Bolt Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Definitely getting that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG Water Dragon Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 10 minutes ago, Bolt said: Definitely getting that. For sure. Have been wanting VF-171 kits for.... a long time. Just need someone to do battroids now. Would also accept VF-17 to go with the new VF-19kai. But VF-171 battroid preferred! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 well, looks like I can stop working on upgrade parts for the VF-171 to equipt it with heavy armor as it seems. I hope they will sell it as an upgrade pack. But - thinking of how the ordenance is connected on the nightmare plus, that might be wishful thinking. The pylons are molded into the wings, so I guess this will be a full new kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 16 minutes ago, Urashiman said: well, looks like I can stop working on upgrade parts for the VF-171 to equipt it with heavy armor as it seems. I hope they will sell it as an upgrade pack. But - thinking of how the ordenance is connected on the nightmare plus, that might be wishful thinking. The pylons are molded into the wings, so I guess this will be a full new kit. I was scratching my head thinking surely that's not true because I didn't remember that being the case on the Alto kit... but sure enough, the CF kit comes with new wings with the pylons molded onto the undersides. I don't know why that revelation triggered such a reaction of disgust in me. Â What do you mean, you don't want customers to drill holes into the wings and glue the pylons into place!?!?!? Looking at the scans on Hobbysearch, the CF comes with both the bare wings and weapon-mounting wings, so I suppose it's still not out of the question that a standalone add-on kit simply includes that extra wings runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 42 minutes ago, kajnrig said: I was scratching my head thinking surely that's not true because I didn't remember that being the case on the Alto kit... but sure enough, the CF kit comes with new wings with the pylons molded onto the undersides. I don't know why that revelation triggered such a reaction of disgust in me. Â What do you mean, you don't want customers to drill holes into the wings and glue the pylons into place!?!?!? Looking at the scans on Hobbysearch, the CF comes with both the bare wings and weapon-mounting wings, so I suppose it's still not out of the question that a standalone add-on kit simply includes that extra wings runner. Mhmm ... that sounds plausible, but I think WAVE will do the full kit. They did that on the VF-4 and the normal VF-4 is discontinued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Photos from All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 8 hours ago, Urashiman said: wait - is this legit?  5 hours ago, Thom said: Don't get me wrong, that's cool, but can it be bought separately, or do we need to buy a whole nother kit...? This was what was shown at wave's booth..seems to be another vf-171EX release with the armor included..  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Any insight with translation of the placard ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, seti88 said:  This was what was shown at wave's booth..seems to be another vf-171EX release with the armor included..  Well I hope it's not like the VF-4, where they stop selling the initial release and only offer the one with the 'extras.' Either way it looks like I'll be buying at least one more then...😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 42 minutes ago, Bolt said: Any insight with translation of the placard ? I just used Google Translate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) Ok thanks @no3Ljm  I'll be very interested to see all the parts for this kit. So complete kit with armored parts. Edited September 30, 2023 by Bolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I wonder if Luca's is next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG Water Dragon Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I gotta say... it's so weird that Hasegawa has been sleeping on the VF-171 for so long. But I'm glad another company is doing it. And not only doing it, but doing many versions. I'm pretty sure the Armored won't be the last. Hopefully they'll get to the RVF-171, and didn't they promote a tan colored VF-171 when the news originally broke that they were developing this project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 The RVF,  with accompanying Ghosts would be a no brainer for me. While I don't recall seeing a tan version teased, i would absolutely be all over that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG Water Dragon Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Bolt said: The RVF,  with accompanying Ghosts would be a no brainer for me. While I don't recall seeing a tan version teased, i would absolutely be all over that.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 I want that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 20 hours ago, no3Ljm said: I just used Google Translate. Okay - that solves the discussion. 2024, eh? ... well, let's put back some money for the release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Got my VF-171 nightmare plus today. The box is bigger. The fun part? The pieces could have fit into the Hasegawa double size box (the one you would find the YF-21 or VF-0 kits in) easily. Instead WAVE decided to use giant boxes… meh. and yes, there are two sets of wings in the box. One with pylons, one without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Urashiman said: Got my VF-171 nightmare plus today. The box is bigger. The fun part? The pieces could have fit into the Hasegawa double size box (the one you would find the YF-21 or VF-0 kits in) easily. Instead WAVE decided to use giant boxes… meh. and yes, there are two sets of wings in the box. One with pylons, one without. Would you please be so kind for pictures of all the spurs laid out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 14 minutes ago, Raikkonen said: Would you please be so kind for pictures of all the spurs laid out? should I get them out of the bags as well, or can I leave them in mint condition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 5 hours ago, Urashiman said: Got my VF-171 nightmare plus today. The box is bigger. The fun part? The pieces could have fit into the Hasegawa double size box (the one you would find the YF-21 or VF-0 kits in) easily. Instead WAVE decided to use giant boxes… meh. and yes, there are two sets of wings in the box. One with pylons, one without. Maybe it'll be the same box they'll use for the one with the super parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 10 minutes ago, Thom said: Maybe it'll be the same box they'll use for the one with the super parts. It'll probably be even bigger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 5 hours ago, Urashiman said: should I get them out of the bags as well, or can I leave them in mint condition? Either is fine for me  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Raikkonen said: Either is fine for me  I‘m out drinking with some friends for a while but will take pictures as soon as I am back.  Edit: here you go  Edited October 7, 2023 by Urashiman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 On 10/6/2023 at 2:42 AM, Urashiman said: Got my VF-171 nightmare plus today. The box is bigger. The fun part? The pieces could have fit into the Hasegawa double size box (the one you would find the YF-21 or VF-0 kits in) easily. Instead WAVE decided to use giant boxes… meh. and yes, there are two sets of wings in the box. One with pylons, one without.  Yeah, Wave uses hilariously large boxes. I got all four of my VF-4 kits in one box.  When you say wings "with and without pylons" though, are you saying they molded the pylons onto the wings, or just added slots/holes to mount them? I don't figure they would do something so boneheaded as molding them on, but I've seen dumber things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 28 minutes ago, Chronocidal said: Yeah, Wave uses hilariously large boxes. I got all four of my VF-4 kits in one box.  When you say wings "with and without pylons" though, are you saying they molded the pylons onto the wings, or just added slots/holes to mount them? I don't figure they would do something so boneheaded as molding them on, but I've seen dumber things. The did something boneheaded and molded the pylons onto the wings. So there is two sets of wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) On 10/6/2023 at 8:22 PM, Urashiman said: Edit: here you go Thank you!!! Appreciate it. Yeah, that's quite a big box. From my knowledge the reason could any of the following: - More appearance on a shop shelf. - Prevent damage to the contents during shipping. - Excuse to charge extra on box size while actually saving on the weight. Edited October 10, 2023 by Raikkonen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 @Raikkonen here, have all the runners and a dry build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/16/2023 at 7:41 PM, Urashiman said: @Raikkonen here, have all the runners and a dry build Thanks!!! Really appreciate it. It's on my Xmas list!!! So it's all snap-fit minus the pilot? Only detail I'm critical about, is the orange of the canopy is too dark Would have have been great if they included a transparent clear option. Otherwise, loving what I'm seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG Water Dragon Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Raikkonen said: Thanks!!! Really appreciate it. It's on my Xmas list!!! So it's all snap-fit minus the pilot? Only detail I'm critical about, is the orange of the canopy is too dark Would have have been great if they included a transparent clear option. Otherwise, loving what I'm seeing. It's supposed to be pretty dark isn't it? I feel like the painted up finished photos look pretty good.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raikkonen Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 13 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said: It's supposed to be pretty dark isn't it? I feel like the painted up finished photos look pretty good.  Dude, you've comparing it to a cell shaded render... But if we are going down that road, then shouldn't be a flat metallic orange with zero transparency? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urashiman Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Raikkonen said: Dude, you've comparing it to a cell shaded render... But if we are going down that road, then shouldn't be a flat metallic orange with zero transparency? yeah ... the orange canopy is a bit much, I agree. Maybe do a vacu-form copy of the canopy and use that? I'll stick with the orange one though. Looks nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG Water Dragon Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 6 hours ago, Raikkonen said: Dude, you've comparing it to a cell shaded render... But if we are going down that road, then shouldn't be a flat metallic orange with zero transparency? I mean... yeah? There's no real life 1:1 version so what else should I compare to? Screenshot? DX? Random art? In all cases it looks similar, especially the DX. If you want the metallic non transparent look, I think you could paint the inside of the canopy silver and get a reasonable result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 The Wave kit seems a little stubby compared to the DX and the animation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOG Water Dragon Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, electric indigo said: The Wave kit seems a little stubby compared to the DX and the animation? Might be an issue with camera angles and lenses and stuff. I think the kit nose looks longer in this image: Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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