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I'd still like a set, also. If you don't mind shipping internationally, that is..

And their website stills shows the 1/144 VF-11C as in stock? Deceptive trade practices or just a lazy webmaster?

One often has to suspect either incompetence or malevolence, but in this case - and in many others - I suspect it involves the latter. I just don't see any real benefit for them to list items they don't have, especially not when weighed against how this kinda thing tends to miff customers. I mean, not everyone is as polite and patient as you; most would likely have just cancelled the entire order.

Plus, there's the whole 'sending you the wrong item' thing. That's major imcompetence right there. They just don't have their data in order.

Whatever the case may be, though, thanks for the heads up. I was browsing that site just yesterday.

I am flying, I am flying

Passing high clouds

Like a bird..

I am flying, forever trying

to stealthily destroy you,

who can say?

I'd like to request Guyver_1976 be added to the list.

I met him in person, and we chatted for a while. Right now, he only deals locally - meaning, within Europe - because of some bad experiences with particularly American buyers, involving the shipping costs.. but this is really a shame, because he's a genuine collector, more than willing to help out a fellow fan, easy-going, friendly, and a very honest seller. (Anyone who's willing to sell a MIB low-viz for less than $250 nowadays has more heart for the fandom than for financial gain.)

Nothing but praise. He definately deserves to be on there.

Was wondering if anyone might perchance have a used set of 1/48 super parts lying around that they could bear to part with. I want to try my hand at painting them to fit better with the low-viz - which I'm apparently managing to obtain - and really don't want to ruin a brand-new set. ^^; Plus, I'm one strike-cannon short if I also want to create my Inverse Minmay Guard.. so yeah.

Absolutely awesome.

Providing I'll still be able to secure a 1S-head at this time, I'd love a set, as well. :>

Added: I've ordered a 1S-head from Rohby, so yes, I'd definately want these lasers.

Well, I'm a new addition to the fanbase. And I wasn't persuaded to join the fold by any of the shows. Heck, I don't even have nostalgia as an excuse: I don't believe the Robotech series ever had a major TV-airing on Saturday-morning cartoons, over in my backwater country; I didn't grow up with it despite being an 80's kid.

What did motivate me, however, were quality collector's items. I've been a Transformers-collector for some years now - a series I do have childhood memories of - and when I ran into a bargain 1/48 Yamato VF-1J I knew I'd found a great toy, that I vaguely remembered reading was generally quite expensive.

I took it out of the box, toyed around with it.. and here I am. Now I've been watching the old series on DVD and video (and am really digging the storylines), got a super & strike parts set, bought a second 1/48, purchased display stands, commissioned Devin for a custom decal-set, am considering getting a Q-Rau for my Valks to face, and am eagerly looking forward to the release of the VF-0 and VB-6 Koenig Monster.

I'd say Macross drew me in hook, line, sinker, rod, and boat. By sheer virtue of the toys it has inspired. But then, I was already a toy-collecting nutter to begin with, of course.. but there are quite a lot of toy-collecting nutters out there, and the ones I know were all pretty impressed by the valks.

Just my two euro-cents ($0.0245670 USD)

Well, I went ahead and ordered the Max 1J. Gotta have the 'raw' material.

Sold some Transformers stuff I didn't need anymore to finance this endeavour. (Just to give you an idea, an import toystore in Amsterdam is asking 125 euro, which amounts to a good $150, for a VE-1 Elintseeker or a VT-1 Ostrich. Or, if that strikes your fancy, the modest price of $176 - give or take a dollar; probably 'give' - for a Q-Rau.. Fortunately I know a better place to turn to..)

Anyway, I digress. Just letting anyone who's (mildly) curious as to how this will end up looking know, I will be posting pictures once I finish this little pet-project. Since this will also be the first time I'll be working with waterslide decals, this might get embarrassing.

I've PMed you about this custom set, Anasazi.

Just figured out another adjustment that might be neccesary:

(since the left portions folds over another area that is white on the Max 1J)

Yup, I'm officially being nitpicky, now.

Hmmm.. I just realized that, for a set for Max, some minor adjustments to the all-white scheme might be neccesary.. his shoulders are white, so the decal intended for that should not be - it could remain it's original blue. The same goes for his tailfins. Likewise, the logos that go on the front of his lower-legs would also end up on white plastic, and could remain unchanged. Hmmm.. that's about all, that I can see.. Well, apart from the fact that the hollow sextagons(?!) included in the patterns for the legs/ankles would have to be filled with blue..

I hope I'm not being overly imposing, here. ^^; I'll pay you?

Awesome! You just had that lying around, huh? This could definately work out, I think.. I'll just have to determine whether or not the Minmay figure and logo's would look good, or would perhaps require a white border..

That, and I rather fancied the alternate Minmay graphic used on an older Minmay model, which you posted at some point. She was humorously dressed up as a Valk.. I saved it somewhere .. *looks* Here:

Having that on one of the boosters - probably on top of the booster-engine-cover - would provide even more eye-candy. If this is possible, then I would definately want to order this custom set from you!

(And as for asking for permission: it was a simple gesture of respect.)

I've given this some thought, and - with your permission, of course - I'd like to try an alter the Minmay Guard set in such a way as to make it work with the Max 1J colorscheme.

Mostly, it occurred to me that if the traditional guard is blue on white, then perhaps for Max they ought to be white on blue.. an Inverse Minmay Guard, if you will. That won't work for all the nuances of course, or for the Minmay-graphic, but I want to play with the concept a bit.

Ideally, I'd want to extend the theme to the FAST-pack at least somewhat, too.. but that will probably be aiming too high at the moment.

Welcome to Macrossworld (and to collecting the toys)!  And thanks for the interest in my set MG set.

Thanks a lot! I simply must, above all else, start with commending you on the excellent work on the set in question, and all the other sets you've created. I've created simple stickers for an old Transformers G1 Overlord once, and the difficulty I had with that really makes me appreciate the kind of work that had to have gone into creating a set that actually neatly wraps around so many features on the valk..

In addition, the second-hand valk I have clearly demonstrates the need for custom decals: some of it's stickers really do not look that great.

The Minmay Guard set was designed specifically for a completely white 1S (i.e., stripped, primed, and repainted for customizing).  The decals wouldn't work with either the Max or Miriya 1J.  I made these particular designs semi-translucent so they'd blend into the white paint job REALLY well.  As a result, if you try to put them on a darker surface the bluish purple wouldn't show up correctly (perhaps not at all).  I can make an opaque set for you, but I am not sure how it would look against the paint schemes on the 1Js.  My aesthetic gut instinct says it's not the best idea, although definitely a creative one.

Trust me, it's more a question of convenience than creativity! A local import-store - I live in the Netherlands - just happens to have a stock of these two 1J aces. So I was simply pondering my current options. And I suppose my sense of aesthetics tends to be as skeptical as yours; hence why I posted this thread in the first place.

It is rather a shame, though. I absolutely adore the look. I just do not possess the neccesary skills, at this time, to properly prepare a valk for a "true" Minmay Guard custom. I mean, I've seen the pictures you've posted of the set applied to an uncustomized VF-1S Roy, and despite that being mostly white, the standard decorations do get in the way. In that way, the two colored 1J's actually seemed like more viable options, for a total customizing-noob like yours truly.

I think, if the blues would contrast enough, it has the most chance of looking half-way decent on the Max version, because of the conformity with his color-scheme. But the chance that some of the blues would simply not show, even if made opaque, would be very present..

I suppose my only other option would be to commission someone on this forum with more expertise in customisation to strip my Hikaru for me, but I can't say I'm looking forward to the cost and hassle that'd be involved in shipping my valk half-way across the world for that.

If you're looking to trick out your 1/48s with some custom decals, drop me a PM with what you have in mind and I'll what I can do to help.

A very tempting offer. The possibilities are virtually limitless.. In any case, thank you so much for your reply. I was a very pleasant surprise to see it show up. Who could possibly be more qualified to answer these particular annoying questions, after all? :>

(BTW, hello, I'm new! Both to these forums as to Macross collecting. Anyway..)

Once I discovered Twin Moons Anime, I was instantly drawn to the Minmay guard decal set created by the local Anisazi37. It was quite unique, amidst all the more conventional Macross decal sets available.

However, I am also currently considering buying either the Max or Milia version of Yamato's 1/48 VF-1J Valkyrie. So now I'm trying to decide on whether or not this decal-set could possibly look good on either of them.. Max I'm most skeptical about; it'd only work if the various blues would contrast enough to be visible. But with Milia I'm worried the colors will clash.

So I guess I'm looking for some input. I couldn't find any reference of anyone actually ever trying to slap these decals on these particular toys - or anything other than a variety of 1S Valkyries, actually - let alone pictures of it.. Perhaps I should fire up my laptop and try to create a composite image .. a virtual model, if you will. But before I go through the trouble, I thought I'd ask.

If it doesn't end up looking good.. I might have to consider removing the decals off my second-hand 1/48 VF-1J TV-style Hikaru (which got me started on Macross collecting).. which I'd really rather not do.

Any help would be appreciated.