Chronocidal Posted October 17 Posted October 17 (edited) I've looked through the site, and they just completely stopped offering metals with their laser cutting/engraving service. I didn't notice specifically when it happened, so I may have missed the explanation, but now the only materials offered are MDF, plywood, acrylic sheet, and POM. I would think laser cutting services are much more common than 3D printing ones though, since cutting and engraving metal have a lot more everyday applications. I just haven't done a lot of research to find another service that would make the parts in metal, and not require bulk orders to make the production costs make sense. I did find one with a quick search that will cut them out of stainless steel (xometry.com), but to bring the price down to what I think feels reasonable (my prototype order from years back was about $10 per part), I'd have to order upwards of ten at a time. The unit cost for each part starts at $110 if you only order a single one, and doesn't drop below $10 until you order fifteen or more. I can't say the single unit cost is unreasonable considering the effort, but it's just not practical for anyone to order a set or two for their own use. It would have to go the way of a bulk order that I mailed out to anyone interested. I'm not really opposed to going that route if enough people need them, but I haven't seen that many people wanting to do the replacement. Edit: Browsed a little more, and it looks like OSH Cut (https://app.oshcut.com/) can fill smaller orders for a more reasonable price, about $24 for a pair in stainless steel, but you still run into the problem that these places are geared towards rapid bulk orders, which means the cheapest shipping option for something you could slip in an envelope with a stamp is over $15, meaning you're paying over $40 for one pair. I'll keep looking at options, but maybe the easiest thing to do is just to paste the cutting pattern, and let everyone browse for the best option they can find. I'll do that in the main YF-19 thread though, we've probably derailed this one enough. Edited October 17 by Chronocidal Quote
Uxi Posted October 21 Posted October 21 On 10/15/2024 at 10:22 PM, Chronocidal said: I think my biggest gripe with both is the dumb wing hinges, which I was able to just replace on the Arcadia, but Bandai's... everything is just too hard to disassemble. Feet on the DX would be better if they stuck with the VF-19 Advance design, but I do find myself waffling back and forth on which I prefer. Arcadia's is leaps and bounds easier to transform though, it's actually kind of a pleasant process by comparison. Arcadia could have the perfect version if they would redo the ankles with ratchets and also do ratcheting wings with detents for normal and high speed modes so it would notch into place. Perhaps a third notch for battroid would be ideal. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted October 22 Posted October 22 And make it just a BIT darker, it's awfully pale. (but I feel Bandai's is TOO dark/tan) Quote
PNW_Sweetie Posted October 24 Posted October 24 (edited) Yamato 1/48 VF-1A Brownie TV Yamato V1 1/60 VF-1A Brownie DYRL Bandai DX 1/48 VT-1 Super Ostrich Edited October 24 by PNW_Sweetie Quote
Test_Pilot_2 Posted November 9 Posted November 9 HMR Elintseeker + FEXT OWL 1 Force Recon... To make the Beefintseeker. Quote
Radioguy Posted November 10 Posted November 10 7 hours ago, Test_Pilot_2 said: HMR Elintseeker + FEXT OWL 1 Force Recon... To make the Beefintseeker. Oh my. I want to see those joined in matrimony. Where'd ya get the Fext? Quote
Test_Pilot_2 Posted November 10 Posted November 10 31 minutes ago, Radioguy said: Oh my. I want to see those joined in matrimony. Where'd ya get the Fext? Off their official site. They still have the 2-seater versions as of a couple weeks ago. Quote
Radioguy Posted November 10 Posted November 10 (edited) 2 hours ago, Test_Pilot_2 said: Off their official site. They still have the 2-seater versions as of a couple weeks ago. For some reason, I had thought they folded. Good to see I was wrong. The shipping costs rival KitzConcept's though. Like almost 70% of the cost of one kit. Edited November 10 by Radioguy Quote
sh9000 Posted November 15 Posted November 15 DX VT-1 Super Ostrich. 2nd DX VF-1J 50th Anniversary. Quote
shazam Posted November 15 Posted November 15 (edited) Bandai DX Chogokin VF-31AX Kairos Plus (Mirage Farina Jenius) Edited November 15 by shazam Quote
Froy Posted November 15 Posted November 15 (edited) A Hi Metal R VF-1J. Post man showed up when I was dusting Nora and Ivanov 😂 Didn't remember what a floppy mess those 2 where. Haven't touch them in years. Edited November 15 by Froy Quote
shazam Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago 5 hours ago, sh9000 said: My 27th HMR CF VF-1A. And tomorrow brings another! Someday you will learn to exit the roundabout. Quote
sh9000 Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago Triggggered. 14 hours ago, sh9000 said: My 27th HMR CF VF-1A. Surprisingly this purchase from Mandarake had no shrinkwrap or price sticker. I think the last one I bought had the price sticker on the side of the box. This one does not and will stay sealed until I have a chance to open it. Quote
MKT Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago My 1st Arcadia Reactive Armor for the VF-0. This copy didn't arrive with any wrapping at all, so I wrapped it up nicely myself and applied a sealing tape. I'll likely keep it that way until I decide to open it & put it on my non-PF VF-0S. Quote
Slave IV Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago (edited) 3 hours ago, MKT said: My 1st Arcadia Reactive Armor for the VF-0. This copy didn't arrive with any wrapping at all, so I wrapped it up nicely myself and applied a sealing tape. I'll likely keep it that way until I decide to open it & put it on my non-PF VF-0S. Most (all maybe?) Arcadia releases don’t have tape sealing the boxes. Edited 8 hours ago by Slave IV Quote
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