MacrossJunkie

I think it would be remiss of me to leave out pics of them together in my favorite mode.

It's a shame companies don't make toys like that anymore. I seem to recall a lot of toys being ginormous back in the 80's. Can you guys imagine a toy company releasing something that big today? Still, even as big as that is, it's not even close to 1/60 scale (not that it's in any real scale). If the Flagg is based on a Nimitz-class carrier, then at 1/60 scale, it would be over 18 ft long. Hehe. Anyway, still a good display piece to put your valks on.

If only I could call it quits... I'm sure there will be another valk to buy sometime in the future. Especially given the inevitable release of the next Macross series which will cause my obsessive compulsive desire to collect more valks and variants to kick in again... I don't even have the display space anymore! I already know there's still the RVF-171 coming and the eventual VF-0D. I've provisioned space for them by re-working my layout a bit, but I think that may be it in terms of available cabinet space. Hope that VF-25S comes through for you! I finally found the adapter piece! I was being too clever and outwitted myself. I had forgotten that I had taken it off and stuck it on a piece of masking tape along with the other parts that had to be removed for the super parts and stuck it in a plastic baggie to keep them from being lost...

Thanks, Saburo! So I'm guessing the matte light gray color is closer to that of crotch plate. It will be interesting trying to match the color.

That is some mighty fine work there, Dobber. That Yamato looks great!

I played the original Wasteland a long long time ago and loved it. Played through all the Fallout games released on PC as well. I have WL2, but haven't had much time to play it yet unfortunately. I like that they carried over the rangers from the first game. Seeing their names brought back some nostalgia.

That's so awesome! I like it more than the non-SD version of the "Thunder Hummer".

Those little 1/60 FB figures actually make me want this, haha. Too bad the price of admission is too high for a valk I don't particularly care for.

I submitted a ticket to ask about why mine is still stuck in "preparation" for all this time when other people have had theirs shipped and gotten them already. Not to mention the fact that other stores were able to send them out on time from the product's release. Thanks, Saburo. That's interesting that the shade is different. I hope that doesn't bother me (assuming I even get mine at this point).

For those who got their supers today, does the light gray on the crotch plate and the front of the legs match the light gray on the wings of the super pack? You and me both regarding the N-Y seemingly eternal prepping stage. Their site even seems to show they have them in stock now so I don't know what's the hold up. They better not ship those out to other people before covering the ones who already pre-ordered long ago and paid. As for most subtle super parts, my vote goes to the YF-21 and YF-19 FAST packs (or do the conformal leg covers on the VF-0 count?). On my very first watch through of Macross Plus long long ago, I never even realized they had extra bits on them.

HLJ dropped the ball for me too, but on a completely different item. I pre-ordered the VF-22 Master File back before it was out. The release date came and went and there was no movement on my order. It went to backordered and now on the site, it shows Oct restock. What the hell is the point of pre-ordering?! I never even got any communication from them saying that they didn't have enough or whatever. Between this and N-Y botching the Ozma YF-29 Super parts pre-orders, I don't know what place I can trust these days not to screw up a pre-order.

Thanks guys! Did a shot with SMS Skull squadron geared up. I'm kinda bummed because I noticed that the stupid shield adapter for the RVF must have fallen off at some point while it was in fighter mode and now I can't find it... sigh... I had to stick the shield on with putty instead

Just finished up my 25F Tornado pack and put them on my re-re-issue 25F.

Ugh... mine is still stuck in "Preparation in progress" at N-Y...

Haha, applying all those decals was tedious wasn't it? Especially cutting them up to fit and randomizing them enough. I can't thank you enough for pointing me to those hull panel decals, btw. For me, I think half the time spent was trying to plan out where to put them. They really make a huge difference in the level of apparent detail though. That thread in general is just full of great ideas. That SDF-1 is definitely something to be proud of. It's not just the other jewel in your collection, it's the crown jewel ... and argh, your pics reminded me that I have yet to put together those photo etch VF-1's... I keep putting it off because it's frustrating trying to work with something so tiny (yeah, yeah... cue the "that's what she said" comment).

Well now. Isn't this confusing... So now my question is... is that a Hasegawa display or a display of officially licensed Macross kits at the show?

Well, that sounds more believable. Wasn't Wave the company that released that 1/5000 toy a while back? I wonder if this is going to end up being an upgraded version. Maybe it will actually end up being a toy like the 1/5000.

I'm with cool8or. I'd prefer a SDFM version if for nothing else than the fact that I already have a DYRL? SDF-1. Still, I'm curious to see how the detail on this kit compares to the Yamato 1/3000.

Interesting. In case anyone is wondering about length, actual length of the SDF-1 is 1210 meters, so in 1/4000 scale, that would be very close to 12 inches (11.9) or 30.25 cm if not including the spiky things coming out of the front. The 1/3000 version from Yamato is 16 inches (actual 1/3000 scale would be about 15.9).

WTF?! How is this even possible with paper? That's amazing! It looks more like a plastic or resin kit or something.

Thanks! The way I figure it, I will probably never find the decals I need for the YF-19, short of buying a hasegawa kit just to scavenge the decals off of it. So I just made the best of what I had since, like you, I was extremely dissatisfied with the plain look of it out of the box. I think the painted flaps is one of the best parts of that! It's amazing that something so simple adds a whole lot to the overall look of the valk. I love it and now I wish I had done something similar with the control surfaces on mine... The VF-4 has such a unique transformation design. It really looks like it doesn't transform and for the longest time I had a hard time envisioning how it could go possibly from the fighter to battroid. Yep! Don't be ashamed to post your photos! The more the merrier. It's more fun when everyone shares and it would get boring quick if only a few people contributed pics

The little black markings I added that aren't on the toy itself, but were in the master file and even on the original 1/60 YF-19 toy in some cases. I pretty much just ignored the transformation manual.

Did they ever re-instate your order? I think given that they themselves delayed the release date to the 29th, they should show some leniency here since the 17th was supposed to be when they got them. If they don't, it's kind of a double standard - You're punished if you are a bit late with the payment, but it's totally okay if they are paid but they don't deliver with the goods on time.

At the very least, if they aren't going to bother tampo printing the valks, Arcadia should make optional waterslide decals. They can't possibly cost all that much for them to make and they already have the ability to print white. I feel like I have to do so much myself on the 19, like painting the grey stripes or making up for the missing surface detail. Here is one of my 19's so far. It's very much a work in progress. Most of the stickers on the sheet match up with the markings in the VF-19 master file (like the ones that say "Hover Nozzle Cover Pivot", "Active Air Flow Controller", "Glove Arm Inside", etc.) so I used that as a guide along with the Hasegawa stuff. Still need to panel line it more, weather it and clearcoat. but I'm waiting to do that until I finish stickering the other one so I can do them both in one go. It's been gathering dust for a while now so it's pretty dusty in the pics despite me blowing it off a bit. I guess the stickers aren't entirely terribad, but the worst offender is when the stickers on on a black surface. Then the edges of the stickers are as noticeable as an air raid alarm going of in an otherwise silent night.

Love your Alto squadron. That's a beautiful shot.