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Awesome news!! Does anyone know if the VF-1A TV Max and Kakizaky will come in a special box or just a standard VF-1A DYRL Hikaru Box. Are these just custom paint schemes or pigmented plastic?

The VF-1D is far more complex than you guys might think. Even Yamato's attempt to make a great looking and true VF-1D toy has eluded them. It's not a simple change to a longer cockpit and viola you had a VF-1D, it really is much more involved than that. The VF-0D on the other hand is pretty straight forward. The cockpit is made larger by opening it forward. Then the pilot gets is moved forward and a space is cleared a bit rearward, as well as extending the cockpit rearward. This is sufficient to make allow the both pilots to sit tandem and not look so crammed in the allowable space. The remainder of the changes are mostly add ons to make the VF-0D complete. The heatshield is extended via an additional plate attached to two pivot points on the lower (forward) end of the existing heatshield. From what I have seen, Yamato misapplied their interpretation of the VF-1D. Everything they did with this V.2 should have been used to make the the VF-0D.

Nicely built kits. Love the weathering effects. Just one quick comment. This thread is more like a display of your (WIP) collection and not the main topic. Are you ever getting back to the MKII Monster? I really would like to see the mods you have planned for this behemoth.

MWCon 2008

TOYBOX DX has the answers. Henkei - Takatoku

No, we need an island...how about Catalina?

IIRC, each set had it's own set of sticker sheet and none came with heatshields.

Sounds fun. When and where?

Hmm. I should read the instruction booklet one-day. I had no idea the legs shifted postion at the hips. You could be right about correcting the "banana" syndrome in fighter mode. Thanks for the tip.

I hope Kakizaky get's the same treatment when he gets released. It's nice to see a new thread pop-up about a designated subject. The other related thread was getting a bit daunting.

The VF-1A Angelbirds and the VF-1A DYRL Kakizaky are two of the most solid built 1/48s. I've got several of each and none are less than perfect. ***NOTE TO SELF: I still need to buy more Angelbirds.****

I love the Camo work done on this valk. Looks fantastic, as always.

Here we go with that weathering effect...yet, again. http://www.yamato-toys.com/dev/release_015/index.html

Wow, this is real kick in the pants to all the 1/48 collectors willing to pay ridiculous amounts of money for a TV 1/48 Max. It's really nice to see how Yamato likes screw over it's fan base. What's next? 1/48 (uber expensive and exclusive) TV Kaki and the a V.2 1/60 TV Kaki with a minimal price tag?

Wow, looking at the battroid pics, you can see how the cockpit area decreases in size through out the evolution of the VF. If you can please take another pic and include the 1/48. I think it should be retconned like the VF-11, per re-specs of SK.

I'm sure someone here has it in their Temp Folder.

Picture???

Serpentor (with blood shot eyes) looks like he's about to give birth to a GIANT brown snake. These are pretty cute, but not really enough for me to collect these.

Amazing work as always MT. Seeing how small the parts are in comparison to that penny makes my head hurt and my eyes strain. I think for your miscellanous 1/200 figs, you could just chuck them out into space and blame the "Fold" system.

Pure AWESOME. Totally reminds me of the COBRA CLAW. COBRA!!!!

Nice review Jenius. Seeing the two side-by-side really sells me on the Toynami version.

The agony of having to wait for such a beautiful VF-11B is seriously killing me.

That VF-1D Trainer BATTROID looks really nice (still, very much dislike the fighter mode). VF-1S Max FIGHTER looks awesome.

I'm with you on this. The only 1/60 V.2 I would buy and are: VF-1S Roy S/S VF-1S Max S/S VF-1D Trainer (hopefully with TV Super Pack) And any other never before released VF variants. Other than the VF-1D, the majority of these would remain in fighter mode. I just can't get into the GERWALK and BATTROID modes of these 1/60 V2s.

Great build so far. Sorry to hear about the undesired result of Testors paint. FYI - the wings supplied in this kit are for a VE-1 and not a VT-1. The tips on the wings should all be the same size. Don't give up.