DX VF-25 Renewal Series (Part III)

[no3Ljm]

12 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Shipping something the size of a VF-25 should cost around 3500 yen via Fedex/DHL, give or take, from HLJ. 

$5 or $10 in either direction makes little difference to me when I'm spending over $200 already. I just want my stuff... and I want it noooooow! 

Ok ok. Got it!  I know we want our new stuff to be delivered yesterday.  

 

[Solo Wing Pixy]

How loose do the renewal VF-25s get if you keep them equipped with the armored parts on?

[David Hingtgen]

Mine got loose hips while sitting in fighter mode, completely bare.   

[MacrossJunkie]

Yeah, the design of the ball joints (specifically hips and arms) on the VF-25/27/29 are pretty awful.

Kiki's tightening service is basically a necessity. They should do a collab and include a complimentary bottle with every purchase 😛

[Special Sauce]

4 hours ago, MacrossJunkie said:

Yeah, the design of the ball joints (specifically hips and arms) on the VF-25/27/29 are pretty awful.

Kiki's tightening service is basically a necessity. They should do a collab and include a complimentary bottle with every purchase 😛

[ValkAddict]

10 hours ago, MacrossJunkie said:

Yeah, the design of the ball joints (specifically hips and arms) on the VF-25/27/29 are pretty awful.

^Truth. Sadly.

[Solo Wing Pixy]

That’s a shame, guess I’ll wait and hope for an improved variant somewhere down the line

[Mommar]

Michael is next.  And look who's hiding off to his right.

[Lolicon]

15 years later we're finally getting the Frontier toys we should have gotten in the first place. Only took three trips to the well! Thanks for the triple dip, Bandai! 

[Mommar]

4 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

15 years later we're finally getting the Frontier toys we should have gotten in the first place. Only took three trips to the well! Thanks for the triple dip, Bandai! 

To be fair they've only triple-dipped in Japan.  This is only our first official release elsewhere.

[Chronocidal]

I'll just be happy to finally be able to get a second copy, since my first was missing a part.  

[derex3592]

Dammit Bandai

[Sildani]

I might be in for one. I like the sniper rifle. 

[MacrossJunkie]

Who wants to bet that they haven't done a thing to fix the warped/bent sniper rifle?

 

Anyway, I see the fact that they're showing the 25G and RVF-25 with supers as a good sign towards getting the armored 25F rather than the super 25F being a one off release.

[no3Ljm]

I wonder how many is going to get excited if they decided to release a bundled Armored VF-25S Revival? 

[Lolicon]

Fix the warped sniper rifle? Bandai has added more warped rifles to their repertoire during the past couple of releases. 

[TommyWMan]

My apologies if this is the wrong place to post, but I just encountered a breakage on the c-clip hinge of my DX VF-25A's gunpod. I have the small piece that broke and tried using Mr. Cement S (which is what I use on my Hasegawa models) but it didnt stick. Any advice on what product to use or any alternate ways to make the gunpod work again? 

[Sandman]

7 minutes ago, TommyWMan said:

My apologies if this is the wrong place to post, but I just encountered a breakage on the c-clip hinge of my DX VF-25A's gunpod. I have the small piece that broke and tried using Mr. Cement S (which is what I use on my Hasegawa models) but it didnt stick. Any advice on what product to use or any alternate ways to make the gunpod work again? 

I think there was a replacement piece you could get from Shapeways. I've had this happen to 2 of my vf-25 gunpods. Both A models I think. They made them super tight that they break when you try to open them. Not sure if the item is still in shapeways. It was years ago it was offered.

[TommyWMan]

52 minutes ago, Sandman said:

I think there was a replacement piece you could get from Shapeways. I've had this happen to 2 of my vf-25 gunpods. Both A models I think. They made them super tight that they break when you try to open them. Not sure if the item is still in shapeways. It was years ago it was offered.

Thanks for the help! I think I found the part. https://www.shapeways.com/product/STXS9DCFM/macross-vf-25-gun-attachment?optionId=42656222&li=shops 

I'll keep an eye on it as a backup plan ... I'm hoping to find something that will weld the parts together with a strong bond.

[treatment]

https://hacchaka.net/archives/52094372.html

 

samples:

 

[David Hingtgen]

Hmmm.  The original super parts were too dark/grey, but this is an over-correction.   Right in between the two is "screen accurate" I'd say. 

[Bolt]

Oh Bandai. You just keep tweaking the same stuff , while holding out on the YF-21...

[treatment]

for those that missed out on the original PO, HLJ has the Super Alto open again:

https://www.hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-25f-super-messiah-valkyrie-alto-saotome-machine-revival-ver-bans64966

26000y (excluding shipping-fees)

[Angesdad]

Guess I wasn't the only one who's scratching the head about the colors of the new ss. - it seems overly vibrant and...purrrrple.😁 

[Chronocidal]

Bleh.. I got impatient and grabbed a second from HLJ.  Whole lot cheaper than the BBTS order.

[Lolicon]

Super parts are a lot more blue than in the promo pics posted at every retailer. I'm fine with it, though I like the darker grey better.

[MKT]

2 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

Super parts are a lot more blue than in the promo pics posted at every retailer. I'm fine with it, though I like the darker grey better.

The blue kinda looks like the v1 version.

[Chronocidal]

I was just hoping they'd finally paint that stupid crotch plate.  

[Actar]

Hm... I didn't preorder the Alto as I already own the Renewal. I wonder if the engineering has been changed enough to improve the hips and shoulders... Or is the VF-25 design just impossible to recreate in figure form without joints that get loose over time?

[Rhubarbarian]

59 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

I was just hoping they'd finally paint that stupid crotch plate.  

Yeah, seemed like the obvious place to give us a fix. Guess they had to leave room for the Re-re-renewal in ten years.

[jenius]

It's supposed to match the armor in the hip kibble right? Nothing to paint.

[Rhubarbarian]

I'd justify my distaste by saying it's not very lineart accurate (and it's not), but really, I think it's just an ugly, unpainted part right in the front of the VF. Weirdly, I actually think it's the one spot where the Renewal is a step backwards from the V1 - I think the V1's plate is both more accurate to the artwork and more visually appealing.

It's not a huge sin and I love the VF-25 despite it, but it's definitely the place I would have refined a bit given the opportunity.

[Lolicon]

I stick by my original theory that the crotch plate was always meant to be colored/textured but the CG guys ran out of time so they said "F it, it's gonna be hidden in fighter most of the time anyway" and left it essentially blank. And now the uncolored crotch plate is canon.

[davidwhangchoi]

9 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Super parts are a lot more blue than in the promo pics posted at every retailer. I'm fine with it, though I like the darker grey better.

i like the darker grey supers better too.

the new revival ones have additional no step tampo printed on its wings

[PsYcHoDyNaMiX]

There was a display of the revival VF25F and VF25G at the NYC Tamashii Nations World Tour. I forgot to take a pic of the VF25F, but here's a pic of the VF25G (gerwalk) with supers for reference