Hexi Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 Greetings! Here's my new favorite Valkyrie. This is my 3rd 1/48 build. I'm still improving and finding it hard to go back to 1/72s. I love how the legs lock into the fuselage, the nosecone section is better enforced and the feet can be installed after leg assembly. The VF-1J was also a step up from my VF-1Ss with extra molded controls, decals for the cockpit and it's setup to accept the HUD pieces. I didn't use the decals for the cockpit though. I just painted the molds instead and added the VF-1J cockpit decals to one of my VF-1Ss.
vsim Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 Nice, looks great! How did the build go? I haven't gotten to any of my 1/48 Hasegawa kits yet.
Hexi Posted January 11, 2021 Author Posted January 11, 2021 39 minutes ago, vsim said: Nice, looks great! How did the build go? I haven't gotten to any of my 1/48 Hasegawa kits yet. In many ways it's very similar to building a 1/72, but the nozzles are not decals on the 1/48. Of the 3 I have built the feet very in stiffness. I sticky tacked the ones that annoyed me. Also all the armor is held on by sticky tack. For my next 1/48 VF-1 I'll use magnets to hold on the leg armor. The 1/48s are addictive and about the size of a 1/55 toy.
505thAirborne Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 Welcome aboard. Looks great & an awesome build!
peter Posted January 12, 2021 Posted January 12, 2021 On 1/10/2021 at 5:25 PM, Hexi said: In many ways it's very similar to building a 1/72, but the nozzles are not decals on the 1/48. Of the 3 I have built the feet very in stiffness. I sticky tacked the ones that annoyed me. Also all the armor is held on by sticky tack. For my next 1/48 VF-1 I'll use magnets to hold on the leg armor. The 1/48s are addictive and about the size of a 1/55 toy. Good to know...I built a few 1/72s and have a 1/48 in waiting.
ChristopherB Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 Welcome to the forums, great job on the build, I also like the Hasegawa 1/48 valkyries, and hope to see more of you projects! Please share your Macross kit collection (built/unbuilt) to the following thread when you get time:
Shawn Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 Very very nice! I love the 1/48 builds the most-est!! S
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