Bobby

What's nice about this (if they ever got around to it) is that it is still a transforming valkyrie albeit much simpler. You get gerwalk, a unique modification at the winglets, and an almost yukikaze-like (but long before it) cockpit, which would all make for some simple yet cool poses. I think the best part may be that unlike most modern valkyries that often require a huge time commitment to transform, this would bring you back to the good ol' days of lickety-split-takatoku-transformation-times

^ you're welcome!

Speaking of sleekness (as mentioned in earlier posts)...if they can capture this (below) I think we'd be golden! It would be a great selling point if they included a charcoal canopy option in addition to the anime green for personal preference ...and oh, the color options

I actually didn't widen the hips at all. In looking at the prototype pic, it just looked to me like whoever posed it forgot to drop the upper leg portion all the way down into the lower leg to match the way the line art knee section is supposed to look so I just tucked it in. No mod to the prototype

I have waited for this day. Here's a photochop of the prototype with some color/detail added in to help visualize what could be...

i really like gerwalking (especially the vf-2ss)...and as others have suggested, i think it is one of the primary differentiable attributes of what makes macross...macross. i actually like it so much i try to see if it can be done to all sorts of other transformable figures just to see what will happen...(facebook page dedicated to all sorts of "unconventional" gerwalking)

yes...

not sure if this fits in this thread to share but hope so since 'the workshop' seems macross only. i had picked up a PG 1/60 Aile Strike from the FS thread here and did some modding. i always wanted a large scale, fully poseable, w/open hatch capability, glowing (photoshopped) Temjin!

just wanted to share a custom mod i made from something i picked up from the FS thread here. for all intents and purposes it should probably be called a mass production RGM-O. the truth is i just like red gundams

Excellent, excellent, excellent job! Just now seeing this...can appreciate the design, the craftsmenship, and the execution! Wo-WOW!

My favorite valkyrie is the VF-2ss Valkyrie II. I do love Macross and there are plenty of incredible valkyries to like and enjoy in which I do, but while I patiently wait and hope that Arcadia/Yamato/Bandai or whomever may one day mass produce a fully transformable VF-2ss for fans to enjoy, I had a yearning for another version of this valkyrie that I thought was worth sharing. (note: the pics are photoshoped to bring out the colors, enhance shadows/highlights, cleanup, etc.) I was curious to take one of the 1/250 scale Macross Fighter Collection series models and see if it could be converted from fighter to battroid. With an x-acto knife, a dremel (for portions that are hard plastic), model glue, a weathering marker, and some patience, I set out to make a VF-2ss in battroid mode. Here are the pieces after separating the parts: My goal was to capture the pose of the VF-2ss that graced the cover of the June 1992 issue of B-Club magazine (vol. 79) in which you see my attempt: Here it is next to the fighter mode out of the box: Here it is from behind so you can see the cool back pack: Here it is next to a bottle of white-out so you can see why I think it might be the smallest VF-2ss in battroid mode : Here it is next to my custom VF-2ss 1/100 Bandai kit (featured at vf-2ss.com) so you can see scale: So I hope someday someone can persuade a company to finally develop a fully transformable VF-2ss for fans to enjoy! Idea: remake the story, make it awesome, make a market…make the toy! I hope you all enjoyed this VF-2ss albeit in teeny-tiny form! Thanks.

The Metal Siren does upon first glance seem rather un-macross-ish. I felt its design influence (for better or worse) came from a giant mosquito! But if you remove the medieval-esque jousting lance it starts to have a VF-17(1)-ish thing going on. And once you shorten its daggery point of a nose some, and remove the patriotic paint...you begin to recognize the classic lines making it feel like another suped-upgraded VF-1 (just like the VF-2 has done in our hearts) and it ends up not being so bad : ) ...but also not that original. Just changing the wings and head doesn't constitute a really new valkyrie per say. I think it's clear that a majority of the design effort was invested into the VF-2, then perhaps the VF-2J Icarus, and then the leftovers were maybe given to make a quick-fix hero mech while running out of time, low on budget and empty of ideas.

...another update. Look for some new killer images in the ART sxn as well as some great new videos in the MOTION sxn. Enjoy. P.S. Yamato...please make a vf-2ss

Just an update to the site...Shinagami submitted his latest creation (home>model>shinagami). Hint: think red... think sylvie vf-2ss.com (perhaps the only one of its kind in the world and a nice compliment to p. belic's submission) P.S. Yamato...please make a vf-2ss

No, you are right, Ikeda's point was that Kawamori didn't join directly, but rather that the actual transformation pattern for the VF-2SS is purely derived from Kawamori's first Valkyrie and that without this previous work, Fujita couldn't/wouldn't have designed the VF-2SS as we know it today.

T. Ikeda, a friend and fellow VF-2SS enthusiast in Japan, has asked me to submit his latest site creations paying homage to the VF-2SS Valkyrie II in both English and Japanese. Please enjoy. English Japanese

woah...1000 fans 5 weeks later great to see so many Macross fans in general! sure hope someone makes a PT 1/60 vf-2ss...

wow...it's been about 8 weeks since adding the Facebook link to vf-2ss.com and about 300 people from around the world are fans...there's even some ladies too...who knew!

New model added to the model gallery...and some new pics in the art gallery! Plus check out Facebook too!

added a facebook link to the site has 150 photos + 5 videos so far... please feel free to add any images of the VF-2 to the fb profile with or without armor thanks

Thanks everyone for the feedback! I clipped all the songs to :59 seconds each and made them stream. I really want the viewer to enjoy the soundtrack at a good quality (at least a minute of it) when browsing through the images on the site. Hope it's not hanging up too bad. Is it true that Bandai has plans to make a 1/100 VF-2SS?

Thanks to permission by MWmember Cody Chan, his rare and astounding VF-2SS battroid model has now been added to the model gallery! He does brilliant work...THANKS CODY! P.S. If you have any VF-2SS w/out armor you would like to see featured, please contact me.

Thanks to permission by w.cheng, p.belic, jarrod, fly4victory, vicviper, m3, and others, vf-2ss.com is now online. The purpose of this site is simply for vf-2ss fans to experience and enjoy this remarkable valkyrie and soundtrack composed for Macross II. If you have any vf-2ss related art/models/cg that you'd like to contribute to the site please let me know. This (and vf2ss.com) is sort of a never ending project for an ongoing admiration/adoration of this extraordinary valkyrie, while longing for the day when a fully transformable vf-2ss w/out SAP will be produced as a kit/toy.