You can get to the 3 star stats with the white shared i150 gear + the shared fully melded i170 accesories, and only the MH, OH and Chest class specific. With extremely cheap meld on these to wipe them clean when grade V become more accesible. And that's without sacrificing CP and using Seafood Stew. And with the added bonus of the Specialist Soul.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/SQ2B

i180 Red scripts gear is still as irelevant as it always was. A cheap alternative to those who don't want to meld. Except that the accesories are absolutely garbage and you need to meld them anyway.