Vifam7

I received my pack of 1/144 Chara-works boxes today from HLJ. I open the first box and it's the special "Zentraedi" VF-1 Here's the low down on these "toys". First of all, it's not a toy. It's a display piece. A rather nice looking display piece. The sculpt is fantastic. There are some blemishes but in my opinion something I could live with - mainly because these Valks are REALLY small. I forgot how small 1/144 scale was. I am glad that these Valks are not made of those soft PVC plastic types that tend be used in those egg-type gachapons. BUT these Valks are VERY lightly built. As the previous poster mentioned, a good sneeze could break something - particularly the landing gears. OMG are these gears microscopic! You definitely need some tweezers or something to put those gears and hatches on. Not to mention those decals... Oh, and better keep some glue around because you are sure to break a few trying to put them into the slots (the gears sometimes do not fit well at all!). I'm just going to keep certain ones permanently in flight mode or with gears down. Overall I am happy with these Valks. It is annoying that I have to put some effort into these "toys" and handle them like they're made of egg shells. But I guess that's what you get for going this small and wanting more accuracy than the Doyusha diecasts.

Hello all, I don't always come here to Macross World and I rarely if ever login or post on the forums. I do however know from my occasional browsing that MW is THE place for information on Macross related stuff. So now I request your help. I am really keen on buying these 1/144 Chara-Works Valkyries. However, I would greatly appreciate if someone could advise on the scale/size of these toys. The post by newca seems to suggest that these toys are slightly smaller than standard 1/144 scale diecast airplanes. So what should a guy do if I want to display my Valkyries with other airplanes or toys that match together size-wise? Would these Valkyries look better next to say... 1/200 scale airplanes? Or perhaps they look better next to the 1/144 scale Gundam Fix-Figuration or MSiA series? Any advice and suggestions appreciated. Thanks. Note* - I know I should go Yamato 1/48 but space and budget is limited.

I think it'd be proximity fused (especially for space combat). ------- Vifam7

Aren't the Russians known for creating reliable GI-proof weapons? I mean, I don't know of any Russian weapon that had troubles like the M16. --------- Vifam7

I'm wondering how many rounds the GU-11 holds... If pilots need at least 10 seconds worth of ammo (assuming they fire 1 sec bursts) then about 200 rounds are needed if the firing rate of the GU-11 is 1200 rds per min. I hope I have my math correct (I was never good with math)... I don't see the GU-11 gunpod holding too many rounds though. I mean 55mm rounds should be pretty big. ------- Vifam7

Anyone here excited about the special edition Final Countdown DVD release coming out at the end of this month? Just wondering since folks here love the F14 Tomcat. And this movie features actual F14's from VF-84 "Jolly Rogers". There's a nice preview review of the DVD here . After suffering with the bootleg Pacific Home Entertainment DVD, I can't wait to get my hands on this. ------ Vifam7