Bandai 1/60 DX Chogokin Macross 7 Fire Valkyrie

[aurance]

Hmm, it looks… fine? With a couple trade-offs, if anything it’s a testament to how well Yamato did 14 years ago.

[Chronocidal]

Yeah, the comparison of the neck alignment is interesting actually.  I don't think either looks bad at all there, they're both far superior to the old original YF-19 from Yamato.  I also don't think that photo of he Arcadia VF-19 is doing it many favors, the nose actually looks droopier than it should be.

Animation-wise though, I actually think the Bandai gets closer to the art.  The Yamato looks closer to the YF-19 in general, but I think a lot of the art in Macross7 is closer to the DX profile.

They keep getting so close it's really hard to pick any major benefits between one or the other.