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  2. ChristopherB

    VF-171

    ChristopherB replied to Skypoet's topic in Model kits

    Hello my friend, I hope you're doing well! I'm happy we worked something out so both of us have this kit. I'm especially glad you got the blue version and I have the white one. Honestly, you and I are just about the only people in the world who build these Experten kits. Let alone being lucky to own one, since they're so rare. So, besides you, me, Tom (Chicago) and Jonathan (Canada) no one really has any experience transforming them. But with that said, Experten does the 3D designs and sells a few to cover their costs. But, sometimes their Macross creations become toys. So, the way you transform the Experten kits, should be the exact way the 1/60 toy is done. Have you tried watching and pausing a YouTube transformation guide for this particular Valkyrie?
  3. valkyrie13
    Awesome build!!
  4. valkyrie13
    I still have an unfinished resin kit construction of a YF-22 battroid. I had always thought that the aftermarket gundam hands were not quite the right ones for it. I will check these out when they hit the market and hopefully finally get around to finishing the build I started 13 years ago. LOL!
  5. ChristopherB
    I've been looking forward to the Arcadia release, but if it doesn't happen. I'm content to own two transformable Experten 1/100 with and without the Super Booster as well as the Studio Half Eye version. Although my personal favorite is my extremely rare Experten 1/72 VF-5000G with Super Booster perfect transformable and sold at a single Japanese Winder Festival. I'm hoping to have it built and put on display soon. Not many people even know these toys even exist, let alone own all the versions. A sturdy 1/60 full variable from Arcadia will be awesome though
  6. valkyrie13
    It has been a while folks... The two sketches shown above was part of a dozen sketches that were being auctioned off at one point on Yahoo Japan roughly 8 or 9 years ago for a price that I recall was US$50K plus. I tried contacting the seller to see if the set could be broken up and sold but received a negative reply. It seems like someone is indeed selling them piece by piece.
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  8. ChristopherB
    Latest update on my Macross Bandai "Jung" 1/55 VF-1S Roy Strike Valkyrie. Being faithfully and patiently restored by my friend Jose Gonzalez, who is also making several improvements! This is a collaboration between us, but his talents get due credit. But the best part, is that both Valkyries (Roy & Hikaru) will once again be completely transformable! It'll be more of a "Jose" custom now, with many upgrades like airbrushed black stripes instead of decals. 😉 But with the base and inspiration from Jung, who was a pioneer toy/model mashup builder. Going back more than 25 years ago on the Macross World forums. Jung's custom Valkyries are extremely limited in numbers and sold for a pretty penny! I own (5) Jung Valkyries, they're a special part of my collection. Jose is also working on my Macross Bandai "Jung" 1/55 VF-1S Hikaru Strike Valkyrie as well. I hope to share pictures of it soon. (Reason for Restoration: 25+ years since purchase, so there was some discoloration, decal damage, the original donor Jetfires used by Jung weren't great, brittle plastic, they couldn't transform due to Jung using hot glue/super glue, and various other problems caused by a friend.)
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    MGS Magnaguard Fighter.
  13. sh9000
    I wonder if DNA will be making an accessory set for SS 86 Soundwave. I wouldn't mind having more cassettes.
  14. sh9000
    Transformers Generations Studio Series TFTM Frenzy.
  15. Thom
    That is looking really good for a KISS build. (Keep I Simple Stupid) Goes to show how great that old kit still is, fresh from the box.
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  17. rsvictor1976
    Just need to get G1 Breakdown reissue.
  18. Papa Rat
    Looks great! Just a few added details makes such a difference.
  19. Old_Nash_II
    https://gamerant.com/clair-obscur-expedition-33-gen-ai-indie-game-awards-2025/ Okay, now they can create a category for games that uses AI.
  20. pengbuzz
    Yeah; I surmised that as well. The ol' "let's wow'em with what we can pull off" thing. That sounds like a not-too bad opening to a Macross RPG campaign: a colony fleet comes across a planet whose moon has a perfectly circular orbit and ancient Protoculture ruins on the moon's surface. The commander decides to investigate this and sens the players in their valks to take a look...
  21. Mommar
    Mashing up Con-Exclusive Storm, Jada and Hasbro.
  22. Bolt
    Looks great! @Urashiman enjoy this time together! My son and i have built many HG Gundam kits together, since he was a wee lad. But it's difficult to get his ass to the workbench, now that he's 13 and more of a Gamer
  23. Urashiman
    This is how far we got today. note: no airbrush use. Only panel line color, permanent marker for some details and the plamax stickers. It kinda looks cool so far. It is crazy just how much panel lines can make a kit make look so much better.
  24. M'Kyuun
    You're not wrong! The Gunstar is a lovely design. What's really cool about it is that it was rendered entirely in CG, as were many space shots in that film, giving it an otherworldly yet oddly realistic look that early CG had. I've not seen The Last starfighter in some time, but I remember being enthralled by it when I saw it so many years ago. Not sure if it has held up, especially with all the 80s cheesiness, but the premise was fantastic as were so many of the themes within. I was also enthralled with Centauri's transforming space car. An oldy but goody. I wasn't familiar at all with this. I've always like insectile features transposed to mechanical vehicles and mecha, so I can understand the allure of the carrier ship. Pretty neat history, especially the involvement of two of Rock's most notable guitarists. Speaking of insectile inspirations, I'm reminded of the Jigabachi helicopter from GitS: Stand Alone Complex. I bought a model of it some years ago and have yet to build it. It's a neat design, though.
  25. F-ZeroOne
    So this design may seem a little familiar... 😅 https://www.sfxb.co.uk/mecha/imperialships.html As you can probably tell, I've loved this wasp-like carrier design since childhood. A little background context for those who may be unaware of the series this ship comes from; "Star Fleet" (original Japanese title "X-Bomber") was a Japanese anime-like puppet SF action series created by Go Nagai - yes, that Go Nagai - which was very popular in the UK and Europe for a brief period in the early 80s (popular enough that Brian May - yes, that Brian May - released a cover version of the shows Western theme song featuring guitar work by Eddie van Halen - do I still need to say it? 😅). It existed in a brief transition period for mechanical designs in Japanese popular media where after the release of "Gundam" but before "Macross" some creators were still figuring out just where the mecha trend was going next so some of the mecha and vehicles have an interesting mix of "Super Robot" like aesthetic mixed with "Real Robot" like technical detail. There have been various physical media releases of the show both in Japan and the West in past years, which feature interviews with some of those involved but as it was not a huge success in Japan I suspect many of the stories behind it are going to be at best difficult to unearth...
  26. JB0
    I am quite fond of Ron Cobb's Gunstar, from Last Starfighter. it is a distinctive design that feels very believable. And also, those missile bays! Betcha the Starfury can't do a death blossom!
  27. Old_Nash_II
    Final trailer of Anaconda 2026
  28. M'Kyuun
    I appreciate the compliment, but these guys are so far beyond my meager talent. Trotta's stuff just boggles my mind. He designs and builds on a whole other level that few others I've seen can match. It's art.
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