Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

[Syro]

  On 12/10/2019 at 3:58 AM, sqidd said:

Oh, I'll be posting pics.

 

Have you seen the Transformers episode of The Toys That Made Us?

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No  but now I need to watch that

[Lolicon]

Touched up my Hikaru 1S a bit since it was still missing some important details.

Phone pics for now. 

[Drad]

  On 12/9/2019 at 5:22 PM, Saburo said:

I am curious on how they will release the Roy's VF-1S.  Seeing that the DYRL has some different and extra tampo compared to the SDFM. I wouldn't be surprised if Bandai were release a SDFM and a DYRL version.

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I think it's pretty much guaranteed that they'll release both TV and DYRL versions of Roy's VF-1S. Maybe even a third one with Hikaru's tampo on it, even if it is just a difference in marking. Maybe I'm a cynic, but I don't think they'd pass up the opportunity to sell the same figure several times.

I'd like to get at least one of 'em, though.

[chyll2]

  On 12/10/2019 at 6:22 AM, Drad said:

I think it's pretty much guaranteed that they'll release both TV and DYRL versions of Roy's VF-1S. Maybe even a third one with Hikaru's tampo on it, even if it is just a difference in marking. Maybe I'm a cynic, but I don't think they'd pass up the opportunity to sell the same figure several times.

I'd like to get at least one of 'em, though.

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We all think the same until Bandai does what the unthinkable (yf-30 schemes)

 

@Lolicon

Impressive work and that plastic cover of that base really diffuses the light. Looks real good for a phone cam

[drumondo]

Getting the crew together. Lots of dollars in plastic in this shot!

 

[Vi-RS]

NY is preparing my order, 7045xx.

[Tenbatsu]

Take note that the preorder for the Strike Parts (April batch) will be closing soon.

Closing Date: 22nd Dec 2019 11pm Japan Time.

Edited December 10, 2019 by Tenbatsu

[sumyumgoy]

  On 12/10/2019 at 6:03 AM, Lolicon said:

Touched up my Hikaru 1S a bit since it was still missing some important details.

Phone pics for now.

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Photos are looking good!  I need to get some better lighting for my shots.

Oh and the detailing is nice too 

[lavinrac]

  On 12/10/2019 at 6:03 AM, Lolicon said:

Touched up my Hikaru 1S a bit since it was still missing some important details.

Phone pics for now. 

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Looks sharp! What did you add besides the Skulls behind the cockpit?  (I am at work and don't have my toy onhand to compare)

I don;t remember the triangle warning below the cockpit being on the toy but it could be foggy memory.

 

[lavinrac]

  On 12/9/2019 at 5:11 PM, sqidd said:

For the amount of work/talent that goes into something like that I think it's a bargain. That's about $20/hr. High skill labor like this is usually a LOT more per hour. When I was doing suspension tuning (race car stuff) I was $250/hr. plus expenses (travel was usually involved). Good tattoo artists charge $100-200/hr. Heck, your local car dealer charges $100/hr+ in labor to just change parts (zero creativity factor).

Still yowza though.

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That's gorgeous!

The price is a lot of money, but certainly for the amount of hours that goes into it, its probably fairer to the customer than the artist. (I don't do a lot of art for commission for that reason... too much of a perfectionist to break even!)

I wonder what kind of paints LEK uses. I'm guessing if he hasn't found some magic elixir these can't be transformed much without serious damage. And if he HAS.. man I'd like to know what kind so I could repaint my yellowed Yamatos!

 

[SpaceCowboy]

Hmm....I'm 7030XX and still NY hasn't filled my order...I really hate dealing with NY.  I swore them off after the VF-31A fiasco, but was swayed that that was just a one off and they always come through.  We'll see...

[Lolicon]

  On 12/10/2019 at 6:28 AM, chyll2 said:

Impressive work and that plastic cover of that base really diffuses the light. Looks real good for a phone cam

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Thanks! I'll try to break out the DSLR and tripod later if I have time. 

 

  On 12/10/2019 at 11:55 AM, sumyumgoy said:

Photos are looking good!  I need to get some better lighting for my shots.

Oh and the detailing is nice too 

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Me too. My lighting is still fairly primitive (some tracing paper taped over some desk lamps). 

 

  On 12/10/2019 at 12:47 PM, lavinrac said:

Looks sharp! What did you add besides the Skulls behind the cockpit?  (I am at work and don't have my toy onhand to compare)

I don;t remember the triangle warning below the cockpit being on the toy but it could be foggy memory.

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Bandai added the ejection seat tampo for this release, finally. Aside from the skulls, there's just a few miscellaneous details that the Arcadia has but Bandai skipped on their releases, like jack points that are actually underneath the aircraft. 

[crackpot]

  On 12/10/2019 at 3:21 PM, Lolicon said:

Bandai added the ejection seat tampo for this release, finally. Aside from the skulls, there's just a few miscellaneous details that the Arcadia has but Bandai skipped on their releases, like jack points that are actually underneath the aircraft. 

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For the small skull tampo near the pilot, what did you use? Decal from a Hasegawa kit or something else?

[Sanity is Optional]

Still waiting on my strike parts arriving at FJ, once they do I can finally ship the November stuff as well.

[sqidd]

  On 12/10/2019 at 4:25 PM, Sanity is Optional said:

Still waiting on my strike parts arriving at FJ, once they do I can finally ship the November stuff as well.

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Strike parts started shipping?

[Lolicon]

  On 12/10/2019 at 3:59 PM, crackpot said:

For the small skull tampo near the pilot, what did you use? Decal from a Hasegawa kit or something else?

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The skull came off a third party grey market decal sheet I got from ebay. There's tons of such decals available on there.

[007-vf1]

 

For the ones who were wondering; just got confirmation of shipping at NY. 

It took them this long to ship it.

[crackpot]

  On 12/10/2019 at 4:37 PM, Lolicon said:

The skull came off a third party grey market decal sheet I got from ebay. There's tons of such decals available on there.

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Thank you. I'll look into it. 

 

  On 12/10/2019 at 4:46 PM, 007-vf1 said:

 

For the ones who were wondering; just got confirmation of shipping at NY. 

It took them this long to ship it.

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They finally got funding from the 0D PF payments to get you your DX1S.

[Sanity is Optional]

  On 12/10/2019 at 4:29 PM, sqidd said:

Strike parts started shipping?

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Ah, thought someone was getting a prep email from NY, it was just another VF-1S. My mistake.

[wm cheng]

  On 12/10/2019 at 6:03 AM, Lolicon said:

Touched up my Hikaru 1S a bit since it was still missing some important details.

Phone pics for now. 

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Great shots Lolicon!  What a difference it makes to have the gears in white.  Might I suggest you painting that shock struct bright chromed silver, it does take it to the next level.

[sqidd]

  On 12/10/2019 at 5:17 PM, Sanity is Optional said:

Ah, thought someone was getting a prep email from NY, it was just another VF-1S. My mistake.

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I was getting excited for a second there.

[scand]

  On 12/10/2019 at 2:25 PM, SpaceCowboy said:

Hmm....I'm 7030XX and still NY hasn't filled my order...I really hate dealing with NY.  I swore them off after the VF-31A fiasco, but was swayed that that was just a one off and they always come through.  We'll see...

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I was at 703XXXX as well, Mine went into preparing shipment this morning.

[Lolicon]

  On 12/10/2019 at 5:18 PM, wm cheng said:

Great shots Lolicon!  What a difference it makes to have the gears in white.  Might I suggest you painting that shock struct bright chromed silver, it does take it to the next level.

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I will as soon as I get some silver paint that's actually silver and not glitter. Tamiya silver kinda sucks haha

[Pontus]

  On 12/10/2019 at 6:42 PM, Lolicon said:

I will as soon as I get some silver paint that's actually silver and not glitter. Tamiya silver kinda sucks haha

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I don't have a DX to know what's possible here, but I had the same problem with my Aliens Cat Power Loader.  The hydraulics looked awful because they used really crummy silver paint (which they then tried to "weather" the same as the rest of it... which also sucked).  I took it apart and am looking for some shiny wire or rods to replace the pistons.  My local hobby store had some nice, shiny aluminum wire but it wasn't big enough.  It would have been great for this application though... if you don't mind hacking up your DX a bit.

[Lolicon]

  On 12/10/2019 at 7:00 PM, Pontus said:

I don't have a DX to know what's possible here, but I had the same problem with my Aliens Cat Power Loader.  The hydraulics looked awful because they used really crummy silver paint (which they then tried to "weather" the same as the rest of it... which also sucked).  I took it apart and am looking for some shiny wire or rods to replace the pistons.  My local hobby store had some nice, shiny aluminum wire but it wasn't big enough.  It would have been great for this application though... if you don't mind hacking up your DX a bit.

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The landing gear is one solid diecast piece aside from the wheels and tow bar, so no I won't be cutting or hacking anything apart lol

[Sanity is Optional]

  On 12/10/2019 at 6:42 PM, Lolicon said:

I will as soon as I get some silver paint that's actually silver and not glitter. Tamiya silver kinda sucks haha

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Give Molotow Liquid Chrome a shot. I use it when building models, and it'll actually come out a very nice chrome.

Unfortunately it dries slow and is damaged easily, so best used in areas that aren't touched.

[sqidd]

  On 12/10/2019 at 7:00 PM, Pontus said:

I don't have a DX to know what's possible here, but I had the same problem with my Aliens Cat Power Loader.  The hydraulics looked awful because they used really crummy silver paint (which they then tried to "weather" the same as the rest of it... which also sucked).  I took it apart and am looking for some shiny wire or rods to replace the pistons.  My local hobby store had some nice, shiny aluminum wire but it wasn't big enough.  It would have been great for this application though... if you don't mind hacking up your DX a bit.

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You need hydraulic pistons/shafts for that power loader? PM me some dimensions. I may be able to make you some out of stainless steel. Then you can polish them.

[wm cheng]

  On 12/10/2019 at 6:42 PM, Lolicon said:

I will as soon as I get some silver paint that's actually silver and not glitter. Tamiya silver kinda sucks haha

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I use the Tamiya silver paint marker, I push down on it to retract the felt tip to get a pool going in a plastic lid, then dip my brush in it to paint from it (its a lacquer so you can thin it if you need to, but its a very smooth chrome finish without any visible glitter speckles).

[Shawn]

Wow that white landing gear really makes a gigantic difference. I am personally not a fan of the gray metal they chose. Really makes the valks pop again in fighter mode. Thank you for showing us what was possible!

S

[Macross two]

Hell~ guys

Have you ever seen the arcadia stand for DX VF-1?

Someone put some photos here but I couldn't 

find them.

 

Plz let me know where  I can see them again.

Edited December 11, 2019 by Macross two

[chyll2]

I saw it at a Facebook group called Macross@SG

 

The album link is here if you have FB account.

 

[Matt Random]

Received my S from NY today. Not seeing any QC issues. The swing bar didn't come undone during transformation like it tends to with my J. Guess I should probably pry open the landing gear doors to make sure the landing gear parts are present.

Funny how Bandai says that they reversed the numbering on the tail for symmetry whereas they left the leg fins as they are where the (correct) lack of symmetry is very obvious in battroid mode.

Edited December 11, 2019 by Matt Random

[Macross two]

  On 12/11/2019 at 4:00 AM, chyll2 said:

I saw it at a Facebook group called Macross@SG

 

The album link is here if you have FB account.

 

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Thanks a lot!!

[Lolicon]

  On 12/10/2019 at 10:05 PM, wm cheng said:

I use the Tamiya silver paint marker, I push down on it to retract the felt tip to get a pool going in a plastic lid, then dip my brush in it to paint from it (its a lacquer so you can thin it if you need to, but its a very smooth chrome finish without any visible glitter speckles).

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Okay, in that case I have some Tamiya silver spray I guess I can decant and use to brush on... will need some thinner/retarder to hide my brush strokes because I don't have the steadiest hands. 

  On 12/11/2019 at 12:21 AM, Shawn said:

Wow that white landing gear really makes a gigantic difference. I am personally not a fan of the gray metal they chose. Really makes the valks pop again in fighter mode. Thank you for showing us what was possible!

S

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Thanks! Yeah I don't like how Bandai chooses to use 80s style bare diecast landing gear on a modern premium toy. It'd be like buying a brand new sports car with the suspension and tires of a Model T Ford. 

[chyll2]

@Lolicon

Never used it but I saw a lot of people using Molotow. It is a marker but people either use it directly or drain it and apply by brush. Seem really good.