Urashiman

Here I will put my build log of the Aoshima V.F.G. VB-6 König Monster. The box print is of awesome quality. It has been a while since I build an Aoshima kit (bttf Delorean), so, hard to compare to the general quality of Aoshima for me. I will dry build this first, that means: no glue, no paint. My focus will be more on the VB-6 than the VF girl. I mean, everyone likes [insert euphemism for large female attributes here] anime girls with fox ears and a tail, but for me, this is just a little gimmick here. I will go step by step through the manual, and guess what? Said fox girl is the first piece to build. The box provides several face plates for lazy dry builders (me this time) and for anyone willing to paint everything. Everything is pretty modular, so in case I want to paint the VF girl, I can chop her up into pieces like a Hasegawa VF-1 and paint everything individually. After around 2.5 hours, I was finally done putting together the little figurine. A lot of tiny pieces and joints. They have a general good tense fit and it makes the figurine fully possible. The plastic looks good and I didn’t see smearing or waving. Everything that needs to stick together sticks together without glue. I am satisfied with it so far. One noteworthy feature: adjustable „balistics“. Work on the VB-6 will commence tomorrow. Here two pictures of the figurine. This is what is left of sprues for me to go through. As per the manual, I can throw away the rest of the girl‘s sprues as the redundant pieces are not needed. I will keep them as replacement parts.

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Of course! Once I start building, I will post in the Workbench thread, as usual.

The only difference from the VF-171EX and the cannon fodder VF-171 is the cockpit interior (including pilot) and the canopy, as well as the decals. So, just take that from the normal one, and push that into the armored version. Bam - you have a non-EX armored version. Edit: nope. You need to switch out the whole nose.

I wasn’t too invested with the VFG stuff… but one was living rent free in my brain and I purchased it. Man… it is so awesome. So excited and also a bit scared. Oh boy (or Oh girl?) The box is so F****** huge! Hasegawa Queadluun Rau fits into this. It is probably the volume of 4 Hasegawa VF-1 boxes. It almost broke the VF-1 strike Valk 1/48 record. I went through the manual already and it goes on for eternity. My fingers tingle from excitement.

Okay, little unboxing on the new vf-171 kit. The box is only slightly higher than the VF-171 nightmare release with ordnance. That was kinda expected. This is what you see when you open the box. They seemed to have cut up some sprues, at least that is my impression. Bags with new stuff: And the already known stuff. This time we have white wings with injected on pylons, but still same-same. Decals and manual. aaaaaand… done.

Got my box today together with a few other kits. this one here is huge…

Good point, so bets are up for lobsters again.

Indeed. I was inspired straight away.

Just saw this being shared on FB

Or maybe a lobster with Roy Focker decals? Like the face of Roy Focker? … but, a lobster in 1/144 would be super tiny, right?

I bet we get to see a Fokker D.VII in Roy Focker colors. Focker in a Fokker hahaha.

Oh, you have no idea. This was the stash prior to the arrival of the YF-21.

I got that YF-19. just above the YF-21 in my stash now. and here a little box shot of what is in the YF-21 box.

Got something new for my stash…

wow man ... that is awesome! Almost like Shuishi Hayashi

Nice build! This would be something great for the workbench thread

haha! Great man! Even with all the set backs, you got it done! Congratulations!

That would require PLAMAX to tool a new nose, cockpit and canopy. Let's see if they are gonna do it

@MechTech Been a while since I've build one (last one around 2005ish I think). But yeah ... the dope job went kinda bad. Eze Dope low odor makes those white stains. I later read on the internet that one should thin it with water first and then spray it on. Silly me just brushing away like with classic Graupner dope (the super smelly one). I'll know for next time. @arbit I actually did somewhen in the 90s. Those planes were lost to gravity. @Goodman Models yeah, quite the fun there. Good I had a bit of glue with me, as some parts flew off during the fun hahaha. @pengbuzz Good to see you back in the game As this was this much fun, my kid urged me to glue together another kit that was sitting dormant in my basement. This thing goes way back... I think it was originally issues somewhen in the 1980s. It was sitting in my families favourite hobby store for a while as some parts were missing. My brother purchased it for DM 9.99 (around EUR 5.00) in March 1999. I later inherited it by giving him my started BF-109 1/12 dog fight plane (fuselage done, stabilizers done and wings done, just had to be equipted with stuff). Anywere, pictures speak more than words. It is a lightweight plane made to be equipted with a CO2 engine. Basically an engine that runs on those cream suspender CO2 catridges. The fuselage is made from styrofoam pressed into shape. Funfact: The wing ribs are molded from plastic. The blueprints. Now something I am really annoyed about. There was supposed to be a German translation to the instructions. Stuff is in Czech language ... I know 5 languages, but none of them are Czech ... anyway. It isn't too much of a hassle, though. Started with the left wing today. It is a horribly slow build as the wood is warped and has to be but back into shape with water and an iron. I will build it and leave openings for micro RC servos. I have a small 2S brushless engine and an ESC flying around that will fit this thing.

Just saw this on 1999. The whole original buttom fuselage cover is replaced by the new cover with the fast pack molded onto it.

YF-21 with Fast Pack and Fold Booster went to private warehouse notice

Okay. It‘s done and it flies.

Almost done with my vintage rubberband kit. Canopy missing and some stuff on the gear as well as the lacquer stuff to tense up the paper on the nose. PS: wanted to show you guys this thing. one huge waterslide decal. Man… that‘ll be a hassle. edit: okay, another day. Basically ready to fly now.

Oh man ... the boosters - that subtle blueish-green. Nerdgasm