r_hunter85

This is the most epic custom I've ever seen... I think I love you...

Macross compendium has articles citing differences between A/J/S ....in particular better engines! http://macross.anime.net/wiki/VF-1_Valkyrie

I'm never in a hurry when it comes to valkyries...its a life long obsession. lol 220 still sounds like a good deal. i paid 150 for just the Hikaru 1A without armor and it came with a bad foot. lol I'm probably going to drop 100 on a Kakizaki TV version on ebay in the meantime. but I'm trying to find a decent price for a 1S Fokker. Everyone got to have a Skull one in their collection and I love these v2 1/60s

Yeah those diagrams are awesome! Thanks. I wish the factory glue didnt hold as well as it did on one of the foot pieces. Sadly, it doesn't fit properly back into the leg but it is not too noticeable. Definitely good to know on any further purchases I make and my eventual custom I have planned. Thanks David. I'll keep a look out for a loose one and let me know if you get wind of any. Very much appreciated. Thanks for the link if I can get some money together ill get my hands on that super/strike. Awesome website. Do you know how much shipping to the US usually runs?

I opened up the thruster and checked out the problem. The ratchet for the feet articulation does have a front and back and has a screw that faces away from the landing gear. I try to remove the feet from the ratchet assembly but only the front was willing and the back did break. I glued it back together and reversed the feet do that it faces properly. But I had to modify the ratchet in order for it to fit backwards and clear the screw for the thruster pieces themselves. Sadly it does not work perfectly. It does go completely into the thruster in Fighter mode, but it does still transform and stand upright in Gerwalk and Battroid modes. It definitely would benefit from a replacement part, and I now consider myself an expert on the thruster/leg assembly. haha Thanks Valkyrie addict for the reply and advice.

I just bought a 1/60 Hikaru VF-1A and to my surprise has a backwards right foot. upon investigation...it indeed has two left feet. no dancing for Hikaru. This kinda stuff happen to anyone else? Anyone know if I can get a replacement foot somehow?