KOG Water Dragon

I actually... really don't like these new rounded hands. I'm hoping this kit still includes the original battroid hands as an option. I'm going to want all my battroid hands to match each other, and I'd rather not have to buy 'donor' kits to replace the hands with the original style.

I was thinking the same myself. To be honest, I don't really like kits that allow multiple options out of one box... I always wind up getting multiples that have the same box art, when I could have had multiple different cover artworks to enjoy. 🤣

I finally picked up a VF-19 and decals at my local shop. I've gotten another set of the decals from HLJ, but they still haven't filled my order for the VF-19. I'll leave it on order since I'd like to have 2 or 3 sets to do 2 or 3 of the modes eventually. But I can't believe my first one came through my local shop.

Disappointed we still don't have a 1/72 version from either Bandai or Hasegawa. But at least this is something. I'll probably grab a couple.

Nice. I've been wanting to get another VF-0A/S w/ Ghost.

Same here as well.

I'd like to see the Dullahans in 1/48

I'm hoping we'll see some 40th anniversary themed livery repops from Bandai and Hasegawa, like they did for the 35th (and Hasegawa has done every 5 years since at least as far back as the 25th).

Maybe the battroids didn't sell as well as the fighters? They certainly don't repop the battroids as decal variants anywhere near as much as they do with the fighters. I think it's just the Minmei Guard and the Operation Bullseye Armored VF-1s?

Hasegawa managed to do VF-1D for 1/72 fighter and 1/72 gerwalk, so I don't think it's too outrageous to think they could do a 1/72 battroid. I'm not sure if it's popular enough to justify a 1/48... but it IS pretty popular right? What Macross fan doesn't know the scene it comes from? And er.... I WAS holding back. 🤣

If we're getting all wishlisty.... 1/72 YF-24 fighter 1/72 YF-29 fighter 1/72 YF-30 fighter 1/72 VF-2SS fighter 1/72 VF-171 fighter (yes yes I know Wave has one) 1/72 VF-27 fighter 1/72 VF-1D battroid 1/72 YF-19 battroid 1/72 YF-21 battroid 1/48 VF-1D fighter 1/48 VE-1 fighter 1/48 VT-1 fighter 1/48 YF-21 fighter 1/48 VF-11 fighter 1/72 Destroid Spartan 1/72 Glaug

We still need Regult Heavy Missile Carrier Type! 😀

I was a kid when the show was on TV, too. Born in '78. And I had a lot of those old kits. I just think this new kit's hands surpass even what was seen on those old box arts. If it looked like the old box art, I'd be happy.

I think the hands are just a tad too big. Nice style, and yes reminiscent of the old box arts, but still... just a fraction too big.

And can we get a YF-29 and YF-30 too, please.

Haha I meant the end of the Regult series. Of course the others you mentioned would be cool too. Especially Glaug!

I'm sure they had em all planned out. I just would have expected them to save the super exciting one that most people want (which I assume is Scout but I could be wrong) for the end.

Surprised they are doing scout before heavy missile pod type.

I think creating big areas of color, be it chest stripes, leg stripes, wing stripes, tail fins, etc... with either stickers or decals just doesn't look great and gives me a toy-like vibe. And it can be hard to color match the decal if there's a bit of color not covered by the decals. And then there's trying to accent panel lines across a decal... If push came to shove I'd probably rob stencil/pilot name/registration and other small markings from a Hasegawa kit. The basic 1/71 VF-1 is pretty cheap.

I feel like anything that's not insignia, warning stencils, numbers, text, etc should just be painted anyway.

Hope there's enough artwork for a 4th Sortie book soon.

Wait, the variants of the original armored VF-1 come with better hands??? So I need to buy a spare copy of one of the new ones to donate hands to my original armored VF-1?

I think that's correct. I'm hoping they'll follow it up with a 1/48 version of the initial rollout scheme.

Lovely art as always. I wonder when Sorties 4 will be coming out.

Yes. Yes please. But I take back what I said. I'd also like the Luca version with dish, and the extra armor/super version.