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Congratulations on your first 1/48!! My first was a gift from my wife. TV Hikaru VF-1J with Super Parts, it's the best. To this day I still own it and have bought several more along the way. Enjoy your 1/48 as most of us still do. Welcome to MW.

I lean more towards the VF-0D coming next then VF-0 Reaction Armour and then VF-11 Protective Armour. It's a good thing that Yamato hasn't show us much of what they are doing on the VF-11 only because it allows them to use their creative process and show a finished prototype instead of a step-by-step process that get's bashed all the way through to a prototype. If Yamato decides on making more variable designs they should really kill off the 1/60 V2 and pursue other never before made mecha from Macross. Lord knows there are plenty great designs to choose from. Plus, there is a plethora of Destroids and Enemy Mecha to build. I for one would love to see a MK1 from Macross Zero in 1/100. That sucker is all business.

Wow, Ron!! The way you prep, paint, and detail old kit makes you really forget that these are old kits. Your painting skills are very refined. Great job!! Post a pic with all your customs to date, please.

HOly Cripes!! This is one nice looking valk albeit the V-Fins and the slightly husky and stubby fighter. Yet, you can clearly see why Yamato decided on finding a balance for all three modes. I'm really curious to see how the heatshield works, as well as, the rest of the transormation sequence. The big plus is that this sucka comes with fast packs and a removable escape capsule. And is larger than it should be, GO SK!! As far as other attachements, like the rocket booster and the armour I would expect those to be released in two seperate packs. Damn, I have get at least three of these.

Great news!!! I just wish it could be sooner. I wonder if Yamato will release all the armaments for the YF-11.

Of all the Yamato toys I have purchased... 1/48 - Only a few have been loose at the joints but otherwise in perfect shape 1/60 - Only a few have been loose/very loose at the joints but otherwise in perfect shape 1/60 V2 - Broken before I touched it. 1/100 - Perfect

Just wondering... Does anyone know if the CMS Max Q-Rau fit inside this? Or do the feet have to modified?

Wow!!!

Brush slightly warmed vaseline onto the mold. Just warm it up so you have a smooth and thin consistency. If it's lumpy the vaseline will leave unwanted brush strokes behind.

No need to assume, you've already hit the nail on the head.

I'm with you on this. I like it!!

Wow, awesome work as always! Was the color scheme to your liking or that of the customer? It seems a bit bland, like it needs a little something to make it "POP".

With the Strike/Super Pack.

My VF-1S had the shoulders broken upon receipt. And I just got this TWO days ago and took it out of the box. WTF!! I brought the legs down to transform it to gerwalk and there I could see the right shoulder cracked at the pin. I moved the legs out of the way to repair the damage. I applied styrene glue and let it sit to soften the plastic before I apply pressure to rejoin the parts and glue them together wiith a second application of styrene glue. So far, so good, I left the parts alone for eight hours so the glue would be completely dried out and the crack set and repaired. I then proceded to remove the shoulder covers because the shoulders were on too tight and I feared the arm would break also. I don't know what the hell is going on with these, but this F-ing sucks. Thanks for nothing Yamato.

After all it's still a model.

Just waiting for December. I have too many work related tasks on my plate, at this time.

Damn, that's crammed! Minmei looks as if she's in fetal position. It just could be that she was startled by the Q-Rau in the background. I am totally passing on this.

Value of these figures is really depending on what you want to pay for them. Mostly what I've seen is some sell for as low as $1 up towards $110+. There are six pre-painted figures with stand and framed pictures included: 1. School Girl Minmei (There are two versions of this, one with green accents the other in blue) 2. Minmei in polka dot dress (There are two versions of this, one in green accents, blue, and red) 3. Singing Minmei 4. Hikaru in TV Flight Suit 5. Misa in DYRL Uniform 6. Misa in (Yellow, Green, and Red) Swimsuit (Grrrrrrrooooowww!!!) So in actuallity there are ELEVEN figures in total, just repaints really. There is also a set on vinyl models that you assemble and paiint yourself. The sculpt on these is actually pretty nice. I really wish Arii would have completed the line of ,IIRC, 12 sculpts which would have included Roy, Claudia and Milia, as well as, Minmei in a chinese dress. Consider picking these up. No's 1, 2, and 3 are fairly common. 4 and 5 are a little harder to find, and 6 is almost non-existent. If you find 6 be ready to pay at least $100+ for this figure.

Does anyone out there have any screen caps of the MKI from Macross 0?

I absent the day the joke was made. I'm not knocking your reviews, I think they get the point across up until you get to your conclusion. Since you have a variety of sections why not keep them as such and not jumble them into a lump score at the end? When you review a product and the product itself is piss-poor but the packaging is fantastic does it really add up the same when you compare a fantastic product with piss-poor packaging? Just my two cents.

Before I read this...... ...35! Did I guess right?

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Are you referring to the MKI or MK II. If your looking for decals similar to this I know there is a certain mod here who made these but is tooooooo lazy to duplicate them. Sucka! Look around the latest MW Con pics.