DewPoint Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I would think that Ozma would come with the armored set as he was depicted deploying with it more times than not. It was pretty much his standard load out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, DewPoint said: I would think that Ozma would come with the armored set as he was depicted deploying with it more times than not. It was pretty much his standard load out. 100% agree... But they have the packaging for super bundles and armored parts make great exclusives and would allow them to make an Alto armor also... So I think the accountants would win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgified Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I might be interested in a revival Ozma/25a. Was interested in the MMW version, but after seeing the reviews, didn’t even bother getting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I'd like them to add an optional additional back brace for the wing armor parts, similar to what the 1/72 model kit has. Never liked that the heavy wing armors were held aloft only by two weeny little swivel joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 This is starting to come into stock at JP retailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Early impressions of the VF-25F Revival: https://hacchaka.net/archives/52094372.html Some pics pulled from above link: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchieNov Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 43 minutes ago, MKT said: It's amazing that his old Alto is still as white as it is today in this pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 7 hours ago, ArchieNov said: It's amazing that his old Alto is still as white as it is today in this pic. I’m jealous too of his very white renewal Alto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) from https://twitter.com/simsim5479/status/1652163601673891840?cxt=HHwWgMDRydmC1e0tAAAA more pics and vids on his main twitter page. add/edit: this shot is triggering my ocd... https://twitter.com/simsim5479/status/1652163603930439681/photo/1 Edited April 29, 2023 by treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 11 hours ago, MKT said: I’m jealous too of his very white renewal Alto. I haven't checked my Renewal Alto's since our move for months. Hope it's still good since I didn't PO this one. 🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) Ok. So just to make it clear, the color of the Super Parts doesn't look like this, correct? Edited April 29, 2023 by no3Ljm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Correct, they definitely made a notable change to the plastic used for the super parts for this run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anasazi37 Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 18 minutes ago, David Hingtgen said: Correct, they definitely made a notable change to the plastic used for the super parts for this run. I've reached the point where I don't in any way trust Bandai's pre-release promo pictures--and I think that all of us here on MW are in the same boat. We've been Bandai'd too many times over the years. Usually the color differences are relatively small, but this one is pretty big. I'm now less excited about the reissue I ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoDyNaMiX Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) I just realized i responded to the wrong thread re: the super packs lol. (Was meant to be a response to @no3Ljm) There was a display of the revival VF25F and VF25G at the NYC Tamashii Nations World Tour. I forgot to take a pic of the VF25F, but here's a pic of the VF25G (gerwalk) with supers for reference Edited April 29, 2023 by PsYcHoDyNaMiX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Anasazi37 said: I've reached the point where I don't in any way trust Bandai's pre-release promo pictures--and I think that all of us here on MW are in the same boat. We've been Bandai'd too many times over the years. Usually the color differences are relatively small, but this one is pretty big. I'm now less excited about the reissue I ordered. The canopy is deeper/darker blue this time, too. Not "VF-31 bad" but definitely "obscures the pilot some". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) vf25f-revival unboxing with loungey bgm... another more regular japanese hands-on yt vid... Wotafa's should be soon... Edited April 30, 2023 by treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewPoint Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Just got a shipping notification fro my VF-25F from Hobby-Genki. I think I picked "Surface" so its going to be awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 (edited) Edited May 3, 2023 by no3Ljm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Even in videos the matte finish looks so much nicer than the old glossy versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 (edited) My copy arrived today. Matte finish makes it look so much better than the renewal. Canopy tint looks to be identical to the previous version. It might be a tiny bit darker, but the difference is so slight that it's negligible. Wings and head lasers are slightly warped because Bandai. Aside from the matte finish and NO STEP markings on the wings, it looks identical to the renewal. I know Bandai made a few modifications to some of the joints, but if it's the same as the WWM version then there won't be much difference. Side by side with my old renewal (phone pics) I broke my Messiah. Edited May 5, 2023 by Lolicon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Man, those new supers look practically purple. I was hoping they would re-issue the armored packs at some point, but I'm afraid Bandai will monkey's paw it somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted May 5, 2023 Author Share Posted May 5, 2023 16 hours ago, Lolicon said: I broke my Messiah. Looking forward on your 'magic' fixing it, @Lolicon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewPoint Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 All hail the white landing gears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 On 5/5/2023 at 12:56 PM, no3Ljm said: Looking forward on your 'magic' fixing it, @Lolicon. On 5/5/2023 at 4:34 PM, DewPoint said: All hail the white landing gears! So, now that I have the Revival version in hand, I have to say it's great for those who missed out on the Renewals. But if you already have the Renewal and are happy with it (and it's not yellowed or broken), I wouldn't sweat missing out on the Revival version. The improved joints are only marginally better than the Renewals and the super parts are more purple-ish (it's the "Gundam grey" color I think if you've ever handled Gundam markers). The matte finish is lovely, but you could achieve the same effect with some matte topcoat sprayed onto the Renewals. But I understand not everyone has the time or wherewithal to do that, so the Revival version is a good choice if you absolutely must have that matte finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 It's a shame they didn't take the opportunity to tweak the boosters to have a sliding or rotsting mechanism to give the shoulders more room to manouvre in Gerwalk. You csn see multipme times in the animation where the boosters just kind of nudge themselves over to give the animation more space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 7 hours ago, Lolicon said: The matte finish is lovely, but you could achieve the same effect with some matte topcoat sprayed onto the Renewals. But I understand not everyone has the time or wherewithal to do that, so the Revival version is a good choice if you absolutely must have that matte finish. I'm wondering how long I should wait to see if there's going to be a reissue, before spraying my Alto Armor Pack with matte coat, so it'll match... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Lolicon said: The matte finish is lovely, but you could achieve the same effect with some matte topcoat sprayed onto the Renewals. But I understand not everyone has the time or wherewithal to do that, so the Revival version is a good choice if you absolutely must have that matte finish. That and the extra tampo markings. It's true though that if you spray a matte finish over top of either of them, it comes out the same in the end. I can also attest to the fact that the new matte finish that the newer stuff came out with does not in fact make the surface any less hydrophobic, so you have to spray very carefully and lightly to prevent any pooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 moar VF-25F Revival yt's, tho Wotafa's still missing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 While Bandai manages to get nearly every detail/marking there is on the -25 (especially on the Armor pack) they always miss a significant(IMHO) one on Alto's----the grey part of the "jaw". They leave it white, which makes the whole bottom half of the head look off as there's like 3x as much white as there should be. So I painted mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 I would guess that they think that's a shadow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 It's almost impossible to search the old threads, so I'm hoping someone remembers----when the intakes refuse to peg in flush, what's the fix? The gap's not huge, but it is causing issues with getting all the panels lined up and flush in fighter mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angesdad Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 On 5/21/2023 at 10:49 AM, David Hingtgen said: While Bandai manages to get nearly every detail/marking there is on the -25 (especially on the Armor pack) they always miss a significant(IMHO) one on Alto's----the grey part of the "jaw". They leave it white, which makes the whole bottom half of the head look off as there's like 3x as much white as there should be. So I painted mine. Talking about minimal customization for maximum effect! I’ve rewatched the opening of Frontier and yes, the lower jaw should’ve been dark grey indeed.😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) Skimping on details is Bandai's bread & butter. That's the entire reason the HMR line exists. Shoulder blocks should be grey too. Whoops! More details... (so much for just doing a quick panel wash ) Edited May 23, 2023 by Lolicon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repiv_Onex Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Can any kind soul tell me how tall VF-25 is in such gerwalk mode so I can know whether it fits my shelf? If it can't fit probably I won't buy it now. 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twich Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 BBTS sent shipping email on VF-25F Super Alto Custom today, so those that ordered should start receiving soon! Can’t wait to get mine! Twich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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