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Looking forward to this. Thank you.

Man after seeing it so many times I guess I just took for granted that it was there until I decided to pay attention. Thank for reopening my eyes!

Nice. I have been fortunate to see many of these promo posters thanks to good hearted sharers as yourself. Just never noticed the particular revered image.

We’re all good listeners and do as we’re told. That is only if it makes our VF’s look cool.

Wow. I have never seen this level of detail under the chest trustees of the SDF-1 from this POV. Thanks for sharing your amazing collections!

Hi JVMacross, Not sure if you have all these catalogues. If you do, would you mind posting pics? Or if you have already done so can you provide a link or thread. I figured you are the right person to ask for such an obscure set of reference material. I am very curious about their content. Thanks in advance.

Very impressive build. The images are found in Shoji Kawamori Macross Designs Works.

Hey Tekering, So you opted to leave the 1/3000 SDF-1 in lieu of the Hasegawa 1/4000?

I have yet to see anything come through. Last noticed revived was that the packs are scheduled to ship out 4/30, and that was back on Dec 24th. Hope we get these.

I think that’s where Takatoku might have gotten the idea to install the hefty sized landing gear. 4x4 SDF-1 gunning for Bigfoot and Grave Digger!

Woah! That looks great!

I think JVMacross has most of that task accomplished.

Your off to the right start. Many modelers begin with collecting then building. Buying kits now would give you security down the line knowing you have the kit you have always wanted but someday will build. That is after your backlog of 30-40 kits is completed.

How’s are the custom S/S packs coming along? Got pics to share?

Tekering, I had no idea there was a scale consortium held and we weren’t invited. Thanks for clearing that up, but I will stick to the G1 robot modes on the NewAge figures if you don’t mind. I finally have something that would look appropriate for cartoon aesthetics. Damn TFs are more hocus locus than anime-magic!

It’s not a PE? I for sure would have though this was the next release to recieve this special treatment and the the VT-1 would follow shortly there after. Easy pass.

When standing: G1 Prime is 6 meters tall and VF-1 is 12.68 meters, more than double Prime’s size. Spike is about 2 meters. https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Official_sizes_and_heights http://www.macross2.net/m3/sdfmacross/vf-1a-valkyrie.htm

I picked up a set from a 1/700 vessel. I have to look for the packaging. The set had the antennae array I needed and extra bits. It was similar to this. When I bought the PE sets it was way before Hasegawa or Yamato decided they would do the sets.

I do. They are much easier to transform, paint apps are super crisp and clean, articulations are beyond expectations, and my kids love ‘em. They are a lot of fun to play with. Plus these scale at about 1/60. Which looks great with your valkyries. Totally worth it. Forgot to mention, if you add Impossible Toys Sparkplug and Spike it adds to keeping a cohesive blend of brands for scale.

NewAge. Be careful. They are pretty addictive and there are lots to collect.

Just want to provide a quick list of what was performed that you could definitely improve on for your project: - Extended boom tips. - Magnets in booms to close better during cruiser mode. - Extended booms. - Added PE parts for bridge array and PE antennae. - Cut out bridge for glow in the dark effects. - Reversed L to R elbow so screws would hide away cruiser mode. - Cut away elbows to attach via magnets with docks reshaped more like lineart. - A-Stance - Knees - Pivot in feet for side to side angles. - Daedelus and Prometheus reshaped hulls. - Added assimilated safety net poles and antennae with piano wire on Prometheus. - Panel lines Prometheus. - Added PE parts to Prometheus. - Cut and reshaped bridge on Daedelus. - Opened Daedelus hatch for “Daedalus Attack.” - Panel lines Daedelus. - Added glow in the dark effects throughout for dark time lighting. Effects last a few hours. - Custom Removable Yamato Stand Adapter for Fortress/Attack Mode. - Added vinyl decals to cover most of the screw holes. Kept: - Firing mechanisms. - Storage bays. - Landing gear. - Most pf the dimensions. I am pretty sure there were a few other simple mods, but I just don’t recollect them at this time. Hope this helps.

Hi Tekering, Now I remember why I opted for the Takatoku custom look versus the anime look. Everything needs to be highly modified. Many parts are too short, thin, or just plain incorrect. To get that truly awesome anime look, this should have been the first dimensions to begin with. I always noticed that the body was too thin and the chest did not protrude as much as needed and was the main reason why the bridge could never lay all the way back as it should in cruiser mode. Extending just the booms is what gave my custom that perfect balance for all modes so it didn’t feel like it had too much of a forced perspective and the arches and details would not be positioned too far towards the back. Apologies up front if I am being to forward. I am just remembering my thought process from more than ten years ago.

Your customs are really nice. They make my mouth water. I really should customize more.