PLAMAX 1/72 VF-1 Valkyrie

[tekering]

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Wave Corp are releasing some rounded mecha hands in the new year. 

Nice!  Those look ideal for Master Grade Mobile Suits, Yamato/Arcadia VF-1s, and larger Transformers as well.  Tons of customizing potential! 

Edited December 19, 2025 by tekering

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3 hours ago, GMK said:

Adjacent to the hands discussion, Wave Corp are releasing some rounded mecha hands in the new year. 
 

These look great, will they be available in multiple sizes?

[valkyrie13]

I still have an unfinished resin kit construction of a YF-22 battroid.  I had always thought that the aftermarket gundam hands were not quite the right ones for it. I will check these out when they hit the market and hopefully finally get around to finishing the build I started 13 years ago. LOL!

[GMK]

Some more Plamax BTS, this time for the missile containers. 
 

 

[sketchley]

2 hours ago, GMK said:

Some more Plamax BTS, this time for the missile containers. 
 

 

Did Kawamori-san work on this?  I swear that's not only his drawing style, but also his handwriting!

The way he writes "へ" in "への字" in particular hasn't changed since he did the designs for M+'s YF-21!

Edited December 21, 2025 by sketchley

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2 hours ago, sketchley said:

Did Kawamori-san work on this?  I swear that's not only his drawing style, but also his handwriting!

The way he writes "へ" in "への字" in particular hasn't changed since he did the designs for M+'s YF-21!

Could be. I know he sometimes gets involved with toy and model projects 

[GMK]

Even more Plamax BTS!

 

 

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On 12/23/2025 at 1:10 AM, GMK said:

Even more Plamax BTS!

 

 

Kinda curious about the question mark in the decal sheet. Is it gonna be some naughty nose art? Or maybe an obscure marking from one of the variant paint jobs?

[Shawn]

On the twitter page they reference the Arii kit's caution type decals, which has this (for the VF-1J)..so it only makes sense to include one of the nose-art inspired art pieces

 

 

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1 hour ago, Shawn said:

On the twitter page they reference the Arii kit's caution type decals, which has this (for the VF-1J)..so it only makes sense to include one of the nose-art inspired art pieces

I had a feeling that it might be something like that.

[GMK]

More Plamax BTS, this time separate colour parts for the rear “dome”.

 

[GMK]

Christmas edition Plamax BTS, this one being all about the “cuffs” visible with the arm armour fitted. 
 

 

[GMK]

Plamax Twitter/X BTS continues, this time leg detail.

 

[Papa Rat]

Digging these little details. Color separation via the plastic is not so important to me but having them separate parts makes painting smooth and easy. 

[GMK]

More Plamax BTS. The proportions of the shoulder on the non-armoured Battroid didn’t work with the shoulder missile pack, so it was widened by the kit design team. 
 

 

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1 hour ago, GMK said:

More Plamax BTS. The proportions of the shoulder on the non-armoured Battroid didn’t work with the shoulder missile pack, so it was widened by the kit design team. 
 

 

Nice to see that even with that bulky chest armor that he can still afford aim that gunpod