BANDAI DX YF-19!!

[Apok451]

18 hours ago, PointBlankSniper said:

Them schordinger's chest cannon flap things... IDR for sure, but I have mine up flat. I think only one orientation truly gets out of the way for everything in proper transformation, but those bits are so floppy and bendy that they can flop to the opposite position while you're transforming some other part, and then squeeze their way in as is, for every mode lol. For fighter, you want the inner thigh's lip to not be interfered with while inside the rim of the lower chest.

 

No.

We just pretend Bandai might release all the missilse, fast pack, arm canmon, and fold booster someday, even though they never will, because the 21 comes with fold booster mounts and no fold booster etiher.

I just want the damn missiles.  I mean Ill take the other stuff too, especially the arm cannon, but I really want the damn missiles.

[Radioguy]

14 minutes ago, Apok451 said:

I just want the damn missiles.  I mean Ill take the other stuff too, especially the arm cannon, but I really want the damn missiles.

I expect many do after falling for the barebones version discount at the moment.

[Apok451]

2 hours ago, Radioguy said:

I expect many do after falling for the barebones version discount at the moment.

I did get a really good deal on a solid yf-19

[PointBlankSniper]

The only cope we can grasp at is that they could still do the ghost, and chuck in all the outstanding accessories, including an extra fold booster also for the 21 in the package to jack up the price and complete the set. This still conveniently leaves room for my pipe dream of the Advance to get a revival and come barebones in the same way, and then have it's super parts release separately too. I just want to slap everything on one unit lol.

Not that I have any hopes of it realistically happening...

[Apok451]

1 hour ago, PointBlankSniper said:

The only cope we can grasp at is that they could still do the ghost, and chuck in all the outstanding accessories, including an extra fold booster also for the 21 in the package to jack up the price and complete the set. This still conveniently leaves room for my pipe dream of the Advance to get a revival and come barebones in the same way, and then have it's super parts release separately too. I just want to slap everything on one unit lol.

Not that I have any hopes of it realistically happening...

Ohh yeah a Ghost would be awesome.  

[grogall]

Our @jenius Has uploaded a video comparing the fast packs and accessories of the VF-19's, from the three different manufacturers. 👍🏻

 

Edited February 16 by grogall

[Chronocidal]

So I'm dragging this one up again to see if anyone has recommendations on how to theoretically disassemble the legs of the DX YF-19, or possibly just extract the metal pins holding the feet together.

I've been wanting to swap out the feet on this thing since day one with the VF-19 Advance, just to get them to look decent in fighter mode, but the legs are your typical Bandai special glue and screw sandwich, with no way to get access to what looks like it should be a very simple ball joint to extract and just swap the entire foot.

So I'm left with spring pins.  Is there a specific tool I could use to potentially press these things out, or am I stuck finding a nail of the right diameter to hammer into the pin and hope it eventually comes out?

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Edit: So I actually had a nail set that was the right diameter to tap out the heel pins, so I managed to get a pair off of both one of my YF-19 and VF-19 Advance.

Looking at these though, I think I might try and make a hybrid heel.  I don't like the thickness at all, but short of taking a hacksaw to the the high tabs on the YF-19 heel plate, they aren't going to work with a shorter heel paddle cover.

As for the spring pins.. yeah, I hate these with a passion.  For the moment, I managed to force one pair back in with a vicegrip I could crank to the proper size.  The heels aren't as tight as they were before, but they're staying put, and I managed not to lose any paint on anything but the interior metal parts, which are covered by the plastic caps.

So, for the moment, I've got the YF-19 to display I wanted all along.  We'll see what solution I come up with for the VF-19 Advance I stole the heels from.

If I had a resin printer, I might try and design a replacement heel cap that would extend the heel to the same length as the Advanced version, but I don't think my spool printer will be able to pull it off.

Now to tackle the fugly wing tampo...  

Edited 17 hours ago by Chronocidal

[David Hingtgen]

There IS a special tool just for spring pins.  You want a "roll pin punch".   (searching google for a "spring pin punch" will get you 99% "spring-loaded punches" and not what you want).

It is very similar to a regular nail set, but with a "small ball" embedded on the tip.  The ball goes into the pin, the edge of the set goes on the rim of the pin.  

I do have one (just for DX valks), I'll see if I can get the exact size of it later. 

::edit::  It is a 1/16 in roll pin punch.  I'm sure DX valks are actually metric, but it works.  

::edit 2::  It's this one exactly (the model number is still on the package I keep it in) https://www.homedepot.com/p/TEKTON-1-16-in-Roll-Pin-Punch-66061/205820414

[Chronocidal]

18 minutes ago, David Hingtgen said:

There IS a special tool just for spring pins.  You want a "roll pin punch".   (searching google for a "spring pin punch" will get you 99% "spring-loaded punches" and not what you want).

It is very similar to a regular nail set, but with a "small ball" embedded on the tip.  The ball goes into the pin, the edge of the set goes on the rim of the pin.  

I do have one (just for DX valks), I'll see if I can get the exact size of it later. 

::edit::  It is a 1/16 in roll pin punch.  I'm sure DX valks are actually metric, but it works.  

::edit 2::  It's this one exactly (the model number is still on the package I keep it in) https://www.homedepot.com/p/TEKTON-1-16-in-Roll-Pin-Punch-66061/205820414

Many thanks, grabbed a pair online.  The nail set worked, but only to get the pins started.

For now I've gotten them back in, but I might experiment with these heels more in the future.  Bandai just managed to make two unique designs that only really work in a single mode.