Jasonc Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 These just came in the mail today. Love the packaging and will open one up later today. Will have pics up tonight of it, but for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Japan Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Very simple low-cost packaging Are you planning to customize these, or just keep it as is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Very simple low-cost packaging Are you planning to customize these, or just keep it as is? I got quite a few plans with these...1 will be a Minmay Guard, the other may be a very ambitious project, the "Platypus" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncing boy77 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 These just came in the mail today. Love the packaging and will open one up later today. Will have pics up tonight of it, but for now... will be waiting for the out-of-package pics! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I'd love to do one in a military A-10 thunderbolt sorta motif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uxi Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Nice. Platypus huh? Sounds interesting. Wish they would have included A and J heads, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent-GHQ Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I got quite a few plans with these...1 will be a Minmay Guard, the other may be a very ambitious project, the "Platypus"How do you plan to do the MG? Where are you getting the decals for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcroRay Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I'd like to get one and just build it unpainted. Like a test shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMax Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I would've have gotten mine in had... if not for the stupid Singapore Post Office's policy of bringing it back to HQ after a failed delivery and not allowing re-scheduling ntil at least 2 days AFTER the failed delivery.... anyway, thats for another thread. Can't wait to see what kind of contents there are... I mean, the weight of the package of this unpainted version is heavier than a normal valks's package weight, so kinda wondering if there are sprues or anything that added to the weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tober Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Mine arrived yesterday. There are some sprues and an instruction book as well as the usual manual. You get both sticker and decal options. And a huge amount of little bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechapilot77 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Mine arrived yesterday. There are some sprues and an instruction book as well as the usual manual. You get both sticker and decal options. And a huge amount of little bags pardon the ignorance but is this a model kit or their v2 toy unassembled?? And whered ya get it？ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMax Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 It is the normal V.2 1/60 VF-1S, but assembled and unpainted. HLJ has them, though they are supposed to be web exclusives, and at a pretty good price too. http://www.hlj.com/product/YMT00185 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaorin Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 GREAT price, and they'd be a blast to build, to boot! i think i'll pull the trigger on one as soon as i can... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thankheaven Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Does the kit have smooth shoulder pins ? Does it have the new or old crotch lock system ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DARKWIND Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 GREAT price, and they'd be a blast to build, to boot! i think i'll pull the trigger on one as soon as i can... Ditto, in a few months maybe sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tober Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 pardon the ignorance but is this a model kit or their v2 toy unassembled?? And whered ya get it? As BlueMax said, it's an unassembled version of the toy. HLJ.com is the only retailer you can order it from outside of Japan. Does the kit have smooth shoulder pins ? Does it have the new or old crotch lock system ? Smooth and knurled pins are included. Various sizes. It uses the old crotch lock system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 interesting that it is the old crotch system. Good way to get rid of all of those parts, huh? So are the instructions clear / easy to follow without knowing how to read Japanese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vi-RS Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 interesting that it is the old crotch system. Good way to get rid of all of those parts, huh? So are the instructions clear / easy to follow without knowing how to read Japanese? yes it's old crotch and with different smooth and knurled pins. I don't understand why they include the old crotch in unaseembled one. I don't think they are getting rid of old parts (may be for the assembled plain version), but I don't think they are getting rid old crotch on unassembled version because these all came in sprues. I also doubt that those individual parts in mass production will come in the same sprue tree that we get for this version, but i could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Trooper Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I'm actually kind of glad I passed on these. Not sure if I'm skilled enough in the painting department to even attempt to customize anything...or at the very least just paint simple things like the black "ring" around the nosecone or detail the canopy. If anything, I'd kitbash it for spare parts if anything broke on one of my other Valks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoDyNaMiX Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Aww... these unassembled vf-1s are tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chen Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Here's a link with some more pics. http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,181837,page=40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 yes it's old crotch and with different smooth and knurled pins. I don't understand why they include the old crotch in unaseembled one. I don't think they are getting rid of old parts (may be for the assembled plain version), but I don't think they are getting rid old crotch on unassembled version because these all came in sprues. I also doubt that those individual parts in mass production will come in the same sprue tree that we get for this version, but i could be wrong. I simply can not get the old crotch system to work. I have never seen my vf-1s in battloid form. It just ain't gonna happe, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vi-RS Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I simply can not get the old crotch system to work. I have never seen my vf-1s in battloid form. It just ain't gonna happe, The very end small section of the crotch has to be angled in a degree to get the hatch goes through it. I wasn't able to do that too but practice makes it happen, once you get it right then you will have no problem to transform it. Having said that, they should have done the easier revised version from the begining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemax151 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Still waiting on mine, coming SAL Can't wait to see what people do with these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechuck Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Could someone who has this, post pictures of how nosecone and fuselage join up. I would like to know if there is actually a "waist joint" there that Yamato just glues up. Effort would be appreciated, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Even if it might be possible to rotate the nose there, I'm not sure how you could ever use that joint while keeping the transformation intact, since this version doesn't have the slight side-to-side swivel in the swingbar that the 1/48 did. On the other hand... I wonder what would happen if you removed the swingbar from the hip bar entirely, and just left the legs detachable. Kinda kills the whole "perfect transformation" bit, but it could be interesting to see what could be done with that bar out of the way. I don't think it would have any great effect on how the legs attach in fighter/gerwalk modes since they clip in by the hip bar, but I don't know if the nose hatch and attachment point there would be enough to hold the legs in in battroid. Also, the swingbar clips into the backplate pretty firmly in battroid, so you'd lose that sturdyness as well. But it could be interesting to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie addict Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Nice...very tempting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wewe Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I want one... or two. WEWE COLLECTION WEWE TUBE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickyg Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Mine's due in a few weeks via SAL. I'm already wondering about adhesives and paint though. Do we know exactly what the plastics are on this thing? I'm guessing primarily ABS but I remember someone mentioning POM as well. Anyone know for sure, what's what on these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemax151 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Just got mine today, hardly touched it though. I really like the functional but no frills packaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechuck Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 bump My request from above still stands even with Chronocidal's attempt to put me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Mine is being shipped via SAL. Just got the notice today. Selling my completed no paint version to pay for this. I have an evil scheme for this custom. I am going to be using spray cans as I dont have an airbrush. So do you think that a pimer coat and a couple coats on top of that will be prohibitively thick for transformation without chipping? My no paint version was insanely tight. Should I just leave the parts that are going to be rubbing a lot unpainted? Such as the elbow joints? I hope to see lots of build ups here so that we can all learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vi-RS Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Mine is being shipped via SAL. Just got the notice today. Selling my completed no paint version to pay for this. I have an evil scheme for this custom. I am going to be using spray cans as I dont have an airbrush. So do you think that a pimer coat and a couple coats on top of that will be prohibitively thick for transformation without chipping? My no paint version was insanely tight. Should I just leave the parts that are going to be rubbing a lot unpainted? Such as the elbow joints? I hope to see lots of build ups here so that we can all learn. I'm sure it will chip a lot, look at Max and Miria shoulders. The back plate will be scratched as well when you mount the fast pack on, and lots of hinges will suffer paint chipping. I really don't think you can paint it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechapilot77 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I'm sure it will chip a lot, look at Max and Miria shoulders. The back plate will be scratched as well when you mount the fast pack on, and lots of hinges will suffer paint chipping. I really don't think you can paint it. If thickness of the paint hs a concern, anyone try vinyl dye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Whoah. If it cant be painted then what is the point? I think that the vinyl die is a great idea for getting the plastic a good dark color for when the paint finally does chip off. Where does one get such die? I am going to go for it. The "evil" color scheme I am going to do is a Zentraedi color scheme. Going to try to match the colors of the matchbox Zentraedi Warrior figure. So if I can die the plasic purple first then paint it up, when it does chip it will be purple underneath. What do you all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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