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Can't argue with you there since we have no way of empirically testing this. My whole point is having 50BMG's shooting a Zen in the face may not be such a bad idea since, in a combat setting, being distracted may be the advantage a Tommie needs to kill the Zen.

Correct - I should clarify I was thinking about Hasegawa's models of real airplanes. Only one I can think of off-hand is Tamiya's Fi-156 kit from a couple of years ago (yeah I know NOT Hasegawa) Oh well, the vertical format makes it very dramatic and I wish more manu. would do it.

You're right - my scale is off. Nonetheless, my analogy stands scalewise: a sewing needle is easily less than .10" and a bunch of them weighing 115gr (typical 50BMG is +/-700gr and 115gr is a common bullet weight used in 9mm handguns) traveling at 400-500 FPS (typical 50BMG travels at +/-2700 FPS) hitting my face would give me quite a bit more than an insignificant bloody lip.

Interesting that both of Hasegawa's 1/48 Macross kits have box-art that's in a vertical format. I can't think of another example from Hasegawa.

Why not have machine guns in the head? To a Zentran, that'd be a couple of 50cal spraying right into his face - don't know about you, but, scale-wise, a face-ful of 22's in my face would be enough to ruin my day.

I don't think I know any woman who's boobs are that low on her body....

I would just leave those guns off. Heck, if you look at the scene from the series I can't even see where they would fit the guns - the breeches would have to sit where the pilot sits or have to pass through if he/she is lifted up when the hatch opens.

Dang - I just realized I'm still considered "Cannon Fodder" so when I receive my 1/48 Hasegawa VF-1 I'm gonna build it tan but in tiger stripes (a play on my old nickname).....

100% agree - if this was in 1/48 scale I'd pick it up for sure; 1/72 a very likely. 1/60 is too oddball a scale that doesn't match anything else I have so I've never had any desire to pick up one these or the toys.

I really hope Hasegawa will give an option to build a tan VF-1A w/ their new 1/48 Valk just to give Tan's some love.

Macross Tan Valkyries = Star Trek Red Shirts.... If I ever join Starfleet, I'd insist on a blue shirt and stay the h*ll out of Security....

1/24 is kind of an oddball scale - now a VF-1A/J/S in Braille-scale 1/32, that'd be aces.....

+100 - I like that Hasegawa has designed this kit to be excellent on it's own at a reasonable price and leave the resin & PE details to the modeller's discretion (and pocketbook).

Anybody as hooked on these two animes as I am? I particularly like Mai-Hime because of the drama and tragedy although the ending sucks.

My 1/48 VF-19 and 1/72 Minmay Special from HLJ also arrived the same way. Here in the USA, Amazon ships their books, DVD's & CD's the same way; I like it as it minimizes the use of foam peanuts and I can recycle the cardboard insert & box.

Agree - beautiful sculpt but to my eyes anyways the head's always seemed kind of small in relationship to her body....and the face doesn't look anything like Yohko...

Hmm, Hobbylink Japan has stopped taking pre-orders.

I'm quite a bit more partial to this statue: http://www.hlj.com/product/meg71241

This is Hasegawa - if they stay true to form, there will be a DYRL boxing, a TV boxing labeled "Production Version", a "Skull Squadron" boxing , a "Bounty Hunter" boxing, a "Minmay Special" boxing, etc. etc. etc,. until the molds crap out....

Oh yeah....

March is perfect - will give me plenty of time to set aside money for this......monster. And congrats on #2 - but be careful, they grow up a lot faster than you realize!

ROFLMAO.......but to gather myself, I would say capacity is Hollywoodian....

This movie is a Netflix movie for me - I own a big screen HDTV and seeing it at home would be about equivalent to seeing it in a theater. Except at home I have full use of a clean bathroom, my feet don't stick to the floor, popcorn doesn't cost more than a steak dinner and I can slam beers!

I'll wait for the 1/48 scale one....

Dang......surprising considering how into all-things-Japanese the Taiwanese are.