KOG Water Dragon

So Hasegawa has 3 variations of the SV-262 released/announced, but only two VF-31s so far. Kinda odd? I guess? Still, given that it is Hasegawa, I have confidence that they will do a full series of VF-31s in time. Including the VF-31E which Bandai for some reason seems to have decided to skip. And seeing so many versions of the SV-252, and Hasegawa's past releases of the SV-51, it seems all the more strange that they skipped the VF-27 entirely. Model companies can be inscrutable...

Glad I saw the news here about the pre-order for the Kairos. I just went and pre-ordered one for myself. Even though I browse HLJ future releases regularly, I had missed this one because it was listed under military jet kits instead of under sci fi/Macross Delta where all the other Macross Delta kits are listed. And I normally don't browse military jet releases.... Also: I'm kinda bummed that Hasegawa never did a VF-25A release. I mean... they've covered the VF-1A, the VF-0A, and the VF-31A now.... why did they skip the VF-25A?

You know, I DO kinda wish they'd done this one in 1/72, so it could be displayed alongside all the other 1/72 variations they've released in the past.

I don't mind at all. I love these decal variant re-issues. The alternate paint and marking schemes are fun.

http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG65790 Looks nice. I want one. Interesting to see Hasegawa doing decal variations of the big 1/48 kits so soon. I wonder what variations they have in store for the 1/48 VF-1.

I buy a lot of kits... more than I can build. I get them because I think they're cool, and because I'd LIKE to build them... eventually. I know I can't build them all... I'll eventually have to pick and choose which ones I actually finish. But I buy the kits because I like to know I can then build them later, if I wish, and not have to track down the kit for an exhorbitant price. If you were to look at my stacks of unbuilt kits, you'd probably call me a collector... but I don't intend to resell the kits. Not unless forced to by some sort of negative life circumstance.

I rather like it. It's clean and classy, bit of a contrast to the busy minmei guards and deculture VF-25s (which I also like). I also like the orange and white scheme. The signature next to the minmei graphic is a cute touch. Looks like some unique markings on the tail fins. Orange gunpod too. I will buy.

I think I must be one of the few people who actually likes that new VF-25 design...

OK, so I was cruising Ebay and Yahoo!Japan auctions... and I noticed the YF-25 is available now. Anyone besides me getting one? I bought one from ebay. Love the box art. And the seller is sending the movie ticket too.... which is useless to me, but still kind of a fun thing to have I guess.

Well I must say, this is pretty darn awesome news...

So I guess the kit is out now.... HLJ showing 'low stock'.

Having laid out $20 (per sheet) plus shipping to get myself copies of the 2 armored VF-25 decal sheets, I don't really feel in the mood to hand out scans for free... Besides, doesn't that violate copyright or somesuch?

I'm not rushing to judgement based on tiny lowres pics. I'm sure it looks better in person. Also, I think the VF-25G looks better in battroid mode than in fighter mode.

Just pre-ordered both at HLJ.

Yeah, the models need paint to make them look just right. That's what makes them models, not toys... As for new releases, what I'd really like to see is a VF-171 series... I'll be sad if Bandai skips those. There are no Super Michael and Super Luca kits per se, but you can easily buy a Michael or Luca kit, plus a super parts add-on kit, and wind up with the same result, for the same price that a super combo kit WOULD have cost.

I'm not sure what you mean, the Armored VF-25F and Armored VF-25S sheets are still up on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Macross-Frontier-VF-25...p3286.m20.l1116 http://cgi.ebay.com/Macross-Frontier-VF-25...p3286.m20.l1116

I don't think everyone has that idea. Only one person seemed to have that idea.

As I thought, sounds like they are still finalizing the new artwork to be used for the decals. So it should be a new kit, not a re-issue of the old Minmei Guard.

Sorry, typo. I meant Armored VF-25F.

OK, so I just got copies of the Armored VF-25F and VF-25S deculture decal sets. Does anyone know if there are any other sheets released, or soon to be released? I already have the Sheryl and Ranka sheets that were released a while back. I seem to remember a bunch of new deculture designs being shown at some hobby show a little while ago, but I don't know if those are actually being released, or were just for show. I'm guessing the VF-25F and VF-25G deculture designs seen earlier in this thread are the next due out? I'm still not sure if those are meant as standalone decal sheets, or will be packed with kits. I just want to make sure I don't miss any sheets. By the way, for people who want to get the Armored VF-25F and Armored VF-25S sheets, I can highly recommend the ebay seller 'Ministry of Toys'. The seller is based in Malaysia, and the price per sheet was a bit steep ($20 each), so I was a bit nervous about purchasing at first. But I couldn't find the sheets anywhere else, so I went ahead and purchased. Shipping was only $5 for both sheets combined, and they actually arrived pretty fast (just about a week I guess?). Communication with the ebay seller was good too. So if you want those sheets and can't find them elsewhere, the ebay seller is a safe way to go.

Revising the final decal artwork perhaps? Or waiting on someone to finish the box art? Dunno... I just hope the final product looks nice.

It wouldn't make sense for the Minmei Special 2009 to be the same as the old Minmei Guard kit, if that's what's being suggested. If it was a re-issue of the old kit, why would all the hobby sites create a new listing for the kit, when they could just mark the old listing as back in stock when the re-issue is released? And why do all the listings for the Minmei Special 2009 feature artwork of Minmei that doesn't appear on the old Minmei Guard kit, if the kit is just a re-issue? I would be inclined to think this Minmei Special 2009 kit is something altogether new.

So if I interpret correctly, these will be actual releases, not limited edition freebies that you have to scramble to get a copy of? Yay! It was rather a pain to get copies of the recent Armored VF-25F/VF-25S sheets. I paid $20 per sheet and had to buy them from an ebay seller in Malaysia... Being able to order these things as proper kits from a normal online shop like HLJ will be a relief.

So did anyone ever get one of these? I'm a sucker for these limited edition decal variant releases (and the box art is fantastic) so I went ahead and bought a copy of Y!J auctions. Anyone else? I think the production run was limited to just 500 copies...

Has there been any word on a 1/72 Super Luca or Super Mikhail/Michael/whatever kit?