Graham Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 May be worth getting this, just so I can put the missiles on the YF-30 or VF-19 Advance Quote
Shukenzero Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 May be worth getting this, just so I can put the missiles on the YF-30 or VF-19 Advance 1580HKD isn't bad for a valk that comes with all the supers and missiles. I'm tempted to wait to see if the price will drop some more and maybe get a second Quote
Lolicon Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 Glad I bought some extra armor sets awhile back for the reaction missiles and MDE bombs. Got plenty of spare weapons for the 19 and 30. Quote
Mommar Posted June 30, 2015 Posted June 30, 2015 My 171 came in yesterday. I really wish the giant Sheryl print wasn't on the back because the white with grey highlights looks really good. Quote
Mommar Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 So has anybody else received their new 171 yet? I think it has the best looking fighter mode of all of them. I love the White with grey highlights combo. I think it looks fantastic. Quote
Loop Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 I just picked mine up from the PO today. It is still in bubble wrap and the brown shipper box. Quote
xrentonx Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Still waiting on mine. It's shipping the slow way from NY. Quote
Golden Arms Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Out of town for work this week and won't be able to pick up my copy along with MP-10 until Monday Quote
Valk-1S Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Same here waiting for mine from NY. Don't know why but it seems to take a lot longer now when it comes from Osaka to Aus. Tokyo to Aus is still fine. Last package from NY took almost 2 weeks to arrive via EMS. Quote
Mommar Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Interesting, I got mine from NY as well. Shipped Friday, arrived Monday. Quote
Shukenzero Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 Picked up a second one and spent an hour and a half transforming it back and forth. Very tight and no problems with the triangles. Just couldn't quite get the battroid perfect, but still love this valk. Quote
Loop Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 So are they going to make a Jun custom too? Or do we have to resort to getting two of these to make Alto's 171 squad? Quote
Sandman Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 How did jun's look like? Other than being white. Quote
Loop Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 I have no Idea, but I would gladly take 2 in this scheme without the Itasha to round out my squad with Alto. Quote
Loop Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) Looks nice, better than the promo they had on display where they forgot to slide the backpack down. I have yet to open mine up. Are the super parts darker than the alto and cannon fodder parts? They almost appear black. Edited July 6, 2015 by Loop Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Some pics *snip* Nice! How's the infamous triangle so far? And does this unit or build feels more like Alto's EX or the CF's? Thanks. Quote
OzmaLee74 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Thanks guys! The parts seem darker than the others but I really haven't been able to compare it yet. So far the triangles "feel" fine although I've only transformed it once to its three modes. The white on it seems to be a darker shade than the Alto but again I haven't had time to bust out my other 171's to compare. Joints are tight as hell BTW. Quote
Mommar Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Nice! How's the infamous triangle so far? And does this unit or build feels more like Alto's EX or the CF's? Thanks. It's just like the Alto and RVF releases. Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Looks nice, better than the promo they had on display where they forgot to slide the backpack down. I have yet to open mine up. Are the super parts darker than the alto and cannon fodder parts? They almost appear black. It's just the lighting. The color of the parts are identical to the previous releases. Quote
Loop Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Ah thanks for that, I have not opened mine up yet. It is still in the bubble wrap and the brown shipper box. Quote
spanner Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Some pics Looks like he's geared up for a game of Gridiron.. I like the colors but I think they could have chosen a far better picture of Sheryl than they did.. Quote
calubin_175 Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Is the white darker than that of Alto's? I avoided Alto's because I really disliked the red highlights. Quote
Axelay Posted July 9, 2015 Posted July 9, 2015 I just opened mine last night, and am fairly happy with it. The exception, though, is that I did not realize that this particular armor set wasn't going to come with the reaction warheads or the MDE bombs. This is highly annoying to me, as I was going to outfit my YF-30 with 4 reaction warheads. Ah well. Quote
Gundam@EFSF Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 Addited to Marcross DX超合金 since VF-19 Advance... Am I too late? ;p Should I get VF-27 & YF-29? YF-29 is so expensive... http://gundamatefsf.blogspot.hk/2015/07/dxvf-171ex-nightmare-plusf.html Quote
abbadon Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 Great photography, Gundam@EFSF! It's never too late to start a Macross collection, but you are right about the high prices of some of the Valks released years ago. Quote
neoexcaliber Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) Addited to Marcross DX超合金 since VF-19 Advance... Am I too late? ;p Should I get VF-27 & YF-29? YF-29 is so expensive... http://gundamatefsf.blogspot.hk/2015/07/dxvf-171ex-nightmare-plusf.html You should aim for the upcoming YF-29b first. Your photos are awesome but I think it could use some contrast. The shadows are barely visible in some shots but that's just a personal preference though. Edited July 13, 2015 by neoexcaliber Quote
Gundam@EFSF Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 Battorid Mode! 【VF-171EX Nightmare Plus】超時空要塞FQuite difficult to take a good pic of this stuff coz of its bulky size...Will, it is not as skinny as 2X series (& the YF-30... sick...)Finally I change the perspective to make it seems even stronger! Enjoy! http://gundamatefsf.blogspot.hk/2015/07/battorid-mode-vf-171ex-nightmare-plusf.html Quote
no3Ljm Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 Cool photos Gundam@EFSF. I always like your Gundam photos when you were still using the white backgrounds. But black backgrounds really helps the object to stand out more. Great shots! Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 Sweet photos! FYI, that abdomen filler piece under the cockpit swings down separate from the cockpit. It looks like yours is still up. Quote
Loop Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 Yeti is correct, it can be a pain in the ass to get it down though. On my first VF-171 I almost thought it was missing as it was so flush and tight. Quote
Scyla Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) I opened my VF-171EX Itasha and I quite like it. No qc issues or missing pieces (nipple guns, cockpit strut, mini flaps) so far but the lower leg rotation joint is scary as always. I have to say that in my opinion the VF-171 has the best transformation scheme of all the Frontier Valkyries. After handling to versions of the toy I think I know what to do so transforming is possible in quite a breeze. The only thing I don't like it the metal swing piece that is used as the hips. Depending on the tightness of the hip joints the locking mechanism just don't seem to work right most of the time. I think I'm a bit sad that there are not more options regarding the head turret and the add-on sets. [edit:] I think I should get an Alto and Luca Custom also so I have a squad but at the moment I have no room and my soon to be completed Frontier (VF-27Beta) display. I also need to get a YF-25 some time down the road. I also could imagine to leave my VF-171CF naked on display in Fighter-Mode so I don't break anything and switch the chest and leg armor over to Lucas unit. Edited July 14, 2015 by Scyla Quote
Gundam@EFSF Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 Take 3... a satisfactory shot in Battroid Mode finally... stay tuned! Quote
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