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I saw a big increase in the number of chunkys for sale recently. Maybe there will be a re-re-release coming up soon? Maybe for the 40th anniversary? Who knows...

Now there's something I've never seen before! Not the best look for the valk but I'm awarding points for originality.

@Chas Here you go. Looks like this kit has now made it to the backlog pile. Once you've opened the bag, you've officially started the kit.

Ok, I'll get on it.

@Chas I guess I can open up the bags and scan them for you. Would it be all three sheets or just a certain one?

I have the green 1/72 Aoshima Legioss repop. The decals are sealed in the bags though.

@MechTech The level of detail on those torpedo tubes is astounding! I pored over those pics appreciating every little detail. However, I'm a bit disappointed that there are only 15 side tube bolts instead of 20. Jk... @derex3592 Your shuttle is coming along nicely. It looks great so far. So many Star Trek fans among us builders here. I never got into it but the shuttle you're building looks really cool. Anyway, I recently won this SDF-1 kit on ebay and it included a complete variable vf-1d kit! Score of all scores! Hopefully I can actually get to building either or both of these soon. My backlog of in progress kits is in the double digits!

It's a cruiser mode kit. I took a pic but i don't wanna derail this decal thread.

@MechTech I saw your post about this kit in another thread and that's why I hunted down the SDF1 kit. I'm glad you talked me into it!

It was a model kit. The 1/5000 ROBO**** version. Funny thing is, it included the complete trees for an old imai 1/72 variable vf-1d. There was even some old ROBO**** coloring book pages and an extra set of decals for the ship. All for under 50 bucks shipped. It was a pretty nice surprise.

@MechTech Thanks. I won an ebay auction for an SDF-1 and this extra decal sheet was included.

Does anyone know what kit these decals are from?

Oh, I'm gonna zoom in! It looks fantastic!

@derex3592 I guess that's why I haven't been posting. All that 'boring' work is gonna pay off, I'm sure. @MechTech I'm not sure what the dots are on the tubes but I'm very curious now. Looks like tedious work! Hats off to your patience. @wm cheng Very beautiful birds you have there. Your builds are always the gold standard around here. About 90% of everything I learned about building, I learned from your build ups way back. Good to see you building. You're right about the differences a few decades make. The planes look very different.

This is an impressive engineering feat. That hand is beautiful.

Cat's Eye!!! Your death star looks great!

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hasegawa-65761-f-14--1072239 According to Scalemates, the Macross Zero F-14 kit is from 1977! There's a later kit from 1988 they could have used. I've been looking for the Zero version of the F-14 for a long time but now, dunno if I want to buy such an old kit.

@MacrossJunkie Your work looks very well done. It's not over or underdone. It looks very convincing. Great job.

@F18LEGIOSS Another miria build. Awesome! Looks good so far. Those comparison shots are interesting. They have very similar proportions. This is encouraging for the prospects of a Hasegawa 1/48 Battroid.

A Macross chess set!!! HMR version... That is so many levels of awesome!

@20max20 You are a prolific builder! All of those kits built in such a short amount time. They look great! @Dobber Your enterprise looks amazing! The finish on it looks like it was a very time intensive process. It looks great lit up, too! @Grayson72 That Zentraedi ship is just crazy huge! What's the scale on that? @peter The landing gear is tough to get right on these little valks. They don't fit quite right and trimming them just right is a laborious process. I stick a little ball of blu-tac in the bay and press the doors down on top until everything is flush. Then I just glue in place. @Chas As far as mounting Miria's valk, I figure I'll just put her on one of those horrible Hasegawa stands. Also, thanks to everyone else that also said kind words and showed interest in the finished build. The positive feedback feels good and motivates me to keep building! You guys are the best!

@MechTech I guess you're right. If this is helpful for members, then it's worth it. If I do post a rare sheet, I will secretly put in a small, inconsequential change to know if I'm the source of a bootlegger's original scan.

I feel like we're just helping out the black market decal bootleggers here. Every rare set of decals we post in detail is one less they need to hunt down themselves.

All done!

Wow, almost forgot to post my update after seeing all of your guys' stuff. Just getting the pilot ready and she's all done!