kajnrig Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 Huh. That underside shot, plus the display stand, is starting to sell me on the kit... Damn it. Quote
wm cheng Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 Wow, how do they get that chrome on the landing gears?! Great, more boxes for the basement that I'll never get around too... Quote
seti88 Posted May 2, 2017 Author Posted May 2, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 4:08 AM, David Hingtgen said: Interesting that they built it with a crystal-clear canopy, no tint at all. And yeah, I can paint very small things---but not eyebrows on a 1/72 Hayate. Expand Looks like hayate has a unibrow! Quote
electric indigo Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 Kit comes with the choice between masking hell or decal hell... Quote
derex3592 Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 easy pass for me, these Delta paint/decal schemes are just not up my alley. I'll be happy with my one 1:60 DX Messer. Quote
electric indigo Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 Hobbysearch has the large pics: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10460298 Quote
Duymon Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) Is it crazy that I want to buy one of these kits just for the nice pilot fig, recast it and then see if I can stick in in my 1/60 DX'es? The DX pilot figs suck Edited May 3, 2017 by Duymon Quote
Salamander Posted May 6, 2017 Posted May 6, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 4:08 AM, David Hingtgen said: And yeah, I can paint very small things---but not eyebrows on a 1/72 Hayate. Expand Toothpick or other sharp object + a very little bit of paint. Quote
mickyg Posted May 11, 2017 Posted May 11, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 1:15 AM, seti88 said: ARE YOU READY......!! Expand Now this I might bite on! Quote
seti88 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Posted May 11, 2017 Considering the dearth of 31A releases at the mo, the first to the release line in any scale would be hot property... Quote
chyll2 Posted May 11, 2017 Posted May 11, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 4:08 AM, seti88 said: Considering the dearth of 31A releases at the mo, the first to the release line in any scale would be hot property... Expand you mean how the tomytec 1/144 kit is nowhere to be found now? yeah, it is that sold out. Excited for this one Quote
seti88 Posted May 11, 2017 Author Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) On 5/11/2017 at 6:43 AM, chyll2 said: you mean how the tomytec 1/144 kit is nowhere to be found now? yeah, it is that sold out. Excited for this one Expand Yeah, no news abt any tomytec macross at shizuoka either, although its still on to the weekend...the tomytec 31A is still hot potatoes... Edited May 11, 2017 by seti88 Quote
electric indigo Posted May 11, 2017 Posted May 11, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 1:15 AM, seti88 said: ARE YOU READY......!! Expand YES! Quote
ivorysniper Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 1:15 AM, seti88 said: ARE YOU READY......!! Expand Yeahhhh !!!!! Quote
chaff.g Posted May 13, 2017 Posted May 13, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 6:00 AM, wm cheng said: Wow, how do they get that chrome on the landing gears?! Expand Foil? I think Hasegawa produces metallic foil in different finishes. Quote
spanner Posted May 13, 2017 Posted May 13, 2017 On 5/3/2017 at 3:38 PM, Duymon said: Is it crazy that I want to buy one of these kits just for the nice pilot fig, recast it and then see if I can stick in in my 1/60 DX'es? The DX pilot figs suck Expand wow! look at that beautiful clear canopy! and lovely front landing gear! tisk tisk DX.. Quote
Wolf-1 Posted May 13, 2017 Posted May 13, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 1:38 AM, TMBounty_Hunter said: Has VF-27 been forgotten by Hasegawa? Expand I wondering that myself. Quote
Urashiman Posted May 15, 2017 Posted May 15, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 1:15 AM, seti88 said: ARE YOU READY......!! Expand YES!!! Quote
kajnrig Posted May 15, 2017 Posted May 15, 2017 On 5/13/2017 at 7:20 PM, Wolf-1 said: I wondering that myself. Expand Why, was there a prototype VF-27 showed off at one point or another? Quote
Wolf-1 Posted May 15, 2017 Posted May 15, 2017 On 5/15/2017 at 6:45 PM, kajnrig said: Why, was there a prototype VF-27 showed off at one point or another? Expand Not to my knowledge; just amazed that Hasegawa made sure to produce all variants of the 25 but never did a 27. They jumped at the SV's from Zero and Delta but to my knowledge there is no "fighter" kit for the 27 anywhere; would love to have at least one in the collection. Not to fond of buying another Bandai kit and leaving it in fighter only, while I love the actual engineering aspect of those kits, I don't want my fighters showing their tale-tell transformations. Quote
kajnrig Posted May 16, 2017 Posted May 16, 2017 Maybe I'm wrong, but I always got the feeling that the -27 wasn't all that popular. It got overshadowed by the -25 and later on the -29, and didn't really seem to develop an identity, a personality, of its own. Compare that to the Draken and the SV-51, both of which make a serious impression as enemy mecha in their respective shows. Then again, that could just be my personal biases showing through. I didn't think the -27 was all that impressive. :/ Quote
chyll2 Posted May 16, 2017 Posted May 16, 2017 I think it is mostly with Japan nature of not really liking enemy mecha, unless it is really cool. Basing from the DX toy, the vf-27 was in discounted price for years and only it has been recently that it has gained the price above SRP. Quote
derex3592 Posted May 16, 2017 Posted May 16, 2017 (edited) I was always a fan of the 27s,.... I thought it was really wicked looking. Although it didn't help that it was only ever in pink and green Edited May 16, 2017 by derex3592 Quote
Wolf-1 Posted May 16, 2017 Posted May 16, 2017 On 5/16/2017 at 3:13 AM, derex3592 said: I was always a fan of the 27s,.... I thought it was really wicked looking. Although it didn't help that it was only ever in pink and green Expand That was the only chink in its armor to me as well; though I don't know what would have shown up on screen in space while still separating themselves from the VF-25's and VF-171's. In D.D.'s paint scheme it would be absolutely sinister. The main weapon needs to shrink some though. Quote
anime52k8 Posted May 16, 2017 Posted May 16, 2017 On 5/16/2017 at 2:26 AM, chyll2 said: I think it is mostly with Japan nature of not really liking enemy mecha, unless it is really cool. Basing from the DX toy, the vf-27 was in discounted price for years and only it has been recently that it has gained the price above SRP. Expand To be fair, the DX toy wasn't very good and the DX "renewal" was just that same not very good toy with a new pelvis and more tampo printing. Quote
NZEOD Posted May 16, 2017 Posted May 16, 2017 ohhh and just when I go and fork out for a 1/72 Seventh Moon VF-31A Bandai conversion kit Quote
kajnrig Posted May 16, 2017 Posted May 16, 2017 On 5/16/2017 at 7:50 PM, NZEOD said: ohhh and just when I go and fork out for a 1/72 Seventh Moon VF-31A Bandai conversion kit Expand Oh? What, where, and how might I do the same if I were so inclined? I'd imagine it consists of 2x delta wings, 2x larger canards, and maybe an alternate weapons pack? Probably less than 20 parts total? Quote
NZEOD Posted May 17, 2017 Posted May 17, 2017 nope... two wings, a new head, laser and two little blisters... 5 parts Quote
ivorysniper Posted May 18, 2017 Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) With that -31A coming we now need wing-suspended ordnance !. I already have a surplus of AMM-101 from the six Hase's VF-25 kits, but got bored of them. Some PaCSWS-X or RMS-7 or even the MDE missile would make things more interesting. Edited May 18, 2017 by ivorysniper Adding images Quote
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