Mechamaniac Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 OK, these look awesome and I want a set! Yamato 1/60 PhotoEtch Parts Quote
derex3592 Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 OK, these look awesome and I want a set! Yamato 1/60 PhotoEtch Parts OK--I'll bite...I've always heard of these, but never seen or used any. What are they exactly and how do you put them on/paint them etc.... Quote
GXPT2000 Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 bad news if you want these.... since the nose cone is already glued on for the boxed and built version, you would have to remove the glue, cut it apart yourself, or you would just have to buy the model kit version 1S.. Quote
lechuck Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Err... I'm more curios as to when Yamato started adding removable nosecones to the 1/60 VF-1? Or is this release going to be the first one? Quote
Shaorin Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) a removable nosecone is nothing but trouble, unless they figured out a MUCH better way of tightly fitting it to the fuselage. back when i had only my 1/48 1S Focker, that removable nosecone was always getting knocked off in transformation, so i ended up gluing it in place. same goes for the fall-off wing ailerons and the flop-open in BATTROID mode chest-mounted air-brake. there was a very good reason YAMATO decided to leave the movable control surface/opening air-brake/removable nosecone feature set to the obsolete 1/48s; the features sound awesome enough on paper, but in practice, they prove themselves to be a real cast-iron B*&^ch. at least when applied to a fully transformable scale replica... Edited February 19, 2011 by Shaorin Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 It seems to me that these are only for those who want to keep it in fighter mode as a non-transforming display piece if you want to use all of the parts. Can you even close that canopy with the "teeth" there? Some of those parts seem redundant also, like the UHF antennas. If I were to get a set, I'd probably just use the parts that don't get in the way like the flight stick and throttle and inner detail for the feet. Quote
Batto_man Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 I believe that these are intended to go with the unpainted VF-1s Kits. Quote
Mechamaniac Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 I believe that these are intended to go with the unpainted VF-1s Kits. Yes they were, It has the removable nosecone IIRC. Personally, I'm interested in the cockpit detail parts more than anything. Minus the canopy teeth that is. Quote
Reïvaj Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 That's the information from Yamato's site I posted some days ago: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=28836&view=findpost&p=897629 Quote
Shaorin Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Yes they were, It has the removable nosecone IIRC. Personally, I'm interested in the cockpit detail parts more than anything. Minus the canopy teeth that is. actually... what exactly is up with those "Canopy Teeth" anyway? what purpose would they actually serve? Quote
valhary Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 really not impressed to me although it would be nice improve this valk but with this parts not become more fragile which in fact is not very resistant toy anyway my shopping will be decided by the price Quote
ae_productions Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Yes they were, It has the removable nosecone IIRC. Personally, I'm interested in the cockpit detail parts more than anything. Minus the canopy teeth that is. Is the 1S unpainted still transformable then? Man, I knew I should have gotten one of these when I had the chance. Quote
Loop Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 Is the 1S unpainted still transformable then? Man, I knew I should have gotten one of these when I had the chance. Yeah the unpainted kit is fully transformable. I got one out of the hlj holiday yamato sale. Quote
Renato Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 actually... what exactly is up with those "Canopy Teeth" anyway? what purpose would they actually serve? Realism? Quote
ae_productions Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 Yes they were, It has the removable nosecone IIRC. Personally, I'm interested in the cockpit detail parts more than anything. Minus the canopy teeth that is. Are these stickers then? Do they need to be glued to be applied? Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Ok, this is where I draw my line. I'm as anal as the next guy here, but those intake "blinds" aren't even lineart accurate! The intake covers are supposed to swing up and down to open and close. I'm all about detail, but I'm a toy person not a models guy and it seems like these are meant for Fighter mode only, so I'm out. Quote
Jasonc Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 I believe that these are intended to go with the unpainted VF-1s Kits. I wouldn't mind getting some PE parts, but is there better picks of all the parts included? I'm also not too big on a gold color. These seem more for the unpainted UNASSEMBLED kit. I'll probably bite, just for the sake of enhancing current projects. Quote
Chronocidal Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) Ok, this is where I draw my line. I'm as anal as the next guy here, but those intake "blinds" aren't even lineart accurate! The intake covers are supposed to swing up and down to open and close. I'm all about detail, but I'm a toy person not a models guy and it seems like these are meant for Fighter mode only, so I'm out. I think they actually are supposed to do that as well, but there's no reason they'd be in that position on the ground in the first place, unless they were under maintenance. We did see the VF-0 close off the vents, then pivot the individual slats to let air into the engine in battroid mode in Mac Zero, but that was to get air to the regular turbine engines used in the VF-0. They might still move like that on the VF-1 to control airflow in various configurations though. Edited February 26, 2011 by Chronocidal Quote
anime52k8 Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) Ok, this is where I draw my line. I'm as anal as the next guy here, but those intake "blinds" aren't even lineart accurate! The intake covers are supposed to swing up and down to open and close. I'm all about detail, but I'm a toy person not a models guy and it seems like these are meant for Fighter mode only, so I'm out. it's from the VF-1 Master file book. they show that in addition to swinging up and down, they can also pivot open VF-0 style. :edit: borrowing this pic from the model section Edited February 26, 2011 by anime52k8 Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 I stand corrected. Thanks for the clarification. Still not getting these, but I understand model makers biting the bullet. Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 Hey LSB, The VF-1 Variable Master File is correct for the alternate universe as explained by Shoji. But if your looking at these in the sense of being incorrect, well they are, based on the original lineart drawings. Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) See? I'm not crazy Edited February 27, 2011 by Lonely Soldier Boy Quote
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