Jefuemon Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Well, between bad painting weather, being sick, and my growing disdain for all things Bandai Macross transformable, this spent WAAAAAY too long on my bench. However, finally finished it. Yes, it does go into fighter mode; however, it's so poorly designed that it's actually resting on the arm armor, not the landing gear. There's no way to properly tuck the arms up high enough. Also, they use some type of soft crappy plastic for arm and leg attachment points. Good luck changing positions or modes without a litany of curses. Edited October 26, 2014 by Jefuemon Quote
Valkyrie2008 Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Nice build Jef! I love the VF-2SS, I wish Bandai would release it in a 1/60 or 1/48 scale, in a form of a kit or a fully transformable toy. Quote
505thAirborne Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) Silvie Gena to the rescue!! I agree with you Valkyrie2008, we really need the VF-2SS in a 1/60 or 1/48 scale toy. Edited December 26, 2014 by 505thAirborne Quote
sketchley Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Also, they use some type of soft crappy plastic for arm and leg attachment points. Good luck changing positions or modes without a litany of curses. Agreed. Got it as a gift from someone a few years back. After building it, I keep it in GERWALK mode on a stand - surprisingly, that's the most stable mode, and the standard Gundam stand peg size snugly fits into where the head goes. Quote
AcroRay Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 That's really excellent! And inspiring. Hoping to get around to building my own someday... Quote
Jefuemon Posted October 26, 2014 Author Posted October 26, 2014 That's really excellent! And inspiring. Hoping to get around to building my own someday... I warn you now- it can be a royal pain. Poor fit on some parts, questionable use of materials on Bandai's part, and just general wonkiness. Honestly, if it wasn't a present, I wouldn't have built it. But, you gotta do the best you can sometimes. Quote
sketchley Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 On the kits behalf - we should keep in mind that it was made old school style (ie: pre-CAD), and to treat it as such (lots of flash that needs to be cleaned up, and the aforementioned poor fit). Though the questionable materials is unforgiveable! Quote
abbadon Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 Nice! I remember building this years ago. Unfortunately it didn't end up nearly as good as this. Yeah, I have to agree that the materials used on this kit were pretty flimsy. Quote
Jefuemon Posted October 26, 2014 Author Posted October 26, 2014 Though the questionable materials is unforgivable! Yes. For those that don't know, the parts that hold the arms, and the pegs that hold the legs are made out of some material that's a step up from poly-caps in solidness, but no where near the solidity of plastic. Also, glue doesn't affect it at all, and you need a little for the arm assembly to fit right. Quote
modelglue Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 That looks really great, all things considered. This looks like a good reference point for when I get around to doing one. Quote
cool8or Posted October 26, 2014 Posted October 26, 2014 congratulations! I hope to see some day a 1/72 battroid kit. Quote
Nyankodevice Posted December 2, 2014 Posted December 2, 2014 Nice Build!!! im currently also building this one.... BUT... need to be completely done with my SDF-1 Quote
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