PLAMAX 1/72 VF-1 Valkyrie

[Papa Rat]

3 hours ago, Big s said:

I know right!

Did a quick check to have my private warehouse shipped and it was going to cost $300+ yikes. I guess my stash lives in the warehouse indefinitely 

[Big s]

12 minutes ago, Papa Rat said:

Did a quick check to have my private warehouse shipped and it was going to cost $300+ yikes. I guess my stash lives in the warehouse indefinitely 

Or at least till they start charging. I got a pretty healthy stash in there now with a few Macross kits an MA k double pack of afs armors, some Moderoid Tekkaman and that beautiful upcoming Queadluun Rau. I don’t know how much shipping will be, but I also don’t know how much the eventual charges will be if I wait past their deadline.

this tariff thing needs to end

[Papa Rat]

20 minutes ago, Big s said:

Or at least till they start charging. I got a pretty healthy stash in there now with a few Macross kits an MA k double pack of afs armors, some Moderoid Tekkaman and that beautiful upcoming Queadluun Rau. I don’t know how much shipping will be, but I also don’t know how much the eventual charges will be if I wait past their deadline.

this tariff thing needs to end

I hear ya.

[Bolt]

24 minutes ago, Big s said:

Or at least till they start charging. I got a pretty healthy stash in there now with a few Macross kits an MA k double pack of afs armors, some Moderoid Tekkaman and that beautiful upcoming Queadluun Rau. I don’t know how much shipping will be, but I also don’t know how much the eventual charges will be if I wait past their deadline.

this tariff thing needs to end

Same boat. Same opinion.

[Papa Rat]

It makes eBay pricing seem more reasonable. 

[electric indigo]

If you wait a bit longer, it will be cheaper to pick it up in person...

[Big s]

6 minutes ago, electric indigo said:

If you wait a bit longer, it will be cheaper to pick it up in person...

I never actually see the Macross kits from the og series show up here in the U.S. some of the ones from plus and other franchises have, but lately haven’t seen og Macross stuff 

[VF-1A Grunt]

21 minutes ago, electric indigo said:

If you wait a bit longer, it will be cheaper to pick it up in person...

I’m hoping to visit Japan again next summer. As that trip gets closer, I’m definitely going to wait to buy some things or maybe have them shipped to family in Tokyo so they’ll be waiting for me.

[SteveTheFish]

My pics of the Max Factory booth. I attended the All-Japan show yesterday.

 

Look at the bottom of the pic above. Tiny 72nd scale Minmay by the Valk's foot!

There were also Moderoid Mospeada kits on display.

[KOG Water Dragon]

What a world we live in. Multiple 1/72 armored battroids to choose from. I have the old Arii and the recent Hasegawa, looking forward to the PLAMAX.

[Big s]

On 10/17/2025 at 5:35 PM, SteveTheFish said:

Look at the bottom of the pic above. Tiny 72nd scale Minmay by the Valk's foot!

 

That’s a much better add on figure than I expected. Definitely far cooler looking overall kit than the hasegawa and this figure is a must have for display 

[GMK]

PLAMAX did an Arii vs. PLAMAX comparison:

[Bolt]

On 10/17/2025 at 5:35 PM, SteveTheFish said:

Look at the bottom of the pic above. Tiny 72nd scale Minmay by the Valk's foot!

Is that  separate item or does it come with the armored kit?

Edited Sunday at 07:21 PM by Bolt

[Big s]

38 minutes ago, Bolt said:

Is that  separate item or does it come with the armored kit?

The Minmay is labeled  for this 1-J. I guess they didn’t want to just do another Hikaru and got a bit creative and I’m ok with that

[VF-1A Grunt]

4 minutes ago, Big s said:

The Minmay is labeled  for this 1-J. I guess they didn’t want to just do another Hikaru and got a bit creative and I’m ok with that

The armored VF-1J was introduced in SDFM Episode 9 with the Ms. Macross pageant when Minmay was depicted wearing that swimsuit. Hikaru is sent on his recon mission in the armored Valkyrie while the pageant is taking place.

I like how both PLAMAX and Hasegawa are including the figures to evoke the memories of the events that took place when each of these models appeared.

[Big s]

2 minutes ago, VF-1A Grunt said:

The armored VF-1J was introduced in SDFM Episode 9 with the Ms. Macross pageant when Minmay was depicted wearing that swimsuit. Hikaru is sent on his recon mission in the armored Valkyrie while the pageant is taking place.

I like how both PLAMAX and Hasegawa are including the figures to evoke the memories of the events that took place when each of these models appeared.

I just thought it a bit strange since he was only able to watch her from tv. But I’m glad it’s included rather than just another standing Hikaru

[Chas]

 

On 10/17/2025 at 8:35 PM, SteveTheFish said:

 

Look at the bottom of the pic above. Tiny 72nd scale Minmay by the Valk's foot!

 

The pic with the 72nd scale Minmay is Hikaru's 1-S from DYRL. The figure at the bottom of the pic does not look like swimsuit Minmay to my eye.

The VF-1S kit is supposed to come with a fig. Of Minmay in her dress from the end of DYRL.

As seen in promo pics for the kit here.

The swimsuit Minmay likely does come with the Armored Valk kit as they were seen in the same ep.

[Big s]

1 minute ago, Chas said:

The swimsuit Minmay likely does come with the Armored Valk kit as they were seen in the same ep

It’s also labeled on the show card at the top for the 1-J and at the top of the actual runner

[Bolt]

It's funny. I'm likely to get the armored VF-1J just for Minmei 

[Big s]

1 hour ago, Bolt said:

It's funny. I'm likely to get the armored VF-1J just for Minmei 

Right!!

5 hours ago, GMK said:

PLAMAX did an Arii vs. PLAMAX comparison:

Honestly, the Arii details aren’t quite as sharp as the hasegawa, but even the Arii actually looks better than the hasegawa. Anyway I’m just glad the superior armored 1J is coming up soon

[tekering]

1 hour ago, Bolt said:

I'm likely to get the armored VF-1J just for Minmei 

The 1:72 figures are the main draw for me as well, as difficult as they'll be to paint... 🙁

[Chas]

Just got the payment request for Hikaru's VF-1S strike from Hobby Search.

Can't wait for the armored 1-J to go up for pre-order.

[Bolt]

17 minutes ago, tekering said:

as difficult as they'll be to paint... 🙁

Yes indeed!

[Big s]

7 hours ago, tekering said:

The 1:72 figures are the main draw for me as well, as difficult as they'll be to paint... 🙁

Yeah, I think that’s a great bonus with these for sure. Who needs a hard to find 1A, unless you’re really just interested in that Kakizaki figure they included. The lil people are so awesome and I’m glad they’re packed in these kits. 

[GMK]

Box art for the VF-1D Fighter is out. 

[VF-1A Grunt]

I have to say, I much prefer Hasegawa’s box art, but I’m really liking the PLAMAX line as a “anime fun” and easier to build companion to Hasegawa’s models.

[Shawn]

Wow I can't keep up with all the new kits, its an amazing push from all these companies!!

[KOG Water Dragon]

22 hours ago, Shawn said:

Wow I can't keep up with all the new kits, its an amazing push from all these companies!!

Indeed!

The Wave 1/72 VF-171 series was very welcome. Would be nice if they'd add a battroid selection but I'm not holding my breath. Even moreso I'd like them to finally do a 1/72 & 1/100 Destroid Spartan.

Max Factory seems to be nearing the end of what they can do with the VF-1 (still need Max and Miria VF-1J though), so Macross 7 seems to be the next focus.

Will be interesting to see what Bandai does with the HG line once the VF-31 and VF-25 variants are released. That will take a while though. Hoping they will do VF-11. Not sure what else they would consider. Maybe Macross 7 since the Max Factory stuff is 1/72, and the HG line is 1/100. Would be nice to see VF-19 and VF-17 variants in the HG line. I guess they still have the option to dip into Macross Zero (VF-0) as well. And lastly, maybe adversaries from Macross Zero (SV-51), Macross Frontier (VF-27), and Macross Delta (SV-262). The adversary option could be the most exciting.

Hasegawa is where I really see some gaps I want filled. 1/48 YF-21. 1/48 VF-1D. 1/48 VT-1 and VE-1 would be amazing. 1/72 YF-21 battroid. 1/72 VF-11 battroid.

And I know it's not likely, but I'd welcome new plastic kits from Macross II, from any company.

[wm cheng]

Oh Man!  I just want the figures but I agree they will be really hard to paint especially the eyes at that scale!!! 

[Big s]

1 hour ago, KOG Water Dragon said:

And I know it's not likely, but I'd welcome new plastic kits from Macross II, from any company.

I’m actually hoping those come from Bandai in the hg lineup 

[KOG Water Dragon]

1 hour ago, Big s said:

I’m actually hoping those come from Bandai in the hg lineup 

I think I'd prefer something in 1/72... probably Wave or Max Factory.

[SteveTheFish]

7 hours ago, wm cheng said:

Oh Man!  I just want the figures but I agree they will be really hard to paint especially the eyes at that scale!!! 

I think probably at 1:72nd scale, painting the eyes would make it look weird and bug-eyed. Probably the best thing would just to use a wash on the face, like Tamiya's brown/pink accent color. Even at 1:35th scale, armor modelers doing figures don't really paint the eyes, do they? I'd have to look up some examples.

[VF-1A Grunt]

51 minutes ago, SteveTheFish said:

Even at 1:35th scale, armor modelers doing figures don't really paint the eyes, do they? I'd have to look up some examples.

I’ve been watching this guy’s excellent but simple tutorials on painting 1/35 figures. He just uses a simple colored dot. He mentions in most of his videos that trying to paint the whites of the eyes will come out looking weird and bug-eyed even at that scale.

https://youtube.com/@spruesnbrews?si=oQlbZEyoL3exLVB9

Edited 19 hours ago by VF-1A Grunt

[Big s]

1 hour ago, SteveTheFish said:

I think probably at 1:72nd scale, painting the eyes would make it look weird and bug-eyed. Probably the best thing would just to use a wash on the face, like Tamiya's brown/pink accent color. Even at 1:35th scale, armor modelers doing figures don't really paint the eyes, do they? I'd have to look up some examples.

It depends on the style. Realistic ones can get away with a wash, but actually painting the eye can help. With anime figures, especially the higher detail ones, the best way is with water color pencils. Start with a dark wash like a darker brown or black if it’s a female character with eyeliner. Then use a water color pencil of white to get the out line of the eye and a sharpened darker one to outline the pupils and such. If they look a bit buggy you can do a quick top coat and then a bit of a light gray wash to tone the whites down