FEXT Hobby - OWL ONE Armour

[kkx]

2 hours ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

Some of the armor variants did sell out quickly. I had to order a few different sets to get the combination I wanted. Even then some of the colors were exclusive to particular armors. 

So, order what you want quickly as a matter of course. Otherwise you may miss out

As long as it is not the same PO madness as with Bandai DX line, then it is good. That is the only thing that I worry about.

Since I start collection earlier this January, I have had ZERO success with PO of the DX VF-1 line.

Edited June 21, 2019 by kkx

[jenius]

It's funny, they kind of had pre-order madness with the first set but it was really just the website not handling inventory accurately.

[Slave IV]

Yeah, it is nowhere near the level of Bandai DX madness.

[Bolt]

There’s still even a few sets from the previous run available..

[kkx]

Sorry if this had been covered earlier in the thread. 

I am trying to decide if I should get one or two of the current version that is still in stock and get less of the new version.

Or wait for the new version before I decide.

What are the key differences between the two that is not apparent to just comparing photos?

[Sanity is Optional]

1 minute ago, kkx said:

Sorry if this had been covered earlier in the thread. 

I am trying to decide if I should get one or two of the current version that is still in stock and get less of the new version.

 Or wait for the new version before I decide.

What are the key differences between the two that is not apparent to just comparing photos?

The new version will fit on 2-seater valks (VT-1, VE-1, VF-1D).

[jenius]

The second wave fits 2 seaters.

[kkx]

8 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

The new version will fit on 2-seater valks (VT-1, VE-1, VF-1D).

 

8 minutes ago, jenius said:

The second wave fits 2 seaters.

Thanks.

Nice to be able to fit both 1 and 2 seaters. Ok, will wait for the new version then.

[Saburo]

Equipment swapped.

[Bolt]

Looks great @Saburo!

Does anyone know the release date or preorder schedule for the next run?

[MKT]

Fext Hobby has some Black Friday sales, but it is ending in just few hours. A great time for folks to pick up some OWL-ONE sets.. The combo set at $31.14 appears to be much, much more than the 40% off it says in the description.

Black Friday 2021 - Special Sales – Fext Hobby (fext-hobby.myshopify.com)

 

 

 

Edited November 29, 2021 by MKT

[ScrambledValkyrie]

Matching up colors with my OWL armors. Here's the 102 on Kakizaki, and the 101 on the gray VF-1J from the original GBP set. 

[Bolt]

Those look great!

[sh9000]

Good matches.  And the feet covers for the 1J still work well with the look.

[Lolicon]

5 hours ago, ScrambledValkyrie said:

Matching up colors with my OWL armors. Here's the 102 on Kakizaki, and the 101 on the gray VF-1J from the original GBP set. 

Those look pretty good. I should actually open mine one of these days...

[sh9000]

Here's my custom VF-1S with 102F Armor.

[vladykins]

Quick shots of my two babies while I try to get work done in my office:

 

 

[Jasonc]

I've been wanting to make this in 1/60 scale, and eventually will, but I think the easiest way to do this would be to scan it, resize it, clean it up, and then shape the connecting parts properly for a Yamato/Arcadia.

[ScrambledValkyrie]

1 hour ago, Jasonc said:

I've been wanting to make this in 1/60 scale, and eventually will, but I think the easiest way to do this would be to scan it, resize it, clean it up, and then shape the connecting parts properly for a Yamato/Arcadia.

That would be cool. Fext Hobby was intending to make this in 1/60 but supposedly didn't get enough preorder commitments at the time.

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Fext Hobby 1/60 prototype:

[R0P3-F15H]

Shame it never got enough traction to get a full release, would have loved to have a set.

[BlueMax]

Indeed, a shame that the 1/60s did not see the light of day.... but they were a ittle too late....... if they were mooted during the 1/60s heyday, it might have a different outcome.

Here are my HMR versions 

Edited November 3, 2023 by BlueMax

[Jasonc]

On 11/1/2023 at 4:49 PM, ScrambledValkyrie said:

That would be cool. Fext Hobby was intending to make this in 1/60 but supposedly didn't get enough preorder commitments at the time.

I remember that time frame they gave it. They were wanting really high numbers for it, too, which is a bit of a shame. I think the fact that these are completely gone, and only rarely pop up is a good thing, especially since I don't believe this is a licensed design (although it attaches to one). A little gray market no doubt, but they do look pretty decent. It'd be nice to make this as just a complete set, with all options available, and each person can just mix/match all the various components, instead of sets.

[Bolt]

Those of you with 3D printers can make this happen. 

[R0P3-F15H]

26 minutes ago, Bolt said:

Those of you with 3D printers can make this happen. 

so long as the cad files are about, and can be converted. Making a set from scratch would take a lot of work.

[Bolt]

Based on what I've seen people do here. Starting from scratch seems entirely doable. 
Anyway , I'm happy with the OWL ONE sets i have. At some point, they will be panel lined. 

Edited November 8, 2023 by Bolt

[Saburo]

On 11/2/2023 at 4:16 PM, R0P3-F15H said:

Shame it never got enough traction to get a full release, would have loved to have a set.

 

On 11/3/2023 at 7:42 AM, BlueMax said:

Indeed, a shame that the 1/60s did not see the light of day.... but they were a ittle too late....... if they were mooted during the 1/60s heyday, it might have a different outcome.

Here are my HMR versions 

 

Sadly, they were not able to get the numbers they wanted for PO for the 1/60th OWL One armor.  FEXT had reached out to me and asked me to photograph the 2 sample units they had.  I agreed and shipped them to me from Hong Kong to the US via FedEx.  The 2 samples were not the final but they looked amazing.

Although the 1/60 OWL-One armor never entered production, I was honored to be asked to photograph the two samples.

 

Edited November 19, 2023 by Saburo

[Mommar]

That's a bummer.  But it was really poor timing.  There just weren't cheap 1/60's floating around by that point anymore.

[Saburo]

8 hours ago, Mommar said:

That's a bummer.  But it was really poor timing.  There just weren't cheap 1/60's floating around by that point anymore.

@Mommar agreed the timing was bad for the 1/60 scale, but was great for the HM-R line.  It would have been interesting if they had gotten the 1/60 OWL- ONE funded. I had several conversations with FEXT about their plans for the HM-R and 1/60-scale Valkyries. I am not at liberty to say, but they had some really cool things in the works.

 

[Lolicon]

18 hours ago, Saburo said:

 

 

Sadly, they were not able to get the numbers they wanted for PO for the 1/60th OWL One armor.  FEXT had reached out to me and asked me to photograph the 2 sample units they had.  I agreed and shipped them to me from Hong Kong to the US via FedEx.  The 2 samples were not the final but they looked amazing.

Although the 1/60 OWL-One armor never entered production, I was honored to be asked to photograph the two samples.

 

Fantastic! Valk pics are so much better when they're in focus. 😉