Jarrod

THANK YOU! That works perfectly! Now I don't have to make them from scratch. Jarrod

Wow, I just started to repaint one into a Low-Vis scheme as well. I'm in the process of trying to make up some decals for it right now.

Hi all, I'm in need a high-res scan of Hasegawa's VF-1A Low Vis decal sheet, I'm hoping to reproduce it in 1/100 scale. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'd even be willing to paypal a few bucks as a thankyou to anyone who can provide one. Thanks Jarrod

I'm interested as well!

So, I guess I'll throw my opinion out there...that is my grey variable Hase VF-1 deadboy is posting pics of afterall. I'd personally love any variable kit of any VF with the quality and detail that the Hasegawa's have . Granted I'm a huge Gun-pla fan and have been building all kinds of plastic kits for as long as I can remember, so I may be biased, but I do have some good reasons: First and foremost, attention to detail/proportions. I love my Yamato's, but a good scale model, by definition, will generally just have more/better detailing. And I do think the Hase's look better proportioned to my eyes(of course they don't have to worry about the issues of transformation. But case in point, simply the shape of the lower legs of the Hase kits versus a Yammie 1/60).....plus you don't have to buy aftermarket decals:) Second, I personally think 1/72 is a near perfect scale for a Valkyrie. I do think the 1/48 Yamato is the most perfect rendition of the VF-1 out there, but a number of them just take up too much space. Third, price. I figure, based on equivalent plastic kits out there, a good, MG-quality variable VF kit would be no more than 4-5000 yen, which to me is a good thing. Finally, what can I say, I love the building process of a kit, I like to see how the engineering is done, I love to actually put togther the working mechanics When I got my MG Zeta V2 I had a total geek-fest marveling at how Bandai managed to out-do themselves yet again on another kit. All that being said, I don't know if I'd really like to see the kit come from Hasegawa. They might produce a wonderful static fighter mode kit...but their work with poseable, snap-together robot kits could still use some practice, in my opinion. They have a certain feel of fragility to them that I'm not too fond of. Of course I'd buy one instantly, but I'd much rather see it come from Bandai honestly. Jarrod

I'm also intersted in both a set of hands and sides. Jarrod

A few months ago(close to six I believe...) I was at the Japan pavilion at Epcot, and saw these(they carry numerous Toynami products). I was looking at them, mostly checking the price, walked away, stopped, and had to go back and check to make sure I read that package right Never thought much of it afterwords...and haven't seen 'em anywhere since. Jarrod

So I FINALLY got a 1/48 Valk w/FP's, and of course bought Eric's stickers. The ones for the Valk itself stick wonderfully (save a few of those tiny yellow rectangles), but the ones for the Fast Packs seem to adhere about as well as a Post-it note. Anyone have this problem? Is it a side effect of the odd texture of the Packs, or did I get a bad sticker sheet? Jarrod

Yes, it did. You even commented on it Man tho...what brought this back up? http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...=5279&hl=vf-2ss

Damn man, you're doing what I wouldn't even attempt when I customized mine! The swing bars look a bit on the large size, so do they get in the way of any other parts, ie the head and/or arm brackets in fighter mode? I decided that I wouldn't be able to make the swing bars strong enough to support the battroid mode, while still being small enough to fit in the space provided, and still fold up accordingly. How are yours in terms of stability and strength? Can the battroid stand, and how do you plan and holding everything together, since the old leg joints did this? Anyway, it looks great so far, and I'm very interested to see the final product. Jarrod

Wow, do I want that kit...I love all of SHE's stuff! Anyway, I've actually built their YF-19, and while it is very different from any other kit I've built, it was much easier than I thought. My advice to you, which is quite important, is to get the exact correct drill bit sizes for what you need. It's best to have a small hand held pin vice type drill...but I can't tell you where would be the best place to find it HK The drilling can be a bit of pain and so can having the wrong size bit (speaking from experience here), but the final result will definitly be worth it. Jarrod

Heh...well for the VF-2 I don't know right now actually...I did kinda just skip out on it last time I was asked, opps I'd like to at some point...it really wasn't very hard, but I've got some very in-depth scratchbuilds I'm working on right now(namely the YF-37 Rafaga from Tech Romancer and a War Within Optimus). As for the Hasegawa, don't hold your breath, I could do without the headaches of trying to re-do that much work Jarrod

At the moment...no, my computer died and I'm working on a bare bones system right now. Did you check out the link in the first post? It has a lot of detail in the in-progress pics. All my hinges, etc are made from various styrene bits. As for line-art..I'm pretty sure there's some somewhere in the magazine section....I believe that's where I got mine. Just check every issue around 1992(even the more obscure mags), you should find something. Jarrod

And I'd like to extend a rather large Thank You(and you too Jessee!) for recasting the needed parts. I would have had to scratchbuild otherwise...not something I was really looking forward too Jarrod

And finally with the Armored one once again

An attempt at the pose in the eyecatch from the anime.

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Gerwalk. You might notice that the tailfins don't quite fold down properly..but I don't care much for Gerwalk mode, so oh well.

w/ Armored VF-2 (another refurbished 15th Ann. kit)

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