Bandai DX VF-31

[ULessa]

Seeing stuff in Gearwalk makes me want a second copy of everything to display it in that (I mostly have my Valks in Battroid or fighter). All this $$$ I don't have to spend (yet)

[seti88]

hello gorgeous!

from tochiro's feed...https://twitter.com/GwynCampbell/status/719175501319790592

[wmkjr]

Going by the intro, I guess they have enough articulation to grab the beam canon from the back/harness in battroid?

[Mommar]

The 31A has already appeared in the show??? What was the context for its appearance.

[Raptor One]

FYI, we also see the VF-31 on it's gear in the second episode. It's the same design. It does look better in the show though. If I wasn't looking for it, I wouldn't have even noticed they aren't designed the standard way

Edited April 10, 2016 by Raptor One

[ManhattanProject972]

Well looks like we know how the 31E's radome folds up now.

The 31A has already appeared in the show??? What was the context for its appearance.

It was seen flying in the sky by Hayate and later seen being serviced on the flight deck of the Elysium.

[Mommar]

Also, note the landing gear. Those DX knees will be folding under as well.

[Raptor One]

I dunno though. I might have to switch my vote the 31A as well. I'll give it an episode or two before I decide

[spanner]

hello gorgeous!

from tochiro's feed...https://twitter.com/GwynCampbell/status/719175501319790592

oh my gosh yeah! now that is one pretty plane! looks like i may indeed be buying only the 31A after all! hubba hubba!

[anime52k8]

oh my gosh yeah! now that is one pretty plane! looks like i may indeed be buying only the 31A after all! hubba hubba!

you know that's a lie.

[spanner]

you know that's a lie.

you seem to know me too well then! hehe!

[anime52k8]

I don't know about you, but I'm gonna need a 31A; Delta 3, 4, and 5 for OTP shipping purposes; and possibly Delta 2 as well just because.

BTW is the marking on the 31A 'alpha 01'?

Edited April 10, 2016 by anime52k8

[spanner]

yeah it certainly will be hard to not want to buy all of them that's for sure! for me personally im just not in as good a position as I was 12 to 18 months ago but I definitely have some serious thinking and planning to do in the next 6 months if I do decide to buy the lot.

It does look like it is "01" doesn't it.. so that one is meant to be a cannon fodder variant yes or no? im still a little confused by it all.

also trying to find somewhere to watch the 2nd episode.. with subs..

Edited April 10, 2016 by spanner76

[Mommar]

I'm in for all five fsw's and three A's.

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Where's the preorder button for the VF-31A!!!

[Moosey]

Where's the preorder button for the VF-31A!!!

What he said! With bells on

[sh9000]

I think I'll buy them all. I'm also down to buy some DX VF-1's if Bandai makes them.

[UN Spacy]

Here's your damn landing gears.

[Mommar]

The gears look more realistic in animation than they do on that model.

[seti88]

Well looks like we know how the 31E's radome folds up now.

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It was seen flying in the sky by Hayate and later seen being serviced on the flight deck of the Elysium.

That's a nice catch dude! Didnt realize the radome diameter was so small to be tucked away like that tho...

Here's your damn landing gears.

Hahaha damm puzzle solved! Though I wished the front struts were a lil shorter so that it had a aggressive dipped stance...

[Kanedas Bike]

Here's your damn landing gears.

04?

Waiting for a certain David to pop in to see pictures of his boo .

And after all of this speculation, the appearance of the landing gears sure is...anti-climatic.

-b.

[calubin_175]

Damn, too many purchase combinations of the VF-31. I personally don't want to get all but I will prioritise the following:

VF-31A

VF-31F Messer x Keith SV-262 - rivals

VF-31F Messer x VF-31S Arad - dual emblems

VF-31J and C - Hayate Mirage pair

[Guest davidwhangchoi]

Here's your damn landing gears.

04?

Waiting for a certain David to pop in to see pictures of his boo .

And after all of this speculation, the appearance of the landing gears sure is...anti-climatic.

-b.

Ooooooo Delta 04

[Chronocidal]

Seeing how the gear are supposed to look is meaningless. Bandai actually has to actually care enough to make them look that way.

Edited April 11, 2016 by Chronocidal

[UN Spacy]

We all know it actually won't look like that. If anything they'll probably implement a similar foldable nose landing gear from their VF-19 Advance. It's the only way to store em in that tiny space.

[David Hingtgen]

04?

Waiting for a certain David to pop in to see pictures of his boo .

And after all of this speculation, the appearance of the landing gears sure is...anti-climatic.

-b.

Eh, she's not in the cockpit in that shot.

[Nekko Basara]

Here's your damn landing gears.

There ya go - with some proper mechanical detail on them, they look fine. Maybe not the most practical design, but not something from a Transformer toy.

[Scyla]

That radome sure is disappointing in its transformation. However this is exactly how I thought it would transform. Still a disappointment.

[Sandman]

Did I miss a pic of the radome transformation? Why is it bad?

[Scyla]

Did I miss a pic of the radome transformation? Why is it bad?

According to the picture hidden in the spoiler tags it just folds into three parts where the two outer parts fold down 90 degrees to create the VF-31 box (sorta).

See here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=43115&p=1267124

[M'Kyuun]

Seeing how the gear are supposed to look is meaningless. Bandai actually has to actually care enough to make them look that way.

So true. At least in the animation, the main wheels are attached to angled shock struts and the kneepads are just doors, as a real aircraft would be designed. Hopefully, Bandai will follow through on the animation design for the DX. Not holding my breath, but I can still hope.

I'm also a little disappointed that the radome doesn't fold into a nice rectangular box on the 31E. As it is, it resembles my kitchen table with the leaves down. Two more hinges would've made a noticeable difference.

[seti88]

According to the picture hidden in the spoiler tags it just folds into three parts where the two outer parts fold down 90 degrees to create the VF-31 box (sorta).

See here: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=43115&p=1267124

For the love of me i was trying to figure out which food it looks like...where u stuff food/dips in between...

Yea looks kinda simple...

So true. At least in the animation, the main wheels are attached to angled shock struts and the kneepads are just doors, as a real aircraft would be designed. Hopefully, Bandai will follow through on the animation design for the DX. Not holding my breath, but I can still hope.

I'm also a little disappointed that the radome doesn't fold into a nice rectangular box on the 31E. As it is, it resembles my kitchen table with the leaves down. Two more hinges would've made a noticeable difference.

Perhaps they got the radome at ikea...

[barurutor]

radome looks like taco.

[seti88]

radome looks like taco.

Thats the word am looking for!

[raptormesh]

Landing gear actually looks ok in the animation, one can hope it will be translated well on the DX.

So... Tacovalk then?

Edited April 11, 2016 by raptormesh