Awacs

Episode 5 is "Transformation" in Robotech (I forget the Macross episode title) It's the first time the Macross transforms.

The dark blue Valk is only in that shot as far as I can see, which is part of a montage sequence of Valks being readied for battle, launched etc. I agree that it's probably just a low-vis colour scheme on an otherwise standard VF-1. Since it's not a colour scheme seen anywhere else in the show maybe it was just evaluating that colour scheme and they decided against rolling it out fleet-wide?

Karl

I've always had a fondness for a design with a lot of edges and stuff so my number one design is no surprise:-

1) VF-19A Excaliber

2) VF-1S Valkyrie

3) VF-4 Lighning

and last but not least:-

4) VF-11 Thunderbolt

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