PLAMAX 1/72 VF-1 Valkyrie

[KOG Water Dragon]

15 hours ago, GMK said:

Box art for Hikaru’s fighter is out. 
 

https://x.com/number4graphics/status/1803993098856345891?s=46&t=NgApUr0JxJVmdHJ5mss_Sw

Not gonna lie, this boxart kinda gives me some feels.

[Thom]

4 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said:

Not gonna lie, this boxart kinda gives me some feels.

Oh yeah! That is some great box art. Nice idea to remake the intro scene.

[Big s]

I guess the 1J fighter is in stock

[KOG Water Dragon]

18 hours ago, Big s said:

I guess the 1J fighter is in stock

Yep, I see HLJ has charged me and added it to my private warehouse.

[VF-1A Grunt]

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.

[pengbuzz]

On 6/21/2024 at 7:16 PM, Thom said:

Oh yeah! That is some great box art. Nice idea to remake the intro scene.

Right? Imagine if they used that kind of art to completely redo the opening into for SDFM?

[Thom]

52 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

Right? Imagine if they used that kind of art to completely redo the opening into for SDFM?

Just the opening? I would love it if they redid all of the animation for the entire first series. Keep the vocals/soundtrack, but redo the aged look to it.

[pengbuzz]

5 hours ago, Thom said:

Just the opening? I would love it if they redid all of the animation for the entire first series. Keep the vocals/soundtrack, but redo the aged look to it.

Yeah, they could digitally clean those up and even use AI (with permission of course) to rework some wonky dialogue.

[TMBounty_Hunter]

 

 

[Urashiman]

4 hours ago, TMBounty_Hunter said:

 

 

Ah! A PLAMAX VF-1S Strike Valk. Awesome!

[no3Ljm]

From HJWeb.

[pengbuzz]

5 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

From HJWeb.

Apparently, no one  aboard the Macross  ever heard of "washing your plane"....

[Bolt]

5 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

From HJWeb.

Great action poses. Love the grunge. Hikaru has been to hell and back again!

[Big s]

2 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

Apparently, no one  aboard the Macross  ever heard of "washing your plane"....

Nah, the dude just kept getting shot down or crashing and the crew just had time to do the minimum to keep up with him

[Thom]

18 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

Apparently, no one  aboard the Macross  ever heard of "washing your plane"....

He just needs to walk into a Zentradi-sized shower.

[GMK]

Strike Valk formally announced. 
 

https://x.com/mxf_official/status/1816310404303442237?s=46&t=NgApUr0JxJVmdHJ5mss_Sw

[Big s]

2 hours ago, GMK said:

Strike Valk formally announced. 
 

https://x.com/mxf_official/status/1816310404303442237?s=46&t=NgApUr0JxJVmdHJ5mss_Sw

It’s up for preorder at the usual spots. Hope they do a strike battroid next

[GMK]

Vermillion Squadron box art released. 

 

[VF-1A Grunt]

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.

[KOG Water Dragon]

6 hours ago, VF-1A Grunt said:

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.

Very different from the movie version box artworks. I wonder if these TV edition boxes are meant to evoke a retro feeling?

[KOG Water Dragon]

11 hours ago, Big s said:

It’s up for preorder at the usual spots. Hope they do a strike battroid next

And super fighters.

[Big s]

6 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said:

And super fighters.

It would be very easy at this point. All they gotta do is change the tip of the fast pack

[no3Ljm]

Plamax Series PX08 1/72 VF-1 Strike Fighter Valkyrie Skull Leader
January 2025 Release
Y5940

[GMK]

Hoping that they scale up their 1/72 Battroid to 1/20. 

[Major Tom]

I love the 1/72 Plamax but I absolutely hate that 1S head laser that they copied from their 1/20 scale valkyrie.

[Major Tom]

In comparison to Hasegawa:

 

[Urashiman]

7 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Plamax Series PX08 1/72 VF-1 Strike Fighter Valkyrie Skull Leader
January 2025 Release
Y5940

I dunno ... these pictures look super toy like. Not sure if I wanna buy one. I have two plamax VF-1 fighters already.

[Big s]

1 hour ago, Urashiman said:

8 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

 

I dunno ... these pictures look super toy like. Not sure if I wanna buy one. I have two plamax VF-1 fighters already.

It will probably look a lot better with some paint and weathering 

[GMK]

Payment collected for Vermillion Squadron VF-1 fighter. 
 

 

[Bolt]

I'm only in it for the Battroids. 

[pengbuzz]

3 hours ago, Bolt said:

I'm only in it for the Battroids. 

Da-na na-na na-na na-na BAT-TROIIIIDDDDD!!!

[Casual.Plamo]

On 7/26/2024 at 2:28 PM, Urashiman said:

I dunno ... these pictures look super toy like. Not sure if I wanna buy one. I have two plamax VF-1 fighters already.

Exactly what i was thinking.

Maybe it's the colors or something, but I do feel like it's very toy-ish compared to hasegawas.

[Big s]

37 minutes ago, Casual.Plamo said:

Exactly what i was thinking.

Maybe it's the colors or something, but I do feel like it's very toy-ish compared to hasegawas.

I think it’s the lack of riveting, but also the lack of any weathering. It will definitely look better with a bit more attention 

[GMK]

Pre-order for VF-1S Battroid is now open. 
 

https://x.com/hobbywatch_jp/status/1828285220749222026?s=46&t=NgApUr0JxJVmdHJ5mss_Sw

[Big s]

1 hour ago, GMK said:

Pre-order for VF-1S Battroid is now open. 
 

https://x.com/hobbywatch_jp/status/1828285220749222026?s=46&t=NgApUr0JxJVmdHJ5mss_Sw

Just preordered it.