slide Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) I noticed this up for pre-order on HLJ as I was browsing. http://hlj.com/product/hsg65833 I'm not caught up on Delta, but it's a smart-looking VF-1 scheme... and I take it it rocks the EX-Gear system? Edited June 13, 2016 by slide Quote
Sandman Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 For some reason i read the topic as 171EX. I'd like to see that as a kit. Quote
NZEOD Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) damn it... I only have 23 display cases on my wall and the 4 launch arm hangers in the boys room... where will these go??? Its a shame they are reusing the 1J and not making new parts for the changes to the 1EX. Longer nose, hump shape behind the cockpit etc. Edited June 13, 2016 by NZEOD Quote
slide Posted June 14, 2016 Author Posted June 14, 2016 damn it... I only have 23 display cases on my wall and the 4 launch arm hangers in the boys room... where will these go??? Its a shame they are reusing the 1J and not making new parts for the changes to the 1EX. Longer nose, hump shape behind the cockpit etc. oh... if it was a variant air frame I would've been interested, but if it's just another VF-1 kit with new decals, I'll pass... Quote
NZEOD Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 Seems to be from a review post I've found online. It claims it has new decals and an EX cockpit but is otherwise a 1J Quote
TMBounty_Hunter Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) 3,400 yen is quite the price. That's more than the Gerwalk or Super Battroid and just 200 yen shy of Super Gerwalk. This needs more info because the price increase from the standard 2,000 yen VF-1J is quite significant, surely it can't be just for the cockpit. Pre-ordering two anyway. Edited June 14, 2016 by TMBounty_Hunter Quote
Graham Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 damn it... I only have 23 display cases on my wall and the 4 launch arm hangers in the boys room... where will these go??? Its a shame they are reusing the 1J and not making new parts for the changes to the 1EX. Longer nose, hump shape behind the cockpit etc. Didn't know the 1EX had a longer nose and hump behind the cockpit. Hmm.......will have to go to review. Quote
electric indigo Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 http://i.imgur.com/5JLIezk.jpg That's almost a VF-4 nose. Let's see if Hase upgrades the molds or just sells us a new set of stickers with a limited release. Quote
slide Posted June 14, 2016 Author Posted June 14, 2016 if that nose profile is replicated I'll bite. the nose sections are interchangeable between hasegawa variants to accommodate different heads, so a new nose mold is not beyond the realm of possibility... Quote
Dobber Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 While WE can see the difference in the nose, is it intentional? Meaning it's not just an artists slight variation/flare while drawing a VF-1. I don't think people not super familiar with the VF-1 would notice a difference. Chris Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) http://i.imgur.com/5JLIezk.jpg That's almost a VF-4 nose. Let's see if Hase upgrades the molds or just sells us a new set of stickers with a limited release. Knowing that this is a modified VF-1J, it's nice that they hide the 1J's head laser turrets for the 1EX configuration. But I did like the upgraded nose. Edited June 14, 2016 by no3ljm Quote
TMBounty_Hunter Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) Official Hasegawa listing is up. The cockpit is resin, so maybe that's part of the high price point? Don't have the moon skills for the rest. http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/product/65833/ Edited June 14, 2016 by TMBounty_Hunter Quote
Jefuemon Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 Don't have the moon skills for the rest. Please stop referring to Japanese as "moon language". That's just such an ignorant image. Quote
NZEOD Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) Please stop referring to Japanese as "moon language". That's just such an ignorant image. Agreed! English is, in fact, one of the hardest languages to learn with all its contradictory rules and exceptions so if any is a moon language its the amalgam of other languages that is English! Resin nose? Buying it! Edited June 14, 2016 by NZEOD Quote
seti88 Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 I thk there will be attempts to convert these into a VF-1EX skull squadron...yums! I wonder if the any add on packs frm hase kits would fit too...the legs do look a bit skinner in the EX version...but thats just based on observation...time will tell... Quote
Chronocidal Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 I'd bet the differences are how Bandai's going to slip their own DX VF-1 into the mix, they'll claim it's different enough to warrant a separate product license. Quote
electric indigo Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 Resin nose? Buying it! I think the resin part is for the EX-gear cockpit. No mention of other upgraded parts (like the intakes) on the Hase page, so most likely this will be the standard VF-1. 3D-printers to the rescue... Quote
NZEOD Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) watching the show I noticed they dont wear harnesses at all... does the EX gear lock them in? Edited June 15, 2016 by NZEOD Quote
TMBounty_Hunter Posted June 16, 2016 Posted June 16, 2016 (edited) #65702 VF-1J (2,000 yen) vs #65833 VF-1EX (3,400 yen) Unless they used the old CAD projections just for decal mock-up, that's gonna be one amazing 1,400 yen resin cockpit. VF-1A/J Gerwalk was 2,600 yen VF-1D Gerwalk was 3,800 yen, so the D tree and 3 resin figures added 1,200 yen. Edited June 16, 2016 by TMBounty_Hunter Quote
Duymon Posted June 16, 2016 Posted June 16, 2016 Anyone who has bought aftermarket pits for modern aircraft models are pretty used to the price. Some aftermarket pits cost more than the kit itself lol. Quote
Zinjo Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) oh... if it was a variant air frame I would've been interested, but if it's just another VF-1 kit with new decals, I'll pass... LOL, I love Hasegawa! They've made a mint from Macross with the same old molds and all they've had to do was print new decals. In this case they are adding a new cockpit tub for the kit which I'm sure will be on it's very own sprew (aka not retooling the original mold, just creating a new one for the new cockpit)... They are one smart company! They let Bandai, with the deeper pockets, do all the heavy lifting with the new valk designs. Edited June 20, 2016 by Zinjo Quote
TMBounty_Hunter Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 As expected not everyone can be bothered to wait for the official release https://twitter.com/Ryunz8/status/747043957381570561 https://twitter.com/Ryunz8/status/746595373511127040 Quote
kajnrig Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) That is very nice. I'm guessing that's the EX Gear cockpit from the VF-25? (Have yet to build my Hase 25.) I wonder what resin parts they could possibly need that couldn't just as easily and more economically be provided by way of the VF-25's cockpit... Otherwise it really is just a stock VF-1J? Kind of disappointing. I was hoping for the nose and forward fuselage to be noticeably different. Edited July 2, 2016 by kajnrig Quote
SebastianP Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) That is very nice. I'm guessing that's the EX Gear cockpit from the VF-25? (Have yet to build my Hase 25.) I wonder what resin parts they could possibly need that couldn't just as easily and more economically be provided by way of the VF-25's cockpit... Otherwise it really is just a stock VF-1J? Kind of disappointing. I was hoping for the nose and forward fuselage to be noticeably different. That's somebody's custom, not the official kit, if I understood the post correctly. And I'm not convinced there's actually anything in the nose profile that would need changing for the VF-1EX, it didn't look any different to me at all. Edit: Confirmed, the builder's tweets linked in the post say he used the Max kit from the Max-and-Milia set to make this, and that the wings are wrong. Might the VF-1EX kit have the VT-1/VE-1 wings with the RCS blisters on them? Edit2: Now that I looked at the decal placement diagram, I think he's referring to the fact that one of the lightning bolts is rotated 90 degrees. They should both be pointing forward and aft with the wings spread. Edited July 2, 2016 by SebastianP Quote
kajnrig Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 That's somebody's custom, not the official kit, if I understood the post correctly. Right, I meant that I wonder if the model is a kitbash (mash-up) of a stock VF-1J and a stock VF-25, using the cockpit/instruments of the latter with the body of the former. And I'm not convinced there's actually anything in the nose profile that would need changing for the VF-1EX, it didn't look any different to me at all. I thought the entire nose/canopy were slightly different, but that might have just been a fluke of the imagination/misinterpretation. Quote
Mintox Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 Two on order cant wait since I missed out on a Milia in 1/48. Quote
seti88 Posted July 4, 2016 Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) new pics? https://twitter.com/digitamin/status/749797057968295936 oops maybe not, its on the hase page.... Edited July 4, 2016 by seti88 Quote
electric indigo Posted July 4, 2016 Posted July 4, 2016 Large pics also at Hobbysearch: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10396131/10/0 Interesting to see that the overall color is actually off-white. And that pinstripe around the nose looks like a massive modeling PITA... Quote
David Hingtgen Posted July 9, 2016 Posted July 9, 2016 White flaps, but not rudders/spoilers. Hmmmm. Quote
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