IXTL Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 On display at WonFes 2016 Winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IXTL Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 June release. 5,200 yen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kajnrig Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 (edited) Oh boy. Get the probably more solid and way cheaper but smaller fighter mode kits, or wait two months and get the bigger but less stable new kit? And I'm still itching to get one of the old 25s, too... EDIT: But man, those huge wing joints... Edited February 7, 2016 by kajnrig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefuemon Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Hated what they did with the Frontier line. Going to save my money and wait for the probable Hasegawa version in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Cool. Might expand my Macross 1/72 collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karaoke Ninja Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 This is going to require a bunch of stickers/decals to look good huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 that looks great.... added to wants list ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Get those for the Battroids and wait for the Hasegawa fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skypoet Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Wohooohooo! Me wants! :-D Go Bandai GO! Edited February 12, 2016 by Skypoet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Get those for the Battroids and wait for the Hasegawa fighters. This. The Frontier kit are actually a good Battroid model and if you stick to a mindset that it is not tranformable (just build it for one mode cause of tight tolerance, and decals laying on tabs, moving parts)), it is actually good kit. Though if you want a stable transformable kit, just go buy the toy. It is what I did for frontier. No regrets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Yep I still love all of my 1/72 Frontier kits that I leave in Battroid mode. Plus I can fit so many in a detolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Arms Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 I'll Definitely pick one of these up, but leave it in one model only. Just finishing up the 1/72 Focker VF-1S and I hope Bandai has learned a lot since releasing those kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skypoet Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I know how much some people whine about Bandai "Gunpla" valks, but this VF-31 looks totally amazing! Now only the future will tell if it requires a lot of tweaking or not, when it comes to its articulations - the VF1 had some bad issues in that area, mostly at the hip joint, for example! I am currently tweaking an Aoshima Gernsback from Full Metal Panic. Substituting the Aoshima polycaps with Kotobukiya Polycaps gives promising results for the time being :-)... Pictures will follow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 All they need is the same solid locking that they put into the armored 25's and the vf-27 fighter modes later in the model line. If they do that i will bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Looks much better than the Frontier kits, let's hope the decals are improved, too. The paintjob still looks like a lot of work, and I wouldn't dare to transform the finished kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Looks really good for a transformable model kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skypoet Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Looks much better than the Frontier kits, let's hope the decals are improved, too. The paintjob still looks like a lot of work, and I wouldn't dare to transform the finished kit. I think I'll do a completely custom paintjob, if the original paintjob is too hard to do with an airbrush and masking tape! :-) Sounds like a lot of fun to do! :-) And in case some out-of-the-box articulations are bad, I'll Kotobukiyafy them! In terms of looks in all 3 modes, this looks like the best Valkyrie ever, yet! The Macross Delta anime seems rather lame for the time being, but who cares! It's all about spreading love and peace through pop culture so I'll still like it no matter how lame it turns out :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) Looks much better than the Frontier kits, let's hope the decals are improved, too. The paintjob still looks like a lot of work, and I wouldn't dare to transform the finished kit. I don't think the Frontier kits were even bad exactly, they looked just fine if you put enough work into them... the amount of work required was the biggest roadblock though. I still think I like the shape of the model in fighter mode even a little better than the 1/60 toys, since the fighter profile looks a little cleaner. Eh, I may get one or two of these, but the only reason I picked up so many of the 1/72 VF-25 kits was because, at the time they came out, the Bandai DX versions were absolutely hideous by comparison. The big thing they seem to forget in their models though is that the leg needs a sideways thigh swivel for gerwalk. The multi-jointed hips and knees help a little, but that thigh joint is really necessary for any good gerwalk poses. Edited March 24, 2016 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vifam7 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) I don't think the Frontier kits were even bad exactly, they looked just fine if you put enough work into them... the amount of work required was the biggest roadblock though. Having built the Bandai VF-27 and VF-1 kits, this I agree. Lots of work required and a few areas of frustration. But I still had fun building them. I'll buy at least one VF-31J and one VF-31A (if it happens). Both will likely be custom paint jobs. Edited March 24, 2016 by Vifam7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXTL Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/178299/ Edited March 25, 2016 by IXTL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Really petty gripe, but I hate that Bandai hasn't changed the style/size of their hands since the frickin' 1/100 No-Grade Gundam Seed days. I've seen them on everything from Macross Frontier kits to RE/100 to IBO. Like yeah, I get that they're probably perfectly functional and acceptable as a one-size-fits-all thing, but could they really not take five minutes to make sure the thumbs aren't clipping into the fingers? It's been like that for FIFTEEN YEARS NOW. COME ON BANDAI. HANDS DON'T WORK THAT WAY. (It's even worse when you look at their Builders Parts hands and see that those are just as bad. They look worse than some of the default hands included in the HGUC GM kits.) ra;lskdfj;alskdfj grumble grumble grumble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I had fun building the Frontier kits as well. This looks like it will be fun to build and the less expensive option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Really petty gripe, but I hate that Bandai hasn't changed the style/size of their hands since the frickin' 1/100 No-Grade Gundam Seed days. I've seen them on everything from Macross Frontier kits to RE/100 to IBO. Like yeah, I get that they're probably perfectly functional and acceptable as a one-size-fits-all thing, but could they really not take five minutes to make sure the thumbs aren't clipping into the fingers? It's been like that for FIFTEEN YEARS NOW. COME ON BANDAI. HANDS DON'T WORK THAT WAY. (It's even worse when you look at their Builders Parts hands and see that those are just as bad. They look worse than some of the default hands included in the HGUC GM kits.) ra;lskdfj;alskdfj grumble grumble grumble. NO worry, just wait for the resin B-Club hand parts that are way more detailed and only cost half as much as the kit itself /sarcasm Edited March 25, 2016 by Duymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skypoet Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 NO worry, just wait for the resin B-Club hand parts that are way more detailed and only cost half as much as the kit itself /sarcasm I'm sure that some 1/100 kn0ck0ff fully articulated Gundam hands would do the trick as well, while costing... 10$? Hmmm can't find them anymore on the interwebs :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skypoet Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 More info from the automated google translation: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fhobby.dengeki.com%2Fnews%2F178299%2F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajnrig Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I'm sure that some 1/100 kn0ck0ff fully articulated Gundam hands would do the trick as well, while costing... 10$? Hmmm can't find them anymore on the interwebs :-( Eh. As impressive as articulated hands are, they lose a lot of their initial wow factor over a fairly short period of time. Joints loosen, painting is hard and can scratch away anyway, they don't look terribly "accurate"... The cons definitely outweigh the pros, in my eyes. I used to be all for articulated hands until I got what I wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checkmate Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Looks great without the distracting colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I hope the kit has opening leg covers to display he boomerang drones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skypoet Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Eh. As impressive as articulated hands are, they lose a lot of their initial wow factor over a fairly short period of time. Joints loosen, painting is hard and can scratch away anyway, they don't look terribly "accurate"... The cons definitely outweigh the pros, in my eyes. I used to be all for articulated hands until I got what I wanted. Ah, life is hard Looks great without the distracting colors. That's why I'll go for a non-custom paintjob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 IT would be more interesting if they release SV-262 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) A nice pic for this blog showing the surface detail. (http://mac-log.com/goods/2030) Lots of raised panels. Oh god I hope there's not a lot of seams to fill. Also, let's hope that 9 yrs later Bandai knows how to make an interlocking model kit for tight fighter mode unlike the pure friction-held VF-25 kits (has PTSD trying to get super VF-25 to look good in fighter mode... god damn legs!) Edited March 30, 2016 by Duymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZEOD Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 That'll be getting modded to permanently Fighter only and placed in my Hallway Museum display! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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