xrentonx Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 I wanted that green canopy with fold crystals so bad! Quote
skullmilitia Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 Which makes me wonder if everyone in Japan is color-blind. Green goes with yellow/orange a heck of a lot better than purple does... I'm pretty sure it translated to the design being the physical shape of the 29, and (not very fighter looking) Who the hell knows, All I know is that the Green was far more enticing than the purple. Hopefully someday shape ways will offer green translucent material, and we can get some action that way. Quote
eugimon Posted April 10, 2013 Posted April 10, 2013 Mind to share a picture? On a side note it seams that many units shipped by NY have some kind of defect. Either missing crotch pieces, bend head lasers and missing boob-lasers on the VF-171. I wondering if NY is buying up stock that didn't pass the QC on the other shops. I remember a quote from HLJ that said they cant sell a chunk of their stock because of QC-issues. NY seems to just sell whatever they can get hold of. I don't want to accuse NY but their name is mentioned significantly more often then other shops when it comes to units that have some kind of defect and I wonder why that is. You can proof me wrong if you can and I would be pleased if someone can because I have 3 Bandai Valkyries ordered from them. On the other hand NY seems to ship a lot of units maybe 10 times more then other shops so it would be logical that they have more defects then other shops just because they ship more. So, I looked and it does seem that the stopper thing is in there, it's just not catching the indents on the gerwalk extension. Don't know why. Quote
SaitouSad Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 So finally got my very first Frontier Valk in.No bent horn, fortunately... is there any other issues to look out for?I can see why people are saying the Bandai Valks feel floppy after a couple of weeks. It does feel flimsy and the potential to break it feels pretty high hahahaOff course it could just be my imagination. Quote
xrentonx Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 Yeah watch out when locking the nose into the chest when going to Batty mode because PAINT SCRAP-AGE Quote
SaitouSad Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 Yeah watch out when locking the nose into the chest when going to Batty mode because PAINT SCRAP-AGE sounds like an inherent problem for painted die-cast parts...this happened with my 1/72 YF-19 before Any way to avoid it? Quote
Chronocidal Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) No, there's really no way to avoid it, because they were freaking idiots. Yeah... that should have been a no-brainer.. Pointy piece that sticks into the center of the neck when transforming, and scrapes all over it? Yes, let's mold it in white, then paint it black so people have to touch it up every time they transform it! Brilliant! That's not even a die-cast problem. That's just "we can't find our own behinds with both hands and a pack of bloodhounds" stupid. Edited April 11, 2013 by Chronocidal Quote
xrentonx Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 sounds like an inherent problem for painted die-cast parts...this happened with my 1/72 YF-19 before Any way to avoid it? Go slow and very careful, unfortunately...if you did it right, there is room enough that the very tip won't touch the underside of the head plate. Quote
Lolicon Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 Paint scraping on that nose piece is simply a fact of life when dealing with Bandai's renewals. I often lose a tiny bit of paint when transforming from battroid back to fighter. Luckily, the scraped spot is tiny, and can be touched up easily enough with a Gundam marker. For the 25F, I use the grey panel lining Gundam marker. Of course I use black for the 25S and 25G. Quote
Chronocidal Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 Actually, the 30th YF-29 seems like it's even worse.. the entire upper half of the nose cone looks like it's white plastic painted black. Either that, or someone got white paint on the edge of mine. Quote
SaitouSad Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 oh man.. I don't have time to play with it now, and will probably only get to transform it after I move house. Guess I'll have to be even more careful with these than the Yamato ones... Quote
jenius Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 When do we get Super Parts for the Focker version? Quote
SaitouSad Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 Release date is in May I believe.As far as i know, orders have already stopped Quote
sharpnel Posted April 11, 2013 Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Just got mine yesterday. Can't wait for the super parts to make this complete. My favorite mode at the moment. Edited April 11, 2013 by sharpnel Quote
octibon Posted April 13, 2013 Posted April 13, 2013 I recently got this figure. This is my first experience with a Renewal-type Macross Frontier Valkyrie. I notice in the box images, the waste piece is very angled. I was wondering if there is supposed to be a big gap between the waist and the underside of the canopy area (like how it's supposed to be when you put it on the stand). It seems a little odd to me that there would be such a gap. Is there anyway to angle the waist without having this huge gap? Quote
Reïvaj Posted April 13, 2013 Posted April 13, 2013 I recently got this figure. This is my first experience with a Renewal-type Macross Frontier Valkyrie. I notice in the box images, the waste piece is very angled. I was wondering if there is supposed to be a big gap between the waist and the underside of the canopy area (like how it's supposed to be when you put it on the stand). It seems a little odd to me that there would be such a gap. Is there anyway to angle the waist without having this huge gap? Yep. Look at the previous post. Quote
jenius Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 my 3rd copy, reissue of march I think you have the waist mistransformed, it's not jutting forward enough. Quote
realdeal Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Hey guys, after about 3 transformations I have loose leg/hip joint. Is there any way to get them tighter? Quote
xrentonx Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 I think you have the waist mistransformed, it's not jutting forward enough. Yeah, dude. Thrust that crotch! Quote
plastik Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 My first Bandai DX and I freakin love it. I have the vf-25f and 25g renewals coming in the mail and I'm so hyped for them. Quote
master of macross Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Yeah, dude. Thrust that crotch! i don't understand sorry Quote
jenius Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) The crotch should be thrusting forward Edited April 14, 2013 by jenius Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted April 14, 2013 Posted April 14, 2013 Yeah, rather than pointing straight down. You can pop the crotch part out to angle it out and it will give the legs more clearance as well since the canards are kinda in the way otherwise. Quote
realdeal Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 I got bored, so I threw on some leftover custom stickers. Quote
Graham Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 Who the hell knows, All I know is that the Green was far more enticing than the purple. Hopefully someday shape ways will offer green translucent material, and we can get some action that way. But remember fold quartz is purple and the canopy was supposed to be coated in fold quartz. (as per Sketchley's translation of the Macross Chronicle YF-29 pages). Graham Quote
David Hingtgen Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 Eh, my fanon says fold quartz is like kryptonite---comes in every color, some are just more common than others. Quote
xrentonx Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 Yeah, I don't care about fold quartz because it's a dumb magical rock they pulled out their ass. I just wanted the purple bits green like in the first pics we got Quote
Mommar Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) But remember fold quartz is purple and the canopy was supposed to be coated in fold quartz. (as per Sketchley's translation of the Macross Chronicle YF-29 pages). Graham What was the reason for the canopy to be coated in Fold Quartz? Though I am of the same mind as xrentonx that it is a bit of a silly magical rock. Edited April 18, 2013 by Mommar Quote
anime52k8 Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 Yeah, I don't care about fold quartz because it's a dumb magical rock they pulled out their ass. I just wanted the purple bits green like in the first pics we got It's no worse than reaction weaponry, Inertia Store converters, SWAG armor, and any of the other handwavium technology they use to justify stuff in the Macross universe. (Have I ever mentioned that SWAG armor is the best name for any kind of fictional technology ever? because it is). Quote
xrentonx Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 All pulled out of various writers' asses I'm sure. What I'm really getting at is...I REALLY like green clear bits on robots. It's a mental sickness I gotta get taken care of , I guess. Quote
realdeal Posted April 19, 2013 Posted April 19, 2013 All pulled out of various writers' asses I'm sure. What I'm really getting at is...I REALLY like green clear bits on robots. It's a mental sickness I gotta get taken care of , I guess. I think they should have kept the green bits on the nose, it's green on the Alto version. Quote
BlueMax Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 "Discount" @ Nippon Yasan! from 21500 to 19500 yen http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/4450-macross-f-dx-chogokin-yf-29-durandal-valkyrie-30th-anniversary-color-reissue.html&force=1 Good for those yet to get 1! Quote
raptormesh Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 Would also be more interested if the canopy's green. Quote
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