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Hiya guys, For me, i will get two sets of the 1/48 VF-1S hikaru. Why? cos i always love the VF-1S Strike both Roy and Hikaru versions, sad to say i missed out on the bandai VF-1S strike when i was a kid, so i aint gonna to miss out on this one. Had one on pre-order from our friendly neighbourhood retailer and friend, Noel. Maybe will purchase another from him if there is any left after others get theirs. Cheers

One Big Problem with mine....is that i havent received mine yet, shucks!! Whats taking the 2nd consignment to arrive to singapore? The retailers sure screwed up by missing the first consignment! Lets pray that this time that there would be no problems and at a reasonable price. Cheers

Nods nods, yes cos they are the only ones who pays attention to us macross lovers, hope there wun be any QC problems with the 1/48 VF-1J release or 1/60 GPB release in the future. Boy hefty months in november and december for my wallet and credit card, 1/48 VF-1S Roy, 1/48 VF-1S Hikaru, 1/48 Fps and 1/48 VF-1J Cheers

Maybe we will see a 1/48 GPB for the VF-1J or VF-1S in the future provided the 1/60 GPB VF-1J sales are good enough for yamato to warrant a GPB design for the 1/48 series. Anyways i will be getting the 1/60 GPB for sure. Cheers

I don't think it says it is a GBP armor for the 1/48 but rather for the 1/60 my friend... Yes i know Montarvillios, excitement got the better of me when i saw the VF-1J clad in GPB armor, but turned to disappointment when saw the small print beside it stating 1/60. <_< Cheers

Hey graham, you are still sober after all that alcohol? Anyways thanks for the awesome pictures!!! Im contemplating wether to get the VF-1J by itself or the VF-1J with Fps cos ultimately im waiting for yamato to do a 1/48 GPB for this baby. Guys your opinions please? Cheers

Holy crap 1 VF-1 2NV, awesome shelves love the shelves especially with the built in mirrors? are those shelves customed made or readily available for purchase? Cheers

Will someone kindly to a pdf format of WMcheng buildup to act as referance for us modellers as well as a momentum for WMC? Im sure it will be very much appreciated. Thanks Cheers

Drugs suck big time, i feel for you man even i dun know you well personally. God speed and God bless ya, hope things work out for you. Cheers

Awesome work from the master himself!!!

Have a bad feeling that the 1/48 GPB armor, if yamato were to produce one, would not be issued as a addon like the Fps but like the 1/60 scale bundled together with the 1/48 VF-1J. Really dunch know wether to get the 1/48 VF-1J. Cheers

And finally a Yamato figures vending machine, nice to keep your 1/60 and 1/72s....provided the boxes could fit in and figurines.

1/48 VF-1S Hikaru in the background next to the 1/1 DYRL helmets. Boy i wish i could afford the helmets.

Better pictures of the upcoming 1/48 VF-1J

Hi Toonz, Very beautiful and nice designs. Would you consider a gerwalk in place of the GPB or a VF-1S Strike in battroid mode? My suggestion is that the front of the Polo Tshirt or Round neck Tshirt having a small UNSpacy Logo or a Skull Logo should be accompanied by a MacrossWorld Shopathon 2004 wording in white, followed by the main design on the back, i guess thats the way most T shirts are designed like Ripcurl Billabong and Quiksilver, Stussy and so on. Guys whats your view on this? Do suggest. Any ways great job Toonz Cheers

Nice pictures KiraYamato, cool mods on the missile packs. Any more pictures, what about VF-1S Roy or VF-1A Hikaru? You havent received your 1/48 Fps, may i presume you are a singaporean? Cheers

Hi there, Sad to say i havent received any birthday or christmas gifts for years. Usually i splurge on toys or models based on the amount i set aside each month, while the rest goes to savings and daily transportation and food expenses. My parents always give me the puzzled look asking "At this age you shouldnt be wasting money on toys but save for the future" I told them "This is what i always wanted since young but was then unable to afford, so please let me indulge in my hobbies abit" Im lucky and fortunate to have met my current fiancee living in Hong Kong, she shares my passions and interests, above all we are very much in love! She always gets me Macross toys on my birthdays, valentine's day and christmas, but i always go with her while in Hong Kong to choose the toy as she doesnt possess the knowledge or experience to check the toys for quality issues. So am i lucky? You bet i am, having both my first loves, toys and soon wife to be. Cheers

I agree with ya on this, its bascially a shoulder plate molded in white with a GPB shoulder attachment covering the existing shoulders. If Yamato didint did such a modfication, the shoulder armor wouldnt be able to fit in given that the GPB chest plate armor would interfere with the attachment of the shoulder armor. It may not be an exact replica true to the TV series but nevertheless we have 1/60 GPB thats 100 times better than what Bandai has conjured up. There be other modfications we havent seen to the others parts of the GPB armor so that it fits the 1/60, till then lets for Graham's review. This maybe the modification we will see if this concept were to be inplemented on the 1/48 VF-1J. One thing bugs me though is how skinny the 1/48s arms will be in comparision to the humongous GPB armor. Cheers B)

Awesome work GunnerX! Im crossing my fingers and hope mine turns out as well as yours. Cant able to have any head start as im kinda of busy with work, usually tired and exhausted at the end of the day. where did you get the energy to do your models may i ask? Sad to say, i wun be doing any panel shading as i dun really have stable hands as well as i only have post shading skills and knowledge. Did you do a clear coat for the finish product? Cheers

Welcome nana to MW, enjoy your stay here. Be warn highly contagious, you may end up buying something no matter how you try to resist. Btw are you a he or she? Cheers

They could, but I deprioritized that set since Hasegawa released their own armored Minmay Guard model and the option decal set with the basic Minmay Guard markings. If there's enough interest I'll make the 1/72 set as well. Don't worry, I've got you down for the 1/72 Blue Roses set. Hi Devin, Yes i know Hasegawa came out with the Minmay strike variant, but the decals arent to my liking as too much pink were involved, not forgetting the minmay design wasnt as nice as the ones produce in the decal options 3 set. I was thinking of doing one till you came along and produce one, boy it would save me a whole lot of work dedicated to masking. Anyways i love this design more as featured in Model Graphics. Hey no rush, just finish what you need to at the moment, if there is enough interest for the 1/72 Minmay Guard sets, im in. Meanwhile i will be contented to have the 1/72 Blueroses set. Minmay Guard set is a bonus. not forgetting i would love some of your 1/48 stickers set for the variants as well as the Fps. Cheers Thanks

Hiya Devin, Can this decals be made in a 1/72 scale and fit on a Hasegawa 1/72 Battroid? If it can be done, i would love a set not forgetting also a 1/72 Blueroses decal set. By the way devin, yamato should hire your to do their decals/stickers set for them cos your works are always of a high quality. Thanks

Hiya, I will only keep one MISB of my favourite valk be it 1/48, 1/72 or 1/60. At the present, i only intend to keep one 1/48 VF-1S Roy reissue and one 1/48 VF-1S Hikaru and 1/48 Fps MISB. The rest will be on display in my glass cabinet. Alot of them are my favourites but i try to restrict myself to the ones at the top of the list. Cheers

Frankly saying, a 1/48 GPB design would be quite complicated in the sense that the 1/48 has a much wider chest plate and elongated nose. However, i believe Yamato has made provisions when they design the VF-1J such that it will accomodate the future GPB armor given that the nose cone could be removed. It would be interesting to see how the GPB armor would fit or attached to the 1/48 Chest plate without any modfications to the 1/48 VF-1J itself. I would be getting the 1/60 VF-1J with GPB amor for sure but if Yamato decides to surprise me with a 1/48 GPB armor, i will grab it too. 1/60 for fiddling around and 1/48 for displaying and admiring. Bring it on Yamato. Cheers

Hiya guys, My view on this, Its cool that Yamato finally released a VF-1J with GPB armor but bearing in mind that Yamato doesnt always released a mold to be used only once, hence you might see another variant in it. For e.g. a GPB VF-1S. Boy its going to be expensive year, 1/48 VF-1S Roy, Hikaru, VF-1J Hikaru, 1/48 Fps, Transfomer alternators line, 20th Annivesary Optimus prime, M0 and M+ variants next year as well as others from the DYRL and TV series for eg enemy and support units and so on. 2003 and 2004 will be filled with plenty of choices but bad for our wallets. But what the heck, get them. Cheers