Wave 1/72 vf-171

[seti88]

 

1 hour ago, Urashiman said:

that is a large box. The VF-4 box was big as well.

All better to see the nice box art!

didnt notice this b4, but is he also showing off his shoes in the color of alto’s??! Can anyone id his shoes? 😆

[no3Ljm]

On 12/9/2022 at 8:02 AM, seti88 said:

didnt notice this b4, but is he also showing off his shoes in the color of alto’s??! Can anyone id his shoes? 😆

Adidas El Dorado. 

[Anasazi37]

On 12/9/2022 at 9:02 AM, seti88 said:

 

All better to see the nice box art!

didnt notice this b4, but is he also showing off his shoes in the color of alto’s??! Can anyone id his shoes? 😆

I was eyeing his apron and wondering how I can get my hands on one.

[Thom]

Gonna hafta buy one or two...

[seti88]

On 12/11/2022 at 3:34 AM, no3Ljm said:

Adidas El Dorado. 

your sneaker-fu is strong...thank you..

now another rabbit hole staring back..

[Urashiman]

First VF-171s are charged by HLJ today! Happy building!

[geck]

Amazing box art...the art really sells the kits. 

Got my shipping notice!

[Urashiman]

Pictures of box content and instructions as usual on 1999.co.jp.

https://www.1999.co.jp/10916567

The instructions are straight forward. The pilot made from 5 pieces is a bit crazy though hahaha

[Thom]

Frak! It will cost me 80 to 90 bucks to buy/ship!

[Urashiman]

26 minutes ago, Thom said:

Frak! It will cost me 80 to 90 bucks to buy/ship!

same for me... but I don't care.

[Thom]

36 minutes ago, Urashiman said:

same for me... but I don't care.

I know! I'm struggling with the realization, and my wallet is quivering in fear because it knows me!😜

[Bolt]

Isn't Hlj doing 25% off shipping.?

[Urashiman]

16 hours ago, Bolt said:

Isn't Hlj doing 25% off shipping.?

even with the 25% off, it was EUR 26.something for shipping. The fun part: EMS was 26.something and the cheaper surface mail without tracking was 25.something. So I went with EMS.

[electric indigo]

Some inspiration for the CF builders:

 

[Urashiman]

some tweet on people building the VF-171

 

 

 

 

[Bolt]

On 12/16/2022 at 9:33 AM, electric indigo said:

Some inspiration for the CF builders:

 

THAT is beautiful!

[Chronocidal]

Wait, does the kit come with both cockpit options?  Or did someone scratch build the canopy on that one?

Seriously though, that is gorgeous.  It warms my heart to, after over a decade, FINALLY see a 171 in something remotely resembling actual squadron markings.  It looks so good without all of the Bandai splatter on the design.

Edited December 20, 2022 by Chronocidal

[Urashiman]

looks like someone is going extra already and is scratch building super packs for the VF-171.

 

 

[Bolt]

12 hours ago, Urashiman said:

looks like someone is going extra already and is scratch building super packs for the VF-171.

 

 

That is sweet ! 

[Bolt]

On 12/16/2022 at 9:33 AM, electric indigo said:

Some inspiration for the CF builders:

 

Definitely great inspiration. I noticed this one is labeled 1/60. Someone worked that Chogokin really good !

[Duymon]

Looking at the snapped up models It doesn't seem like these guys have more detail than the Bandai 1/60th; they just don't have all the gaps and holes that the 1/60 has to facilitate transformation.

Anyone got one in hand to compare them side by side?

[Thom]

Dear Modeller's Anonymous. my name is Thom and I have a problem...

I just bought two of the new Wave VF-171s, just a day after buying a second Wave VF-4.

My wallet is not talking to me right now...

[derex3592]

Shhhh... @Thom -- 1st rule of Modeller's Anonymous, we don't TALK about our Valks VS our wallets....

[Bolt]

2nd rule of Modelers Anonymous...We don't TALK about our Valks VS our wallets..

Edited December 27, 2022 by Bolt

[Urashiman]

Tadaa

in the mail today…

[Thom]

Nice one @Urashiman. Open that bad girl up so we may live vicariously through thee! Mine won't be here for a month or two, as I chose the cheaper (slowest) delivery option.

[Urashiman]

33 minutes ago, Thom said:

Nice one @Urashiman. Open that bad girl up so we may live vicariously through thee! Mine won't be here for a month or two, as I chose the cheaper (slowest) delivery option.

There you go

[derex3592]

I reeeaaally wanna build this and do a low vis grey scheme. 

[Bolt]

1 hour ago, derex3592 said:

I reeeaaally wanna build this and do a low vis grey scheme. 

Yes !

[Urashiman]

More stuff

the plastic is a dirty/used/old white.

clear orange canopy. The only clear part.

details are mostly crisp and they seemed to have learned from the trenches the panel lines of the vf-4 where

these look a lot mor delicate.

alto is super skinny

this kit has huge parts, so no easy modding in case anyone wants to battroid or gerwalk it.

the gears and wheels look a bit underdeveloped for my taste.

under all that plastic and bags you will find the instructions. Only downside: no explanation how to paint the cockpit and pilot.

then comes the largest decal sheet I ever had with a 1/72 kit.

the decals are nice and crisp.

 

I‘ll start building this when done with the plamax vf-1.

edit: oh wait, here are the paint instructions for cockpit and pilot.

I am old and blind, obviously.

Edited December 28, 2022 by Urashiman

[Thom]

@Urashiman Thank you!

[Anasazi37]

5 hours ago, Urashiman said:

then comes the largest decal sheet I ever had with a 1/72 kit.

the decals are nice and crisp.

 

I‘ll start building this when done with the plamax vf-1.

Why can't Plamax do this for their VF kits? It's not like they have to solve a complex multidimensional physics problem, they just have to remember that people who build detailed models don't want to work with crappy stickers.

[Duymon]

Plamax is the only real outlier. Decals on airplane models is pretty much standard practice

 

[electric indigo]

The Gunpla crowd is used to stickers, but at least Bandai is nice enough to make decals sheets available as a seperate product occasionally for the more ambitious modelers. Plamax is really underselling their excellent kits in that regard.

@Urashiman thank you for the appetizer pics!

I'll wait for the CF kit so I won't have to paint the gazillion of white stripes on these scheme.

[Urashiman]

39 minutes ago, electric indigo said:

The Gunpla crowd is used to stickers, but at least Bandai is nice enough to make decals sheets available as a seperate product occasionally for the more ambitious modelers. Plamax is really underselling their excellent kits in that regard.

@Urashiman thank you for the appetizer pics!

I'll wait for the CF kit so I won't have to paint the gazillion of white stripes on these scheme.

Bandai is even so nice to provide both, sometimes. I had stickers and decals in my MG RX-78-2.