electric indigo Posted March 29, 2006 Author Posted March 29, 2006 Hobbysearch has new pics, contents + assembly guide to drool over 'til the box arrives. clicky Quote
zeo-mare Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 Hobby Link Japan has it in stock and it looks cool. http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN941430 Quote
electric indigo Posted April 13, 2006 Author Posted April 13, 2006 Received the Falken today. The Falken is a big bird, at 1/100 scale it's slightly longer that the Yukikaze (the figure is not from the kit). The parts show the excellent detail level of Bandai's EX kits, optional parts are open airbrake, canards in landing position, and laser cannon in firing position. It also has clear parts for the camera "eyes" and moveable exhaust panels. The kit's weak points are the under-inspired landing gear and the decals, which appear rather thick and have a visible printing screen. -i- Quote
Jolly Rogers Posted April 13, 2006 Posted April 13, 2006 (edited) Too bad they won't re-release EX-4, the Patlabor command car. Now that is something I'd get in a heart beat. 365189[/snapback] They just might when enough orders pile up in Japan to warrant a reissue, or if a new Patlabor anime release needs a marketing push. It's funny how I couldn't sell my extra EX Model kit of the command car for the longest time. Everybody drools over it until they found out the price tag Bandai slapped on the kit. Edited April 13, 2006 by Jolly Rogers Quote
electric indigo Posted April 21, 2006 Author Posted April 21, 2006 Did a little work on the kit. The Falken is basically a "shake 'n bake" kit, with all the parts falling together seamlessly. But Bandai doesn't want you to feel totally stupid, so they left a major seamline on top of the nose to putty. With that done, everything is ready for priming now. -i- Quote
zeo-mare Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 that is a awesome model kit, i love the design for it. chris Quote
Phalanx Posted April 21, 2006 Posted April 21, 2006 Quick question, do they have a kit out of the ADF-01 Morgan fighter already? I like that one better than the Falken Quote
electric indigo Posted April 21, 2006 Author Posted April 21, 2006 I suggest you buy the Falken and convince Bandai that producing Ace Combat kits is a good investment that way. Maybe they'll give us a Morgan then. -i- Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 is it snap together, or do you need cement and paint? Quote
electric indigo Posted April 22, 2006 Author Posted April 22, 2006 It's snap together, and it fits perfectly. The parts seperation was designed in a way that the coloring of an unpainted kit is very close to the original paint scheme. Quote
electric indigo Posted June 6, 2006 Author Posted June 6, 2006 I picked up work on the Falken. Airbrushing is done, now I accentuate the panel lines with a pencil and pastel chalk. Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 Sweet looking good man!~ Ever notice how the canopy opens up? very very unique! I wish the model would do the same but at the scale it'd be iny and hard to paint. Its a very cool kit, shame I always tend to break my models(alwyas treat them like toys in my case). I hope Bandai makes a soul of popynica Ace combat series consisting of each special plane in the Ac universe(XFA-27, XFA-36 Game, ADF-01 Falken, ADFX-01 Morgan, X-02, et al). These planes would kill in diecast with retractable gear, metal, opening features and in a bigger 1/72 scale format. One can wish. But if I see the Falken for a good price@ a con I might buy it. AMA is in 2 weeks, but somehow I doubt it would show up at an anime con. Quote
Graham Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 Have yet to get the Falken in either AC5 or AC0, but I just don't like the look of it. Very ugly plane IMO. Graham Quote
David Hingtgen Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 Yup. XFA-27 is still the coolest-looking (and it's half F-14), followed by the X-02 (which is 3/4 YF-23). Quote
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 Yup. XFA-27 is still the coolest-looking (and it's half F-14), followed by the X-02 (which is 3/4 YF-23). 406021[/snapback] I find that the canards on the X-02 spoils the nicely blended shape of the YF-23. Would have preferred an X-02 without the canards. If canards are going to be put on, it'll look nicer without the ruddervators. 3 sets of wing areas (from top view) is a bit too cluttered for my liking. Am not a fan of forward swept wings too. Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 XFA-27 reminds me of an F-14 with macross influence, very VF-11 like. It puzzles me how they bring the falken back TWICE from Ac2, and yet neglect the XFA-27 completely. Quote
electric indigo Posted July 11, 2006 Author Posted July 11, 2006 Falken WPs are ready 1280 x 1024 1024 x 768 Quote
CAIN MKII Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Buy mine from ebay today. Now Bandai need to make a ADFX-01 Morgan modelkit. Quote
TSP Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Buy mine from ebay today. Now Bandai need to make a ADFX-01 Morgan modelkit. Congrats! Hope you didn't paid too much. I think Bandai/Namco's Ace Combat Ex-Model was an one time experience. I had high hopes for more, but it faded away with every single month passing by without any announcements. Now I'm building my own X-02. By the way. There was a kit of the ADFX-01 with tactical Laser System on sale at WF2007. Quote
wolfx Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Holy crap lovin the Morgan. I just realised how it looks like a YF-19 with fold booster. Quote
CAIN MKII Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 (edited) Thank you TSP for the ADFX pix. It's awesome but I guess it's a one time kit impossible to find today out of japan. Sure looks like a killer. Hey look what I found: WF2007 ace combat models I'm wondering how I can sneak them out of japan. And more here with other cool items like vic viper,darius gaiden,metal black. Geez I discovered Hasegawa released 1/144 resin kit of the R-101 and R-103. cool model kits. Edited January 20, 2008 by CAIN MKII Quote
TSP Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 The TAC Fenrir is cool. He also made an Apsalis from Ace Combat X. And once again its a Wonder Festival only kit. Electric Indigo painted a Hasegawa Delphinus 3 in Fiona Fitzgerald scheme. Link In this thread you'll find a few links to other garage kit producers. Quote
electric indigo Posted January 20, 2008 Author Posted January 20, 2008 Geez I discovered Hasegawa released 1/144 resin kit of the R-101 and R-103. Lookie Cain, check the link in my sig. Quote
CAIN MKII Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 Thank you for the links. Really awesome stuff. Electric indigo, I envy you. Those models are beautyfull and I'm just amazed by your job on the R-101 and R-103. Quote
TSP Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Ooops! Just noticed that I wrote Fiona instead of Cynthia Fitzgerald. The other plane wasn't the Apalis either but Cariburn. Quote
CAIN MKII Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) Horray, I received my kit today: I'm so excited, I'm gonna start building it right away. And I won't paint it red or black, looks dull. But this is something I like better: Edited February 2, 2008 by CAIN MKII Quote
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted February 3, 2008 Posted February 3, 2008 I landed one! Can't wait for it to get here. Might take up to a month though. http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e73371770 Quote
CAIN MKII Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) I finished my kit today. It's been 10 years since I built my last plastic kit. Given that I'm pretty glad of the final result. It was also the first time I used an airbrush. I still need to practice. I must say I was amazed by the quality of this kit. Crisp details, no glue needed, pieces snaps together easily,fit perfectly. You just need to think about painting it. A+++ I was inspired by the work of another modeler for the paint scheme. Excelent idea, it gives justice to the beautifull curves of the FALKEN. Too bad Bandai and Namco never released more of them, like the ADFX-01 MORGAN. It's time to go back building my Yukikaze kit. In memory of Ace fighter pilot PIXY Edited February 7, 2008 by CAIN MKII Quote
dizman Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Wow, very nice work for not having done plastic modeling in 10 years! Yeah it is a shame they never went on with the line but oh well their loss. Quote
electric indigo Posted February 7, 2008 Author Posted February 7, 2008 The Falken looks really cool with the Pixy paintjob. Good work! -i- Quote
CAIN MKII Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 (edited) Thank you my friends It was a pleasure to work on such a fine kit. Edited February 8, 2008 by CAIN MKII Quote
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