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Arcadia 1/60 VF-0S/A Reactive Armor


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Got my reactive armor on HLJ private warehouse, all my macross collection is stored for the moment :(

A reactive armor assembly kit, can't say it won't make me happy, I'll probably get a couple if its priced accordingly, but if they can do this then I hope they release a damn VF-4G assembly kit soon!

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1 hour ago, Valkyrie addict said:

Got my reactive armor on HLJ private warehouse, all my macross collection is stored for the moment :(

A reactive armor assembly kit, can't say it won't make me happy, I'll probably get a couple if its priced accordingly, but if they can do this then I hope they release a damn VF-4G assembly kit soon!

A 4G assembly kit? Now thats an idea!! 

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1 hour ago, Lolicon said:

RA on the Fedex truck for delivery, so I finally liberated my second 0S from the package in preparation.

I'd forgotten just how, er, clean it looks out of the box. :rolleyes:  Also forgot what an ordeal it was to open the rear landing gear bay doors...

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Your weathered VF-0S looks great!  Yes, its amazing how bare the toy is straight out of the box for $400-500.  I'd get one on sale maybe, but like you said, its a lot of work.

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Nice work, Lolicon! You get better results than I do with the Tamiya weathering kits.

Did you use the included stickers or the waterslides from the hasegawa kits?

 

40 minutes ago, wm cheng said:

Your weathered VF-0S looks great!  Yes, its amazing how bare the toy is straight out of the box for $400-500.  I'd get one on sale maybe, but like you said, its a lot of work.

And the panel lines are so shallow that without some panel lining work done, it looks like it has no detail either, even if you squint hard to find the panel lines.

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32 minutes ago, MacrossJunkie said:

Nice work, Lolicon! You get better results than I do with the Tamiya weathering kits.

Did you use the included stickers or the waterslides from the hasegawa kits?

Thanks! I used mainly Hasegawa decals, but also used some HiQ decals and self-printed ones.

She's finally here! Will post some suited up pics a little later. :)

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Stuck mine together and snapped a few quick pics. I didn't read the manual so I'm not 100% sure if I have everything securely fastened. :unsure:

She's a real beast though! I don't think even Ozma's armor was this beefy.

Missiles are the same kind of pinkish white as newer Arcadia valks, as already noted.

I'd like to add some decals and panel detailing one of these days.

The 31J is a puny kicker versus the RA linebacker!

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15 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

Stuck mine together and snapped a few quick pics. I didn't read the manual so I'm not 100% sure if I have everything securely fastened. :unsure:

She's a real beast though! I don't think even Ozma's armor was this beefy.

Missiles are the same kind of pinkish white as newer Arcadia valks, as already noted.

I'd like to add some decals and panel detailing one of these days.

The 31J is a puny kicker versus the RA linebacker!

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That looks mighty swell!

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1 hour ago, Lolicon said:

Stuck mine together and snapped a few quick pics. I didn't read the manual so I'm not 100% sure if I have everything securely fastened. :unsure:

She's a real beast though! I don't think even Ozma's armor was this beefy.

Missiles are the same kind of pinkish white as newer Arcadia valks, as already noted.

I'd like to add some decals and panel detailing one of these days.

The 31J is a puny kicker versus the RA linebacker!

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Congrats Lolicon! Can't wait to see your weathered one. ;) How's the 'Revoltech Joint' holds up by the way? Stable I assumed?

27 minutes ago, HG Blows said:

How much did you guys pay for shipping for the armor?  I'm still on the fence for this, either just gonna sell my VF-0, or keep it and buy the armor...

Mine is still in HLJ's PW. I took a screenshot Nippon-Yasan's shipping cost calculator going to California based on your location info for your reference. Hope that helps.

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Or if you're really not that interested on the Reactive Armor, Vermillion One is looking for an Arcadia VF-0S. 

 

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10 hours ago, charger69 said:

Anyone still waiting for NY to ship (like me) ?

Yep same here.. emailed them and their response is that order preparation takes 3 to 4 days and for me to please be patient. So that means today is day 4 so if they don't ship by this afternoon then I'll start the next round of emails. 

Im also thinking after what I have in the pipeline with them (some are paid in full) I will abandon NY. 

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2 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Stuck mine together and snapped a few quick pics. I didn't read the manual so I'm not 100% sure if I have everything securely fastened. :unsure:

She's a real beast though! I don't think even Ozma's armor was this beefy.

Missiles are the same kind of pinkish white as newer Arcadia valks, as already noted.

I'd like to add some decals and panel detailing one of these days.

The 31J is a puny kicker versus the RA linebacker!

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ROFLMAO!

The poor 31 truly looks like a hipster valk next to it...

 

:lol:

 

 

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9 hours ago, Lolicon said:

RA on the Fedex truck for delivery, so I finally liberated my second 0S from the package in preparation.

I'd forgotten just how, er, clean it looks out of the box. :rolleyes:  Also forgot what an ordeal it was to open the rear landing gear bay doors...

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Nice work!

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4 hours ago, Lolicon said:

Stuck mine together and snapped a few quick pics. I didn't read the manual so I'm not 100% sure if I have everything securely fastened. :unsure:

She's a real beast though! I don't think even Ozma's armor was this beefy.

Missiles are the same kind of pinkish white as newer Arcadia valks, as already noted.

I'd like to add some decals and panel detailing one of these days.

The 31J is a puny kicker versus the RA linebacker!

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Looks really cool!  Cant wait for mine to come in from private warehouse.

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11 minutes ago, ArchieNov said:

Is it just me, or does the RA look somewhat plain? I mean there's a lot of large plain flat surfaces without any panel lines or decals. Maybe it looks better in person?

It's not just you, ArchieNov. The Reaction Armor seems quite plain to me too. I wasn't expecting a premium finish, but I was expecting more detail: like some shading to highlight the rivets, for instance, or the red warning triangles on the missile bays. Both would have been a nice touch. With the announced assembly kit, I'm thinking that I'll wait and roll my own armor (although it might take a while to finish since I haven't done any modeling in years). Still, I'm thinking it could be a fun project.

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On the panel lines, the RA didn't have that many to begin with, even the hase kit was quite smooth from the front view. Tho i did wish they did at least apply some ratchet holes on the corners of the armor panels for effect. That could be quite easily tapped into with a sharp pin i suppose.

On the decals, the japanese vid on the last page had the markings applied, and i felt it made quite a difference.

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6 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Congrats Lolicon! Can't wait to see your weathered one. ;) How's the 'Revoltech Joint' holds up by the way? Stable I assumed?

The shoulder joints are good so far. I haven't done much to work them out, of course. Time will tell but I think they'll hold up.

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13 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

The shoulder joints are good so far. I haven't done much to work them out, of course. Time will tell but I think they'll hold up.

Cool! Thanks Lolicon. Looking forward for more pics next time. ;)

 

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