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M.W.A.T. – Macross World Attack Team

Post author By EXO
Post date January 18, 2012

Where are they now?

Welcome to another episode of The Vault where we try to archive a special section of the former Macross World HomePage.

Back in the early days of Macross Worldom, toys weren’t as easy pickens as they are now. Collectors were forced to bid against each other for vintage toys they’ve been saving up for since childhood. And those that weren’t lucky enough to win were forced to create! Out of the darkness came MWAT!

Em what?

No! MWAT! The Macross World Attack Team! These unlikely heroes took to resin, styrene and glue to make parts for themselves and others to convert their non mint and bootleg 1/55 toys into the valkyries they always wanted. Travel through the time tunnel called The Vault and peruse through their work. Back to the days when men were men and knives were exactos!

This has been another entry from the MWAT section of the MacrossWorld Legacy HomePage.

Toys

Graham’s 1/3000 SDF-1 Review

Post author By EXO
Post date January 17, 2012

Graham was able to handle the SDF-1 before it was released in December 2010 and provided us a detailed write up. Take a look back at this review here.

Tags 1/3000, DYRL, SDF-1, The Macross, video, Yamato

Movies and TV Series

Valkyries – Tenjin Hidetaka Art Works of Macross

Post author By EXO
Post date January 17, 2012

Moving back once again to spotlight one of Macross’s finest treasures, we take a look at the first Valkyrie book by Macross artist Tenjin Hidetaka.

Released in April 2005, this collection highlights a lot of the box cover art from Hasegawa’s line of Valkyrie model kits and various Macross video games and DVD covers. He also did extensive work behind the scenes on Macross Zero and Macross Frontier (the latter is yet to be seen as this book was published before it’s release.)

Here are a few of his paintings after the break

Tags CG, Hasegawa, Hidetaka, Tenjin, VF-1

Collections

Thread Spotlight: Macross Collection Display

Post author By EXO
Post date January 17, 2012

izzyfcuk's display

As a way to show off our proud members’ various collections, a thread dedicated to displaying their toys, models, statues and misc. memorabilia was started by Kirik. Take a fascinating look at how collectors keep their hobbies within sight. From modest to madness, vintage to modern.

More samples after the break:

Tags 1/3000, 1/60, Bandai, Frontier, SDF-1, VF-1, VF-11, VF-1A, vf-1j, VF-25, Yamato, YF-19

Models Reviews Toys

The 1/60 Fan Racer: Yamato’s first Macross Model Kit

Post author By EXO
Post date January 17, 2012

Yamato Toys surprised their collectors when they announced the 1/60 Fan Racer as a model kit. To be released at the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2009, this marked the first time Yamato has put out an unbuilt model kit. The fan racer, made of ABS plastic was relatively easy to put together, it even held together without any glue. The first release was in white and then it was subsequently released again in December in pearl gray as a set with the Angel 1/60 VF-1A Angel Bird custom scheme and then again in clear plastic with the Angle bird as a promotion in Macross Chronicle issue 48, April 2010. The first release lacked the Hikaru pilot figure but then it was included in the latter sets. I do believe HLJ offered the later Fan Racer releases by itself on their website.

More pics after the break

Tags 1/60, Classic, Fan Racer, Yamato

Models

Hasegawa Lynn Minmay 2009 Special

Post author By EXO
Post date January 17, 2012

Lynn Minmay Special Tenjin Mikimoto

2009 is a big year for everyone former of South Ataria Island, in particular Lynn Minmay. Not only did she get swept up into space and get hauled into a city built inside a space craft, but she also won the first ever Miss Macross Contest. In celebration of her win that very year, Hasegawa released this custom paint scheme for their 1/72 VF-1A model kit. Illustrated my Haruhiko Mikimoto and comes in a box with art by tenjin Hidetaka, this limited edition model kit was released in Japan September 2009.

More images after the break:

Tags Haruhiko, Hasegawa, Mikimoto, Tenjin, VF-1, VF-1A

Fan Works

Awesome animated VF-11 by MW member neoexcaliber

Post author By EXO
Post date January 17, 2012

Here’s a nice little treat. A CG animation of a VF-11…

Click on the link below to comment on this work.
Jump to thread

Update: New video after break!

Tags CG, Fan Works, VF-11, video

The Vault

Welcome to The Vault!

Post author By Mechamaniac
Post date January 17, 2012

What is The Vault? Well, every so often, we’re going to dust off some content from the Legacy MacrossWorld site, update it, and post it in our new blog format. In doing so, we’ll slowly (but surely) update and migrate the best content from the old site.

Our first entry comes from the TV Ads page of the Legacy MacrossWorld site.

So, sit back, enjoy, and keep an eye on The Vault!

The Bandai VF-1S Strike Valkyrie

Tags Vault

Toys

Bandai SD Infinty VF-25F

Post author By EXO
Post date January 16, 2012

Here’s one of the most overlooked toys in the Macross line in recent years. Released around September 2010, it’s the first and only transformable SD toy that we’ve seen from any Macross line since the Joke machines. Below is an excellent youtube review by Peaugh, whose reviews are more known around the Transformers circuit, so keep the pitchforks down as he calls them “veritechs” at the end.

Tags Alto, Bandai, Frontier, SD, Super Deformed, VF-25