Unofficial Plastic Model Kits (Knockoff/Bootlegs)

nightmareB4macross · April 1, 2023

Not at all stupid. Always good to ask questions.

you would find it here.

problem with this method is that you will find a lot of used 1/100 missing this pin. It’s in there with pressure and the force of spring works the pin out over time.

Edited April 1, 2023 by nightmareB4macross

transjet · April 1, 2023

Detail of 1/100 VF-1A model kit.
It is made from a mold copied from Takatoku, but the head laser has been changed to a shape similar to the one made by Bandai.

nightmareB4macross · April 1, 2023

So now this is quite peculiar. Why would they have the Bandai head laser? More questions arise.

Bolt · April 1, 2023

On 4/1/2023 at 4:25 AM, transjet said:

Detail of 1/100 VF-1A model kit.
It is made from a mold copied from Takatoku, but the head laser has been changed to a shape similar to the one made by Bandai.

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Cool 👍🏼 If that's the same model i was talking about, I'm convinced those are stickers.

transjet · April 1, 2023

On 4/1/2023 at 4:36 AM, nightmareB4macross said:

So now this is quite peculiar. Why would they have the Bandai head laser? More questions arise.

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Since Takatoku's head lasers are shaped to break easily, it is likely that this manufacturer made the same decision as Bandai and accidentally came up with a similar shape.

nightmareB4macross · April 1, 2023

On 4/1/2023 at 5:01 AM, transjet said:

Since Takatoku's head lasers are shaped to break easily, it is likely that this manufacturer made the same decision as Bandai and accidentally came up with a similar shape.

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Sounds plausible. But only way to be sure is to check casting marks on the parts to compare.

transjet · April 1, 2023

I briefly compared it with Bandai's 1/100 VF-1A, and found that the thickness and length were quite different.

nightmareB4macross · April 1, 2023

On 4/1/2023 at 5:26 AM, transjet said:

I briefly compared it with Bandai's 1/100 VF-1A, and found that the thickness and length were quite different.

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Good comparison.

Shawn · April 7, 2023

Thanks for posting those pics of the instructions! Now I can see the pin and spring usage in detail.

Now the next question....why are the instructions in English? Isn' that odd? It is not just a small section, it is the entire instruction sheet.

Shawn · April 7, 2023

And did anyone notice the VF-1AJ head?

nightmareB4macross · April 7, 2023

On 4/7/2023 at 3:15 AM, Shawn said:

And did anyone notice the VF-1AJ head?

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WT hahaha.

nightmareB4macross · May 25, 2024

On 4/7/2023 at 3:15 AM, Shawn said:

And did anyone notice the VF-1AJ head?

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It actually was shown in SDFM.

Hiriyu · May 25, 2024

One of the most interesting things to me about the 1/100 kit (I mean, aside from the fact of its existence!) is that the 1/100 has a separate canopy part, more like a scaled-down 1/55 than a straight copy of the Takatoku or Bandai 1/100 toy.

nightmareB4macross · May 25, 2024

On 5/25/2024 at 7:18 AM, Hiriyu said:

One of the most interesting things to me about the 1/100 kit (I mean, aside from the fact of its existence!) is that the 1/100 has a separate canopy part, more like a scaled-down 1/55 than a straight copy of the Takatoku or Bandai 1/100 toy.

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That is truly interesting. The toys that were released with a blue molded canopy also had the same removable canopy. But for some odd reason there is no clear canopy to swap out for fighter and GERWALK modes.