PLAMAX 1/20 VF-25, YF-29 and VF-31

[TMBounty_Hunter]

3D printed, painted prototypes at Shizuoka:

 

Edited May 8, 2019 by TMBounty_Hunter

[tekering]

I suppose this means the VF-1 fighter kit pre-orders have been selling well...

...and we'll probably be seeing more "Minimum Factory" pilot figures from Frontier and Delta (and fewer DYRL characters as a result).  

[TMBounty_Hunter]

It seems they'v only printed the noses so far and stuck them onto clear plastic sheets

 

Edited May 8, 2019 by TMBounty_Hunter

[Sanity is Optional]

Interesting, though next time I've learned my lesson, waiting to get those until there's a "free shipping" promotion somewhere.

[no3Ljm]

5 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Interesting, though next time I've learned my lesson, waiting to get those until there's a "free shipping" promotion somewhere.

You're lucky that you're just waiting for a free shipping promotion. Whereas me, I worry where to put it that's why I didn't bother getting the VF-1. 

 

[VF-Zer0S]

I’ll take a 29 lol dam where am I going to put this. I still haven’t figured out where to put my Ucs Millennium Falcon

[TMBounty_Hunter]

Dengeki has pics of the massive display of noses and Mirage prototype: https://hobby.dengeki.com/event/755747/

[kajnrig]

Hm... I have a suspicion that those noses are actually indicative of the final products. No full models from here on out, just the noses to complement the figures. I dunno how I feel about that.

Nice to see Mirage getting some love. But STILL, I wish they'd just scale these up a bit. Everything else about them looks great, it's just the minuscule size of them...

[Sanity is Optional]

3 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

You're lucky that you're just waiting for a free shipping promotion. Whereas me, I worry where to put it that's why I didn't bother getting the VF-1. 

I know exactly what you're going through. All my stuff is sitting in piles of boxes right now for lack of space to even build anything. Finally was able to buy a condo, but haven't moved in yet.

[Duymon]

Just imagine how much space it would take to display 5 1/20 VF-31's.

It's obviously a "pick just ur favorite waifu's VF-31" and leave it at that :0

Edited May 8, 2019 by Duymon

[Darth Mingus]

pics of the whole display

 

[Chronocidal]

So, are they going to cheap out again, and only offer stickers for all of them?  Frankly speaking, those sculpts look fairly terrible, especially the VF-25.  Misshapen, under-detailed for the size, and just plain off-model.

Have to agree though, the idea of just making the noses as a display piece for pilot figures makes a bit more sense.

On the other hand, I'd be all over a 31A or YF-19 kit.  

Edited May 8, 2019 by Chronocidal

[Sanity is Optional]

1/20 YF-19 kit would be an instant buy, so long as it wasn’t horribly malformed.

[Darth Mingus]

I'd consider these if they had clear canopies and fully detailed cockpits and the option to have the gear closed and decals and good pilot sculpts and good surface details...

Guess I would not consider these...

[Mr Jones]

23 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said:

1/20 YF-19 kit would be an instant buy, so long as it wasn’t horribly malformed.

It'd need a YF-21 and a Ghost to go with it... I'd need a whole room for that

[kajnrig]

Okay, so it's confirmed then that these really are just the nose cones, right?

4 hours ago, Mr Jones said:

It'd need a YF-21 and a Ghost to go with it... I'd need a whole room for that

Bonus points if you include actual broken windows, too.

[TMBounty_Hunter]

43 minutes ago, kajnrig said:

Okay, so it's confirmed then that these really are just the nose cones, right?

No. Why would they suddenly switch to that?

These are rough 3D prints with zero information aside from IN DEVELOPMENT plaques, but that's pretty much exactly how the VF-1 development cycle went. The only difference so far is VF-1 started with a cardboard cutout silhouette before proceeding to a very rough 3D print of the nosecone some months later and more and more 3D prints for a ~2 year period.

So don't bother preparing your wallets until 2021.

[kajnrig]

I ask because the HLJ Twitter refers to a "Minimum Factory Nose Collection."

 

Edited May 10, 2019 by kajnrig

[Sanity is Optional]

The plaques say something about nose assemblies when translated.

[jenius]

nose assemblies seem a whole lot more feasible.

[Return To Kit Form]

4 hours ago, jenius said:

nose assemblies seem a whole lot more feasible.

Which is ironic because that's all I wanted from the VF-1...

[nightmareB4macross]

Hopefully, since they are only concentrating on the nose assembly they could add a ton of great detail to it. Opening canopy, maybe a helmet to match, water slide decals, and opening panels at various access points.  

[kajnrig]

Best Girl deserves more love than just this, but I'll take it all the same.

Is there a separate thread for the 1/20 character kits?

[TMBounty_Hunter]

Still no concrete date, no price, have some fresh CG renders

 

 

[TMBounty_Hunter]

Time for test shots at Shizuoka Hobby Show

 

[no3Ljm]

[Anasazi37]

Every time I see these, I start screaming "GIVE US THE WHOLE DAMN VALK!!!"

[Sanity is Optional]

1 hour ago, Anasazi37 said:

Every time I see these, I start screaming "GIVE US THE WHOLE DAMN VALK!!!"

Same, I'm not going to build just a cockpit.

[electric indigo]

These things are huge!

 

[Rock]

No Pilot.

[Thom]

On 5/13/2021 at 5:16 PM, no3Ljm said:

 

Is it me, or does that section standing up in back look like part of an air intake..? Or is that part of the bottom, gear well?

Edited July 12, 2021 by Thom

[Chronocidal]

Those parts are the lower halves of the noses, with the gear wells cut out.

I guess it's kind of cool to have cockpits like this, but I can't help thinking this is just.. dumb?

If I wanted a cockpit display, I'd want something the size of the cockpit, and with a seated figure.  If I wanted that much of the nose, I'd just rather have the whole aircraft at that point.

I dunno, it just feels like a really bizarre display base that completely overpowers the figure you're displaying with it, while being simultaneously disappointing because if you're making something this size, why not just go all the way and make the whole plane?  

 

[kajnrig]

I think I'd be more interested if it was at least a full-detail (or, well, pseudo-full-detail) kit. A nose radar, full cockpit with maybe functional EX Gear system, removable panels, wires/hoses, etc...

I mean, I still have half a mind to get this just to scratchbuild the rest of it, but still...

[electric indigo]

They're up!

 

[Duymon]

Might as well write the rest of the novel of text on the nose. look at all that space without text?