Gabe Q

Age is nothin' but a number, right? Who am I kidding? I'm an old fart. TWENTY FREAKING SIX... Born in good ol' 1977

I got two of them funky chunky 55s... Hikaru -1S Cannon Fodder -1A and looking for a hikaru, max, and/or miria -1J. I just want loose ones in decent condition cuz they're gonna get played with anyway. Anyway, if anybody wants to unload at a decent price...

Your model kicks @$$! Great work. Now build a Glaug or Regult for it to fight against.

I'm drooling over your 1J... I must say, excellent work. I have the 1J kit but I'm afraid to even start it until I get a few more kits under my belt. I really enjoy these build-ups. I'm a beginning modeller and these are VERY helpful. I really appreciate the time you and, especially WM, take to document your work. PLEASE, keep 'em coming! Anyway, the original TV version valks have always been my favorites. I have noticed one thing, however. Isn't that a DYRL style pilot in your TV style valk? I guess there isn't really a TV style pilot figure available for these kits. Pisses me off...

Those are cool little kits. I just finished a VF-1D a few weeks back. They are fun to build and you don't have to work forever like a bigger model. This one didn't take me that long and I'm a beggining modeler. I'm hoping you post a pic of yours when you're done.

Wow, that's a really great idea! Man, now I gotta go and copy you...

A 1/72 scale Macross would be about 50 feet in length! It would need a pretty big room. Correct me if I'm wrong but, the length of the ship is mentioned to be about 3600 feet. Which means, 3600ft * 1/72 = 50ft, right? Anybody know how long that would make the Prometheus?

I couldn't see Alpha Omega's pic so... This straight off of the HLJ website: 1/72 Macross Option Decal #03 (HSG65766)

The poor defender! It is my second favorite. The Monster is my fav... That is some serious heavy artillery.

It looks like they're just gonna stick a strike battroid kit in a box with new instructions and a new decal sheet. You could've already made one if you bought a battroid kit and Macross Option Decal #03. Gabe Q.

Well, I'm gonna draw the line here. I'm not gonna get this kit. I have all the VF-1s they released, including the the Angel Bird, the VF-1D trainer and Virgin Road, three battroids, and the M & M double VF-1J set. I have twelve Hasegawa valkyrie kits total and I'll buy anything else they release AS LONG AS IT WAS IN THE SERIES. They're not upsetting me but I just wish they would release something really new, not just a rehash. I am very happy with the kits I have so far. If you don't have a Hasegawa Macross kit yet, you are depriving yourself! Gabe Q

Well, I'll buy anything Macross in a TV version. Now, I'm not gonna sit here and put down DYRL but I will politefully mention that I much prefer the TV version. I would love to have the following set in 1/60, or 1/48 but that would wipe me out financially, they would all be TV versions: VF-1S Skull One VF-1J Hikaru, Max & M VF-1A Max, Kakizaki VF-1D Trainer That's the set of seven that define the series for me. Gabe Q.

I wish Hasegawa would make some 1/72 Regults. That isn't gonna happen though. It's too much of a risk. It would cost too much to produce and sales are not guaranteed like the valks. Still, I can imagine how beautiful a set of Hasegawa destroids would look. I can dream, can't I?

Hello, I'm definitely not a pro but I know that the star in a black box means "apply decal" and the other icon you mention means "remove." I'm pretty sure that second icon is a picture of a hobby knife, the kind with break away blades. They just mean there's a piece you may have to trim if you see that icon in a step. Hope that helps...

Thanks! Tom, thanks for the info. That's exactly what I was looking for. Looks official enough for me. Looks like Crazy Canuck really put a lot of work into those. Thnks to him, too. I'll post some pics of the finished valk. SDF Commander, where in the heck did you see Max's VF-1A marked as 003? Which episode is that?

Hello, Does anyone know exactly how this kit is going to be different from the already released VF-1S Strike Battroid Valkyrie? There aren't any pics on the HLJ website. Just Hasegawa re-packaging a kit? Here's the link: HSG65768 Hasegawa 1/72 VF-1S Strike Battroid Valkrie Minmay Guard 3,800

Hello, My first post! Let me start off by letting everyone know how much I enjoy Macross World. I've been checking these forums for a few months now and it was quite a scare when it was down for a while. I decided to become an official member now that everything is brand new here. I went crazy on ebay and snatched up about twelve Hasegawa valkyries. I’ve never built a model kit so I couldn't bear to ruin one by building it. For practice, I bought a few of those 1/100-scale Arii kits. After putting a few of those kits under my belt, I decided to try my luck at one of those Hasegawas… So anyway, I started the VF-1A about a week ago. I’m building the Kakizaki TV version of the kit. I’m satisfied with my progress so far. After building a few of those Arii kits, you really get an appreciation for the quality of the Hasegawa kits. My question for everyone is, what number should I put on Kakizaki’s 1A and where? I know Roy’s Skull One is 001, Hikaru’s VF-1J is 101, and so on. Also, since I plan on building Max’s VF-1A from the TV series, what number should put on his? Max’s markings on his VF-1J say 202. I’ve seen the entire TV series about five times since I bought the Animeigo set and I can’t find that info anywhere. I’ve tried the web, too Anyway, this may seem like a little detail to some people but I just want to be accurate to the show, lest a floating head appear and annihilate my valk. I guess I’ll attach one pic to show you what I mean. My camera doesn’t take good close ups though. Anybody know how to take good close ups with a Canon S230? Sorry, I went on and on and on...