Chronocidal Posted September 21 Posted September 21 On 9/17/2024 at 3:56 PM, IIymij said: Sorry to resurrect this thread from the dead but does anyone know if the missiles from the YF-19 fit on the DX VF-1 hardpoints? I pulled out a few of the missiles earlier to test, and while the center pegs look about the right size, I think the general shape of the hardpoints are incompatible between the two. The VF-1s are all meant to rotate, but the YF-19 (and other existing missiles like for the VF-171) all have longer pylon clips that engage bigger sockets on the underside of the wing. I couldn't get any of them to stay on, because they don't have those extra sockets. Sadly, the reverse is also true, and the VF-1 weapons don't have the properly shaped clips to lock into the YF-19's wings either. It looks like the VF-1s are just a unique category. The YF-19 weapons do work all of the other DX valks I've tried though, including all of the VF-31 derivatives, the VF-171s, and (I think) the Sv-262s. As a side topic though, as long as I'm here... Has anyone ever figured out a way to detach the feet from the legs on the YF-19? I'm just.. I have absolutely had it with the stupid stub heels, and want to make some new more-reasonably-sized feet for the YF-19 that don't look so bad in fighter mode. I just don't know of any really effective method for pushing out Bandai's spring pin obsession and getting access to the main foot. Does it just come down to using a properly-sized punching rod, and a hammer? Quote
PointBlankSniper Posted September 21 Posted September 21 The VF-1 is in a diffeent scale from the rest of the line. Bandai probably designed things to be incompatible on purpuse, just to stop people from mixing accesories of mismatched scales lol. Quote
IIymij Posted September 22 Posted September 22 20 hours ago, Chronocidal said: I pulled out a few of the missiles earlier to test, and while the center pegs look about the right size, I think the general shape of the hardpoints are incompatible between the two. The VF-1s are all meant to rotate, but the YF-19 (and other existing missiles like for the VF-171) all have longer pylon clips that engage bigger sockets on the underside of the wing. I couldn't get any of them to stay on, because they don't have those extra sockets. Sadly, the reverse is also true, and the VF-1 weapons don't have the properly shaped clips to lock into the YF-19's wings either. It looks like the VF-1s are just a unique category. The YF-19 weapons do work all of the other DX valks I've tried though, including all of the VF-31 derivatives, the VF-171s, and (I think) the Sv-262s. As a side topic though, as long as I'm here... Has anyone ever figured out a way to detach the feet from the legs on the YF-19? I'm just.. I have absolutely had it with the stupid stub heels, and want to make some new more-reasonably-sized feet for the YF-19 that don't look so bad in fighter mode. I just don't know of any really effective method for pushing out Bandai's spring pin obsession and getting access to the main foot. Does it just come down to using a properly-sized punching rod, and a hammer? Thanks for testing! Appreciate it! As for the stub heels at one point I was thinking about a slip on cover heels Quote
Chronocidal Posted September 22 Posted September 22 I know I could probably just print a copy of the VF-19 Advance heels and screw them on, but the YF-19's heels have a different metal structure with a couple of tabs protruding out the back that the heels surround. And even then, I'd rather just replace both the toes and heels. The toes are stupidly huge, and the heels are the complete opposite, leaving the foot completely unbalanced in fighter mode. To get all of that disassembled, I really just want to push the mounting pins out of the ankle so I can remove the heels and toes without wrecking the rest of the leg from all the stress it's going to induce. Quote
Lolicon Posted October 17 Posted October 17 I was sufficiently annoyed by all three of my YF-19s from the full set packs having loose AF stabilizers that fall off at the slightest touch that I went and bought the reissue. Pretty lame considering that the full set pack wasn't even the first release of this toy. It's a repainted VF-19 Advance with a few minor tweaks and they still botched it up. But at least I finally have a good copy of the second best YF-19 toy out there. Quote
Chronocidal Posted October 17 Posted October 17 I've been tempted to do the same thing at times, but mine don't tend to fall off quite that easily, and I have a hard time justifying another one. I still might if I see a good discount on Amazon. I think if I could just swap the feet from the Advance, I'd be happy. One thing I've been contemplating since release is actually stripping away a chunk of the black patch behind the cockpit on each side, raising the lower border until it's level with the canards all the way back. Unfortunately that also leaves the black hinges on the canards, because of course they drop below that line, and it's probably why the line is so low in the first place. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted October 17 Posted October 17 If you're gonna repaint it, fix the inverted chest stripes while you're at it... (the #1 reason I don't own the DX -19, might be the chest stripes--bug the HECK out of me) Quote
Lolicon Posted October 17 Posted October 17 Bandai also needs to learn to put plastic wrap around the wings like Yamato always did. I have to touch up the painted navigational lights right out of the box. Quote
Chronocidal Posted October 17 Posted October 17 I wasn't planning on repainting anything if I can avoid it, just taking some of what Bandai put there off of the spine, since it's such a huge patch. The wings would definitely need repainting though, and I've just never gotten around to it. Quote
seti88 Posted October 18 Author Posted October 18 11 hours ago, Lolicon said: I was sufficiently annoyed by all three of my YF-19s from the full set packs having loose AF stabilizers that fall off at the slightest touch that I went and bought the reissue. Pretty lame considering that the full set pack wasn't even the first release of this toy. It's a repainted VF-19 Advance with a few minor tweaks and they still botched it up. But at least I finally have a good copy of the second best YF-19 toy out there. same here! I got another normal yf-19 release so that i could have a fuss-free valk... bandai may have "accidentally" discovered a dastardly way to milk the mold.....just have a oopsie release and then a fixed release... to be fair the full set pack was tolerable to me...but my OCD nerve got hit esp on one of my fav valks... gah! Quote
PointBlankSniper Posted October 18 Posted October 18 Maybe if yall hurry up and buy up all the 19s, bandai will see a reason to reprint those fast packs, fold booster, missiles, and arm canon. 🙃 I'm sure they'll throw in another whole main body in the bundle out of kindness because they know how much we love the thing. 🤡😭🤡 Quote
MKT Posted October 18 Posted October 18 3 minutes ago, PointBlankSniper said: I'm sure they'll throw in another whole main body in the bundle out of kindness because they know how much we love the thing. 🤡😭🤡 This sure sounds like exactly the kind of thing Bandai would do lol Quote
seti88 Posted October 18 Author Posted October 18 1 hour ago, PointBlankSniper said: Maybe if yall hurry up and buy up all the 19s, bandai will see a reason to reprint those fast packs, fold booster, missiles, and arm canon. 🙃 I'm sure they'll throw in another whole main body in the bundle out of kindness because they know how much we love the thing. 🤡😭🤡 So..how much will this "kindness" cost? Quote
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