xrentonx Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Very nice! I admit that I like the darker green though. At least the color on the V1 is nice even though the rest of it is a stinker. Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) Very nice! I admit that I like the darker green though. At least the color on the V1 is nice even though the rest of it is a stinker. Which color? it's 5 different shades of green Has no one noticed the fighter mode stand adapter has been reduced. It now only slots into 2 places instead of 3, they got rid of the forward most part that slides in the gray panels near the front of the nose (the leftmost red circle). I was wondering why the RVF did not feel as stable on the stand. Look at your other renewals and you will know what I mean. *Edit* Now with a pic! Are you sure? None of my renewals have adapters that plug into the area denoted by left-most circle. Edited June 25, 2013 by MacrossJunkie Quote
CF18 Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Are you sure? None of my renewals have adapters that plug into the area denoted by left-most circle. The adapter that came with the armour pack has the extra 3rd pair of plugs, plus a pair of brackets at the tail end. Quote
skullmilitia Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Pulled mine out, definitely the best of the renewals so far, really tight and nothing out of place. Quote
ff95gj Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Same feeling here. The unit is pleasingly tight and not too tight. DX valks are notoriously oily when opened, but the Luca valk is surprisingly clean. Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) The adapter that came with the armour pack has the extra 3rd pair of plugs, plus a pair of brackets at the tail end. So it still stands that the adapters that came with the renewals haven't changed, other than some height differences to accommodate certain features. The only real difference I see with stand that comes with the RVF is that the attachment point for the horizontal arm position has been moved back more towards the middle so as not to interfere with the ELINT fin. Same feeling here. The unit is pleasingly tight and not too tight. DX valks are notoriously oily when opened, but the Luca valk is surprisingly clean. Same except the gunpod was super greasy for mine. On another note, is the radome on anyone else's angled a degree or two to the right? Maybe I'm OCD, but it drives me nuts when I look at it head on. When the wings are folded back, the radome touches the right attachment pylon while there is space between the radome and the left pylon. It also makes the head antennas look uneven when it really is the radome that is. Edited June 25, 2013 by MacrossJunkie Quote
Scream Man Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Mine arrived as well! great plane, very cool in all modes. I think Ill keep the peg for the Shield adapter in place permanently. Its out of the way so it wont be a big detraction. Quote
Loop Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Are you sure? None of my renewals have adapters that plug into the area denoted by left-most circle. Some quick crappy pics Quote
Loop Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) My Ozma And Alto are armored up and have the same attachment that came with my 25G for the nose section. I am using the one that came in the 25G box. I should open up my Alto and Ozma armor and base renewal valk boxes to verify when I have time. How I remember it Alto, Ozma and Micheal all had that specific stand part that is shown on my 25G pic. Edited June 25, 2013 by Loop Quote
Silvestri Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Glad yours are all without QC issues.. mine from NY has a spot on the right wing where it looks like someone dropped some glue on the plastic, then sanded it off before the paint was applied. Other than that it's the perfect VF. Quote
KH355hamdi Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) I help. Durandal with original stand. Alto with fast pack stand. Ozma with armor stand. Normal Alto and Ozma stand is like Michael's one. Luca seems to have same stand as Durandal. Some quick crappy pics Edited June 25, 2013 by KH355hamdi Quote
Scream Man Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 ....yeah dont glue that peg onto the shield. It will block the tail fin from raising enough to go past the wheel line. so that sucks. Quote
Scyla Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 ....yeah dont glue that peg onto the shield. It will block the tail fin from raising enough to go past the wheel line. so that sucks. I suppose it is not possible to store the part in Fighter-Mode between the arms like a piece that pegs both arms together due to the lack of space. Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) Huh... that's strange. None of the stand adapters I have have that extra set of pegs except for one which I assume came with the full armor set and I have all renewals. I'll have to search around my pile of parts some more. Edit: Okay, after looking back at my pics, my VF-25G came with the adapter that had that extra clip, but my 25F and S didn't. ....yeah dont glue that peg onto the shield. It will block the tail fin from raising enough to go past the wheel line. so that sucks. How does the peg block the tail fins? Or do you mean that flap that opens up so you can put the hands in? If that, then you just need to put the extension peg in the right way. One side has an indentation that allows for the flap to be opened fully. Edited June 25, 2013 by MacrossJunkie Quote
Major Focker Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 some encouraging news from otacute and some guidance for those who might want to give up their extra preorders and redirect them to other MW members Thank you for choosing Otacute!Yes, your order #XXXXX will be fulfilled but the arrival of this product is delaying and it will arrive at our warehouse on this Friday (JST). For changing the shipping address, Please write the shipping address in a comment box on "step 1 of 3 - Delivery Information" when you change the reservation to the order and select the shipping method. Please feel free to ask me if you have further questions.Thank you and have a nice day. Quote
xrentonx Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) Why even use the adapter peg at all? I just pretend the Valk is left handed and plug the shield into the right arm instead of the left. Edited June 25, 2013 by xrentonx Quote
zzgundam010 Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 some encouraging news from otacute and some guidance for those who might want to give up their extra preorders and redirect them to other MW members That's very good news. Quote
funkymonkeyjavajunky Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 some encouraging news from otacute and some guidance for those who might want to give up their extra preorders and redirect them to other MW members Yes! There is hope they will come through. Quote
UN Spacy Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Once again Fedex comes thru in spades...it was supposed to arrive Thursday...but it's being delivered today. Big props to the folks at HLJ that spared me going the scalper NY route. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 i received one mine today from my proxy guy. pretty nice build. Quote
valhary Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 stuck in the halfway still waiting for reviews to decide if worth it Quote
Graham Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Yes, it's worth it. Beautiful looking toy. Graham Quote
Scream Man Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Huh... that's strange. None of the stand adapters I have have that extra set of pegs except for one which I assume came with the full armor set and I have all renewals. I'll have to search around my pile of parts some more. Edit: Okay, after looking back at my pics, my VF-25G came with the adapter that had that extra clip, but my 25F and S didn't. How does the peg block the tail fins? Or do you mean that flap that opens up so you can put the hands in? If that, then you just need to put the extension peg in the right way. One side has an indentation that allows for the flap to be opened fully. Not the side fins, the big tail boom... thing that lowers off the bottom of the plane. Quote
sil80jdm Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 ENJOY. Sorry about the crappy resolution. Hellz yea!!! Many thanks!!!! Quote
Scyla Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Thanks for the review. The 50 shades of green look awesome but the more I see about the additional attachment pieces the more I'm dissatisfied with them. Especially for the gun-pod. It's confusing for me why they didn't adapt the awesome solution from the VF-25G for this plane. Maybe they forgot and hat to add a quick fix (like the part that keeps the legs together in the Armored Messiah configuration). For the shield it could be as simple as a slider on the forearms for the ELINT-fin. I know that the fin wouldn't sit line art accurate on the arm know but I'm pretty sure that in the 3d model of the RVF-25 they just jammed the shield into the fin without thinking about it. Oh well enough ranting for today maybe the solutions make a little bit more sense when I have the Valk in hand. Quote
Pedro2k6 Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN980713/Sci HLJ once again have stock. Hurry up. Quote
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Loop Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) and order stop again. mine should be here tomorrow... tomorrow... tomorrow... You'll make it, it's well worth it so far. Edited June 27, 2013 by Loop Quote
raptormesh Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 Mine just arrived in the city, quite excited about it to be honest. Brb, gonna put a shrimp on the barbie(Protip: that's what aussies do when they're excited and there isn't any roos nearby to box). Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 Mine just arrived in the city, quite excited about it to be honest. Brb, gonna put a shrimp on the barbie(Protip: that's what aussies do when they're excited and there isn't any roos nearby to box). i just had that at outback... i like the rvf-25, it looks nice in person, colors look better than in photos i've seen. Quote
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