Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

[sqidd]

25 minutes ago, jenius said:

This was my effort

Nice. I just demonstrated what I missed/screwed up. I didn't have him vertival enough. I just made some adjustments. Thanks!

Below is the DYRL/Skull Squad shelf in its entirety. For now. I have a naked VF-1S Max that's going where the VF-1A Hikaru is in Fighter mode. The Hikaru 1A is going behind the CF next to Kakazaki. Eventually all of these will be DX's. By December I think.

Note the Yammies with DX hands.

[vlenhoff]

On 9/27/2020 at 10:24 PM, nightmareB4macross said:

Just wait until you get the dreaded “if you select a better shipping options and pay more we will get it to you,” bullsh^t. Then turn around and send nothing.

Honestly, they’re lack of customer focus has really turned me away from buying anything from their shop.

NY has never let me down. They might not be the fastest, but they have never let me down.

[nightmareB4macross]

Wish I could say the same. I never had any issues with them before but the DX Strike Parts really left a black spot for me.

[Alan Molina]

5 hours ago, jenius said:

This was my effort

 we need a pose you tube channel

[peter]

Collapse the gunpod so you can tuck it in for a more realistic pose, almost as if the head is looking down the sights.

Can almost get a proper a cheek weld.

 

[peter]

I still haven't mastered the kneeling position yet on these DXs.....its not easy but the goal would be to get it to look this good:

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models/wf/wf_j_knee2.jpg

 

 

[sqidd]

45 minutes ago, peter said:

I still haven't mastered the kneeling position yet on these DXs.....its not easy but the goal would be to get it to look this good:

 

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models/wf/wf_j_knee2.jpg

 

 

I'd love to be able to do this with a DX. Needs HMR style baby wings.

[sumyumgoy]

50 minutes ago, sqidd said:

I'd love to be able to do this with a DX. Needs HMR style baby wings.

Agreed.  My favorite part about the HMRs are the swappable baby wings.

[lechuck]

5 hours ago, sqidd said:

I'd love to be able to do this with a DX. Needs HMR style baby wings.

I would prefer a proper ab-cruch and double-jointed knees, instead of faking the wings.

[gerwookie]

8 hours ago, vlenhoff said:

NY has never let me down. They might not be the fastest, but they have never let me down.

Fingers crossed. I just need one!

[sqidd]

55 minutes ago, lechuck said:

I would prefer a proper ab-cruch and double-jointed knees, instead of faking the wings.

It will still need baby wings.

[Angesdad]

Retractable wings to be designed and incorporated for upcoming DX's Bandai . Ab-crunching Valkyries would be awesome. They can build in a pullout metal joint where the nose cone meets the cockpit at the rotation point!

Edited September 29, 2020 by Angesdad

[spanner]

My Kakizaki finally arrived this afternoon. buying these things is exhausting..

[MacrossJunkie]

These things need a GERWALK-like joint for the knee or something so that the knee could extend and curve in to allow for the leg to bend at the knee greater than the roughly 90 degrees the transformable VF-1 toys from Arcadia and Bandai allow.

[spanner]

Pain aside of dealing with NY and UPS woeful shipping I'm absolutely loving the Kakizaki variant! Shame about the "210" tampo stuff up but it doesn't bother me too much as everything else seems ok.

[Guyffon]

Is the kakizaki pilot figure chubbier than normal?

[sqidd]

1 minute ago, Guyffon said:

Is the kakizaki pilot figure chubbier than normal?

Mine came with beer and steaks.

[Guyffon]

Haha, pic or it didnt happen

[sqidd]

4 minutes ago, Guyffon said:

Haha, pic or it didnt happen

He ate the steaks and drank the beer as soon as I opened the box.

[borgified]

Anyone still need?

DX VF-1s Hikaru for 28k yen (unopened package damaged)

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1124877545&ref=list&keyword=マクロス&lang=en

Edited October 1, 2020 by borgified

[mantisfists]

9 hours ago, borgified said:

Anyone still need?

DX VF-1s Hikaru for 28k yen (unopened package damaged)

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1124877545&ref=list&keyword=マクロス&lang=en

Sqidd still has one for sale in the FS section for about $20 cheaper when shipping is taken into account.

 

Edited October 1, 2020 by mantisfists

[sqidd]

3 hours ago, mantisfists said:

Squidd still has one for sale in the FS section for about $20 cheaper when shipping is taken into account.

 

[borgified]

9 hours ago, mantisfists said:

Sqidd still has one for sale in the FS section for about $20 cheaper when shipping is taken into account.

 

 

5 hours ago, sqidd said:

Plus its within the CONUS and you don't have to deal with the shipping from Japan (which is very limited and only by DHL). 

[mantisfists]

It's saying something when the Mandarake 1S is still available 12hrs later.  I'm surprised Sqidd's is still available, too. 

[vladykins]

18 hours ago, sqidd said:

He ate the steaks and drank the beer as soon as I opened the box.

The TV version will come with a steak, but he doesn't ever eat it.

[sqidd]

17 minutes ago, mantisfists said:

It's saying something when the Mandarake 1S is still available 12hrs later.  I'm surprised Sqidd's is still available, too. 

I have/had four. One left. Maybe. I have someone sniffing around right now.

[spanner]

19 hours ago, Guyffon said:

Is the kakizaki pilot figure chubbier than normal?

Yes the pilots for the movie versions are a bit chunkier and look and fit way better in the cockpit. I'm hoping they fix the tiny pilot issue for the TV versions.. they look like they took them from the 1/60 toys..

[Guyffon]

1 hour ago, spanner said:

Yes the pilots for the movie versions are a bit chunkier and look and fit way better in the cockpit. I'm hoping they fix the tiny pilot issue for the TV versions.. they look like they took them from the 1/60 toys..

I mean compared to the hikkie pilot in the VF-1S, I was wondering if they used the same mold or they actually made an effort to make him chunkier, just curious thats all, since they made a difference between TV Roy n the rest of the TV pilots

[spanner]

7 minutes ago, Guyffon said:

I mean compared to the hikkie pilot in the VF-1S, I was wondering if they used the same mold or they actually made an effort to make him chunkier, just curious thats all, since they made a difference between TV Roy n the rest of the TV pilots

Oh I see . I didn't look that closely at them. Just figured it was the same as the other Movie version pilots.

[RedComet]

If anyone needs Kaki and the SSP and Missiles to go with it, this is not a bad price. You would probably have everything in hand for about $510-530 shipped DHL

https://buyee.jp/mercari/item/m36204410690

[borgified]

SSP for 11k yen - https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1149141109&ref=list&keyword=マクロス&lang=en

DX VF-1s Hikaru for 26k yen - https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1129662585&ref=list&keyword=マクロス&lang=en

 

[RedComet]

20 minutes ago, borgified said:

SSP for 11k yen - https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1149141109&ref=list&keyword=マクロス&lang=en

DX VF-1s Hikaru for 26k yen - https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1129662585&ref=list&keyword=マクロス&lang=en

 

Wow  that sold FAST!

[borgified]

11 hours ago, RedComet said:

Wow  that sold FAST!

Only for the SSP though. 

[seti88]

Who cares if it’s legit or not...cool tv max scheme mashup here...and the choice of armaments is a nice touch..

 

Edited October 4, 2020 by seti88

[Chaos]

I don't know if anyone else has discovered this, but I bring 

F O R B I D D E N knowledge.

There is a full set of sculpted details under the leg panels of the SSP, but you have to coax the panel off, it's glued down.  I posted this in a group on Facebook and got banned.