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Custom VF-1T 418th Flight Test Squadron


Ratatarse

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Following my VF-1Z and during makeover of the Nemesis ultimate soldier, this is a small custom I made 2 weeks ago... followed by another one based on VF-1A TV

A weapons program as the VF-X has necessarily its program of testing, evaluation and development of weapons.

This was attributed to the 418th squadron flight test, the "Tigers", based at EdwardsT.F.C.

An aircraft was specially designed to analyze the results and arms, the flight parameters, designating targets.

This is the VF-1T (T for Tactics).

It carries a laser designator and a FLIR on the nose for monitoring field assets, a laser optometer in the head, and an engineer on second seat : yes, it is a two-seater CUSTOM :blink:

He was armed with :

- An ultra maneuvrable monobooster HMB, fitted with an automated laser pulses with presence detector, which, coupled with the double barrel will became the dual strike cannon;

- A basket of micromissiles wich will become standard on VF-1

- A rack of 3 Missile, which also have become a standard armament on VF-1

- A high velocity automated airborne cannon, to be modified and adapted on the chest of Tomahawks, here in its airborne prototype

- A pod information TTSR improved to collect data from fire and flight during shooting tests

- A belly fuel tank giving the necessary autonomy to the device, due to the use exclusively in the atmosphere with booster, in place of the gunpod wich was not planned yet.

This device maintains, however, the offensive qualities of the YF-1D which it is derived from.

But ... you may want to see it, no ? :lol:

- Fighter Mode

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Focusing on Specific Equipment made for this version :

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418th Center Booster

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Specific VF-1T Head

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VF-1T, Edwards T.F.C.

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Belly view

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Laser + FLIR under nose cone

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Needed to drill into the back of the valk to put removable booster fixations

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Without Center Booster, please see the Tigers 289, all paint is made with handbrush, NO airbrush nor spray paint !

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- Gerwalk mode

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- Battroid mode

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Head Detail

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Leg detail

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Armament detail

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And then, the day after, I made the Alaska Base VF-1A you can see in an other topic, just hottest :D

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Wow, that would look great next to my 1:48 418FLTS VF-1D that Kurt did for me a few years ago. What made you decide on doing a 418th bird?

Wow, got it on 48 ?

cool

I wanted an Edwards test plane, and the others squadron didn't inspire me... I love the tiger meet planes, so I decided to make a plane from the 418th as it was on Edwards and permit to make a great handbrushing work, I also wanted to make another custom of VF-1D after my virgin road, too classic for macross

I wanted another unique VF after my VF-1Z, so I got the T one by now... following, the Nemesis would be, I think, another masterpiece in my custom Macross line :lol:;)

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Yeah I had Kurt convert my 1:48 VF-1A into a VF-1D using the Cap'n A kit and then he did a tiger meet scheme on it with the 418th logo. Would love to see the two of them side by side, but that probably won't happen, oh well. Here is the album: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...m&album=202

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The painting scheme of your Tiger is beautiful !

Very good airbrush work

I've just noticed you had your bird on the SDF1, mine is at Edwards, home of 418th...

The first time I take the time to look at a custom VF1D 1/48... I feel it's a good transformation, even my priority would have been to modify the canopy, however, great piece in your collection I guess !

I would have tried to do custom VF0 B, C and D from 1/60 Yamato, but the price has been increasing last monthes, and I don't want to spend much money on planes I will cut and drill <_<

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  • 3 weeks later...

Superb work on the hand tiger striping. I also like the various tiger meet paint jobs. The weapons and evaluations equipment is very believable (besides the whole giant transforming airplane thing). Awesome job over all. - MT

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