VF-1A Grunt
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10 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said:
I have 2 1/48 black aces, but the kit provides options for 5 schemes...🤔
That’s definitely a good point! I think I have three of them now, along with 5 or 6 of the 1/72 version. I’d like to do one 1/48 model as in non-Super configuration at some point.
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Hasegawa is re-releasing these two kits, just FYI:
1/72 VF-31A Kairos - Macross Delta
1/48 VF-1J Super/Strike Valkyrie SVF-41 Black Aces
The Black Aces is my favorite squadron scheme of the ones they’ve done, so I’m tempted, but I already have a couple I haven’t built yet.
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15 hours ago, sh9000 said:
By tessan_7830.
That’s a fantastic model. It must be a 3D printed design to fit the Hasegawa model. Link to the rest of the photos on X:
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On 4/24/2025 at 4:09 PM, Goodman Models said:
Out of the decal stash which I add to whenever I can. He may have been a real pilot, not sure!
I’ve noticed that it’s hard to find pilot names in white font. Most real U.S. aircraft have black lettering on grey fuselages. I noticed recently while watching a modeling video that the F-117 had white names since the aircraft was black. I’m going to pick up a decal sheet to supply some names for VF-1s.
The model is looking great!
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I’ve been wondering the same thing. I just received the periodic open order reminder from HLJ showing that I’ve had some backordered since September 2023.
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Looks fantastic! Well done!
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I’m a little surprised to see this multi-scheme kit, since they appeared to be putting out a series of specific paint scheme kits that are now superseded by this one. But I guess that’s what Hasegawa did when they released their combined VF-1A/J/S kit (although that was several years into their product line). Regardless, I ordered three from HLJ for the standard brown scheme and the Alaska Base too.
I’m also interested to see the weapon set. I’ve always thought the Hasegawa 1/72 missile boxes were too big and didn’t look right, so I’m curious how these will compare.
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On 2/11/2025 at 1:53 AM, Big s said:
Yeah, no surprise here. It’s the exact same kit with less face on the pilot.
I’m disappointed about that. I thought they were going to use the face of the pilot who gets hit and climbs out of her cockpit before dying.
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On 1/31/2025 at 4:07 PM, Papa Rat said:
I’d also like to see a tomahawk make a return. Can’t pull the trigger on the wave kit going for $120 or whatever on eBay.
They were still available in almost every good model store when I visited Tokyo in June 2024 - Yodobashi (both Akihabara and Shinjuku), Volks, Mandarake in Nagano, checking my photos from the trip. ¥6730 at Yodobashi. The Phalanx was plentiful too. I’d look around online (especially Mandarake) to seen what they may cost now and what shipping would be. Certainly cheaper than eBay.
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Very cool. I bought the Queadol-Magdomilla years ago, probably about 40 years, and I found an unopened Quiltra-Queleual in Tokyo last summer. Neat models. I may have to spring for a few more - that’s a great price for them here in the States.
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8 hours ago, Big s said:
So unfortunately Kakizaki is a web exclusive through the goodsmile online shop according to taghobby.
It looks like it’s regionally restricted too. It says “Japan Only” in the product info. When I’m not logged in, I can see the Kakizaki Battroid product listing, but as soon as I log in (with my U.S.-based account), it doesn’t show up in the product search (nor does the Max Battroid). I can’t add either of them to place a preorder.
PLAMAX PX13 1/72 VF-1A Battroid Valkyrie Hayao Kakizaki Unit
I may have to create another account and have it sent to family in Tokyo.
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Hobby Search shows the original list prices and images of the parts and instructions for both kits. The super parts are an additional sprue, and the parts are added on top of the base kit. You can even see that the instructions for the super version show what non-super parts are not used, such as the vertical tail fins. The super kit has all the parts needed to build the non-super version.
VF-11B Thunderbolt - List Price 3,080 Yen
VF-11B Super Thunderbolt `Macross PLUS` - List Price 3,740 Yen
It might be worth shopping around some more to see if you can find the standard kit cheaper, since it should be, but it could be an issue of availability.
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On 11/6/2024 at 9:51 AM, Bolt said:
They at least did the SVF-569 Lightings and the SVF-440 Dullahans. The SVF-569 even in 1/48 ..
Sorry, I don’t know much about the YF/VF-19 series. Are there any differences in the VF models themselves (i.e. different parts), versus the YF, or it is just squadron paint schemes on the same YF model?
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On 11/3/2024 at 11:56 PM, SpacePirateNeko said:
oh lord just release a new valk in 1/48
Broken record here: I still keep hoping Hasegawa will release a 1/48 VF-1D fighter some day…
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3 hours ago, GMK said:
Vermillion Squadron box art released.
I can’t say that’s the most inspiring or exciting artwork I’ve seen lately…
Looking forward to a couple of these kits though.
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I saw quite a few Wave Destroid Tomahawk and Phalanx kits from their most recent release when I was in Tokyo last month, but the VF-4 kits were noticeably absent. I’d been hoping to pick one up while I was there, as I don’t have the newer version with the extra missiles. I see that the kit is listed as discontinued on the HLJ site, but I think they said that about the Destroids after their first release too. Hopefully they’ll run the VF-4 again in the next year or two, maybe with the gun pod.
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I saw official Wave fighter and Battroid samples on display at Yodobashi in Akihabara two weeks ago. They looked really good, just like the example photos above. They had the Hikaru VF-1A Super Battroid kits for ¥4950. I assume they had just been released, because I don’t think I saw them at any other stores. They look really good, a huge step up from the old transformable kits. I’ve never really been interested in 1/100 but would certainly get a bunch of these if I wanted to model in that scale.
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I checked Yodobashi-Shinjuku on Wednesday and Nakano Mandrake yesterday hoping to see the VF-1J fighter on the shelves, but no luck. They may still be processing shipments. Left Japan today, so I’ll have to order it online.
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2 hours ago, Big s said:
That vf-1j fighter is just around the corner. But I think it’s end of July if I’m not mistaken. I’ve noticed that the battroid is currently smoldering out at a lot of sites and I’m glad it’s popular, but I have a feeling they’ll be doing some reprints soon. I highly recommend that kit.
I believe Hikaru’s TV VF-1J fighter was announced before the Max / Kakizaki Vermillion Platoon VF-1A fighter, but the VF-1J has since been pushed back to July. The Vermillion fighter is apparently still due in June, but my understanding is they usually release at the end of the month, and I’m leaving a couple days prior. But I’m definitely going to check a few stores the day before I leave!
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I’m spending a couple weeks in Tokyo, and I made the rounds of the shops in Akihabara yesterday. The VF-1J Battroid seems to be sold out everywhere. The only one I saw was a sample in the display case in Yodobashi. Bummer! I was hoping to pick one up. I’ll check some other places over the next few days. I may end up buying a Max / Kakizaki movie fighter, since I don’t have any of the Plamax VF-1s yet. I was hoping to get their TV version while I was here, but I think I’m going to just miss the release.
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9 hours ago, Big s said:
Some of the upcoming releases have multiple decals. Like the Max/ Kakizaki 1A. I don’t remember if the sticker only first kit had a 1A head as well, but if it does, you could use the spares on it and have one for both pilots
Those decals sets unfortunately only have one set of the standard markings, so the only extra decals are the ones that have the specific colors for the two pilot options. You might be able to get a set of generic markings from eBay or another source.
The other option could be to use one of the Hasegawa sets that had both full color and low visibility markings, although they might need to be trimmed to fit the Plamax model in some locations.
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12 hours ago, electric indigo said:
On sale at Hobbysearch for 2.100 Yen:
Looks like that’s the sticker version, just FYI. It’s a good price, but I’d want to find decals for it, personally.
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On 5/21/2024 at 5:04 PM, Big s said:
I think the only difference is the lense cover in the movie pushes the front top part of the lense forward giving it a longer appearance
all the lines appear to be the same, just the above images have a different kind of style to drawing. Basically just having that longer lense cover and a side arrow decal will be all that’s needed and it looks like an easy assembly.
Hear me out for a minute. I’ve always thought that the DYRL movie design team decided to stretch out the -1A head to make it a little longer and sleeker. It’s hard to really say because of the weird way the TV artwork was done and the many variations from one scene / one episode to the next, but I think you can see it by comparing the original line art to the movie. Ignoring the lens, I think the area between the front “face” and the round “neck” under the head is stretched a bit in the movie version. The movie version’s “chin” also doesn’t hang down as low.
SDFM TV:
DYRL Movie:
Again, I know it’s not definitive because the movie art is more detailed and may just be a better a more accurate representation of how the head was always intended to look. However, you can see the same longer, sleeker look at the artwork for the 1985 Bandai transformable VF-1A kit. Not official, of course, but maybe an indicator of how the movie design was perceived:
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/bandai-0505197-vf-1a-valkyrie--1076235
Finally, acknowledging that the Master Files aren’t “canon,” apparently they saw the same thing when they included these two versions of the -1A head in their Battroid manual:
When it comes down to it, I’m totally fine with the way it’s represented in the Plamax Battroid kit, but I also think the way the Master File book presented it as early and later variants of the head is a really cool idea.
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8 hours ago, Big s said:
As far as the 1-A it will have a flat lense for tv and the extra cover nor the dyrl version according to the picture. The extra cover bit probably just pops into the same hole that’s used for the tv version lense
Excellent, thanks! That makes sense now, what that extra lens is that’s show in the image above. I wasn’t sure why they were showing that part separately. I think the TV and DYRL -1A heads are slightly different in design on the sides (kind of hard to tell from the line art, but the movie head always looked longer), but the alternate lens approach is about the best we can hope for.
What will Hasegawa do next?
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My plan is to basically swap the decals with a regular 1/48 VF-1J/A kit. I’ll build the standard kit as a Black Aces and the Super kit as a brown cannon fodder Super VF-1A.