SW-XA1

[MacrossMan]

You guys know anything about this fighter? I researched it and apparently this fighter never made it to production. I do not know if it was even a part of the Macross storyline. I did find some advertising info that showed the figure to be in possibly 1/72 scale. Compared to the hands in the picture, the toy looked pretty small. Nonetheless, I think it is is a good looking Valk. Here is the link and the picture that is displayed there.

http://unspacy.msyte.com/images/swxa1/SW-XA1.jpg

[badboy00z]

Looks like the VF-11 without the canards.

[valkyrie13]

I believe these are what you are lookng for. It showed up in a special article in a model magazine. I believe there is a thread discussing this somewhere, too.

[Sumdumgai]

Is not part of Macross canon. Is cool variable fighter along the lines of the VF-0 and VF-1. I remember something about a testbed for new technology based upon a tested and proven airframe (VF-1).

I would love a Yamato toy of this baby and the SW-XAII

[Graham]

No, the SW-XA1 & SW-XA2 are not cannon as yet according to Kawamori. Read the following Macross Compendium link for details: -

SW-XA1

And that is not a toy shown in the Character Model magazine. It is a one-off scratch built resin garage kit.

Graham

[cobywan]

It is a one-off scratch built resin garage kit.

That statement is almost as self contradictory as a Bush State of the Union address.

Edited February 13, 2008 by cobywan

[Zinjo]

The SW-XA1, is SK's update of the VF-1, which wasn't apparent until Mac Zero. Officially it is explained as an experimental fighter.

I tend to believe it was his re-design to see if the VF-1 could be updated and who knows maybe Bigwest was considering a re-animation of SDFM to side step the legal problems with the original.

I tend to believe the SW-XA2 was a re-design of the VF-9 to something with a much less clumbsy transformation sequence. However why SK did the designs are purely conjecture on my part since nothing is mentioned outside the official explanations.