Loop Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 That's funny I did not notice the ghosts on the box. I only opened the shipper box and took a fast look at the inner box then put it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankell05 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 just got mine today, I gotta say, Im not diggin the super glossy pearl color. To me it makes it look like a cheaper plastic. after tranforming it I gotta say I prefer the darker versiona lot more. except that its broken.so i guess this one is better cause the transformation was smooth and nothing broke. still very happy I have it, bu tmy dream would be for all bandai toys to be done in the same matte finish as the yf-30 chronos. That guy has become one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikElvis Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I don't know about the rest of you, but the triangles are not made out of the same plastic as the VF-171CF. this plastic is less glossy, and has more texture. I think they fixed the plastic. I agree. Plastic does look different. Be nice if they ran extras to replace the CF's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Elf Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Mine came today, nice and shiny and smooth... super stiff on the hips. I don't have pics because I can't find my camera. :/ But it's all good - except that one of the breastplate flaps is missing! That's not worth trying to exchange it in my opinion, but if anyone ends up with an extra, please think of me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyekye Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Got mine today as well. Nice bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Mine came today, nice and shiny and smooth... super stiff on the hips. I don't have pics because I can't find my camera. :/ But it's all good - except that one of the breastplate flaps is missing! That's not worth trying to exchange it in my opinion, but if anyone ends up with an extra, please think of me! which side is it? i might be able to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmkjr Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) I think the Ghosts are Luca's regular Ghosts. I don't have a screen grab but at episode 24 around the 10:58 mark after Luca visits Nanase you can see the ghosts in the background. The only difference that I can see is the green lining looks black to me but could be due to low image quality. Also, the ghosts on the front cover of the instructions manual also have the green lining although it's really faint and hard to see although the Ghost on the top of the page has a slightly different looking antenna(black part goes all the way to the red tip). I hope I'm wrong and they do issue a set though. Edited November 6, 2014 by wmkjr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Elf Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 which side is it? i might be able to help. Left. (Picture attached for clarity) If you can help that'd be grand - though I do note I'm in Canada, so the postage will be higher. (Marginally, for something that small, but still.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Nope, it's the other side. Sorry, I tried! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Got my RVF-171EX today. I meant to take some pics but only got to take some before the battery in my camera died so now I'm recharging it. Overall, it's not as bad as I thought. The green color could use some lightening. You can at least take the ventral antenna fin off. The box pics show the antenna facing one way, but I found if you turn it 180 the other way, it feels like it fits better. Battroid without fin: Profile comparison with and without fin: With CF colored super parts: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmkjr Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Yup, those parts look way better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Elf Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Nope, it's the other side. Sorry, I tried! I still appreciate the offer! Overall, it's not as bad as I thought. The green color could use some lightening. You can at least take the ventral antenna fin off. I find the green looks quite good next to my 1/48 Kakizaki. And yeah, I took the ventral fin off, too - I'm not a stickler for show accurate, and it looks so much better without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadiwinata Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Just a suggestion. Flipping down the support pillar kinda give a less obstructive view. Might wanna try that if you have no access to a flightpose/yeti stand display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I just left the legs off all together. I still hate the big black blob where the legs would attach too though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchieNov Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Just a suggestion. Flipping down the support pillar kinda give a less obstructive view. Might wanna try that if you have no access to a flightpose/yeti stand display. That looks pretty good. I'll try that on mine when I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkeyjavajunky Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) Still waiting for my NY order. Any day now it should arrive. Edited November 8, 2014 by funkymonkeyjavajunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Got mine and I like it so far. It was a challenge to transform but at least I did not break it during the transformation. But I am still not convinced I did it properly. Nice details and pretty tight joints so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Man Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) Got mine too, and it seems ok. Was a pain getting the battroid mode stand adapter to stay on. You get a gun but you can't stow it anywhere. Also, judging by the amount of pics of it with the ghosts, I think it's a certainty that they are coming. This is page one in the instruction book... Edited November 8, 2014 by The Old Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChaoticYeti Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Old Man, are you finding the YetiStand to be stable enough as is with the rvf-171's new adapter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Man Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Yes mate, no problem at all at the moment. It depends on the wear on the adapters as some of my yeti yamato adapters are a bit loose now from all the rearranging. By loose I mean how tight the fit is between the yeti adapter and the one that comes with the Valk. For example, I couldn't do that shot with the inverted YF-19 that you did as the Valk would fall off the yeti. The Bandai adapters are really tight though, so it is not going anywhere. Ps. I should have reconfigured the stand for gerwalk so it didn't have the elbow in front but I couldn't be arsed lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchieNov Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Are the RVF-171's ghosts different from the RVF-25's ghosts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Are the RVF-171's ghosts different from the RVF-25's ghosts? IIRC a few pages back, someone else asked and the answer was same Ghosts, different color. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Actually, they are the same color as well and have SMS markings rather than NUNS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) Negative, they are white with green highlights, seen a few times in Ep. 24. Edited November 9, 2014 by skullmilitia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Actually, that's still a light green on my screen. It's just the lighting makes the green look a lot more faded as the light source is showing and reflecting directly off the surface. Here is the same ghost a second or two before that shot. You can see it's the normal colors of the ghosts Luca uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmkjr Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) Check my comments in post #533 above. Need someone with a higher quality shot. Edited November 9, 2014 by wmkjr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrentonx Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Yeah it looks mostly green in all those shots to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 dang I think I want one of these.. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) They may be greener than white, but they are not the same. His green ghosts fold in with the Quarter in ep. 25 Edited November 9, 2014 by skullmilitia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) I'm still not convinced. They may not be the same ghosts, but the colors are still the same to me. Here's a comparison: Edited November 9, 2014 by MacrossJunkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullmilitia Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I'm still not convinced. They may not be the same ghosts, but the colors are still the same to me. Here's a comparison: Alright so they are the same color, but not the same triplets. So Bandai can still do it, since there were technically two different sets of Ghosts on the battle field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly!! Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 hmm does anyone remember if Luca called them the same names though (simon, john, peter)? hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 As far as I know, he doesn't call them by name while he's using the 171. I think it's likely they are still Simon, John and Peter and Luca can just transfer the AI's, like how Grace can be transferred to a new body, to other ghost frames which he would have had to do with Peter which was destroyed by a de-folding Vajra ship in Ep 7. Or he just gives the designations to whatever three ghosts he's working with. I suspect the former though since he mentions removing the yoke from the AI and references the Sharon Apple incident at Macross City and some potentially dangerous AI probably wouldn't be installed in common ghost units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly!! Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 thanks, MJ! the ai transferring thing does sound more plausible than the preserved designations (version control blasphemy)! i see that the rvf-171's added to your backlog now! looking forward to seeing it, as well as your other projects! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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