaper to smooth, then 1000 grit to polish. I usually paint my models so I don't go for 100% smoothness. Some people use up to 2000 grit to get all the scratch marks off, but I find it irritating to do that. Sounds good. Honestly, I usually don't sand my models down, but I want the Luca to look extra nice. I'm pretty good at getting them smooth with an exacto, but it does leave little "scratch" marks. I'll pick up some of that high grit sand paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyriepilot Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Sounds good. Honestly, I usually don't sand my models down, but I want the Luca to look extra nice. I'm pretty good at getting them smooth with an exacto, but it does leave little "scratch" marks. I'll pick up some of that high grit sand paper. this thread has a lot of suggestions for sanding: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=28709 hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protostar8 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 this thread has a lot of suggestions for sanding: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=28709 hope that helps Nice. I actually stopped by Walmart today of all places and picked up a nice $5 flush cutter tool. That thing works great! Seriously, some pieces are almost cut perfectly flush with very little left for me to etch off with an exacto (I have actually had trouble finding where the sprues were on some pieces of the Gundam kit I'm building). They have a green handle and are "flush" cutters on the little package. I'll try sanding a little tomorrow to see if I can do it effectively or if I'll just be super careful on the Luca and Super parts. I know colored plastic always tends to score/scratch way worse than white plastic...(and for good reason, it's hard to see scoring on it since it's already white) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin3060 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Alright, I just bought the Clear VF-25F to try something new and it should arrive in a few weeks. I want to know if there are any special tips for building clear models? Do I treat the whole thing like a massive, multi-pieced canopy? Is giving it a gloss coat of future a good thing, or will it just make the kit 'disappear' and make it look like I have decals floating in mid air? Any help will be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyriepilot Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Alright, I just bought the Clear VF-25F to try something new and it should arrive in a few weeks. I want to know if there are any special tips for building clear models? Do I treat the whole thing like a massive, multi-pieced canopy? Is giving it a gloss coat of future a good thing, or will it just make the kit 'disappear' and make it look like I have decals floating in mid air? Any help will be appreciated! In my experience, clear/crystal kits are more brittle than the regular versions. So yeah, take care not to apply excessive pressure, and watch the sprue gates as you cut them; I've had a few clear kits that were notched at the nubs because I cut too flush to the surface of the part. I haven't tried applying paint or coating to my clear kits though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXTL Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) 1/72 VF-25G and VF-25S(w/ Super Pack) plamos set for March release. 4,500 and 6,500yen respectively. http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/iam-cybergundam/article?mid=19368 Edited January 30, 2009 by IXTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) Man these models looks fricken cool, whats these B-Club pre-orders on HLJ.com about? :edit: found the pics. thanks. Great skills everyone!!!! Edited January 30, 2009 by ruskiiVFaussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDF-ONE Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 We've got release dates for February. 19 Feb - VF-25F Super 26 Feb - Super Pack 26 Feb - RVF-25 source: Cyber Gundam http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/iam-cybergundam/article?mid=19382 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin3060 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Nice! I wonder why they'd seperate the release of the Alto Super from the other two. Can't wait for the VF-25G! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfye Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 ...Can't wait for the VF-25G!... Me too! I´m going to skip February kits, except one simple SuperPack for my VF-25S, and anxious wait for the VF-25G with his rifle, his Loudspeakers and mini Ranka!!! But the bad news is that we have no news of Mikhail´s kit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDF-ONE Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Me too! I´m going to skip February kits, except one simple SuperPack for my VF-25S, and anxious wait for the VF-25G with his rifle, his Loudspeakers and mini Ranka!!! But the bad news is that we have no news of Mikhail´s kit... I don't think the speakers and Ranka have been confirmed yet. It would indeed be great if they were included. Michel's VF has a release in March (see post by IXTL). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfye Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Thanks for that info SDF-ONE, I skipped the IXTL´s post. Well, then I wait for confirmation of those precious extras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin3060 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I don't think the loudspeakers or Ranka would be out-- those were announced as limited web orders for the DX toy. On the other hand, the ghosts are limited for the DX toy and came with the kit too, so anything could happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfye Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 The next Japanese magazines have the answer, maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cent Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 lol... jeez. That mounted gunpod in fighter mode has such low clearance. How would it even take off without dragging a trench through a runway. Oh well, more than I can say for the DX Mikhail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I don't think that scan was of the actual model but was a custom made VF-25G from the Alto kit. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 People didn't read this line...They just look at the pictures. But the bad news is that we have no news of Mikhail´s kit... New magazines should be coming out in 1.5 weeks so we may get word of a VF-25G kit then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggooftoybox Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 My Ozma Lee´s Corner Woah! That's pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cent Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 People didn't read this line...They just look at the pictures. New magazines should be coming out in 1.5 weeks so we may get word of a VF-25G kit then. What? I was busy looking at the pretty planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com/ March: - 1/72 Transformable VF-25G Michael's Unit - 4,500 Yen - 1/72 Transformable VF-25S with Super Pack - 6,500 Yen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin3060 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Well, one reason for the ridiculous sized landing gear on the VF-25 kit is probably due to the need for ground clearance for the sniper rifle-- I don't think that the real kit will be far off from that custom piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroStriker Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) Meh, I'm not quite sure whether or not to put this here, but I figured since there are a lot of first time modelers and the like that end up looking here and since I'm not going to like do some comprehensive review... In any case, yeah, I'm pretty much a guy who hasn't done any models (and even when I did, I was pretty much only doing the old Gundam 1/144 scale and a plane or two here and there and usually without any additional things other than just snapping it together and leaving it there) for a couple of years now. Looking over the reviews and the comments, I decided to pretty much just go what the heck and go have a go at the VF-25S Ozma Custom. Used a Tamiya Side Cutter + Gundam Black Markers for a light shade of panel lines (sadly, they went lighter than anticipated, but I felt they were decent enough for a first time job. X_x) and planned on a clear coat, but decided against it. Attached are some pics. Alas, I'd say the instructions look harder than it really is, and that I felt that the kit was pretty straight forward, even for those peeps who haven't done any modeling for a bit. From time to time there was the typical "hard to fit in part," and one or two steps that took a few minutes to get the hang of, but yeah. As anticipated, my plane didn't quite come out perfect, I struggled slightly with the head assembly area (fitting it in and the likes), so my plane parts aren't perfectly aligned per say and not all the parts "fit snugly" (you guys'll probably see that, it's mostly the side and wing area + the gun on the bottom seems to make it slightly tilted). I'll get the SMS stand in the coming weeks. In any case, I took about 16 hours on the kit and well, while I won't be transforming it anytime soon per say, overall, I'm quite satisfied and just wanted to say to those people that look to this post and wonder to get this or not because of no/little modeling experience, shouldn't be scared off by it. Ums, yeah. Oh, and perhaps I wasn't the only one with a slight piece popping out a bit on the side? O_o Edited February 1, 2009 by ZeroStriker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikuro Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Everyone gets the hip gun piece poppin out, it's perfectly normal, but we've noticed on some kits it's a lot better than others. Mine pop out...there are members who have modified some of their kits so it looks better. But don't worry about first time modeling...with experince, trial and error you get better. I wouldn't of gotten to where I am in my modeling skills without trying things out and correcting my mistakes in the next kit. Like I use to have a lot of problems doing the black of the canopy hatch, now I can do it without even a smudge, and I don't even use tweezers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin3060 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Congrats on your first attempt! With the plethora of kits coming out now you have no problem building more and improving as you go along! As for the hip guns I have a suggestion that may result in a slight improvment in the positioning--- you'll notice on the kit that the lower part of the fuselage that connects to the legs is hinged, and it locks into place. What you do is pull out only that lower part so that it unlocks, then position your legs exactly where they should be, with the hip guns all in place, and then lock the fuselage part. Hope it helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroStriker Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Yeah, at this point, I'd think I'll leave the kit as is, Lol, to avoid some mishandling or anything from poppin anything into place too hard or improperly. I'll definately take a look at the VF-25G perhaps, hopefully doing a better job with that now that I got the basic construction down. =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwin3060 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Yep yep.. the good thing about Bandai releases is that there are always a few re-colours that will be released so that you can improve with each kit and yet not feel that guilty about buying the same kit over and over again! Has anyone bought the clear version VF-25F, or any of the February releases? I want to know if the sheryl decal really comes with every kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westfall Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 People, 1/72 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie Michel Custom is now available for pre-order at HLJ, priced at 4.500. Early Bird discount in effect till February 8th, price 4.275. To be released in April. http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN958497 Now, if they would just release Brera's VF-27 and that sweet Vajra model that appears in the Expo display's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDF-ONE Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Yep yep.. the good thing about Bandai releases is that there are always a few re-colours that will be released so that you can improve with each kit and yet not feel that guilty about buying the same kit over and over again! Has anyone bought the clear version VF-25F, or any of the February releases? I want to know if the sheryl decal really comes with every kit. I am starting to question the same thing. The decal seems to be included on several auctions on yahoo.co.jp, but it is never seen in the box. Could it be that it is given separately with the kit? See attached picture. In that case unscrupulous sellers might sell it off separately. On a positive note, here are some pictures I found on an auction and from Gespenst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onderon Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) Im not sure if anyone has realised this but I would like to point out what i think is going to be a major problem for the armored pack. if u look at the bulky legs of the VF and compare that to the way the fuselage all fits together you should notice that there isnt enough space for the additional girth of the legs to fit properly in fighter mode as the current and super pack variation manges to avoid applying bulk to the insides of the legs which meets with the arms. some food for thought maybe? it would take some serious engineering or we could just be fed an ill fitting kit lawl. Edited February 3, 2009 by onderon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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