Xigfrid
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I received mine today, and I must say that it was a great surprise, but not 100% perfect. I made a side by side comparison with my Arcadia Premium Finish Roy super parts. 1) the goods: The Valkyrie Factory copy is very well made, it is packed in a double carton box just like Bandai's super packs. It looks like injected plastic and definitely not resin as I feared. The color is near identical, you couldn't tell the difference only under high light. Most parts are color-injected. The KO uses black screws which look nicer. The clear red part of the KO Strike part has its sprue cut hidden, where the Arcadia's cut is visible. No "Made in China" label on the KO !!! 2) the bads: There are slight differences, the seams are more visible with the KO parts. If the panel lines look identical, a few panel details are less sharp than the original Arcadia's. The painting is almost on par with Arcadia, except for the missile yellow bits and a default in the metallic paint on my copy at the rear of one turbine reactor. 3) The failure: At this point of the SbS comparison the KO Super parts would be totally worth if you still have a few VF-1 naked as I do, but unfortunately the Strike pack didn't mount very well. The culprit is the back pack bar which is made in a less rigid plastic than the Arcadia's bar. You can feel that the KO attachment bar is sloppier when you take the pack in the hand and when mounting the back pack assembly, the strike part is sagging on the outside because the rear fin push on the pack, the result is unsatisfying. With some massage, you could obtain a straight alignment, but to be honest it needs some sanding to completely fix the issue. Arcadia has the same issue, the strike pack is plying the rear fin, but because the attachment bar is much more rigid, the Strike part is kept straight to the detriment of the rear fin. Conclusion: I would recommend this pack for those who NEED a strike super pack, it doesn't come cheap reminds you. For those who don't mind a bit of sanding/ work to strengthen the attachment bar, this pack is totally a great value. For custom works, I would wait a bit until the price lowers a bit and buy it when it would be under the 20-30 USD.
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I have seen these, but seriously the price is holding me.
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Fighter: VF-0B ! (very close finalist with the VF-0D with retracted wings ready to dive) Gerwalk: SV-51 Ivanov Battroid: VF-31F with missiles equipped on the hands. I didn't really like the 31 line outside of its fighter mode, but I recently put the VF-31 on display in battroid mode and it really has grown on me thanks to the clever hips mechanism, sturdy posability and the triangular missiles that I have equipped on the forearms. My last grip is the straight index finger, but thanks to @Saburoshots I found a way to pose them also.
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In fact that would be a direct recast of shapeways wsf parts. That means the parts will need to be sanded and drilled, but being in resin, this would be 3x times easier If the first recast sells well, a renewal (v2?) can be imagined of course. I am planing to model a few parts optimized for resin for instance and why not recasting the complete wings by then.
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That Vf-1X++ is really amazing, your white painting is faultless, the larger wings. Did you use Kurisama's head or Frameout's? Together with @valhary, we are preparing a resin copy of this project that will be a great alternative to shapeways parts. So hopefully we will see more of these VF-1X++ in the future
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I was curious and decided to have one of these strike pack since a few VF-1 are missing their supers. They are not particularly cheap considering these are KO stuff. I will try to make a quick review
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Hey great painting there! Who's one is it, is it a personal copy?
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The French Elvis Presley rock star aka Johnny Halliday died two days ago, that reminds me that we need that white&gold sv-262 !
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Nice shots Lolicon! Makes me want one now!
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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
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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
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Since my 3D print order takes sooo long to complete, I have been working on the Cheyenne 1 model.
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Wrong blue canopy tint!!
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Well, I wonder that these black stripes are sexy!
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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.
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That's how I sadly understand it.
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Nice find. That could explain why Arad's 31 was delayed so far. Just to make sure the armored pack fits the mold
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vf-31 siegfried WIP: Alternate Weapons Pods for VF-31
Xigfrid replied to Sanity is Optional's topic in The Workshop!
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. -
vf-31 siegfried WIP: Alternate Weapons Pods for VF-31
Xigfrid replied to Sanity is Optional's topic in The Workshop!
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.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Xigfrid replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Beautiful! Thanks so much -
Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
Xigfrid replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
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 ? -
Probably because VF-1J can be easily used for repaints! I hope this is a larger scale, such as the 1:35 instead.
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That sounds great MechTech, that sounds like you need to change your speudo too now
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Ho such a nice packaging, you sure know how to entertain us!
