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Found on a current auction, just another low-viz variant, but the angle of this pic just struck me as 'that is freaking cool' Hasegawa did nice on the 1/48.

The latest max release (tentatively tomorrow) has box art which I assumed to be Mercy Rabbit like the recent ones, but this one is 'Naochika Morishita' Have they done any other Macross products?

Another dumb question...has there ever been documentation on just how the 1/55 series was 'packed' from the factory? Example-the Elintseeker...where was the heat shield place when new? Or the little antenna extensions on he fast packs? Where they in baggies? Loose? Everything else is documented on these things, I was just curious on where things actually came out 'stock' from the factory. Not just this example, but the 1/55 line in general. Sort of like if you were judging a car restoration where things need to be in their place lol

nice one!

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Wow-that was when I had a 2nd site created to store some of the files because the primary server was full lol Yeah found the vid-remember this was compression from 2002 VFX2EXm1.mpeg

Can you explain what else would be needed? Are these connectors sold somewhere else? Thanks!

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Amazing kit. Next pose, have it slightly looking down with its right leg raised above the dazed pilot...truly evil. 😛

Noticed the Macross is in the Star Trek Hive comic....you cannot tell me that is not the silhouette of the dyrl sdf-1 with armd! 😛

Ah the video and poster clear it up...I'm dense This is a fork of the main unit, it is a 'test machine'...i.e. VF-X/Macross Plus development fighter...AFC-01X Legioss Omega! Now I understand the liberties with the design, its truly meant to be an evolution of the original design, not an interpretation.

Very excited to see Hasegawa continue their build out of the kits...the TV Quead should be fantastic! Such a strange offering for the VT-1 Gerwalk 'return to earth' mode from the movie, would never have guess that was in the queue. And really looking forward to the Mercy Rabbit box art for these, should be epic. We know the Nousjadeul-Ger has coming in 2026, where else are the going to go? Maybe some new Zentradi ships? A 1/4000 matching Nupetiet-Vergnitzs would be my #1.

I appreciate a fresh set of eyes on this classic design, and as I watched that video it did sort of break my mind thinking 'the parts aren't supposed to do that' lol I sort of view it like a Mimic...where it looks human, but suddenly opens its mouth at the base of its neck to eat you. If I find one cheap enough I'll bite just for the weirdness of it. I feel they looked at the market full of all the other 'screen accurate' valks and made their own market. Really can't wait to see their interpretation of the Fast Packs. And they kept the 'Keep Clean', love it. My only real gripe is the landing gear length. It reminds me of the original Yamato 1/60 V1 prototypes from 2001. I thought that was the shortest landing gear I'd ever seen in a valk until now. But at least they made it white!! (hint hint Bandai)

Did find this which says the clear version does come with the pilot...I think that was the question

I did not know there were 2 clear versions, I thought just one. But I remember NOTHING lol. Checking out the Chronicle article