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Nice shots Lolicon! Makes me want one now!

Arcadia wings are completely floppy, the Bandai's ones have a kind of mechanism with stop point where you can guess that the wing is in the correct position. 

But none of the two systems is convincing I admit 

I can imagine that the longer nose can be accommodated for a real dual canopy and the heat shield can be elongated. Btw that's the way to make a great VF-1D

Since my 3D print order takes sooo long to complete, I have been working on the Cheyenne 1 model.

Wrong blue canopy tint!!  

Well, I wonder that these black stripes are sexy! 

8 hours ago, wmkjr said:

From the video:

According to this video extract, the Kai's blue has the same Hue as the classic 31J but it is slightly more saturated and darker. This confirms the general consensus that the Kai is darker.

2 hours ago, barurutor said:

So essentially this 1/48 VF-1J and the 1/60 YF-19?

That's how I sadly understand it.

Nice find. That could explain why Arad's 31 was delayed so far. Just to make sure the armored pack fits the mold

Haha I am with you  about the late shapeways delivery, mine haven't finished printing yet... that's my longest  wait ever for an order from shapeways. 

Probably because of the great discount last week they had a rush with orders. 

Would be happy with STL or even happier with SKP version.

 I am sad and happy by the VF-19 design being duplicated to the YF-19. I am sad because Bandai decided to milk the mold instead of making upgrades to the VF-19 molds, and the YF-19 is an unique and beautiful bird, it should never be the same as the VF-19.

I am happy because having a new VF-19 means that Bandai can release other versions and why not the Adv Nothung! And if not, that would be easier to mod a 200 USD model than a 500+ USD one

Looking to the missiles, it is like Bandai borrowed/bought Arcadia's missiles molds. Which is possible because the mounting point is detachable on Arcadia's missiles.

Beautiful! Thanks so much

On 19/11/2017 at 6:58 PM, sh9000 said:

Got the baby pod,

Regarding the babypod painting, I have been watching Macross tV episodes 24 (birth of komilia) to 36 (end) but couldn't find any image reference of the baby pod ... Could anyone point me into the right direction ?

31 minutes ago, derex3592 said:

If they are gonna do a new and improved 1:48 toy, I hope they go all out and do it properly... I'd be in for one as a centerpiece, but I'm surprised they wouldn't do a VF-1S Focker to start off with. Ohh and I cringe thinking about the price of this thing!!!

Probably because VF-1J can be easily used for repaints!

I hope this is a larger scale, such as the 1:35 instead.

I don't know if that's something you want to do, but just an idea: you could separate the pack as I have seen a few comments saying that ones would like only the sword, or only the missile packs, and I could also understand those who would want more than 2 drones since Keith is seen retreating with 5 drones once. 

That sounds great MechTech, that sounds like you need to change your speudo too now

Ho such a nice packaging, you sure know how to entertain us!

Well what I know is that for both methods, you need to print a cheap copy to validate the design: that would be the WSF copy. 

Then if you want to make a resin kit, you can sand and work the WSF copy to make it a master that would be used to make a mold of 20 resin kits. By doing 20 kits, the cost of each individual kit is equivalent to 1/2 to 1/3rd  of one WSF copy (silicon cost for molds and resin for 20 copies). Considering that the master cost at least 2 to 2,5 the price of one WSF copy to manufacture, when you start a project, you start with a budget of 9 to 13 WSF price.

Thats the initial cost of course, I didn't take into account the time for manufacturing, cleaning, preparing the resin parts.

So, from the manufacturer point of view, it is worth making a resin project once you got 13 sold kits.

BUT... resin is resin, it is beautiful to work with it like clay, but it doesn't have the strength of plastic, and 3D printing is like magic when it comes to geometry. I can design 1 complex printed part with inner mechanisms that would need to be exploded in 2 to 3 resin parts and needing 2 additional screws. That's why a few of my projects will always available as 3D printed only.

10 hours ago, The Smirker said:

Yep. https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.49.59677aefjGcob5&id=541644952829&ns=1&abbucket=19#detail

Did you buy these, are they solid? I don't have these but these copies are known for having cracking issues. 

I second that the Yetistands are the best out there for our macross toys 

15 hours ago, Spitfire_BR said:

wow, amazing ! Could please put here the link to Shapeways ? I wanna buy it - but in 1/72 !

Thanks! There is no link yet for the Cheyenne II since I am waiting for the first copy to validate the design. Concerning the 1:72 scale, I am thinking of making a resin kit if there is enough demand, otherwise I could put it for sale in shapeways too. Keep tuned.

For filament printing, i usually use this website: www.3dhubs.com

Using this plateform, you can find your nearest printer service or choose one that have your favorite color/ material. There is user ratings and comments to help you choose, I like that.

Awesome project, add me on the list! My main grippe about the Prophecy is the weird shape of the dual seat canopy, is it something that you can do?

@wmkjr is 100% right. I can add that the 3rd one is seen in Frontier only equipped with the missile pods, but in Delta it is seen with and without it. 

They are all made and tested for 1:60, but the Cheyennes (all except the Workroid) have been built to be able to be scaled down to 1:72 -with minor fixes-

I am on your side @mickyg for FUD material, it costs really too much for what it does. I only use it for clear parts. 

However, the major downside of FUD to me is not it's price but the fact that it is brittle and can break really easily compared to WSF.