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The 27 with super parts was a small update of the initial mold with all the improvements from the 25 renewal (v2). But the first 27 was already a great toy.

The incoming 25F should be exactly the same mold as the renewal V2. Thus increasing the model availability and decreasing the price tag!

I don't know what could be really an interesting improvement to have make a V3 but I wouldn't mind buy re-renewal with a better ankle mechanism, better landing gears and sleeker super parts!

I don't have much experience with materials.

Xrentonx, if you take the black strong and flexible, you will only need a cutter to separate the pieces from the grap. You can't polish black colored because they are white underneath the black layer.

The white strong and flexible, is the best material for someone who have skills in painting, you can sand and polish it.

Frost and Ultra frost details may be considered also to obtain the greatest details, but I don't know if it is too much britle or not.

Order the hands in black for the least effort. In red, then you can add some panel lining, or white to customize it at will. Frost detail if you know this material

Thanks! Yeah I prefer the red ones also.

1/48 is very easy to do from 1/60, but the hand attachment should be adjusted.

If you know what you need, it can be done

Here they are :

Thanks! Unfortunately, I am no expert in painting. Actually I got nothing regarding painting, only a flat coat and a few panel lining pencils.

I will try later to darken the red hands, I've also printed the hands in black so I got a more discreet pair of hands if necessary.

Hi guys!

I made custom hands for our VF-4G !! They are articulated and can grab guns and fold into the dedicated compartment in fighter mode ))

Just received my shapeways order to validate the dims. They don't have a professional finish feeling, but I love them in red! They are available here: https://www.shapeways.com/model/1708161/detailled-hands-left-and-right-for-vf-4-macross.html

The trick is to straighten the chest part with the shoulder portion, doing so, it gives enough room for the nose to come out of the chest part

The second revision comes with the YF-21 in foreground and clouds in background. As pictured here: http://www.mech9.com/blog/2011/11/160-perfect-transformation-yf-21-by-yamato-toys/3/

Until confirmation, perhaps 3rd of March according to Neoexcaliber

(http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=40713&page=3#entry1103998)

I would be glad it opens sooner!

Sold! The armored Tornado parts on the legs are much more sleek and harmoniously integrated than what Bandai did for the Super parts! (I speak fighter mode wise)

Seeing this, I wish Bandai makes a revised Super parts pack soon !! I am day-dreaming but why not a Super pack V2 together with a new VF-25S ! Stop milking these 25 molds damn you Bandai, give us a brand new YF-30 at once!

Damn Bandai!!

Nice!

Still available at NY. I will gamble on buying one at release.

I also prefer the 29's paint scheme for Ozma custom, but the head antennas are a bit too thick. Nothing that shapeways pro could fix. I like the 29 finition but I don't like the laziness of Bandai not wanting to remold the legs of the 29 and that makes the fighter mode sloppier than the VF-25.

For the same reason I think that the super parts should be redone, on the 25's super parts, the legs should be extruding upwards much more, and the 29's wings extension should be slimmer too.

I already made the drillings for the individual pieces.

I used a 2.0mm diameter drill bit, the first hole is easy to do, the second is a bit tricky. I will update the model with a version so that it would be much easier to drill the 2 holes.

Hi guys, I got good and bad news!

Good:

I made a shapeway / scuplteo 3D design of the plastic piece that got broken in the VF-25th guns.

I also printed 8 of them to test!

Bad:

... but they needed a few drillings to fit in

Good:

... and they matched finally!

So for now I can provide 6 to whoever need one.

I will charge 2 euros for each, plus shipping costs from France or you can directly order a pack of 8 from sculpteo website for 9 euros.

And depending of the shipping charges, the costs may vary. Especially for the USA residents.

Please send me a PM if you are interested. If there are a lot of American interested, maybe there would be a way to reduce the costs, just let me know of what you think about it.

PS: The sketchup file may need to be tweaked to avoid any additional drilling after printing process, that is something I can do if I get more orders.

Pictures:

Before:

After:

I also decided to pass on the crazy pre-order thing and I would grab on regular release, hopefully at a lower price!

I like the new canopy color.

I ´m not that fan of the Frontier Super Parts. Easy pass for me.

I am sold also for a VF-0B. Just because this is the fighter that resembles the most to a F-14!

I hope they plan the different variants of the VF-0s after the 0D! Please we need the "A" and "S" versions too!

I wouldn't mind a second Ozma either cause I got both the gun and a front gear flap broken

136 is "Ichi","San", and "Roku" in Japanese, and we also read 6 as "Mu."

Ichi, san and mu become "Isamu."

For the other example, Tokyo Sky Tree is 634 meter tall. "Mu", "san","shi" and it is located in the former Musashi District.

Nice found

Absolutely stunning pictures!