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Beautiful kit! What scale would you call this? I want one

Yeah, vacuformed tray is next level.

Wait, how did you make the blisters...? 😯

I totally forgot he was in that. Although probably better to remember him for that than the guy who f..ks fish

I think it all depends if there is something built into the wings that makes it more difficult to stow them away somewhere where they won't get damaged when a Battroid has to do something like a forward roll in combat or have its back right up against the wall (for safety) when breaching an enemy ship. The VF-27 is a good example: engine pods in the wings makes it pretty darn hard to neatly stow the wings away. The VF-25, on the other hand, leaves a lot to be desired as it has the "well, screw it" vibe. I do appreciate how Kawamori-san is always trying to do new things. I really like it when he breaks the mold (so to speak), and comes up with an imaginative transformation mechanism, especially with the wings. The VB-6 and Sv-262 are great in that the wings themselves become the legs. The VF-9 is also imaginative, with the wings becoming the torso/chest. I think it all boils down to the role that the VF is being put into. The ones for first contact with an alien race (VF-1) or front-line infantry roles (VF-11, VF-25, etc.) ought to have wings stowed away more carefully—so they're less likely to get damaged or be in the way during combat. With the ones designed for other roles, having a bunch of junk hanging off the back is much more acceptable (E.g. the artillery support oriented VB-6; coincidentally also the role of the vtol thing on the bottom left 👍 ). But that's just my opinion. The wonderful thing about Macross, is Kawamori-san is attempting to cater to as many different tastes as possible.

Mad props to @pengbuzz, guys! Got it in one.

Decided to Google some of these guys. Andrew Koji (Ryu) was, like I said, Storm Shadow in Snake Eyes. He was also in Bullet Train. Noah Centineo (Ken) was mostly in Disney Channel stuff, but he did play Atom Smasher in Black Adam. Callina Liang (Chun-Li) has been in almost nothing. Cody Rhodes (Guile) is, as @pengbuzznoted, a pro wrestler. He did have a small part in the CW show Arrow. Orville Peck (Vega) isn't an actor at all, but a country music singer who's made a gimmick out of wearing a mask. I think most of us know who 50 Cent (Balrog) is... the star of the hit action game 50 Cent: Bulletproof. Likewise, Jason Momoa (Blanka) is super famous thanks to his role as Conan in 2011's Conan the Barbarian. I think Street Fighter might be the Hollywood debut of Vidyut Jammawal (Dhalsim), but he's done plenty of Bollywood stuff where he does his own fight scenes. Olivier Richters (Zangief) has been in a couple movies you've heard of, including Marvel's Black Widow, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The King's Man, and Borderlands. The problem is he gets roles like "Huge Machine Shack Guard" and "Warehouse Guy." Hirooki Goto (E. Honda) is another pro wrestler, but mostly in New Japan Pro Wrestling, not the WWE or anything. He did have a part in a Kamen Rider movie, but looks like this is his Hollywood debut. I already told you guys that David Dastmalchian (M. Bison) was Polka-Dot Man in The Suicide Squad, but you may also know him as the Kurt, Scott Lang's hacker friend in Ant-Man, or as William Borden in Oppenheimer. He's done a number of voice roles in some DC animated films as well. Roman Reigns (Akuma) is yet another pro wrestler. His resume as an actor is pretty thin, but he did play one of the Rock's brothers in Hobbs and Shaw. Andrew Schulz (Dan) is a comedian. He's been in a few movies and TV shows, but literally nothing I've seen, so 🤷‍♂️ Eric Andre (Don Sauvage) is a case where I think most of us are more familiar with the actor than the character. Don Sauvage isn't a fighter, he's a ring announcer who plays a role in Zangief's story in Street Fighter V. Mel Jarnson (Cammy) hasn't been in much, but you might have seen her as Nitara in the Mortal Kombat reboot film. Rayna Vallandingham (Juli) is another young actress with a short resume, but she was in Cobra Kai, which isn't nothing. Side note, Cammy and Juli, but no Juni? Where's my other Bison doll? Alexander Volkanovski (Joe) is a mixed martial artist who's competed in a number of UFC events, but I don't know that he's acted before. Joe, if you were wondering, is a shirtless guy with red pants you fight in the original Street Fighter game, but AFAIK hasn't been in any games since. All-in-all, given the limited acting experience (but extensive martial arts/wrestling careers), I'm guessing that Ryu will be the primary protagonist, with maybe Ken and Chun-Li as secondary protagonists, Bison will be the primary antagonist, and pretty much everyone else will show up for a fight or two before being discarded by the plot.

Interested in the missile/rifle kit.

That is just sad.

Traced artwork is pretty darn common in western comics. Most of the ships in those panels are obviously traced, even the Federation starships.

I get what you mean, and given my love for the 25, it obviously hasn't been a huge obstacle for me, either, just that I appreciate the design effort that went into the earlier valks and have to grin a bit at the later ones that give a bit of the "well, screw it" vibe with the battroid wing placements. Still look darn cool anyway.😁

Bought mine few days ago from amiami... Only issue is the shipping to USA...hopefully things are better by next March....

that's a good deal.

Stellar! And I say that as someone who’s working - oh, so slowly - on my own design.

I'm in for one!

It comes with a waterslide decal. The description is really deceptive

I’m interested as well!

Wow. For some reason I thought the Deluxe Set versions of the VF-31 series kits included the waterslide decals as well as the acrylic figure and walkure decals. But they don't??? So after paying extra for the Deluxe Set I still have to get waterslides as extra? Yikes.

Thanks.

I don't recommend PLA for mechanical parts. They slowly creep under load resulting in loose joints. I found PETG to work fine, easier to print than ABS and have no creep issues. Some resins will also creep and loosen to a degree, but not as much as PLA does.

Fassbender was actually my favorite part of those movies

HMAGARAGE's 1/72 F-15 Kai. The panel lines look a little heavy IMO.

Arii is definitely a janky company, but I’ve built a bunch of their kits since they were the only Macross ones I could find back in the 80’s and early 90’s until the internet age. Basically they were my childhood and I rarely saw imai kits available

Nice job ! That came out great!

I agree. While I get to work on that Space Jockey I’m also getting back to what I love. Old janky kits. ♥️