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Experten 1/72 VF-3000 Crusader transformation kit


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Is this the same kit that was being worked on in the Workshop thread? I need to get back in there, see what the latest updates are...

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Whoops, never mind. I was thinking of the VF-5000 that Tage is working on. Still, the need to get back in there still stands.

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On ‎10‎/‎15‎/‎2017 at 1:06 PM, chyll2 said:

agreed. There is no complicated wing folding mechanism and the backpack thruster can be used in fighter mode.

Thirded!  In addition to these, it's a proper two-seater and it has elbow rockets for badass punches!  Love the 3000 so much.

Looks like Experten has put up some test shot photos?

https://twitter.com/expertenannex

 

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Fighter to Gerwalk transformation:

https://twitter.com/expertenannex/status/924822137306628098
 

To Battroid.

https://twitter.com/expertenannex/status/925175904157831168

This was just a mechanical test unit made via ZORTRAX printer. They'll make another prototype with the Projet HD 3500.

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Damn, it looks like most of the parts in the kit aren't resin cast, but 3D printed on an FDM printer.  I'm really not a fan of that method of production.  FDM printed parts are a pain in the ass to sand to a smooth finish.
Definitely not the kind of thing I'd like to see in a kit sold for $300.

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6 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

Damn, it looks like most of the parts in the kit aren't resin cast, but 3D printed on an FDM printer.  I'm really not a fan of that method of production.  FDM printed parts are a pain in the ass to sand to a smooth finish.
Definitely not the kind of thing I'd like to see in a kit sold for $300.

I only ever worked on such an item once, and it was a repair job for one that had come apart. A friend of mine had won an auction on FB for a Razor's Crest 3D printed ship from The Mandalorian (scaled to fit the 4" figures, I'm guessing from the size of it), and one of the engine nozzles "de-laminated" (for lack of a better term). Not only is it a pain to sand, but I would think that if not printed properly, it would run a pretty good chance of falling apart!

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