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  1. Sanity is Optional
    No problem then, you want me to send you the files, or just put em up on Shapeways?
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    If you want a fixed-pose piece, it's as easy as pushing the scale button. If it needs to articulate and fit in the 1/72 kit properly it'll take a bit longer to check the sizing, re-do the hinges, and check fit.
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    Looking great, can't wait to see it finished and painted.
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    Pretty much the whole reason I'm doing this, having no other options than the drone charger on the VF-31a really bugged me.
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    Yup, the ones in the lower-right on this post: They collapse in to store, and then extend out after the pod is deployed.
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    I'm noodling over how to handle the cannons next, how do people feel about them being spring-loaded? (Obviously you could assemble without.) It seems like it's be easier than having stuff click into position, which is tough to get the tolerances right for.
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    Not necessarily available in small quantities, but I suggest McMaster Carr. Fortunately they tend to be fairly cheap.
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    Yeah, that's up next, ought to be pretty easy, just need to figure out if I want it to mount grip up, or grip down on the hardpoint.
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    I hope they do, but the transformation mechanism might be a bit complex with how small the arms connecting the cockpit to the main body would be in that scale. They'd pretty much have to make the entire part out of metal.
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    Got the parts, most are good but I've got a few small issues to fix. The Acrylate doors need to have the hinge pin holes drilled out (with a 0.5mm drill bit...), also slightly bent and a bunch of nubs that need cleaning, probably will just reprint in FUD. There was also an interference I missed the first time around on the body shell, so need to update the model. I'm not going to reprint that, just shaved the conflicting area. On the plus side everything else is looking good and fits nicely, even snaps onto the DX just fine and slots/deploys in fighter mode. Once it's up I suggest printing everything in FUD or FED. Acrylate seems to need some work: drilling, de-nubbing, and some bending to straighten. Full Imgur Album
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    Fighter: YF-19, clean without packs. Gerwalk: VF-1 Strike. [edit] Also Koenig Monster. Battroid: VF-25 Luca Super.
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    Nippon Yasan just sent notice the release date of the Regult Missile set is now the 25th. Knowing NY, I'm betting it doesn't ship till February...
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    Left side, definitely. The Kai has a slightly deeper blue in all the images I've seen comparing them.
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    Nice analysis, I was thinking it might be based off a model with added detail by hand, or possibly "tracing".
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    I see no issue calling them CAD personally, as they are made with a computer. CAD Drawing is more technically correct, but just calling it CAD wouldn't bother me. Then again, Engineers are by and large hugely pedantic, as the difference between precision and accuracy for instance makes a huge difference from a design perspective.
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    Puts on Mechanical Engineer hat. CAD means Computer Aided Design, strictly speaking these are CAD Drawings. They may be derived from a 3-dimensional part, but the actual image is of a 2-D "drawing" or schematic, in the style of a blueprint. Now, from looking at them, I'm inclined to believe that they're actually artwork, rather than simply views of a 3D model.
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    Yeah, it's also got much nicer paint and more detail on the internal parts.
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    I'm kinda glad, seeing as the Hi-Metal VF-19 isn't very good (or so I hear). Maybe after the DX sells well we can get a new mold.
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    Now you've given me an idea. Start with dimensions from the YF-19 version, and make a 3D printed version to match the Frontier one.
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    Yeah, I noticed this as well. Had to pull out my hobby knife and trim a few offenders (one of the legs actually had a nub that was still sticking out!) I wonder if it's a symptom of the high demand/volume, or if they've just generally slacked in QC. The DX toys are much better, but they damn well ought to be for those prices. Either way, I probably will grab a Nexx version and display it with the SAP, maybe in fighter mode while the current one is in Gerwalk. I'd have gone for Battroid, except the heatshield hinge bothered me too much.
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    Probably would be fairly easy to do, if people are interested, and it mounts to a valkyrie I have (and can measure the attachment points for).
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    After transforming my brand new VF-2SS into gerwalk, I'm feeling the anime magic. Dear god, the number of hinges involved in the legs and hips.
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    Picked up mine as well, but leaving it in the box until I have somewhere to display it.
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    We could hope for an anniversary paint-scheme that's low-vis?
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    My box showed up from Hobby Search (yesterday, but I picked it up from the post today). Unfortunately looks like the book was across a side inside the box, oh well.
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